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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1939
Page
1
At the House Un American Activities hearing, an unnamed Moseley aide refused to let the general drink from a witness water supply. The aide warned off the water as Moseley spoke on communism, calling the risk of contamination “absolutely” feared by the associate.
Washington June 1 Freshmen congressmen worry over a timing puzzle as the king and queen of England may have only 45 minutes to greet about 531 members. If the Royals greet 12 a minute, all will be accommodated. slower pace risks leaving last in line without a handshake.
The Ear K. Long for Governor club in New Orleans denies posters removal was hostility by Mayor Rob ert S. Maestri. Club president C. J. Smith says rumors are unfounded and that Maestri is a lifelong Long ally. Police superintendent George Reyer praised poster removal as authorized.
Washington reports Democratic and Republican leaders agreed neutrality legislation blocks adjournment by July 15. Four major items advance: corporate tax revision, relief appropriations, social security act amendments, and railroad aid bills. President Roosevelt prefers revision this session but would accept a short adjournment. Filibuster risks loom as hurdles remain.
Secretary Morgenthau announced the Treasury will not issue new money this summer and will refund a note due in September. He cited a cash balance of 2.2648 billion dollars sufficient to cover expenditures until the next regular financing date on September 15. He plans a five year note offer to holders of 426.555 million dollars of maturing notes, with the lowest rate for a comparable security, to be announced Monday morning.
The air ministry announced that five airmen died when a military airplane crashed Monday near Pavia. The cause of the accident has not been determined.
Investigators found a broken natural gas main near the wrecked frame school built from a former residence. The explosion injured 59 children and four adults, with 31 hospitalized. A janitor and two kindergarteners were in critical condition as doctors described several serious injuries in the first to fifth grade setting.
Cloudy Atlantic skies dimmed a widespread heat wave with relief in many cities. Baltimore hit 94 while New York 92 and Detroit 9? and Chicago 84. Phoenix reached 110 as Washington sweltered at 95. One heat fatality reported in New York. Philadelphia tied a 44 year May 31 record.
In Toluca Illinois on June 1 two amateur photographers used a rope a camera and a flashgun to locate the body of Dominick Zalesano a 77 year old retired miner who had disappeared May 18. Family members feared he had fallen into an abandoned 421 foot shaft but officials had refused access due to lethal gas. The photographers Frank Gerardo 24 and his brother Jack 27 lowered a camera near the bottom and captured prints showing Zalesano's body at the shaft foot.
Senator Wagner of New York says federal insurance of bank loans to small business will sharply cut rates. He cites testimony by Jerome Frank on legislation to insure such loans and notes comments from Rep. Alben on high rates charged by other lenders.
Kenneth Blackstock six, son of Mr and Mrs Floyd Blackstock, was fatally injured when he ran in front of a car one mile north of Jonesboro Louisiana. Driver Billy Hughes was not at fault per investigation. Funeral held in Hodge. Survived by parents six siblings.
Portsmouth N H June 1 Navy crews blow water from the flooded after compartments and ballast tanks of the Squalus to lift the 1 450 ton submarine from 240 feet depth. Eleven to thirteen divers work two dives per operation as 13 of 33 survivors join the salvage effort aboard the Falcon. The Sculpin completes sounding for the shoreward tow while a northeasterly route toward Portsmouth is planned.
Victor Trahan aged 26 died from a skull fracture and internal injuries after a truck struck him on a Lafayette highway. George Casmire of New Iberia, the truck driver, is jailed as coroner's jury sits and likely charges are filed. Five other Black passengers escaped unharmed as the truck overturned.
A Soviet premier Molotov statement alarms Britain and France over a mutual assistance pact. London remains hopeful as Moscow signals not dead yet, while Rome Berlin and Warsaw react with mixed judgments. Moscow may demand Finland Latvia Estonia guarantees beyond Poland Greece Turkey Romania.
In Hattiesburg Mississippi two suspects Jimmie Lacoste 20 and Norman Smoke 23 overpowered officers, fled with pistols and nightsticks, and were cornered in a foundry. Lacoste was wounded in shoulder and arm while Smoke surrendered. A third suspect Lincoln Smoke 16 of Whistler Alabama was captured on highway north of Hattiesburg.
In Havana on June 1 Captain Gustav Schroeder postponed the German liner Saint Louis departure to seek permission to land 917 German Jewish passengers barred from entry. Police and crew maintain tight vigil on board amid fears of suicide attempts among passengers.
In Danville Rayfield was arrested Saturday convicted Monday and began serving Tuesday for liquor law violations. In Charleston a post office park fountain theft was blamed on a heron known by a college yell, not a student. In Salt Lake City Rulon S. Wells notes a seven themed birthday born on the seventh day of the seventh month in the seventh year.
In Philadelphia on June 1 authorities added 15 new names to the list of potential victims in a syndicate accused of wholesale murders for insurance money. Investigators, aided by insurers, check policies and beneficiaries as four of 29 suspects remain under arrest. Meanwhile three judges prepare to hear testimony and fix punishment for three men who pled guilty to murder indictments in the mass poisoning case.
Neville High School will hold commencement in the auditorium Thursday at p.m. with 100 graduates receiving diplomas. Rev. E. K. Means of Helena Ark will give the principal address, aided by local band performances and formal presentations.
The Townsend old age pension bill failed 302 to 97 in the House after a day of debate on the controversial measure. Representative Treadway’s bid to send the bill back to committee failed amid a loud noes as Hendricks defended the plan pending future reform.
The South would receive a delegate boost and louder voice in Democratic presidential nominating processes after 1940. A Farley led committee will craft a method to improve delegate appointments, reflecting regional strength, with a bonus system similar to Republican practice but favoring Southern states.
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