Adjourment by Labor Day Hinted as Earliest
House leaders and President Roosevelt expect a lengthy session, with adjournment likely after late summer. They list revamping the Supreme Court, agencies, wage standards, water and soil conservation, farm tenancy aid, low cost housing, tax loophole closing, and nuisance tax extensions as priorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Roosevelt
Congress
Bankhead
Rayburn
Supreme Court
Tes
Alabama
The New York cop a human face of law and mercy
The essay praises New York police as generally tolerant and humorous, noting both rough and kind acts by officers. It argues cops balance toughness with consideration, portraying the New York police as some of the most human representatives of the law encountered. See Runyon, Page 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Leche to Speak at Pine Top Tuberculosis Sanatorium Dedication
Governor Richard W. Leche will be the principal speaker at the dedication of the G. B. Cooley Tuberculosis sanatorium at Pine Top on Friday afternoon June 18. Prominent speakers include J. H. Crutcher J Lester White G B Cooley civic leaders and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard W. Leche
G. B. Cooley
Pine Top
Ouachita Parish Tuberculosis
J. H. Crutcher
WPA
J. Lester White
State Planning Board
Tuberculosis Association
Monroe
West Monroe
Cooley
Crutcher
Fifth District Medical Society
State Legion's Most Successful Convention Planned July 10-13
Monroe is set to host the Louisiana department's 19th annual convention of the American Legion July 19-13, with L B Faulk post No 13 acting as host. Officials say the 1937 event will surpass prior Monroe sessions in program and turnout, with committees named for logistics, parades, entertainment, and more to stage a major three day gathering of legionnaires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Faulk
American Legion
Louisiana Department
Monroe
Louisiana Department of the American Legion
Legion
Bill Perhamus
Sam Rubin
American Legion Auxiliary
Charles Mitchell
Ivey A. Faulk
C. E. McKenzie
Warren Taylor
Isadoe Liebreich
Frank V. Reitzell
Fred Pettit
Ted Madsen
W. D. H. Rodriguez
Sons of the Legion
Walter Savage
John Bailey
Dr. S. A. Collins
Pension Leader Silent After 12 Assisting Resignations
Dr. Francis E. Townsend refused comment as 12 top executives resign from his Townsend National Recovery Plan. J. W. Brinton announced the mass walkout citing attacks on President Roosevelt and legislative aims. Other resignations include Gilmour Young, Gilman Beeler, Harry B. Presson, Jeanne E. Sweeney, J. H. Hall and Arthur L. Johnson.
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Chicago
Francis E. Townsend
J. W. Brinton
Townsend National Recovery Plan, Inc
Townsend Weekly
California
Gilmour Young
Gilman Beeler
The
Townsend National Legion
Harry B. Presson
Townsend
Jeanne E. Sweeney
Woman's Page
J. H. Hall
Weekly
Townsend Recovery Plan, Inc
Arthur L. Johnson
Holly Ridge Farmer Stabbed in Saturday Fight
Grady Riser a 29 year old Holly Ridge farmer was taken to St Francis sanitarium with knife wounds after a late Saturday altercation with Lemon Hodnette a 20 year old farmhand. Riser accused Hodnette of attacking during a dispute over riding a cultivator.
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Grady Riser
Holly Ridge
St. Francis Sanitarium
Lemon Hodnette
Farmer
Riser
Hodnette
Rayville
Officers elected by Baptist Union in Louisiana convention
John R. Wright of Natchitoches named president of the new State Baptist Training union at a three day conference ending in Alexandria. Officers elected include Blanche Axney Forest first vice president and Rev John L Dodge Winnsboro second vice president among eight others across various towns.
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Alexandria
John R. Wright
Natchitoches
State Baptist Training Union Convention
Louisiana College
Blanche Axney
Forest
John L. Dodge
Winnsboro
Raymond Marston
Bossier City
J. W. Buckner
Many
Sam Rusning
Bunkie
C. M. Travis
Denham Springs
O. A. Vanado
Bogalusa
E. N. Weaver
Jennings
Duke and Bride Begin Home in Austrian Castle
The Duke of Windsor and Wallis Warfield settled at Wasserleonburg castle in Austria after their wedding. They kept to themselves with no visitors as birds sang and sunlit peaks framed the valley. The duchess toured rooms in a dusting spree for their new domestic life.
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Duchess of Windsor
Vogue
Chateau de Cande
Wallis Warfield
Duke of Windsor
NEA Service
Noetsch
Austria
Wasserleonburg Castle
Dobratsch Mountains
Ancient Castle
Gail River
Julian Alps
Baltimore
Woman Missing Nine Hours Found In Oxford Woods
Mrs Hugh McDonald Morse wife of local resident disappeared from her Oxford Mississippi home at six this morning. CCC boys from the Oxford camps aided officers and citizens in the search. She was found at three this afternoon exhausted after wandering in the woods due to insomnia and lost direction.
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Oxford
Miss
Hugh McDonald Morse
CCC
Morse
Blind World War Veteran Sees Again
Paulette Smith, a World War veteran who went blind a year ago, has regained his sight after an unexplained miracle. His loss began when he had nine teeth pulled to ease arthritis pain, and eye specialists found no cure until the sudden recovery on June 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynchburg
Paulette Smith
Smith
Ouachita Parish Seniors Receive 1937 Diplomas at Neville High
More than 250 members of Ouachita Parish High School senior class earned diplomas at Neville High School auditorium on Friday night. Rev. Guy M. Hicks of First Methodist Ruston delivered the commencement address titled The Challenge of Our Day, with the stage festooned for the ceremony.
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Ouachita Parish
Neville High School
Guy M. Hicks
First Methodist Church
Ruston
Drownings After School Picnic Boat Capsizes
In Plenitsa Romania twelve children drowned when a school picnic boat capsized on Lake Verbita. Officials report teachers were forced to flee an angry crowd as rescuers searched the lake.
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Plenitsa
Rumania
Verbita
Power Failure Hits Business District After Substation Blast
A 50 minute outage swept the Ninth street substation causing a drop in voltage across the district. Officials blamed improperly fused motors on the line and could not locate the fault that dimmed illumination east of Fifth Street and south of DeSiard Street. Elevator service in hotels and offices was halted during the outage.
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Ninth Street
City Power and Light Department
DeSiard Street
Fifth Street
W. D. H. Rodriguez
Public Utilities
Louisian a Tanker Christened at Sun Shipyard
Mrs Elton Reynolds Leche wife of Louisiana governor christened the Louisiana a 12 900 ton tanker at Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Chester Pa June 4 with Governor Leche Lieutenant Governor Earl Long and Texas Company representative W S Rodgers in attendance. The ship is 465 feet long and 64 feet beam and the first of three tankers ordered by the Texas Oil Company.
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Chester
Mrzs
Elton Reynolds Leche
Louisiana
Texas Oil Company
Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Leche
Earl Long
W. S. Rodgers
Texas Company
Rumors surround Mola death amid Spain civil war
Reports say a time bomb may have caused General Emilio Mola and four officers to die in a plane crash while insurgents bombarded Bilbao and Madrid area fronts. Franco government and Madrid Valencia factions traded threats as foreign diplomats urged tougher non intervention and expanded patrols. Jose Giral Pereira blamed the neutrality committee for Almeria bombardment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Bilbao
Emilio Mola
Madrid
Jose Miaja
Segovia
Guadarrama
Germany
Deutschland
Reich
Almeria
Spain
Italy
France
Great Britain
Madrid-Valencia
Jose Giral Periera
Valencia
Spanish Republic
Neutrality
Postal Officers End Convention in Louisiana Meeting
The Louisiana branch of the National League of District Postmasters concluded its two day session at Hotel Virginia with election of officers led by C H Ferguson as president and district vice presidents including C J Gille Dufour Trahan and others. New Orleans chosen as the 1938 convention city. W L Hawkins noted for 51 years of service received emblem. Alice Landers 26 years received emblem. See postal officers page 3.
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Louisiana
National League of District Postmasters
Hotel Virginia
C. H. Ferguson
Atlanta
C. J. Gille
Boothville
M. M. Baldwin
Bernice
B. C. Dyess
Folsom
Henry Buller
Iowa
J. O. Broullette
Marksville
A. L. Dobson
Chestnut
New Orleans
W. L. Hawkins
Palmetto
Alice Landers
Oakland
North Louisiana oil boom under way in six parish region
North central Louisiana races into a new oil era as heavy rigs and mud pumps sweep six parishes from Ouachita to Red River. Since late 1936 fields in deep production zones expand with Lisbon field leading production, E. T Oaks and Harry D Easton credited, with Patton No 1 discovery and ongoing drilling activity.
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Louisiana
Wildcatters
Ouachita River
The
Red
East
Sabine
Ouachita
Union
West Ouachita Parish
Trinity
Travis Peak
New Lisbon
Pettit
E. T “Rebel” Oaks
Harry D. Easton
Patton No. 1
Claiborne Parish
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Ralph Hepburn
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
Runyon
State Legion
State Legion’s
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Duke
Bride
Southern
Guy Hicks
Christens Tanker
Mola Qthers
la Granja
Atlanta, la
State Group
North Lovisiana
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