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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1941
Page
8
Holiday mood kept futures and trading subdued across markets. Spot cotton in New Orleans steady to lower, with notable price points and stocks cited. U.S. wheat, corn, hogs and cattle also showing varied moves as investors eyed holiday low activity and tax-related shifts.
Thirty exhausted survivors of the Unken shipwreck reached a Hawaiian beach in a lifeboat after nine days at sea. Two more crewmen died during exposure. one leaped from the lifeboat and another died shortly after landfall. A 500 ton freighter from Abukini Kauai was shelled and fired at from 2 000 yards, then 36 yards. the attack left the vessel fine and damaged.
Police reported Roy T. Harveil of Dallas was jailed on a charge of driving while intoxicated after an incident tied to an auto accident. Miss B H M Wilson of N C is under investigation as Brantley notes the arrest and ongoing inquiry.
Fragmented OCR summary shows fluctuating stage measurements with repeated rises and falls in values. Data lines list various numbers around 16.3 0.5 and 88 02, suggesting a sequence of hourly or metric readings. Unclear source context and many garbled phrases.
Grain prices in Chicago swung with wheat up to 5 8 cents and soybeans rising early before easing, while corn also inched higher. The record includes a 1941 receivership notice for West Monroe State Bank asking creditors to show cause within ten days to approve a 2.7142 percent final dividend, plus multiple sheriff and marshal sale notices for properties and vehicles in Ouachita Parish Louisiana.
In San Francisco welders picketed only briefly during shift changes as they seek recognition as an independent union. Spokesmen for area shipyards and defense plants say operations continue. Heber J. Brown plans to approach Senator Thomas Democrat to seek a war labor board mediation. Seattle welders voted against striking in solidarity with San Francisco colleagues. Christmas news from Columbus reports a Navy Department message that William Reeder, presumed dead, is safe after all.
Sealed bids will be received by the City of Monroe Louisiana in the Mayor's Office until 10 AM Tuesday January 1 1942 for erection and completion of a cafeteria frame building on the Sherroute School site Monroe Louisiana. Plans by J W Smith & Associates Architects Monroe Louisiana. Bid accompanied by cashiers check or bid bond 10 percent. City reserves right to reject all bids. By order of Mayor Harvey H Benoit Monroe La December 1 4 12.
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