Jones Plans Record Barbecue For Inauguration Day
Governor designate Sam Jones returns from Arizona and prepares to move into Baton Rouge offices. He vows a massive May 4 barbecue at LSU Stadium to feed about 125,000 people, using 1,000 cattle. Newt Ogden leads planning for this landmark event.
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Lake Charles
Sam Jones
Arizona
Baton Rouge
Jones
Louisiana
Sam Houston Jones
Sam
Tucson
Ariz
Huey Long
Earl K. Long
Louisiana State University
Newt Ogden
Election Watch As Paris Debates War Aid And Food Plans
The report outlines debates over policy shifts in France and Europe including defense budget discussions and a food and fuel program. Premier Reynaud seeks U S radio address amid foreign policy tensions and a tense political climate across Paris and Moscow reports.
Dawkins Opens Federal Court Spring Session
Judge Ben C. Dawkins presides as the spring session opens with arraignments for Leon C. Weiss and Monte E. Hart on mail fraud charges. The grand jury, recalled from last fall, will review ongoing investigations including a banking case involving a bank building sale. Witnesses are summoned through April 10, with the petit jury excused to 9:30 a.m. next Monday.
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Leon C. Weiss
Monte E. Hart
United States District Court
Ben C. Dawkins
Dawkins
Louisiana
United States Attorney’s
United States
Harvey G. Fieldy
T. H
Orleans waitress killed and man shot in strangest New Orleans crime
Mary Campbell a 32 year old waitress was killed at the restaurant where she worked. Fred Graffen 46 shot her in the heart and abdomen then wounded himself below the heart. Graffen a former Richmond resident said they had a two year acquaintance and quarrelled Friday prompting the visit for reconciliation.
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New Orleans
Mary Campbell
George L. Hoffman
Fred Graffen
Graffen
Richmond
Miss Campbell
Judge Revokes Russell Professorship at City College
Justice John McGeechan of the New York state supreme court panel in New York revoked the appointment of Bertrand Russell to a professorship at the City College of New York. He ruled Russell has taught in his books immoral and salacious doctrines.
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John McGeechan
New York State Supreme Court
New York
Bertrand Russell
City College of New York
Peekae
Sanford
Tewnea
John Eo
Hocto
Riss G
Farley Praises Hull and Roosevelt at Dedication
In Columbia Tennessee Postmaster James A Farley lauds Cordell Hull and President Roosevelt in a speech at the dedication of a new post office. He calls Hull a great son of Tennessee and credits Roosevelt with leading a hard battle to improve social conditions while praising Andrew Jackson as a spirit for public service.
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Columbia
Tenn
James A. Farley
Cordell Hull
Tennessee
Roosevelt
Democratic National Committee
Farley
America
Andrew Jackson
White House
Delegates to be Selected in Primaries Across States
Wisconsin holds a presidential preference primary to elect 24 delegates to the national convention. Kansas Republicans meet in Wichita to name four at large delegates and confirm 34 district delegates. Maine Republicans choose 13 delegates at their state convention. Arizona Democrats meet in Phoenix to select six delegates. Washington hosts Socialist party convention. The Wisconsin primary will test Democratic and Republican strength and reflect campaign tactics of candidates.
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Kansas
New York
Wisconsin
Wichita
Maine
Portland
Arizona
Phoenix
Washington, D. C
Washington
Caldwell and Lorio Put On Trial In Baton Rouge
In Baton Rouge on April 1 two former LSU officials George Caldwell and Dr Clarence A Lorio faced district court on seven month old embezzlement charges involving 350 dollars worth of building materials. Caldwell already serves four years in federal prison after pleading guilty to mail fraud and WPA diversion. Lorio is set to stand trial next week on federal mail fraud charges.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
George Caldwell
Clarence A. Lorie
Caldwell
Atlanta
Coldwell-Lorin
East Baton Rouge Parish
James Monroe Smith
Smith
Lorio
Federal District Court
Labor groups name officers in Louisiana unions
Herman Louvier of Lake Charles was elected president of the Louisiana State Council of Carpenters as a four day State Federation of Labor meeting begins. Other officers include R L Stripling Shreveport and Jay D Weaver Baton Rouge. William R Alderman of Alexandria elected president of Journeymen Barbers State Association of Louisiana with officers Graff and Grough. L L Stephenson of Shreveport named head of Journeymen Plumbers and Steam Fitters with officers Soule Keene Nolan and Morgan.
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Shreveport
Herman Louvier
Lake Charles
Louisiana State Council of Carpenters
State Federation of Labor
R. L. Stripling
Jay D. Weaver
Baton Rouge
H. H. Roland
William R. Alderman
Alexandria
Journeymen Barbers State Association of
Louisiana
W. C. Graff
Ellison Grough
New Orleans
A. A. Jean
Bastrop
C. L. Barnhill
W. W. Beeson
Monroe
G. E. Hogan
Bogalusa
Houma
L. L. Stephenson
Louisiana State Association of Journeymen Plumbers and Steam Fitters
Robert Soule
M. H. Keene
Arthur Nolan
Alonzo Morgan
Miners Rescued After 17 Hour Underground Imprisonment
Two anthracite miners Steve Daynock and Michael Hurchick were pulled from 30 feet underground after a 17 hour cave-in at Northwest Colliery between Simpson and Wandling in Carbon County. Rescue efforts ended with both men brought to the surface amid cheers and relief. Daynock voiced thanks and asked for food, while Hurchick expressed relief that it felt all right.
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Carbondale
Steve Daynock
Michael Hurchick
Northwest
Simpson
Wandling
Daynock
Hurchick
Woman and four children die in plane crash
A single engine plane crash near Boone kills a mother and her four children while a nearby spectator and local residents recall the fiery wreck. The victims were Janet and the Dasso family, with Mrs Charles Tac permans among the passengers.
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Boone
Auie-Dupaind
Bert
Jobe Co Steven
Gaye Etber
Stevens
Miss Sterling
Tie
Bomaeclf Eartier
Enumerators Named for Fifth District in 1940 Census
Federal census enumerators for the Fifth congressional district were announced by district director Jo I Heath Jr after testing across parishes. The list includes many residents selected to conduct house to house canvassing in Quachita East Carroll and Lincoln parishes with numerous names across parishes and a note that the continuation appears on the fifth page.
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Fifth Congressional District
Jo I. Heath
Heath
Kate Meredith
Eibern B. Carr
Warren Whittington
Henry Haddox
Sammie C. Dalton
Wilbur Horn
East Carroll Parish
Charles L. Vining
John B. Winters
Eunice G. Aly
Myrtle Fowler
Eva Sullivan
Willam Davis
Joseph H. Rawls
Allen Carter
Lincoln Parish
Leona D. Mall
Nita V. Webb
Tennie S. Rich
Eugene C. Stewart
James R. Tilton
L. Russell Burke
Cordie McCrary
Wiley McCrary
William P. Willams
Samuel T. Smart
Minnie Futrell
Velma Dugdale
Irma V. Bennett
Harold Grif
Odd Items in The News From Across The Nation
A jumble of vignettes from Alaska to Nebraska recount unusual notices and local curiosities. Highlights include a unique Alaska minister pilot maneuver and a Nebraska farmer awaiting harvest outcomes after a damaging season.
CCC Youth Killed in Foggy Lake Charles Crash
Andrus Perrodin 20 of Church Point dies in a head on collision on the old Spanish trail near Lake Charles after a weekend camp leave. Five other CCC youths are injured Witton Champagne Electon Lehrexander Norton Trahan Galvey Bertrand and Obevon Marceaux hospitalized with skull or facial injuries.
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Lake Charles
Hackberry
Andrus Perrodin
Church Point
Here
CCC
Perrodin
J. D. de Greene
Witton Champagne
Crowley
Electon Lehrexander
Kaplan
Norton Trahan
Galvey Bertrand
Obevon Marceaux
Midland
Trahan
Bertrand
Marceaux
St. Patrick's Hospital
End Of World Broadcast Scares Philadelphians
A Franklin Institute publicity stunt read that the world would end at 3 pm Saturday provoking thousands to call information bureaus. The institute said the claim was a publicity ploy to promote the planetarium show and involved radio station cooperation without Welles or Benny's knowledge.
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Philadelphia
Franklin Institute
Orson Welles
Tormouring
Wagner Schiesinger
Fels
East
Withany A. A. Castellini
Castellini
Welles
Benny
Planetarium
U S Japan relations strained as Hull rejects regime
United States Declines to recognize the Nan King government in China, criticizing the move as unconstructive. Japan’s Foreign Minister Arita says despite U S stance, Tokyo will push for recognition of the Wang regime and align with Chinese support. Abe named ambassador to China as part of activity surrounding the shift.
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Washington
Tokyo
Yukichio Suma
Foreign Office
United States
Cordell Hull
Hachiro Arita
Osaka
Chungking
Casimo Chiang Kai-Shek
Arita
Japan
Wang
Manchuria
Manchukuo
Nanking
Nobuyuki Abe
China
Suma
Three Louisiana hold up youths confess robberies
Three youths captured after a mile long chase confess to robberies across Louisiana. Eddie Romero, 14, of New Orleans, and James E. Gray, 22, of Salterville Virginia, admit entering a Many oiling station, a New Iberia clothing shop burglary, and thefts from Father Perreault in Mermentan near Crowley. The car was reported stolen from Father Perreault. They were taken to Many for arraignment on charges.
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Shreveport
Lac
Louisiana
Robert H. Humphrey
Eddie Romero
New Orleans
James E. Gray
Salterville
New Iberia
Father Perreat
Mermentan
Crowley
Humphrey
Father Perreault
Dark and Melton Case Remanded by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court overruled a lower court ruling and remanded the case of WD Dark and L J Melton for further proceedings. They had been indicted for accepting a bribe from George D Pipes to influence conservation agents guarding wells and citizens.
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New Orleans
Supreme Court
Maens
WD. Dark
L. Jo Melton
Forrace Conservation
Agernty
Monroe
Dark
Melton
Treomge D. Pipes
SLOM
Pipes
Barlow
J.T. Shelf
John B. Fournet
Shelle
Quachita Court
Census Drive Turns On In Wastuition Areas
The passage describes a national census effort with 120 000 workers poised to tally residents across cities towns and rural areas. It notes training by the commerce department and a two week enumeration period with results published locally and consolidated to aid political apportionment within eight months.
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Acrobo
LNMG
United Gates
Amiere
Tata
Sarfs
Scopmmerce
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