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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1941
Page
1
Senator Connally Texas argues democracies must hang together or hang separately in urging passage of the administration British aid bill. He calls opposition claims of dictatorship ridiculous and points to congressional control of money as a safeguard.
Ottawa debates aid to Britain with plans to dispatch airmen and troops as U S reluctance to fund such assistance sparks contention over overseas defense support and financial burden.
Ottawa journals defend lease lend by arguing Canada provides soldiers airmen planes ships guns and tanks beyond mere cash. Editorial notes Canada has 60 000 troops overseas and participates in air training plans, comparing to U S expenditures and pilots, framing Canada’s aid as a defense of democracy and sacred duty.
New Orleans reports a record carnival run with 41 balls before Fat Tuesday and 13 parades planned this week. King Alla and the Krewe of Babylon will parade despite restrictions, as socialites endure long nights and heavyTaxes to attend the season start.
Jonel E. M. Rosecrans adjutant general of the Michigan National Guard made an overnight visit to Camp Livingston Louisiana. He toured the vast multi million dollar Ind division area and exclaimed. This is one huge place.
A labor board attorney and Detroit police commissioner clashed over the arrest and quick release of a labor board field examiner and a companion linked to the CIO United Automobile Workers. Police were accused of not protecting witnesses as the pair were held briefly at an apartment building while a Ford employee faced an interview on an unfair labor practices charge. No charges were filed.
In New Orleans the state parole board rejected clemency petitions for four Arkansas inmates sentenced to death for the slaying of a posseman near Columbia Louisiana. The men William McHarg William Landers William Heard and Floyd Boyce were among fugitives who raided the Arkansas Penitentiary on Labor Day 1940 and terrorized Louisiana, with two captured later after hostage drama involving youths.
L. T. Hackworth of Eros, a 97 year old Jackson parish farmer, wed May Yeager of Eros at the courthouse. Both indicated prior marriages. Hackworth plans to turn 98 in March, and he noted his father J. C. Hackworth lived to 111.
H E B Mauldin Jr. reports 1468 Mississippi farmers received debt adjustments under the Farm Security administration in 1940. Of 1998 cases brought, 1468 settled with $119,977 in debt reductions. Pending cases numbered 363. 165 were dropped.
Reports reveal a growing British parachute force trained for offensive action. Observers describe sky fighters in leather gear dropped from carrier planes, supporting armored units in simulated attacks. The unit, formed after the 1940 return from France, comprises selected volunteers known as SS or supershock troops and is seen as useful for both defense and sabotage.
The American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers directors approve a consent decree with $24 000 in fines paving the way for dismissal of the criminal case in Milwaukee and replacement by a civil action in New York with ASCAP to plead nolo contendere. A membership meeting was called for ratification.
Governor Sam Jones named Martha Gilmore Robinson of New Orleans to the board of institutions and Robert L. Knox of Lake Charles to the board of minerals. Knox replaces C. C. Sheppard, who declined the minerals post, with Clark himself ineligible due to oil interests under the reorganization act.
Alexandria Louisiana February 19 the first of 37 special trains bringing 11 476 national guardsmen of the 34th division to Camp Claiborne 18 miles south of Alexandria is due to arrive at 7 a m tomorrow with 509 officers and men Major General Ellard A Walsh commander of the division from Minnesota Iowa North and South Dakota will arrive by motor tomorrow to take charge of division headquarters at the new 12 000 000 cantonment The second and third trains follow with hundreds more officers and men and nine motor convoys will move south along with the trains the 34th division already joined by elements from the 32nd division will be reinforced by Michigan and Wisconsin draftees in March bringing total strength up to about 9 000.
Washington reports defense expedit er Harriman will depart within two weeks for London to coordinate the aid to Britain program. The 49 year old financier declined to discuss specifics. Harriman, long familiar with London, has held roles in railroads shipyard art and finance and recently served in the Office of Production Management's materials division.
The world reacts as Japan offers to mediate peace in Europe while Britain and the United States face alleged warlike preparations in the Pacific. In the Orient tensions rise over troop movements to Singapore and alleged belligerent acts. Greek Italian combat intensifies as Nazi logistics move toward Greece, while reports of a Dutch liner destroyed and raids over the Atlantic surface. In Libya a siege-bound Italian garrison repels a British assault near Giarabub as weather and RAF activity affect Britain.
In Baton Rouge on February 19, officials said a new plan to upgrade mental institutions will take effect once funding increases. The program will reallocate existing funds within the Department of Institutions, starting with reducing the New Orleans Charity Hospital budget by about 500000, with priorities set by urgency.
In Mansfield Louisiana Clifton Scott, 56, was shot to death by two unidentified men in front of his home between Mansfield and Pelican. The slayers fled in a pickup toward Pelican after the attack. The slaying follows two earlier Scotts killings, with Amos Williams and John Scott linked to prior crimes and arrests.
Amid far east tensions the House is poised to approve a 4.7 million dollar Guam naval aviation outpost and an 8.1 million dollar Tutuila Samoa development as part of a 242 million dollar base program. The naval committee cites Guam as a vital harbor for merchant vessels and as a deterrent to enemy operations in the south Pacific.
In Miami on February 19 the American Federation of Labor signaled a possible showdown with the Congress of Industrial Organizations over organizing Ford Motor Company workers. The AFL cited a Supreme Court order that Ford reinstate CIO workers blamed for union activity, interpreting it as clearing the path for intensified efforts.
Britain says no peace talks until victory. Japan cites warlike preparations by U S and Britain and proposes mediation. Far East tense with Australian troops reinforcing Singapore, while Axis forces mass in the Balkans and Greece edges toward conflict. Mussolini reinforces Italy's Greece drive as Germany readies spring move. In Shanghai the Japanese spokesman notes Australian troops arriving at Singapore.
Norton Heights Conn February. Uncle Sam runs the largest naval radio school with nearly 500 youths nearing four months of training. On March 1 the first class disperses to stations such as the Brooklyn navy yard or remote locales possibly including the Semoan islands. They learn Morse code radio coding naval procedure typewriting radio theory direction finding and sonics for submarine detection.
This year shows higher numbers in accidents and personal injuries than last year with 6 accidents and 10 injuries recorded to date this year versus 1 death and 15 injuries last year.
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