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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1940
Page
4
A Red Cross mission sails from Jersey City carrying nearly 1,000,000 dollars in supplies for French Dutch and Belgian refugees. The ship delivers food clothing and medical goods while more aid funds and cargoes follow as 5 million refugees seek relief across France and Belgium.
The piece extols enjoying summer by staying close to home in Monroe. It argues comfort, familiar food, and friendship beat distant travels, noting hotel guests may feel judged while local trips provide relaxing picnics and ball games with the same sunny skies.
The court rules Connecticut may not require permits to solicit religious funds, saying state power to decide which causes are religious constitutes censorship. It affirms individual right to religious activity while allowing state action if efforts incite violence or breach of peace against others.
Observes how new US nylon thread could undercut Japan's silk industry and strain its war economy. Notes hope that silk decline might pressure Japan toward peace, while a separate line indicates an offer of one million dollars for Hitler’s capture is nearing expiration and questions its efficacy.
A mock interview with Thomas E Dewey covers his campaign status and crowd appeal. He jokes about brakes in campaigning and notes Dewey’s lead ahead of the convention while quipping about rivals and past figures in politics.
A Sharp public quip about Roger Babson and a challenge to drink or bet. The passage juxtaposes dry humor with a simile about an English mustard demand and a race track rule. Stanley Woodward weighs in with a provocative line and a wagering prompt.
The piece urges graduation gift imitation toward cameras for youths and sketches how photos build memory and nature appreciation. It notes beginners need simple reliable models and warns pricey cameras suit only skilled users. It promotes a lifelong habit of picture books as records of growth and experiences.
Washington observers note Germany’s blitzkrieg exposed false hopes that the Nazi regime could not last six months in major war. Trade oil, steel, and farm resources reveal a vast war machine with synthetic oil, milliontons of imports, and mass livestock slaughter, challenging prior assumptions about Germany’s limits.
Miss Evelyn Mangham and Mr John K E Bynum wed at First Baptist Church with Rev Frank Tripp officiating. Attendant Miss Etta Cassidy wore cornflower blue chiffon and carried pink roses. Honeymoon planned in Galveston. Also Mrs Bernhardt and Mr Bernhardt wed June 2 at Catholic rectory with Rev Vandegaer.
Earl Browder, 49, named 1940 standard bearer of the Communist party at Madison Square Garden rally before about 20,000 members. James W. Ford, an Alabama Negro, was chosen as Browder's running mate. The pair previously polled about 80,000 votes on the Communist ticket in 1936.
New York City will unify its transit system by acquiring the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Company for 175 million dollars. The deal also includes 437 miles of trolley lines and 239 miles of bus routes, with final absorption of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company slated for June 12.
In Council Bluffs Iowa on June 3 the thermometer ran into the nineties as police officers B F Montgomery and A H Watson rode in a cruiser. They sought relief by stopping for water and parking in the shade while a garage man turned off the heater ending their discomfort.
Mexico City June 3 Colonel Leandro Sanchez Salazar said all detained for questioning in the attempted assassination of Leon Trotsky have been released and no important clue to those responsible has been found. Trotsky and his wife escaped with minor injuries May 24 when about 20 gunmen raked his bedroom with bullets.
June 3, 1915 reports British forces take Amara in Mesopotamia while Austrians and Germans recapture Przemysl. David Lloyd George becomes Britain's minister of munition. About 3,000,000 automobile radios in use in the United States.
Hollywood gossip roundup reports on Priscilla Lane and a rumored wedding, divorces involving Hannah Williams and Lyle Talbot, Rita Hayworth control concerns, Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier nicknames, Judy Garland lineage notes, and light lowdown on stars, studios, and fashion with a closing gag about a burglary aftermath.
A bustling Midtown New York terminal crowded with national and regional bus lines becomes a surprise scene as a baby is born. Amid clatter of road coaches and foghorns a doctor exits with the newborn while travelers grab buses to Princeton and Wilkes Barre.
Los Angeles reports that Dennis Mahoney aged 20 months will have 3500 dollars plus interest saved for college. The award from a hospital baby mixup was placed in the bank by a superior court jury and his parents Mr and Mrs Paul J Mahoney Jr. oversee the funds.
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