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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1940
Page
2
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The piece recalls how past party conventions sealed nominations after deadlocks, citing Polk in 1844 and Pierce in 1852, Garfield in 1880, Bryan in 1896, and asks whether the 1940 Republican convention could follow a similar path to a decisive issue or candidate. It frames convention dynamics as a test of strategy and timing with historical parallels.
Most estimates of year end business activity depend on the war situation. Manufacturing may accelerate or hold steady due to defense spending and low inventories. If peace comes, inflation may ease but prices could stay high. if war continues, inflation and prices rise. Farm incomes likely higher than 1989 with crops near last year’s production. prices may stay high or rise with government benefits steady.
A garbled collection of wartime phrases, slogans, and headlines. It includes mentions of war fatigue, market collapse, religious and political figures, and labor union notes, reflecting a chaotic press montage from a World War II era page.
An essay on siblings showing that brothers and sisters are not always friendly. It advises allowing distance, schooling for a difficult child, and professional care for temper outbreaks. It promotes misaligned affection, peaceful separation, and mother and father patience.
Jimmie Fidler notes Charlie Chaplin sues Life Magazine for 1 million damages over a full page image of him in The Dictator. injunction halted Life distribution, claims of authority disputed. Column riffs on publicity, film satire, and industry chatter from Hollywood.
Washington observers report momentum toward compulsory military training or selective service as a remedy to staffing the armed forces. Estimates show potential for 17 million registrations, with about 8 million unfit, leaving roughly 12 million eligible for combat roles. Experts warn vast logistics and supply bottlenecks, from uniforms to tents, threaten rapid mobilization.
Miss Kate Boyce leaves for Pine Bluff Arkansas for summer, Miss Kate Henry to Knoxville Tennessee for University of Tennessee study, Mrs Bridger Thornhill hosts Mrs R L Anderson of Shreveport. A A Thoman becomes Federal Business Association president, Eri S Maupin secretary. Courthouse steel fixtures contract awarded to H H Boyd Co with a city committee. Mayor Bernstein designates July 4 National Defense Day for joint Alexandria and nearby city celebration with excursion rates offered.
St Augustine resident E C Creech reports he ran over a rattlesnake on the highway and then checked the scene. The wheel purportedly killed the snake and caused it to cough up a dime dated 1912.
Cecil Galloway, 25, who vanished in Mount Airy North Carolina, was found dead in a local cemetery. The coroner ruled death a heart attack possibly caused by fright.
In Santa Fe a drive to humanize the state industrial school for boys gains momentum as the school band performs at a Raton festival. James Zukic, a board trustee, notes three Raton youths sought commitment to the school after the event.
Miss Eleanor Faunce or Miss Faunce, a clothing store cashier, placed a diamond from a ring into a paper bag with a woman’s purchase. The bag, a diamond bottom paper bag, was left in the personals notice area with a reward offered for its return.
Governor Sam H. Jones announced that the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation would begin buying tomatoes in North Louisiana on Wednesday to lift sagging prices. The move follows a Ruston growers’ meeting and a complaint that tomatoes in the Ruston area were selling for 50 to 65 cents per 100 pounds or half production costs.
In Blair Nebraska the Nebraska-Iowa bridge over the Missouri River remained untolled after a brief toll-free period. A cloud of bees escaped from a bee truck and swarmed onto the bridge, effectively halting traffic.
In Fremont Nebraska the donor called as Mister X after giving $5 to the Red Crags. The gift was noted as from a friend in the paper and the anonymous donor phoned to inquire why his name was not listed.
New York reports authoritative sources estimate Germany may have captured as much as 1.85 billion dollars in French gold during the France invasion. France reportedly held about 1.256 billion in Paris vaults with 600 million moved from Belgium, vaults built to flood during capture, complicating recovery.
In a candid interview Yvette Dare a Bali dancer at the New York fair explains her odd act aided by a talking macaw Einstein and three other birds Jocko Jack and Lipstick She shares her Lawton Oklahoma origins her family birds and her love for the craft noting she would not give up her feathered companions for anything including her career
Frankfort Kentucky June 25. Kentucky secretary of state George Glenn Hatcher says the Dies committee on un American activities has requested and will be furnished photographic copies of names on Communist party nominating petitions filed at his office. Each petition lists more than 1000 names for electors and a senatorial candidate.
Radio listing for Tuesday June 25 outlines EST to CST time shifts and a dense slate of programs across networks. Notable items include Jack Armstrong and The Golden Gate Quartet. Orson Welles era shows later in the night. sports talk, news rounds, and repeated acts such as Orphan Annie and Easy Aces.
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