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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Nov 12, 1940

Page

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11 Are Known Dead Fear For 10 More U S Investigating

Explosions at three explosives plants in New Jersey and Pennsylvania kill at least 11 with up to 21 feared dead as authorities probe possible defense contract links. AMERICAN Cyanamid Burton Powder Works Trojan Powder Allentown New Castle Woodbridge Edison Bayonne.

U. S Pennsylvania Jersey Associated Press United Railway and Signal Company Woodbridge N. J Manhattan Burton Powder Works American Cyanamid Corporation Edinburg New Castle Trojan Powder Company Allentown Trojan Company Army Navy Buts American Cyanamid and Chemical Corporation Robert McCullough McCullough Burton Explosive Company Lee Waddell Elmer Kilduff Howard Duncan American Canamid and Chemical Corporation Pittsburgh Calro Chemical Division Bound Brook

Vitamin K Liquid Poised to Save Mothers and Newborns

Louisville reports predict a future in which vitamin K liquid, resembling cod liver oil, will save thousands of lives by improving blood clotting. Dr. Walter Hume notes deficiency causes pro thrombin failure. doctors foresee routine use before, during, and after delivery to prevent hemorrhage.

Stephen J Associated Press Louisville, Ky Southern Medical Association Walter Hume Louisville

Supreme Court again refuses to weigh Weiss case

The Supreme Court refused a second time to review the conviction of Seymour Weiss a leader of the Interne FP on charges involving mailing a fraud scheme against Louisiana State University The action also covered Louis LeSage and J Emory Adama who were convicted of selling 75 000 furnishings for a New Orleans hotel already owned by the university The court denied review on October 21 and the defendants urged reconsideration claiming the 75 000 check was mailed by a bank for collection not by them.

Washington Supreme Court Seymour Weiss Interney FP

Murder Charge Filed Against Game Warden in Louisiana Death

Beaumont dispatch reports Game Warden C. C. Crow of Jasper and Newton counties was bound over to the Jasper county grand jury on a murder charge in connection with Oscar Snider of Field Louisiana who died October 15. Crow was released on 2 500 bond.

Beaumont Tex C. C. Crow Jasper Newton Counties Oscar Snider Field Crow Jasper County

Missing Child Murray Upshaw Jr Found Dead in Woods

The body of two year old Murray Upshaw Jr was found in the woods near his North Georgia mountain home in Bartow county. Safety officials said a state trooper located the child and the cause of death was not yet known. The boy had been missing since Friday and was found about a mile and a half from the Upshaw home. The family expressed sadness but relief at knowing the fate.

Woodbridge N. J United Railway and Signal Corporation Trenton Perth Amboy General Hospital Railway Hospital Dominic la Penta Sophie Huber Sixth Avenue Port Reading Costello Perth Amboy Frank Edley Signal Plant Edley Water Company United Railway Michael J. Angel State Bureau of Explosives John Egan Woodbridge Township Washington Army and Navy Middlesex Water Company Signal Bayonne Middlesex Cartersville Murray Upshaw North Georgia Mountain Lon Sullivan Upshaw Place Sullivan Joe Parker Upshaw Bartow County

Dr. Lorio's Trial Opens in Capital Federal Court

Baton Rouge November 12. The nail fraud case against Dr. Clarence A. Lorio former state senator and university medical director opened in federal court with government witness E N Jackson absent. Judge A J Cailloouet ordered Jackson brought to court.

Baton Rouge E. N. Jackson Louisiana State University Clarence A. Lorio A. J. Cailloouet Jackson

Hitler Receives Molotov in Berlin Talks on Balkans Policy

Soviet Premier Vyacheslav Molotov arrived in Berlin for talks with Adolf Hitler and Joachim von Ribbentrop. The first visit to Germany accompanied by 33 aides, Molotov met with German officials amid speculation over Russia joining the Axis and shaping Balkan strategy.

Associated Press Berlin Adolf Hitler Comissar Vyacheslaff Molotoff Balkans Molotoff Joachim von Ribbentrop Germany CST Ribbentrop Bellevue Castle Foreign Office Anhalter Station Hitler

Willkie Speech Outlines GOP Course In 1941 Congress

Washington observers studied Willkie’s postscript speech from the 1940 campaign as a three part Republican program. They expect domestic clashes in the new Congress over defense aid to Britain, labor and farmer protections, and curbs on government spending and executive power. Willkie avoided foreign policy specifics but warned against verbal provocations toward war.

Washington Wendell L. Willkie Roosevelt Willkie New York Britain Republican Party Congress

Poison pancakes kill 12 43 in Pittsburgh

Doctors and chemists battle to save 43 men stricken by food poisoning likely from roach powder in pancakes. Twelve men died after an Armistice Day breakfast at a Salvation Army home in Lawrenceville. The cook, Arthur Wilson, 30, fell ill and claimed no idea how the powder entered the batter.

Pittsburgh Salvation Army Army Lawrenceville Arthur Wilson P. J. Henney

Cotton quota debate highlighted for Louisiana farmers

A meeting in Ouachita parish stressed the December 7 cotton marketing quota referendum and the 21 per cent minimum acreage rule under the 1941 AAA program. About 60 county agents and farm leaders from 14 parishes attended to hear Claude W. Davis and G. J. Durbin discuss supply, demand, and wartime effects on exports.

Louisiana Ouachita Parish AAA Agricultural Extension Service Agricultural Adjustment Administration Soil Conservation Service Claude W. Davis G. J. Durbin

Peckinpaugh Named Indians Manager Again

Cleveland November 12 Roger Peckinpaugh is named manager of the Cleveland Indians. At 49 he becomes a rarity by twice managing the same major league club, following a 1928–1933 run. He succeeds Oscar Vitt, fired after leading the team to second place. Alva Bradley announced a two year contract.

Cleveland Roger Peckinpaugh Cleveland Indians Peckinpaugh Peck Oscar Vitt Alva Bradley

Questionnaires Mailed For First Peacetime Draft

First batch of questionnaires for the anticipated peacetime draft will be mailed Monday afternoon to draft registrants in Twin Cities and Ouachita parish. About 65 volunteers head the list for a one year training program, with 362 as the parish quota. Registrants to June 1941. 175 to be drafted by board No. 1 and 187 by board No. 2.

Twin Cities Ouachita Parish Selective Service Boards No. 1 Board Pk Board No. 2 Jocel Draft Board

Red Cross Drives Toward 3200 Members in Ousehita Parish

Red Cross workers in the Ousehita parish chapter press a campaign to reach at least 3,200 memberships. Under chairman E C Gibgen and Clifford M. The drive began Tuesday and will run through the campaign day with gifts in ten.

Ousehita Parish American Red Cross C. Gibgen Gifts In Ten Clifford M. & O

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Ted Rumania Campina Fabeve Bucharest Carlton House Fred Weller Scheresville Hugh Fisher William Schoenfelder Brienigsville John Bronstein Alexander M. Peters Federal Bureau of Investigation Discovery Supreme Tribunal Weiss Woods North Georgia Mountain Home DR. Lorio Capital German City U.S United States Weather Bureau New Orleans Mercury Civil Aeronautics Selman Field Arkansas Middlewest Dakotas Montana Wyoming Rockies Mississippi Rocky Mountains Sign Peckinpaugh M. C Union Producing Company Bernhardt A. V. Miller Southern Carbon Company Ouachita National Bank C. S. Walker Bernhardt Building Fred Kalil Alvis Hotel J. A. Combs City Pas RED Cross
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