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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1940
Page
1
President Roosevelt warned that free elections are essential to the safety of democracy. He denounced plans to deny the vote to the unemployed on relief and cautioned against governing by a political elite. He spoke during the University of Pennsylvania's 200th anniversary observances in Philadelphia.
About 350 freshmen at Northeast Junior College endure a week of initiation rituals including playful dares and mock penalties. The events culminate with a pep meeting Friday and a pajama clad shoe scramble at the football game, with both sexes barefoot. The account notes the activities continued through Friday night.
Washington dispatch describes 5000 plus letters to selective service including a mother begging exemption for her illiterate son and a draft prospect claiming to avoid fighting a married man’s battle. Other notes include job offers, draft rule queries, and a Chinese American drummer enlisting in peacetime.
Preliminary census figures indicate the U.S. population center has moved east for the first time. Experts expect the exact point to be settled after more data, with the center several miles southeast of the 1930 position near Linton Indiana.
Nazis ambushed by RAF fighters hidden in clouds over Dover as 200 German planes rage in fierce air combat. Churchill vows retaliation while London endures bomb hits and RAF strikes German bases and coastal targets. In the east Hongkong notes a French Indo-China ultimatum as Axis plans move toward Rome.
The body of Miss Made line Clark a 44 year old Pittsfield choir singer was found bludgeoned in Farnham's reservoir near her blood stained car from which she was escorted after church. Witnesses identify Sylvester Dellear a 51 year old Pittsfield man as her companion and police seek him for questioning in a murder case.
Romanian officials report three wooden crates containing over one million dollars in gold coins left with abdicated King Carol on a special train. The coins, minted to mark ten years of his reign, were never issued and title questions are being reviewed by the national bank. Carol's passage via Spain to Portugal faced delays amid diplomatic friction.
The War Department announced contracts totaling 13 056 139 for three national guard camps to train units mobilized in November. W Horace Williams Company of New Orleans received 4 242 655 for a guard camp at Alexandria Louisiana as part of a Kisatchie National Forest project near Camp Beauregard.
In Vichy on September 20, authorities announce severe nationwide rationing effective September 23. Daily allowances include meat 360 grams, bread 350 grams, cheese 50 grams, sugar 500 grams per month, rice 100 grams, soap 125 grams. A 10 000 strong enforcement corps will oversee rules with ration tickets for restaurants starting September 30.
In Hanoi a deadline tactic by Japan pushes talks with French authorities toward breakdown as Major General Nishihara ends direct talks. About 100 Japanese civilians depart Hanoi for Haiphong amid a nationwide show of national pride.
Washington and national colleges showcase players with hard to spell names as potential all America selections. Notables include Henry Toczylowski Boston College Don Pilasterer at Omaha and Jim Jurkovich California with many others across Pittsburgh Notre Dame Minnesota and Iowa State. Coaches and fans monitor spellings as they weigh season prospects and game impact.
London dispatch says Brigadier General William H. A. Smith aged 71 and his wife were among six killed when a high explosive bomb hit a west end private hotel on Monday night. He retired from the army in 1926.
British sources report discussions among Secretary Hull the British ambassador and the Australian minister in Washington focusing on Pacific defense steps. A bomb disposal crew member recalls fear while facing unexploded bombs, describing a moment with a giant sewer rat as he clung to a monster device.
A British supply ministry mission led by Sir Alexander Roger arrived in Bombay to study India's industrial facilities and assess how much they can supply for Britain's war materials. The eight-member group is accompanied by thirteen technical advisers.
London September 20 crowds pressed for reprisals against Berlin. Prime Minister Winston Churchill responded Don't worry they will get it back and urged calm as the war tense heat mounted.
Berlin reports indicate talks between Joachim von Ribbentrop and Benito Mussolini on bringing Spain into the war with a postwar slice of Africa as a reward. La Tribuna and Il Giornale d’Italia cite plans for Spain to join the axis, possibly with French Morocco or Gibraltar as terms, though no official confirmation exists.
The Swayze Natatorium closes tonight after opening Friday morning for its final season day. Commissioner C R Tidwell announced more than 80 000 people attended this year in the facility.
British fighters repulsed over 200 German planes in a dawn battle near the southeast coast. Hurricanes and Spitfires returned to base near Dover after a heavy air clash over the Kent coast. German raids over London continued as RAF bombers targeted Dortmund Ems canal and other German targets.
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