Senator Ransdell to Speak at Vandegaer Investiture
United States Senator Jo Ransdell of Lake Providence will address a celebration honoring Monsignor N F Vandegaer at St Matthew's Catholic Church in Monroe. The investiture ceremony, lunch, open house, and testimonial dinner will be streamed on KMLB with civic leaders attending.
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United States
Jo Ransdell
Lake Providence
Hotel Frances
N. F. Vandegaer
Daniel K Desmond
Alexandria
Desmond
Monsignor Vandegaer
KMLB
Smonsignox
St.Matthew’s School
Ransdell
Monsignor
Vandegaer
Hart's
Liggett’s
New South Drug
H. H. Benoit
Monroe
Harry Williams
West Monroe
Father Vandegaer
Twin Cities
Nicholas F. Vandegaer
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
British Air Units Strike Nazi Territory Across Coast
British coastal command reported raids on Nazi targets in Denmark and the Danish west coast including a solitary camp. The air ministry described smoke and flames from the camp and said planes hit a railroad and a pier while two ships off Hartlepool and Land’s End were damaged. Parachute demand drives production up to 500 weekly.
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Denmark
Coastal Command
Great Yarmouth
Lowestoft
Aldeburgh
Falmouth
Hartlepool
Land’s End
Air Ministry
Draftee Service Extension Debate and World War II Updates
A local discussion in Washington centers on an extra year of service for draftees, with Senator Ellender noting no new law is needed due to an emergency proclamation. Reports detail Soviet naval raids on Moscow and Leningrad, heavy fighting on multiple fronts, and German losses.
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Washington
Ellender
Louisiana
Savinuc
Sam
Monroe
Bastrop
Ruston
Blender's
Harvey Benoit
C. R. Tidwell
George D. Holland
Chamber of Commerce
Germans Claim Air Raid On Moscow Failed
Soviet reports describe continued fierce fighting near Pskov Smolensk and Novograd Volynski as German forces press toward Kiev. London sources warn of a dangerous German southward thrust along the Dniester and 10 000 Russians captured. Moscow endured a night raid with blackout and calm civic activity described by a CBS broadcast.
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Red Air Fleet
London
Moscow
Leningrad
Russia
Germany
Red Army
Pskov
Polotsk-Nevel
Smolensk
Novograd
Volynski
Kiev
Polotsk
Nevel
Berlin
Jacob Stalin
Joseph Stalin
Stalin
Bessarabia
Odessa
Dniester
New York
CBS
Birth announcements from West Monroe families
Mr and Mrs Grady Lee announce the birth of a son Monday at Vaughan Wright Bend clinic. Mr and Mrs P A Peacock announce the birth of a daughter Monday at St Francis sanitarium. Mr and Mrs John E Sanchez announce the birth of a child Tuesday at St Francis sanitarium. Mr and Mrs C C Franton announce the birth of a son Tuesday at St Francis sanitarium.
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Grady Lee
North Third Street
Vaughan-Wright-Bendel Clinic
P. A. Peacock
Thompson Street
West Monroe
St. Francis Sanitarium
John E. Sanchez
North Fifth Street
St. Francs Sanitarium
C. C. Franton
Filhiol Street
Holland Sees Area as Good Site for Alumina Industry
Secretary Holland cites Northeast Louisiana as favorable for locating alumina plants due to cheap gas, abundant water, and rail transport. He notes potential 60 000 or 90 400 kW generating plants in the Monroe gas fields, funded by REA or other agencies, with one likely on the Ouachita river.
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OPM
RFC
Arkansas
Camden
South Arkansas
Stamps
Ark
Holland
Monroe
Ouachita River
Rural Electrification Administration
Aluminum Company of America
Federal Power Commission
Ordnance Division
United States Army
REA
The
Louisiana
Sterlington
Overton
Ellender
Congressman Mills
Washington
U S Extended Service Debates in Congress
Senate military committee resumes work on amendments to extend service as a national emergency looms. Proposals include a $30 monthly bonus for extra service and options for current draftees to volunteer for longer terms. Eyed measures hinge on whether to permit outside the western hemisphere duty and to set a deadline by August 1.
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Senate Military Committee
Hemisphere
Roosevelt
Hill
Alabama
Barkley
Senate
George C. Marshall
Army
Controversy over Ickes Lindbergh Nazi and Communist ties
A writer critiques Ickes for aligning with Nazis and condemning Lindbergh while associating with Communists and fellow travelers. The piece argues both men share faults, noting Ickes would oppose Nazis yet tolerates Communist links and favors strict anti communism selectively.
Germans Claim Red Armies Torn Apart In Russian Campaign
German dispatches report heavy fighting near Smolensk Vitebsk and Torboy with huge Soviet losses including hundreds of tanks and prisoners. They claim Moscow bombings targeted public buildings as part of a drive to destroy Bolshevism and describe coastal ship and submarine sinkings along the Baltic.
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DNB
Smolensk
Vitebsk
Torboy
Zhmerinka
Odessa
Kiev
High Command
Moscow
Geman Panzer
Dniester
Porkhov
Bolivia Moves On Nazi Plot As Minister Leaves For Chile
Bolivian authorities report arrests of high ranking military officers and a German citizen in Cochabamba amid a purported Nazi conspiracy to overthrow President Enrique Pena Nieto. German Minister Ernst Wendler departs for Antofagasta, Chile, after Bolivian note denying interference. Substantial arms and three secret radio transmitters were uncovered during the weekend.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Ernst Wendler
Antofagasta
Chile
Enrique Penaranda
Cochabamba
Penaranda
Miguel Candia
Herman Schroth
Lloyd Aereo Boliviano
Candia
Legation
Wendler
Berlin
Alberto Ostria Gutierrez
Havana
Ultima Hora
Landowners Yet Not Signed In Parish Maneuver Council List
A long list of non signatories by ward and estate status appears, naming twenty plus residents and non residents with ages or estate details. The parish maneuver council names officers including Sheriff Milton Coverdale as vice chairman and other members such as Mr. Pipes as president and Major Poulsen among officials.
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M. Christy
M. L. Fordham
R. I. Gewim
Grace H. Haynes
J. D. McClung
F. T. McGuffie
Washington McClain
Robert Richardson Estate
W. R. Bean
C. G. Simmons
H. E. Smith
L. F. Wilhite
Ward
Annie H. Cyrus
H. Frazier
Choudrant
Louise McLeod
Mittie O. Smith
Irby Golson
S. R. Walker
Izora Wilson
I. L. Brooks
R. M. Hines
Solomon Clark
Bros
D. &. Hood
Wesi
Risher
Harry Guidroz
Conway Armstrong
T. D. Hutson
Bosco
T. J. Rawls
Borbita Gugliemo
J. D. Logan
H. E
Avalon
Memphis
Tenn
Peter Fass
Leesville
J. D. Bruckner
Olla
F. Trichell
Shreveport
A. F. Filhiol
J. N
L. B. Gregory
Route
Box 108
Columbia
J. F. Kelly
St. Stevens Road
Mobile
Ala
E. F. Moulton
Colfax Street
Evanston
C. H. Smith
Farmerville
Warren Wilson
T. H. Hilton
Rayville
Mary Hinton
Downsville
Daisy R. Morton
City Park Boulevard
Alexandria
A. C. Call
A. C. Davidson
Anderson
Ind
Edna E. Johnson
Segarville
Tex
Maude Downey
June Downey
Casa Loma
Menlo Avenue
Los Angeles
Calif
Paul Lisso
Fred Wics
Canal Bank
New Orleans
E. C. Golden
Hunnington
Parish Maneuver Council
Mr. Pipes
Milton Coverdale
Bert Coverdale
R. Dean Farr
D. L. Bornman, Jr
Joe Renwick
Fred Thatcher
Major Poulsen
Checks Ready for Selman Field Special Tax Election
George D. Pipes, president, announced that checks for services during the Selman Field special tax election may be obtained from the police jury office in the courthouse. Commissioners and deputies were told to call at Room 206 for their money.
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Selman Field
George D. Pipes
Enlistment notices for Brashear Earle and Leon Philley
Brashear Earle of Winnsboro and Bernice Leon Philley Jr of Oak Grove are listed for enlistment. The items note their service status and hometowns, reflecting a regional enlistment roundup.
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Brashear Earle
Winnsboro
Bernice Leon Philley, Jr
Oak Grove
Oscar Forman 50 dies. military funeral set at Rayville
Oscar Samuel Forman a World War II veteran of Rayville died Tuesday in a Monroe hospital at age 50. A military funeral is planned in Rayville under Mulhearn Funeral Home. He is survived by his mother wife a son and three brothers and three sisters. The obituary also notes the funeral of Charles W. Lewis and WPA airport spending figures from 1940.
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Oscars. Forman
Oscar Samuel Forman
Rayville
Monroe
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Nancy Forman
J. O. Forman
Virgil
Walter
Eddie Forman
Bertha Evans
Hebert
Charles W. Lewis
Gordon Avenue
Central Baptist Church
D. D. Cantrell
J. W. Lee
Sterlington
Welcome Home
Grayson
Fred Campbell
Earl McMullen
Jesse Wainwright
Beverly Wainwright
Norman Lee
Claude Wainwright
Britain to receive large RFC loan to secure dollar value
Secretary Morgenthau notes a substantial RFC loan to Britain to convert securities to dollars, aiding British access to maximum value in American markets. Collateral includes listed and unlisted US corporate securities and British owned US insurers, with no change to control of the entities.
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Morgentha
Morgenthau
Britain
United States
New York Stock Exchange
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Walnut St
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Allen Ellender
Defense Industries
Virginia Hotel
D. B
Rochester
Hotel Association
U. S
Piueteriigs
Lindbergh
Mr. Ickes
Ickes
Newspaper Guild
Guild
Lawyers’ Guild
Virgin Islands
Wasserman
Latin America
Army Aire Corps
ORLD
Monroe Auto & Supply Co., Inc
Your Lincoln and Mercury Center
Monroe, la
Marine Corps
WPA
Navy
Kentucky
FROG
Schenlet Distraers Corporation
N.Y, C
Great Britain
Pius XII
Daniel F. Desmond
St. Matthew's Church
Nicholas F. Vandeguer
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