Basque Capital Bilbao Besieged As Refugees Flee
Frenzied crowds of women and children escape Bilbao as Francoist insurgents tighten ring on the city. Loyal Basque troops bombarded attackers from within while refugees report bombardments, road closures, and a mass exodus toward Santander and border towns amid rumors of ships sunk and street fighting in nearby towns.
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Hendaye
Bilbao
Jose Antonio Aguirre
Insurgenta
Santander
Nervion
Bilebao
Baracaldo
Nervian
Francisco Franco
Good Will Tour Party Visits City by Train
The Mon-Tree and West Monroe Chamber of Commerce greet 100 Shreveport good will tourists arriving by Missouri Pacific special at 5 pm. They will tour to Lakeside Country Club for a barbecue supper then spend the night before continuing to Ruston Alexandria and Natchitoches, returning to Shreveport by 6:15 pm Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Mon- Tree
West Monroe
Shreveport Chamber of Commerce
Missouri Pacific
Lakeside Country Club
Ruston
Alexandria
Natchitoches
Shreveport
Good Will
Blum Regime Wins Confidence Vote in Parliament
Paris June 16 The Socialist Premier Leon Blum's government survived a major crisis and won chamber approval 346 to 247 for a bill granting extraordinary financial powers through July 31 without parliamentary sanction. The senate planned to debate the measure next.
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Paris
Leon Blum
Chamber of Deputies
Blum
Senate
Weather forecast for Louisiana and Arkansas
Louisiana sees part tonight and Thursday with local thundershowers in the southeast. Winds are gentle from the south and southeast along the coast. Arkansas shows partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with warmer conditions in the northwest.
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Louisiana
Arkansas
Roosevelt to Meet 400 Democrats on Chesapeake Outing
President Roosevelt will confer with about 400 Democratic congressmen during a three day outing at Jefferson Island club in Chesapeake Bay beginning June 25. Senator Robinson invited the group to discuss legislative issues, with rotating attendance to fit the club's limited sleeping capacity and a plan for leaders to stay the full duration.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Jefferson Island Club
Chesapeake Bay
White House
Democratic Fish and Gun Club
Robinson
Arkansas
Congress
Stephen T. Early
Annapolis
Senate
House
Early
Queen Giovanna Gives Birth To Bulgarian Crown Prince
Sofia Bulgaria June 16 Queen Giovanna wife of King Boris gave birth to a son who may rule Bulgaria. Salutes fired across the land 100 guns marking the birth. Premier Kiosselvanoff rushed to Vrana castle as the constitution requires. The boy brings succession certainty and reaches grandparents King Vittorio Emmanuel and Queen Elena of Italy. Crowds gather at Alexander Nevsky cathedral for mass in Sofia.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Giovanna
Boris
George Kiosselvanoff
Vrana Castle
Vittorio Emmanuel
Elena
Italy
Alexandre Nevsky Cathedral
Mayor seeks Roosevelt aid in Johnstown strike turmoil
Johnstown Mayor Daniel J. Shields urged President Roosevelt to intervene in the Bethlehem Steel Cambria works strike amid dynamite bombing and kidnaping reports. A $5,000 reward was offered for arrests and convictions as a dynamite blast damaged the Gautier plant area and several homes.
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Johnstown
Daniel J. Shields
Roosevelt
Cambria Works
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Shields
James M. Hess
John L. Lewis
Gautier
Laval to honor Leche with degree at Quebec ceremony
Laval University will award Governor Richard Leche a doctor of laws degree July 1 during the second congress of the French language in Quebec. The ceremony, led by Cardinal Villeneuve, will honor Louisiana language and culture as Leche travels with his wife and son from New Orleans June 16 to early July.
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Baton Rouge
Laval University of Quebec
Louisiana
Richard Leche
New Orleans
Canada
Richard
Wade Martin
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Martin
Gaston Porter
Leche Signs First Bridge Contract in Baton Rouge
Governor Richard Leche signed the initial contract for the Mississippi river bridge project in Baton Rouge. The deal covers the substructure over the river and was awarded to the Kansas City Bridge company for 2,421,980 dollars as part of the 10 million dollar construction program. more contracts are expected soon.
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Baton Rouge Bridge
Richard W., Leche
Richard W. Leche
State Advisory Board
Mississippi River
Baton Rouge
H. S Clarke
Kansas City Bridge Company
Jos. C Meyers
New Orleans
Richard Leche
Farmer Bob Doughton to lead tax dodging probe
Representative Robert L Doughton known as Farmer Bob will chair the Ways and Means Committee as a tax dodging inquiry opens. Secretary Morgenthau is expected to testify and may reveal Treasury lists of alleged tax evaders, prompting a public record display at the hearings.
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Robert L Doughton
Bob
Ways and Means
House
Doughton
Morgenthau
Senate-House
Treasury
Coughton
Harrison
Mississippi
Liquor Rebellion Prompts Clergyman Call for Militia in Augusta
In Augusta Georgia Baptist minister Rev Grover F Tyner urged state militiamen to quell an open liquor rebellion in the dry city. He cited police director Col R L Chambers Sr who vowed whisky would be sold while he governs. Georgia voters rejected repeal of prohibition state wide and Augusta voted decisively against change. Governor Rivers left Atlanta for a California vacation without comment.
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Augusta
Grover F. Tyner
Georgia City
Tyner
R. L. Chambers
Georgia
E. D. Rivers
Atlanta
California
Federal Agents Deny Contacting Snatcher
In Stony Brook New York on June 16 the Federal Bureau of Investigation declined to confirm contacting the kidnapper. The FBI noted its history in major cases including Lindbergh Weyerhauser Stoll and other notable abductions while pursuing the current mystery.
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Stony Brook
N. Y
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Stoll
Reporter dies in crash while covering Parsons kidnapping
Arthur E. Calnan, 34, AP reporter assigned to the Parsons kidnapping case, was killed in a single car crash on a curve near Port Jefferson, New York. State troopers said he misjudged the turn and the car struck a stone wall after veering along a curb. He had been en route from Stony Point to Port Jefferson.
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Port Jefferson
N. Y
Arthur E. Calnan
Associated Press
Calnan
Stony Point
Disappearance of Mrs Alice Mc Donell Parsons
Federal agents intensified the search for Mrs. Alice Mc Donell Parsons at a Long Island estate. Officials denied contact with kidnappers as teams scoured dense woods near the farm house for a third day refining the trail and clues.
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Ous
Alice McDonell Parsons
North Shore Long Island Society
Trim Little Farm
Lucille Grace Gives Birth to Son in New Orleans
New Orleans June 16 A son was born today to Lucille May Grace Mrs Fred C Dent registrar of the state land office in Touro infirmary both mother and child were reported dying nicely Colonel Dent the father said the boy would be named Fred C Dent Jr Miss Grace the only woman in Louisiana elected to major public office retains her maiden name in official life appointed by the late Governor Huey P Long after her father's death she was twice re elected by heavy majorities
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New Orleans
Lucille May Grace
Fred C. Dent
State Land Office
Touro Infirmary
Colonel Dent
Miss Grace
Louisiana
Huey P. Long
Fred Grace
Roosevelt Seeks Ways to Boost Buying Power for Low Income
President Roosevelt to unveil methods for increasing purchasing power among the nation’s lowest income group. Administration economists study options such as raising dependent child allowances under the social security act and adjusting wage and hour standards. He noted potential benefits for the economy and federal budget.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Treasury
Diver dies after river dive in Louisiana
Ezra Bryant aged 32 died from a broken neck suffered when he dived into the Amite river near Baton Rouge on Sunday. He had moved from Chesapeake, West Virginia to work on the Ethyl plant construction. His wife and brother were at his bedside when he died.
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Baton Rouge
Ezra Bryant
Amite River
Chesapeake
W. Va
Connery Death May Put Woman in Labor Post
Washington June 16 The death of Representative William P Connery Jr Democrat Massachusetts may place a second woman in an important government labor post Representative Mary T Norton Democrat New Jersey is entitled by seniority to succeed Connery as chairman of the house labor committee a position which requires frequent conferences with Miss Frances Perkins secretary of labor Mrs Norton said she was too shocked however by Connerys unexpected death late yesterday from food poisoning to decide at once whether she would accept the chairmanship She would have to relinquish her position as chairman of the District of Columbia committee which gives her the unofficial title of mayor of Washington Like Miss Perkins Mrs Norton entered public office through her interest in social welfare work She has been in congress since 1924 If she chooses to retain her present
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Washington
William P Connery, Jr
Massachusetts
Mary T. Norton
New Jersey
Connery
House Labor Committee
Frances Perkins
Labor
Norton
District of Columbia
Miss Perkins
Congress
Confederate veteran leader General Laseter dies in Shreveport
General William Thomas Harvey Laseter Jr. 68, active in Confederate Veterans groups, died after a yearlong illness. Son of the Civil War general W. T. Laseter, he helped bring the United Confederate Veterans reunion to Shreveport in 1936 and served as an honorary member and brigadier-general on the UCV staff. Born in Social Circle, Georgia, he moved to Amarillo, Texas, and settled in Shreveport in 1924. he worked as a salesman for a brush company and a polish firm and is survived by eight children.
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Shreveport
William Thomas Harvey Laseter
W. T. Laseter
General Laseter
United Confederate Veterans
Amarillo
Tex
Brush
Actor and Actress Jeanette Mace Donald to Wed Gene Raymond
Hollywood reports a lavish wedding planned for tonight at Wilshire Methodist Episcopal church with 100 officers on duty and traffic rerouted. Jeanette Mace Donald, under MGM contract, refuses details while guests and bridal attendants stay sworn to secrecy.
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Hollywood
Calif
Jeanette Mace Donald
Gene Raymond
M-G-M Studios
Wilma Banky
Rod LaRocque
Beverly Hills
Los Angeles
Wilshire Methodist Episcopal Church
Wilshire Boulevard
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Ned” Covington
Birmingham
Jackson
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Leche
Laval University
North Carolina Mountains
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