City Enjoined Over Overpass Ordinance in Monroe Case
Judge Shell rules the city lacks express or implied power to grant permits for private overpasses. The decision states any such authority must be in the charter or law. without express or implied authorization the ordinance is ultra vires and invalid. The ruling frames street regulation and police powers as too general without specific grants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ity
Shell
Judge Shell
Monroe
City of
Lemon Juice Recipe Claims Quick Relief for Rheumatic Pain
An advertisement touts Ru-Ex Compound as a home remedy for rheumatic and arthritis pain. It instructs mixing lemon juice with a two week supply of Ru-Ex in water and consuming two tablespoons twice daily, promising rapid relief and a money back guarantee if not helped.
Local births reported in Jonesboro Tullos areas
In Jonesboro and Tullos areas the special report lists several births. Wilma Dale Hadwin born April 24 in Hodge to Prather Hadwin and wife. Lonnie Charles Treadway born April 24 to Johnnie Treadway and wife. Glenda Ann Bertrand born April 24 to Gordie Bertrand and wife. Albert Homer Fisher born April 25 to Russell Dennis Fisher and wife. The April 28 birth in Lake Providence clinic is to Carl Sumrall and wife. Carley C Wright Jr born April 25 at La Salle clinic in Olla to Carley C Wright Sr and wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Homer
Russell Dennis Fisher
Lake Providence Clinic
Carl Sumrall
Wilma Dale
Tullos
Carley C. Wright
la Salle Clinic
Olla
Carley C., Jr
Ultra vires petition shows cause of action overruled
The plaintiff's petition discloses a cause and right of action and the overruled objections include the plea of prematurity and the exception of no cause or right of action. Citing Wasden versus Commission Council of Lake Charles 162 Louisiana 823 the court overruled the plea of prematurity. Judge Shell ordered the pleas overruled.
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Wasden
Commission Council of
Lake Charles
Louisiana
Shell
Congress weighs convoys as Willkie seeks U.S. aid
At the Capitol whispers grow of American convoys with Sen Guffey of Pennsylvania calling for action and Sen Pepper of Florida planning a senate address. Tobey argues the move is a White House tactic to push convoys into policy.
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Capitol
Congress
Guffey
Pennsylvania
Pepper
Florida
Senate
Roosevelt
Tobey
New Hampshire
Army to Reach Landowners With Mail-In Agreements
The war department will mail forms of agreement and a governor issued patriotic letter to landowners. G T Owen expects 70 to 80 percent to return promptly. field forces will chase the rest. First troops arrive in June with peak maneuvers in September.
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War Department
G. T. Owen
Army
Births Reported in Lake Providence Louisiana
Birth notices list five newborns with parents identified. Glendon David born April 25 to Roscoe Aaron. Kenneth Ray born April 26 to Allen H. Johnson. Joe William, 3rd, born to Joe William Ellis Jr.. and Johnnie Lou born to undisclosed parents.
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Lake Providence
Glendon David
Roscoe Aaron
Kenneth Ray
Allen H. Johnson
Joe William
Joe William Ellis
Johnnie Lou
Oil and geopolitics swirl as Iraq crisis deepens
British officials report continued Iraqi shelling from fortified positions near Basra while Iraqi air raids on airfields are repelled. German broadcasts claim British plans to attack Baghdad and Iraqi gains in oil wells and pipelines, as Berlin intensifies Middle East propaganda and seeks broader Arab support.
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Iraqui
Ministry of Information
Sha
London
Baghdad
Iraq
Rashid
Iraq Army
Cinedebane
Dhibban
Lake Habbaniyah
Britain
Mediterranean
Kinahan Cornwallis
Sir Kinahan
Basra
Persian Gulf
New York
CBS
Cairo
Informedattions
Middle East
Syria
Palestine
Transjordan
Saudi Arabi
Iran
Grand Mufti
Jerusalem
Radio networks meet to challenge government control
A meeting of the executive committee of the association in New York debated a resolution asserting broadcasting should be controlled by the station rather than government oversight. The discussion cited Supreme Court decisions and statutes, highlighting a push for program and policy autonomy. A separate note estimated total stamp value held by U S collectors and dealers at about 225000 dollars.
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The
Association
New York
Supreme Court of the United States
United States
General Motors Row Continues with Threat of Strike
United Auto workers facing wage and concession demands meet with GM officials as a mediation panel in Washington considers several labor disputes. C I O electrical workers at Allis-Chalmers Pittsburgh plant seek new pact, while C I O steel workers at Curtis Manufacturing in St Louis strike threat targets higher pay. A Machinists and Carpenters dispute at Busch-Sulzer Diesel in St Louis involves 500 workers with no work stoppage yet.
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Washington
Miss Perkins
C. I O. Electrical
Allis-Chalmers
Pittsburgh
C. I. O. Steel
Curtis Manufacturing Company
St. Louis
International Association of Machinists
United Brotherhood of Carpenters
Busch-Sulzer Brothers Diesel Engine Company
Navy
Marriage Extends Life Say Doctor Based on 124 Centenarians
A doctor reports that marriage correlates with longer life after studying 124 people aged 100 or older. He notes only three of the group never married. Also, a playful aside states 9,000 earthquakes occur annually with internal pressure adjusted hourly.
Romanians On Board Share Deck with Ex-King Carol
Carol and Mme Lupescu travel incognito aboard a liner with Mae Aymer and two other Romanians. Lupescu uses the name Mme Lorenz and occupies cabin S-3 while Carol and Adareanu share cabin 35 on deck A. They dine with Mrs Aymer and a captain’s table amid press notes of gratitude to Portugal, America and Cuba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol
Count Vrancea
Adareanu
Mme. Lupescu
Mme. Lorenz
Mae Aymer
Paris
England
Portugal
America
Cuba
Associated Press
Udareanu
Breathing well in Abbeville draws barometer fans
A Abbeville Mississippi blowing well owned by Mal Rogers draws air as barometer rises and spits water as it falls. The phenomenon can be heard a half mile away. Meanwhile a female alligator lays fifty to sixty large white eggs in a leathery shell.
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Abbeville
Miss
Mal Rogers
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