Senate Debates British Aid Bill Amid War-Power Fears
Senate action on the British aid bill intensifies as opponents warn it could lead to war within days. McCarran Teft and Capper attack the measure while Barkley urges consultation with leaders. Associated Press poll shows 32 for, 28 against, rest uncommitted.
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Teft
Ohio
Capper
Kaneet
Senate
Britain
Gyrece
China
Hne
Barkley
Enturky
George
Georgia
Connally
Texas
House
Jeader
Senat
Mentio Usuri
Boy King Reigns At New Orleans Mardi Gras Parade
Nor V! Wttie Joseph Albers a Behrman Elementary pupil served as boy king presiding over the Mardi Gras parade for 196000 school children and thousands of adults. Miriam Care, 13, was crowned queen and the event featured 46 school bands and 31 floats. The procession ended with a reception at the municipal auditorium before women’s Krewe members take over tomorrow.
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New Orleans
Rersantie King Nor
Joseph Albers
Behrman
Miriam Care
Nor
Womens Krewe
Girl Saved After Flood Rescue In Long Beach Culvert
A six year old girl named Eva May Landon was hurled through a foot culvert by flood waters in Long Beach California. A motorist witnessing the accident pulled her from a large ditch at the culvert end and revived her after she was nearly drowned. The rescuer disappeared after the rescue.
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Long Beach
Calif
Eva May Landon
Eva May
Press room delay halts Morning World delivery
The News-Star-World reports a breakdown in the newspaper plant press room caused a one to two hour delay in delivering the Morning World. The delay was unavoidable and the paper asks readers for patience this morning.
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Morning World
News-Star—World
Father of Mother-in-Law Day quits as sponsor
Amarillo Texas February 22 The sponsor who created Mother-in-Law Day has stepped down after a Hollywood studio sought to attach an actor as the nation's favorite son-in-law The retiree known as Old Tack says he is busy writing a streamline book about lif in smaller cities and will miss the event scheduled for March 5
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Amarillo
Tex
Gene Howe
Amarillo Club
Amarillo News- Globe
Five Wanderers Stranded In Peruvian Desert Seek Help
Five passengers of a grounded Condor airliner remain lost in the Sechura desert of northern Peru after four days without food or water. A search by the Peruvian Army and a two-man effort by pilot Hughe Wells and John Lear, with others, have not located them. The group started Tuesday to find aid, and no further word has come as a fourth passenger set off alone across the desert.
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Peru
John Lear
Sechura
Morrope
Chiclaye Lear
Hughe West
Shrewsbury
Mees
Wells
Lima
Special News Service
Associated Press
Hughe Wells
Masa
Condor
Baton Rouge Span Suit Settled for 225000
The Kansas City Bridge company settlement ends a million-dollar suit over Mississippi River bridge piers in Baton Rouge. The highway department notes the final payout of 225006, with 82 069 less than original contract price and disputes over delay and high water costs.
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Baton Rouge
Kansas City Bridge Company
W. Prescott Foster
Foster
Highway Department
Youth Confesses Burning School in Mississippi Incident
A 15 year old boy from Jackson admitted setting Bran don High School fire that caused about 40000 dollars in damage. He told Sheriff L G Holyfield he burned the papers after entering the schoolhouse late at night and striking a match, saying he was angry about being fired from school. He is held without bail for a Rankin county hearing before Judge Percy Lee.
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Jackson
Miss
L. G. Holyfield
Brandon High School
Percy Lee
Rankin County
Holyfield
France Rejects IAPS Proposal on Indo China
France refused a Japanese backed plan demanding one third of Lao and Cambodia be ceded to Siam. Officials said Paris would rather resume border hostilities than accept harsh terms as Indo China Thailand talks stall after an armistice signed January 31.
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France
Vichy
Lao
Cambodia
Thailand
Siam
Indo-China
Japanese Mediaton
Tokyo
Supreme Council of War of
Japan
Shanghai
Seigon
Cattlemen and Bankers Meet in Shreveport on Food Shortage Talk
In Shreveport Louisiana on February 22, Fred E Mollin of the National Live Stock Association warned against food shortage rumors as cattlemen and northwest Louisiana bankers convened. He noted one billion pounds of beef in storage and similar surpluses for cotton and corn, estimating 300 million pounds of lard. He predicted no need to tap foreign food supplies and mentioned a potential meatless days policy if war comes.
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Shreveport
Louisiana
Fred E Mollin
National Livestock Association
America
Mollin
Leuwisiana Cattlemen's Association
Northwest Louisiana Clearing House Association
United States
Washington
South Amer
Seven New Buildings At Louisiana Tech Dedicated
Louisiana Tech in Ruston dedicated seven new buildings in a Saturday ceremony led by Dr. Pierce Cline of Centenary College. He praised the college for fostering enlightened citizenship and cited its 47 years of graduates contributing to Louisiana’s growth as the campus expands its facilities. The program honored Washington Birthday with a ceremonial address and featured Judge H. H. White presiding.
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Ruston
Louisiana Tech
Pierce Cline
Centenary College
Howard Auditorium
Chine
Washington
Tech
Cline
Louisiana
HH. White
Alexandria
State Board of Education
Alfonso XII receives last rites as death nears
In Rome on February 23 Alfonso XII former king of Spain grew weaker and received extreme unction in his hotel room. A Jesuit priest administered the rite while family members wept and Italian royals Vittorio Emanuele Elena and Umberto visited. Suffering breathing difficulties persisted as doctors attended.
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Rome
Alfoso XII
Spain
Alfonso
Ulpiano Lopez
Italy
Vittorio Emanuele
Elena
Umberto
Padre Ulpiano Lopez
Explosives in Mare Nostrum Zone Threat to Shipping
British admiralty declares the central Mediterranean a dangerous area for shipping with potential mines bombs and torpedoes in waters from the heel of Italy to Sardinia and Cape Bon. Jumbo in Italian Somaliland reports say a brigade staff and many soldiers captured. British forces press attacks across Eritrea Ethiopia and Somaliland as Gibraltar bombers strike.
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London
Mediterranean
Italy
Mare Nostrum
Bengasi
Libya
Cape Bon
French North Africa
Sardinia
Sicily
Tyrrhenian Sea
Britain
Africa
Jumbo
Reuters
Ethopia
Gojjam
Lake Tana
Eritrea
Cheren
Chinele
Diredawa
Ethiopia
Somaliland
Gibraltar
Jones to Seek New Industries for Louisiana
Baton Rouge Governor Sam Jones announces a trip to Washington and New York from Texas next week to push for new industries and defense projects in Louisiana. He aims to open airline connections and expand New Orleans as a hub for air and shipping links with South and Central America, continuing after an address in New Orleans.
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Baton Rouge
Sam Jones
Texas
Washington
New York
Louisiana
Jones
New Orleans
Jonesy
Britain goes on the offensive after months of siege
After months under siege Britain shifts to offense in Europe and North Africa as London challenges Germany in the Balkans and signals readiness for action in the Far East. Air losses and German bombing moderation shape Britain’s war strategy while ship production and naval output accelerate at home.
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Britain
Kirke L. Simpson
Associated Press
England
Italy
Africa
London
Germany
Balkans
Japan
Far East
Singapore
Malayan
North Africa
Im Malaya
British Empire
Germans Claim Canadian Craft Flew U S Flag
Berlin reports a British armed merchant ship sailing under United States colors and Canadian registry was sunk in the Indian Ocean by Nazi forces. German officials warn about flag swindling and warn Washington of possible implications for neutral countries.
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Berlin
Canada
United States
Indian Ocean
Washington
Germany
High Seas
Governor names new Louisiana Farm Board members
Gov Sam Jones announced appointments to the reorganized Louisiana farm board with nine year terms for J H Henry Melrose W F Giles Adeline and Thomas S Plunkett Elton six year terms for David B Meens Gloster WP Martin Delhi and J R Barry Grand Coteau three year terms for Clyde E Causey Amite Joseph M Faulks Amite and Mrs Alvin L Woods Lutcher Henry a state university graduate leads cotton policy and Plunkett heads rice sector as the board seeks a new day for Louisiana farms.
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Paton Rouge
Sam Jones
Board of Agriculture
Louisiana
Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture
Harry D. Wilson
Wilson
Agriculture Department
Jones
J. H. Henry
Melrose
W. F. Giles
Adeline
Thomas S. Plunkett
Elton
David B. Meens
Gloster
WP. Martin
Delhi
J R. Barry
Grand Coteau
Clyde E Causey
Mother views quadruplets behind glass in hospital ward
Mrs Nick Brown of Leonard watched her quadruplets for the first time in a private hospital ward in Fargo on February 22. Tears filled her eyes as she saw the babies born February 6, kept in incubators behind glass, their pictures the only view she had for 16 days.
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Fargo
N. D
Nick Brown
Leonard
Traffic safety log notes upturn in accidents this year
The report shows 78 accidents so far this year against 64 last year with 10 personal injuries vs 14 and zero deaths this year versus one last year. It cites Section 32 urging immediate stop and reporting within 12 hours to police headquarters.
Hitler Officers Move Into Sofia Amid Invasion Tension
German staff officers arrived in Sofia almost simultaneously with the arrest of Bulgarian Agrarian leaders as Bulgarians resist occupation. Communists urged passive resistance while reports say Nazi pontoon bridges span the Danube frontier and anti-aircraft defenses rise.
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Associated Press
Sofia
Bulgaria
Boris’ Tittle
Denube
Legation
Soviet Union
Mediterranean Sea
Mare Nosteum
Teachers urge national defense course in schools
A Louisiana PTA convention adopted a resolution asking the state education department to install industrial arts or national defense courses. The Fifth and Ninth districts met at Ouachita Parish High School with 110 members listening to speakers from Bastrop Monroe Choudrant Baton Rouge and other towns. The resolution stressed the national defense program's relevance to education and urged action by the department.
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State Department of Education
Ouachita Parish
A. C. Volk
Bastrop
Estelle Harris
Bamtron
Mee
O. K. Smith
West Monroe
West Monroe Methodist Church, Gave the Invernction; Mrs. C. L. Couch
Monroe
Neville P.T. A
W. H. Vel Choudrant
Colie
Paul A. Blanchard
Baton Rouge
F.T. A
Charles B. Roe
Wasional
Fages Cox
Louisiana Bar Association Prepares Lake Charles Convention
The Louisiana Bar Association sets April 2 and 3 in Lake Charles for its state convention. Clement M. Moss is in charge of arrangements with Oliver P. Stockwell as president, Austin Lewis as vice president, John Fowler as secretary treasurer, and C McCoy and A B Cavanaugh as directors. The group expects one of the largest gatherings in history as the sole state bar body.
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Lake Charles
The
Lousiana Bar Association
Clement M. Moss
Oliver P. Stockwell
W.W. Thompson
Austin Lewis
John Fowler
C. McCoy
A. B. Cavanaugh
Lana Bar
Stockwell
State Bar Association
Louisiana State Bar
Long
I Ber Association
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