21 Oct 1937
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1937
Page
1
Reports say Japanese planes carried out ten shell attacks on Nanking striking near the arsenal and military air field. Damage assessed as significant with fires and smoke rising over the city center. Local observers report continued air raids through the afternoon.
London officials work on a proposal to form an international commission to count foreign fighters in Spain and oversee their withdrawals. The panel may require initial equal withdrawals from both sides, amid speculation Hitler influenced Mussolini to ease evacuation moves.
A Utah trapper, Height Profitt, described seeing the United Airlines Mainliner pass near his cabin before crashing into Chalk peak during a blizzard. He found wreckage and bodies and alerted a nearby ranch. Investigations by United Airlines, the postal service, and Utah aviation officials continue.
Hollywood report from Oct 21 states Art Jarrett will divorce swimmer and actress Eleanor Helm once she completes Texas one year of residence or Reno's six week rule. Helm, a 1930s Olympic champion known for a rapid movie career, says she is busy filming and will not hurry the divorce.
The United Airlines transport plane crash near the Wyoming Utah border killed 19 people including socialite Mrs Campbell Pritchett of Washington DC. Searchers recovered all passengers and crew from the wreckage.
Property owners in Monroe vote on two school tax propositions at the polls. Voters must represent a majority of ballots and property assessments for passage. Proposals seek a two and one half mill tax for 1937 1938 and four mill tax for 1939 1946. Polls opened 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. with light turnout and active campaigns.
New York reports the Boy Scouts increased membership by 78 886 to an all time high of 1 083 297 as of September 30. Dr. James F West chief scout executive briefed the national executive board while Herbert Hoover praised the movement as a force for character and democracy.
Burton H. Schoepf chairman of the Florida Safety council urges motorists headed to football games to drive carefully to protect lives. He issues the warning Bring them back alive during a Tampa press statement.
California pathologists report that heating blood to 500 to 1600 degrees in furnaces preserves a definite pattern for identification. The method counters attempts to erase evidence in murders by showing blood can be detected and identified even when incinerated.
District Judge James D. Womack upheld the constitutionality of Louisiana s luxury tax law in Baton Rouge. The suit by Fournet and Sierra Inc of New Orleans and stockholders targeted state revenue collector Alice Lee Grosjean and Attorney General Gaston L Porterie. The 2 percent tax applies to most retail sales with funds split to social security property tax relief and the state hospital board.
The Salvation Army will start its annual fundraising drive after a meeting for solicitors at the Bernhardt building Friday at 9 a.m. W. J. Quigles and Sam Rubin will issue final instructions to volunteers. Mayor Arnold Bernstein praised the Army’s work and urged citizen cooperation for a successful campaign. Continued on second pages.
Margaret Drennan testified in a New Jersey murder trial that she brought a revolver on a rendezvous with Paul Reeves to prevent a repeat assault. Reeves' widow watched as Drennan described the night of August 7 in Iselin, saying Reeves assaulted her first in his car and that she feared violence again.
Washington October 21 The American Federation of Labor and the C. I. O. teachers face a wide gulf at the first peace conference set for next Monday. All sides agree the opening talks will likely achieve only a few preliminary steps toward reunion.
Shelbyville Kentucky October 21 Jack Garr youngest of three brothers prepared to take the stand to describe the night of September 20 when Brigadier General Henry H Denhardt was killed on Shelbyville main street Roy Garr testified he shot the former lieutenant governor to protect his life He said Denhardt reached for his right hip during cross examination by State Attorney General Hubert Meredith
The 32 year old Cossack performer of Cole Brothers circus died from a broken neck after a horse tripped during a Tuesday performance. He underwent surgery Tuesday night and died early Thursday at St Francis sanitarium. The body rests at a local mortuary awaiting word from an uncle in New York.
Avinoam Yellin a Cambridge educated senior inspector in the government education department was shot and critically wounded as he entered his Mount Zion office near the old city wall an unidentified assailant fired at him today in Jerusalem.
Shelley E. Tracy of New York told the Aust Bureau of Circulations delegates at its 24th annual convention that consumer confidence must be restored by correcting internal abuses. He urged industry wide cooperation among advertisers media owners and agencies to defeat political control and safeguard against subversive advertising. Also speaking were Dr George Gallup and Edwin S Friendly who stressed transparency in circulation data and expected readership figures guiding advertising.
Senator John H. Overton told the American Legion in Alexandria he would not vote to send American soldiers to war on foreign soil.
Senator John H. Overton of Louisiana voiced opposition to sending troops 3,000 miles to foreign soil. He argued a strong navy air force and army deter war and urged preparedness to maintain peace. He blamed statesmen and diplomats for World War aims not yet achieved, citing Spain and ongoing global conflicts.
Secretary of State Hulls visit to Canada signals his peace driven diplomacy. He has pursued efforts to lower trade barriers and expand international ties, drawing both praise and debate as he advances the administration’s peacetime agenda.
The annual Anniversary and Progress editions of The World and News-Star will be published soon with visits scheduled Thursday October 28 and Friday October 2. Merchants are urged to reserve advert space early as demand is high and publication dates approach.
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