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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1938
Page
2
The article notes Japan’s mobilization law expansion limiting civilian controls. Eleven of thirty articles require police registration and economic data during war emergency. Premier Konoye faced cabinet turmoil and threats of resignation before cabinet reorganization on May 26 with generals Araki Itagaki Ikeda in key roles.
Vast Mitsui interests mark him as one of Japan's foremost financiers and business men, shaping major industrial and financial activities across the country.
The China conflict nears a year with Japan tightening controls on metals chemicals and war materials as talks of mediation surface. In Spain insurgents gain in pockets around Valencia while shifting toward Barcelona amid new troop concentrations and a potential truce linked to British mediation efforts.
After dinner Knox urged press freedom as editors of the Mountaineer state association began a six day tour. Loomis thanked the governor while Knox warned critics face legislative, federal, or revenue scrutiny.
An Iver Johnson bicycle size 2 painted green belonging to Lavan was stolen from 709 Stella Street West Monroe about three days ago per a Monroe police report. Six presidents of the United States were of Scotch Irish parentage.
Behind guarded gates Count Haugwitz-Reventlow and Barbara, Woolworth heiress, stirred whispers of estrangement. Their high profile holiday sparked questions after a tense house party exit. Barbara's rumored British citizenship shift follows her Reno divorce and May 1935 marriage to the count. Danish law experts note paternal custody norms amid parental disputes over a child.
Francis Marion Black Jr. was sentenced to death for the murder of 13 year old Marvin Dale Noblitt. The jury convicted him of pushing Noblitt from a 400 foot cliff after a brief deliberation. The 25 year old former University of Kansas student allegedly plotted the killing to collect a $5,000 life insurance. Noblitt’s mother, Mrs. Bobbie Smith, had entrusted him to Black for a better home.
Thousands face nighttime bathroom runs and backache as signs kidneys and bladder need care. A 35 cent package of GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Capsules is advertised to flush waste, soothe the bladder, and drive excess uric acid, claiming rapid relief and joint benefits.
Norris-Schrader post No. 198 of the American Legion in Tullos elected N. G. Fox as commander for 1938-39. A. B. Campbell, Dewey Temple, H. E. Mayes, H. G. Williams, G. B. Norris, Ben Hadwin and J. M. Beebe were named officers. Delegates and alternates to Lafayette convention were chosen. Auxiliary served barbecued chicken after the meeting. installation planned after the convention.
Heavy rains and rising water impede Japanese operations along the Yangtze. Ships push toward Hankow, with Matowchen booms in sights while distant forces press from Tikang to Taiho and another column near Liuan resumes advance toward Nanking.
Crowville La June 23 Special At a Crowville post American Legion meeting officers were elected W A Chochere commander W C Hodge senior vice commander Lee Evans junior vice commander W A Scott adjutant Guy Lowell finance officer Webb McManus chaplain Daniel Jones sergeant at arms Executive officers named L Rehardon W C Hodge W A Scott Lee Evans Webb McManus The post endorsed Rev S S Holladay for state department chaplain and urged longer service commissioner visit periods to each town.
Jonesboro church trustees announce a Bible school for the Bible class. Leaders include Robert Jeffress Walker McDonald A A Meredith and Miss R V Clayton. The school will be supervised by Mrs R C Jeffress, superintendent of children's work at the church.
The Doherty Men's Fraternity club house in Tullos, built as a rendezvous for Cities Service employees, was formally opened June 16 with a barbecue for local workers and company officials from Shreveport. J. W. Fulton of the Shreveport chapter was introduced by N. G. Fox, with speakers including A. Weyland and G. N. Gano.
An anti Semitic campaign in Germany drives 300000 Jews in Germany and 130000 in Austria toward expulsion. Goebbels signals removal of Jews from Berlin as Evian Conference debates how to handle a potential 5 million refugee crisis and the rights of exiles to keep their property. The article analyzes possible immigration and resettlement options.
A son was born June 2 at a Hodge clinic to Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Juber of Jonesboro. He is named Wiley Gatlin Juber. The maternal grandfather is Wiley Gatlin of Jonesboro. A son was born Wednesday at St. Francis sanitarium to Mr. and Mrs. Earl J. Rothermel of Jonesboro.
Tangipahoa parish resident Charles Anzalone proposes a seven member milk commission with a secretary salary of 5000 dollars. The body would include the state board of health president, the agriculture commissioner, the livestock board executive secretary, and four governor appointees. The Baton Rouge report notes a separate ruling upholding a 6 million dollar state bond issue for colleges and institutions. Judge James D. Womack said bond proceeds from the corporate tax are legal and will go to Louisiana Tech, Southwestern Louisiana Institute, and LSU Normal College for new buildings, with possible federal aid. the decision now goes to the state supreme court.
Baton Rouge notes House withdrawals of H.5 Reed for Evangeline parish judicial expense fund H.509 Lucas and Hathorne civil engineering act H.634 Kennedy restricts custodian of property in executory process Also passed bills include H.30 2400 for Camp Moore Confederate cemetery Tangipahoa H.659 transfer of notarial bond attestations in Orleans H.570 2000 for Harry P Williams airport improvement H.485 9000 for seventh world poultry congress exhibit Cleveland July 1939 and H.120 nine month teachers paid on a 12 month basis, all votes recorded with broad support.
The piece lists multiple high level government posts left unfilled including comptroller-general since 1936 with 10 000 annual pay, no currency comptroller since May, budget director position unfilled for years, a 15 000 a year Federal Reserve Board vacancy, and TVA and securities commission links. It notes retirement and death create two district court vacancies.
Rev W E James of Peniel Baptist proposes open air revival meetings starting July 11 at 7 45 p m a half mile east of the Dixie tourist camp on the Dixie Overland highway The events are part of a cooperative evangelism plan for the Morehouse Ouachita association with A G Anderson Mc Clendon Baptist church leading day services and singing through the series lasting multiple days with morning and night sessions.
Democrats and Republicans combined cast 8,020,371 votes in the first nine primaries, well above 1936 primaries but below 1936 presidential totals. Candidates include Democrats Hancock Hildebrandt Wilcox Wearin and Lloyd Thurston. Minnesota and Maine totals pending, world oldest city claim cited as Tiahuanaco Bolivia.
Postmasters nationwide receive lifetime appointments under a new act extending Wooten into an indefinite term. Washington argues the measure could be repealed by a future party shift, allowing new postmasters to be installed. Louisiana alone has seven first class, 45 second class, and 145 third class offices affected by the lifetime appointments.
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