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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1940
Page
4
The Monroe News Star print masthead and advertising rates are listed. Publication house News Star World Publishing Corp shows address 110-114 North Second Street and notes circulation details and offices. The paper proclaims independence and impartial reporting stance.
The British seized about 50 million dollars in Italian gold held in London, a third of Italy’s vault holdings, signaling a sharp drain amid debt unsettled after wars. Italy’s goldfell from 518 million in 1834 to 1938 postwar, with 42 million sent to the United States and further losses from Spain, tourism decline, and exchange pressures.
After Poland's annexed provinces and the government general administration, 14 million people endure destroyed crops overpopulated cities like Warsaw now housing two million. Food costs are seven cents daily for adults and five for children, with widespread housing shortages and famine risk.
The article describes a preparedness plan for wartime evacuation of 7,000,000 people from New York. A disaster control board coordinates police and army efforts to mobilize 87,000 city workers within four hours and deploy 700 trucks. Refuge areas in buildings and subway air purification are arranged, with mass relocation to New Jersey Connecticut and upstate New York as the major objective.
Within an hour of notification that the new naval appropriation bill was signed contracts were awarded and allocations made for 22 ships. The piece argues that the republic can move quickly in defense, contrasting democratic resolve with propaganda from foreign sympathizers, and vows swift progress in the blitz world.
The piece argues Americans must reduce deaths and injuries from cars and industrial hazards to boost national preparedness. It cites 35 000 to 40 000 automobile fatalities and 16 000 industrial deaths annually, plus 1.5 million injuries, urging safety against a backdrop of wartime production needs.
The column mocks aging child star Shirley Temple as she leaves the screen at age eleven. It jokes about youth fading, compares her to aging icons, and notes unrelated items like nylon hosiery patents and a Victor Herbert stamp. It ends with a quip on drinking and driving dangers.
A playful but chaotic verse links drunken phrases to traffic signals and political aims mocking LaGuardia Roosevelt talk. The piece notes a horse named Binder finishing last at Belmont Park’s opening, with Associated Newspapers releasing the item.
A mother forbids a 16 year old to drive to a game with a boy, insisting on parental supervision. The scene contrasts control with a tease of rebellion, ending with a domestic reminder about proper eating and a request to mail for Angelo Patri’s booklet Eating.
Washington observers weigh John Nance Garner fate as Roosevelt's potential running mate fades with third term talk. Speculation centers on who could join a new Democratic ticket while Garner’s long career and Texas roots shape the debate.
Miss Estelle Schulze a Boston Conservatory student spends the summer with Judge and Mrs. Charles Schulze. Miss Lenora Stone of Oklahoma City visits Theus home. Adolph Cahn of Berlin leaves with Sol Cahn for New York and Germany. Mrs. Isadore Leibreich and daughter head to Oklahoma City for summer with relatives. Mrs. Paul Fudickar and children travel to Colorado for Manitou summer.
Winchester Virginia mayor Dr Charles R Anderson works with English mayor Arthur T Edmonds to determine if three Edmonds children aged about 15 and younger can live in Winchester for the duration of the war. The request follows a long friendship formed years ago between the two towns.
A 19-year-old girl, Rosie Belensky, was found unclothed and weak from hunger in a second story bedroom of an old mansion near Coatesville Pennsylvania. State Trooper T F Klatt and Constable David Landis extracted her yesterday. her mother and brother were detained for questioning as authorities investigate captivity claims spanning five weeks.
Bananas are cut green and ripening depends on destination. Local fruit is hung in shade to ripen, while exports are allowed to ripen during transit.
Warner Seely warns June graduates to pursue machine shop practice with natural mechanical aptitude. He urges studies in blueprint reading math physics chemistry manual training and economics civics and government to prepare for exact, accurate machine tool work and clear thinking in a demanding industry.
Louisiana Conservation Commissioner B A Hartley asked oil purchasers to submit anticipated July demands as officials prepare daily oil allowables. A cut in July production is expected but not as large as Texas trims 140000 barrels daily. Louisiana announces July allowables on June 24.
Representative Doxey of Mississippi introduced HR 10114 to authorize the secretary of agriculture to analyze fiber properties and spinning tests of cotton samples submitted by cotton breeders.
Jimmie Fidler notes Hollywood actors from Britain and France avoid military service while funding efforts abroad. He laments the irony and questions why they do not donate more of their salaries to homeland causes. The column mixes snappy anecdotes about Dunne, Rogers, and other celebs with brief industry vignettes.
Dr Henry Lee Smith Jr, joining Brown University, can place a person’s origin by listening to a reading of a few lines. He claims distinct regional speech patterns. his method groups by New England, South, and Midwest accents. His insights draw interest as Broadway faces changing tastes and new wartime dynamics. Horseshoe, New York, notes Joe Heller as sole year-round resident.
Baltimore reporter notes the commerce department lists unrefined German bullion worth 40 dollars as gold imports. A German refugee reportedly carried the gold in spare false teeth, was separated from the teeth, and given a $40 check.
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania on June 20 about 1500 miners at the Mocanaqua colliery began saluting the American flag following a flag raising ceremony. Loreal 1157 of the United Mine Workers ordered that every worker salute each morning with a storeman enforcing the rule.
A dense on air timetable lists programs by time and network from 4:30 pm to 10:15 pm. Shows include Jack Armstrong, The O Neills, Lil Abners Sketch, News features, musical acts, dramatic serials, and orchestras with cross network listings and time zone adjustments for EST CST MT daylight time.
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