Burglary Ring Brought Down by Monroe Juvenile Arrests
Police announce that three black juveniles were arrested in Monroe for a spree of burglaries. Officers recovered loot including a 22 caliber Colt automatic Woodsman and pecans from several homes. The youths confessed to multiple break ins and are held in the city jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Frank V. Reitzell
Gordon Avenue
J. M. Busby
R. J
Grayling Bend
Paul Johnson
Alexander Avenue
Reitzell
Joe
Zl Roselawn
Joe Neigh
Grayling Lane
R. T. Faulk
Grand Street
Reitzeil
Edgar Florsheim
Park Avenue
W. H. Strong
Filer Street
John Humphries
Edgewater Gardens
Art critic helps army with industrial camouflage idea
An art critic proposes camouflage for industrial plants to thwart aerial strikes. He suggests nets, non reflective roof paint, and painted roadways to blur outlines, claiming camouflage could cut chances of enemy hits by half from 15,000 feet in war.
China near victory, Kung says for 1941 in New Year message
Vice-Premier H. H. Kung, in Chungking, forecasts China will be nearer victory against Japan in 1941. He cites 1940 reviews showing gains in finance, economy, military and diplomacy, notes Burma road disruption and renewal, and details a 1941 plan including higher war profits taxes and stronger income tax enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
China
H. H. Kung
Japan
Kung
Britain
Burma
Foreign Exchange Reserve Fund
Henderson Rites Planned for Wednesday
Mrs. Eugenia Henderson 70 died at her son E M Henderson’s home in Monroe. Funeral set at the res Methodist Church with ministers Ernest D Hollo way L T Hastings officiating. Interment in city cemetery. Peters Funeral Service in charge. Survived by son E M Henderson sister Mrs Frank Linn Chicago brother D L Frost Monroe and nephew Eddie Linn Barksdale Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Res- Methodist Church
Ernest D. Holloway
First Presbyterian Church
L. T. Hastings
First Baptist Church
R. D. Farr
Tony Baur
Jeff Parker
John R. White
Gilbert Williams
F. A. Brown
City
Peters
Roosevelt seeks wartime policy support amid peace debate
Senators and committee leaders clash with the president over peace terms and British aid while Verne Marshall calls for a possible peace conference. The White House reports huge favorable reaction to Roosevelt's Sunday address as Wheeler criticizes the policy and urges immediate peace efforts.
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Early
Congress
Wheeler
Montans
Roosevelt
Europe
United States
Montana
Verne Marshall
No Foreign War Committee
Marshall
State Department
White House
Negro Lodge Holds 2 Day Convention in city hall
Trinity grand lodge A F and M colored is holding a two day convention at Knights of Pythias hall DeSiard and eleventh streets. The initial session opened Monday night led by T W Edwards grand master. Participants included W M Jackson F W Williams Henrietta Johnson Rev D W William Rev A B Harris J H Harris and Eunice Richardson. A Tuesday session continued with F O West calling the night meeting to order. It will be an open session with public invitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. O. West
Masonic Lodge
Frank Perkins
Hitler's New Year Message Vows 1941 Victory and War
Hitler proclaims 1941 as a year of final German victory with promises from Goering Brauchitsch and Raeder of renewed strength. He traces 1940 gains, condemns democratic war critics, and asserts that Britain and its allies will face intensified German power and retaliation.
Gas warfare in war threat and possible uses discussed
The piece weighs whether chemical weapons will be used as the war widens. It notes two views on deterrence by reprisals and examines risks of gas in air attacks on mobilization centers, cities, airdromes and industries, with Germany first employing chlorine in 1915 and Britain facing exposure in a potential exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ument
England
Amon
Berlin
Germany
Britain
Vermilion Parish Registrar of Voters Appointed
Fred T. Schlessinger received a commission today as registrar of voters for Vermilion parish succeeding the late J Cornelius Harrington. Commissions were also issued to Paul Le Blanc replacing Arthur Landry as alderman Ward 3 Jeanerette and Eli Moore as justice of the peace Ward 9 Franklin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Fred T. Schlessinger
Vermilion Parish
J. Cornelius Harrington
Paul LeBlanc
Arthur G. Landry
Jeanerette
Eli Moore
Franklin
German Press Critiques F D R On Roosevelt Speech
The German press denounces Roosevelt's Sunday talk as un dignified and weak in argument while noting it fails to deter Britain's defeat. It criticizes his use of Jewish press phrases and questions Churchill as a model amid mixed reactions in Italy.
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Adolf Hitler
Roosevelt
Germany
England
Britain
Italy
Churchill
Heavy income taxes sought in wartime finance plan
Connally proposed reintroducing war profits tax with rates up to 88 percent on profits during war. He suggested issuing about 20 billion dollars in defense bonds. Leaders expect tax legislation as an early item, but full action may stretch into April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connally
Peters Jr to enter flying cadet course at Barksdale
A. L. Peters Jr son of Dr and Mrs A L Peters Monroe was ordered to report for enlistment at Barksdale field and will transfer to Texas aviation school Fort Worth for training He is a Ouachita Parish High School Northeast Junior College and LSU graduate who has worked for Mutual Life Insurance in New York City for three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Peters, Jr
A. L. Peters
Monroe
Barksdale Field
Army
Peters
Barksdale
Texas Aviation School
Fort Worth
Ouachita Parish
Northeast Junior College
Louisiana State University
Mutual Life Insurance Company
New York City
Two Monroe Building Permits Issued
City building inspector Sam H. Awl announced two construction permits on Tuesday. Dr J W Cummins received authorization to remodel and add three rooms to a single story residence at 3910 Spurgeon Street for 2500 dollars with supervision by J Zufall and E Zufall. G A Bennett was granted a permit to erect a one story frame shed adjoining a garage at 3721 Caddo Street with day labor and a 90 dollar cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Sam H. Awl
J. W. Cummins
Spurgeon Street
J. Zufall
E. Zufall
G. A. Bennett
Caddo Street
1940 Good Year for Business Across Local Sectors
Bankers report 1940 the best year in a decade for commerce and industry in the area. Cen tral Savings Bank President Travis Oliver says 1941 looks brighter, with war as a potential danger. Missouri Pacific official W R Huhner notes a 12 percent rise in 1940 gross business despite 50 percent lower cotton returns. Other local rail lines also report strong growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travis Oliver
Central Savings Bank and Trust Company
Oliver
Roosevelt
Monroe
W. R. Huhner
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Fire Watcher Demands Night Air Raids End Soon
Minister Herbert Morrison in a radio address tonight will push for stronger measures against night bombing. Britain’s air chief Marshal Dowding said England is producing equipment to reduce German night raids, expecting the stings of the attack to be neutralized before spring. Weather kept the Luftwaffe quiet with no raids reported. RAF continued raids on invasion ports despite conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Hitler
France
Germany
Fuehrer
England
Herr Churchill
Italy
Britain
Herbert Morrison
Sir Hugh Dowding
Canada
Ministries of Air and Home Security
Royal Air Force
East Anglia
Kent
DNB
New Intensive Air Fighting Seen in 1941
British reports foresee heavier aerial combat in 1941 as Germany intensifies raids. London firebombing assaults target the heart of the capital while the RAF reportedly loses some nightly pressure on German targets. Dowding arrives in Canada and predicts spring relief via a new British method.
Bulleting Wound Fatal to Boy
A boy died after a bullet lodged near his neck from a self inflicted or mishandled weapon. He was taken to St Francis Sanitarium where doctors failed to save him. Survived by parents Julius and family including six brothers and four sisters.
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St. Francis Sanitarium
Julius Fontana
Nick
Mike
Monroe
Tom
el Dorado
Ark
Sam
Paul
Joseph Fontana
Rose Fontana
Houston
Tex
Marguerite Fontana
Two West Monroe Families Welcome Sons at St Francis
Mr and Mrs L O Green of West Monroe announce the birth of a son Monday at St Francis sanitarium. Mr and Mrs Jack Oglesby of 808 Mississippi street announce the birth of a son Monday at St Francis sanitarium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Oglesby
Mississippi Street
St. Francis Sanitarium
Dying in Swartz and Marion Obituaries
Mrs Roy Farmer 27 of Swartz dies at home with funeral at 3 pm Tuesday officiated by Rev Tom S Southard interment Springhill cemetery Mulheart Funeral Home pallbearers named Survivors include husband and daughter Hettie Marie and extended Thompson relatives Funeral services for Mrs Nannie Philpot Webb 79 die at son G R Webb West Monroe held at Dixie Funeral Home chapel then Old Bethel church interment Old Bethel cemetery Rev A M Freeman officiated Survivors include two sons W A Webb G R Webb and two daughters Mrs B E Snoody and Mrs A C Lecendre Funeral services were under Dixie Funeral Home direction Jesse L McDermott 62 dies near Marion buried Concord cemetery Survivors include widow one son three daughters Audrey McDermott Mrs Harold Casino Mrs Bill Foster and Mrs C W Powell Jr Funeral conducted by Revs W C Smith and Van Burns.
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Roy Farmer
Roy Fermer
Swartz
Tom S. Southard
Springhill Cemetery
Mulheart Funeral Home
Alton Mears
Aubrey Hare
Jimmy Husky
Eor Baron
Marshall Cas
Joe George
Nannie Philpot Webb
G. R. Webb
Cypress Street
West Monroe
the Dixie Funeral Home
Old Bethel Church
Clarks
Old Bethel Cemetery
A. M. Freeman
First Methodist Church
B. E. Snoody
A. C. Lecendre
Arizona
The
Dixie Funeral Home
J. L. M’dermott
Marion
Jesse L. McDermott
Concord Cemetery
Here
Monroe
W. C. Smith
Farmerville
van Burns
Bernice
Grayson Obituaries Report Two Local Deaths on December 19 23
Ma Bel Jean Hall three year old daughter of Mr and Mrs George Hall of Grayson died December 23 in a Columbia hospital after a brief illness. Funeral Tuesday at Lowe cemetery with Rev Guy Winstead. Riser Funeral home of Columbia in charge. Martha Emma Carr 79 died December 19 at her son Vester Carr's home after a lingering illness. Funeral December 20 at Mount Pleasant cemetery with Rev G W Wall officiating. Surviving five sons J W and J B Carr Ward 5 Walter Bill Carr Grayson Weswr Carr Monroe route 2 and three daughters Mrs Eli Perry Columbia Mrs Mattie Fisher Riverton and Miss Minnie Reeves Arkansas. Pallbearers listed.
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Grayson
Mabel Jean Hall
George Hall
Columbia
Lowe Cemetery
Guy Winstead
Riser Funeral Home of
Martha Emma Carr
Vester Carr
Mount Pleasant Cemetery
G. W. Wall
Riser Funeral Home
J. W
J. B. Carr
Ward 5
Walter
Bill Carr
Grayson and
Weswr Carr
Monroe
Route
Eli Perry
Mattie Fisher
Riverton
Minnie Reeves
Arkansas
J. B. Thompson
C. C. Dunn
E. E. Valenttine
M. L. Alford
van Waits
Manor Riser
Military drafts list thirtyfour men and open vacancies
The article lists numerous men assigned to units at MacDill Fort Benning Fort Jackson and Fort McClellan with names and hometowns in Monroe and surrounding areas. It also notes vacancies open in air corps medical department cooks school field artillery infantry and armored divisions with postings at Fort Benning Barrancas New Orleans and Fort Jackson.
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MacDill —Lla
Fred D. Cramer
Robert Haddox
Aaron F. Moses
Moore, Jr
Phillip D. Reno
Lie T. Reno
Monroe
Alvis
Lester
Robert D. Whitten
Grove
Charles W. Suttle
Ridge
Jimmie W. Graham
Delhi
Reece Grant
Basco
Field Artillery
Fort Benning
Charles P. Rawls
Earl E. Lowery
Richard A. Matthews
Jessie A. McCormick
Holly Ridge
Harvey B. Poston
Johnnie Watson
Calhoun
J. C. Kelly
Oak Grove
Ellis A. Duncan
Elmer D. Knight
Collins
Miss
Mecom R. Ferrington
Jigger
Marvin B. Gowan
Pioneer Infantry
Fort Jackson
S. C
Wiley B. Carter
Edward H. Walton
Damon E. Revelle
Tallulah
Woodrow W. Wages
West Monroe
British Defense Efforts Tighten Across War Front
Reports from Belgrade say a British warship torpedoed an Italian transport loaded with war materials for Albania in the Adriatic near Bar. The vessel sank with unknown casualties as Yugoslav boats reached the scene. The average weekly wartime loss is estimated at 63,287 tons. Younger sons are noted to have stronger brains than elder brothers, with Caesar and Lincoln cited as examples.
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Dunkerque
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Albania
Adriatic Sea
Bar
Antivari
Caesar
Lincoln
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Eugenia Henderson
Inlaw
E. M. Henderson
Arkansas Avenue
Monoyce
D. D. Henderson
U. S. and P
Negro Lodge
Ilverstein
DeSiard St
National Socialist Armed Forces
Greater Reich
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Walther von Brauchitsch
Erich Raeder
Navy
Goering
Reich
von Brauchitsch
Raeder
National Socialiste
Party
Norway
Belgium
F.D.R
FLIER
London
RAF
Hugh Dowding
Sir Hugh
Fighter Command
Washington
Nannie P. Webb
Mrs
Martha Carr
Joe W. Speir
Collinston
A. C. Lawton
Carter Cemetery
Speir
Ilness
John Speir
Oklahoma
James Speir
New Orleans
Conner Speir
Sikes
Paint & Decorating CO
North Grand St
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