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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1939
Page
2
Lou Gehrig, 36, announced he can no longer play baseball due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis found at Mayo Clinic. He will remain on the Yankee payroll as non playing captain and may work in an executive capacity.
Advert says Prescription C-2223 provides sedative and analgesic relief from rheumatic pain and fever. It claims broad help for thousands and offers a money back guarantee, priced 60 cents and one dollar. Consumers urged to ask for the product by its full name.
News from Asia shows Japan extending control in Swatow amid the Tientsin crisis while Britain and Japan weigh peace overtures. In London, Britain and France discuss a joint Far East defense and possible leadership for allied forces.
The Senate approved a plan to allocate about 50 million dollars from a 113 million dollar farm surplus fund to cotton promotion and domestic use, with the rest to be used as the agriculture secretary sees fit. Separate House votes would separate the 113 million, 25 million additions for tenancy, and other line items. In Washington the fight over monetary and tax reform muddied prospects for action by June 30 as filibusters and price concerns swirl around silver subsidies.
Trial transcripts reveal emotional accusations from Alma Alderman and denials from Ruth Etting. Snyder testifies about past relationships and a rehail sentencing context. Defense questions Snyder on alleged offers of a trust fund in exchange for testimony.
Flashes report scattered items from Texas Iowa and one mystery in Petersburg. A flood trap drowns 300 sheep for ranchers Findiater and Webb in Texas. Des Moines doctor Leslie Powell finally receives a 1910 letter thirty years late. A Petersburg mill mysteries cat and kittens appear in a flour car.
Torrential storms drenched Texas with up to ten inches of rain. Bridges washed out near Crowell and Quanah while three Santa Fe railroad bridges failed six miles northeast of Crowell. No injuries reported from the train cars or Amarillo area as highways remained open.
Lake area manhunt continues for August Buelo known as Ray Olson after he killed deputies Fred Scott and Cully Johnson during a theft arrest. Sheriff Wilson reports William Malone of Minneapolis picked up a man resembling Olson near Exeland and drove him north toward Bruce before the suspect fled. Sawyer County DA J C Davis confirms the identification and ongoing pursuit by local posse members and vacationers.
Mrs Lucille Anderson 34 of New Albany Indiana was found guilty of complicity in the September robbery slaying of Elbon Cooley. The Garland county circuit court jury fixed life imprisonment for the crime.
The president refused to discuss a possible third term. Reporters pressed on Wallace and Murphy remarks linked to New Deal and La Follette factions. He said only headlines matter and delayed his transcontinental trip until Congress adjourns, fate of 1940 unclear.
Mayor states Monroe will not raise taxes while funding repairs and painting under city plans. State law requires first consideration of bonded indebtedness in annual financial programs. if bond funds fall short, the city may cover the gap or levy more taxes. A major assessment drop occurred after Missouri Pacific domicile moved from Monroe to Sharpsburg in East Baton Rouge parish.
In Denton Texas a summer course in chemurgy will be offered at North Texas State Teachers College. The program is described as one of the first of its kind at an American college. The item notes a curious aside that in England a dessert is called a sweet.
Pueblo firemen have already battled rattlesnakes and responded to two bee swarm incidents this summer. The city’s firefighting chores are on the upswing as warm weather begins.
The article notes Britain's growing concern over empire security amid 20 years of negotiation minded policy. It cites King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II's Canada US visit to knit ties with Canada and the United States, and the Duke of Kent's appointment in Australia to bolster prestige. It warns distant Far East postings like Tientsin pose defense challenges.
A major Chinatown fire endangers the entire area near City Hall as Mayor LaGuardia vows action and the district attorney begins an immediate investigation into causes and accountability. Chinatown lies just north of the Brooklyn Bridge near Chatham Square with Dover Mott and Pell streets crowded with shops and lodging houses.
Calcutta traffic board bans radios and gramophones in cars to prevent driver distraction. Authorities say music in vehicles may divert motorists from the road.
Dorsey Mick, 32, and his wife Fanny, 29, were found shot to death after he escorted her home from a textile mill night shift. Mrs. Alexander Mick, the mother, heard their quarrel and the fatal shots. Police found Mick with a revolver near his right hand, lying over Mrs. Mick.
A man who predicted a boy would be born on June 17 or 18 mailed announcements to friends. He had fixed the birth and sex of the first child Marvin, but the baby was a girl named Hazel Ann. The father faced surprise and mixed feelings as his wife and he adjusted to the new reality.
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