Japs Approved by Credentials
Chief B. L. Brantley praised officers for spotting two Japanese civilians on Monroe streets. They claimed Jerome internment center ties and passes for trips to Shreveport, then Jerome. They said they were American citizens born in California and expressed loyalty amid war anxieties. Jerome officials vet shopping-trip pass holders for background and loyalties.
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United States
Monroe
Jerome Internment Center
Shreveport
Jerome
Ark
California
Jerome Camp
U S Soviet Pact Marks Its First Anniversary
Moscow marked the one year since the U S Soviet pact with praise from Izvestia for mutual understanding across war and peacetime efforts. Kalinin broadcast a message to Roosevelt hoping for wartime ties and postwar cooperation. Molotov signed the agreement in Washington a year ago to back a second front and faster war supply deliveries.
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Russia
United States
Izvestia
Moscow Radio
Early Today
Michael Kalinin
Roosevelt
Washington
Vyacheslav Molotov
Europe
Downsville man submits freak egg with grotesque knob
E C Roberson of Downsville sent a freak egg to the News Star on Friday. The egg bore a knob on one end giving it a grotesque appearance. The item noted also cites Washington state motto By and By.
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E. C. Roberson
Downsville
News-Star
Funeral Held for Mrs George Lowery at The Cedars
A large turnout paid tribute at Mrs. George Lowery's funeral held at The Cedars 916 Riverside drive with Rev L T Hasings officiating from First Baptist. Floral gifts came from art and nature study supporters, honoring her lifetime work. Active pallbearers included Ben Downing Sr P A Poag Courtney Oliver Joe McCormick Jr Curtis Dill and Dan Dennett. Aliso Boy Scouts served as honorary pallbearers with a salute at the grave in Hasley cemetery.
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the Cedars
Riverside Drive
L. T. Hasings
First Baptist Church
Courtney Oliver
Joe McCormick
Curtis Dill
Dan Dennett
Owen McCleary
Aliso Boy Scouts
Hasley Cemetery
Caples Funeral Services Held For Albert Caples
Albert L. Caples died suddenly of a heart attack at his home near Eros Thursday afternoon. Funeral at Cypress church Friday at 3 p.m. Rev. E L Tanner presided. Interment in Cypress church cemetery by Mulhearn Funeral Home. He leaves wife and three children Lorrie Elvin and Norma Caples.
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Monroe
Bossier City
J. T. Hinke
Hasley Cemetery
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Launch Probe of Zoot Suit Gangs
Los Angeles police and sheriff squads increase vigilance as narcotics officers state attorney general and county grand jury begin investigations into violence between service members and zoot suiters. The unrest spreads to Pasadena with civilians and soldiers chasing two zoot suiters. In LA a market disturbance occurs near Union Station as sailors pursue and arrest a youth amid a brief confrontation with shore patrol.
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Los Angeles County Grand Jury
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Chaplin agrees to support Joan Berry pending trial
Film comedian Charles Chaplin agreed to pay 2500 dollars cash and 100 dollars weekly for the support of Joan Berry while awaiting the outcome of a case in Los Angeles filed to determine custody or support terms.
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Chaplin
Los Angeles
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Joan Berry
Morally Guilty Debate Over Wire Plant Fraud Case
The trial focuses on the question of moral guilt in a wire production fraud involving the army signal corps. Defense argues Johnson and Hart lacked knowledge of faulty testing at Marion plants while prosecutors spotlight alleged test avoidance and the use of button boxes to reduce test currents.
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Slick
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Frank Kunkle
Marion
Don R. Carpenter
Hubert Hickam
Indianapolis
Hickam
Hart
Timothy Galvin
Hammond
Galvin
United States
Pat Coon
Coon
Two More Wheels Are Stolen Here
Mrs. Mays of 210 South Fourth street reports theft of her son's black motor bicycle from in front of the home, purchased from Howard Griffin, and asks for recovery help. On Thursday, Sgt Barnes of Selman field reports Lt Izard's red and white bicycle stolen, with white side tires and wide handlebars, rear fender cut. he asks the provost marshal's office at the field be notified if found.
Lend Lease Totals Show Russia Receiving More Than Britain
President Roosevelt discloses that Moscow received a larger share of the $11.102 billion lend lease allotment through April 30, with Britain and China also listed in the bottom chart. The release details the breakdown of munitions, food, and other aid sent to the Allied powers.
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Russia
Britain
United States
Roosevelt
China
Denmark trades Virgin Islands to U S before WWI entry
A historic transfer saw Denmark cede the Virgin Islands to the United States just days before the nation entered World War I. A battalion of U S Marines served as the occupying force during the transition. Separately, readers are reminded that human muscles can absorb as much as 30 quarts of liquid.
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Denmark
Virgin Islands
United States
Nazis Claim Nine Allied Ships Sunk
Berlin says U boats sunk nine more Allied merchant ships totaling 43 000 tons in heavy convoy battles. Two ships damaged but not verifiably sunk. Report lacks Allied confirmation and did not specify locations or dates.
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London
Berlin
Associated Press
DNB
Fragmented note on ship losses hinders claim comparisons
A fragmentary report notes that damaged or missing records from allied sources prevent reliable comparison of ship losses with other accounts. The incomplete data complicates efforts to reconcile figures across foreign and domestic reporting streams.
Fireman dies as ladder collapses in Salt Lake City
Fireman Paul Hamilton, 34, was killed and two others injured when a fire-truck hydraulic ladder collapsed last night. Hamilton, at the top of a 100 ft ladder, became entangled as the ladder crashed to the ground. Fireman V L K, in charge of the truck, parted from the scene. The blaze at the 40 room Hi Newhouse was extinguished with damage limited to two rooms.
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Salt Lake City
Paul Hamilton
Hamilton
Hi Newhouse
Kodiak Bear, Island’s Largest Known Species
The Kodiak bear was first found on Kodiak Island in Alaska and is considered the largest known bear species. Reports indicate weights reaching up to 1,200 pounds.
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Kodiak Island
Alaska
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