Dorsetshire sinks another German raider in South Atlantic
The British cruiser Dorsetshire credited with sinking a fleeing 10,000 ton German raider in the South Atlantic, the third such loss in a week. The action followed earlier sinkings by the Sydney and Devonshire as U S cooperation and catapult aircraft aid patrols expand to counter German submarines.
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London
Admiralty
Dorsetshire
Bismarck
South Atlantic
Sydney
Steiermark
Kormoran
Devonshire
Rio de Janeiro
United States
North Atlantic
Three Louisiana youths win civil service jobs in first state exam
Willard E. Parker announced three top finishers in the first statewide competitive civil service exam under the new law. McMeen Hepburn Many and Israel Trestman of New Orleans, and Louis E. Newman of Baton Rouge were named student personnel assistants or similar roles, all among 42 applicants. Newman starts December 15 in the Louisiana State University archives department. Flamingos at Hialeah race track are fed a raw meat diet to keep their pink color bright.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
New Orleans
Willard E. Parker
McMeen Hepburn Many
Israel Trestman
Louis E. Newman
Department of Archives
Louisiana State University
Hialeah Race Track
Interior of St John the Divine Cathedral Nears Completion
A stunning view captures two thirds of the Cathedral of St John the Divine in New York. When finished it will be the world’s largest Gothic cathedral.
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St. John the Divine
New York
Will Act Monday on Leche Appeal
In Shreveport on December 6, a federal court was to decide Monday morning whether former Governor Richard Leche could receive a suspended sentence and probation. Leche, convicted of mail fraud tied to truck purchases for the state highway department, cited ill health as a reason for clemency. The mandate for execution arrived, but delivery to the penitentiary was delayed awaiting the suspension ruling. U S Marshal L E LeBlanc said no transfer would occur until the commitment order arrived.
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Shreveport
Richard Leche
Leche
State Highway Department
Ben C. Dawkins
L. E. LeBlanc
United States
Post Office Seals Keep Christmas Card Costs Low
Postmaster urges sealing envelopes for Christmas cards to save money. Unsealed cards cost one and a half cents locally, two cents if sealed, and three cents for out of area mail. The November 1941 mail volume rose 11 percent from November 1940.
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Twin Cities
600 Expected at Health Meeting in New Orleans
More than 600 public health workers from Louisiana are slated to attend the annual Louisiana Public Health Association convention in New Orleans on Monday and Tuesday. Dr. R Alec Brown, secretary treasurer, announced the event. Speakers include Dr. John H Musser, Dr. S Rodney Heller Jr, Dr. E C Faust, Dr. John A Ferrell, and Dr. Felix J Underwood.
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New Orleans
Louisiana Public Health Association
R. Alec Brown
John H. Musser
State Board of Health
S. Rodney Heller, Jr
United States Public Health Service
E. C. Faust
Tulane Medical School
John A. Ferrell
Rockefeller Foundation
International Health Division
Felix J. Underwood
Miississippi State Health Department
Pilot Killed as Plane Crashes Off Rockaway Beach
An army P-40 pursuit plane crashed into the Atlantic about a mile off Rockaway Beach killing Aviation Cadet Charles L Davenport 24 of Sushee Texas who was to be commissioned next Friday at Mitchell Field. Officials identified the body after it washed ashore but offered no comment on the crash. Beach observers heard an explosion and saw the fire before the aircraft went down.
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New York
Atlantic Ocean
Rockaway Beach
Charles L. Davenport
Sushee
Tex
Air Corps
Mitchell Field
Long Island
Army
Coast Guard
Births in DeSiard Read and Dodson Parents
Mr. and Mrs. John Vernon Jones announce a son born Wednesday night at St Francis Sanitarium. Mrs. Jones is Ella Rose Crawford of Dodson. Special notice: Mr. and Mrs. Conley Terrell of Dodson are parents of a daughter born December 4. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Terrell listed.
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John Vernon Jones
DeSiard Read
St Francis Sanitarium
Jones
Ella Rose Crawford
Dodson
Dec
Conley Terrel
W. S. Terrell
Second son born to Mr and Mrs A T Lassiter in Dallas
Word reached Monroe that Mr and Mrs A T Lassiter of Dallas Texas, former residents, are the parents of a second son born at 8 45 p m Saturday in Dallas. Tot Falls three story tumble in Baton Rouge injures Charline Barker a minor.
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A. T. Lassiter
Dallas
Tex
Monroe
Baton Rouge
Charline May Barker
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