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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1940
Page
1
The federal old age security plan began full operation in Washington on January 1 providing death and lifetime retirement benefits for elderly workers and their families. At least 900,000 people are expected to share more than 100 million dollars in benefits this year, with monthly checks starting February for many retirees and survivors.
Washington observers expect a stormy budget session as improved business may ease unemployment relief and tax pressure. Treasury revenues rise to about 6.2 billion, possibly reducing deficits, while farmers may receive parity payments less necessary. The House faces anti lynching debates amid campaign momentum. the Senate plans limited bills and recesses.
President Roosevelt and American diplomats draft policies for the critical days ahead as peace talks loom. Secretary Hull warns nations may seek peaceful paths, while the U S must project moral and material influence to forge a stable world order. Major Atlantic and Pacific issues loom, including preventing U S entanglement in foreign propaganda and related tensions.
Arsene P Pujo a former congressman who led the money trust investigation of 1912 dies of bronchial pneumonia in New Orleans funeral held in Lake Charles Born in Lake Charles he was admitted to the bar in 1886 and practiced law there He chaired the banking and currency committee in the 62nd Congress and grilled J Pierpont Morgan and others before retiring from Congress after 1913
As 1940 begins, nations confront war and unrest. Germany and the Allies foresee a momentous year, with Goebbels and Hitler vowing effort at home and front. Britain fears no easy peace while France and Ireland monitor treacherous skies and scarce ammunition.
As 1940 began residents of Monroe and West Monroe observed watch services across Protestant churches while fireworks lit the sky three hours before midnight. The scene shifted from youths bidding farewell to 1939 to adults greeting the new year at private gatherings. Catholics and Episcopalians marked the feast of the circumcision of Christ with multiple masses.
Russell McEacharn of Delhi died after a deer hunting accident on New Year’s Eve 1939. A single deer shot by his companion Monroe Andrews pierced the base of his brain, and McEacharn died hours later at a Delhi clinic. Andrews, also of Delhi, stayed with him and sought aid, with help arriving by noon. The two men, brothers Neal and another, were walking up a deer on the Singer game preserve near Delhi at sunrise.
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph forecasts a record expenditure of 33,879,000 for 1931 construction in nine southeastern states, up from 33,120,000 in 1929. They expect about 75,000 new telephones, nearly matching the 88,000 added in 1939, led by Tennessee at 5,883,000 and Georgia at 4,828,000 with other states ranging from 1,442,000 to 4,808,000.
Floods worsened conditions in the quake region as rain swollen rivers overflowed near Smyrna Brusa and Adrianople. Thousands camp in cold open fields. livestock and homes were lost. hunger and hunger related tensions rose in Erzirgen as relief crews faced aggression.
Fort Wayne burglars spray tear gas during a break in at Grabill Grain and Milling company, blast the safe, and flee with up to 800 dollars after the room clears. In Waynesboro Virginia 15 year old Eugene Cruizer fires an air rifle as it jams, pellet lodges in his tongue. In Wellington Kansas a shoe store fire triggers its own alarm from shorted wiring.
Sam Jones candidate for governor told Raceland Louisiana voters that politics cost farmers $80 million in 1939 while federal farm policy and state leadership harmed agriculture. He assailed Senators Overton and Ellender and pledged better farm support with Charlie O'Brien as agriculture commissioner.
The nation greeted 1940 with laughter and music as crowds packed Times Square and Chicago while Los Angeles and Miami hosted wild celebrations. Police struggled to control traffic in several cities and revelers flocked to night clubs, beaches, and festivities tied to the Orange Bowl and New Year traditions.
A chaotic pursuit ends near South Bend Indiana as a train fatally strikes a recently married woman Irene Smith six weeks into her marriage. Police find marks near the scene suggesting she was dragged onto the tracks and murdered.
Louisiana's five Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls began the new year with brisk campaigning ahead of the January 14 primaries. Governor Earl K. Long assailed Sam Jones blaming him for past records while promising broader relief measures. Senator Allen J. Ellender discussed tax fairness and parish finances. Conservation Commissioner Ernest spoke on state issues as candidates outlined their plans.
Westfield Mass January 1944 former Massachusetts Democratic governor Joseph B Ely rejected a possible 1949 presidential bid saying I am not a candidate for any political office He joined Al Smith in a presidential move but ruled out seeking the presidency and doubted FDR would seek a third term noting it would be strange for the country to start such a trend
Finnish high command reports victory after a two day clash in the eastern front region near Syvennus and Juntusranta. remnants of the Soviet division are scattered as Finnish troops pursue toward the border amid air raids on western towns including Vaasa and Helsinki.
Eleven New York City college students who hiked a New Year’s Eve path near Haverstraw were lost for about 12 hours in freezing, snowbound terrain. State police with bloodhounds located them on Mount Timp seven miles from the hotel. The search involved more than 200 people including police and civilians.
Two New Year's babies born in the Twin Cities, both girls. The first child, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Brock of 210 Haynes Avenue, born at 1:25 a.m. at home. The second, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur F. Causey of McClure Addition, born at 4:00 a.m. at St. Francis Sanitarium.
Reports from London and Montevideo describe naval activity as British forces engage aerial threats and interdict German targets. The German freighter Tacoma faces internment after a Uruguayan decision near the harbor, with crew status yet undecided.
A AP dispatch tallies seven weekend fatalities across Louisiana. Wilton Madere, 30, dies near Hahnville after a crash on a running board. Harry Lee dies in Charity Hospital, bringing weekend traffic deaths to seventy. Other victims include Tony Krulich of Texas, a Shreveport motorist, a stabbing in New Orleans, a death by self-inflicted gunshot near Lacayette, and a grocer Andrew Rogers in Shreveport. Police report a self-inflicted death in one case.
Two youths, Travis Colson 18 and Travis Hudson 11 of Swartz, were injured Sunday when a holiday bomb they were making exploded. Colson suffered severe burns to feet and hands, Hudson burn injuries but could walk on crutches. The accident happened as they stuffed powder from shotgun shells into a pipe with a hammer, causing the blast.
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