Wedded in Tods Pair Celebrates 60th Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Frank McDonald marked their 60th wedding anniversary at 512 St John Street with 13 children, 43 grandchildren, and 12 great grandchildren in attendance. The couple wed June 19 1881 at the bride’s home in Seman Alabama and spent a long life on farms in Alabama and Louisiana.
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Frank McDonald
St. John Street
Watt McDonald
Pete McDonald
Slyvia
Bender
J. H. Sheffield
Doyle Ralph
C. A. Sheffield
Wayne
Kitty
Forrest McDonald
Frank
Ada M. Bender
Jeffie Wimberly
Genia Messersmith
Charles Thornton
Seman
Ala
Watt
Monroe
William McDonald
Fryeburg
T. S. Crocker
Vivian
T. F. Scott
Frierson
Calhoun
McDonald
Alabama
Louisiana
Ringgold
Mrs. Bender
Mr. McDonald
McDonalds celebrate 60th wedding anniversary
Mr and Mrs Frank McDonald of 512 St John Street marked sixty years of marriage with a family gathering last Thursday celebrating their wedding anniversary.
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Mrs
Frank McDonald
St. John Street
Large family seeks continued serene comfort at home
The passage notes a household living in long standing harmony and anticipating more years of peaceful life with their sizable family.
State's Crime Board Blocked by Judge Womack Ruling
District Judge James D. Womack signed an order freezing the crime commission and barring its spending and investigations while a hearing set for June 30 evaluates the petition. The action blocks about 400000 in funds and affects ongoing probes including city book audits and state revenue inquiries. The move comes amid broader constitutional questions tied to Governor Jones' reform program and past rulings invalidating the commission.
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James D. Womack
James H. Morrison
Emile Carmouche
Joe Arthur Simms
Womack
Crime Commission
Commission
State Revenue Department
City Books of
New Orleans
Eugene Stanley
State Supreme Court
High Court
Jones
Hitler Declares War as Axis Seeks Europe Safety
In a wartime broadcast the speaker claims Germany faces the Soviet advance and allies with Finland and Romania to secure Europe. A car crash is reported near Tremont involving Bickham and Barmore, with Barmore jailed after an alcohol-related crash.
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Kremlin
Russia
Germany
Matsuoka
Japan
Axis
Balkans
England
Narvik
Carpathians
Danube
Black Sea
Antonescu
Europe
Reich
Hitler orders army to attack as Britain and Russia clash
A London report cites Hitler’s proclamation calling for German and Romanian troops to defend Europe and safeguard the continent. Berlin accuses Bolshevism and Jewry of deceit while Ribbentrop warns of Soviet threat. Allied air and naval actions, plus U S measures, frame a tense multi front crisis.
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London
Turkey
Dardanelles
Russia
Mediterranean
Black Sea
Hitler
New York
Rumania
Russian
Europe
Romania
Bessarabia
Danube
Antonescu
Ion Antonescu
Britain
British Free French Forces Enter Damascus
Allied forces entered Damascus after French troops withdrew to spar the ancient city from shell fire. The Levant war shown a RAF Luftwaffe duel as global fronts tighten with Russia and Germany tension. Moscow reports mobilization and evacuation of civilians amid radio claims of Soviet schoolchildren leaving cities.
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Damascus
Associated Preas
Levant
Luftwaffe
Germany
Russia
Finland
Moscow
Moscow Radio
U-Boat Rescue Efforts Continue Amid Depth Dives
Divers push to reach O-9 as U-boat lies 370 feet down off shore with searchlights scanning the calm sea. The Falcon crews, including Squalus survivors, report "deepest working dive" and a long night of attempts to salvage the submerged vessel.
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Falcon
William Isaacs
Washington
D. C
Allen C. Bryan
Greenville
S. C
Crocker
Admiral Edwards
Hawaii
Navy
Knox
Behind the News in New Nazi Move and Soviet Militia
The article discusses a potential Soviet mobilization up to five million plus, noting rail and road weaknesses delaying readiness. It contrasts Soviet production and preparedness with the Finnish resistance in 1939 40 and cites reforms under Stalin reducing political commissars while strengthening generals.
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Joseph Stalin
Communist Party
Government aims to curb prices and mobilize resources
The War Department proposed extended guard duty and a drive to collect aluminum pots and pans for defense. It outlined using substitutes for steel and copper in USHA homes to save metal, while OPM set civilian rubber price limits and a 20 percent cut by December.
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OPM
Nathan Strauss
Housing Authority
USHA
Madison
Wis
Richmond
Army
General Air Headquarters Air Force
Air Corps
Army Air Force
National Guards
War Department
Congress
National Guard
Stimson
Bicycle Youth Killed After Being Struck Near Bastrop
Lloyd W. Woods Jr., 16, of the Met Rouge road near Bastrop, died after a car struck his bicycle and ran over him. Coroner Dr. R. B. Leavell reported internal injuries as the cause. Driver Julian Miles of Bastrop was taken to a hospital following the incident.
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Bastrop
Lloyd W. Woods, Jr
Lloyd W. Woods
Met Rouge
R. B. Leavell
Morehouse Parish
Young Woods
Julian Miles
Leavell
Civil Service League elects new New Orleans chairman
The Louisiana Civil Service League chose Charles Payne Fenner Jr of New Orleans as chairman to lead a statewide educational drive for civil service reform. Incumbents and officers were reelected or named, including secretary Wilson Callender and treasurer Fred Weis, with focus on the merit system and education through July 1, 1941 when the new laws take effect.
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New Orleans
Louisiana Civil Service League
Charles Payne Fenner, Jr
Charles E. Dunbar, Jr
Louisiana State Civil Service Commission
Wilson S. Callender
League
Bernard McCloskey
Eldson S. Lazarus
J. J. Davidson
Lafayette
Pike Hall
Shreveport
John L. Madeen
Monroe
George M. Lester
St. Francisville
E. B. DuBuisson
Opelousas
J. L. Pitts, Jr
Alexandria
Fred S. Weis
John T. White
Marshall Ballard, Jr
Hammond
Charles S. Hyneman
Baton Rouge
Norma S. Lee
Charles E. Tooke, Jr
George Wilson
Dunbar
Louisian
Louisiana
Louisiana Civil Service Leagu
Choudrant Welder Pinning Accident Near Highway 80
A 34 year old welder E L Davis was pinned by a 14 inch pipe in a six foot ditch while laying a pipeline on Highway 80 near Choudrant around June 21. He suffered a broken pelvis and hip injuries and was rushed to Ruston hospital. About 16 workers were at the scene. the pipe slipped when a skid broke and a tractor freed him.
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Tremont
Choudrant
Clyde Frasier
Barmore
Frasier
Bickham
Near
Choudrent
Highway 80
Here
E. L. Davis
Ruston
Davis
Monroe
Houston
Tex
Boy Dies After Tragedy as Father Delays Arrangements
Hospital officials said the boy remained in critical condition, suffering nervous shock. He is survived by his parents and a brother. Funeral plans were unfinished as his father, in Memphis, delayed travel after the incident.
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Memphis
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Blue Ribbon Ice Cream CO
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Central Culvert Co., Inc
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