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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1941
Page
3
Recipients include Helen Heitz of National Broadcasting Company for exclusive radio reporting on the Gibraltar bombing and Fox Movietone News for the Oran battle defeat. Williamsport Grit notes a 1914 tank truck milk shipment milestone.
Germany and Italy act to expel consular staff as retaliation for Allied actions. The United States will sever diplomatic and consular representation in Poland Czechoslovakia Belgium the Netherlands Norway Luxembourg and occupied France while Greece and Yugoslavia may see closures. Thousands of Americans abroad face travel uncertainty amid ambiguous citizenship questions.
A German spokesman said Germany has evidence that American consular officials in Germany supplied information to the British secret service. Berlin requests the closing of U S consulates and German-conquered European posts by July 15, affecting 75 to 80 officials and their families. Leland Morris discussed rising tensions and the Robin Moor sinking amid the closures and negotiations.
Baton Rouge La June 20 Several prominent Louisiana educators were retired yesterday by the board of trustees of the teachers retirement system. Retired were E S Richardson former Louisiana Polytechnic Institute president A H Horton W S Lafargue parish school superintendent Red River and Lafourche parishes respectively W J Avery director of extension at Louisiana State Normal College Atwood W Bittle business manager Southwestern Louisiana Institute L J Alleman director of teacher training at Louisiana State Normal W S Edwards principal John L Ory High School LaPlace Leo Miller principal Anchor Junior High Pointe Coupee Miss Elizabeth Pursgolve Gumbel School New Orleans and Miss Annie Dubois Caddo teacher.
Pickets stopped at Ethyl Gasoline and Standard Oil plants after Washington reported a negotiated settlement. Paul Rasmussen, head of the Baton Rouge building trades council, said Stone and Webster would reopen the Ethyl plant on a union shop basis with union preference for work. Further details to be announced after a Monday conference. United States produced about 68 percent of the world's oil in 1940.
The writer argues that government and unions like the Guild are infiltrated by communists. He cites Harry Bridges hearings and the C I O's ties to controversial referendums and labor actions. He warns that small groups can extend covert control, comparing the Guild to a spreading cancer within labor movements.
Greenville Mississippi June 20 final obstacle to construction of the army air corps basic training base was removed when local citizens guaranteed 15000 dollars to build a spur line from the Y and M railroad. Architectural and engineering staffs set up in the national guard armory began surveys.
Ed C. Apperson district chairman announced enthusiastic parish response to the national defense aid drive at Luna Church. By the fifth day donations toward the $10,000 district goal topped $3,500 according to initial reports.
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