Jones forecasts US national debt to reach 90 billion
Jesse Jones told the United States Chamber of Commerce that the national debt would rise to at least 90 billion dollars and that defense costs would be far higher than anticipated. He warned millions in sacrifices lie ahead and urged immediate steps to repay borrowed funds after the emergency ends.
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Washington
Jesse Jones
Secretary of Commerce
United States Chamber of Commerce
Texan
Steel output at risk from coal and coke shortages
Trade notes a coal and coke shortage may curb steel production next week. Mills run at 83 percent capacity amid pending soft coal mining negotiations and possible coke production limits. Federal price controls adviser Henderson seeks reserve supplies and orderly pricing to curb inflation while defense industry needs push for priority deliveries.
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Paul Gesner
John Beckley
York
News-Starial News Service
Ason
Urrently Steel Mills
Joe Noe Denied Interview With Governor Jones
Ames A Noe former state senator says he made another failed trip to Baton Rouge to see Gov Sam H Jones for patronage. Noe reports the governor is in poor health and unavailable for talk despite attempts from New Orleans and Washington.
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New Orleans
Ames A. Noe
Ton Rouge
Sam H. Jones
Joe
Hould
Washington
Huey P.ng
Statuary Hall
Noe
Jones
Orleans
Govler
Baton Rouge
Baton Age
Jimmie Noe
Yugoslav envoy in Budapest describes war hell and disease risk
In Budapest April 29 U S envoy Arthur Blix Lane reports Belgrade lacks water and sewage, risk of typhoid and typhus, while Red Cross provides aid and feeds thousands. He worries about AP correspondent Robert Stohn and others, claiming they may be with MacAtee at a Dalmatian coast town, and seeks contact.
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Budapest
Lungary
Arthur Blix Lane
United States
Lavia
Yugoslavia
Belgrade
Amer- Red Cross
Lane
Robert Stohn
Associated Press
Dalmatian
MacAtee
R. B. MacAtee
Cretary
Louisiana Debt Per Person Reveals Big State Burden
Washington reports state and local gross public debt per capita for 1940 and 1932 with Louisiana at 166.78 and 171.36 dollars and Mississippi at 85.07 and 89.67. Per capita debt under 50 includes Kentucky Wisconsin Georgia Indiana, while New York New Jersey Rhode Island Florida and California exceed 200. Rapid increases in state and local debt continue.
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Washington
Louisiana
Mississippi
Commerce Department
Kentucky
Wisconsin
Georgia
Indiana
New York
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Florida
California
New Iberia Doctor Charged Under Narcotic Act
Dr. James F. Garrett of New Iberia was charged in New Orleans with selling one eighth ounce of cocaine to a federal agent on April 25 without a prescription. Bond set at $3,000.
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New Orleans
James F. Garrett
New Iberia
United States
R. H. Carter, Jr
Four to Share in Yugoslavia
Berlin reports that Germany Italy Hungary and Bulgaria would share Yugoslavia’s territory. Zones listed include South Styria Carinthia and Carniola under German control and Drava Danube northeast regions under Hungary. Bulgarians hold areas around Pirot Vranje Skoplje Prilep Ohrid and a Thrace Salonika strip. Italy occupies the Entipit coast and Ljubljana area. Croatia is acknowledged as independent.
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Berlin
Germany
Italy
Hungary
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Dienst Aus Deutschland
Dienst
Foreign Office
Balkans
Steiermark
Styria
Carinthia
Carniola
Krajina
Drava
Danube
Pirot
Vranje
Skoplje
Prilep
Ohrid
Thrace
Salonika
Greece
Entipit
Adriatic
Ljubljana
Croatia
Water pageant marks Natchitoches 227th anniversary
Cane River lake will host a water carnival on May 17 as Natchitoches celebrates its 227th founding anniversary. LSU Normal College graduates return for spring home coming. The festival includes campus open house, a luncheon for Dr. Joe Farrar, tours of historic sites, and a phantom display at the fine arts auditorium.
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Natchitoches
Cane River Lake
Louisiana State Normal College
State Normal College
Joe Farrar
Louisiana Purchase
Fine Arts
Confession in Mobile: Man Admits Killing Wife and Five Children
Esker W. Gibson, 33, an unemployed carpenter's helper from Lovington near Mobile, confessed to killing his wife and burning his five young children to death in their two room farmhouse. He said he beat his wife with a chair during an argument and then burned the children as they slept.
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Mobile
Ala
Bart B. Chamberlain
Esker W. Gibson
Carpenter
Lovington
Chamberlain
Gibson
Coal miners to resume production in Appalachian fields
Washington reports the United Mine Workers announce soft coal production will restart Thursday in the bituminous regions after a month long shutdown over a wage dispute. Southern operators accept President Roosevelt’s plan to reopen and negotiate retroactively, easing fuel shortages for defense plants.
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Washington
United Mine Workers Union
John L. Lewis
Appalachian Coal
Southern
Roosevelt
L. Ebersole Gaines
Southern Producers’ Group
Miners’ Union
Appalachian
Stephen Early
Commerce
Jesse Jones
Senate Committee
U M. W
New York
John R. Steelman
U. S. Defense Work Miracle, Fuller States
Philadelphia April 29 President Walter Fuller of the National Association of Manufacturers declares American industry has performed a modern defense miracle. He cites 13 billion dollars in defense orders absorbed in under a year and 99 percent placed in production, with 86 percent deliveries on time.
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Philadelphia
Walter Fuller
National Association of Manufacturers
Unis
Arsenal
Curtis Publishing Company
Fuller
America
Lindbergh Resigns From Army Reserve Air Corps
The War Department accepted Colonel Charles A. Lindberghs resignation as a reserve air corps officer. He told President Roosevelt he left due to his view that the president’s remarks left no honorable alternative. Secretary Stimson weighed discretionary action during the emergency. Stephen Early hinted Lindbergh might be returning his decoration to Hitler.
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Washington
War Department
Charles A. Lindbergh
Reserve Air Corps
Roosevelt
Stimson
Britain
Germany
Stephen Early
Lindbergh
Hitler
State laws on music before Supreme Court
Litigation to test the constitutionality of state laws regulating public performance of copyrighted music after purchase, prompted by ASCAP efforts to control prices. Nebraska and Florida laws from 1937 were found unconstitutional by federal courts as infringing the national copyright act, while a 1939 Florida registration and tax provision survived partial scrutiny. The case follows antitrust proceedings settled recently with a consent decree.
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Washington
Supreme Court
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Nebraska
Florida
Justice Department
Invasion fears surge as cross channel bombardment escalates
British and German speed boats clash along England's southeast coast as heavy cross channel bombardment hits Dover for hours. RAF and bombers strike targets in France while Plymouth and Brest suffer raids. Germans push into Crete and southern Greece as Britain withdraws from the mainland. London cites patrols halting Axis columns into Egypt amid reports of heavy losses near Salam.
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Associated Press
England
Channel
Dover
French
Plymouth
Brest
Crete
Grecian
Pelopon
Proposal 10 Place Tax on Sales Rapped
An investment adviser told Congress that tax law allows gambling houses in Reno to deduct business expenses while a widow cannot. Clinton Davidson of Fiduciary Counsel urged clarification, noting a Supreme Court ruling restricting individuals. Committee members condemned a retail sales tax as defense revenue.
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Washington
Congress
Clinton Davidson
Fiduciary Counsel, Inc
Jersey City
House
Ways and Means Committee
Davidson
Supreme Court
New York State Chamber of Commerce
Willi J. Schieffelin, Jr
Chamber
State Chamber
Urg
AERIAL GUNNERY SITE RECOMMENDED NEAR PASS CHRISTIAN
In Jackson Mississippi on April 29 a Gulf of Mexico area off Cat Island twelve miles south of Pass Christian was urged as the aerial gunnery site for the 38th bombardment group to be based here. Colonel J H Houghton said the choice awaits approval from Tampa and that fishermen will be warned by the coast guard during drills using dummy planes. He also noted Gulfport as a potential emergency landing field and cited a 1000 acre tract there as suitable for an airfield.
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Jackson
Miss
Gulf of Mexico
Cat Island
Pass Christian
38Th Bombardment Group
J. H. Houghton
Jackson Air Base
Southeastern Air Corps
Tampa
Houghton
Coast Guard
Gulfport
Churchill rejects streamlined war cabinet plan and calls vote
London reports Prime Minister Churchill rejects a streamlined war cabinet and announces a confidence vote next week on his conduct of the war. Berlin says German troops near southern Greece’s last harbors as fighting broadens across Europe. In Tokyo Kokumin warns US entry to war nears while US patrols Atlantic waters. Meanwhile British and German speedboats clash on the southeast invasion coast as RAF focuses on German ports, with Crete considered for attack.
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London
Churchill
Balkan
State Meet of M. W. A Slated in Monroe
The Modern Woodmen of America prepares for a one day state convention in Monroe at Hotel Frances on May 1. Delegations from major cities will attend with C. G. Simmons as local consul hosting. A banquet and master of ceremonies Dr J T French will precede the principal address by Dr A E Fisher. Officers for the new year to be elected. Mrs Paul J Newman hosts auxiliary members at 905 Glenmar Thursday morning.
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Monroe
Woodmen of America
Hotel Frances
Paul J. Newman, Sr
C. G. Simmons
J. T. French
A. E. Fisher
Paul J. Newman
Glenmar
141 Safety Record and Traffic Rule of the Day
Accidents to date this year 162 versus last year 160. Personal injuries this year 22 versus 26 last year. Deaths to date this year 0 versus 4 last year. Traffic rule declares it unlawful to drive a vehicle without an efficient exhaust muffler and bans cut outs that bypass muffling devices.
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