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Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1938

Page

3

Britain Uses Pressure For Spain Treaty

Britain seeks a general European appeasement centering on Spain and Germany while a minor boom in London's city reflects rising markets. Chamberlain shields the non intervention plan to withdraw foreign volunteers, pushing for an Anglo-Italian pact to operate with a Spain settlement as conditions ease.

Germany London Dogger Spain Italy France Soviet Union Chamberlain Mussolini Franco Il Duce

Calotabs Promote Quick Bilious Relief Clinic Ad

The ad touts Calotabs as a superior calomel alternative for biliousness. It claims a trained physician diagnoses bilious conditions by tongue coating and digestion, then prescribes Calotabs to expel sour bile. One or two tablets at night cleanse the system by morning, with a family package priced at twenty five cents.

President Roosevelt Acts on 43 Measures Vetoes Tax Exemptions

President Roosevelt rejected a measure aiding disabled veterans not connected to service and vetoed a bill to align foreign commerce service with the State Department in pay and status. He also opposed exempting bridges and related bonds from taxation and urged Congress to pass a comprehensive foreign-office reform.

Congress Roosevelt Foreign Commerce Service State Department Commerce Department

City street flusher ordered with 25 pass buses

A new street flusher for the parks and streets department will be a power flusher with a 1200 gallon capacity. The bid process included six bids. The buses are 25 passenger, rear motor pusher design, two side doors, narrow street use, 27 foot turning radius, leather seats, chrome rails, and pavement friendly weight. Commissioner Tidwell announced the setup and operation details.

Parks and Streets Department C. R. Tidwell

List of Dead In Train Wreck May Reach Forty Three

Casualty roll lists identified dead from the wreck including Mrs. Milton Leer of Billings Montana and Frank Merrifield engineer from Miles City followed by numerous others across South Dakota Washington Iowa Illinois and Nebraska with ages and towns such as Dorothy L Yontz 515 Montana Butte Mont and Lucile Stumley 24 Volga S D among missing and safety notices indicating a broad regional toll from the disaster.

Milton Leer Billings Mont A. F. Frelick Lemmon S. D Dorothy L. Yontz Montana Butte Frank Merrifield Miles City Charles James Milton C. Norberg Aberdeen H. M. McCoy E. H. Johnson Dixon Post Omaha Volga Tom Lallas Bellingham Wash Fern Beer Centerville Iowa Fred Woolsey Tacoma Milwaukee Joyce Kaskie Mitchell Thomas Lallas Dorothy Debeer Sioux City Nelly Clancy Bloomington New York City F. S. Berry Mobile Ala

Buses and street flusher bought with cash by city

The Monroe Auto and Supply company was the successful bidder for buses and a street flusher. Mayor Benoit said the purchase will be a cash transaction, funded from this year's budget of expenses and paid from excess city revenues, saving interest and carrying charges.

Commission Council Monroe Auto and Supply Company Benoit

Benson Holds Slight Margin in Minnesota

Early returns show Harold Stassen leading in the Republican gubernatorial race with 34,871 votes in 886 precincts. George E. Leach and Martin Nelson trailed, while in the Democratic race Thomas Gallagher led with 6,059 over Fred Schliplin and Michael Murray, with Victor Anderson and others further behind.

Petersen Harold Stassen Thomas Gallagher Stassen Martin Nelson George Leach Minneapolis Harson Northrop Gallacher Fred Schliplin Michael Murray Victor Anderson Charles Lethert Joel Anderson Roosevelt Victor Christgau WPA Benson Christgau Capitol Hill Floyd B. Olson State Railroad and Warehouse Commission South St. Paul George E. Leach Austin Farmer-Labor Leach Nelson Harson A. Northrop Owatonna Gallagher Fred Schilplin St. Cloud United States St. Paul

Radcliffe plans Tydings renomination campaign in Maryland

Maryland Democrat Senator Radcliffe began plans to back Senator Millard Tydings in his renomination bid. Radcliffe, a friend of the president and New Dealer, was named campaign manager after Tydings appointed him. He noted their differing stances yet mutual recognition of sincerity.

Baltimore Radcliffe Maryland Millard Tydings Tydings David J. Lewis

White House talks tax relief and extra session

Governor White pushes for an extra session to exempt Mississippi homes from local taxes while pledging to offset revenue losses. A survey shows local governments would lose 3.38 million dollars annually without bond levies, with funding plans including a cigarette tax rise and state surplus use. Also notes sheriffs and tax collectors may be refunded for lost fees under exemption. In Louisiana, Hodge cannery reports 17,218 cans of tomatoes produced in four days and 30,000 pounds purchased from Jackson Parish farmers, with four weeks left in the season.

Ture Mississippi State Tax Commission White PWA Washington Jackson Jonesboro Hodge Jackson Parish

Louisiana House Debates Bills and Elevates Service Post

Baton Rouge reports detail the House action on bills including a $10,000 for a state service commissioner for veterans of foreign wars and measures to adjust bank inspections and levee board actions. Senate votes cover crew minimums for trains, tax refunds bonds, school districts, and debuts of multiple bills with passage tallies. governor to receive sheriffs salary fund bill repealing prior limits.

Charles Anzalone House Senate Baton Rouge Lorio Beeson State Tax Commission Kilpatrick Jackson Parish Burke Morvant Stich Orleans Todd Shaw Et al Peltier and Lindsey State Mineral Board Lindsey and Peltier Cranor Shreveport Police Pension Fund St. Bernard Parish Bayou Terre Aux Boeufs Gilbert Hebert Woodard Duke Orleans Parish Woods Nunez Carbo State Highway Commission Bayou Grosse Tete Maringouin Shaw Quail Broussard Dudley J. LeBlanc Francis Williams New Orleans Lafayette Charity Hospital Sweeney Public Service Commission Highway Commission Calcasieu River Lake Charles Fredericks LaFourche Basin Ascension St. James St. John St. Charles Jefferson, Assumption LaFour

Amazing Spy Ring Exposed in Broad Indictments

A detailed digest of a multi group German spy operation is outlined with five tiers including high officials directing agents and a Dundee Scotland unit run by Mrs Jordan. Key figures include Erich Glaser Gunther Rumrich Otto Voss and Leon Turreu who led the investigation after meetings across New York Hempstead Floral Park Berlin and Dundee. Turreu reports long hours uncovering 24 overt acts from 1935 to this year.

Werner Gudenberg Jessie Jordan England Lamar Hardy United States Washington Erich Glaser Army Air Corps Mitchelfield Long Island Gunther Rumrich Army Medical Corps Otto Voss Seversky New York City Griebl Rumrich William Lontkowski Tce Johanna Hofmann Germany Dundee Scotland Mrs. Jordan Lenkowski Voss Pfeiffer Hempstead Floral Park Astor and Taft New York Buffalo N. Y Berlin Bremerhaven Leon G. Turreu

German foreign office reacts to NY espionage indictments

Berlin officials voiced utter surprise at 18 alleged German espionage agents being indicted by a New York grand jury. A foreign office spokesman said they knew nothing officially and dismissed the case as an attempt to create a sensation. He argued the allegations overshoot the mark, calling it spies imagined rather than caught.

Berlin Foreign Office New York United States

Flashes in the News: Mixed Local and National Notes

A collection of brief regional items includes Mrs Rowland receiving a suspended sentence in Oklahoma City and Patrolman Robert Artmen escaping a chase after leaving his wedding scene. Chicago items discuss horses and a forged-rummy hoax at a west side store.

Oklahoma City Robert Artmen Artman

Flood Permits China to Make Defense Moves

Flooding pressures prompt China to deploy new defenses along the Peiping Hankow railroad in a three line strategy. General Tang En-Po and General Sun Lien-Chung command zones near Suchang Sinyang and Wushengkwan as Li Tung-Jen and Chang Fah-Kwei organize reserves and defenses. The U S consulate reports no casualties after a Haichow air raid on June 14, though Chinese forces retain leverage on the Yellow River front.

Peiping- Henkow Suchang Chenachow Tang En-Po Sinyang Sun Lien-Chung Chengchow Hankow Wushengkwan Honan-Hupeh Li T ung-Jen Chang Fah-Kwei China Yangtze United States Shanghai Haichow Shantung Province

Gly Cas Restores Darnell's Health in Texas Ad

Mrs W V Darnell of Amarillo Texas reports Gly Cas improved digestion kidneys and nerves after years of gas bloating and fatigue She credits the medicine with restoring appetite energy and sleep The Phoenix Drug Co 348 DeSiard St sells Gly Cas in Amarillo and surrounding towns Adv

Phoenix Drug Co DeSiard St

No Man's Land Declared Around Western China By Japan

Japan set a vast no man s land around western China with a 1000 mile boundary from Pakhoi to Sian and urged all foreigners to evacuate observers say planned actions likely limited to bombings and possible naval landings while a spokesman warned of danger zone exposures. Jupiter orbits the sun in 11 years 314.92 days.

South China Japan No Man's Land Peihat Pakhoi Gulf of Tongking

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