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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1940
Page
7
University of Minnesota data on 31 flocks shows death losses of 13.5 percent in 16 high producing flocks versus 6 percent in 15 low producing flocks. High producers averaged 190 eggs per year, 66 more than low producers.
Baton Rouge June 2 A house committee deferred action on a drastic Louisiana state military department bill after Colonel Roland B. Howell warned it would re enact dictator laws, empower the adjutant general, and undermine civilian authority. The bill’s sponsors include Colonel J Fair Hardin and Brigadier General James E. Eamonds. The committee will hear further testimony next week.
A speaker criticized the use of state forces in law enforcement and military trials for civil officers. He warned against governors abusing militia power, urging careful study to protect civil liberties and prevent military control over citizens.
In Baton Rouge the house faced a voting machine breakdown that halted a fast roll call. The apparatus, installed during Huey Long’s era, could have 100 members vote on any measure in three seconds but failed as minor bills awaited the general appropriations measure. Members then endured a name-by-name roll call before switching to recording only negative votes.
Eight year old Frank Roper climbed a barbed wire fence to swim in Charleston's municipal pool closed at lunch. His friends alerted his grandmother who found attendants. the boy had already drowned.
In Pueblo Colorado a teacher asks students if anyone knows someone named Ferdinand during a lesson on Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain. A student replies I know two my papa and Ferdinand the.
Partial frankfurters stuffed with Cloverbloom American cheese are wrapped in bacon and broiled until crisp. Serve with tomato halves dusted with bread crumbs and butter. Makes four servings.
A vintage recipe lists Frankfurters with bacon dressed potato salad. Slice potatoes and boil eggs with onion, fry bacon crisp, mix into salad, and whisk fat into egg then vinegar to make dressing. Heat frankfurters briefly in hot water, do not boil.
James B. Derragh Jr of Lockheed unveiled Herman Heller steel tape at the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences. The tape records 16 voices and 16 instrument dials, enabling long continuous flight data, crash event notes, and potentially replacing phonograph records and motion picture sound.
A humorous ad copy extols bacon as a secret to winning a man’s heart. It markets Cudahy’s bacon as ideal for any meal, especially breakfasts, with smoky flavor and fat content praised to attract affection. The piece urges readers to try bacon combinations and see how it brings people back.
Principal E K Hester of Arcadia High School left with his family by car for Milwaukee to attend the National Education Association meeting running June 4 to July 5. They planned stops en route via St. Louis and spring travel notes.
Iceland uses volcanic steam for heating homes as part of a broader energy program. The report mentions the technology being developed to supply residential heat. A delegation from Louisiana representing the Fourth district attends national conventions after a tour through western states and Canada.
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