Resignation of Duff Cooper Shakes British Policy Amid Munich
Duff Cooper resigns as foreign secretary after Chamberlain returns from Munich with an Anglo German pact. The move signals distrust of the Neville Chamberlain government and pressure from pro war critics as Britain mobilizes its fleet in response to rising tensions with Hitler.
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Pace
Underdon
Neville Guy Berlain
Joe
Johnsavy
Alfred
Duff Cooper
Chamberlain
Munich
Czechoslovakia
Britain
Hitler
Harold Nicolson
National Labor
German Troops Enter Sudetenland Amid Occupation Front
Berlin reports thirty thousand German troops march into Sudetenland sealing the first of four surrendered zones while 500000 Berliners cheer Hitler. Prague yields to Polish minority ultimatum and orders evacuation of Teschen area to avert complications as plan to annex Czech oslovak Teschen is set for 2 p.m. Sunday. Crowds celebrate and London notes continued naval coverage.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Sudetenland
Teschen
Freistadt
London
Smith Demands Cotton Aid in Senate Push
Senator Smith of South Carolina led a Capitol conference demanding higher cotton aid or a larger subsidy, warning the Roosevelt administration that the farm program faces jeopardy. He pressed Secretary Wallace and officials after a dip in talks, urging rates above 11 cents or extra payments. Brown defended current 8.3 cent loan rate citing hold of 7,000,000 bales and trade considerations. Smith plans December Senate Agricultural Committee session to craft a farm program for January.
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Washington
Smith
South Carolina
Roosevelt
Wallace
Capitol
Agriculture Department
Harry Brown
Jesse W. Tapp
Department of Agriculture
Brown
Senate Agriculture Committee
Congress
Mercy death tale ends in murder charge for husband
Harry Johnson 65 of Nassau county tells police of a mercy killing for his cancer-stricken wife Jennie A Johnson 67. He admits to using a garden hose to channel lethal fumes from a gas main to a sealed second-floor bedroom. The couple married 40 years and planned the act after her operation.
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Hewlett
N. Y
Harry Johnson
Nassau County
Harold King
Johnson
Jennie A. Johnson
King
J Lester White Returns Home After Louisiana Plans Talks
J Lester White chairman of the Louisiana state planning commission returned home after meetings with PWA officials. He noted 44 projects ready for allotments in June, 36 funded, seven withdrawn, one unallocated. Since June 4, 207 new applications filed by Sept 30, totaling 65,131,769 dollars in construction costs. Louisiana received 15 allotments worth 28,590,600 dollars, leaving seven allotments totaling 41,541 dollars to be allotted.
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Washington
J. Lester White
Louisiana State Planning Commission
Howard A. Gray
PWA
E. W. Clark
Louisiana
White
Senators urge parley to nurse amity amid war fear
Two Democratic senators Burke of Nebraska and Lewis of Illinois proposed that President Roosevelt summon international conferences to secure lasting European peace. Burke urged a world economic conference, while Lewis called a Versailles treaty review to calm unrest and pursue a measured path to world peace. Both spoke as Roosevelt prepared to depart for Hyde Park, N.Y.
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Washington
Burke
Nebraska
Lewis
Illinois
Roosevelt
United States
Hyde Park
N. Y
Unemployment law expands coverage for Louisiana employers
The Louisiana Department of Labor explains amendments to unemployment compensation effective July 27 and today. Starting now employers with four or more workers in 20 weeks or 12 or more in 10 weeks in 1938 become subject, with nonconsecutive weeks allowed.
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Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Mayor Urges Public To Aid Civic Music Member Drive
Monroe Mayor Harvey H. Benoit urges citizens to support the Civic Music association’s annual Membership Week starting Monday, October 3, to back cultural programming and concerts. Commissioner William Rodriguez will speak at the launch due to Benoit’s absence.
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Harvey H. Benoit
Monroe
Civic Music Association
Benoit
Virginia
William Rodriguez
Association
Infant Chimp Taken From Wrong Mother At New Orleans Zoo
At Audubon Park Zoo in New Orleans a four day old infant chimp was taken by Mrs. Luizette from its mother Mrs. Coco. Zoo superintendent Frank Neelis and keepers watched as the baby slept after its first bottle feed while Mrs. Coco’s mate Pete caused the initial transfer incident.
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New Orleans
Audubon Perk Zoo
Luizette
Coco
Vienna School in Lincoln Parish Burns in Fire
Vienna Louisiana fire destroyed the Lincoln parish school building last night with origin undetermined. Rebuilding planned next week and a brick emergency structure considered. insurance covered part of the loss. About 60 pupils will study in local churches while replacement is arranged.
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Vienna
Lincoln Parish
Ruston
H. L. Campbell
Campbell
Man Killed by Hit-Run Driver Near Oak Grove
John William Green, 21, son of Mr and Mrs John Green of 14 miles west of Oak Grove, was fatally injured when struck by a hit and run automobile near Green school five miles west of Oak Grove. He died at Delhi clinic shortly after exposure of skull injury. Skid marks were found about 40 feet at the scene. Driver’s identity had not been learned.
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Oak Grove
John William Green
John Green
Green School
Green
Delhi
Death of Con rad Kolb Owner of New Orleans Famous Restaurant
Con rad Kolb 64 founder of the famed Kolb restaurant in New Orleans died last night. He came from Bavaria at age five, worked in a restaurant for a week, and in 1899 bought the original site’s business, expanding it over the years to its present form.
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New Orleans
Conrad Kolb
Bavaria
Germany
48 Ghosts Ride This Automobile
Oklahoma City man Ben Preston builds a death car from parts of vehicles linked to fatal crashes. Parts from a Barrow and Bonnie Parker car, a train wreck, a jealous wife’s car, and Kansas City Union Station incident figure in the macabre assemblage. Preston survived a ditch crash with multiple injuries.
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Ben Preston
Oklahoma City
Texas
Preston
Clyde Barrow
Bonnie Parker
Valley Center
Kana
Kansas City Union Station
Guthrie
REA Funds Bring Electric Service to 3,464 Louisiana Homes
The Rural Electrification Administration has approved loans totaling 1,159,600 to build 1,043 miles of rural lines in Louisiana. Projects include Teche Electric in St. Mary and Iberia parishes, Valley Electric in Natchitoches, Southwest Louisiana Electric in Lafayette, Washington-St. Tammany in Franklinton, and South Louisiana Electric Cooperative in Terrebonne LaFourche and Assumption parishes, serving thousands of homes.
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Washington
Rural Electrification Administration
Louisiana
REA
Lafayette
Acadia
St. Martin
St. Landry
Southwest Louisiana Electric Membership Corporation
Washington-St. Tammany Rural Electric Membership Corporation
Frankinton
St. Tammany
Tangipahoa
Valley Electric Membership Corporation
South Louisiana Electric Cooperative Association
Gibson
Terrebonne
LaFourche
Assumption
Japanese Transports Reported Off Shanghai and Tsingtao
Troop laden Japanese steamers seen near Tsingtao and Shanghai boost talk of a South China campaign centered on Cariton. Estimates put 20 transports off Tsingtao and 35 off Shanghai with about 35 000 soldiers aboard. Hongkong imposes new emergency rules while Canton eyes Pearl River closure. Japanese forces in the Yangtze valley claim Helangshen capture near Hankow.
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Shanghai
Tsingtsao
Japan
South China
Cariton
Tsingtao
Shantung Province
Hongkong
Canton
Pearl River
Yangtze Valley
Hankow
Helangshen
Historic Christchurch Church Destroyed by Fire in Little Rock
The mother church of the Arkansas Episcopal diocese, Christchurch, was destroyed by a fire of undetermined origin in downtown Little Rock early today. The gothic structure valued at 150000 dollars was reduced to ruins. rector Dr W P Witsell announced a new edifice would be erected on the site.
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Little Rock
Ark
Christchurch
Arkansas Episcopal Diocese
W. P. Witsell
College funds to be discussed in Baton Rouge meeting
In Baton Rouge on October 1, State Superintendent T. H. Harris and college presidents prepare to discuss the $4,000,000 state education fund for buildings and improvements. Federal aid is being sought for tentative projects, though some may not proceed without state funds.
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Baton Rouge
State Board of Education
T. H. Harris
Public Works Administration
Harris
Ouachita Valley Fair Opens Tuesday Under Big Exhibits
The Ouachita Valley fair gates swing open Tuesday at 6 pm for the public with the largest exhibition yet. Thousands are expected to visit the exposition building to view varied displays, livestock, and poultry. Monday night offers Gradway attractions. admission through Saturday is a dime. Snappe Midway kicks off Monday night with free grounds admission.
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Ouachita Valley Fair
Ouachita Parish
Chamber of Commerce
Monroe
West Monroe
Louisiana
Fair Grounds
John Birdsong
Birdsong
Next Objectives Of Hitler Apparently Easy To Achieve
Berlin reports outline German aims including an understanding with France, colonial gains from willing cedes, a U.S. trade treaty, and Balkan penetration as next steps. The plan would create five power blocs led by Rome-Berlin, Anglo-French, Soviet, United States, and Latin America, with Chamberlain and Daladier potential for early accords.
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Hitler
Louis PF. Lochner
Associated Press
Berlin
France
United States
Balkans
Rome
Hitler-Chamberlain
Germany
Sudetenland
Czechoslovakia
Chamberlain
Mussolini
Daladier
Alsace-Lorraing
Poland prepared to claim she is next in line in Europe
News from Europe shows German advance into Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland prompting Poland to ready its claim on its portion. Alfred Duff Cooper resigns over Chamberlain policy as France and Britain face a tense, costly peace. Soviet Russia watches, Italy eyes Spain, while the world debates an international conference.
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Czechoslovakia
Sudetenland
Poland
Alice
Washington
Roosevelt
Europe
Germany
France
Balkans
Britain
Hitler
Italy
Russia
Spain
Prague Accepts Polish Cession as Sudeten Evacuation Begins
Prague lowers flags of defiance as Czechoslovak troops withdraw from Teschen and Krumau under Munich accord pressures. Government says cession to Poland follows September ultimatum amid protests and a peaceful retreat in Egerland.
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Prague
Teschen
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Munich
Krumau
Adolf Hitler
Teachen Agid
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Hull
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