Big bones found in California may belong to ancient beast
Hawthorne California June 6. City halted digging to let council decide who owns the bones after WPA worker Howard McHenry uncovered four feet of a curling tusk and a three foot bone segment. Experts from Los Angeles museum and USC weighed in suggesting mammoth or imperial ox bones from the Centinela group dating 20 000 to 50 000 years ago.
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Calif
William R. Barclay
Howard McHenry
WPA
Henry Anson Wylde
Los Angeles Museum
University of Southern California
Thomas Clements
Favrot Urges South to Tackle Its Problems at Tulane
Dr. Leo M. Favrot told Tulane graduates that the South remains the poorest region despite resources. He urged staying in the South to develop solutions, noting fertile soil and growing season as assets and calling for tax and government reforms. Honorary degrees were also awarded to Robert M. Lester and Antonio Sanchez de Bustamante y Sirven.
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South
United States
Leo M. Favrot
General Education
Louisiana State University
Tulane
Favrot
Robert M. Lester
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Antonio Sanchez de Bustamante Y Sirven
Nationwide check on all foreigners in Mexico announced
The department of the interior announced a nationwide check up on the whereabouts and activities of all foreigners in Mexico will be instituted shortly.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Department of the Interior
Knox Urges U S To Aid Allies With War Materials
Chicago publisher Colonel Frank Knox calls for the United States to supply France and Great Britain with planes ships and destroyers while avoiding troop commitment He warns that a German victory would threaten U S security and Atlantic trade urging rapid expansion of ship and air power.
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Frank Knox
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Great Britain
Chicago Daily News
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Central America
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Deaths Last Night Dr Ben Witt Key
Dr Ben Witt Key, 56, nationally known surgeon and diagnostician, died last night in New York.
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Associated Press
Ben Witt
New York
Ben Witt Key
Canada ready to take in war refugee children
Ottawa reports Canada ready to provide havens for British and refugee children from war zones if Britain and France approve their exodus. G H Shakespeare in London said he hopes to decide soon on admitting children and other civilians on a voluntary basis. A refugee conference in Ottawa outlined a broad plan to place arriving children in Canadian homes to restore normal life.
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Canada
London
Dominions
G. H. Shakespeare
Dominion
T. A. Crerar
Mines and Resources
Dirt sampling method eyed for oil pools report
Tulsa readers are urged to stop pestering Herbert Hoover Jr whose speech described a soil sampling method to locate oil pools. An oil company research director noted the idea could let a backyard dirt sample reveal subsurface oil, though Hoover says the method is incomplete and under study as hundreds of soil containers accumulate in his Pasadena office.
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Tulsa
Okla
Herbert Hoover, Jr
Oil Company
Hoover
Pasadena
Calif
Crossed cables blamed for Douglas DC-5 crash
Douglas Aircraft Company cited crossed cables in the control cabin as the cause of the DC-5 transport crash during a test flight near Santa Monica. Four men aboard were killed. Company officials and Civil Aeronautics authorities urged further investigation into how the fault escaped detection.
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Calif
Douglas Aircraft Company
Carl A. Cover
Douglas
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Navy
Ladies Night Feature at Y's Men’s Club Meeting
The Y's Men’s Club at Hotel Frances hosted Ladies Night with Moon Merklen and Woodrow Turner producing the program. Oua chita Parish High School boys' quartet and Clarice and Goldah Roan dancing school pupils performed. Guests included El Dorado Men's Club members.
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Moon Merklen
Woodrow Turner
Ouachita Parish
Clarice and
Goldah Roan
el Dorado's
Harrison calls for third term for Roosevelt
Senator James H. Harrison of Mississippi urged a third term for President Roosevelt in a telegram to party chairman Herbert Holmes. He praised the president’s handling of foreign affairs and domestic programs and asked the Mississippi Democratic convention to endorse Roosevelt for a third term.
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Harrison
Mississippi
Roosevelt
Herbert Holmes
Holmes
Senate Finance Committee
Pepper
Florida
Minton
Indiana
Norris
Nebraska
Wheeler
Montana
French Cabinet Shakeup Elevates Reynaud to Foreign and War Roles
In Paris Premier Paul Reynaud reshuffles his cabinet for a second time in under a month. He takes sole charge of foreign affairs and national defense while remaining premier to lead France’s wartime conduct. Daladier is ousted.
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Paul Reynaud
Eduard Daladier
Albert Lebrun
Elysee Palace
France
Paul Baudouin
Economic Warfare Committee
Bank of Indo-China
Reynaud
Foreign Ministry
Charles de Gaulle
War Ministry
Daladier
Jean Prouvost
Prouvost
Paris-Midi
Paris- Soir
Match
Marie Claire
Louis O. Frossard
Anatole de Monzie
Frossard
Yvon Delbos
Popular Front
Leon Blum
Calvert Whiskey Collins Promotes Protective Blending
An advertisement touts Calvert whiskey and a cooling Collins idea. It claims Protective Blending improves flavor and enjoyment and notes more men are discovering the method daily.
New Hall Gold Silver Platinum Road Cutoff Surfaced
A northern highway cutoff near New Hall is being surfaced with gold silver and platinum bearing gravel, according to prospector D F Strobeck. Local officials say the material is being tested for value and potential use in road construction.
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New Hall
Calif
D. F. Strobeck
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