Deluxe Gambling Casinos Reopen Near New Orleans
Luxurious casinos across the Jefferson Parish line resume weekend operations after last October protests. Patrons arrive by car or free streetcar rides to a half mile away and are shuttled by free limousines. The scene features coins from 5 cents to $10,000 bets with games like roulette dice and keno. The facilities have a long history with rare interruptions and a recent radio-address remark by Interstate P. Long about policing half-houses.
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Jefferson Parish
Chance
Workan
Interney P. Long
U S Cotton December Figures Show Higher On Hand and Trade
December cotton statistics report lint and linters totals rising from November with on hand stock in consuming establishments and public storage. Imports and exports are noted along with cotton spindles and December consumption by region, detailing cotton growing and New England state activity.
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Washington
Jan
New England
Valley Proposes Volunteer State Guard Expansion
The Valley article explains plans to enlarge the state guard with the American Legion as the nucleus. Any able bodied man from 18 to 65 who is not likely to be drafted could join. Home guardsmen would serve voluntarily with no pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Guard
American Legion
Defense Organization
Smith
Dixon to Speak in Birmingham at Elyton Village Dedication
Governor Dixon will address two Birmingham events on Thursday. At 3 p.m. he will dedicate the Elyton Village housing projects and at 6 p.m. speak to the Junior Chamber of Commerce. The events are scheduled in Montgomery, Alabama.
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Dixon
Montgomery
Ala
Birmingham
Elyton Village
Wall Street Downgrade Prompts Broad Profit Taking
The New York market reverses from a New Year rise with a minor decline as investors take profits. Stocks and bonds show weakened headway while offerings stay light. turnover hovers around 500 thousand shares with intervals of quiet trading.
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Wall Street
Victor Fubank
New York
Two Bandits Kill Linen Shop Manager and Policeman in Fifth Avenue Robbery
In mid day chaos two gunmen shot Alfred Klausman, linen shop manager, and Traffic Patrolman Edward Maher during a hold up at B Altman and Co in New York. The payroll of 649.92 was later recovered. both bandits were captured nearby after a chaotic pursuit through the store and sidewalk crowds.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
B. Altman and Co
Alfred Klausman
Kempt and Bentley Linen
Edward Maher
34Th Street
Empire State Building
36Th Street
Powder Plant Blaze Kills 51 at Hercules Facility
A fuse compound factory at Hercules Powder Company in Kennil New Jersey was destroyed by a fire followed by an explosion. Three workers were injured while officials called damage slight and the fire a flash in the nitrating section at 3 am. The P B T N plant was a small frame building isolated from the rest of the site.
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Kennil, N. J
Hercules Powder Company
New Jersey
Parker Child Dies of Influenza in Moulton
Oburn Parker two year old son of Mr and Mrs Grady Parker of Moulton route 1 died at 10 am Monday at Dyar Infirmary after a short illness. Funeral services were held at 2 pm today at Providence cemetery in Lawrence county with Brown of Decatur in charge. Parents survive.
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Oburn
Grady Parker
Moulton
Dyar Infirmary
Providence Cemetery
Lawrence County
Brown
Decatur
Nashville livestock market active with steady prices
Salable cattle 200 with yearling and steer lots valued to 11.00 for fed types. other cattle 10.00 down. fat cows 7.50 up. canners 4.00-5.96. Hogs 400 market brisk with good weight 180-240 lb at 8.35, smaller weights 7.75 and 7.00. Sheep 25 head steady. fat lambs 8.50 down. top fat wooled ewes 3.00.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Senn
U. S. Dept. Agri
Poultry market report with varied live stock prices
Chicago market notes poultry live and small stock pricing. Listings include white rocks, ducks, geese, hens and weights from 4 to 12 pounds with changes or unchanged prices. The text records multiple truck movements and price levels for under and over 12 pounds.
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Chicago
White Rock Springs
Flu in late fall spreads eastward across continents
The piece notes flu outbreaks have appeared sporadically for years in scattered areas, with this wave spreading steadily east. It highlights rapid onset with fever and body pains, yet argues the current outbreak is nearly non fatal as pneumonia is not a major factor. It also links Europe’s exposure to American carriers via wartime movement and cites Honolulu as an origin mystery.
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Honolulu
United States
Roosevelt Receives Presidential Inauguration Invitation
An engraved invitation to Roosevelts third term inauguration on January 20 was presented in Washington by Joseph E. Davies and Melvin Hildreth. Roosevelt replied in part by noting to his secretary Major General EM Watson that he would go if arrangements could be made.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Joseph E. Davies
Melvin Hildreth
EM. Watson
White House
Carter Heads Opelika Chamber of Commerce
Homer Carter, a textile executive, was elected president of Opelika Chamber of Commerce. A 1941 program with a $7,000 budget was approved. Yetta Samford and Bob Williams were named vice presidents, E. M. Jones treasurer, and John D. McKibben introduced as secretary, coming from Decatur.
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Opelika
Ala
Homer Carter
Opelika Chamber of Commerce
Yetta Samford
Bob Williams
E. M. Jones
John D. McKibben
Decatur
McKibben
Alabama Commercial Secretaries Association
Mercury Dips Below Zero Across New England and New York
Cold snap drives temperatures to well below zero from New England to New York and beyond. Mt. Washington New Hampshire hits minus 30, Saranac Lake and Pine Camp in northern New York report the same, with Salt readings from Albany to Owl's Head showing subzero lows. Frigid air covers much of the region as winds sharpen, with a moist mix and snow in parts of the Midwest and West Coast, and rain in the South including Texas Oklahoma Kansas and Tennessee.
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Associated Press
New England
New York State
Atlantic Seaboard
Newton Falls
Lawrence County
New York
Mt. Washington
N. H
Washington
Great Lakes
Fort Wayne
Ind
Atlantic
Virginia
Pennsylvania
North Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Syracuse
West Coast
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Towa
Nashville
Balkan Frontes and Tobruk Outlook Amid Wartime Reports
Reports from Greece claim Italian resistance weakened with new Italian prisoners and four tanks captured near Klisura Berati corridor in Albania. In Tobruk the British press suggests Wavell plans a knockout blow in East Africa as Turkey hosts talks with British officers. Uruguayan probe follows a British warship’s blockading move against the French Mendoza.
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Bulgarth
Russia
Kiisura
Klisura
Berati
East Africa
Ankara
Turkey
Middle West
Mendoza
France
Montevideo
Turias
Quadruplets mark first birthday in Nauvoo
Faith Charity and Franklin Short celebrate their first birthday alongside the remaining siblings. They were joined by nurses at Walker County Hospital where Hope Short died last February. Dr M J Sankey notes they are in excellent health. Franklin weighs 23 pounds Charity 21 Faith 20. They reside in a four room house donated by Nauvoo citizens and have over $4,000 in the bank. Hospital and nursing bills total more than $3,500 already paid.
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Nauvoo
Ala
Faith
Charity
Franklin Short
Walker County Hospital
Hope Short
M. J. Sankey
Franklin
Dr A S Pitts Itinerary For Church Appearances
Dr A S Pitts district superintendent will fill several church duties this week. He will speak at Moss Chapel Wednesday evening with a following conference, then preach Saturday at Enterprise at 11 and attend a dinner on the grounds with an afternoon conference. On Sunday he preaches at Cambridge at 11 with dinner on the grounds and conference in the afternoon, then at Memorial Drive Methodist Church Sunday evening with conference.
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A. & Pitts
Moss' Chapel
Enterprise
Cambridge
Memorial Drive Methodist Church
O. B. Lansbury
Memorial Drive
Edie
Bali celebrates mass cremation for 1200 bodies in priest funeral
Bali's island community gathers for a day-long rite in Denpasar turning death into celebration. Disinterred bodies accompany the noble priest to heaven as the townsfolk, including laughing crowds and firecrackers, witness towers bearing exhumed remains.
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den Pasar
Bali
Jan
Mali
CIO Aims for Higher Wages as Steel Talks Open
CIO and SWOC plan informal talks with United States Steel Cru can be Jones & Laughlin executives next week. Philip Murray, SWOC chief, seeks higher wages, closed shop, longer paid vacations, and faster production amid record 1940 steel output and inflation fears voiced by Treasury Secretary Morgenthau.
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Pittsburgh
Cio
Philip Murray
Steel Workers
CTO
United States Steel Corporation
Crucible Steel Company
Chatman Edgar Lewis
Jones & Laughlin
Murray
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Treasury
Morgenthau
Washington
SWOC
Influenza and local illnesses fill Decatur notices
Miss Eula Hawkins improves at home after a week confined to 1530 Fifth Avenue South with influenza. Others ill include Mrs H D Hawkins at 1530 Fifth Avenue South and Mrs Ruth Hames on Eighth Avenue West. Public notices cover church meetings, mid week services, and a U S Marine Corps recruiting drive in Cullman on January 17 and 18.
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Eula Hawkins
Fifth Avenue
South
H. D. Hawkins
Ruth Hames
Eighth Avenue
Weat
E. B. Hames
Twelfth Avenue
West
U. S. Marine Corps
Cullman Court House
Marine Corps
Sam
Eas
Little Joan Bryant
Mrs. Benson Bryant, Jr
Fourth Avenue West
Health talk highlights malaria decline and public clinics
Dr. Erskin Chenault spoke to the Rotary Club on improving community health. He cited TVA led malaria reductions in the Decatur district to 3 to 5 percent with signs of malaria, noted Alabama leads in public health, and described state free clinics offering free medical advice through the State Health Department.
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Erskin Chenault
Rotary Club
Chenault
TVA
Decatur
Alabama
Alabama State Health Dept
Greeneville Sun crippled by influenza illness
Greeneville Sun subscribers face delays as the composing room foreman, a pressman, two linotype operators, and the society editor are ill with influenza. The paper warns it will be extremely difficult to publish for the next few days and asks readers to bear with them.
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Greeneville
Tenn
Greeneville Sun
President Roosevelt Returns to Washington After Hyde Park Rest
President Roosevelt arrives in Washington following a week end rest at his Hyde Park New York home. He resumes duties as the nation faces ongoing domestic concerns and international events.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
Rutgers students find wide range of part time jobs
Rutgers University students fill 200 varied part time positions as of January 14 194? with roles such as student bartender capable of mixing 600 drinks without a recipe and a jail guard with prior experience in the listing by Jack N Wallace director of personnel and placement.
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New Brunswick
J. Jan
Rutgers University
Jack N. Wallace
Ohio State Hires Brown As New Head Coach
Massillon, Ohio coach Paul E. Brown was unanimously chosen as the Ohio State University head football coach. The 32 year old joins on a three year gentlemens agreement with starting pay of 6500 dollars annually, rising about 500 dollars each year. Schmidt resigned after a troubled season and staff tensions.
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Columbus
Paul E. Brown
Ohio State University
Massillon
University
Atletic Board
Francis A. Schmidt
Brown
Ohio
State
Ohio State
L. W St. John
Schmidt
Athletic Board
Taft Balks at Broad Powers in Britain Aid Bill
Taft argues Congress should deny the administration's broad powers and keep British aid separate from U S defense. He urges a substitute loan plan starting with 1 to 1.5 billion dollars and possible further sums if needed, linking aid to exhausted British assets. Senate critics push for limits and safeguards while hearings open tomorrow.
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Great Britain
France
Taft
Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Ohioan
Wheeler
D. Mont
Commerce Department
Britain
United States
Hull
Army
Murray
Administration
Navy
Lafollette
Henderson Relieved From Active Duty At Fort Jackson
Lieut. Col. Thomas P. Henderson formerly judge advocate of the 60th division and noted for a World War capture attempt, has been relieved of active duty and sent home to Franklin Tennessee, according to Fort Jackson authorities in Columbia South Carolina.
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Columbia
S. C
Fort Jackson
Thomas P. Henderson
Franklin
Tenn
Henderson
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