Red Cross Campaign Lags As Ouachita Chapter Seeks Quota
Ouachita Parish Red Cross report shows local fund drive under national quota. Collections were taken at Monroe and West Monroe churches with many local donors listed, totaling support from dozens of individuals and companies including Ouachita Baking and Lane Wilson Seed. About 10,000 workers are employed in U S neckwear production.
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Gibson
Monroe
West Monroe
Minnie Fair
Robbie A. Barksdale
Oliver and Digby
E. Stevens
Wo ER Reardon
W. K. Olmstead
Henry Harrett
Ouachita Baking Company
Ouachita Candy Company
Lane Wilson Seed Company
Wol
M. I. Person
I. R. Morgan
F. S. Simpson
2. R. Freeman
Jack Noland
A. H. Jones
Helen Steele
M. W. Black
A. W. Pickens
KN. Cooper
Wilma B. Scott
W. L. Jones, Jr
Frank Masting
Cicero L. Nelson
Lillian Moore
H. B. Parker
J. G. Bailey
Mra
T. E. Brueck
Mary J. Zeigler
W. B. Robinson
D. C. Black
Lucille Caerry
George Green
W. B. Brown
Beverly Martin
B. BR. Martin
A. K. Fleck
W. McWilliams
Bittick
R. M. Sturgeon
Walter Rhodes
R. W. Germany
S. R. Wright
L .T. Hastings
L. H. Barfield
Robert G. Taylor and Son
Amos Hood
Lillian E. Callens
Oscar L. Cloyd
United States
Legal notices from Ouachita Fourth District Court in 1940
Notices announce final accounts in the Louisianan succession of Tou isiania and Gibraltar Life Insurance receivership with ten day show cause periods. Public sale details list boats seized under a Fi Fa writ from Monroe City Court with auction at City Hall on July 13 1940 and cash terms.
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Tlouvenia Webb Dunn
State of
Touisiania
Parish
Ouachita
Fourth District Court
Edward M. Parka
Monroe
Louisiana
Beal
O. Williams
Gibraltar Life Insurance Company
State of Lousiana
Parish of Ouachita
Victor P. Maynard
J. T. Shell
D. I. Garrett
Williams
Sheriff's Sale Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Warren G. Peevy
State of Louisiana
Parish of Quachita
Fourth Judicial District Court
Parish of
Quachita
J. M. Breard, &J
Fifth Street
Pine Street
Manror Branch Manager Campbell Dates Anc Armed Duties
Campbell took the reins as manager at the Manror branch of Sherwin Williams Paint, outlining his duties and initiatives for the store.
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Campbell
Anc
Sherwin-Williams Paint Company
Sherwin-Williams Paint Firm
Sam Campbell Reassigned as Sherwin Williams Manager
Sam Campbell Jr moves from Little Tack to Sherwin Williams Paint at 100 Catalpa Street as city representative and manager. He led the southwest district in quota attainment over five years, earning bonuses, and will relocate with his wife and two sons to 144 North Second Street after July 1.
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Sam Campbell
Sherwin- Williams Paint Company
Catalpa Street
Little Tack Store
HH Harrell
Little Rock
Campbell
North Second Street
Bribe Charges Cited Against Louisiana Judges
United States Attorney Harvey G. Fields says he certified cases of bribe activity involving two Louisiana district judges. He cites written admissions of cash on a judge's desk from $100 to $1,000 with no known donor, and another case where a bribe sought to influence a grand jury to no kill a young man who killed a woman in a car crash.
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Shreveport
United States
Harvey G. Fields
Eugene Stanley
Fields
Leche Trial Opens Over Louisiana Tech Building Fund
The Leche case centers on a Lincoln parish grand jury indictment alleging involvement in a $27 000 padding of Louisiana Tech administration building costs. Judge H H White and other officials testified as the trial began with a strong crowd observing proceedings and cross examination ongoing. A separate department of labor survey reports average conductor wages at 75 cents per hour in 55 cities.
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H. H. White
Alexandria
State Board of Education
T. H. Harris
J. W. Evans
Louisiana Tech
Oscar C. Seybold
Caldwell Brothers and Hart
Tech
Edward F. Neild
Shreveport
Neild, Somdal and Neild
Weiss, Dreyfous and Sexforth
New Orleans
Ro E B. Golden
Bank of Erath
Cald Well Brothers and Hart
Add Thompson
First National Bank
Ruston
Monte BE
Hart
Leche
St. Clair Adams
New Oreleans
Department of Labor
United States
Legion Leaders Hold Meet Here in Fifth District
District leaders from Ton, Sterlington, Herrice and surrounding areas convened to appoint area commanders for two year terms. Appointees include Fd C. Appercon for Area A covering Bastrop Sterlington Monroe West Monroe and Columbia and Cecil Wright for Area FB serving Ruston Bernice Jonesboro and Farmerville.
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Ton
Sterlington
Herrice
Fd C. Appercon
Bastrop
Monroe
West Monroe
Columbia
Cecil Wright
Ruston
Bernice
Jonesboro
Farmerville
Scouts Attend Camp Ki-Ro-Li Week End Closing
About 90 scouts attend Camp Ki-Ro-Li this week as parish Scout executive Olan H. Black reports the camp will close Sunday after a three week period of activities. At a district court of honor held at the camp last week several scouts earned promotions and merit badges across multiple ranks and topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp
Ki-Ro-Li
Olan H. Black
Parish
District Court of Honor
Camp Ki-Ro-La
Star Scouts
Mr. Black
Billy Josey
Star Scout
Freddie Helton
E. S. Eby
Harry Wood
Billy McGee
Billy Webb Dawkins
Toe Mickel
Duncan Smith
Charlie Carter
Mike Reed
James Martin
Aylette Buckner
George Smith
Bully King Smith
Warship Quincy Guards Nation Signals Regional Stance
Rival of Wichita, the Quincy squadron under Rear Admiral Pickens may station off the Uruguay coast as Uruguay and Argentina boost armaments. Uruguay approves 7.6 million pesos for war equipment while Argentina seeks 1 billion pesos for armament increases. Uruguay also moves to curb pro Nazi activity and questions nine Uruguay German leaders.
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Wichita
W. C. Pickens
Uruguay
Argentina
Chamber of Deputies
Buenos Aires
Foreign Affairs and Finance
Synedy
Department of Administration and Justice
Department
US Pacific Fleet Heads Toward Unannounced Destination
Honolulu reports a U S Navy fleet moving from Hawaii with gatekeeping censorship and speculation that the ships head for the Panama Canal. The Pearl Harbor contingent includes the battleships Colorado West Virginia and Arizona leaving others behind. the exodus continues toward the mainland. California traffic courts heard 330 000 causes in 1939.
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Honolulu
United States
Hawaii
Panama Canal
Hawaiian
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Colorado
West Virginia
Arizona
California
Dr R L Wood Installed as Chef de Gare of Forty and Eight
Dr R L Wood was installed Monday night as chef de gare of the Forty and Eight branch of the American Legion, signaling a leadership conference within the veterans group.
Dr Wood installed as chef de gare of Forty and Eight group
Dr. R. L. Wood was installed as chef de gare of the Forty and Eight of the American Legion in Monroe on Monday night by Grand Chef de Gare Pierre Le Doux of Shreveport. About 40 Fifth district representatives attended as Le Doux outlined defense efforts. Passessador Liebreich gave his final report. other speakers included Rosco Campbell and Jes DeArmond. Sam Orchard was named chairman of the Fifth district Child Welfare society. Refreshments were served.
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R. L. Wood
Forty and
American Legion
Monroe
Pierre le Doux
Shreveport
le Doux
Passessador Liebreich
Rosco Campbell
Jes DeArmond
Sam Orchard
Child Welfare Society of
Fifth District
Gare le Doux
Martin attacks F. D. R. on forces and defense
Senator Martin condemned Democratic leadership for failing to protect savings and national resources. He urged Republicans to defend the nation without partisanship, call out fifth columnists, and avoid debt that risks inflation. He urged sacrifices to build defense and stabilize the economy.
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Martin
America
New Bus Schedule Links Montrose to Monroe
Missouri Pacific Trailways announces a new Montrose Arkansas to Monroe Arkansas schedule effective Saturday. Buses depart Montrose at 6:00 AM stopping at Portland Sunshine Parkdale Wilmot Kimball Jones Bonita Galion Met Rouge Bastrop Riverside Perryville Sterlington Junction Phillips Lamkin and arrive Monroe 8:15 AM. Return leaves Monroe 6:10 PM arriving Montrose at 12:25 AM. Local agent D H Marshall says area residents can spend the day in Monroe then return home.
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Montrose
Ark
Monroe
Missouri Pacific Trailways
Portland
Sunshine
Parkdale
Wilmot
Kimball
Jones
Bonita
Galion
Met Rouge
Bastrop
Riverside
Perryville
Sterlington
Junction
Phillips
Lamkin
D. H. Marshall
City Delegates Return from Kiwanis International Meet
Monroe Kiwanis delegates Ivy Jordan and Vernon Adkins returned home after attending the Kiwanis International convention in Minneapolis and brief stops in Washington Pittsburgh Cleveland and Chicago. Mark A. Smith of Thomaston Ga was elected Kiwanis International president for 1949 41 and James P Gallacher of Newton Ma elected US vice president.
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Monroe
Kiwanis International
Minneapolis
Ming
Washington
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Chicago
Ivy Jordan
Stakes
Secre
Vernon Adkins
Mark A. Smith
Thomaston
Thomeston Kiwanis Club
Georgia
James P. Gallacher
Newton
Maas
United States
Robert J. Prittie
Winnipeg
Man
Canada
W. Eugene Wolcott
Des Moines
Iowa
Demolition of Crystal Palace Towers Begins for Armaments
London reports begin with salvage of 1,600 tons of steel and iron from Crystal Palace towers to aid the war effort. Admiralty lists Britain’s merchant losses at 52,642 tons for the week ending June 16 while allied ships lost 31,574 tons and neutral ships 23,170 tons. German losses reach about 874,000 tons and Italian losses about 224,000 tons as of June 23.
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London
Crystal Palace Towers
Britain
Admiralty
Fritz Loeb Dies in Air Disaster Linked to Nazi Four-Year Plan
Berlin reports Fritz Loeb aged 45 died in the air amid conflicting sources citing an airplane crash. A WWI veteran, he joined Goering in April 1936 as chief of raw materials and foreign exchange for the four-year plan and became a major general in 1938.
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Berlin
Fritz Loeb
Germany
DNB
Loeb
Marshal Goering
British raid strikes Ruhr and Holland targets. planes return
British bombing forces conducted highly successful raids yesterday and last night on Ruhr oil depots in Germany and air dromes in Holland. All participating planes returned safely according to a British military bulletin.
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London
Ruhr
Germany
Holland
British Air Raid Hits Italian Encampment in Western Desert
Cairo reports a Royal Air Force communique detailing a surprise attack on the Italian Birel Boggi military encampment in the western desert. The raid damaged tents amid activity, and the Asmara air drome suffered direct hits on hangars and runways with fighters failing to intercept.
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Cairo
A_ royal air force
Desert
Asmara
Swiss army to partial demobilize amid Europe repositioning
Swiss President Marcel Pilet-Golaz announced partial demobilization of the Swiss army. He warned the government must take fearless authoritative decisions as neutral Switzerland adjusts to its new position in Europe.
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Bern
Switzerland
Marcel Pilet-Golaz
Europe
Guns fall silent as France begins peace along Swiss frontier
On the Franco Swiss frontier the first day of peace passes without a gun in sight as German artillery had pounded defenses and Italian Alpine troops had pressured French positions earlier. In New York City the longest day lasts 15 hours 9 minutes while the shortest is 9 hours WW minutes.
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Chancy
France
New York City
France's Fleet May Join Fight In Britain War
Reported from Pitst Pages land that France may send its fleet to assist in the fighting as German forces continue air raids on British targets. Bombers hit the Ruhr and Holland airfields while Wales and northwest England endured raids and London issued a rare alarm with no casualties reported. Churchill warned of uncertain outcomes and noted ongoing negotiations with France over armistice terms amid a tense, mixed response across nations.
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Wales
England
London
France
Italy
Germany
Bordeaux
Britain
Antes
United States
Churchill
Churchill discloses French breached wartime promises
The prime minister told the House of Commons that he refused Premier Paul Reynaud’s request to release France from allied obligations. He stated that Britain would uphold commitments as part of the alliance and that further steps would be discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Reynaud
France
Churchill
Commons
Nazis Calm Over Armistice in Berlin
Berlin observed the armistice with France in a restrained mood as families waited for news from soldiers in heavy battles. Radios were tuned in homes late at night and flags flew while schools held patriotic exercises and declared a holiday.
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Berlin
France
Churchill recalls Tours meeting on France’s continued fight
Winston Churchill recounts a June meeting with Reynaud at Tours after Paris fell. He says they agreed Reynaud would appeal to the United States and if the reply failed to aid fighting, they would reconvene to decide next steps. He stresses support for a continuing French empire and urges Victorian resolve.
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France
Reynaud
Tours
Paris
Churchill
M. Reynaud
United States
Britain
Bordeaux
Great Britain
Merchants urged to join Monroe goodwill tour Thursday
About 60 Monroe merchants are to travel by bus Thursday on a goodwill tour sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce merchants division. The itinerary covers Columbia to Farmerville with 15 minute visits in each town, leaving Monroe at 7 45 am and returning that night. Ed Miller and the Louisiana Playboys provide entertainment. 10 000 pencils stamped Visit Friendly Monroe will be distributed.
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Merchants’ Division
Chamber of Commerce
Dave Silverstein
Monroe
Silverstein
Columbia
Clarks
Olla
Urania
Tullos
Winnfield
Jonesboro
Hodge
Ruston
Dubach
Bernice
Farmerville
Ed Miller
Louisiana Playboys
Parish Sealer and Cooker Clinic Planned in Monroe
The parish sealer and cooker clinic will be held in the basement of the parish courthouse in Monroe on Thursday. A factory representative will supervise repairs and supply spare parts for all makes, helping owners avoid long delays for replacements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Jewel L. McQuiller
Japan Eyes Protectorate Move as Warships Reach Haiphong
Japanese warships were sent to Haiphong to observe arms shipments to China and deter possible French moves toward a protectorate. An inspection detachment sails for Indo China while Tokyo plans to join China fleet after inspectors arrive. France and its colonial holdings in Indochina and the Netherlands East Indies are cited as potential targets in a postwar rearrangement.
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Tokyo
Japan
Hatphema
France
Holland
Admiralty
China
Arme
Indo-China
Canton
South China Army
Foreign Office
Hanoi
Red River
Haiphong
Orient
Germany
Italy
Netherlands East Indies
Armistice Seat Named by Hitler
Sources say the Wiesbaden commission will meet next week to handle German French armistice affairs only and a separate Italian French commission will handle joint German Italian provisions. The two groups will operate from Hotel Wilhelma, site of France’s occupation HQ years ago, while the Compiegne railway car linked to 1918 terms travels to Berlin. A separate note concludes with a survey indicating women college graduates faced little unemployment in the recent low mood.
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Hitler
Mussolini
Munich
Wiesbaden
Wilhelma
France
Army of Occupation
Compiegne Forest
Berlin
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