Children Cheer Santa With Gifts At Ouachita Party
About 15 crippled children from Ouachita parish attended a Christmas party at St. Francis Sanitarium Auditorium in Monroe. They presented Santa with a ponica plant and received toys candy nuts fruit and more. The event is to become an annual affair under the Ouachita unit of the Louisiana Society for Crippled Children with Dr. R J Talbert acting as Santa.
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Ouachita Parish
St. Francis Sanitarium
Santa Claus
Ouachita
Louisiana Society For Crippled Children
S. A. Orchard
L. A. Masterson
W. E. Smith
Monroe
Santalaus
Sanitarium
B'Nasi Israel Temple Sisterhood
Herman Pasternack
S. K. Henninger
Baer Candy Company
WPA Toy Workshop
Leon Sugar
Monroe Wholesale Drug Company
Ida Kaplan
Monroe Furniture Company
R. J. Talbert
Quachita Parish
Princess Julians Sees Dutch Seamen In New York
In a Seamen's Institute room Princess Julians of the Netherlands met about 20 Dutch seamen, learning 20 of 32 crew members were killed in the September explosion of the steamer Statd Schiedam. She spoke Dutch with sailors, asked for cigars for all, and attended a Rockefeller luncheon and Netherlands Club reception after arriving from Washington.
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New York
Julians
The
Netherlands
Seamen's Institute
Maarte van der Zwan
Statd Schiedam
Frite Franken
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Netherlands Club
Washington
People's Homestead Declares Dividend
The People's Homestead and Savings Association announced a 2 percent semi annual dividend. Shareholders will receive about $45,000 January 1 following a board meeting.
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People's Homestead and Savi Association
People’s Homestead and Savings Association
Pope Pius XI Appeals for Gifts at Christmas
Pope Pius XI urged the faithful to aid the needy with gifts as well as prayers in a Christmas letter to Cardinal Luigi Maglione, papal secretary of state, from Vatican City.
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Vatican City
Pope Pius XI
Luigi Maglione
Huey Long statue to grace Capitol Statuary Hall amid debates
Draped in an American flag the Huey P. Long statue stands in the Capitol Statuary Hall awaiting dedication for Louisiana the first state to place a statue there. The 10 foot five inch bronze by Charles Keck costs 15000 and reflects Long’s controversial legacy as Louisiana’s ruler.
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Washington
Huey P. Long
Capitol
Kingfish
Virginia
Robert E. Lee
Mississippi
Jefferson Davis
Rhode Island
Roger Williams
Pennsylvania
Robert Fulton
Kentucky
Henry Clay
South Carolina
John C. Calhoun
New Hampshire
Daniel Webster
Texas
Sam Houston
Statuary Hall
Huey Long
Louisiana
George Clinton
New York
Jonathan Trumbull
Connecticut
Wade Hampton
John Winthrop
Massachusetts
Charles Keck
Huey
Louisiana Capitol Building
Long
David Lynn
House
Senate
Senator Ellender
Louisiana House
Rose McConnell Long
Earle J. Christenberry
Genius Of Desert Campaign Is A Natural For His Job
London dispatch profiles General Sir Archibald P. Wavell, praised as a daring desert strategist and rapid fighter. The 57 year old Scottish general, knighted and now a full general, blends wit with skill, inspired by Allenby and Lawrence of Arabia, and uses surprise tactics to outmaneuver the enemy.
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Sir Archibald
Aldershot
Middle East
Palestine
Trans-Jordan
Allenby
Jerusalem
Marshal Wilhelm Keitel
Britain
France
North Africa
Arcchibald P. Wavell
Viscount Allenby
Soceman
Edward Robinson
London
Associated Press
Archibald P. Wavell
Browning
Sandhurst
Black Watch
South Africa
India
Caucasus
Syria
Lawrence of Arabia
Beware of Contagious Colds Health Prompt
Public health notice encourages simple home care for colds using Vicks Vatronol and Vicks VapoRub. Advises rest, fluids, outdoors activity, and seeking doctor care if symptoms persist or worsen. Promotes preventive steps to reduce sickness and maintain household safety.
October 1940 Fatal Flying Accidents Report
In October 1940 non scheduled commercial and private flights caused 23 fatalities. Among them only two deaths occurred within the civilian pilot training program of the Civil Aeronautics Authority.
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CAA
Hitler Grapevine Reports Any Signs Of Discontent
A report outlines Nazi party information channels from Berlin to block leaders, showing how public sentiment is monitored through 40 gaus with Hess veto power over decrees. It notes potential defects like fake joy reports or fearful citizens hiding true views as unrest could prompt curative action.
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Oki Esphaele
Russia
Germany
New World Order
Berlin
Fuehrer
Fuehrer 40
Rudolf Hess
Leadrsmay
Hess Hitler
Hess
Ler
Have Your Own Girl at This Kissing Post
A New York holiday feature opens at Grand Central with a mistletoe kiss post. Men may only kiss their own girls, under a rule upheld by terminal officials. The gift of mistletoe came from Stanley Woodland, head of the Beaufort and Morehead Railroad in North Carolina.
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New York
Grand Central Terminal
Stanley Woodland
Beauford and Morehead
North Carolina
Educator Mrs Emeth Tuttle Cochran Dies in Asheboro
Mrs Emeth Tuttle Cochran 50 of Chapel Hill died at a hospital in Asheboro North Carolina. A prominent education figure she taught at Woman's College Columbus Mississippi. Funeral services are to be held there tomorrow.
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Asheboro
N. C
Emeth Tuttle Cochran
Chapel Hill
Woman's College
Columbus
Miss
Christmas Party For Children By Knights Of Columbus
The Knights of Columbus host a Christmas party at the K of C hall on Hart Wood Street. Refreshments will be served to children and their mothers. Toys and mothers’ refreshments are provided by the organization. Cochairmen Charles J. Cascio and Dr P Cerignola lead a committee including James Scalia Tom Dupree J Browne C Panzico Louis Costanzo John Devereux Kenny Devereux Gene Bruscato Isaac Luffey John Joseph Cal Welch and Rev F P Donehue.
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C. Panzico
Louis Costanzo
John Devereux
Kenny Devereux
Gene Bruscato
Isaac Luffey
John Joseph
Cal Welch
F. P. Doneahue
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
Lemon Juice Remedy for Rheumatic Pain Promoted
An old advertisement touts Ru-Ex Compound mixed with water and lemon juice for rheumatic and arthritic pain. It promises quick relief within 48 hours or overnight and offers a money back guarantee if symptoms persist.
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Patna
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Ancea
Ee Motors Securition
Santa
By Ben Grant
Sir Archibald P. Wavell
Vicki VapoRub
Hitler
By Preston Grover
Cnsile Ga
Castleton China
Sunnyvale
Castleton
China
K. OF. C
America
Dolly
Madison
Dolly Madison
Wedgewood
Spode
Haviland
Syracuse
Lamberton
Noritake
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