European Press Reports Japan Closes Port on British Requests
The TIENTSIN dispatch notes Japan widened its naval blockade of foreign shipping in South China ports and refused free passage to British vessels at Swatow. Japanese vice consul Matsudaira rejected C. R. Lee’s demand, arguing war need not be declared and blaming unfriendly British attitude for port closures.
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Tientsin
China
Japan
South China
Feochow
Wenchow
Swatow
Domei
Tadabesa Matsudaira
C. R. Lee
Matsudaira
Two Buses Collide Injuring Dozen Near Flagstaff
Two passenger-loaded Greyhound buses collided fifteen miles west of Flagstaff Arizona injuring at least a dozen persons. One driver, Clayton Mize, suffered possible internal injuries and lost a leg. One bus had stopped to pick up passengers when the other struck it.
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Flagstaff
Ariz
Greyhound
Here
Clayton Mize
LSU Names Acting President to Succeed Fugitive Dean
Baton Rouge June 27 Gov Earl K Long announced he will appoint Dean Paul M Hebert of the LSU law school acting president of the university He will succeed Dr James Monroe Smith the fugitive former president charged with embezzling 100000 dollars in LSU funds.
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Baton Rouge
Earl K. Long
Huey Long
Paul M. Hebert
Louisiana State University Law Shop
University
James Monroe Smith
L.S.U
Eduard Benes
Czecho-Slovakia
Yale University
Arnold Wolfers
Benes
England
Temple. Tex
W. Lee Godaniel
Scott & White Clinic
Temple Hospital
O'Daniel
Oddities in the News: court break and mixed mishaps
In Kansas City, Henry Biedsoe charged with careless driving after his car struck a pedestrian named the estler, who was released and fined $25 on intoxication charges. Harry Durham, 46, fell 30 feet during a stair-jump attempt at a viaduct, breaking his leg. A fire in an apartment was sparked by a steak burning on a stove, with sirens and brakes from responding engines.
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Ist
Henr Biedsoe
George
Kansas City
Estler
M ‘Er
Harry Durham
ARRON
Blind Man Arrested For Driving In Peoria
Peoria, Illinois police arrested Harold Sword, 26, after neighbors complained while he drove a car he could not see. He was charged with lacking a valid driver's license and released on promise not to drive again. Sword stated he enjoys driving and can find his way. British troops push through electrified barriers to ferry food into the Tientsin concession amid a Japanese blockade. two truckloads of fresh vegetables entered under guard as British officials press for free passage. In the French concession, food rations resumed though milk deliveries had been suspended recently.
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Peoria
Ill
Harold Sword
Shanghai
Shot at hawk drop yields pickerel on river
Carl Reed fired a shot at a hawk rising from Syncook River with a fish in its talons. The hawk escaped but dropped a two pound 21 inch pickerel, found later by observers.
Battle on Northern Front Alarms Tokyo as War Expands
From London Unevao and Tokyo reports detail renewed clashes between Russian and Japanese forces on Manchukuo fronts. Japanese air attacks on Manchukuo and neutral dispatches claim heavy fighting persists for six weeks with disputed aerial losses. The Duke and Duchess of Windsor reportedly plan to relocate to England in October amid title controversy.
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Tokyo
London
Stendard
Duke
Hsinking
Manchukuo
Outer Mongolia
Shanghai
Jesse Jones Chosen to Lead New Federal Agency
Washington June 7 The senate banking and currency committee approved Jesse Jones for head of the federal loan agency one of three new agencies created by the President under the reorganization act. Franklin Pa UP A Sunday school parade plus a through freight line rolled past as the parade moved down Liberty Street.
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Washington
Senate Banking and Currency Corvettee
Jesse Jones
Joan
Frankilin. Pa
New York
Railroda
Liberty Street
Forjneer
Hendershot
Demand Freedom Before Release Will Be Granted
Prison guards in gunfire rescued a woman hostage held by three Indiana State prisoners in a desperate escape attempt at Michigan City. The convicts demanded guns and freedom and wounded several during the flare up. Ruth Joiner, a Montgomery county welfare board member, was seized and kept in the prison physician’s office for two hours. The fate of the prisoners and the hostage remained unclear as reports continued on the back page.
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Michigan City
Ind
Indiana State Prison
Age
Ruth Joiner
Montgomery County Welfare Board
Indiana State
County HD Council Discusses Exhibits For Fair At Meet
The regular County Home Demonstration Council meeting on Saturday June 24 drew 48 members from 20 clubs at the Bonham Chamber of Commerce. Delegates to the Texas Home Demonstration Association convention in Lubbock were named, fair exhibits changes were announced, and all exhibits must be in place by 12:00 Monday with judging on Monday.
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County HD Council
County Home Demonstration Council
Bonham Chamber of Commerce
Pate Parker
Leonard
Joe Neathery
Havenna
Avery Young
Allens Chapel
Fannin County
Texas Home Demonstration Association
Lubbock
Augie
Gober Lannius
Alleng Chapel
Taylorville
Vernon White
County HD
Examinations Begin at UC as Campanile Chimes Band Story
Berkeley reports that as UC exams start the campanile chimes play a somber tune Theyre Hanging Danny Deever in the Morning The piece has become a campus tradition reflecting the exam period mood with the usual morning performance and a nod to a long standing ritual at the university campus beats and rituals continue amid exams providing a familiar soundscape for students and faculty alike.
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Berkeley
Calif
University of California
Danny Deever
Danny
Kingeishi Kin Poses As Louisiana Governor Amid Turmoil
June 27 a dramatic upheaval in Louisiana politics saw Earl Kemp Long assume gubernatorial duties after Governor Richard W. Leche resigned amid embezzlement charges against a state university fund official. The shift follows a period of uncertainty and internal conflict as the state searches for stability.
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Kingeishi Kin
Louisiana
Bee
Back Page
PWaA Probes Louisiana Fund Shakeup After Disappearance
Senate appropriations panel rushed a $1745 million bill to the full Senate to meet a Friday deadline. Public Works Administration ordered a check on its $51,000,000 program in London to verify funds amid corruption charges and after Louisiana figures including Gov Lechere and LSU president James Monroe Cuthh faced embezzlement accusations.
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WHA
London
Plans for pay plant fair submission in two weeks
Architects and engineers report plans and specifications for the Fannin county fair plant will be ready for approval within two weeks. After submission, approval may take two weeks to two months. Location hinges on approval timing. speedy clearance could allow the fair at the new site. Catalog to publish mid July with booth reservations in early August.
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Archtects and
B. A. G McRaee
Ie Fav Ss
Generral Meters
McRae
Trueton
J Jane
J © Tate
Cayls
Dusty the terrier and chick become unlikely pals in Kansas
Mrs K B Dower of Lawrence Kansas says her wire haired terrier Dusty behaves as guardian and playmate to a live chick that he brought home. The chick keeps Dusty close and the feeling appears mutual in a curious domestic scene from Mre Moshabiks CHICK.
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K. B Dower
Dusty
Daladier: War Activities In Europe At Fever Pitch
Paris June 27 Premier Edouard Daladier told the Chamber of Deputies that the situation in Europe and the world is the gravest in 20 years. He said three million men are assembled on frontiers plus semi military groups, with munitions factories working feverishly and troop movements announced as highly significant.
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Paris
France
Edouard Daladier
Chamber of Deputies
Europe
Administration Strives To Save Monetary Powers
The Senate approved a compromise on the administration's must monetary bill. They stripped the president of the dollar devaluation power to set domestic silver prices and ban future Federal foreign silver purchases. The 2 billion stabilization fund was extended two years. Eastern Republicans and Western senators blocked the measure, prompting a conference with House agents.
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Hashington
Senate
House
Nurses may be barmaids at King Edward VIII Hospital
Durban native hospital could employ nurses as barmaids if Dr R E Stevenson approves. He asked the Durban City Council to buy kaffir beer for patients with diet deficiency, claiming the beer contains valuable vitamins. A native administration committee urged supplying five gallons daily to the hospital.
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Durban
North Australia
King Edward VIII Hospital
R E Stevenson
Theater game called Bingo halted by Cleveland prosecutor
Cleveland officials demand discontinuation of a bingo style game labeled Bango or Bingo played at a local theater. Chief Prosecutor Gerald J. Pilkod frames the activity as illegal gambling and urges immediate shutdown.
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Cleveland
Poice
Gerald J. Pilkod
British threaten to break Swatow blockade with warships
Hong Kong reports British naval authorities warn they will deploy warships to break the Swatow blockade after two British ships were barred from entry. The Japanese command has isolated foreign ships, forbidding landing or loading except for mail and provisions for 43 Americans and other residents.
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Hong Kong
South China
Swatow
Iwatow
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