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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1940

Page

9

Empty Resorts Refilled by Incoming Allied Troops in Switzerland

Swiss resorts once empty due to war now host thousands of Allied soldiers chiefly French and Polish bound for internment. Four thousand arrived at Interlaken and were sent to Bernese Alps camps. others to Schwarzsee near Freiburg. Spaniards and Belgians joined refugees. civilians offered aid while some officers supported Petain's view though defense of southern France remained debated. Sixteen thousand Poles ponder return to France or stay in Switzerland as negotiations proceed.

Associated Press Ken Switzerland Maginot and Champagne Interlaken Wengen Murren For the Prem Witewil Farm Henri Philippe Petain France London

Teachers and Workers Compared by Psychologist

Dr. Don caster G. Humm of Los Angeles compared 93 junior high teachers with 1,264 gas company workers. He reported teachers show greater mental stability, less selfishness, more manic tendency, higher ideals, less stubbornness, less concern with project making, and more defensiveness.

Seattle Doncaster G. Humm Los Angeles Gas Company American Association For the Advancement of Science Today

Ideal Summer Lemon Soufflé Tart Recipe

A light flaky tart shell and delicate lemon soufflé filling promise an easy to make dessert. The guide describes making 5 inch rounds with a coffee can, baking in muffin pans, then filling with fruit and whipped cream for a refreshing summer treat.

Magnetic warfare coined by Chiang Kai-Shek in China

Chiang Kai-Shek introduced the term magnetic warfare in a Chungking address, saying it countered Japanese blitzkrieg tactics by drawing the enemy to his door. Japan used the phrase enticing tactics to describe the loss and recovery of Ichang in the same conflicts.

Chungking China Chiang Kai-Shek

New Constitution and By Laws Ready for July 16 Meeting

Twin City Community Chest announces amended constitution and by laws will be presented at the next board meeting on July 16. President A B Clarkson said a detailed financial report for the past month was approved and will be reviewed, presented by secretary Mrs Mary Mullis.

Twin City Community Chest Board of Directors A. B. Clarkson Mary Mullis

Lemon Soufflé Tarts and Pie Crust Recipe Fragments

A set of recipe fragments describes lemon soufflé tart filling with egg yolks sugar lemon juice rinds and stiff egg whites folded in, baked in tart shells. Also includes an almost complete pie crust method using Spry shortening, flour and water, rolled into rounds and baked in a hot oven to yield 12 shells.

California seizes inheritance tax on dog Buddy’s life stipend

Sacramento reports the state will collect 34.65 dollars as an inheritance tax on Buddy the Bakersfield dog who was left 25 dollars a month for life by Emma C. Heard. Veterinarians estimated Buddy’s life expectancy at two years, with Buddy aged 12 at the time of Heard’s death.

Sacramento Calif Buddy Bakersfield Emma C. Heard Harry B. Riley

Louisiana House Abolishes Sales Tax Plan

In Baton Rouge on June 2 the first revenue bill backed by Gov. Sam H. Jones cleared the House 42 to 2, extending severance tax rates and adding a six cent per cord tax on pulpwood. The bill also repeals the controversial one percent retail sales tax effective December 31 and funds reforms with projected new revenues.

Baton Rouge Sam H. Jones Senate House Jones Assembly Huey Long C. O. Webb Red River Norman Bauer Webb Fred J. Heintz St. Tammany Committee On Ways and Means

Louisiana Tech Elects Summer Class President

Alton Westbrook of Ruston has been elected president of the summer class of candidates for degrees at Louisiana Tech. Commencement exercises will be held August.

Alton Westbrook Ruston Louisiana Tech

Lawmakers Debate Sales Tax Repeal Amid Revenue Fears

The debate centers on Webb's amendment to repeal the files tax with supporters expecting repeal by December 31 while opponents warn of multi hundred thousand dollar losses. Only five votes favored the amendment and Stinson stood against repealing the tax. A special session possibility was raised as a need to revisit the issue after the regular session ends in mid July.

Helrts H. H. Huckabay Caddo Webb PP. Stinson Jackson Lloyd Hendrick Senate

Odd Items In The News From Across The Nation

A collection of quirky reports includes Norfolk naval yard workers told to wear shirts to dine at a workers’ cooperative restaurant and a Columbia man likening his fate to being bitten by his own dog after a parking meter fine. In Albuquerque a man wrestled a wildcat by the tail until it was subdued. A German shepherd Rin Tin earns a silver medal for 10 years of Sunday school attendance at a Congregational church.

Columbia S. C Recorders Court Chandlerville Gretchen Aney Rin Tin Congregational Church

Local churchgoer’s Sunday routine noted in city report

A man attends church with Mrs Aney's children and sits in the same front row spot, guiding the Sunday school attendance. In Salt Lake City L B Rehymer of Los Angeles discusses gum chewing by movie audiences as new customers. In Falls City Ned Shaw reflects on growing up, while children in Shaw rescue two orphaned baby skunks after a dog killed their mother.

Salt Lake City L. B Los Angeles Falls City Ned Shaw

Cat News Item Credits Mother Cat to Five-P Kitten Growth

A short, readable fragment notes a cat quickly caring for her five kittens, highlighting maternal behavior and swift bonding. No additional context or named entities are provided in the readable text.

Submarine In 1420 Era Recalled In Historical Note

A historical note recalls early submarine concepts, describing an English craft built of a wooden shell covered with leather and navigated by 12 rowers, marking a primitive stage in underwater vessels.

England

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