Senate foes resist last ditch pay hour bill
The revamped wage hour bill faces southern opposition as Senator Barkley seeks an early Senate-House committee compromise. Senator Thomas argues for regional wage variations, while House passage was 314 to 97. Adjournment fears loom as senators weigh possible delays and hurdles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Barkley
Kentucky
Senate
Senate Labor Committee
Thomas
Utah
Congress
Farmer-Laborites
Mexico escalates push against Cedillo rebel leader
Mexico City reports fresh troops ordered into San Luis Potosi as General Cedillo faces containment toward Tamaulipas. President Cardenas deems the revolt unjust and urges Cedillo loyalists to surrender. Troops and battalions redeployed, a repair train derailed by rebels, raising tensions amid the ongoing conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
San Luis Potosi
Saturnino Cedillo
Tamauli
Lazaro Cardenas
Antonio Guerrero
Tamaulipas
Tampico
Marte Gomez
Antiguo Morelos
Cedillo
Toluca
Defense Ministry
Mexican Railway
San Luis-Tampico
el Gato
el Borrego
Louisiana Oil Proration Sets June Output Limits
Louisiana's oil proration for June caps production at 2504725 barrels daily, down from May. North Louisiana is limited to 73000 barrels daily, down from 74000. Rodessa field reduced from 42000 to 40000, Lisbon field up from 1000 to 9000, and 51 fields in south Louisiana set at 177415 barrels daily, up by 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
William G. Rankin
Louisiana
North Louisiana
Rodessa
Lisbon
South
Wolf, dogs fight in abandoned well ends with wolf killed
In Tipton Missouri, a wolf and three dogs fell into an abandoned farm well. The animals stayed afloat in five feet of water until owners rescued them. The dogs resumed the chase and killed the wolf. In Indiana, Sydney Hymawitz was hit by an arrow fired from a toy device in Washington Park, requiring six stitches.
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Associated Press
Tipton
Michigan City
Ind
Sydney Hymawitz
Chicago
Cupid
Washington Park
Hymawitz
Brulette Errors on Field in Yakima Outing
In Yakima Washington outfielder John Brulette charged himself with an error during an early game misplay. The incident highlighted Brulette's rough start as teammates and coaches deferred judgment pending further innings.
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Yakima, Wash
John Brulette
Leche Praises Work In State At Mass Meeting
Governor Richard W. Leche told a New Orleans mass meeting that he has completed his work and seeks no more public offices. He endorsed organized labor and pledged to include all workers, including cab drivers and stenographers, in the voice of the people. He denied wage deduction allegations related to the Progress newspaper.
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New Orleans
Richard W. Leche
Louisiana Division
American Federation of Labor
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Leche
Progress
Hammond
Love blooms anew after sixty years in Hornell
Hornell New York May 3 love has bloomed anew after 60 years for 84 year old John Wood and 78 year old Lena Hood Babcock both childhood sweethearts. Wood, living in Hornell, sent a letter to Babcock who had married before. She admitted she did not remember him but wrote anyway. He traveled to Andover to propose and set a May 31 wedding date.
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Hornell
N. Y
Andover
John Wood
Lena Hood Babcock
Babcock
Wood
Two Sudeten Guards Buried With High Honors
Nazi funeral honors were held in Eger for two Sudeten Germans killed in a frontier shooting as tensions rose over German frontier violations reported by Germany. Public resentment grew as Hitler wreaths and German officers at the burial sparked fears of a possible invasion.
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Hitler
Praha
Ernst Eisenlohr
Kamil Krofta
Foreign Office
Eisenlohr
Krofta
Eger
Angry Alaskan fishermen prepare to arm against Japanese boats
May 25 Seattle reports angry Alaskan fishermen ready to take action against nearby Japanese boats in the Bristol Bay region. The Pacific Coast Codfish company will send 24 high powered rifles and ammunition to crews aboard two American ships as reinforcements. Union secretary William Hicker says crews will head north aboard Mt. McKinley and La Merced to confront the situation.
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Seattle
Pacific Coast Codfish Company
Bristol Bay
Bering Sea
Alaskan Fishermen’s Union
Mt. McKinley
la Merced
Alaska
William Hicker
Union
Japan
United
Long Running Mate Picked by 1940 Administration
State Senator James A. Noe of Monroe and Lieutenant Governor Earl K. Long advanced a state administration banner for the 1940 elections. The move, voiced as Noe criticized senate members for shelving his bills, followed his remarks in New Orleans against the administration’s one percent sales tax plan. He cited Peltier as promised lieutenant governor candidacy with Earl Long for governor, noting others named for the ticket.
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Baton Rouge
James A. Noe
Monroe
Earl K. Long
Huey P. Long
Long
Senate
Louisiana
Noe
New Orleans
Harvey Peltier
LaFourche Parish
Earl Long
Conspiracy in TVA Charged by A E Morgan
Arthur E Morgan charged before a congressional committee that TVA directors H A Morgan and David E Lilienthal conspired and mismanaged the agency. He alleged inaccurate reports, power program mismanagement, lack of candor, improper accounting and collusion. Continued on fifth page.
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TVA
A.E. Morgan
Washington
Arthur E. Morgan
Tennessee Valley Authority
H. A. Morgan
David E. Lilienthal
Commonwealth and Southern Corporation
Congressional
Morgan
Senate Committee
Inquiry
Congress
Stranger Shoots Dog During Misnamed Vaccination
A stranger brought a Spitz to the Lafayette animal pound and said he wanted to give the dog a shot to spare it suffering. Poundkeeper Ray Hernes led the dog outside and two pistol shots were fired. The stranger reacted in shock and confessed the shooting, claiming he intended to vaccinate the dog.
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Lafayette
Ind
Ray Hernes
Parents seek to save youth in murder trial
In New York on May 25 Mary Elizabeth Plummer reports a mother and father pleaded for mercy for 16 year old Donald Carroll, accused of killing 18 year old Charlotte Matthiesen who was pregnant. They described Carroll as a good boy and recalled his childhood play with tin soldiers as prosecutors opened the case in Queens county court.
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Donald Carroll, Jr
Long Island City
N. Y
Charlotte Matthiesen
New York
Queens County Court
Donald Carroll
Fred Matthiesen
Charlotte
Donald
Charles P. Sullivan
Kidnap bid against Lord Nuffield ends with arrest
In Oxford on May 3 a man named John Bruce Thornton was charged with firearms possession after police stopped a car near Viscount Nuffield's office. He was remanded to jail for an ordinary court hearing Thursday. One other man was questioned, and no other details were released.
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Oxford
England
Viscount Nuffield
Britain
Henry Ford
John Bruce Thornton
Thornton
Cowley Works
Morris Motor Company
William Richard Morris
Lord Nuffield
Nuffield
Missionaries Face War Risks in China as War Expands
Elmer W. Peterson reports that the massive American missionary effort in China endures severe war risks and property losses as the Chinese-Japanese conflict trenches on. Missionaries endure shelling barriers and occasional killings behind front lines while facing a shifting balance of influence depending on who wins. The 43 million dollar U S missionary investment stands to be affected regardless of outcome, with potential boosts if Chiang Kai-shek supports Christianity or setbacks from rising anti foreign sentiment. Medical missions have saved thousands and inoculated many against diseases amid the upheaval.
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Elmer W. Peterson
Associated Press
Shanghai
China
United States
Chiang Kai-Shek
End Of War To Bring New Difficulties
Relief committees have labored at Shanghai and Nanking and other suffering centers with Catholics and Protestants working together. American missionaries safeguarded mission property and helped followers while dealing with Chinese regulars guerrillas bandits and the Japanese army in rapid succession. Japanese leaders have paid tribute to missionaries courage as the crisis continues.
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Shanghai
Nanking
Appointments of Several Officials Listed in Baton Rouge
May 5 report lists executive appointments filed with the secretary of state. Harry Homer named to Caldwell parish election supervisors board while J W Hutchinson becomes constable for ward three East Carroll parish. J J Fuller to Lincoln parish election supervisors. J R Ludlum police juror ward four Morehouse parish. H T Watson justice of the peace ward eight Claiborne parish. W E Kilgore constable ward eight Claiborne parish. Horace Wilkinson III police juror ward four West Baton Rouge parish.
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Claiborne Parish
Horace Wilkingon III
West Baton Rouge Parish
Two Young Brothers Die In House Fire At Natehar 228
Eagle Pass Texas May 25. The two small sons aged 2 and 4 of Mr and Mrs W E Brooks burned to death yesterday when fire destroyed Natehar 228.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
W. E. Brooks
Natehar
Carbo Pushes Round Robin For Leche Road Funds
Baton Rouge May 3 Hundreds converge on the capitol for the house ways and means committee hearing on the administrations one per cent general sales tax bill. Governor Leche calls the tax must legislation to fund social security and replace the luxury tax. Carbo proposes a round robin to gain support for rural road funding in exchange for backing the administration’s measures. A caucus of 38 members discussed funding plans to designate revenue exclusively for farmer roads, including diverting one cent of the seven cent gasoline tax from welfare to highways.
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Baton Rouge
Capitol
House
Ways and Means
Assembly
Richard Leche
R. L. Carbo
Iberville Parish
State Welfare Department
Peters
Winnpareish
Spinks
Tangipehoa
Hugh Wallace Promoted To Assistant Postmaster In Monroe
Hugh Wallace, longtime Monroe post office official, has been promoted from superintendent of mails to assistant postmaster effective immediately. The change, announced by Postmaster J. R. Wooten, includes a salary increase. Wallace had been acting as both superintendent of mails and postal inspector in the office after R. E. Ellington left for Cincinnati. The superintendent of mails position will be filled later. Wallace is noted for extensive postal service experience and civic leadership, including past presidency of the Kiwanis club.
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Hugh Wallace
Monroe
J. R. Wooten
R. E. Ellington
Cincinnati
Wallace
Wooten
Krwanis Club
Merchants Attend Sales Tax Hearing in Baton Rouge
A group of 30 or more Monroe and West Monroe merchants plus dealers from the fifth congressional district traveled by car to Baton Rouge to attend a Ways and Means Committee hearing on a proposed one percent sales tax. The Monroe delegation urged mandatory collection, stating they were not hostile to the measure but sought a careful sale tax approach.
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Monroe
West Monroe
Fifth Congressional District
Baton Rouge
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives
Chamber of Commerce
Tae Sallechon
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Thames
Martha Lee Williamson
N. C
East River
Mexico
Ray Blosser
Cleveland
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Newark
John Brostuen
North Dakota
Alexander
N. D
Independence Village
Department of Commerce
Brostuen
L. Arthur Doty
Watertown
Mary Elizabeth Plummer
Carbo
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