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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1940
Page
1
An AP correspondent recounts navigating London during air raids by choosing routes with multiple chances of reaching the city. The piece compares wartime travel to a rummy gamble, detailing detours, underground lines, bomb dangers, and the struggle to reach Waterloo and the office.
Budapest reports mobilization of additional Hungarian troops with a target of total mobilization by January 15. The move is seen as tied to German war plans in the Balkans and aiding a southern push toward Greece and Turkey. Reports also note renewed Russian activity and large Nazi troop movements through Hungary into Romania.
Bodies of three victims of a Saturday auto mobile truck collision east of Greenville Mississippi were sent to Elkhorn Wisconsin. The dead include Mr and Mrs BE C Little of Milwaukee and Mrs Ralph Thomas 51 of Elkhorn sister of Little. The six others were en route home after spending Christmas in Muskogee Oklahoma.
Washington experts calculate a 1941 defense budget may require borrowing about 65 billion dollars with about 6 billion in excess of taxes. They propose tapping school children via savings stamps and increase the federal debt limit from 49 to 65 billion to fund defense.
J T Belvins operator of a fishing camp near Dorcheat Bayou was shot and killed. his wife critically wounded in a two year feud linked to a lawsuit. Jeff Sykes surrendered and posted 10000 bond on charges of murder and shooting with intent to murder. Coroner investigation followed.
Bombs and fire devastate London in the fiercest incendiary assault of the war. Britain accuses Germany of deliberate attempts to burn the capital while British air forces counter raid Nazi ports and strike Naples.
Selman field airport named among 250 in the United States to join a defense preparation improvement program. Rep Newt V Mills, interviewed in Monroe, hopes for a quick official announcement. He notes flood control projects for Fifth district approved by President Roosevelt, costing about a million dollars with funds appropriated. Mills reports 200000 people in the district receive surplus commodity aid. He has been ill with flu and plans to return to Washington, seeking aid for Britain without entangling the U S in war.
Ville Platte La December 30 Chief of Police Dominique Reed aged 42 was found dying at his home with a bullet wound and his service revolver nearby. He had served eight years and was on duty yesterday morning and appeared well before the fatal shot. The funeral was held today.
A garbled message asks for help with a free leaflet. The note mentions RAF service and Kenneth Kerm er across a disjointed line. It references age and a December date in 1940 with unclear context.
Washington reports say President Roosevelt signaled a shift from the 50 50 distribution of US armament aid to Britain. He warned that European and Asiatic powers threaten the hemisphere and that the amount sent abroad will depend on overall military needs. Critics argued the policy could be altered and noted senators’ reactions in Washington.
William W. White, newly arrived AP reporter, recalls last night's raid on the Associated Press building in London. Bombs struck the roof as staff donned tin hats and moved to fight fires. Fire departments were overwhelmed and the group fled to nearby offices and shelters amid crashing bombs.
Governor Sam Jones weighs action on a formal report listing irregularities in the $290 million Louisiana highway program begun in 1928. The survey cites schemes involving former politicians and legislators, seeks 50 more auditors, and notes refunds of about $700,000. The report highlights Louisiana Materials Co. and Albert G. Thomas and claims payments to influential figures in Lafourche Parish.
The Ameri can Economic Association heard Dr P T Ellsworth of the University of Cincinnati argue that hemisphere cooperation and continued aid to Britain form the United States best defense. He warned Latin American production may not advance quickly, urging immediate measures to aid the region and to prepare for longer term investment while Britain fights on.
A House committee report urges stripping the National Labor Board of authority to block defense production. Signed by Reps Smith, Hallick, and Routzohn, the document calls for firing board employees with a leftist stance and criticizes actions against Wagner Act violators tied to government contracts.
Governor A G Black of the Farm Credit Administration told the American Farm Economic Association that dynamic use of public credit is vital to agriculture. He said such facilities are as necessary to agriculture as to industry for national defense and prosperity. Black called for a sound public policy in farm credit to support national strength. His Washington office announced reappointment of district directors A H Stone and N C Williamson for three years. Stone of Jackson, Mississippi and Williamson of Lake Providence, Louisiana, will serve Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
President Roosevelt warned the nation that defense and aid to Britain are not enough and urged accelerated munitions production. He linked U S security to Britain's victory and called for unity, greater ships guns and planes, and a wartime effort beyond business as usual.
The War Department says Hat Tie sburg Mississippi and Alexandria Louisiana quickly responded to appeals for wholesome entertainment for soldiers off duty near Camp Shelby and Camp Beau regards. Mayors Lamkin and Pickett report recreational halls and planned centers funded by local fraternal groups churches and businessmen to entertain troops.
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