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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1941
Page
1
Westbrook Pegler critiques Charles Lindbergh as a political military pundit who claims the Russian air force is weak and warned Britain that Germany would crush them. He ridicules Soviet leadership, mocks trials, and notes Lindbergh’s personal visits to Russian airfields shaping his bold assessment.
Washington reports show critics opposing a provision that would waive local taxes on Irish owned equipment used for lend lease. Senator Connally of Texas, chairing the foreign relations panel, said he has not completed study and does not favor tax waivers. Lawmakers argued the federal government pays sales taxes at army camps and questioned why Britain should pay if local authorities are charged.
Senator Wheeler released a letter quoting a seaman on an American destroyer saying his ship had been convoying to Britain. The letter, from a Grafton resident, recalls Atlantic duty and shore leave in the British Isles, noting depth charges against subs and the Kearny sinking while in convoy.
President Roosevelt asked steel firms and unions to keep a closed shop status quo during the national emergency or submit to arbitration. He wrote to John L. Lewis and other leaders, urging acceptance of one of two options to protect defense production while seeking a settlement in the captive coal mine dispute. He also instructed operators with closed shop provisions to continue under those agreements and reaffirm worker rights to join unions.
London reports a major reorganization of Britain's army command. General Sir Alan Brooke is named chief of the imperial general staff to take effect December 25 as General Sir John Dill retires. Major General A. E. Nye becomes vice chief. Dill will become governor of Bombay. Brooke is a mechanization and anti aircraft specialist from a prominent northern Ireland family.
In unoccupied France on November 19 the Petain government made a decree establishing the French Legion as the sole political party. The measure requires citizens to join the veterans’ organization and pledge to serve the national revolution to participate in government.
Louisiana Teachers Association closes its 49th annual convention in New Orleans with Governor Sam Jones urging continued support for 12 month pay for teachers. The group adopts a $26,950 budget and endorses directing residue from the property tax relief fund to public schools and distributing state public school funds to parish systems in the year they accrue. C H Downs elected president and E A Brown named vice president amid budget and policy debates.
American made aircraft arrive steadily in Egypt boosting Britain’s air strength in the Western Desert. Total planes now exceed the prewar RAF count. New models join older British craft as Axis power planes pose greater threats with fighters like the Messerschmitt 109F.
Thanksgiving will be observed in the Twin Cities with stores post offices courts and banks closed. A football game at Brown Field features Ouachita Parish High School vs Bolton High at 2 pm. A union Thanksgiving service at Ouachita Parish High School auditorium at 10 am includes remarks, music by the high school band and readings by local pastors.
Soviet forces reportedly repelled German advances near Novocherkassk, inflicting heavy losses on German troops including tanks and trucks, while German high command announced a large new offensive. Tass cited German casualties and halted Nazi drive, as Moscow and Leningrad faced bombing.
Dr. Robert Randolph Jones Jr., a 39 year old cancer and plastic surgeon, was shot to death at Duke Hospital in Durham on November 19 by former patient John S. Baldwin, 38, who believed he had been mistreated in an operation. Baldwin was overpowered by physicians while firing two pistols. He confessed and will face first degree murder charges.
The News-Star reports the Good Fellows fund begins with a $10 donation from the Missouri Pacific Women's club via Mrs. S A Moss. The piece highlights ongoing community needs, letters from readers requesting essentials, and the drive to provide food, clothes, and shoes for the less fortunate in the Twin Cities.
In Washington military circles Major General Robert C Richardson Jr. is seen as a possible commander if troops are deployed should the army seize control of captive mines in the coal controversy. He currently leads the 7th Army Corps and is stationed in Birmingham Alabama.
Delegates at the C I O national convention adopt a resolution endorsing President Roosevelt's foreign aid policy. Philip Murray declares labor will defend its objectives, pledging loyalty to United Mine Workers head John L. Lewis despite opposition from Lewis supporters. Murray cites past threats to his safety and vows to remain at Lewis's side amid the captive mine conflict.
President Birger L. Johnson of Memphis Natural Gas Co announced that sixty two miles of natural gas pipeline to finish duplicating the 18 inch line from Monroe Louisiana to Memphis will be laid next year. Construction of the final three sections costing 1 200 000 and addition of two 1 000 horsepower compressor units at Guthrie Louisiana will start next June. The lines will run 314 miles from Robinsonville Mississippi to Lulu Mississippi 145 miles south from Cleveland Mississippi and 16.1 miles north from Eudora Arkansas. The paralleling line was laid in 1940 and this year at a total cost of 2 900 000.
British and Russian reports clash over eastern front actions. Hitler's HQ touts a new successful push with 10 000 prisoners. Russians say defense lines hold while Red Army advances 4 to 12 miles in Ukraine. British radio notes retreats from Kerch to the Caucasus and wider Allied actions rise.
Britain's Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden warned in the House of Commons that attacking the Burma road would create a grave situation as Japan increases pressure in Asia. Reports say Japanese troops massed in French Indochina fuel speculation of an invasion to cut China's lifeline. In Tokyo a crisis session saw resignation of a Diet member and 19 others in sympathy as parliament supports the government against the United States and Britain. A Manchukuo border clash doubled tensions with Soviet forces, amid Washington talks with Japan.
The Baptist Training Union plans a one day session at First Baptist Church with about 2000 delegates from across the state. From Alexandria a 250 delegate train and a 40 piece band from Louisiana college will attend, housing strained but local Baptist homes ready. Notables include W. H. Sother, Dr. H. H. Hobbs, Elaine Coleman, Chester Quarles, Miss Betty Mae Burns, and Rev. L. T. Hastings as host.
Dr. Carlos Davila former Chilean provisional president told Wesleyan University honors college that Latin American public opinion toward the United States is improving as governments and people rally to American solidarity. He praised U S fairness and warned that Hitler could triumph if hemispheric unity fails. He urged perfect coordination among western hemisphere nations as a defense measure.
Washington reports the House Agriculture Committee, bowing to Secretary Wickard, abandoned 100 percent parity loan demands and backs a three year extension of the current 8 percent loan rate. The plan would set basic loans at 85 percent with 15 percent parity via cash subsidies, continuing aid through 1944 and the program’s five year span from December 3.
A cold front extending from west Texas to Wisconsin moved southeastward preceded by cloudy conditions. Showers hit southern and eastern Florida and the Georgia coast with rain also expected in Louisiana and parts of Mississippi. Rain was forecast for Alabama and Georgia Thursday into Thursday night. Snow fell in northern Maine and the mountains of the northern Rocky Mountains while thundershowers occurred in the plains and upper Mississippi valley amid generally moderate national temperatures.
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