Dewey and Roosevelt Set for 1940 Presidential Tryouts
The Associated Press reports 1940 elections feature Dewey against Vandenberg in Wisconsin and Nebraska, with Dewey seeking a farm-belt win and Roosevelts unopposed status in Nebraska while Garner challenges in Illinois. Illinois and Nebraska primaries select delegates and nominate leaders. Missouri and Iowa hold Republican conventions as part of the calendar.
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William L. Beale, Jr
Washington
Thomas E. Dewey
Arthur Vandenberg
Midwest
Roosevelt
New York
Vandenberg
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Dewey
Michigan
Roosevelt- Dewey
Illinois
Garner
Pass Deadline in City Races
The city Democratic committee at city hall announced primary candidates for May 7. Mayoral candidates include H. H. Benoit incumbent E M Steen R Downes Jr Elmer C Slagle. Parks and streets incumbent C R Tidwell plus L V Tarver Ted C Mahr W C Bridges. Finance and public utilities incumbent W D H Rodriguez with D A Breard and Bob Ed Tucker. School board nominees include Harold A Breard J M Cobb Ronald L Davis Harold H Dixon.
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City Democratic Committee
H. H. Benoit
E. M. Steen
R. Downes, Jr
Elmer C. Slagle
C. R. Tidwell
L. V. Tarver
Ted C. Mahr
W. C. Bridges
Finance
Public Utilities
W. D. H. Rodriguez
D. A. Breard
Bob Ed Tucker
Harold A. Breard
J. M. Cobb
Ronald L. Davis
Harold H. Dixon
Three Women Injured in Highway 80 Collision West of Monroe
Three women were injured, none seriously, when two cars collided on Highway 80 about four thirty p.m. Sunday three miles west of West Monroe. Mrs. Charlotte Thrasher of Ruston and Mrs. Betty Pilcher of Choudrant were treated for arm injuries and discharged from St Francis Sanitarium. Mrs. D J Whitten of 106 Seventh Street was treated at home for shock and bruises after a deep knee laceration.
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West Monroe
Charlotte Thrasher
Ruston
Betty Pilcher
Choudrant
St. Francis Sanitarium
D. J. Whitten
Seventh Street
Broadway PAYS FINAL TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM FAVERSHAM
New York mourns William Faversham age 72 who died of a coronary embolism in a Long Island rooming house. once Maude Adams’ leading man he embodied the old matinee idol era and amid touring work he staged a rugged Jeeter Lester in Tobacco Road while stressing entertainment over realism.
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Mark Barron
New York
Broadway
William Faversham
Maude Adams
Long Island
Faversham
Eugene O'Neill
Elmer Rice
Tobacco Road
Jeeter Lester
Stratosphere Airliner Demonstrated In New Orleans
The Pan American Flying Cloud, a 45,000-pound stratosphere airliner, drew crowds at New Orleans airport for demonstration flights before tests in Brownsville, Texas. The four engine craft, designed for transatlantic routes, seats 33 passengers and carries mail and express.
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New Orleans
Brownsville
Tex
Central America
Washington, D. C
Pan- American Airways
Gulf of Mexico
Guatemala City
Guatemala
Merida
Yucatan
Belize
British Honduras
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Cristobal
English girl crosses Atlantic to join American sailor wife in the U S
Mrs. E J Adams Jr, arrived in Berwick to await her husband’s end-of-enlistment discharge from the navy. He serves aboard the destroyer Decatur now at Norfolk and completes his term this week. She speaks of wartime Europe and American life in a distinctive accent.
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Morgan City
United States
Navy
E. J. Adams, Jr
Berwick
Decatur
Norfolk
Europe
Sanders to Seek Congress Seat in Sixth District
Hammond Louisiana April 8 Former Congressman J Y Sanders Jr returns to run for the Sixth district seat in the September Democratic primary. He will face Dr J K Griffith of Slidell who also declared candidacy. Sanders, a Huey Long critic, previously held the seat in 1934 36.
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Hammond
J. Y. Sanders, Jr
Huey P. Long
House
Sanders
J. K. Griffith
Slidell
Huey Long
Kemp
Washington
Long
Harry D. Wilson
Dr. Griffith
Leche
Ome Sanders
J. Y. Sanders
Eclipse Turns Sun Into Flaming Ring Over US
The April 8 eclipse in Jacksonville shows the moon between Earth and sun creating a bright flaming ring. Observers saw a blacked sun with orange rim through filters. the annular phase hid 93 percent of the sun's diameter, a rare event not seen nationwide since 1865.
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Malcolm Johnson
Jacksonville
Fla
United States
United
Jones Outlines Four Year Program For Louisiana
Governor Designate Sam H. Jones set out a four year plan before traveling to New Orleans for a testimonial dinner. He spoke to 31 of 39 new state senators and 75 of 100 representatives, pledging no half baked legislation and pushing abolition of the sales tax by legislative act. He said the people will be his master and that corporate groups will not dictate policy. Dinner seats in New Orleans were fully reserved.
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Baton Rouge
Sam H. Jones
New Orleans
Lake Charles
Jones
Young Men's Business Club
Stelle Proclaims Self Acting Illinois Governor
Lieutenant Governor John Stelle claimed acting governorship of Illinois after a bitter Democratic primary and called a special legislative session. He entered the state house and signed the proclamation within an hour of Governor Horner's call for a session on April 30, amid interest in tomorrow's presidential primary and Roosevelt’s third term bid.
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Springfield
John Stelle
Illinois
Henry Horner
Stelle
State House
Horner
Roosevelt
Farm Boy 15 Kills Woman in Fort Worth
Ernest Joe Butler, 15, reportedly tried to coerce Mrs. Clifton Beck, 20, and shot her when she resisted. He told police he whistled a tune after the confession. Assistant district attorney Harry Ward outlined the case as Butler awaits possible reform school sentence.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Ernest Joe Butler
Clifton Beck
Harry Ward
Butler
Beck
Two Aerial Crews Jump to Safety Near Texas
Barksdale field authorities report two occupants of an army attack plane escaped by parachute after fuel exhaustion ten miles southeast of Tyler Texas. The pilot Lieutenant Powell was en route from Moffitt field California to Shreveport and apparently missed Dallas Hensley field by a wide margin. The Northrop Alt A two seater was completely demolished.
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Shreveport
Barksdale Field
Tyler
Tex
Powell
Moffitt Field
Calif
Hensley Field
Dallas
Northrop
Father seeks freedom for accused girl in quadruple slayings
In Los Angeles a court battle unfolds as Barton Davis asks for a writ of habeas corpus to release 11 year old Chloe Davis from juvenile hall after the murder of her mother and siblings. Police defend questioning tactics and seek to place Chloe as a juvenile ward delaying the hearing.
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Los Angeles
Chloe Davis
Barton Davis
Homer Cross
Chloe
Three questioned in Shreveport death of Frank Rudeseal
In Shreveport Louisiana officers questioned three people after the shotgun slaying of 53 year old oil well contractor Frank Rudeseal. The incident occurred near the Dromgolle home as Rudeseal tried to retrieve $136 owed him.
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Shreveport
Frank Rudeseal
Allied warships mine Norwegian waters to halt German ore
AP dispatches report Norway protests and demands mining removal as Allied ships mine coastal waters to stop German ore shipments. German sources call it a gigantic British plot. reports mention a warship off Bodoe and others near Hus tadvika.
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Berlin
Germany
London
Reuters
Oslo
Bodoe
Norway
Trondheim
Hustadvika
Danube
Danubian Basin
Europe
Prete
Britain
Rome
Italy
Adriatic
Copenhagen
North Sea
Paris
Western Front
Mussolini
Ly Associated Press
Germy
St Josephs Table Continues Tradition in Morgan City
For 27 consecutive years Mrs. Mula has kept a promise to honor St. Joseph day on April 2. Each year she builds an altar and lays a St. Joseph table with food, a task requiring more than two weeks of preparation.
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ST. Josephs
Morgan City
Amite Tornado Toll Rises Amid Destruction
After a deadly Sunday tornado struck Amite and a southeast Louisiana coast, authorities searched for Albert Geille believed missing in the Bayou Barataria area. Five people were reported dead, with Amite suffering a heavy blow to its business district and about $900000 in property damage. Red Cross and CCC workers assisted cleanup as residents sought to rebuild.
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New Orleans
Gueld
Albert Geille
Inne Tently
Tandred
Louisiena
Bilomt
Algeria
Bereteria
Bayou Barataria
Guillle
Gallele
Amite
Red Cross
CCC
Cr. Pittman
Tangipahon Parish
Oliver Ruters
Olf Hegre
Sereein
Sheoen
Jean LaFitte
Republicans Propose Independent Agency For Trade
Republican members of the House Ways and Means Committee urge creation of a 15 member group to draft a permanent tariff and foreign trade program. The plan envisions an independent agency taking over tariff commission and State Department roles to boost fair foreign competition. Five senators five congressmen and five private citizens would report by January. The Commerce Department notes U S exports rose 3 percent in six months of the European war.
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Washington
Cresatio
America
Roosevelt
House
Ways and Means
Congress
Tariff Commision
State Department
Commerce Department
United States
Five Drown in Miami Area As Car Plunges Into Canal
Five persons died in separate incidents near Miami. Daniel A. Crosby 37 and his wife Mrs. Dorris Crosby 26 their 5 month old daughter Dore ris and Daniel's brother Dewey Crosby 36 were trapped when their car tipped into a drainage canal. The fifth victim Richard Oaks 28 drowned in the ocean at Baker's harlover while his father and young son watched. The crash remains under investigation as authorities recover the upside down sedan.
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Miami
Fla
Daniel A. Crosby
Oil Company
Dorris Crosby
Doreris
Dewey Crosby
Daniel
Richard Oaks
Baker's
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Ieee
Louisiana
Waters
Associated Press
Norman Thomas
Missouri
3Rd Congressional District
Iowa
Democratic Committee
Big Stratoliner
War
U. S
Barataria
C. C. Pittman
Eclipse
Harry W. Paul
Rudeseal
Goneane
Ean
Willie Dramgoile
Here
Billie Woodard
Matthews
Will Prudhomme
Bert Stone
Miss Woodard
Bossier City
Dromgolle
Scandinavia
Hitler
Great Britain
France
Arendal
Rio de Janeiro
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