Wisconsin Honors 1 500 Senior Class At Madison
At the University of Wisconsin 1 500 members of the 1942 senior class were honored with honorary citations including General Douglas MacArthur who sent a cable from Australia. The message recalled his Milwaukee schoolboy days and the university idea as timeless. Major General George Grunert accepted the degree on MacArthur’s behalf.
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Douglas MacArthur
University of Wisconsin
United Nation
Pacific
Hu Shih
United States
Edgar E. Robinson
Stanford University
Georgia O’keefe
New York
General MacArthur
Australia
Milwaukee
Commonwealth
George Grunert
Army Sixth Corps
MacArthur
Sterilization Law Declared Invalid
The U S Supreme Court ruled Oklahoma s 1935 sterilization statute unconstitutional for denying equal protection. Justice Douglas said the law punished habitual thieves who steal chickens but exempted embezzlers, invalidating sterilization for those with repeated offenses. The decision concerned Jack T Skinner of Pittsburg county who faced a court order for sterilization.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Supreme Court
Douglas
Jack T. Skinner
Pittsburg
Committee votes to stop refinery tax
Baton Rouge reports the House ways and means committee backed a repeal of Louisiana oil refining tax of one cent per barrel. The reform would take effect only after a refinery hits 50,000 barrels per day, tied to an agreement to build a Lake Charles area refinery worth 75 to 100 million dollars.
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Baton Rouge
House
Ways and Means Committee
Gilbert H. Graham
W. Sam Vincent
Calcasieu Parish
James Dolby
Lake Charles
Shun Externae Claims Quick Acne Relief With Ointment
The ad asserts Shun Externa e cures acne pimples and blackheads using a home treatment. It touts immediate action, germ-killing contact, and a money-back guarantee for Black and White Ointment in 10c 25c and 50c sizes, claiming 25 years of success.
600 New Bills Introduced By State Solons
Baton Rouge La June 1 The Louisiana Legislature opened with 600 new bills in hoppers as lawmakers debated postponing state and New Orleans civil service operations until 1944 and considered a constitutional convention. Proposals included limiting mayor Maestri powers, reviving sales taxes, and shaping pay scales for about 16 000 state workers.
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New Orleans
Place City
Frank Stich
Robert S. Maestri
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
House
Moseman Simoneaux
Horace Wilkinson
West Baton Rouge Parish
C. O. Webb
Red River Parish
A. D. Flowers
la Salle Parish
Simoneaux
Roosevelt
Senate
Fred Heintz
Covington
Jones
James I. Smith
Smith
Civil Service Department
States General Funds
Willard E. Parker
Beatrice Hawthorn Moore
Caddo Parish
Hillyer S. Parker
Ouachita
K. E. McDonald
Morehouse
Dudley LeBlanc
Marc Mouton
le Blanc
Grove Stafford
Rapides Parish
E. S. Clements
Oberlin
House of Representatives
Joe Cawthorn
State Board of Liquidation
Earl Long
D. Y
United States Air Chief Seeks Aid to RAF Air Forces
An aviation leader stated the U.S. plans to send balanced air units to Europe, stressing fighters bombers and support craft. He said American crews should fly in American planes, with exceptions for emergencies, and outlined a plan to avoid harming British offensives while maximizing American aircraft in battle. He noted Churchill and Roosevelt’s pledge to relentlessly strike the enemy and hinted at possible integration of RAF eagle squadrons into the U.S. force, undecided at this time.
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United States
British Isles
Europe
United Nations
Churchill
Roosevelt
A. T. Harris
R. A. F. Bomber Command
Cologne
R.A. F
Mob Storms Food Store In France
Paris reports two police killed and a third wounded as a mob loots a food store amid food shortages in Occupied France. Officials attribute the incident to Communist activity. Separate Paris violence sees youths topple a statue of Edward VII while Laval seeks greater worker effort and production. A fishing boat with 24 Norwegians and others docked after being attacked. May Gulf tally shows 13 lives lost and 192 killed.
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Vichy
France
Paris
United States Navy
William Clay
F. C. Burianek
Gulf
Norwegian ship sunk in Gulf by Axis submarine
In the Gulf of Mexico on May 27 a deck gunless Axis submarine appeared and torpedoed a Norwegian cargo vessel striking amidships at 4 10 PM central wartime. An incendiary torpedo followed to set the ship ablaze. another torpedo hit the stern and minutes later the vessel sank. Survivors in four lifeboats were rescued.
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New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Navy
Train Car Crash Claims Two at Monroe Crossing
A collision Sunday at a Monroe crossing left two people dead after a diesel train dragged a car about three feet on a sharp curve with no warning signals. The car occupants were thrown clear. funeral services were later held for Rushto at Goldberg cemetery near Winnsfield and for Wallace at Oakley cemetery near Gilbert.
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Wallace
Rushto
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Winnsboro
Goldberg Cemetery
Winnsfield
Young Walla
Oakley Cemeter
Gilbert
First National Funeral Home
First AEFP Medal of Honor Recipient Named
The article notes Gunnery Sergeant Charl Hoffrim of the United States Marines as the first AEFP member to win the Medal of Honor during World War I.
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AEFP
Charl Hoffrim
United States Marines
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