Wholesale Bill Out for Session Dead, Chamber Says
The House Bill 917 proposing a 1 to 2 percent wholesale license tax is dead for the session. J E Marx chairman says Wednesday hearing will be perfunctory and wholesalers in the Fifth district need not attend. Gilmore author admits unfairness and inability of business to pay.
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Marx
House
Ways and Means Committee
J. E. Marx
Chamber of Commerce Legislative Committee
Fifth District
Gilmore
Churchill Defends France Act and Britain's War Resolve
Premier outlines treaty obligations and the battle ahead as Britain readies for possible invasion. He asserts Allied resistance, air power strength, and unity with France, stressing no compromise on aims for Czechs Poles Norwegians Dutch Belgians.
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France
Britain
Churchill
Hitler
Dunkerque
Flanders
Germany
United States
Dominions
Percy Harris
H. B. Lees-Smith
Labor
French Alpine Chasseurs Fight Rearguard Stand Near Swiss Front
French Alpine Chasseurs screen retreating forces near the Jura mountains after a 36 hour stand against German advances. They, with Maginot units, retreat through the Alps toward Switzerland as Maginot troops pull back to new positions. Refugees and wounded flood Swiss hospitals amid reports that Petain may seek peace terms.
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Rhone
Saone
Paris
Verdun
Marne
Alsace-Lorraine
Maginot
Jura
Fresse
Bessom
Switzerland
France
Alps
Petain
Seine
Need Material Help To Avert Domination By European Power
Argentine sources say South American exports, vital for stability, need U S aid to prevent European totalitarian domination. The White House proposed an inter American cartel to centralize western hemisphere sales. Argentina loss of markets in Holland Belgium France Norway Denmark Poland Czecho Slovakia risks democracy unless U S purchases and aid flow.
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Harold K. Milks
Buenos Aires
United States
Europe
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Uruguay
Washington
White House
United States Department of Commerce
Germany
Italy
Holland
Belgium
France
Norway
Denmark
Poland
Czecho-Slovakia
Great Britain
Roberto M. Ortiz
Congress
Santiago
Ministry of Foreign Relations
France Faces Armistice Terms After Rapid German Advance
The article reports on French resistance under Marshal Petain, Germany’s advances seizing Metz Dijon Belfort and Le Creusot, and Britain’s role. it notes French fleet risks, bomb damage to Loire transports, and discussions of peace terms while Berlin declares capitulation near. It mentions France’s new leadership, American stance, and ongoing blitzkrieg until terms are delivered.
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Foch
France
Marshal Petain
Paul Baudoin
Britain
Ilin
Germany
Hitler
Metz
Dijon
Belfort
le Creusot
French
Loire
High Command
Moray Firth
Scotland
Orne River
Caen
le Mans
Great Britain
Paul Reynard
Bordeaux
London Daily Mail
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United States Senate
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Berlin
Petain
Toul
Verdun
Westphalia
Alsace
Austria
Switzerland
Italy
Nice
Savoy
Tunis
Jibouti
Cane
Nazi advance continues in France crushing key forts
The article reports Germany and its allies pressing a relentless campaign in France with Metz and Dijon already fallen and Bel Fort conquered. It compares French cities to American metropolises, noting the French army faces attacks wherever resisted and predicting a new era in European history as Propaganda outlets promise a peace lasting centuries.
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Dijon
Belfort
Chicago
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
France
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Austria
Hitler
Mussolini
der Angriff
Goebbels
Europe
Great Britain
Russia
Compulsory military service expanded in New Zealand
Wellington reports compulsory military service enforced with a general reserve for all males over 16 and reservists selected for service in New Zealand and overseas. Other dispatches note British tonnage losses, Romania’s neutral stance, and Allied air raids on Italian East Africa with gains reported at Massawa and Neghelli.
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New Zealand
Cairo
Italian East Africa
Royal Air Force
Massawa
Asmara-Gura
Negheili
Germany and Italy may treat France more generously
The Stefani news agency said Germany and Italy would treat France more generously than under a British-French union proposal. London reported the Romanian cabinet had resigned, citing DNB as the source.
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Stefani
Germany
Haly
France
Britain
London
Exchange Telegraph
DNB
Ve Soul Falls to German Motorized Forces
Refugees arriving in Basel report the French fortress city Ve Soul fell this afternoon behind the Burgundian gate to German motorized units, marking a shift in the frontline amid ongoing combat in the region.
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Basel
Switzerland
Vesoul
Boy Politicians Name Leader Amid Historical List
A long list of named politicians from multiple parishes and cities is presented as potential leaders, including representatives and senators from New Orleans Shreveport Baton Rouge and other locales. The passage notes a historical reference to the submarine date dating back to 1620 the Pilgrims landing at Plymouth Rock.
War Today tribute salutes France and Petain in crisis
The piece lauds Marshal Henri Petain as France faces harsh terms after the Versailles era shift. It frames Munich as the birthplace of Hitler's expansionist aim and argues that dismembering the French republic looms while Britain may gain advantage if the French fleet falls into German hands.
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DeWitt MacKenzie
Berlin
France
Hitler
Munich
Mussolini
Germany
Britain
Italy
England
Republic
Marshal Henri Petain
Europe
Supreme Court Stay to Hear Case in City Invited by Baton Rouge
Orleans supplied about 63 percent of caves brought before the court. Representative Theo Cangelosi of Baton Rouge said lawmakers would be welcomed and shown a good time in Baton Rouge when they plead before the court. Representative Lester Bordelon of Avoyelles said he looks forward to going to New Orleans to plead. Only 22 legislators supported Baton Rouge's invitation while 67 voted against the bill.
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Orleans
Theo Cangelosi
Baton Rouge
House
Lester Bordelon
Avoyelles
New Orleans
Army Fast Divisions Favored as Navy Expansion Talks Progress
The home naval committee opened hearings on a rapid navy buildup. Chairman Vinson said congressional action could wrap by week end. The plan envisions a 194 ship fleet with three aircraft carriers and 41 destroyers, aiming for a stronger projection of power without a two ocean navy.
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Home Naval Committee
Vinson
Georgia
Vingen
Atre
Congress
Navy and Army Budget Debate Shapes Expansion Plan
In a Senate committee debate Democrat Wala Maxichinella and co author Winsor push a two season expansion path. Vinton says about 90,006.00 is needed to start the latest expansion in the final year, with most funds already allocated for shipyard expansion to relieve a bottleneck.
Canadian Force Back in Britain
Canadian units retreat under German breakthrough in France as confusion spreads over return route. A train crew and station staff improvise a salvage effort. the group reaches a port and sails to England amid celebratory cheers, while reports note Brazil leading in carnauba wax production.
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Sable
Canadana
England
Bee Brand Insect Powder Instructions and Guarantee
A consumer notice outlines using Bee Brand Insect Powder under sinks and refrigerators, around pipe openings, and on wall boards to kill roaches. Directions include sprinkling in paths roaches travel and weekly application. The ad promises a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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Wall Boarda
Thre Vale
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