Orleans jurors charge seven in Louisiana payroll fraud case
Shirley Wimberly member of the Louisiana Tax commission and former Labor Department officials were indicted by the Orleans parish grand jury on charges of deadheading on state payrolls. Eleven bills allege embezzlement and six men face direct deadhead charges with salaries of about 200 to 250 dollars a month. Eleven other names appear in indictments for involvement.
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New Orleans
Shirley Wimberly
Louisiana Tax Commission
State Labor Department
Parish Grand Jury
J. Bernard Cocke
Orleans Parish
Louisiana
Wimberly
B. W. Mason
Louisiana Commissioner of Labor
Carl A. Durett
Department of Labor
Cocke
England’s Resolve Under Fire What chance to defeat Germany
DeWitt MacKenzie analyzes rumors of Britain seeking peace with Hitler and the British resolve to fight. He cites government statements denying peace overtures, notes Eden’s warning on refugees, and weighs Britain’s defenses, alliance with France, and potential surrender scenarios.
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DeWitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Britain
Germany
Samuel Hoare
Spain
Berlin
London
England
Hitler
Ministry of Information
United States
Pittman
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Europe
Anthony Eden
France
Canada
Eden
Survey on medical manpower for national war duty
The American Medical Association has launched a survey of medical manpower to assess availability and qualifications for federal wartime preparedness. Dr. Irvin Abell notes 32 006 AMA members volunteered in World War I, and editor Dr. Mortis Fishbein is refocusing on medical preparedness duties. In the Samoan islands, villages undertake six month excursions up to 60 miles away.
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American Medical Association
Irvin Abell
Louisville
A. M. A. Journal
Surgeons General of the
Army, Navy and
Public Health Service
Nel
Dr. Abell
Mortis Fishbein
A M. A. Journal
Liners Sail Again to Ireland and Portugal for Evacuation
Two American liners, the Washington and Manhattan, will depart soon for Ireland and Portugal to repatriate hundreds of U S citizens from the war zone. Secretary of State Hull rescinds a prior ban on sending ships, aiming to avoid aiding belligerents while upholding neutrality laws. The move reflects shifting public opinion as the world faces a new era.
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Washington
Ireland
Portugal
United States
Hell
Manhattan
Pepewed
Ouachita Parish Slaying Case Postponed to July 26
Antwine McClain, condemned for the murder of his common law wife, received a governor ordered reprieve from Governor Sam Jones. The stay delays the Friday hanging, marking Ouachita Parish’s first scheduled execution in nine years. The death warrant was signed May 25 and filed June 4 with the sheriff.
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Antwine McClain
Sam Jones
Milton Coverdale
McClain
Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Coverdale
Baton Rouge
Haywood Johnson
Jones
Langer and Vogel Chosen in Dakota Primary
William Langer, twice North Dakota governor, wins the Republican nomination for United States senator after defeating Lynn J. Frazier and Thomas Whelan. Charles Vogel of Fargo secures the Democratic nomination for the November election. Scientists estimate human life has existed on earth at least two million years.
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Fargo
N. D
William Langer
North Dakota
United States
Lynn J. Frazier
Senate
Thomas Whelan
Charles Vogel
Earth
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Tarzeela
Tommy
Orleans
the Thames
Caromel
Carter
Walker’s Grocery
North Third Street
Pulima
Chicago
State Department
Mar
Westinghouse Electric
West Monroe
Porcelain
Langer, Vogel
Dakota
Schlitz
Milwaukee
JOS. Schlitz Brewing CO
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Schnitz
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