Jones Opens Louisiana Legislature as Jones Watches
Baton Rouge May 15 The Louisiana senate began its organization with Governor-elect Sam H. Jones observing. Robert Gilbert presided as 39 senators were sworn in. Senator Jules Fisher briefly appeared absent triggering a roll call reprise. Senator Frank B. Ellis was elected president pro tempore, second in line for governorship, with Ellis praising colleagues. The House opened at 12 10 p.m. led by Lee Laycock as names from the secretary of state were read.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana State Senate
Sam H. Jones
Jules Fisher
Jefferson Parish
Fisher
Senate
Frank B. Ellis
Joe Caworn
Mansfield
W. D. Cotton
Jones
Ellis
Cawthorn
Marc M. Mouton
House of Representatives
Lee Laycock
Laycock
Secretary of State
Actor Flynn Faces $14,000 Suit Over Fee Claim
In Los Angeles on May 13 a three way dispute involves Errol Flynn Myron Selznick and Warner Brothers over $14,000 claimed as agent fees. Flynn argues the sum is community property and subject to his wife’s share while Selznick’s side contests the claim and seeks to deny information about marital status. Judge Emmet H Wilson ordered $4,000 deposited with the court pending the drug trial in the case.
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Los Angeles
Errol Flynn
Yuma
Lila Damita
Flynn
Myron
Emmet H. Wilson
Selznick
Jon
Wilson
Warner Brothers
Jones appoints Bazer as temporary state penitentiary warden
Governor-Elect Sam H. Jones says he will appoint D. E. Bazer former Shreveport police chief as temporary warden of the Louisiana State penitentiary to replace Senator J. A. Richardson. Richardson has held the post since Earl K. Long removed L. A. Jones after proxy votes in a Democratic committee dispute. Jones becomes farm superintendent at Angola following dismissal by Long.
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Baton Rouge
Sam H. Jones
D. E. Bazer
Shreveport
Louisiana State Penitentiary
J. A. Richardson
Richardson
Earl K. Long
L. A. Jones
Long
Democratic Executive Committee
Jones
Angola
T. A. Landry
Fleet 10 to train longer off Hawaii and Maui
Powerful units of the U S fleet were ordered to Lahaina Roads for further training in Hawaiian waters. Additional ships will depart for a rendezvous off the Isle of Maui with the normal Hawaiian squadron at Pearl Harbor.
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Honolulu
United States
Lahaina Roads
Hawaiian
Isle of Maui
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
James O. Richardson
Navy
California
mid-Pacific
Maui
Lahaina
Lexington
San Francisco
Richardson
Europe
Wilhelmshaven
The War At Flance Berlin and Allied Fronts Reported Shifting
Allied and German forces clash across Europe as Liege citadel falls and 700 Allied planes are said destroyed. Churchill forecasts a pivotal battle in the Low Countries while Dutch royal heirs reach safety lines.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Hitler
Liege
High Command
London
Churchill
Juliana
Royal Netherlands
Paris
West
Brussels
Amsterdam
Rome
Italy
France
Basel
Germany
Woman Kills Man in Gulfport Attack Claim
In Gulfport Mississippi City, Mrs Winnie Tisdale told Sheriff Edwins and District Attorney Cowan that she shot Howard Krummer 43 after he attacked her. Krummer, a former veteran hospital patient, had worked on the beach paving program and was found shot to death on a road north of the Gulfport Veterans hospital.
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Gulfport
Miss
R. C. Edwins
Howard H. Krummer
Howard Bradford
Gulfport Veterans Hospital
R. C. Cowan
Winnie Tisdale
Mississippi City
Krummer
Veterans Hospital
Hartley Charts Plan to Boost State Oil Revenue
Hartley, named conservation commissioner in the incoming administration, outlines a threefold plan to raise Louisiana oil income. Establish a seismic department to improve lease prices, ensure proper development of existing state lands, and tighten severance tax collection. He cites 300000 acres in south Louisiana with oil potential and proposes strategic leasing and auctions to maximize state revenue.
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Shreveport
B. A. Hartley
Shreveport Oil
Sam Jones
Hartley
Revenue Collecting Department
Louisiana
Gulf of Mexico
State Mineral Board
Oklahoma
Conservation Department
Roosevelt to ask Congress for more defense funds this week
President Roosevelt aims to present a defense funding request to Congress this week. Stephen Early said no specific total is set yet, with decisions to come after meetings with War and Treasury officials. Existing requests exceed 2 billion for the coming year, with talk of a possible 500 million addition.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Stephen Early
War
Treasury Department
War Department
Early
Treasury
Long commutation for murder case in Louisiana ends term
Governor Earl K. Long signs a life imprisonment commutation for Eugene Ricker who was to hang for the murder of Douglas Acomb in New Orleans in 1927. He rejects Pardons for Peter Gendusa and Mitchell Koury and leaves cases for his successor to decide.
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Baton Rouge
Earl K. Long
Eugene Ricker
Douglas Acomb
New Orleans
Pardon Board
Peter Gendusa
Thomas Dupont
Jennie Dupont
Gendusa
Koury
Jones
Governor Long
Cline Named Welfare Director in East Baton Rouge Parish
Frank Cline, a former member of the East Baton Rouge parish police jury, was reported as the welfare director designate to succeed Sidney Starling, the former state post officer and governor Leche’s private chauffeur. Charles F. Ratcliff is slated to head the welfare department’s bureau of intake and certification, replacing E. L. McGehee who led the bureau until January 1939.
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Baton Rouge
Frank Cline
East Baton Rouge Parish
Sidney Starling
Richard W. Leche
Charles F. Ratcliff
Parish Welfare Department
E. L. McGehee
Parish
Bible On Display Marks Eliot Death Anniversary
Boston observes the 250th anniversary of John Eliot's death and the 20th anniversary of printing his Indian Bible in the rare book department. The first minister of Roxbury, Eliot faced Indian language challenges and taught indigenous readers to read the Bible.
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Boston
John Eliot
First Church
Roxbury
Boston Public Library
Eliot
Elot
Inauguration Day Fetes in Baton Rouge Draw Vast Crowds
Norman Walker reports Baton Rouge prepares for Governor elect Sam Houston Jones in a 125000 strong crowd. The schedule features a parade at 9 am a song festival at 11 30 am and a noon oath at LSU stadium. A massive barbecue and dances follow as governors and officials participate.
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Norman Walker
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Sam Houston Jones
Louisiana State University Stadium
Charles A. O'Niell
Long
Jones
Earl
Jimmy
Billy Boyer
Adam Billiot Wins Fourth World Pirogue Title in Barataria
Adam Billiot, wedding-ready, dominated the Barataria Bayou pirogue derby with a record 35 minutes 20 seconds over four miles. The Bayou Barataria course drew 42 rivals including Kennard Kyte of New Jersey who finished last. Billiot earned 200 dollars for his honeymoon fund as Herbert Creppel, Herbert Ester, and Andrew Abadie followed in the top four.
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Barataria
Adam Billiot
Tory
Adam
Bayou
Bayou Barataria
Jean LaFitte
Billiots
Herbert Creppel
Herbert Ester
Andrew Abadie
Billiot
Kennard Kyte
New Jersey
Cajens
Red Cross Drive Aims To Raise Four Thousand In Ouachita Parish
Two hundred volunteers join a campaign supporting a 10 million war chest effort by the American Red Cross. Ouachita parish targets four thousand dollars as part of the drive, with plans drafted at the Community Chest headquarters. Local leaders Miller Hodges Moss Milam Smith and others outline fundraising, publicity and club appearances to support victims in invaded countries.
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Ouachita Parish
Red Crow
A. V Miller
Community Chest
Virginia Hotel
Germany
Russia
Japan
Red Cross
Miller
H. R. Hodges
S. A. Moss
DeWitt Milam
C. Karioe Smith
Tom E. Hicks
Fagan Cox
F. K. Hirsch
A. B. Clarkson
Clarkson
Rev. R. Watson
E. C. Gibson
The
American Red Croug
Mr. Miller
Veterans to Join Baton Rouge Inauguration Parade
Monroe veterans from the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars will participate in the large victory parade in Baton Rouge Tuesday for Governor Sam H. Jones inauguration. A special section will be set aside for veterans bands and drum corps, with trains departing Monroe at 4:30 am for arrival around 9 o'clock.
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Monroe
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Ware
Baton Rouge
Sam H. Jones
Missouri Pacific
United States Declares Free Travel Amid Lusitania Loss
The Associated Press notes the United States urges calm after the Lusitania sinking and confirms American citizens retain freedom to travel abroad. It references the reputational toll and states that visa or travel restrictions are not imposed despite the tragedy.
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Associated Press
United States
Lusitania
Tanks in new United States war maneuvers at Camp Beauregard
Troops prepare for the second phase of a national war drill at Camp Beauregard Louisiana with 40 tanks in action 200 Red forces and 20 Blues defending units. Congressmen Snyder Brooks and Case arrive to inspect the operation as both light and medium tanks participate. Major General Short lauds the army as the toughest best conditioned, linking future training to European events.
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Camp Beauregard
United States
Tmermbera
House
Subcommittee
White
Snyder
Pennsylvania
Brooks
Louisiana
Case
South Dakota
Washington
New Oriewna
Newton
Mississippi
Plaquemine
Walter C. Short
Siege Fortress Citadel Is Taken in Belgium War News
News reports claim the Liege fortress citadel in Belgium fell to German forces with large Dutch troop movements confirmed. Churchill in London urged unity as Allied defenses held at the western front and preparations for what was described as a great battle continued amid German air and ground actions.
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Hitler
Zolder Zee
Gevenan Utadee Ors
Berghourn
Adolf Hitler
Liege
Belgium
Wilhelma
German Threat to Execute Captured French Parachutists
Berlin reports the German high command will shoot captured French soldiers for every German parachute trooper killed in violation of international law. The move follows German warnings to allies and cites reprisals at nineteen to one if evidence of dealing with parachute troops breaches law. The French premier Reynaud accuses Germany of disguising parachute troops, while Berlin counters that Reynaud misstates facts.
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Berlin
High Command
Germany
United States
Seem
Switzerland
Reynaud
Herr Reynaud
Herr Heynald
Postmen Slow to Walk as Carfare and Bicycle Allowance Ends
In a Washington dispatch dated May, post offices nationwide slowed operations as the carfare and bicycle allowance fund exhausted. Retiring assistant postmaster general W W Howes flagged the issue, noting the department’s budget for field transportation is depleted. Some cities shifted to buses or walking, with letters still moving though carriers may bear travel costs until funds are replenished.
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Washington
W. W. Howes
California
Chicago
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