Britain Plans Mild Course to End Bomb Attacks
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain told the House of Commons Britain will not retaliate against Mediterranean shipping bombings. He outlined safety zones in harbors and a Spanish proposal to keep British ships free in a designated port. Eleven ships sunk or damaged since April, with little government reaction during Whitsun recess.
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London
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons Today
Britain
Mediterranean
Chamberlain
Women badly hurt in crash near Bastrop highway
Mrs. Cora Chaze and Mrs. Louise Harris, residents of 206 Hart Street, were injured when a car owned by Mrs. Chaze plunged off the old Bastrop highway and hit a tree. Both women were taken to St. Francis sanitarium. Chaze was in critical condition with multiple fractures and lacerations, Harris suffered facial injuries, a possible left foot fracture, and a clavicle fracture.
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Cora Chaze
Louise Harris
Hart Street
St. Francis Sanitarium
Spider venom halts seasickness in pre sail tests
A Brazilian orange spider from the Dutch West Indies helps seasick tourists. Dr Roy Upham of New York Medical College says a weak venom solution given four to five days before sailing can prevent shipboard illness by dampening nerve messages between balance organs in the ear and brain.
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Philadelphia
Dutch West Indies
Roy Upham
New York Medical College
American Institute of Homeopathy
Liquor tax bills defeated in Louisiana committee
Baton Rouge June 14 Two bills to raise taxes on liquor wines and beer to fund an intoxicating liquor compensation fund were rejected by the house ways and means committee.
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Baton Rouge
House
Ways and Means Committee
Legion raises funds for new emergency truck
The local American Legion post reports it has raised 1276 from parishes Ouachita Caldwell Union Richland Madison Franklin and West Monroe for a new emergency truck. The chassis is bought locally a red 85 hp eight cylinder with 157 inch wheelbase and closed cab and will be housed at Monroe fire central station. A special body donated by a major industrial firm will be mounted after plans by local fire officials. Public display will follow once completed.
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The
American Legion
C. B. Braun
Adjutant Braun
Harold Monk
Ouachita
Caldwell
Union
Richland
Madison
Franklin
West Monroe
Monroe
St. John Street
Walnut Street
H. E. Roberts
Tom Dupree
L. H. Patrick
Memphis
Tenn
Two Tots Die of Tropical Fever in Rockport
In Rockport Indiana two young siblings died from tropical fever, mosquitos blamed. Four year old Charles Bernard died first, followed by 18 month old Leslie Lee. Two older brothers, Lennie Jr. and James, 7 and 16, were hospitalized in Owensboro with the same illness and few expected to recover.
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Rockport
Ind
Lennie Davis
Here
Charles Bernard
Leslie Lee
Lennie, Jr
James
Owensboro Hospital
Miami youth pleads guilty to kidnaping and murder of James Cash Jr
Franklin Pierce McCall, 21, pleaded guilty at arraignment to kidnapping James Bailey Cash Jr for ransom and to murder. A special grand jury indicted him on one kidnapping count and two murder counts. Judge H F Atkinson ordered defense counsel and set trial dates as 18 deputies guarded McCall. A confession allegedly signed by McCall stated the abduction occurred May 28 for $10,000.
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Miami
Fla
Franklin Pierce McCall
James Bailey Cash, Jr
Princeton
George A. Wortey
Cash, Sr
McCall
H. F. Atkinson
Atkinson
Earle Strikes Back At Foes In Pennsylvania
Governor George H. Earle condemned a grand jury probe into his administration as politically inspired. He demanded immediate arrests and trials for any cabinet members with evidence of crime, after the state supreme court delayed action on the petition by Dauphin County District Attorney Carl B. Shelley.
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Harrisburg
George H. Earle
State Supreme Court
Carl B. Shelley
Dauphin County
Earle
The
Commonwealth
Farle
Shelley
Charles J. Margiotti
Unidentified Man Killed in Vicksburg Nightclub Hold-Up
In Vicksburg Mississippi an unidentified man was shot and killed during an attempted holdup of Ed Crevitt's night club. Crevitt fired back after the robber fired at him, the bandit collapsed at the counter and died. Police found a social security card on the victim but doubt it belonged to him. The club owner and patrons escaped injury. The body was taken to a funeral home.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Ed Crevitt
Crevitt
Radio used to drive turkey hatch rate in henhouse story
Dr Harry C Fuller former head of Valparaiso university science department wired a radio to a henhouse after rats killed 400 young turkeys. He claimed the noise kept rats away and helped turkeys thrive on music speeches and drama. In Bristol high school senior class results Arthur Gardekas was overlooked for graduation most likely to succeed.
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Valparaiso, Ind
Harry C. Fuller
Valparaiso University
Bristol, Conn
Bristol High School
Arthur Gardekas
Arthur
Bodies of nine removed from wrecked plane
Yosemite California June 14 nine victims killed when a TWA airliner crashed into a mountainside on March 1 were carried to Wawona by mule pack train through 20 miles of snow. Ground crew, rangers, and CCC workers recovered bodies near Buena Vista crest. Coroner held an inquest with a verdict of accidental death.
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Yosemite
Calif
Wawona
H. O Collier
Fresno
Buena Vista Crest
J. H. Wegner
R. S. Jay
Madera
Collier
California
Kansas City
the Star
John D. Graves
San Joaquin Valley
Yosemite National Park Rangers
CCC
Prompt Senate And House Action On Wage Bill
Washington reports say the house approved the compromise wage hour bill and administration leaders urged prompt senate and house action on wage hour and relief measures. The plan aims to wrap major legislation before adjournment and clear remaining bills by tomorrow.
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Senate
House
Washington
White House
Administration
Barkley
Kentucky
Rival South Carolina Candidates To Speak Together At Each Place
In Columbia on June 14 the Democratic primary tour opened with Senator E D Smith and his two pro New Deal opponents Olin D Johnston and Edgar A Brown campaigning from the same stump. Johnston, a 100 cent Roosevelt supporter, and Brown both back New Deal policies while claiming neutrality from the administration. The trio began at Sumter, with counties to be covered 46 by joint appearances, meals, and lodging, under state party rules requiring shared platforms. Meanwhile the governor race features Cole L Blease as the eight-candidate field swings through Lexington en route to the third page.
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S. C
South Carolina
E. D. Smith
Olin D. Johnston
Edgar A. Brown
Smith
Johnston
Roosevelt
White House
Brown
Washington
Sumter
Democratic Executive Committee
Lexington
Cole L Blease
United States
Monroe Visit by Mrs Garner Details Vice President’s Wife
Mrs John N Garner wife of the vice president traveled by auto from Monroe to Uvalde Texas after a stopover at Hotel Frances arriving late Monday night and planning a summer Caribbean trip She said the vice president would join her after Congress adjourns and she sought to visit a region she had not previously seen while awaiting Mr Garners return from Washington.
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John N. Garner
United States
Monroe
Uvalde
Tex
Hotel Frances
Three Die In Apparent Triple Killing In Tamaqua
State police investigated a highway shooting in Tamaqua that left a man dead after staggering into a room. Detectives Lucas and Buono identified three Philadelphia residents as victims: Leonard Adducci, 40, Peter Biscietti, and Gus tine Starace.
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Tamaqua
Lester Lucas
Louis Buono
Leonard Adducci
Peter Biscietti
Gustine Starace
Philadelphia
Senate kills three-man labor board plan in Louisiana
In Baton Rouge on June 14 the Senate rejected a bill to create a three-man governor appointed labor board to settle workmen's compensation cases. The 2 to 14 vote defers the measure, with Governor Leche opposing a revenue provision. Support came from the labor department and State Federation of Labor, while Roscoe Cranor urged its passage as a protective, model system.
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Baton Rouge
Senate
Richard W. Leche
House
State Court of Appeals
State Department of Labor
State Federation of Labor
Roscoe Cranor
Shreveport
Malkowsky Becomes Man With Country After Visa Grants
Bernard Malkowski ends years of statelessness after immigration authorities grant a United States visa. He will vacation at Captain Thomas Flannery’s Nyack farm and had arrived on the freighter Steel Traveler. His history includes aborted citizenship applications, detentions on Ellis Island, and multiple world voyages while seeking legal entry.
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Baltimore
Bernard Malkowski
Malkowski
United States
Nyack
Thomas Flannery
Steel Traveler
Maikowski
Ells Island
Germany
Poland
Fri
Catastrophic Flood Threat Hits Henan Province
Shanghai dispatch reports 150000 Chinese civilians drowned by Yellow River floods in northern Henan. Chungmow area worst, dikes breached, villages inundated, Chungmow City submerged. Japanese forces scattered, engineers and Chinese farmers racing to repair breaks amid fighting. Chinese front reports say Japanese withdrawal toward Kaifeng.
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Shanghai
Yellow River
Henan
Chungmow
Chengchow
Japan
Lunghai Railway
China
Famliar
Kaifeng
Lunghai
Tallulah Man Kills Visitor On Porch Shootout
In Tallulah Louisiana June 14 special agent reports 40 year old Robert Honeycutt was shot and killed by M L Hampton on a porch as he spoke with Hampton's wife. Hampton was arrested on scene and jailed in Madison parish. Honeycutt had come to visit his niece Mrs Charlie Carter and was unknown to family here. Hampton works in Mississippi and spends weekends in Tallulah.
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Tallulah
Robert Honeycutt
M. L. Hampton
Hampton
Sheriff's Department
Madison Parish
Honeycutt
Texas
Charlie Carter
Carters
Mississippi
Hamptons
Governor cancels dozen elections in Louisiana towns
Baton Rouge La June 14 Elections scheduled today in a dozen or more Louisiana towns were cancelled by proclamation of Governor Richard LeWhe because no independents filed against Democratic candidates. To date 56 similar municipal elections have been cancelled to save expense. Locations listed include Merryville Church Bonita Winnsboro Jonesboro Martinsville Epps Bernice Rayville Napoleonville and Castie.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Richard Lewhe
Merryville
Church Bonita
Winnsboro
Jonesboro
Martinsville
Epps
Bernice
Rayville
Napoleonville
Castie
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