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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1941
Page
2
The author argues that free enterprise has eroded by regulation yet praises unions for supplying workers and pushing toward needed legislation. He claims labor leaders hold power with little government accountability and warns that unregulated business and unions threaten liberties, urging forthcoming regulation to correct defects.
Washington reports the House Appropriations Committee backed a 10.0096 billion dollar army supply fund to expand to 40 000 air force planes and warned the sum would be insufficient. Undersecretary Robert P. Patterson noted Germany's growing capacity and the need for continued rapid defense spending.
Washington reports General George C. Marshall told a House appropriations subcommittee that the army's fighting first division at Camp Devens Massachusetts would be among the first ground units deployed in an expeditionary war. The division with about 14 000 regulars holds 100 percent new equipment priority.
James Patrick Reagan aged 19 died after a wrestling match with his brother in law James Startman at Reagan's home. He fell on a chair causing internal injuries including a broken spinal cord and punctured liver. An official Webster parish investigation is underway with no charges filed.
Drouth conditions persist across the east and south despite heavy rains that offered only temporary relief. Damaged crops, low rivers, forest fires and water shortages persist, with Ohio reporting its worst drought in 25 years and governors noting the uneven benefits of scattered showers.
Atlanta June 5 Former Governor Eugene Talmadge says he will not worry about the drought in Georgia and notes some people have become overly excited after a period of rain shortage. He urges calm and continued faith in relief efforts.
President Roosevelt said the nation cannot risk national safety and urged Congress to authorize immediate construction of the St Lawrence seaway and power project. He argued no other facilities could be built quickly enough to meet the project's needs.
Petroleum Coordinator Harold Ickes warned a probable oil consumption restriction in the eastern U.S. within a month possibly affecting gasless Sundays or pleasure driving. A special committee urged stepped up use of existing transport, new pipelines, and tankers to ease an expected East Coast shortage, including a proposed $70 million Texas to New York 24 inch pipeline delivering 250 000 barrels daily in winter.
In a historic first 60 year glamour era, the Fifth Avenue Vanderbilt mansion hosted a military benefit ball for the United Service Organizations. About 1,500 attendees paid $20 per couple to meet Mrs. Grace Wilson Vanderbilt and tour the ground floor as troops and debutantes danced to swing. The event funds recreation facilities for armed forces. The Lindrum rug incident disrupted the tour with guests tripping on the Oriental fringe as staff cleared the rug from Mrs. Vanderbilt. The mansion is slated for razing to make way for an office building.
A Craighead county lake tragedy occurred when an outboard boat capsized during a 4-H club picnic. Six people died including five Poinsett county 4-H members and H R Maury a Jonesboro boat owner. Victims identified: Freda Lee Harris 12 Catherine Jones 14 Ruby Nell Bradsher 8 Alene Turner 16 Lucille Condra 8. The boat sank about 20 feet from shore.
Manning McGuire 67 prominent Ouachita parish figure died at his West Monroe home on North Seventh Street after a heart attack. Funeral planned Friday at 10 a.m. at the residence with Rev. Ernest Duncan Holloway officiating. Interment in Hasley cemetery. Survived by wife, son Manning C McGuire, two daughters Mrs Foster McNeely and Miss Elizabeth McGuire.
Judge Paul Debaillon dismissed a petition by 26 St. Bernard parish residents seeking ouster proceedings against District Attorney Leander H. Perez of St. Bernard and Plaquemines parishes. The judge ruled the signers were not taxpayers. The filing, dated January 31, 1940, alleged incompetence favoritism and oppression.
One thousand two hundred Wisconsin soldiers from the 120th field artillery of the 32nd division arrive by armored trucks and march into the Twin Cities for a two day stay. They bivouac at Neville High School, attend a barbecue and band concert, and enjoy the public pool and golf facilities. Brigadier General William Wood reviews the unit as Major General Irving Fish is hinted to possibly visit.
In Doorn Netherlands June 5 German official ceremonies plan a military funeral for ex Kaiser Wilhelm II. General Friedrich Christiansen will lay a wreath for Hitler. Arthur Seyss Inquart will attend. Condolence messages come from Hitler Brauchitsch Keitel Himmler Goering and Kaiserin Hermine.
The C I O walkout at North American Aviation in Inglewood California pushed the strike to 52 800 workers as the defense mediation board weighed the labor dispute amid Washington speculation on presidential action. Officials reported 2 253 216 man days lost since January 1 and warned of grave concern as the plant shut down.
Northwest Louisiana will host a $30 million shell loading plant near Minden in Webster Parish on Bayou Dorcheat. The War Department targets ground breaking by July 15 and operation by January with about 6,000 workers plus up to 10,000 during construction.
The Berlin radio, via Rome, reports Mussolini will preside at an extraordinary Fascist council meeting in which he is expected to make an important declaration. The broadcast was heard in New York over NBC.
Britain blocks French ruled Syria and Lebanon calling enemy occupied bases as Nazi assaults loom on Palestine Cyprus and Egypt. Warships mass off the Syrian coast and 15 000 German troops reportedly landed in Syria. Axis bombers raid Alexandria as Pierre Boisson arrives in Vichy for defense talks amid empire crisis. London endures a 24th night without bombing.
Washington reports a surprise rush on a billion dollar camp program as war department aides discuss expanding field forces to 2.8 million. Brigadier General Somervell testified contracts totaling about 1 billion dollars are being awarded quickly. The maritime commission pushes toward a 2,000,000 ton pool, asking Atlantic and Gulf coastwise lines to surrender half their ships. Approximately 125 ships totaling 150,000 tons are in service, with 375,000 tons more needed to reach target.
London reports foresee a major Middle East action as Britain cites French mandate Syria and Lebanon as enemy occupied territory. Massive Mediterranean fleet squadrons are massing off the Syrian coast amid growing speculation of Britain’s imminent Syria occupation to counter Nazi expansion.
C V Pattison district attorney for the Seventh judicial district in Lake Charles La died of a heart attack early today after a brief illness. A Mansfield La native and Loyola Law School graduate he practiced with Justice John B Fournet and later served as attorney for the state tax collector and moratorium commission before his 1936 election. He married Mrs Mariarnsegs of New Orleans in 1937. Funeral arrangements were incomplete this Thursday.
Louisiana farm prices rose in the month ended May 11 led by cotton at 11.4 cents a pound the highest since 1938 and up from a month earlier and a year ago. Other gains listed include meat animals cottonseed rice hay butter and wool while oats potatoes soybeans wholesale milk eggs sheep horses and mules eased. Overall fifteen of twenty three commodities were higher than a year earlier with hogs milk and eggs improving versus last month.
Accidents to date this year 22 versus 197 last year. Personal injuries 31 this year versus 33 last year. Deaths 1 this year versus 4 last year. Traffic rule of the day prohibits parking for more than one hour in business districts with specific weekday and holiday exemptions.
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