Bitter fight predicted on sales tax debate
The report notes a predicted bitter fight over a sales tax with Archbishop Rummel’s endorsement. The sugar cane league discusses federal child labor laws during grinding season as three anti sabotage bills move. House bills seek wage, civil service, and city authority reforms amid broader fiscal debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paull Barron, Jr
Plaquemine
Sugar Cane League
Senate Printing Committee
House Conservation Committee
C. O. Wiliams
Natchitoches
H.C. Sevier
Madison Parish
Sevier
Texas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Mississippi
Louisiana
Civil Service
House
Judiciary Committee
Charles E. Dunbar
State Civil Commission
Oil well blast kills two men injures one in Texas
In Houston on June 10 W R Nuckols of Sealy and W G Atwell of Opelousas La were killed when a pipe flew from an oil well cleanup blast. Heston G Howard of Beaumont was injured with an arm wound.
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Houston, Tex
W. R. Nuckols
Sealy
W. G. Atwell
Opelousas
Heston G. Howard
Beaumont
Liberty Torch Shines At State Lions Meeting
The state Lions gathering featured a stirring address by the First Presbyterian pastor of Mineral Wells who traced liberty from ancient times to the Pilgrims and America. He shared personal rags to riches detail, recalled Tours veteran appeals, and underscored liberty as balance between freedom and security. The sessions included breakfasts, committee reports, elections, and a closing luncheon with awards and an international president address.
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First Presbyterian Church
Mineral Wells
Europe
America
Texas
Pershing
Chateau Thiery
Flanders Field
God
Tours
France
Keathley
Kipling
God of Hosts
J. Norman Coon
A. C. Voran
Shreveport
Lion R. T Watson
Monroe
Elme
E. Stewart
Hotel Frances
W. H. Anders
George R. Jordan
Dallas
Geo. R. Jordan
Auld Lang Syne
Civil Action Status in Louisiana Recount
The dialogue notes no Department of Justice action beyond the asphalt case, where a New Orleans grand jury failed to indict. Remaining cases are pending before the General Accounting Office, with three to four years elapsed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Orleans Parish
Huey Long
Eugene Stanley
Stanley
Orleans
Department of Justice
Dryden
New Orleans
Wigglesworth
General Accounting Office
Christians Sentenced for Sedition Beginnings in War
George W. Christians, convicted last Thursday in the nation’s first sedition trial of the current war, was moved to the federal penitentiary in Atlanta to start a five year term. The Lassen volcano in northern California remains the only recently active volcano in the United States.
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Christians
Chattanooga
Tenn
George W. Christians
Federal
Atlanta
Lassen Volcano
California
United States
Battle reports and wartime finance from June 1942
Japanese admit losses at Midway and Dutch Harbor while claiming strategic success in the Aleutians. Allied air forces claim a 13 to 2 victory over Japanese fighters in the Southwest Pacific. Chinese troops press toward Nanchang. U S and allied raids hit Japanese bases in New Guinea and Timor. In Louisiana, a public hearing is set on a proposed two per cent retail sales tax to fund wartime needs. The Sydney harbor area is noted for its size and coastline.
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Tokyo
Aleutians
Aleutian Islands
Dutch Harbor
Midway
United States
Midway Island
Imperial
Far Pacific
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
United Nations
New Guinea
Portuguese Timor
China War Front
Nanchang
Kiangsi
Chekiang Province
China
Baton Rouge
Norman Bauer
House of Representatives
House
House Ways and Means
A. P. Tugwell
Ways and Means
State Opposes New Taxes as Burden on Consumers
A state committee argues against any new taxes, noting workers earning $15 weekly would face federal income tax and potential federal sales tax. It claims Louisiana’s current income of about $70 million yearly suffices for essentials and urges businesspeople and citizens to oppose new levies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Louisiana Public Service Commission
The
Commission Council
New Orleans
House
Senate
State Revenue Department
Louisiana
Nelson Looks to Push War Production to the Limit
Nelson pledges to push production to the limit at a banquet with Hannibal friends and thousands of attendees. He pauses to kiss his former second grade teacher Mrs Fidella Martz as he heads to his seat. The Department of Commerce notes large air shipments move between warring nations and allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannibal
Nelson
Fidella Martz
Joplin
Department of Commerce
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la Rochelle
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Krefeld
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Hattingen
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Pvor
Joseph Francis Rummel
New Or
Dunbar
City Affairs Committee
Delesseps Morrison
Morrison
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Stich
Maestri
Homie
Chicago
Leonard Hicks
Acont
Marniven
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LIONS
Lvei
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M&m
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Kentucky
Frankfort Distilleries, Inc
Louisville
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Smother
Rayons
Luana
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