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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1940
Page
4
The Monroe News-Star declares itself an independent paper printing news impartially and supporting what it believes is right. It reserves republication rights for special dispatches and emphasizes its editorial stance and daily operation details.
A newspaper commentary argues the United States cannot rely on honest acts alone to win Central and South America. It warns propaganda from Axis powers and urges concrete actions, increased trade and cultural exchange, to build genuine goodwill and counter alien propaganda.
A Washington release outlines higher federal taxes next year with lower exemptions for heads of families and single individuals and steeper surtaxes on large corporations. About 2.26 million people may owe income tax in 1941, while war and defense spending drive costs upward.
Fragmentary text discusses the Greek sculptures known as the Parthenon marbles in the British Museum and a proposed return to Greece after 139 years. The passage evokes Keats and the glory of Greece and wonders if their repatriation could restore cultural honor to Greece without diminishing the marble’s aura.
Census estimates today’s prison population at 66,000 in 108 facilities across 46 states and 18 federal institutions. It contrasts with thousands jailed for political non-conformity, including a few in the United States.
In a humorous domestic Christmas card round up Elmer and Mrs. Twitchell read a series of absurd and satirical greetings from businesses and individuals. The exchange lampoons a pipe company a real estate firm an excavation contractor and other unlikely senders with sly captions and a final jab at a soap company forming a munitions corporation.
Angelo Patri offers a New Year moral meditation urging peace on earth and goodwill among people. He links morality, truth, and respect for religious freedom to personal health and societal harmony while urging practical self discipline and gentleness in daily life.
Higher education across multiple institutions shifts to national defense topics. Wellesley explores food production and distribution. NYU, Pratt, Chicago, Brown, Penn, Yale, and others offer defense related courses, fellowships, and labs. Institutions redesign curricula to cover military, health, diplomacy, and logistics as wartime needs grow.
The figure eight diagram on world globes is an analemma a graduated scale displaying the equation of time and the sun s apparent declination for each day of the year.
Twenty one readers and residents share holiday travels. Mrs. W. C. Faulk visits in Vincennes Indiana with Mrs. C. O. Free. O'Dell Wood returns from Shreveport after a week’s visit. Clara Wood visits Winnsboro and Mrs. John Roan. The Creighton family and Clovis return from Mobile. Mr. J. M. Skinner plans New Year’s in El Dorado. Pauma Stevall returns from Pine Bluff. Marvin Renedale comes back from Wetzel Spur. E. R. Strahan, Ouachita parish farm agent, returns from Mississippi after Christmas.
Ballots for seven board seats over three years were prepared Monday with 14 names in seven pairs. George D. Holland said one man from each pair will join the board. Ballots go to members Tuesday and must be returned by Saturday. Nominating committee includes retiring directors. A note on labor shows Chinese rice production requiring 750 man hours per acre versus 25 for Americans.
In Sumter a tourist from New Lamar Darlington snapped photos after glancing at a highway sign. The gas station attendant noted the sign listed Elliott Lamar and Darlington miles from the station. The tourist claimed a personal identity tied to the names.
A twelve year old crawled through an old skylight from a third story floor to the second floor below. She was shaken but unhurt and joined four siblings who, within five minutes, were shocked by a power line, struck by a car, and bitten by a dog.
Kansas City reports Bill Garnett seven year old son of Dr W Gordon Garnett of Williams Arizona fell ill while visiting his grandmother. He foretold the doctor would say he is all right and pat him on the back which happened as the physician Dr Garnett announced the improvement.
In Los Angeles Sid ney Burroughs, a railway engineer of 23 years, drove without incident until the day before his retirement when a man was found dead under his locomotive. A witness said the victim crawled to the tracks and put his head on the rail as the train neared.
Police Detective A. M. Soderberg built an 18-foot beat in his basement and now must remove 22 cement foundation blocks to extract it. He insists the project was planned that way.
The United States post office has ruled that alligators terrapins turtles horned toads lizards frogs and auta may be shipped by air mail.
Jimmie Fidler reports Hollywood shifts from war propaganda to entertainment with more comedies music and romance after public desire for light fare. The column mocks fan culture makeup trends and gossip about stars including Kay Feltus Catherine Craig Barbara Stanwyck and Dorothy Ginteate while noting industry responses to Axis war and refugee contexts.
In Yorkville New York a celebrated author, described as likable yet cantankerous, got into a fight after declaring Hitler a bum. He was shoved into the street, returned with a broken nose and lost his hat. Doctors say recovery will be painful but not fatal. The incident ends with the author vowing to avoid beer and brawling.
Harvard researchers Robert Galambos and Donald Griffin report bats use echolocation to navigate unseen obstacles. Blindfolded bats avoided a wire mesh while deactivated bats collided, showing high precision echoes guide flight. Humans now use sonar to measure water depth.
A detailed radio schedule for December 31 lists program names, times, and hosts across genres. It includes music orchestras, news segments, dramatic serials, talk shows, and a New Year's Eve countdown with Arthur Hale, Lowell Thomas, Tom Mix repeats, and Bob Hope variety.
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