23 Jun 1941
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1941
Page
1
London reports seven German fighters destroyed as the RAF conducts its seventh successive day of strikes over northern France. Two RAF fighters missing. Blenheim bombers accompany raids. Wilhelmshaven targeted. Baltic states face shifting loyalties as Soviet defenses crumble.
A writer condemns unions and a future labor administration. He compares labor leaders to Mussolini and Hitler, criticizing Dave Beck and Dan Tobin, and warns about unchecked power, control over employers, and hostility to courts in a hypothetical labor presidency.
Portsmouth New Hampshire reports the Navy honoring 33 crewmen of the U-9 sunk 440 feet deep. Two divers risked life in historic dives. authorities chose to bury the men aboard the ocean floor rather than salvage the hull. Admiral Harold R. Stark called them men still at their station of duty.
A Canadian bringer of cooler air eased the year’s initial violent heat across the Great Lakes and upper Mississippi valley. The Weather Bureau noted 95s with peaks near 100 in Kirksville and 108 in Blythe and Phoenix, with thunderstorms north of a St Lawrence to Texas panhandle line. Forecasters said seasonal temperatures would follow, with no 90s soon.
Judge J. T. Shell ruled the Monroe electorate's 875000 bond issue for municipal power system expansion valid in all particulars. The suit by Fred Stovall claimed improper notice and voter discrimination. the judge found the 1940 act constitutional and that the election was conducted in substantial compliance.
Rex Lardner longtime New York Times editorial staffer and crossword puzzle pioneer died at age sixty in New York City. Born in Niles Michigan he was Ring Lardner’s brother and a University of Michigan graduate with prior work at Associated Press Cosmopolitan Liberty, and Bell Syndicate.
Washington observes a solemn Senate session as Pat Harrison dies after a 30 year career in Congress. Senator Bilbo offers a resolution of deep regret and a funeral train plan to Gulfport with over 30 members expected to attend. Harrison had been ill for two years and died following abdominal surgery.
State prepares appeal to the New Orleans Supreme Court to halt the crime commission fight in Baton Rouge. Bond posted for two taxpayers amid restraining orders. deputies served notices barring the commission from acting or drawing on its $500000 appropriation used for investigations and audits in New Orleans.
The article argues Nazi Germany seeks control of Soviet Ukraine as a key to fuel and grain, outlining Ukraine’s vast resources and strategic value. It notes Hitler's long interest, the 1939 non aggression era, and Ukraine's central role in supplying coal iron steel and agricultural output to the USSR.
Chicago June 23. Frank Balek a frail 14 year old student writes upside down and backwards and plays the accordion upside down. His teacher Larry Crownson describes how he tunes melodies with his left hand and bass with his right while the instrument is inverted.
Alexandria La June 23 A daring air attack on the 37th division headquarters marked the start of six day war games with 42 500 troops in the maneuver area 40 miles west of Alexandria Blue forces face a skeleton Red force of 2 400 as General Krueger orders the mock battle to begin Red air forces bombed the 37th division HQ and sound trucks simulated battle noises.
The Lithuanian independence bid and Latvia’s government in exile pledge alliance with Germany against Russia. Finland clings to neutrality as Moscow reports heavy Nazi air raids and panzer advances into Lithuania. Britain and the United States debate aid to Russia while Allied raids and Soviet retaliation unfold across Europe.
In Oklahoma City on June 22 Miss Roberta Keys wed Roland S Torn of Canton Texas with her three quadruplet sisters in attendance. Roberta is the second of the sisters to marry after Mona who wed Robert W Fowler on June 18 1940. The four sisters were 26 on June 4.
London reports show Prime Minister Churchill pledging full support to the Soviet Union and offering technical and economic help to fight Nazi Germany. British press welcomes the concord despite wariness over Soviet strength and potential as a durable ally.
The government announces a week end order making Rubber Reserve a sole buyer of Far East crude rubber and cutting civilian consumption by 20 percent over six months. It signals expanding monopolies on defense materials to optimize shipping and priorities for war needs. The move follows fears of scarce imports and aims to centralize critical resources under federal management.
Far Eastern observers monitor Tokyo for signs of a move on eastern Siberia while Germany battles Soviet forces in the west. The tripartite pact partner shows caution amid past setbacks and a southward Pacific focus, with Manchukuo garrisons and eastern Russian air bases cited as threats.
Sir Ronald Cross, England’s high commissioner to Australia and former shipping minister, argues Hitler’s war on Soviet Russia signals Nazi weakness. He says Germany seeks something to sustain the war effort and notes England gains time to prepare, but the Atlantic war remains England’s major problem. He calls U S shipbuilding crucial to steady Atlantic losses.
The United States condemns Germany's attack on the Soviet Union as treacherous. Sumner Welles outlined policy under the lease lend act, noting no Soviet communication yet and stressing any anti Hitler coalition would aid American defense as the issue centers on halting Hitler's universal conquest.
The Associated Press notes Adolf Hitler’s major moves and events frequently coincide with weekends. Key actions include the 1939 invasion of Poland, the 1941 attacks on Yugoslavia and Greece, and earlier power moves such as the Munich beer hall putsch.
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