Wedded in 1881 Pair Has 60th Anniversary Party
Mr. and Mrs. Frank McDonald celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary at 512 St John street with 13 children, 43 grandchildren, and 12 great grandchildren among family members and friends. They wed June 19 1881 in Seman Alabama. residents of Alabama and Louisiana, they later lived in Ringgold and Monroe, with a lawn tea held in honor of the occasion.
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Frank McDonald
St John Street
Watt McDonald
Pete McDonald
Slyvia
Bender
J H. Sheffield
Doyle Ralph
C. A. Sheffield
Wayne
Kitty
Forrest McDonald
Frank
Adam Bender
Jeffie Wimberly
Genia Messersmith
Mr McDonald
St. John Street
Quiet Life Endures for Large Family
The passage notes ongoing calm and stability as the couple raises a large family, expecting many more years of serene days together.
Court freezes state's crime commission amid suit
District Judge James D. Womack blocked the Louisiana Crime Commission from functioning or spending funds by a ruling in a case brought by two taxpayers, James H. Morrison and Emile Carmouche, and Joe Arthur Simms. The order froze about 400000 in the agency's accounts and bars members from acting until a June 30 hearing.
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James D. Womack
James H. Morrison
Emile Carmouche
Joe Arthur Simms
Womack
Crime Commission
State Supreme Court
Commission
High Court
Jones
Hitler declares war as Russian threats mount across Europe
In a bold address, Hitler asserts Russia breaches borders with repeated incursions and vows to act. He cites Axis gains in the Balkans, cooperation with Finland and Romania, and a joined force from Narvik to the Carpathians. The decisive move places Europe’s fate in German hands.
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Kremlin
Russia
Germany
Matsuoka
Japan
Balkans
England
Narvik
Carpathians
Danube
Black Sea
Antonescu
Choudrant Man Placed in Jail After Crash Injures Family
A Choudrant man was jailed after a Friday night wreck near Tremont. The Bickhams, in a Ruston Lincoln Sanitarium, include a severely cut wife and a husband with broken ribs. Sheriff Frasier said the other driver, intoxicated, zigzagged across the highway before a head injury.
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Tremont
Choudrant
Bickham
Ruston-Lincoln
Marvin Green
Barmore
Dan Durrett
Jesse Riser
Clyde Frasier
Frasier
Hitler Orders Army Ten Attack Incoherent Broadcast
A London based report cites a secret pro vision in a German Turkish accord. Turkey would stay benevolently neutral if Reich war with the Soviet arose. The text claims German forces at the Romanian border and vow to safeguard Europe.
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London
Turkey
Dardanelles
Russia
Mediterranean
Black Sea
Hitler
New York
Rumania
Russian
Europe
Romania
Bessarabia
Danube
Antonescu
Ion Antonescu
Britain
Allied forces seize Damascus amid Levant war progress
Allied troops entered Damascus after French forces withdrew to spare the ancient city from shell fire as RAF and Luftwaffe clash intensifies. Finland orders auto requisitions amid broader Soviet mobilization. Moscow radio cites mass evacuation of children from major cities.
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Associated Press
Damascus
Levant
Luftwaffe
Germany
Russia
Finland
Moscow
Moscow Radio
Deep Dive Tests for O-9 Submarine Continue At Sea
U boat operations remain active as divers attempt to reach the O-9 sub beneath 18 miles offshore. A diver descended 370 feet, saying he had trouble breathing before being brought to the surface. Searchlights and 15 minute signals marked ongoing attempts while a Falcon crew monitored the scene and logged progress. The O-9, found after 14 hours, showed no signs of life. Navy officials said the accident would not halt the use of undersea craft in defense.
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O-9
Falcon
William Isaacs
Washington, D. C
Allen ©. Bryan
Navy
Atlantic
Knox
Behind the News in New Nazi Move and Soviet Military Reform
The article discusses a potential Soviet mobilization of up to five million troops reliant on production and transport logistics. It notes doubts about readiness due to rail and road flaws and contrasts Finland’s resistance in 1939 40 with Stalin’s later reforms removing political commissars and strengthening general discipline.
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Joseph Stalin
Communist Party
Civil Service League Elects New Leaders For State Campaign
New Orleans June 21 The Louisiana Civil Service League elected Charles Payne Fenner Jr of New Orleans as chairman and Wilson S Callender as secretary to lead a statewide educational campaign for civil service acts. Officers include vice chairs from multiple cities and an executive committee with J J Davidson Pike Hall and others. Dunbar warned against embers and sil factions opposing merit system goals as the league plans action through July 1 1941 when the new laws take effect.
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New Orleans
Louisiana Civil Service League
Charles Payne Fenner, Jr
Orleans
Charles E. Dunbar, Jr
Louisiana State Civil Service Commission
Wilson S. Callender
New Orlea
Bernard McCloskey
Eldson 8S
Lazarus
J. J. Davidson
Lafayette
Pike Hall
Shreveport
John L. Madeen
Monroe
George M. Lester
St Francisville
E. B. DuBuisson
Opelousas
J. L. Pitts, Jr
Alexandria
Fred S. Weis
John T. White
Marshall Ballard, Jr
Hammond
Charles S. Hyneman
Baton Rouge
Norma S. Lee
Charles E. Tooke, Jr
George Wilson
Dunbar
Anne
Sil
Publi
Louisian
Lousiana
Louisiana Civil Service
Government imposes price limits and metal substitutions
The administration sets price caps on tubes and reclaim rubber by June 16, with a 20 percent OPM cut for civilian rubber by December. Nathan Strauss orders substitutes for steel and metals in USHA homes, saving up to 1.5 tons per house. A national aluminum collection drive targets July, after 80,000 pounds were gathered in Madison and Richmond. The Army unifies air force branches into a single Army Air Force, to be commanded by an officer reporting to the chief of staff. Congress faces decisions on holding National Guard members beyond September 16, with 290,000 poised for possible demobilization unless policy changes.
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Channel
United States Army
Navy
Straits of Dover
Beirut
Damascus
Vichy
Syria
Lebanon
de Gaullists
Britain
Near East
Suez Canal
Alexandria
London
United States
Washington
Axis
Germany
Italy
Roosevelt
State Department
Congress
Robin Moor
Welles
Berlin
Rome
Secret Service
War Department
National Guard
Fascism
Virginio Gayda
Il Giornale d'Italia
Mr. Roosevelt
Gayda
Soviet
Russia
Ankara
Turkey
Red Army
Reich
Soviet Union
OPM
Nathan Strauss
Housing Authority
USHA
Madison
Wis
Richmond
Army
Stumson
Bicycle Victim Lloyd Woods Jr. Dies After Car Strike
Bastrop, June 21. Lloyd W. Woods Jr., 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. Woods near Bastrop on Met Rouge road, died tonight after being struck from his bicycle and run over by a car. Dr R B Leavell, Morehouse parish coroner, reported internal injuries. Julian Miles of Bastrop, the driver, was taken to a Bastrop facility.
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Bastrop
Lloyd W. Woods, Jr
Lloyd W. Woods
Met Rouge
R. B. Leavell
Morehouse Parish
Young Woods
Julian Miles
Choudrant Welder Pins Under Pipe In Ditch Accident
A 34 year old welder near Choudrant was injured when a 14 inch pipe pinned him in a six foot ditch during pipeline work on Highway 80 near here. BE L Davis suffered a broken pelvis and hip injuries and bruises and was rushed to a Ruston hospital after being freed by a tractor. The work crew of about 16 men was laying pipe between Monroe and Houston, Texas.
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Davis
Monroe
Houston
Tex
Boy Dies as Family Mourns After Tragedy
Physicians said the boy suffered nervous shock. He is survived by his parents and a brother. Funeral arrangements were incomplete as his father was in Memphis when the tragedy occurred.
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Memphis
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CBS
Communist International
Baltic Countries
Poland
Comintern
OGPU
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Slovakia
Blue Ribbon Ice Cream CO
Catalpa
Civil Service League
Central Culvert Co., Inc
West Monroe
the People’s Homestead & Savings Association
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