Japan bans wide cloth production in wartime export push
Tokyo reports a government decree ordering factories to halt 47 textile and iron goods for domestic use starting July 1, with 34 more banned by July 15. Agents scramble for raw cotton as exporters cheer. retailers fear shortages while the public is urged to stay calm. Promulgated by Seihin Ikeda, the commerce minister, the move aims to boost exports without increasing imports.
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Reiman Morin
Tokyo
Japan
Seihin Ikeda
Ikeda
Woman and brother charged in federal case out of Monroe
Edythe Denton an 18 year old woman and Odell Foster 22 of near Oak Grove were arraigned on federal charges of intimidating Post Office Inspector James A Willey of Monroe. Denton was transferred to Caddo parish jail with bond set at 1000 while Foster faces multiple bonds totaling 7500 after pleading innocent to extortion and related robbery charges. A July 14 preliminary hearing was set in the extortion case.
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Edythe Denton
Odell Foster
Oak Grove
United States
Allen B. Guthrie
Post Office
James A. Willey
Monroe
Cardo Parish
Shreveport
Guthrie
Foster
Ouachita Parish
Willey
Franklin Parish
President Roosevelt pledges speed to New Deal drive
Hyde Park June 23 President Roosevelt said the federal effort to combat unemployment will gain momentum by July 1 as agencies push full speed. He cited Sweden paying relief debts during good years and warned no permanent solution lies in constant armament. The 3.75 billion campaign aims for rapid enrollment in PWA WPA CCC and other programs while unemployment remains a persistent issue.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Sweden
United States
PWA
WPA
Civilian Conservation Corps
Disappearance of McCormick Still a Mystery
Albuquerque June 29 A search for Medill McCormick was abandoned on Sandia peak after a weeklong disappearance during a climbing expedition with Richard Whitmer. The family doubts he is on the cliff, while searchers pursue canyons below. A gunshot report and a possible object on a canyon wall add to the mystery as Whitmer’s body was found last week.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Medill McCormick
Sandia Peak
Richard Whitmer
Princeton
Johnny
McCormick
Whitmer
William Murphy
Albuquerque City
Dick Montoya
Bernalillo
Murphy
North Sandia Peak
F. M. Froelicher
Colorado Springs
Stock Mart Takes New Swift Rise
New York stock market resumes last week’s record run with a swift upturn today. Many leading issues gain $1 to $5 or more, hitting new June highs as brokers note little underlying business change but praise the absence of setbacks over the past two days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stock Mart
New York
Union Parish launches huge school building program
Union Parish unveils a $150,000 plan to improve schools and grounds across the parish. The project includes building and beautification, grading and landscaping, with federal PWA and WPA aid sought. Architect J W Smith and Associates of Monroe to prepare plans, funded by recent bond issues and local taxes.
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Union Parish
J. .W. Smith and
PWA
Congress
L. A. Woodman
Ruston
WPA
Bernice High School
J. Lester White
State Planning Commission
Marion and Downs
Budge Reaches Wimbledon Final in Straight Sets
Don Budge, holder of the four major titles, defeated Ferenc Puncec 6-2 6-1 6-4 to advance to the Wimbledon final where he will meet Bunny Austin. Austin defeated Henner Henkel 6-2 6-4 6-0 to reach the final. Budge dominated at the net, surging to the final without dropping a set.
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Wimbledon
Eng
Don Budge
Ferenc Puncec
Yugoslavia
California
England
H. W
Bunny) Austin
Austin
Henner Henkel
Germany
Budge
Puncee
Henry Armstrong
Joe Louis
Don
Kiwanis Urge Business Codes for Honest Trade
San Francisco June 29 Adoption of voluntary codes by business to curb ruthless competition was urged by an international Kiwanis committee on business standards led by Fred M. Barnes of Jersey City. The plan condemns deceptive advertising and poor service and proposes hours agreements, labor dispute mediation, and fair bidding on public works. The convention votes on officers with G. H. Hatfield expected to become president.
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San Francisco
International Kiwranis Club
Fred M. Barnes
Jersey City
N. J
Service Club
G. H. Hatfield
Oklahoma City
International
F. Trafford Taylor
St. Boniface
Manitoba
Vets Arrive at Gettysburg for 75th Battle Reunion
Aged veterans arrive at Gettysburg for an eight day reunion marking the 75th anniversary of the Civil War battle. The crowd gathers at Little Round Top Cemetery Ridge and the Bloody Angle as bands, parades, and drills fill the historic battlefield. Military bands play while former foes mingle and salute past comrades at the site of the decisive clash.
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Paul Martin
Gettysburg
Little Roundtop
Cemetery Ridge
France imposes death penalty for peacetime espionage
Paris June 29 the French government issued a decree establishing the death penalty in peacetime for certain forms of espionage. Penal servitude for life was extended to peacetime convictions, aligning France with Germany’s counterespionage drive amid a sharp rise in espionage arrests, especially near Strasbourg on the German frontier.
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Paris
France
Germany
Strasbourg
Japan floods kill twenty one and leave fifteen missing
Tokyo June 29. The worst rains in 20 years sweep Japan’s main islands. Twenty one known dead and fifteen missing. Yokohama cliff collapse crushes five homes, killing twelve, many believed to be Koreans. Additional fatalities occur at Moto and Yokosuka as houses collapse.
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Tokyo
Japan
Yokohama
Moto
Yokosuka
Mrs Kathryn W Kelly dies in Harrisonburg at 78
Kathryn W Kelly 78 longtime Catahoula parish resident died at home in Harrisonburg Tuesday night after a weeklong illness. Funeral services were held at her residence and Harrisonburg Methodist church with interment in Harrisonburg cemetery. She leaves a daughter Mrs Irving J Wolff son Silas Kelly John Kelly and T Kelly and 10 grandchildren.
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Kathryn W. Kelly
Catahoula Parish
Harrisonburg
Harrisonburg Methodist Church
Kelly
Irving J. Wolff
Ouachita Parish
Mort Trichel
Silas Kelly
John Kelly
T. Kelly
Wolff
President signs omnibus flood bill with reluctance
President Roosevelt announced in Hyde Park that he signed the 386.5 million dollar omnibus flood control bill with reluctance. He stressed the need for a large continuing program to combat floods curb soil erosion reclaim land reforest and improve navigation while noting the bill is not a step in broad government planning.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Strahan accepts new post in Baton Rouge
E R Strahan longtime Ouachita parish agricultural agent left Monroe for Baton Rouge to join the agricultural administration department after resigning from the extension service. He says he did not take part in the parish farmers dispute and will follow extension department orders. The Ouachita police jury had previously voted to discontinue its financial support and sought another agent.
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E. R. Strahan
Ouachita Parish
Monroe
Baton Rouge
Agricultural Administration Department
Strahan
Spy Investigator Sails for Europe
United States Attorney Lamar Hardy sails aboard the liner Normandie to pursue overseas leads in an espionage case. He may meet British officials and exchange intel on foreign agents as he plans to visit England and France. The grand jury indicted 18 people, including three German officers, with 13 in Germany and Mrs. Jessie Jordan serving a four year Scottish sentence.
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New York
United States
Lamar Hardy
Europe
Normandie
Rng
Hardy
England
France
Scotland
Germany
Ignatz Griebl
Jessie Jordan
Nye Holds Strong Lead Over Langer In North Dakota Primary
United States Senator Gerald Nye led Governor William Langer in the Republican primary for senator as returns from 595 of 2,26 precincts showed Nye 36,667 to 23,635. In the governor race, Thoresen led Hagan with 23,967 to 18,945 as 487 precincts reported. Burdick and Lemke led a field for Congress.
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Fargo
N. D
United States
Gerald P. Nye
William Langer
Republica
Nye-Langer
Nye
Langer
T. H. H Thoreser
John Hegan
Thoresen
Hagan
Moderation urged in attacks on ships by Franco
Rome report states Fascist Italy urged Franco to show moderation to curb British and other ships resupplying government Spain. Virginio Gayda quoted as saying Italy approved bombing of contraband vessels but denied Italian responsibility. Conversation with Lord Perth cited. Franco had issued measures to satisfy Britain, including orders to curb bombings.
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Rome
Italy
Francisco Franco
Spain
Virginio Gayda
Giornale di Italia
Gayda
Earl of Perth
Britain
Count Galleazzo Ciano
Ciano
Lord Perth
Franco
London
House passes women’s wage and pay bills in Louisiana
Baton Rouge June 23 The house approved senate bills regulating wages and hours for women in industry. A 75 to 0 vote created an industrial commission to fix minimum wages for women and girls statewide except in municipalities under 6,000. A second bill, 75 to 5, limits to 43 hours per week and eight hours per day, with an exemption for small municipalities. The house also passed 81 to 0 an administration bill regulating labor apprentices. Senate actions included 397 authorize special counsel in interstate traffic cases 33 to 0. 445 postpone Livingston parish road maintenance 29 to 4. 392 prohibit general engineer fund use for nonlevee purposes 34 to 0. 577 refinancing bonds by levee districts 35 to 1. 313 establish junior college district procedures continued on second page.
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Baton Rouge
House
Senate
State
Industrial Commission
State Department of Labor
Henry Larcade
Opelousas
Flowers
Interstate Commerce Commission
Starns
Highway Commission
Livingston Parish
Jewell
Angelle
Mittersbaugh
Life In Spain Adapts To Daily Air Attacks
Barcelona endures sirens and anti-aircraft fire as daily life continues despite curfews rationing and shortages. The city preserves cafes cinemas and theaters while state controlled restaurants offer limited meals. Workers and families seek extra rations and scarce goods while queues form outside factories and hospitals.
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Spain
Barcelona
Associated Press
Madrid
Ing
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M'Cormick
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Los Angeles
Ernest V. Shayler
Omaha
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Chamberlain
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