Monroe nurses shift to eight hours for same price
On June 10 Monroe residents will gain three nurses for the price of two as the Monroe District Nurses Association adopts an eight hour private duty shift. President Mrs J C Williams cites economic efficiency and better patient care with the new plan already in effect in Alexandria Lake Charles New Orleans Shreveport and Baton Rouge areas.
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Monroe
J. C. Williams
Monroe District Nurses Association
Williams
Finland to Skip 1940 War Debt Installments
Senator Vandenberg with Senator Schwellenbach propose relief for Finland by waiving the two 1940 installments while affirming full repayment status. Finland is said ready to pay the June 15 amount of 159 398 dollars, with Majority Leader Barkley noting the republic’s willingness to pay. A separate item mentions a new three cylinder airplane motor delivering 50 horsepower, weighing 130 pounds and water cooled without cam gears or valves.
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Washington
Finland
Vandenberg
Michigan
Schwellenbach
Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
Republic
United States
Regulatory ruling strengthens Texas oil field oversight
The Supreme Court ruling upholding the Texas Railroad Commission order prorating oil on the Rowan and Nichols lease is seen as strengthening state regulatory powers. Chairman Lon A. Smith calls the decision far reaching, while Jerry Sadler notes potential shifts in Gulf Coast crude supply and demand. Twenty-five years ago today, Austrians reported success against Italians at Tolmino.
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Austin
Tex
East Texas
United States Supreme Court
Texas Railroad Commission
Rowan and Nichols
Gulf Coast
Jerry Sadler
Commission
Lon A. Smith
Tolmino
Fall of Dunkerque seals German Belgium drive end
The fall of Dunkerque marks the completion of Germanys Belgium drive and gives the Germans control of Holland Belgium and about 10 000 square miles of northern France after 26 days of heavy fighting. Casualty figures clash with Allied estimates varying widely. The piece summarizes losses in troops ships planes and war matériel and notes vast prisoner numbers as the retreat continues.
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Associated Press
Flanders
Dunkerque
Holland
Belgium
France
Netherlands
DNB
Churchill
Solons Favor Bill on Prostitution in Louisiana
Baton Rouge June 5 The House judiciary C committee moved a bill to make prostitution a Louisiana state misdemeanor with penalties as low as a $5 fine and optional jail time. New Orleans officials urged the change to cover Vieux Carre as city charter revisions could remove local penalties. The bill, by Moseman R Simoneaux, would establish statewide offense where none exists.
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Baton Rouge
House
Judiciary “C
New Orleans
Moseman R. Simoneaux
Vieux Carre
Election for City Officials in Ferriday
Ferriday voters will elect city officials on Tuesday June 11. Mayoral hopefuls are E. W. Vogt A. B. Crothers and Charlie Campbell. Aldermen candidates include T. B. Jones Jr Guy Serio Eugene Schuchs W. A. Hall Joe Pasternack W. L. Boyd A. E Stuart Alex Curso and William Mayer.
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E. W. Vogt
A. B. Crothers
Charlie Campbell
T. B. Jones, Jr
Guy Serio
Eugene Schuchs
W. A. Hall
Joe Pasternack
W. L. Boyd
A. E Stuart
Alex Curso
William Mayer
Rockefeller era board to spend 11 856 545 in 1940
The General Education Board will use 11 856 545 of its remaining 20 132 693 assets in 1940, a move to exhaust funds within a few years. Dr Raymond B. Fosdick says 1941 will end research from secondary to junior college and child development programs, with remaining funds supporting Southern education efforts.
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New York
General Eduction Board
John Dd. Rockefeller, Sr
Raymond B. Fosdick
Fosdick
Oberon Chauffeur Loses Insurance Indemnity Claim
The Court of Appeal ruled today that Merle Oberon's chauffeur Sidney James Digby, who was awarded £5,000 for injuries from a collision, cannot claim indemnification from Obernires.
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London
Court of Appeal
Merle Oberon
Sidney James Digby
Army of Animals Left in Dunkerque
London reports a pathetic army of dogs cats and horses left on the duned beaches of Dunkerque as Allied forces retreated. Terrified by explosions and fear of flight, the animals plunged into the sea while sailors and officers tried to rescue them.
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London
Dunkerque
England Maintains Strict Animal Quarantine Even in Peace
English authorities uphold a strict quarantine on animals during peacetime to prevent disease entry. The policy affects farms laboratories and pet importers as enforcement continues nationwide.
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England
Japanese Navy Launches New Warship Tsugaru at Yokosuka
The Japanese navy today launched a new warship named Tsugaru at Yokosuka naval base. The type and size of the ship were not disclosed.
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Tokyo
Yokosuka Naval Base
Engineer on Trial Claims Self-Defense in Caxton Hall Killing
Mohamed Singh Azad a 37 year old British Indian engineer testified that the March 13 shooting of Sir Michael O Dwyer at Caxton Hall Westminster was an accident. He said his arm was struck downward as he tried to fire into the ceiling to attract attention during an East India Association meeting. He claimed the act was to protest passport denial and Indian treatment by the British government.
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London
Mohamed Singh Azad
Michael O'Dwyer
Punjab
Singh
Caxton Hall
Westminster
East India Association
Cabinet names Gomez Jordana to state advisory council
The Spanish cabinet selected General Francisco Gomez Jordana, former foreign minister, as president of the new advisory council of state. The announcement comes from Madrid on June 5.
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Council
Madrid
Francisco Gomez Jordana
Advisory Council of State
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