Death Defying Bravery Shown By Two Divers
Portsmouth, May 31. The rescue tale behind the laconic navy report opened hatch torpedo room flooded closed hatch reveals the courage of divers John Mihalowski and William Radders on the Squalus in nine ton rescue bell. They spent four hours and two minutes in the chamber under pressure at forty fathoms to crack the chain fastening and aid survivors.
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Big Four to Talk With President Aboard Roosevelt Train
President Roosevelt plans a White House conference with Congress leaders on route to Washington to discuss congressional action and possible adjournment. He may delay travel to San Francisco World Fair and Alaska if Congress sits past July 15, or depart June 15 if adjournment looks unlikely. He aims to view Great Smoky Mountains, then proceed to San Francisco and Seattle before a cruise to Juneau, Alaska.
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England
Posters of Earl Long torn down in New Orleans
Police removed posters from telephone posts showing Lieutenant Governor Earl K Long with the slogan Earl K Long our next governor. Mayor Robert Maestri and State Senator James A Noe emerge as potential gubernatorial candidates as Long says he may run in January 1940.
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Earl K. Long
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Robert Maestri
James A. Noe
Highway to be paved in 30 to 60 days for St Joseph to Winnsboro
Governor Richard W. Leche told a Baton Rouge committee from Twin Cities, Tensas and Franklin parishes that 33 miles of gravel road between St Joseph and Winnsboro will be surfaced soon. Bids for Monroe charity hospital will open June 16. The move aims to end long detours via Tallulah and boost Twin Cities retail and wholesale interests.
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Waterproof
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Dan B. Fleming
Harry Gilbert
Jim Buie
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H. A. Chambers
R. W. Stark
Pretty Violinist Fractures Ankle in Mississippi River Trip
Memphis resident Hope Brewster, 24, who once captivated attention by secretly paddling a $2 skiff for 19 hours down the Mississippi to Helena, Arkansas, fractured her ankle yesterday after tripping over a logging chain during an outing with the Memphis Academy of Arts.
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U. S. Honors War Victims Memorial Day Addresses
Memorial Day ceremonies honor American war dead from Civil War to the sunken submarine. Senators Taft Radcliffe Byrd spoke at Arlington Sharpsburg and the Anticipated neutrality debate loomed as Roosevelt peace efforts were praised.
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Virginia
Murphy backs third term talk in Atlanta
Attorney General Frank Murphy said amid President Roosevelt’s call to keep work going that Americans are discussing a possible presidential third term more than ever. He noted Roosevelt’s courage and leadership during a stop in Atlanta on his nationwide inspection tour of federal offices and prisons.
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Frank Murphy
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United States District Attorney
Molotov Critics British French Pact In Moscow Speech
Premier Molotov sessions before the supreme Soviet rejected the latest British French mutual aid proposal as insufficient and warned against pulling chestnuts from the fire. He hinted at resuming trade talks with Germany over Baltic states, saying reciprocity was softened by clauses. London viewed his remarks as a rejection of the three power pact.
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Chocolate Pie Duel Staged At Louisiana Tech
In Ruston Louisiana Tech coeds Anna Halstead and Varnelle Plastow staged a chocolate pie duel behind the stadium to settle a literary feud. Halstead defeated Plastow after five paces with pies flying as photographers watched and seconds and officials present.
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Ruston
Louisiana Tech
Four Missing In Cruiser Hunt In Lake Pontchartrain
Police and patrol boats with an airplane searched Lake Pontchartrain for two couples missing after a late fishing trip aboard the 38 foot Vogue Craft cruiser. Missing are Stephens Whitty, a LSU student. Millard Baker, a Tulane student. and two young women. Authorities suggest engine trouble and calm weather as possible factors delaying the return.
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Lake Pontchartrain
Vogue
Stephens Whitty
Louisiana State University
Millard Baker
Tulane
Malay Prince to Wed Joyce Blencowe in Oxford Registry
Prince Mahmud of Trengganu plans a civil ceremony with Joyce Blencowe in Oxford at the registry office. He will sail to Malaya aboard the Corfu after the wedding, while his sultan brother presses to halt the match.
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England
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Joyce Blencowe
St. Giles
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Malaya
Trengganu
New Jersey
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Marseille
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Joyce
Secretary Woodring Celebrates 49th Birthday Amid Resignation Rumors
Secretary of War Woodring turned 49 in Washington as rumors of his departure persisted. Friends expect him to stay in the cabinet until 1941, noting his tenure has boosted army efficiency since 1936. He focuses on admin matters like replacing older officers, while Louis Johnson handles new planes and guns procurement.
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Woodring
Kansas
George H. Dern
Congress
Louis Johnson
Fires threaten Morris Berger’s rag shop and injuries recur
In Philadelphia Morris Berger faced a third fire in two years amid a string of accidents including injuries from a 800 pound bale and a mobile collision. Nearby, Buck Hampton and Leon Testerman broke their legs in a chase at Baxter Springs. At Collegeville Indiana a stray dog Montmorency aids St Joseph’s pre medic student Bob Danehy after noticing the dog’s moping on campus.
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Morris Berger
Baxter Springs
Buck Hampton
Leon Testerman
Joplin
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Bob Danehy
St. Joseph's College
Danehy
Fatal Car Crash Kills Louise Carter in Tallulah Louisiana
A car crash near Tallulah Louisiana killed Louise Carter of Lake Providence and left LeRoy Haggerty of Tacoma Park Maryland and Jerry Enright of Birmingham Alabama badly injured. Miss Eula Belle Lindsey Monticello Arkansas escaped with minor injuries as the group traveling from a night clubhome to Lake Providence overturned and caught fire. Passersby sent the injured to the Tallulah clinic where two men remain in serious condition. The occupants worked on a government project at Lake Providence.
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LeRoy Haggerty
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Jerry Enright
Birmingham
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Eula Belle Lindsey
Monticello
Ark
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Youth Thrown Into Well After Gasoline Blaze
In Selma Alabama on May 31 18 year old J B Bridges was pouring gasoline into a running tractor when it exploded splashing him with flame. His quick thinking father hurled him into a well to quench the fire and neighbors pulled him out very wet but only slightly burned.
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Vandenberg Seeks One Term Pledge Not New Idea
The piece notes Senator Vandenberg’s call for a one term pledge by the next Republican presidential nominee, compares it to historical cases like James K. Polk’s 1844 commitment, and discusses political dynamics around third-term talk versus party control of Congress.
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Vandenberg
James K. Polk
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Martin van Buren
New York
Lewis Cass
Michigan
Polk
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House
Daring airman believed dead in Atlantic attempt
Thomas H. Smith, a Californian, vanished after taking off from Old Orchard Beach Maine in a 65 horsepower monoplane. He followed Swedish airman Charles Backman who also failed to reach his goal from Bangor Maine to Sweden.
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Thomas H. Smith
Charles Backman
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Ireland
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Sweden
Memorial Day Holiday Toll Tops 372 Lives Across Nation
The four day Memorial Day weekend killed at least 372 people with highway crashes surpassing all other causes. Auto wrecks claimed over 205 lives, drownings reached 85, and air accidents plus shootings filled the rest. States listed totals show California 22 and New York 34 among others.
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Monroe Gets Postal Meet in Jackson Mississippi
The Louisiana Mississippi bi state Allied Postal Employes group met in Jackson May 29 30 to select Monroe for the 1940 convention and elect officers for the clerk s association Letter Carriers association and supervisors Auxiliary officers were named Mrs Robert T Green and Mrs A G Reno received posts The Monroe delegation pledged to exert every possible effort through Postmaster James R Wooten for the forthcoming convention and activities
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