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08 Jul 1941
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1941
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR mentions a doctor offering a free trial or consultation. No clear names, dates, or locations are readable.
Across the Atlantic France votes itself out of existence and Roosevelt asks Congress for arms. The piece analyzes farm incomes, factory wages, defense related profits, and potential price controls, warning that without strict rationing a price control system may fail. It notes that many firms see 25 to 30 percent higher earnings, while consumer prices could rise unless Congress enacts effective measures.
Baton Rouge July 8 Governor Sam Jones ill in bed at the executive mansion was served with a subpoena to appear before District Judge James D. Womack. State troopers surrounded the mansion as Sheriff Newman de Bretton delivered the order while Jones and the crime commission hearing loomed. The attorney general said the governor’s appearance was unlikely and a doctor’s certificate might be required.
Vichy reports a four day pause in the German drive against the Stalin line with heavy losses and regrouping noted. Soviet reinforcement says Red armies pin the Germans on a 600 mile front from Ostrov to Mogilev Podolski, with fierce clashes near the Dnestr river and Bessarabian border.
In unoccupied France July 8 Marshal Petain told the constitution drafting committee that universal male suffrage should end. He urged a state born from national revolution to be authoritarian and hierarchical with a hierarchy of families, professions, and communities guiding a ruling elite.
London reports say a detachment of American Red Cross nurses, part of an original group of 65, are overdue in Britain. The concern centers on the 10 nurses from June 5 then six weeks was expected. two nurses from the Maasdam incident remain unaccounted for.
George D. Pipes announces more than 20000 acres in Ouachita parish remain unsigned for war department needs. The final 1.5 percent is crucial to finish army maps and war game plans, with small tracts valued for blocking signed areas or containing strategic points. Ward councilmen push a rapid cleanup to meet parish quota.
Data show accidents this year 28 versus 23 last year with personal injuries 37 this year to 28 last year and deaths 1 this year versus 4 last year. The rule bans riding on running boards bumpers or non passenger parts of motor vehicles except for essential duties or freight spaces.
Western Cartridge Co smokeless powder workers and management plan to resume contract talks at the Alton New Jersey plant as unions seek recognition and wage increases. The dispute comes as the War Department reports reduced lost days on Army contracts and a broader push to stabilize defense industry labor amid mounting arms production.
A US Navy PBY-5 patrol plane with two officers and five enlisted men is missing after last contact Thursday afternoon during a routine patrol off the northeastern coast. The Atlantic Fleet launched ships and planes in an intensified search. crew included Ensigns Robert H. McKown Gay and Joseph C. Haskell and enlisted men Richard Van Liere Lynton Melmus England Claude Andrew Ashley Lynn Elliott Dunlap and Anthony Henry Gazaly.
Red armies claim repeated German attempts to cross the Dnepr are smashed with huge losses to invaders while Moscow says Nazi troops are within 75 miles of Leningrad. German news cites bunkers on Stalin line. Britain celebrates US naval landings in Iceland as Atlantic activity shifts.
Reports from Quito say the Ecuador Peru border quieted after three days of sporadic fighting. Ecuador accuses Peru of digging trenches and troop movements while both sides exchange protests over aggression. regional mediators including Argentina the United States and Brazil consider renewed mediation offers.
The Roosevelt administration frames US occupation of Iceland as defense against a vast German pincers plan to cut Britain’s supply lines. Critics warn the action could draw the US into war as Congress debates the scope and intent of naval orders to keep sea lanes free of hostile activity.
Washington reports the 1941 cotton harvested acreage may be the smallest since 1895 and 1921 depending on yield. If yields hit last year’s 252.5 pounds per acre, output could reach about 11,666,000 bales. at the 10-year average yield, about 9,153,000 bales.
Open meeting in the Ouachita parish police jury room at 2 p.m. Wednesday invites public input on Selman field improvements and expansion and the airport income under pending management. George O. Breece chairs the aviation committee and notes storage rates and landing fees will be discussed. The field and equipment will be available to all aircraft under committee regulations. The parish aviation committee includes Breece Hicks Pipes Mills Studdard Roberts and Breard.
Washington reports Iceland may host one of the United States' largest overseas garrisons as 118 700 troops are stationed abroad. British forces in Iceland estimated at about 80 000 by sailors, with American manpower to match or exceed that size. Roosevelt pledged a strong garrison in response to Prime Minister Jonasson's request.
Reports say John L Lewis former C I O president criticized Sidney Hillman co director of the office of production management at a closed G E official meeting in Washington. Jacob Potofsky accused Lewis of politicking with defense while Hillman on leave from the Garment Workers and Hillman’s media role in wage certification.
District Judge J. D. Womack voided the $491 160 voting machine contract for New Orleans finding the state and city law required sharing costs equally. The suit, brought by O D Ricks, argued only $123 000 was appropriated. the ruling challenges the purchasing board led by Governor Sam Jones.
An agrarian revolt against a 49 cent per bushel penalty on excess wheat spreads from 13 northwest Oklahoma counties and one southern Kansas county. The Kansas group will form the National Agricultural Producers association to push a nationwide challenge. A federal suit in Oklahoma City questions the penalty’s validity. A rallying point is seen with a planned action in Omaha, Nebraska.
In Bloomington Mrs. Caroline Payne 43 business manager at a local newspaper sat in a jail cell as funeral plans moved for Charles Mattingly 41 Indianapolis attorney examiner shot at a friend’s house. Payne pleads innocent to murder and may plead insanity. State police say bullets traced to a .38 automatic pistol found at Payne’s home. In Washington James F. Byrnes was sworn in as associate justice of the Supreme Court by Chief Justice Richard Whaley. Byrnes, a former senator from South Carolina, was confirmed by the Senate after Roosevlt nominated him. Jackson has not yet taken the oath.
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