Nations start nonintervention patrols to Spain
European powers begin a midnight enforcement of a nonintervention pact to curb volunteers and arms to Spain. Fifty to sixty ships from Britain Germany France and Italy will supervise coastlines and intercept vessels entering Spanish waters to ensure compliance with inspectors aboard.
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London
Europe
Spain
Italy
Great Britain
France
Germany
Geoffrey Blake
Hood
Bay of Biscay
Spanish Morocco
Balearic Islands
Mediterranean
United States
States Heads Want U. S. Aid Continued in Relief Push
Chicago April 19 Governors unified against cutting federal relief programs, urging continuation of Works Progress Administration and Civilian Conservation Corps at the current 2.0 billion annual level. Only two governors urged lifting the relief burden, while many favored looser federal purse strings and warned of higher taxes and bankruptcy if cuts occur. Governor Benson of Minnesota summed up the majority view.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Congress
Associated Press
Works Progress Administration
Civilian Conservation Corps
Washington
Mr. Roosevelt
Elmer A. Benson
Minnesota
Chicken dispute ends in double shooting in Pascagoula
In Pascagoula Mississippi on April 19 a dispute over alleged chicken theft led to the fatal shooting of Charles Bosarge and the stabbing of Milton Clark. Deputy Ladnier reports Sam Bosarge killed Charles then wounded Clark when his gun jammed using an oyster knife. Clark was listed in serious condition.
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Pascagoula
Miss
Charles Bosarge
Milton Clark
Sam Bosarge
Charles
Charles Ladnier
Clark
Bosarge
Sheriff Ladnier
Doctor Believes Kidnapping of Son Will Soon Be Solved
Dr. W W Mattson father of slain Charles Mattson 10 says threats against his family continue but he believes the kidnap slayers will be captured soon. He cites cranks behind threats and notes FBI agents remain in Tacoma while parole systems and police protection are criticized.
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William L. Worden
Tacoma
Wash
W. W. Mattson
Charles Mattson
Muriel
William
Charles
Everett
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Mattson
Seventh Louisiana Credit Men’s convention opens at Hotel Frances
Attendance tops 100 as the Louisiana Credit Men’s association begins its two day session. Miss Marion O. Brooks presides with Rev W C Scott giving the invocation. Henry Haas delivers welcome for the city. D J Waltrus offers the response. L S Crowder and L Selig address efficient credit reporting and installment selling soft merchandise. Officers report and committees named. group meetings follow led by Hubert Felder and P A Howell.
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Louisiana Credit Men's Association
Hotel Frances
Marion O. Brooks
Cherokee Terrace
W. C. Scott
First Methodist Church
Arnold Bernstein
Henry Haas
City Sanitation
D. J. Waltrus
Personal Finance Company
Alexandria
L. S
General Credit Managers
Hubert Felder
New Orleans
P. A. Howell
Shreveport
Weather Briefs for Louisiana and Arkansas
Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday across Louisiana and Arkansas. Winds along the coast remain gentle and variable while Arkansas sees warmer conditions in the north and central areas Tuesday.
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Louisiana
Arkansas
Tennessee man begins 41st day fasting in Tennessee
Stooping Oak Tennessee April 19. Jackson Whitlow 45 year old mountaineer says he started his fast on a call from the Lord and expects a sign to eat. He walked two miles to a church service and plans to continue until he hears from God. His cousin doctor Standifer says he is in good condition and could live 25 to 30 more days if his health deteriorates at the same rate as the past 39 days.
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Stooping Oak
Tenn
Jackson Whitlow
Whitlow
Cumberland Mountain
Separate Baptist Church
Ehele
R. E. Standifer
Dunlap
Leche to Give Address at R. C. A. Meet
Governor Richard W. Leche and Brigadier-General Raymond H. Fleming head the speakers lineup for the Louisiana Department Reserve Officers Association convention to be held at the Virginia hotel next weekend in the city. Colonel Roy A. Hill of LSU will deliver the principal address on the first day following Gov Leche's greeting.
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Richard W. Leche
Raymond H. Fleming
Adjutant General
Louisiana
Louisiana Department Reserve Officers Association
Virginia
Roy A. Hill
Louisiana State University
Leche
John Dart
New Orleans
Louisiana Department
R O. A
Clay Bienvenue
Mayor Bernstein
Francis F. Barnard
Adjutant General of
Charles B. Elliott
Fourth Corps
Emil P. Pierson
87Th Division
L. Kemper Williams
United States
Edward S. Bres
Roy A
Roosevelt Meets Leaders at White House Over Budget Deficit Risk
President Roosevelt convenes ten administration leaders at the White House to review next year’s budget amid a potential deficit. He aims to present revised figures to Congress within days and attends the opening Senators Athletics game, pitching the ceremonial first ball.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Congress
Washington Senators
Philadelphia Athletics
Capitol Hill
House
Senate
Jones
Texas
Agriculture Committee
House Rules Committee
House Military Committee
Booking agent questioned in hammer death in New York
A booking agent was taken into custody in New York for questioning as police probe a hammer murder in a rehearsal hall in the bright light district. The victim used the stage name Tania Lee Lova, a 25 year old theater actress from Bridgeport Conn. Julia Nussenbaum. Micha Ross 30 was found at his father in law’s home in upstate New York and was being brought to the city for questioning.
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New York
Bright Light
Tania Lee Lova
Upstate
Micha Ross
Mountain Dale
Ross
Michael F. McDermott
Miss Lova
Julia Nussenbaum
Bridgeport
Fire destroys four Waterproof stores in early morning blaze
A Sunday fire at about 2 a.m. in Waterproof Louisiana destroyed four adjacent frame businesses starting in a negro cafe. The A Massony general store J Testa butcher shop H Randle coffee shop and C Testa store suffered total losses with merchandise ruined except for the remodeled Tesla store. Insurance coverage was about 1000 dollars.
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Waterproof
A. Massony
J. Testa
H. Randle
C. Testa
Tesla
Bus Schedule Changes For Loop Road Routes
City transportation superintendent Walter B. Mangham announced that Loop road buses between Jackson street and the Highland Park terminal will start ten minutes after each hour beginning Tuesday. Buses previously departed five minutes before the hour to align with school closing hours and store hours. The change affects only the Loop road service with one round trip each hour and excludes other routes.
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City
Jackson Street
Highland Park Terminal
Walter B. Mangham
City Transportation
Grace Taylor chosen as Louisiana state regent
Miss Grace Taylor of Lake Charles was elected state regent of the Catholic Daughters of America at the Louisiana convention in Baton Rouge. Alexandria was picked for the 1939 convention. Delegates approved resolutions condemning Communism and opposing the proposed federal child labor amendment.
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Baton Rouge
Grace Taylor
Lake Charles
Louisiana State Court
Catholic Daughters of America
Alexandria
C. &. LaBorde
Zlda Lauve
Magda Rabin
Plaquemine
Fox Samson
Abbeville
Ghost Fliers in Scandinavia Stir War Fears Early
Reports of phantom fliers in northern Norway Sweden and Finland and secret naval maneuvers off Arctic coasts sparked a war scare across Scandinavia. Bergen officials verified four warships a carrier a submarine and an unidentified plane near the Norwegian coast on April 5.
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Oslo
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Scandinavia
Russia
Germany
Bergen
Aftenpost
Arctic Ocean
Stockholm Svenska Dagbladat
Henry Ford Charged with Intimidation by UAW
Homer Martin announced that the United Automobile Workers filed discrimination and intimidation charges against Henry Ford with the National Labor Relations Board in Detroit. He discussed the Oshawa strike, plans to organize Ford plants, and a possible sympathy strike at General Motors, without predicting the board’s action.
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Washington
Homer Martin
United Automobile Workers
Henry Ford
National Labor Relations Board
Martin
Detroit
UAW
General Motor
Oshawa
Ontario
Ford Motor Company
Ford Workers
General Motors
United States
Taxi Driver Robbed by Bandit Near Adams Street
W. R Osborn a Fresh Air Taxicab driver was held up about 1 a m Sunday by an unidentified negro who demanded cash and his watch. The bandit rode to Adams street and Liberty club area then fled. police found no trace. Osborn previously survived a a holdup and kidnapping two years ago.
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W. R Osborn
Fresh Air
Osborn
Liberty
Fourteenth and
Adams Street
Walnut Street
Milhaven
State Penitentiary
Drowning Victim Identified As Bookkeeper Martin Reems
In New Orleans on a Mississippi River drowning case, relatives identified the victim as 29 year old bookkeeper Martin Reems by a blue felt hat found on a wharf. His mother and sister confirmed he left home Saturday night and did not return. A barroom remark from friend Nuncio Martine is cited by police.
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New Orleans
Martin Reems
Mississippi River
Dock Board
Reems
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