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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1940
Page
2
In Kansas City a family reports a mysterious “rubber termite” destroying rubber items. Shoes soles disappear after being left on a cabinet, then other rubber products vanish. The homeowner fears more losses may follow, including tires, as he questions the cause and scale of the problem.
Instructions urging readers to combat ants with Bee Brand Powder in kitchens and cupboards. Advises cleaning food sources, scattering powder in corners and behind shelves, and using barriers and treatments. Ends with guarantee of satisfaction or money back.
Senator Bilbo of Mississippi delays response to Hugh White’s declaration for the U S Senate. White announced yesterday. Bilbo says he will speak later at a future date.
The state liquidation board disclosed it transferred about 100,000 from the 1940 general fund to cover salary increases approved by the 1938 legislature without proper appropriations. Governor Sam H. Jones and Lt. Governor Marc M. Mouton saw boosted pay, along with 41 judges and 27 district attorneys. Some officials faced short salaries while funds were shifted to cover the deficit. The board had earlier designated 50,000 to cover a 149,850.83 shortfall, leaving nearly 100,000 unprovided, and last week moved the remaining balance from the 1940 general fund to complete the increases.
Lake Charles La June 20 District Attorney C V Pattison said he felt embarrassed after State Auditor L B Baynard returned a $100 warrant for his expenses with the note funds have run out He telegraphed six representatives and two senators asking for an inquiry into the state district attorneys expense fund created by the 1938 legislature Pattison said he was reasonably certain the fund exists and that the money was appropriate He noted this is the first time a warrant has been turned down during his tenure.
Jefferson Patterson of Dayton, heir to the National Cash Register company and former first secretary of the United States embassy, wed Mary Marvin Breckenridge of New York in a ceremony held in Berlin. The event marks a notable union linking prominent families across cities.
Wiley Padan reports Spencer Tracy will portray Thomas Edison in Edison the Man with minimal makeup. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s Jack Dawn notes Tracy’s face closely matches Edison and outlines slight styling changes before the Paramount premiere today.
Bernard Lichtig, a former Brazilian theater owner, predicts South American states will pursue commercial ties with a victorious Germany despite U S pressure. He notes Vargas as a cautious ally of the United States but says a Nazi victory could force Brazil to do business with Germany. He adds no Nazi groups exist in Brazil he knows of and calls the U S safest place now.
Washington June 20. Two veteran army officers abandon retirement plans due to demand for experienced leaders as the army expands. Colonel William A. McCain was ordered back to duty at the Philadelphia quartermaster depot where he served as commandant, while Colonel Kenneth B. Harmon of the ordnance department remains on duty at Raritan Arsenal Metuchen New Jersey after a retirement order was revoked.
Salt Lake Tribune and Telegram reports a crew of scientists and writers will use carrier pigeons to transmit news and pictures during a river trip down the Colorado. The pigeons belong to the Salt Lake Tribune and Telegram.
General Charles G. Dawes proposed a presidentially appointed chief coordinator to run the military preparedness effort. The coordinator would be a leading industrial expert empowered to issue coordinating orders with executive-regulations power over government departments, reporting directly to the president to implement the central command principle.
In Baton Rouge on June 19 the Louisiana House clashed over a 500000 crime commission appropriation. Rep James E Bolin sought a 250000 cut but the amendment failed 1422, and the administration bill passed 878. Beatrice Moore spoke of telegrams opposing the funding.
In a June 4 New Orleans note, six federal housing projects under construction answer tenant curiosity about living with government housing. Canaries, candles, porch sitting, flowers, and family size pose no restrictions, while lights remain on 24 hours and inspectors keep noses to themselves.
Rio de Janeiro June 20. Business circles report that some German firms have offered to accept orders for September delivery in Brazil. Similar offers were said to be made in Argentina, Chile and Peru as belief grows the war may end by then.
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