Liberal Party Wins Easily in Canada Vote
The Liberal Party expands its majority in the Canadian House of Commons after a nationwide election. Prime Minister W L Mackenzie King and his cabinet were reelected. Dr Robert J Manion lost his Fort William seat while others aligned with the Conservatives fell short. Absentee armed forces ballots remain outstanding.
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Maritime
Pacific
Canadian of Commons
W. L.mackenzie King
Nation
Robert J. Manion
Manion
Don McIvor
Fort William
Ont
Mackenzie King
Canada
Germany
McNutt and Farley Split on Political Bond?
Washington dispatch outlines cautious praise from Paul V McNutt toward James A Farley amid lingering tensions over a Chicago delegation dispute and speculations about a future ticket. The piece notes mutual suspicion and a Baltimore speech hinting at the unresolved rift without naming Farley directly.
Al Capone's Florida land to be auctioned today
Learwater Florida March 27 a 2 acre St Petersburg tractor once owned by Al Capone the Chicago gang leader goes on the block to satisfy a war tax lien filed in 1937 the government claims 109 000 plus interest for taxes on beer sales during prohibition Capone now ill at his Miami Beach home and the Florida parcel is expected to fetch only a fraction of the total lien as the sale proceeds.
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Learwater
Fila
St. Petersburg
al Capone
Chicago
Capone
Miami Beach
Postal Revenues See Record February Receipts
Washington reports February postal revenues set a record with receipts about 4,000,000 dollars above 1939, as the Post Office Department notes the month's performance. The National figure highlights strong mail volume and department earnings for February.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Trade and labor backers urged to vote in Washington
The House backed its appropriations panel, cutting wage hour admin funds. Aimed to trim a 1.08 million dollar reduction, the vote blocked restoring a 1.035 million increase. Administration Democrats pressed to stay in Washington to support the reciprocal trade program.
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Appropriations Committee
Roosevelt
Casey
Massachusetts
Senate
Minton
Indiana
Norton
New Jersey
Labor Committee
Tucker enters race for city finance and utilities post
Bob Ed Tucker, longtime assistant city secretary and treasurer, resigns to run for commissioner of finance and public utilities. Born 1886 in Oakland Louisiana, he moved to Monroe in 1911 and has worked in city hall since 1920. He cites a straightforward business administration and public service as his aim, supported by civic ties including the Lions Club and a daughter named Jean.
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Bob Ed Tucker
Mr. Tucker
Oakland
Union Parish
Louisiana Tech
Monroe
P. A. Poag
Tucker
Lions Club
Jean Tucker
H. H. Benoit
W. D. H. Rodriguez
C. R. Tidwell
Jones Expected To Return Next Week
Tucson dispatch reports Governor-Designate Sem H. Jones is vacationing for three weeks and is expected to return to the state sometime next week. Relatives said the exact day was undecided and Jones planned a visit to Washington, D. C. in the near future.
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Tucson
Ariz
Sem H. Jones
Jones
Washington, D. C
Soviet Ambassador Ordered Back To Moscow At Paris Request
Paris demanded recall of the Soviet ambassador over his telegrams to Stalin and the Finnish peace, as Moscow withdrew its envoy from Paris. Russia recalled its ambassador Surits, and France may not replace him despite Moscow offering.
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Associated Press
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France
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LA Paz
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Mexico City
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Italy
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Europe
Russia
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Jakob Surits
Tass
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William Leeds
Britain
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Scandinavia
Filibuster Threat Branded Nazi By Representative Gavagan
Representative Gavagan denounces southern senators for threatening a filibuster against anti lynching legislation calling it typical of Nazi philosophy. He urges the senate to use cloture to force a vote as the judiciary committee favors a companion bill by Wagner Van Nuys. Gavagan criticizes Senator Connally for opposing the measure and disparages southern obstruction as un-American.
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Gavagan
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New Yorker
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Senate Judiciary Committee
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van Nuys
Indiana
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Connally
Texas
Mannerheim
Robstown Bank President and Two Others Die in Crossing Collision
Three Robstown business leaders Truman Kellam Raymond Stubbs and S J Holchak were killed when their automobile was struck by a Tex Mex diesel locomotive at a grade crossing six miles west of Robstown Texas Eyewitness Howard Roberts behind the car described the moments before impact and recovery of the victims The accident occurred on highway 44 with a clear line of sight for miles and the engineer reported the horn was sounded too late Kellam Holchak and Stubbs were noted Robstown pioneers and Kellam leaves a wife daughter Nettie Lee two brothers including Robstown mayor John W Kellam and Eugene Kellam Stubbs is survived by his wife Holchak by his wife a daughter and a son University of Texas student.
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Tex
Here
Truman Kellam
Robstown National Bank
Raymond Stubbs
Produce
Opera
Tor
S. J. Holchak
Howard Roberts
Corpus Christi
Justice of the Peace
Frank L. Harigel
Stubbs
Roberts
Kellam
W. A. Speer
Harigel
Nettie Lee Kellam
Goose Creek
John W. Kellam
Eugene Kellam
Holchak
Ray Sims
Steve, Jr
University of Texas
Monroe City Primary Set for May 7
The Democratic executive committee of Monroe set May 7 as the city primary date at a city hall meeting. T. L. Morris was elected chairman and Henry Haas secretary with six at large seats to be filled on the Monroe city commission and school board. The qualifying deadline is midnight April 6, with a possible second primary on June 11 for the top two vote getters.
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Democratic Executive Committee
Monroe
T. L. Morris
Henry Haas
H. L. Rosenhein
L. J. Gimler
E. H. Fitzpatrick
Business Good in Sixth Federal Reserve District
The Atlanta Fed reports Sixth District conditions better than the U S overall with February trade up and industrial activity down but still above last year. Merchandise distribution rose 6.9 percent while construction activity and textile output fell. Electric production hit a January record as spring planting faced delays from heavy rain and cold.
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Atlanta
Sixth Federal Reserve District
Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Tennes
Boats To Be Used By Some Louisiana Census Takers
In Louisiana the census takers will use boats to reach families in swamps and bayous and translate question 37-X into Cajun French. Enume rators face strict oath and lifelong secrecy with penalties for breaches. About 856 enumerators will operate in the area covering First to Sixth districts with Alexandria as state HQ.
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Louisiana
Edmond LeBreton
New Orleans
Censis Bureau
Census Bureau
James M. Hamilton
Hamilton
South
Ares
Alexandria
Odd Items In The News Highlights Electric Traffic Lights
Philadelphia electrician Willem HieDung described light timing to Magistrate N Edwindell claiming 11 4 seconds for color change before being discharged. Boston reports include police gathering ten runaway youths with three year old Jimmy Tarpey among those found wandering.
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Philadelphia
Willem HH. T. HieDung
Asough « Chan
N. Edwindell
Lindell
Boston
Jimmy Tarpey
New North Louisiana Oil Field Proves Up Near Olla
In Olla Louisiana on March 21 scouts and lease operators rushed to a new field proven by H L Hunt. The well in section 13 township 16 range 2 east LaSalle parish produced 44 barrels per hour from 2 382 feet depth. Casing pressure two pounds tubing pressure thirty four pounds local crews build two 1000 gallon tanks and trucks haul oil to Tullos to curb waste keep within a 63 000 acre Hunt lease area near Caldwell parish.
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Olla
North Louisiana
H. L. Hunt
Louisiana
LaSalle Perish
Tullos
Hunt
LaSalle
Caldwell
Louitane Central Lumber
War Risk Award To Ware Reversed By Appellate Court
A Louisiana federal case reversed a nearly $33 000 war risk judgment awarded Abe Ware a veteran. The Fifth Circuit held Ware failed to prove he was disabled before his policy expired July 31 1918 and showed employment since then.
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New Orleans
Abe Ware
Calcasien Putish
Louisiana
United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Ware
Blast damages destroyer King. one missing six hurt
In Newport Rhode Island a powerful explosion on the destroyer King damaged the vessel while moored. One sailor is missing and six others are injured. Gas in a deckhouse reportedly leaked. A board of inquiry will determine the cause.
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Newport
United States Navy
King
William S. Farber
Farber
Richard Carl Oehlert
Denver
Colo
Charlies BE. McCoy
Corpus Christi
Tex
Naval Hospital
Arraignment Delayed for Caldwell in Louisiana Embezzlement Case
George Caldwell former LSU building superintendent remains in custody while his arraignment on state embezzlement charges is postponed to tomorrow. He sits in high humor after returning from the federal penitentiary in Atlanta where he faces a four year term on related guilty pleas. Co‑defendant Dr Clarence A Lario former state senator is charged with embezzling construction materials worth 1350. Lario pleads innocence and seven counts go to trial starting Monday with thirteen state witnesses planned.
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Baton Rouge
Maceh
George Caldwell
Louisiana State University
Caldwell
Federal
Atlanta
Clarence A. Lario
Lerio
Loud Speakers Broadcast Death Evidence At Louisiana Murder Trial
The trial of Mrs. Annie Beatrice Henry in Lake Charles, charged with the murder of Josaph P. Cale, opened with a loud speaker system in the Calcasieu courthouse. Prosecution seeks the death penalty for Henry and Finnen Burks. jury selection began with a fifty-name venire amid heavy public interest from Lake Charles and surrounding areas.
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Lake Charles
Annie Beatrice Henry
Old Beutette
Calcasian
Halla
Finnen Burks
Josaph PF
Cale Lowny
Saleeman
Mousten
Tew
Tease
hed —_ robbed
Alain
J Token T. Hood
Ing
New
Reed
Copeland
Saee Aeelaal
Houston
State Police See Pay Hikes Across Louisiana Force
Baton Rouge reports show state police salaries rising March 1 with a $25 monthly increase for all officers and higher boosts for top officials. Superintendent Louis F Guerre raised from 560 to 625 dollars a month, Murphy Roden from 16 to 00, and J Grant promoted to captain with pay bump.
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Iva
Louis F. Guerre
Murphy Roden
State Department
General Guerre
Inquirers
Weil Guerre
Clement Tale Conservation
Rankin Leaves for Penitentiary in Shreveport
Rankin former state conservation commissioner departs Shreveport under U S marshal guard for Atlanta federal prison. He is serving a term for guilty plea in New Orleans federal court after more than a month in local jail.
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Shreveport
William GO. Rankin
United States
Atlanta
Rankin
New Orleans
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