Postal changes asked by Howes
Washington June 5 4 W Howes acting postmaster general asked Congress to allow postmasters who cannot live in the delivery area to be eligible for appointment or reappointment He noted current law requires a year of residence in the town or territory He cited difficulties filling offices in company towns hospitals and on military reservations The University of Louisiana post office campus residence issue was cited with the civil service commission refusing to certify the acting postmaster who has lived at the station since 1937 due to lack of campus residence.
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Washington
W. W. Howes
Congress
Howes
Speaker Bankhead
University Post Office
Louisiana
University of Louisiana
Civil Service Commission
Berle Jr Resigns from National Lawyers Guild
Adolf A. Berle Jr. resigns from the National Lawyers Guild accusing its leadership of avoiding any stance that contradicts the Communist party line. He cites lack of prepared positions as the reason for his departure.
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Washington
Adolf A. Berle, Jr
National Lawyers Guild
Communist Party
Itching First Application for Blue Star Ointment
Agonizing itch from eczema rash tetter ringworm pimples scabies and toe itch is checked in one application of Blue Star Ointment. Repeat as needed as nature helps heal. Money back if first jar fails to satisfy.
Ex Governor Leche Seeks New Trial In Mail Fraud Conviction
Former Louisiana governor Richard W. Leche filed a federal motion for a new trial on charges of using the mails to defraud after his Alexandria verdict. He also moved for arrest of judgment claiming the indictment fails to state a crime. hearings set for June 11 as sentencing looms. He remains free on a $5,000 bond.
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Shreveport
Richard W. Leche
Alexandria
Leche
Ben C. Dawkins
J. P. O'Neal
P. J. Becker
P. V. Moulder
P. H. Baker
J. O. Lambert
Hunter Wagoner
James Thomas
John D. Klorer
Harold Degeneres
Roscoe Cranor
L. P. Aberna
Astronomers Propose Two Kinds of Supernovae
Pasadena scientists argue that supernovae may fall into two types: explosive and nonexplosive brightening. Dr Minkowski notes some novae heat dramatically without expanding, while Mount Palomar and Mount Wilson observations indicate varied spectra. Theories include stars expanding then fading to original size, and non exploding stars becoming white dwarfs later.
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E. H. Tipton
Pasadena
Calif
Rudolph Minkowski
Mount Wilson Observatory
Mount Palomar
Mount Wilson
Fritz Zwicky
Minkowski
Governor Johnson III to Return to Arkansas City
Jackson Mississippi June 5 Governor Paul Johnson says he will return to Hot Springs Arkansas for a complete rest after doctors warned his weak heart and very high blood pressure. He said he worked himself to death and did not need medicine. He added he will step back from patronage duties after mid May adjournment.
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Jackson
Miss
Paul Johnson
Hot Springs
Ark
Army and Navy
Johnson
Log Worker Crushed to Death in Louisiana Accident
Travis Aquilla Ballard aged 27 died after a log rolled from a truck while he assisted Willis Hicks in loading hardwood logs between Keatchie and Kickapoo. The log pinned Ballard beneath it as he helped haul logs to the Logansport Lumber Company mill.
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Logansport
Travis Aquilla Ballard
Ballard
Willis Hicks
Keatchie
Kickapoo
Lomill
Gansport Lumber Company
Edison resigns navy secretary post to run for New Jersey governor
President Roosevelt accepted Charles Edison’s resignation as secretary of the navy effective June 24 to seek the Democratic nomination for New Jersey governor. Edison said his shipbuilding program and fleet plans are in good condition. Roosevelt praised his cabinet service in a supportive reply.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Charles Edison
Edison
New Jersey
White House
Congress opposes regions transfer in hemisphere
Congress foreign committees approve a resolution opposing transfer of any region between non American nations. Supported by Secretary Hull who backed the measure in a letter to Chairman Bloom. The Senate committee gave unanimous approval to the resolution.
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Washington
Congress
Hull
Bloom
New York
House Committee
Senate
Wife Charged in Man's Death in Missouri
Mrs Exoma Saranta Hepperman, linked to seven marriages, was charged in a warrant by Justice Gus Temme after a coroner's jury found her husband Tony Hepperman died a poisoning death six weeks after their wedding. An inquest noted a dying declaration blaming the wife. Authorities exhumed the body of her sixth husband Aloysius Schneider for lab tests in Jefferson City.
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ST. Charles
Mra
Exoma Saranta Hepperman
Posser
Tony
Justice of the Peace
Gus Temme
Heppermen
Wentzville
J. L. Neubeiser
Hepperman
Mrs. Hepperman
Aloysius A. Schneider
State Highway Patrol
Jefferson City
Schneider
St. Peter's
David A. Dyer
Charles Schwack
Steeleville
Frank J. Bremser
St. Louis
Bert Roberts
Cuba
Stettinius Quits High Post to Join Roosevelt Defense Unit
Edward R. Stettinius Jr resigns from his $100000 yearly chairmanship of United States Steel to join President Roosevelt's national defense commission. Irving S. Olds is elected successor. Olds is a director since 1936 and a lawyer with White & Lane.
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New York
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
United States Steel Corporation
Roosevelt
National Defense Commission
Defense Council
Stettimuse
United States Steel
Irving S. Olds
White & Lane
Davidson High school graduation honors fourteen graduates
Fourteen students received diplomas at Davidson High School's commencement held Friday night at the Community House in Ferriday. Recipients included James Franklin Adams Frances Alene Burleson Roy James Charlie Skinner Goodrich Francis Angel Goodrich Farrar Newell Harper James Thomas Hopper Inez Arvada Maddox Vera Claire Manning Jack Iverson Park ran Catherine Adrienne Price Hazel Inez Reardon Leonard Freeland Smith and Burton La Courade.
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Ferriday
Davidson High School
James Franklin Adams
Frances Alene Burleson
Roy James
Charlie Skinner Goodrich
Francis Angel Goodrich
Farrar Newell Harper
James Thomas Hopper
Inez Arvada Maddox
Vera Claire Manning
Jack Iverson Park~ran
Catherine Adrienne Price
Hazel Inez Reardon
Leonard Freeland Smith
Burton la Courade
Retired LSU Normal College Health Director Thelman Kyser
Mrs Thelman Kyser longtime director of health and physical education for women at Louisiana State Normal College retires from teaching duties this week. She organized the states first women athletic association in 1923 and later directed the first teacher training curriculum in health and physical education for women in Louisiana. The article also notes a road map device using a scroll and speedometer attachment for distance and hazard markers.
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Mra
Thelman Kyser
Louisiana State Normal College
Sewing Group Meeting Nears To Plan Second Dress Quota
A general meeting of Red Cross sewing workers is set for Sunday in the Terrapie WNair room with Mrs J D McCranie chairing. They discuss plans for the second dress quota including women and girl dresses and baby layettes, funded by 13 poe cand ops and organized through local chapters.
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Terrapie Wnair
J. D. McCranie
Weeneantay Allwonwn
Mra McCrwninn
Hita
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