J Norman Coon To Head Lions In Louisiana
J Norman Coon Monroe attorney was elected district governor of area A covering North Louisiana at the state Lions convention in Lake Charles. The Monroe club won a visitation prize and was first in travel to the convention, with 500 members and 170 delegates present. Coon’s election was a surprise to many observers.
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Lions Club
Lake Charles
J. Norman Coon
Monroe
Area
Louisiana
Lions Clubs
Edgar Coco
Area &B
South Louisiana
Northwest Louisiana Highway Group Holds Educational Meeting
The Northwest Louisiana Highway association gathered in Ruston on May 7 for a Good Roads and Education themed session. Lincoln parish director Sanders Baskin presided as leaders from Frank A. Godchaux to John E. Coxe spoke on roads and schooling links.
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Ruston
Northwest Louisiana Highway Association
Lincoln West
Howard Auditorium
Louisiana Tech
Lincoln Parish
Sanders Baskin
Frank A. Godchaux
Abbeville
State Board of Education
Joe Farrar
Louisiana State Normal College
Leon Clark
Southeastern Louisiana College
Joel Fletcher
Southwestern Louisiana Institute
Claybrook Cottingham
John E. Coxe
W. Prescott Foster
Louisiana Department of Highways
Eddie Evans
Ruston High School
E. L. McClung
Natchitoches
Guy M. Hicks
Ruston Methodist Church
Association
McClung
Ed C. Burris
Shreveport
H. L. Campbell
T. S. Sale
Claiborne Parish
The
Highway Association
Bowron Wins Reelect as Los Angeles Mayor in 1940s
Los Angeles mayor Fletcher Bowron was reelected to a four year term, defeating City Councilman Stephen Cunningham. With about half of the ballots counted, Bowron led 112 556 to 9 597 as Cunningham conceded. The race featured wire tapping accusations and calls for federal investigations. Bowron claimed investigators did not listen in on city hall lines and pledged to present evidence from a former federal agent to the county grand jury. Bowron had risen as a reform figure after 1938 recalls of a corruption era.
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Los Angeles
Fletcher Bowron
Stephen W. Cunningham
Cunningham
United States Attorney
Federal Grand Jury
Bowron
Wallace N. Jamie
Frank L. Shaw
Church and Reform Organizations
Missing youth found after 24 hour search in Monroe
Monroe police announced 19 year old Jack Mason of West Monroe was located after a combined local and state police search. Mason had left his home on Linderman Avenue to go uptown while on furlough from the army and did not return until yesterday.
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Monroe
Jack Mason
West Monroe
Linderman Avenue
Anti-Syphilis Laws Praised Across 13 States
A Journal of the American Medical Association report by Dr. W. M. Sheppe finds that among 677,832 pre marital blood tests in 13 states California Colorado Connecticut Illinois Michigan New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Dakota Rhode Island South Dakota Wisconsin West Virginia, 9 017 people or 13 percent had syphilis and many were unaware of infection. He argues laws have prevented infections among spouses and births of infected babies though some doctors question test reliability. Further studies could confirm these findings and guide statute improvements.
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Chicago
Journal of the American Medical Association
W. M. Sheppe
Wheeling
W. Va
Sheppe
Fishermen Offered Chance to Join Navy Reserve
New Orleans May 7 The navy lined up Gulf of Mexico fishermen aged 17 to 40 for possible service in the merchant marine naval reserve In an emergency they could perform coastal trolling work similar to British trawlers Deferment from military service would apply under the selective service act Officials said the call would not occur unless an emergency arose and likely would use boats like those fishermen operate on the coast History notes WWI era drafts of inland laborers.
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New Orleans
Gulf Coast
Navy
Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana
Mississippi
Merchant Marine Naval Reserve
Great Britain
British Isles
Bears Threaten Telegraph Lines In Las Padres Forest
In Santa Barbara district officials report black bears in Las Padres National Forest damaging telephone poles. The bears chew lines and endanger communications services for nearby communities. Local rangers warn the issue could disrupt service until the animals move away.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Las Padres National Forest
RAF Pilot Bombs German Field After Misidentified Plane
A Royal Air Force pilot attacks a German air field in Northern France after mistaking the target. The German ground crew had misidentified the RAF plane, causing a dramatic night bombing as lights flickered and then went out.
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London
France
Royal Air Force
Naz
City Court Convictions Report From Local Court
Judge C D Spillers and W M Harper presided as multiple defendants were found guilty on drunk and fighting charges. G Hillford and Sam Saddler received jail or fines for intoxication. John McCain faced intoxication and malicious mischief verdicts with fines or short jail terms. Two individuals were fined one dollar for parking violations. A separate statistic notes 92 percent of new US car purchases included a used-car trade-in.
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W. M. Harper
C. D. Spillers
G Hillford
Sam Saddler
John McCain
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Canada
Irene
Beatrix
Joan Blondell
American Mother’s Society of New York
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John Roosevelt
Edith Demeris
Bruce Fahnestock Jr
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Paramount Theater
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Isio Walnut
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Turkey
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Irene Dunne
Cary Grant
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