Huge Jersey City Fire Destroys Elevators and Raises Losses
A spectacular Jersey City blaze roared through the Erie railroad yards destroying eight grain elevators about 20 freight cars and four barges and cattle stockyards near the terminal. Damage estimates range from 2.5 million to over 5.2 million with at least two injured. The fire darkened skies over the New York metropolitan area and was under control by 9 20 p m EST.
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Sky City
N. J
Erie
United States Coast Guard
New York
Jersey City
Erie Railroad
Hudson River
Holiday Mishaps Claim 256 Lives Across Nation
Fatalities from the Memorial day weekend totaled 256 with 172 traffic deaths and 42 drownings. California led with 46 deaths including a family murder pact and six drownings after a motor boat overturned near Morro Bay. Kalamazoo six youths burned in a three car collision, four killed in Connecticut, and three children died near Waynesburg Pennsylvania in a truck accident. National Safety Council reported the toll.
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Associated Press
California
Morro Bay
Kalamazoo
Mich
North Louisiana Singing Convention Opens In Crosley School
A large attendance gathered at Crosley school West Monroe for the 16th annual North Louisiana State Singing convention opening Saturday at 10 am The convention moves to the Northeast Junior College auditorium with sessions 10 am 3 30 pm Nineteen parishes are represented and major music houses including Stamps Baxter Dallas Vaughan Lawrenceburg Tenn and Hartford Music Ark are listed as participants Garland May leads the group
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Crosley School
West Monroe
Garland May
Northeast Junior College
Stamps-Baxter Music Company
Dallas
Vaughan Music Company
Lawrenceburg, Tenn
Hartford Music Company
Hartford, Ark
French Vice Premier Darlan backs Nazi line over Britain
In Vichy Paris Admiral Jean Darlan denounces British attacks on French shipping with Petain's approval. He claims France will force respect for ports and routes, aligning with Germany even if Britain wins. He says France will act to regain power in Europe and the world.
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Vichy
France
Jean Darlan
Britain
Marshal Petain
Darlan
Paris
Sfax
England
Ireland
Europe
Rationing Hits British Clothes
London May 31 War time rationing tightens controls on nearly all apparel from neck to foot as the board of trade introduces a coupon system. Everyone gets 66 coupons yearly and must use them for dresses shirts suits and more. The plan ranks costly gowns with cheap frocks and limits purchases. Continued on second page.
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London
Board of Trade
West End
No Compromise Stand Taken By Mediation Board
The defense mediation board adopts a no compromise stance to win acceptance of its recommendations amid a Puget Sound area lumber strike. A telegram signed by Philip Murray and C. A. Dykstra summons strike leaders to Washington for a Tuesday conference to urge union acceptance and return to work. The union rejects the proposals, saying they have been overwhelmingly turned down by locals and their members.
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Associated Press
Defense Mediation Board
Roosevelt
Philip Murray
C. I
Seward
Mr. Roosevelt
International Woodworkers of America
O. M. Orton
Dykstra
Orton
National Defense Mediation Board
Washington
Murray
British Officer Claims Bismarck 50,000-Ton Ship Size
An English port report cites a British naval officer who participated in the Bismarck Hood duel saying the German battleship was 50,000 tons, far larger than the 35,000-ton figure. Survivors say 2,400 officers and men were aboard, with about 100 rescued. The exchange follows the Hood's destruction and the Tirpitz’s size also debated.
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Bismarck
Hood
Britain
Prince
Armistice Sought as Iraqi Forces Collapse in Baghdad
May 31 report says Iraqi troops and a citizens committee in Baghdad joined in asking Britain for armistice terms. British imperial forces entered the disorderly capital as German air assistance proved insufficient. General Mourad Mahmoud and Baghdad mayor Arshad El Umari said negotiations were under way to restore a constitutional government and independence for Iraq.
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London
Iraq
Britain
Baghdad
Mourad Mahmoud
Arshad el Umari
Emir Abdullah
U S Promises to Relinquish Extraterritorial Rights in China
Secretary of State Hull said the United States will move rapidly to give up extraterritorial and other special rights in China once peace returns. He also notified Japan that the U S maintains equality of treatment and nondiscrimination in trade with China in a letter to new Chinese foreign minister Quo Tai Chi.
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Washington
United States
China
Hull
Japan
Quo Tai-Chi
Quo
London
Mississippi planter denies milk bottle poisoning guilt
L A House a 40 year old Mississippi plantation owner and former truck line operator here denied he poisoned Walter L Samples in Memphis in February. He and his wife face trial on murder charges after a milk bottle left on Samples’ porch caused his death. House said he had seen the bottle only once and rejected plans to kill for money. He acknowledged giving police a statement but claimed it was made under a promise to free his wife and lessen charges.
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Memphis
Tenn
L. A
House
Mississippi
Walter L. Samples
Samples
Will Gerber
President Learns From Morgenthau Defense Bond Sales
Ambassador John G. Winant reported to President Roosevelt from New York that defense bond sales were very satisfactory with May figures due next week. Roosevelt also named Secretary Ickes petroleum coordinator for national defense to ensure oil and products for civilian and defense needs. Winant will submit a detailed report after further discussions in Washington.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
John G. Winant
New York
Roosevelt
Britain
Winant
America
London
White House
Morgenthau
Secretary Ickes
National Defense
William D. Hassett
Washington
Six Die When Boat Overturns Off Morro Bay California
Six persons drowned when a disabled motor boat overturned a mile off Morro Bay California. five others were rescued. Victims include Dorothy Miller 15 and Kenneth Miller 26 of Fresno Opal Chilocote 30 of San Luis Obispo Jack Roberts 18 R B Fanning 24 and Buddy Fanning of Morro Bay. Survivors Fay Miller Blanche Sherman Sarabelle Deklage Freida Fanning 18 Claude Miller. Boat carburetor failure left passengers clinging as waves washed them away. Buddy and Otis Bevera rescued the survivors.
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San Luis Obispo
Calif
Morro Bay
Dorothy Miller
Kenneth Miller
Fresno
Opal Chilocote
Jack Roberts
R. B. Fanning
Buddy Fanning
Fay Miller
Blanche Sherman
Sarabelle Deklage
Freida Fanning
Claude Miller
Buddy
Otis Bevera
Ickes Gets Oil Regulation 108
Secretary Ickes is tasked with solving defense era gasoline and oil problems. The justice department places veto power over anti trust negotiations with 22 major oil companies in his hands. Attorney General Jackson says negotiations will not hinder oil regulation and will be submitted to Ickes to avoid conflicts with the administration.
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Washington
Ickes
Justice Department
Jackson
Secretary of Interior
National de
Food From 0 8 Reaches Britain
On a British dock Lord Woolton and workers sampled Wisconsin cheddar cheese and Nebraska eggs from 120,000 pounds of cheese 1 090 tons of flour and 4 000 000 eggs landed under an American lease lead law. Harriman said the food is as essential as guns and gasoline and the United States funded the aid. A separate package included 24 tins of evaporated milk with a note from Jones Machine Tool Works Cincinnati workers to aid recipients.
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London
Middle West
Harriman
Woolton
England
Nebraska
United States
Britain
United States Department of Agriculture
America
Ministry of Supply and Ordnance
Jones Machine Tool Works
Cincinnati
June Moon May Bring New Air Attacks Over England
The June moon could renew Nazi night bombing over England with full moon in early June. British counter-bombing to Germany is expected to intensify, and air power gap may narrow as American aid supports Britain. Observers note war dynamics hinge on weather, restocking, and Crete operations.
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Kirke L. Simpson
Associated Press
England
English
Germany
Hamburg
Bremen
Berlin
London
Midlands
Roosevelt
Britain
Crete
Channel
Naz
British Seizure of Iraq Signals Next Front
British forces wrap up operations in Iraq amid Rashid Ali Al-Gailani's government in revolt. A tentative armistice is reported as Baghdad becomes quiet and Axis aid for the rebellion appears too late.
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Associated Press
Crete
Britain
Iraq
Rashid Ali al Gailani
Palestine
Baghdad
Rashid Ali
Germany
139 Will Finish Northeast Junior College Commencement
The Northeast Junior College will hold commencement in the college auditorium Monday at 10 am with Dr. Claybrook Cottingham, president of Louisiana Polytechnic Institute, as principal speaker. 139 diplomas will be awarded, 49 more than last year, and the baccalaureate is today at 3 pm with Rabbi F. K. Hirsch as speaker.
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Northeast Junior College
Claybrook Cottingham
Louisiana Polytechnic Institute At Ruston
F. K. Hirsch
Hardy
Northeast Junior College Orchestra
Harry Lemnert
America
Dearest
Lord Jesus
Bach
God
Frisbie
Mendelssohn
Dallas Goss
Marjorie McDonald
Rabbi Hirsch
Dr. Cottingham
C. C. Calvert
Alma Mater
Fundus
1941 Safety Record For Monroe
Accidents to date this year 221 versus 194 last year. Personal injuries 31 this year versus 33 last year. Deaths 1 this year and none last year. Traffic rule of the day assigns police to seize vehicles used in violations and store them at owner expense to protect public safety.
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City of
Monroe
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