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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jul 03, 1940

Page

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Nazi Claim Big War Plot From Allied Documents

Berlin reports sensational Nazi foreign office white book alleging Allied plans to widen war fronts by dragging Scandinavia Romania Turkey Greece and Yugoslavia. Documents supposedly signaled by Generalissimo Gamelin include calls to wear down German forces and seek decisive blows.

Berlin Germany Scandinavia Romania Turkey Greece Yugoslavia DNB Hitler France Maurice Gamelin Denmark Norway Foreign Office Flanders Gamelin

Gunmen and hostage woman killed in Tex. shootout

Two unidentified gunmen and a 35 year old Kingsville woman, Mrs. D. Davis, were killed in a second gun fight with south Texas peace officers near Kingsville. The pair had hijacked the Davises car and fled from a prior hold up as about 100 officers from the Coastal Bend area hunted them. The gunmen, unidentifed, came from east Texas and were fingerprinted. the incident began with the Davises and a companion being threatened and told to drive to Corpus Christi.

M’allen Tex South Texas Kingsville D. Davis Coastal Bend Vickers

Measure Ready for Signature of Gov Jones

Baton Rouge Louisiana July 3 The administration reorganization bill described by Governor Sam Jones as the heart of his program was ready for the chief executive s signature after passing the senate with three dissenters Senators Clements Cawthorn and Boucher. The senate also acted on the fiscal code centralizing financial control and repealing the one percent sales tax both amendments removing plans for legislature elected state auditor. Jones called for finishing this session to implement economy and reorganization and urged no recess despite editorials urging more study of measures.

Baton Rouge Sam Jones State Senate Ernest S. Clements Oberlin Joe T. Cawthorn Mansfield Drayton Boucher Springhill Clements Union Ellis Covington Louisiana Senate Dolph Frantz Shreveport Journal Shreveport Times Jones

Caution Urged for July Fourth in Louisiana

Governor Sam H. Jones issued a proclamation urging all residents to exercise extreme caution on Independence Day to minimize accidents. State police will increase vigilance to apprehend individuals whose conduct could endanger public safety.

Baton Rouge Sam H. Jones Louisiana Tomorow

Army Ordnance Keeps Tanks in Motion on the Move

Fort Knox reporting that ordnance units including 234 officers and 52 vehicles operate as a rolling garage to supply, repair, and arm armored units. The Fort Knox 7th cavalry brigade with about 110 vehicles and thousands of weapons is expanding toward an armored corps with 4,000 vehicles and 13,000 automatic weapons as war requires faster support.

Fort Knox Fort Knox 7Th Cavalry Brigade

Willkie Frames Election Fight Over New Deal Philosophy

Wendell Willkie argued party lines would be less relevant in the campaign and that the core issue would be the New Deal philosophy versus its opponents. He dismissed Wheeler as a Democratic nominee threat and predicted victory regardless of the Democratic candidate. He also endorsed the idea that Roosevelt could not beat him if Roosevelts ran a third term.

Scott Hershey New York Wendell Willkie John L. Lewis Wheeler Montana Willkie Lewis Roosevelt

Drastic anti Jewish laws proposed in Hungary

Budapest reports a new Hungarian Nazi bill banning Jews from driving cars becoming midwives hoisting the flag and signing legal documents It restricts intermarriage to only the eldest children of Jewish families and reclasses non Jewish men who marry Jewish women as Jews It mandates Hebrew names for Jews and limits reading to Hebrew or Yiddish books and bars foreign Jews from visas All businesses employing Jews would be labeled Jewish enterprises

Budapest Germany Nuremberg Hungary

Asleep Not Dead Tony Tells Friends

Newark report says rumors that Tony Gaiento is dead spread today. He awoke from sleep and denied the stories saying I am all right and asleep.

Tony Newark N. J Tony Gaiento

Medical Paper Calls for Bedside Research Over Lab Work

The American Medical Association journal urges more doctors at the bedside and in clinics, arguing that practical patient care offers quicker benefits than laboratory animal studies. It says animal research remains essential but should not eclipse human-based investigations.

American Medical Association

Casey Koch Surrenders to Police Over Burglary Case

In New Orleans 19 year old Charlies Koch surrendered to police and admitted a Pennsylvania burglary. Reading officials deemed the offense too trivial to extradite Koch. In Cincinnati Koch surrendered again and police declined to press the charge. Last night Koch walked into the Reading detective bureau and told Detective John St. Clair he hitch hiked back because he was worried. He was held without charge for questioning.

Reading New Oreans Charlies Koch Pennsylvania Koch Cincinnati Reading Detective Bureau John St. Clair

Defense programs move toward expanding U S air and sea power

Washington reports a tentative Packard contract to build 9,000 aircraft engines for U S and Britain plus a vast new defense program potentially costing billions. Navy awards contracts for three aircraft carriers and two cruisers totaling about 169.5 million while battleships and other ships begin work.

Washington Congress National Defense Commission Packard Motor Company United States Great Britain William Knudsen Packard Henry Ford Roosevelt White House Navy Newport News Shipes and Drydock Company Army Sulsna

War at a Glance shows bold daylight raid and casualties

German air raids on English beaches kill 12 and wound 123, a Nazi bomber destroyed in the latest attack as Britain endures a string of raids. Allied plans to drag Romania Turkey Greece Yugoslavia and Scandinavia into war are alleged by the official German news agency. Reports from Budapest Bern Amsterdam Hong Kong summarize military and political developments among Axis and Allied powers.

Associated Preas London Berlin Rumania Turkey Greece Yugoslavia Scandinavia Germany

Nation Mourns Territory Loss to Soviet Union

Romania endures a five day crisis after losing one sixth of its land and one fifth of its population to Soviet occupation. Refugees flood across borders as anti Jewish demonstrations surge. King Carol II consults ministers to curb further losses and restore unity. 390,000 homeless and 166,000 Jews move toward or within new borders as government flags with black cloth.

Robert St. John Bucharest Romania Bessarabia Port Bucovina Balkan Kingdom Carol I I Chisinau Cornwall Loas Red Army Old Romania Carol Johann Fabricius Soviet Russia Constantine Argetoniau

Germans warn Dutch country over actions against Winkelman

Germans threaten sharp counter measures after General Henri Gerard Winkelman, Dutch commander, faced charges of abusing surrender privileges and was removed from demobilization duties and taken as a prisoner of war. Colonel J G Schwabedimen named German commissioner to oversee Dutch demobilization.

Henri Gerard Winkelman Netherlands Winkelman Germany Fuehrer Calonel J. G. Schwabedimen

Mitchum Campaign Offers Slapdash Songs and Speeches

State Representative John Henry Mitchum of Independence county seeks reelection with a plan that features a hillbilly band first playing then Mitchum delivering a speech and allowing more music. The hastily described event mix blends campaign rhetoric with entertainment in Little Rock.

Little Rock Ark John Henry Mitchum Independence County

Knox Cleared for Navy Secretary Post by Senate Panel

The Senate Naval Affairs Committee approved Colonel Frank Knox of Chicago by a 9 to 5 vote to be secretary of the navy. The action paves the way for Senate consideration likely early next week of Knox and R. L. Stimson for secretary of war. Knox denied reports he favored sending U S troops to Europe.

Washington Senate Naval Affairs Committee Frank Knox Chicago Senate Knox Tront R. L. Stimson Naval Committee Knox United States Europe Senate Military Affaire Committee

Span Defenses To Drop Explosives Harass United Kingdom

UK wartime report describes July raids with German bombers attacking the southeast building fires and northeastern towns. Civilian casualties include a baby and grandmother from a house destruction, while workers suffer injuries from multiple bombs. British anti-aircraft fire and pursuit planes claimed several enemy aircraft, marking heavy raids on British soil with continued southern assaults and coastal defenses in action.

Span United Kingdom London Toda Naxi Erigland Britten See Coms Air Ministry- Saaanene

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