Louisiana Politics and Huey Long Ties Surface in New Orleans
The article notes federal inquiry into Louisiana figures tied to Huey Long, focusing on Senators Allen Ellender and John Overton and ex-senator James A. Noe. It discusses Noe’s tax fraud case, possible 1942 Senate bid, and Rene Viosca’s pending replacement as U.S. district attorney, with implications for prosecutions and DOJ impartiality.
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New Orleans
Federal Department of Justice
United States
Louisiana
Huey Long
Allen Ellender
Huey
John Overton
James A. Noe
State Reserve
Noe
Longster
Ellender
Senate
Rene Viosca
Viosca
Roosevelt cautions on world danger at Home club gathering
President Roosevelt tells the Roosevelt Home club on the lawn of Moses Smith that peace is not solely in American hands and that worldwide dangers may surpass those at the onset of World War II. He cites dictators' plans for global domination and says Hitlerism’s defeat is needed for lasting peace.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Americas
Roosevelt Home Club
Moses Smith
United States
Britain
Congress
Atlantic
Japan
Three Die in Car Fire Near New Orleans
Five men were involved in an automobile crash on highway 90 near Chef Menteur ridge. Three occupants from Killona Louisiana died in the blaze Fred Champagne 38 Joseph Deroche Sr 48 and Francis Dufresne 28. Two others Joseph Deroche Jr 23 and Adam Clouate 21 survived and were taken to Charity Hospital New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Chef Menteur Ridge
Killona
Fred Champagne
Joseph Deroche, Sr
Francis Dufresne
Charity Hospital
Joseph Deroche, Jr
Adam Clouate
Hahnville
Former Judge Dies in New Orleans at 82
Prentice Ellis Edrington former district attorney and judge of the 24th judicial district died today at his home in New Orleans at age 82. He served as district judge for Jefferson St Charles and St John parishes from 1906 to 1924. Survivors include his widow a daughter and five sons.
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New Orleans
Prentice Ellis Edrington
24Th Judicial District
Edrington
Jefferson
St. A Charles
St. John
Laval shooting spurs mercy plea and eight executed
German firing squad executed eight men yesterday for espionage and resistance in occupied France. The killings, ordered by a German military court, followed earlier reports that French authorities had handled cases. Lieutenant Count Henri De Stienne Dorbes was among the executed.
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Associated Press
Vichy
France
Paul Colette
Norman
Pierre Laval
Laval
Colette
Paris
Charles Huntziger
Syria
Bordeaux
Count Henri de Stienne Dorbes
Dorbes
Labor Day Toll Rises Across Nation With 514 Fatalities
Deaths from all accidents during the three day Labor Day holiday totaled 514, up 147 from 1939. Traffic fatalities from Friday 6 p m to Monday midnight numbered 420 nationwide, led by California and followed by New York and Texas with six auto deaths each.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Council
California
New York
Texas
Dragline Accident Claims Life in Louisiana Plant
Mike Crane 25 of Franklin Texas was killed in a drag line accident in La. Aug 29. Raymond Miller 30 of Wichita Falls Texas and a second man were slightly hurt. Crane’s body was shipped home for burial.
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DES Allemands
Mike Crane
Franklin
Tex
Raymond Miller
Wichita Falls
Crane
End of $1 Down, $1 Month Era Approaches
Federal Reserve rules ordered by President Roosevelt take effect Monday, banning unlimited installment credit for consumer purchases. Rules apply to specified sales and loans with set down payments and up to 18 months to pay. Down payments vary by item from 10 to 33 1 3 percent, and some repairs under $1,000 may qualify for 18 months without a down payment.
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Irving Perimeter
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Roosevelt
Annual convention to convene of Master Barbers and Beauticians
More than 1,000 delegates from 35 chapters arrive for the Associated Master Barbers and Beauticians convention at Hotel Frances. A two day program features a style revue on the hotel roof, fall hair and hat trends, and sessions for members with entertainment planned for Monday night.
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The
Associated Master Barbers and Beauticians
At & P.m
Million Dollar Payroll Withdrawn for Army Maneuvers
A million dollars the largest local bank withdrawal to prepare a $20 million payroll for the Third Army. Cash and checks totaling about $1,000,000 were loaded into nine army trucks for 18,000 Texas and Oklahoma soldiers of the 45th division at Camp Barkeley. In Houma, a boiler explosion at Chauvin Brothers shrimp cannery injured Elaine Psou and others, with repairs expected to take two weeks.
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Shreveport
Third Army
Louisiana
Texas
Oklahoma
Camp Barkeley
Tex
Houma
Elaine P
Sou
Chauvin Brothers
Chauvin
Here
Senate Edges Toward Pass on Record Tax Measure
Finance committee members forecast smooth Senate action for a $3,672,400,000 tax bill. Capper calls the measure a starter with next year likely higher taxes, while Barkley warns two amendments may spark controversy. One seeks to raise over $300,000,000 by lowering exemptions, expanding the income tax base to about six million more people. The second would bar married couples from splitting income on returns, affecting community property states.
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Washington
Aug
Finance Committee
Senate
Senator Capper
Kansas
Capper
Finance Group
House
Barkley
Kentucky
Louisiana
Texas
Arizona
New Mexico
California
Idaho
Nevada
Ouachita River battle shapes up in large war games
In Arkansas the Ouachita river area becomes a staging ground as 110000 troops move to jump-off points for mimic hostilities. The Seventh army corps faces a two front task delaying the Kotmks and joining Second Army forces massed south of the Red river while cavalry and coast artillery join the eastern border maneuvers.
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Jerry T. Baulch
Arkansas
Ouachita River
Camden
Seventh Army
Blue Armat
Seventh Corps
Second Army
Red River
Louisiana
Red Katmk
Robert C. Richardson
Quachita River
el Dorado
Alexandria
Seventh Army Corps
2Nd Cavalry
Fort Riley
Kansas
40Th Coast Artillery
Fort Sheridan
Ill
Marion O. French
Monroe Labor Day Parade and Picnic Planned at Bernstein Park
A large parade forms on Riverside drive and ends at Bernstein park for a Central Trades and Labor council barbecue and basket picnic. Speakers include Hugh J. Gormley Elmer Slagle George Pipes and Mayor Benoit with races contests and prizes on Labor Day.
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Bernstein Park
Monroe
Central Trades and Labor Council
Riverside Drive
Louisville Street
Labor Council
Hugh J. Gormley
American Federation of Labor
Elmer Slagle
Louisiana Training Institute
George Pipes
Ouachita Parish
Louisville
New Bridge
Cypress Street
Wood
Trenton
Walnut
DeSiard
Sixth
Layton
South Second
Plum
Mississippi
Thomas
Monroe Fire Department
Roosevelt Says Democracy Must Set Labor Day Tone
President Roosevelt declares on Labor Day that management and labor must ensure full uninterrupted production of defense materials for national protection and aid to free peoples. He previews a Hyde Park address to outline international and domestic policy, to be broadcast at 12 45 p m EST.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
Interpreting The War News Year Brightens Britain's Outlook
A retrospective by Edward E. Bomar recalls Britain’s peril on the first anniversary of the war. It contrasts 12 months of Air raids, Dunkirk losses, and Axis advances with today’s momentary gains and lingering doubts about a lasting turn in the conflict.
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Britain
Berlin
England
Europe
France
English Channel
British Isles
London
Birmingham
Portsmouth
Dunkirk
Mussolini
Suez Canal
Somaliland
Port Said
Haifa
Russia
Stalin
Hitler
United States
Italy
Japan
Axis
Mediterranean
India
Africa
Japan Defines Policy as Axis Pivot in Pacific
Domei quotes Tokyo circles saying Konoye message to President Roosevelt outlines two immutable policies: co prosperity sphere in East Asia and China issue. Asahi expects a peace seeking U S reply, while British embassy says a ship will carry 1,000 British subjects from the Japanese empire due to asset freezes.
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Tokyo
Japan
Domei
Konoye
Roosevelt
East Asia
China
Kichisaburo Nomura
Washington
Pacific
Asahi
Prince Konoye
12 Louisiana Graduates Scoop Navy Training Post
Names of 107 eight naval district graduates include 12 from Louisiana and 13 from Mississippi who report September 18 to Northwestern University Chicago for reserve midshipmen training. From Louisiana list includes Eason Devereux Hurst Fraser Preaux Jumonville Miranne Samuel Walker Wal ker. Mississippi names include Crawford Walker McVey Wofford Slaughter Green Florence Cross Brand Robinson Newman Lancaster Warren and others.
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New Orleans
Eighth Naval District
Louisiana
Mississippi
Northwestern University
Chicago
Reserve Midshipmen’s School
T. A. Thomson, Jr
Frank C. Eason
John F. Devereux
Monroe
Fred M. Hurst
Farmerville
Sidney Wright
Eunice
William B. Williams, Jr
Lisbon
Fred A. Watkins
Shreveport
Moreau Jumonville
Joseph Miranne, Jr
Joseph R. Samuel
Jules Walker
Robert Gunn Crawford
John R. Walker
West Point
Eric A. McVey, Jr
Lambert
William C. Wofford
Drew
James L. Slaughter
Jonestown
John T. Green
Natchez
Thomas A. Florence
Courtland
James J. Cross
Laurel
Thomas D. Brand
Rolling Fork
Will K. Robinson
Jackson
Evert C. Newman
Liberty
James W. Lancaster
Sunflower
Joe P. Warren
Hattiesburg
Destructive German Finnish Victories Claim Over Soviets
German and Finnish forces claim major breakthroughs on the Baltic front with Tallinn Viipuri retaken and Soviet ships destroyed. Berlin reports heavy bombardment cutting railway access to Leningrad and strengthens ties with Finnish leadership.
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Associated Press
Tallinn
Viipuri
Red Army
Adolf Hitler
Black Sea
Soviet Information -Bureau
Estonia
Gulf of Finland
DNB
Leningrad
Paldiski
Berlin
Nie Ae
Armored Force Plans Bomber Ground Cooperation
In Louisiana a staff conference of the Third Army’s armored force proposed bomber control measures to speed air ground coordination. Officers from the First Armored Corps and Second Armored Division examined methods to ensure swift cooperation with bombardment planes amid ongoing field maneuvers and ahead of a planned two week simulated campaign against the Second Army.
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Third Army
Louisiana
First Armored Corps
Second Armored Division
United States Army
Walter Krueger
Second Army
Louis
Thornhill Heads 156th Infantry in Louisiana Division
Lieutenant-Colonel Thornhill of Monroe takes command of the 156th Infantry during maneuvers in the 31st division of Louisiana. Colonel J. H. Kuttner of Lake Charles remains at his post for about three months for advanced officers training. Three Monroe servicemen at Camp Blanding receive promotions: Walter Lee Hill to sergeant, Joe Ben Jones to corporal, Louis Guerriero to private first class and fifth class specialist.
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Bridger Thornhill
Monroe
156Th Infantry
31St Division
Louisiana
Thornhill
J. H. Kuttner
Lake Charles
Camp Blanding
Walter Lee Hill
Joe Ben Jones
Louis Guerriero
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Department of Justice
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Homer Cummings
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Iron Cross
Anthony Eden
Damel
Far Eastern Empire
Henry A. Wallace
Agriculture Department
Ujaulla
Edward E. Bomar
NAVY
Soviets
Helsinki
Rice Yahner
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