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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1940
Page
4
The Monroe News-Star presents its stance as an independent newspaper that prints the news impartially. It states it supports what is right and opposes what is wrong without regard to party politics.
A centuries old account recalls the Canandaigua treaty pledge of six yards of calico to Six Nations Iroquois and a reenactment on the Seneca Reservation near Buffalo. The piece notes a later Middleburgh event where a smallpox epidemic shifted loyalties of Mohawk and other chiefs, including Joseph Brant, toward the Crown after neutrality or support for the colonists.
George Litter Howe, former banker in Paris, reports to the United States that Germany seized 50 trainloads of silk from Lyons and eight million bottles of brandy. He notes Germans survey fields, claim them for themselves, and levy over half of cattle and wheat from occupied France. The piece argues such acts justify British blockade as a defense against Nazi aggression.
The article notes new wartime pay for air raid victims starting at Christmas. Unemployed women receive 1.40 dollars per week, hospitalized married men up to 7 dollars weekly. The piece highlights rising war costs and large civilian casualties since all-out raids began last September.
The Panama Canal Authority opened bids for excavating the new locks, estimating costs at 8.517 million dollars. The project will widen the channel to 140 feet and include bomb proof locks located a mile and a half from current structures.
A nostalgic radio spoof describes a Christmas Eve broadcast hosted by a Santa figure. The narrator recalls Saint Nick on air with jokes songs and market reports while praising brands and products amid holiday whimsy.
Washington Daybook notes a national shift as Defense enters schools through expanded civics, first aid, nutrition, physical education and map reading. States like Arkansas and California lead with programs from flag salutes to model aviation, Latin American studies, and youth camps.
Washington December 27 The House and Senate chambers soon to reopen for the new Congress after temporary steel girders and beams were installed to strengthen roofs. Plans call for permanent repairs later once lawmakers return, with the old roofs now resting on the new framework.
Fifteen years ago this December 27 1925 Miss Lillian Bone visits Sikeston with her parents. Robert Layton spends Christmas with his sister Mrs. Robert Morris in New Orleans. Robert Chastain returns from Paducah KY after Christmas with his mother. Mr and Mrs W T Collins of West Monroe host Mr and Mrs D E Grandstaff of Houston. Mrs John N Peterson completes a holiday visit with her mother Mrs J J Jones. E W Peyton of Grand Cane visiting daughter Mrs R H Oliver Sr. Mr and Mrs Samuel Klotz of Napoleonville guests at Klotz mother in law’s home. Miss Ruth Dowty visits parents in Montgomery Louisiana.
Senators Schwartz Wyoming and Gurney South Dakota say Congress may be asked to permit federal agents to tap telephone wires in espionage sabotage sedition and kidnapping cases. They note no agreement on limits and suggest changing the law to allow listening with a federal judge consent in confidential conferences.
Bellefonte Pennsylvania reports the death of Charles L. Gates aged 77 ending a 56 year journalism career with the Centre County Watchman weekly. Gates famed for saying he had covered 20 electrocutions at Rockview Penitentiary without witnessing one.
A locomotive had its whistle stuck after a valve in the TOC apparatus broke. The engineer could not shut it off for 55 minutes, causing police and newspaper exchanges to be swamped with reactions.
In South Carolina farmer J. G. Hagen finished corn harvest at dusk then operated his tractor to plow lay off and plant five acres of wheat before midnight. A neighbor assisted with the machine later.
In Grants Pass Oregon friends drove miles through a storm threatened by a damaged phone circuit to mourn and then learn that Margaret Gentry was not dead but marrying. They brought wreaths and faced tearful misunderstanding as rumors spread amid laughter.
Tillamook Oregon. Fire Captain Joe Carnahan has given up worrying about missed alarms since Duke the black cocker spaniel learned to respond to bells. Duke races to the door as wind muffles the fire bell, but remains unfazed by church bells.
In Aberdeen South Dakota Virgil Schense and Dorothy Nelson tie a family knot through remarriage making Dorothy the sister of Schense’s father’s second wife. The odd relation chain makes Dorothy his stepmother’s sister in law and Virgil his own father’s brother in law.
Public Works Commissioner Oscar B E Hewitt estimates more than 50 percent of the city's rats have died in a four and a half month poison bait campaign begun August 10. About 870000 rats are dead with 830000 believed to survive. Soap is made from locusts in northern Africa.
Hollywood gossip notes from New Year’s week discuss divorces reconciliations among actors and crew. Mentions include Barry Trivers Gene Fowler Jr and Sr Ida Lupino Greta Garbo Mickey Rooney Humphrey Bogart and others with anecdotes about filming and stage links and industry chatter.
A social tea in New York brought together W. Somerset Maugham and Bette Davis amid a crowd including Lion Feuchtwanger, Sherwood Anderson, and Pierre Van Paassen. The gathering touched on film, theater, and literary works with remarks by actors such as Walter Brennan and others.
The 2 foot charter boat Thrill returned to port after seven hours at sea in heavy seas. Nine aboard were unharmed while two other boats were towed in by guard craft. A separate drowning victim, Hal R. Jordan of Nashville, died while swimming at Miami Beach.
The fragment outlines a dense radio timetable for Friday December 27 listing program blocks, dance music orchestras, news, drama, sports and guests. It mentions King Arthur Jr, broadcasting times, entertainers, and wartime news segments with multiple station IDs and show titles.
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