Suit Against Maestri Is Dismissed
A legal petition sought a special master to probe alleged fraud connected with the Orleans levee district contract for Lake Pontchartrain airport site work. The filing names Shushan Cummins Birch and two Dredging companies, claiming payments of 130 500 to Shushan and 904 456 plus bonds were misused and hidden from tax investigators. Louisiana seeks recovery of the contract funds and profits, asserting secret dealings and improper bidding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shushan
Claude Cummins
Clarence R. Birch
Dredging Realization Corporation
Standard Dredging Corporation
New York
Cummins and Birch
Orleans Dredging Company, Inc
Louisiana
Board of Levee Commissioners
Orleans Levee District
Orleans
Lake Pontchartrain
Levee Board
Standard Dredging Company
New Jersey
Orleans Dredging Company
Cummins and
Birch
United States
College Holds Commencement Ceremony
Text from the commencement section highlights enduring American values. It emphasizes liberty opportunity and equality, asserting that opportunity exists for all regardless of birth, wealth, or status, and that personal thrift and ambition determine how far one can go.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eident
Jersey City's Record Fire Causes Massive Loss
A two story cattle pen hay loft at Jersey City Stock Yards, a large milk platform, nine barges, 16 freight cars and two autos burned. The Midtown Hudson warehouse suffered 400 by 200 foot damage with crude rubber oil and chemicals among its bulging contents. This follows another large Jersey City fire earlier in the week affecting Pennsylvania railroad equipment and merchandise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey City Stock Yards Company
Midtown Hudson Company
Erie Railroad
New York Port
Pennsylvania Railroad
Jersey City
Lafayette Granted Perpetual Citizenship for Descendants
The article notes that Lafayette was granted perpetual American citizenship for himself and his descendants due to aid in the Revolutionary War. His descendants continue to hold the privilege.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
BC Headache and Neuralgia Remedy Advertisement
A compact notice touts BC as a quick-acting remedy for headaches and neuralgia with relief for muscular aches and periodic pains. It claims sedative effects for simple nervousness and notes 10c and 25c sizes with a directive to use as directed and seek medical advice if pains persist.
Axis Talks and Crete Fallout Redefine Mediterranean War Front
Reports detail Hitler Mussolini discussions at Brenner pass with Keitel and Cavallero as Crete falls and France aligns with the axis. The Mediterranean is described as a dangerous transit for warships, with two bottlenecks subject to bomber attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crete
Libya
Sicily
Tunisia
Crete War Outcome Reshapes Near East Axis Strategy
Fried Vanderschmidt argues the Crete campaign achieved more strategic political effect than purely military gains. While British losses were heavy, Nazi control of Crete signals pressure on British and Turkish fronts, with implications for Cyprus Syria and the Iraq frontier as Britain seeks to maintain a foothold at Alexandria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Mussolini
Brenner Pass
Yugoslavia
Greece
Germany
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Italy
Galeazzo Ciano
Brenner
Fuehrer
Trauce
Crete
Mediterranean
Maxime Weygand
Western Front
France
Vichy
Philippe Petain
Syria
London
Churchill
Berlin
Turkey
Middle East
Britain
Egypt
Suez Canal
Manchester
Iraq
Luftwaffe
North Africa
London Daily Telegraph
Norway
Flanders
London War Office
Africa
Ohntists
Rashid Ali al Gailani
Palestine
Feisal II
Iran
Persia
Rashid Ali
Baghdad
Axis
London Air Ministry
Hamburg
Kiel
Wilhelmshaven
Eire
Dublin
Fried Vanderschmidt
Associated Press
Near East
Cyprus
Alexandria
Long Island
State reform case argued in high court
Counsel for the Louisiana crime commission and for Earl R. Graham and other taxpayers argued before the state supreme court over a 1940 reform measure aimed at reducing departments to 20 and centralizing finances under Director Martin Close. If the amendment is upheld, the entire act faces litigation that could affect the new centralized departments and the governor’s reform plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana Crime Commission
K. K. Kennedy
Earl R. Graham
Graham
District Court
Baton Rouge
James D. Womack
Jones
Department of Finance
Martin Close
Supreme Court
Pius XII Rights of Life Labor and Family Echoed
The pope asserts public authority cannot decide life’s start or end or override natural rights. He links labor rights to personal dignity and calls safeguarding worship marriage and family life. He warns against civil progress that negates private property and invites immigration to cultivate neglected lands for humanity and culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Pope Pius
Violent weekend toll includes Miss and La deaths
Deputy Sheriff F J Bopp linked a crash to Tircuit riding with Basford and Monteleone cargo. Earl D Lawrence a 41 year old theater owner died from a skull fracture when his car skidded on a wet road near Lyman Mississippi. Jack Fortenberry 19 died near Columbia Mississippi in a two car collision Sunday. Mrs A E OBrien 43 of Memphis was killed when her car left the highway near Fulton Mississippi. Etta Mae Hilton 7 died leaping from a burning house in Hattiesburg Mississippi. Jack Peltier 17 LSU freshman died in Donaldsonville Louisiana after falling from a car fender. Five percent of American schoolchildren need glasses per survey.
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F. J. Bopp
Tircuit
Basford
Monteleone
Earl D. Lawrence
Laurel
Miss
Lyman
Jack Fortenberry
Columbia
A. E. O'Brien
Memphis
Fulton
Miss. O’brien
Tupelo
Etta Mae Hilton
Hattiesburg
Jack Peltier
Louisiana State University
Donaldsonville
State Finance Changes Centered in Amendment Reorganization Act
State counsel argued only the amendment faced litigation and the rest of the reorganization act would stand if the Supreme Court ruling favored the amendment. Judge Womack noted the state would continue to operate under the amendment pending final legal status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State
Department of Finance
Supreme Court
Womack
Highest Court Closes 1940 41 Term With Major Rulings
The Supreme Court ends its term addressing federal power over interstate affairs and labor law. Key decisions uphold wage hour law, federal licensing for hydro projects, and election regulation powers. Potential retirement plans for Chief Justice Hughes noted, with Roosevelt expected to fill McReynolds seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison
Texas
Oklahoma
Hughes
Roosevelt
James C. McReynolds
Byrnes
South Carolina
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Radford
Congress
Labor Board
Legal Faction Clash over Union Rights and Court Attitudes
The record criticizes the legal minded engineers and questions Broth er Green’s attorney general role amid lawsuits. It cites the Teamsters Union stance that judicial action by a member against local or international bodies should face fines and suspension. Judge Padway is urged to clarify his dual role in government and the bar and his stance on constitutional rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brother Green
Teamsters’ Union
Padway
Flying student falls but lands safely after cockpit ordeal
Elliott Falls, a CAA flying student at San Marcos, says he fell from the cockpit during a routine slow roll when his safety belt tore from its moorings. The aircraft inverted, his arm jammed in a strut, but he fought back aboard and landed with bruises and torn clothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Marcos
Tex
Elliott Falls
CAA
Falls
Oil Sector Weighs Government Breakup of Markets
Business Today notes executives foresee a possible government move to split consuming territory by geography. It cites ample gasoline stocks of about 94.8 million barrels and weekly output of 12.77 million barrels. Gulf ports deliver roughly 1 million barrels daily to Atlantic destinations, with tankers dominant in Gulf-Atlantic transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Gulf Ports
Atlantic
Slight Strike Increases Across Defense Related Industries
January saw 33 strikes affecting 26 401 workers with 346 740 man days lost in 11 defense related industries. February rose to 41 strikes involving 33 700 workers and 379 508 man days. Conciliation service data show rising defense related disputes with 25 percent of 499 disputes in early 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defense
Conciliation Service
War Games In State Start With Armies Prepared
The 32nd division headqu arters planned a thin line against the invaders while rear positions formed. The 37th will base at Camp Claiborne. The 32nd sent 300 vehicles and 700 men to Shelby to move the 37th for maneuvers as part of ongoing war game exercises. In Plymouth colony days cows were so valuable one cow was owned by six or more men due to beef scarcity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington Memorial Cemetery
White House
Senate
Patrick Henry
37Th
Camp Claiborne
32Nd Division
32Nd
Shelby
Plymouth Colony
Feeling Down or Lazy Could Signal Malaria or Constipation
Message urges readers to seek help if lazy or draggy feelings persist, noting malaria or temporary constipation as possible causes and encouraging action for better well being.
Labor department and NYA funding under national plan
A congressional committee outlines major labor budget actions including 24.2 million for the Labor Department and 181.145 million of the total defense-linked money. The plan expands apprenticeship training to about 500,000 youths and adds 1.5 million NYA trainees plus 2.616 million Office of Education trainees, with several cuts and staffing changes noted. Rudolph Diesel is credited with inventing the Diesel motor and first operating one in 1898.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NYA
Office of Education
Labor Department
Federal Security Agency
Employes Compensation Commission
National Labor Relations Board
National Mediation Board
Railroad Retirement Board
Labor Board
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Robt. Maestri
America
Mendelssohn
Harry Lemnert
J. H. Hooks
Rayville
Moskowski
Elbertine Moore
Dean Calvert
Sean
Sue McBride
Martha Marshall
Emale Gattis
Irma Ruth Goss
Julia Elaine Calloway
Robert Marlow Harper
Lorene Robert Newburn
Vera Jones
Marjorie McDonald
Margie Sue Lee
Morolin Orlos
SpecTiu Moroline Jone
Castler Tobaccos
Wilhelm Keitel
Ugo Cavallero
Better Buy Bee Brand
H. M. S. Hood
Royal Navy
Asia Minor
Pope Pius XII
Business Today
Nial
Walnut St
Nash
DeSiard
Sandman's Pharmacy
Rudolph Diesel
St. Louis
Savannah
Sertas
Ladies Home Journal
Yiltb Wz
Serta
National Lloyd's Insurance Co
Serta Mattresses
Knight
Monroe, la
DeSiard St
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