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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1940
Page
4
The notice lists subscription rates for the Daily and Sunday papers, showing prices in cents and dollars for various combinations and departments. It mentions a morning call by telephone and office contact details for the Star.
The GOP bets on gains from six New England states Pennsylvania New Jersey Michigan and Ohio plus the western wheat belt and Rocky Mountain states to reach 220 electoral votes. Analysts note solid Democratic south 146 votes remains a bulwark and overall edge is uncertain.
The national safety council reports drowning deaths fell from 5000 in 1938 to 4400 in 1939 a 12 percent drop. It credits school swimming instruction Red Cross life saving programs and safety education. As hot weather returns protective efforts should intensify to reduce tragedy.
The article argues that the idea of disappearing Indians is false, citing Arizona’s 1940 census showing 51,730 Native residents, up 12,233 since 1930, with larger mixed populations in neighboring countries and potential broader social influence as numbers grow.
Paul Satko and family arrive in Ketchikan Alaska after a 56 day voyage northward shrouded by seasickness and engine trouble. They endured two sand-bar groundings and burned-out parts while pursuing a homemade Ark of Juneau to Cook Inlet. Satko’s grit and independence stand out amid doubts about the nation’s values.
A parent laments a seventeen year old daughter's deception and notes the need for balanced independence. The piece argues children mature and require friendship, not control, as they approach adulthood and separation from home. Mr Patri offers parental guidance via Monroe News-Star inquiries.
Washington residents sense a shift as defense planning accelerates. Officials rush to fit thousands into new offices, a temporary bureau handles job seekers, and amid public talk of war a steady stream of federal hiring reshapes the capital’s daily life.
A defense commission official privately warned that the new program could affect government employment. He advised people to stay home if they want a job under the proposed plan, signaling uncertainty about implementation and staffing.
Mrs. Oscar Nelson arrives from Charleston with husband to settle on North Third Street. Mrs. Harry Prindle served as matron of honor for Miss Bessie McDonald’s recent marriage. Mrs. P. M. Atkins and Miss Carol Layton sail for New York aboard the Comus from New Orleans. Mrs. J. E. Walsworth and Barrier Mae travel to Nashville to stay with relatives. Miss Willie Mae Garrett heads to Boulder for study at the University of Colorado. Happy Hudson departs for summer with aunt in Tarrytown. New Star Publishing staff enjoyed a riverbank picnic and pool outing with numerous local residents.
Pittsburgh scientists at the Mellon Institute debated a lighter industrial puzzle how to keep pigeons off the institute building. Superintendent Frank Hicks complained the birds made the place look like a bird cage. The solution proposed was toy green on the roof to wiggle and scare them away.
A bolt of lightning knocked a skillet from Mrs. Pete Silvus's hand and struck the nearby field, burning Mrs. Silvus severely while her husband escaped injury in Marietta. In Pittsburgh, a husband sought divorce claiming his wife was kind only before paydays and brutal otherwise, with tossed bricks, punctured tires, and other abusive acts leading to divorce.
Tacoma hotel operator Tony Wilson said seven men gathered around a music box to sing and hum, then stole the coin box worth $8 after removing the back. He reported the incident to police, noting the lobby’s somber quiet hid the crime.
In Wichita Kansas Helen Taylor captured a croaking frog from her backyard fishpond which kept her and neighbors awake. She moved it a block away but the frog returned within 15 minutes. The next night she moved it several blocks and it came back in half an hour. She plans to take the frog miles into the country and ties a ribbon on its leg to prove it is the same frog.
Lincoln Neb. Harry Swallow used the last two digits 59 and 60 from a taxicab mileage to play the daily double at Ak-Sar-Ben. Horses 6 and 10 won, paying $535.80.
Chicago man Hardin Balthrope aged 35 must pay 2000 dollars in separate maintenance to his wife. Judge Rudolph Desart orders payments of 1 dollar weekly, estimating 38 years and 24 weeks to complete the arrearage, noting the debtor’s long delay and his future 74th birthday.
Director J Edgar Hoover announced the FBI will reopen a field office in Puerto Rico. The Puerto Rico office will cover the Virgin Islands and the Panama Canal Zone, after wartime closures.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt addresses 250 East Side youths outlining her employment formula. She stresses balancing drive with self-awareness, believing in ability, and avoiding overconfidence toward employers.
Jimmie Fidler reports on Hollywood chatter from June, noting Fontaine and Aherne rumors, Tom Mix’s priest brother, Carr courting a writing deal, Mary Martin at clubs, Zanuck plans with Gracie Fields, Ann Sheridan makeup plea, typhoid scare among location cast, Capra guarding The Life of John Doe theme, and various celeb anecdotes and quips from the era.
George Tucker notes Broadway echoes from Earl Carroll to Betty Grable and Ruth Bond. A Kentucky singer from Ruth erford replaces a star in a Ziegfeld context, with Bond praised for tap and singing while Jolson jokes about a divorce inspired hire.
June 28 report says Japan controlled north China exports and imports through new regulations by the Japanese customs. Permits issued by the Japanese federal reserve bank will channelize all imports and exclude nonofficial goods.
Chairman Tolan of California announced a special committee to study interstate migration of destitute citizens. The panel will hold its first public hearing in New York on July 3.
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