Roosevelt silent as German France clash nears armistice talks
Hyde Park reports no comment from President Roosevelt on Hitler's armistice proposals while a third foreign submarine is sighted about 15 miles off Miami. Senate urgency grows for Roosevelt to act as peacemaker though administration remains reticent. Johnson Colorado senator calls mediation an honor and predicts Roosevelt would pursue an honorable peace.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Hudson Valley
Roosevelt
Washington
American
Miami
Fila
Europe
White House
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Britain
France
Hitler
William Hassett
Senate
Johnson
Colorado
Officer Held for Restraining Press Conspiracy in Mobile
United States deputy marshals arrest Sledge Medicus Mobile policeman on a grand jury capias for conspiracy to interfere with freedom of the press. Five others, including Sam B. Powe, have convictions or indictments. Allen F. Cameron also named for conspiracy in attack on Henry P. Ewald former executive editor of Mobile Press Register.
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Mobile
Ala
United States
Sledge Medicus
Capias
Sam B. Powe
Medicus
John McDuffie
Allen FE. Cameron
Henry P. Ewald
Mobile Press Register
Cameron
Francis H. Inge
Ewald Bee
Inge
Ewald
Woman Found Shot Dead in Hotel Room at Virginia
Mrs. Connie Davidson, 30, of Hodge, was found dead in her Hotel Virginia room. A .25 caliber pistol lay near her hand. Coroner Dr. Irving J Wolff said death appeared self inflicted. Assistant Manager Hulin and a chamber maid found the body around 3 PM after multiple failed attempts to enter. Police Chief Reitzell and Dr. Wolff investigated.
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Connie Davidson
Hodge
Hotel Virginia
Irving J Wolff
Ouachita Parish
Dr. Wolff
Hulin
Frank V. Reitzell
Federal Grand Jury Opens New Investigation In Orleans
The federal grand jury in New Orleans opens a probe into a tax assessment reduction racket first charged in February 1939 by attorney Hugh M. Wilkinson. Jury reconvenes Monday to review payrolls and WPA reports while District Attorney Rene A. Viosca and court officials discuss procedures amid dual officeholding questions. Paul Maloney Jr. announces he will not seek reelection.
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New Orleans
Federal Grand Jury
Hugh M. Wilkinson
Rene A. Viosca
Viosca
WPA
Paul A. Hansen
Wilkinson
State Bar of Louisiana
Orleans Parish
Grand Jury
Charity Hospital
Dock Board
Sewerage and Water Board
Charles A. Byrne
Byrne
George P. Platt
Conrad Meyer, Jr
Monroe
Parish
Shreveport
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Little Chicago Expands to Twin City Celebration
In a bloodless plebiscite at Hotel Virginia, Monroe Mayor H. H. Benoit and West Monroe Mayor Harry Williams joined about 50 leaders to approve expanding Little Chicago’s annual festivities into a Twin City celebration. The unanimous vote supports a two city, yearly parody on democracy with broader regional attention.
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Chicago
Monroe
West Monroe
Twin Cities
Hotel Virginia
H. H. Benoit
Harry Williams
Little Chicago
Benoit
Ewing
Allen Ritter
Long promises fairness as he campaigns for governor
In C oushatta Louisiana on October 7 Governor Earl K Long vowed to be fair and honest if elected and to economize. He touted his ticket as Huey Long’s only genuine 100 percent slate and pledged to advance farm to market roads and free transportation for Red River parish students while denouncing opponents and newspapers.
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Coushatta
Earl K. Long
Huey Long
Huey
Long
Vincent Mosely
New Orleans
Times-Picayune
Red River Parish
Tobacco tax receipts rise in Louisiana August 1939
Louisiana tobacco tax collections show a steady rise since 1932 with near doubling over the period. September 1939 receipts reached 383 926.93 dollars while October 1932 first normal month totaled 193 303.59 dollars. 1938 total was 4 182 469.25 dollars. Tax officials cite growing consumption, especially by women, as a factor.
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Baton Rouge
W. A. Cooper
Louisiana
Cooper
Bryant Long
Fred A. Blanche
I. D. Meredith, Jr
Atlanta
National Tobacco Tax Council
Shreveport Amends Parking Meter Ordinance
The Shreveport city council in a special session amended the parking meter ordinance to address legal objections from District Judge Mills and City Judge Hendrick. The changes abolish the traffic bureau, set a maximum fine at one dollar, and remove the referendum clause. Meter heads were removed and will stay inactive until court validity is resolved, with a hearing set before Judge Mills on Tuesday.
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Shreveport
E. P. Mills
Rovian D. Hendrick
Sam Caldwell
Mills
Valley Fair 1 Closes With Strong Attendance Expected
Ouachita Valley fair of 1939 ends today with favorable weather and large turnout anticipated. The concluding rodeo is at 3 p.m. Exhibits remain open and booths cannot be moved until Monday. Saturday was 4-H day and kid day with five cent admissions and rides. Officials reported attendance well above last year’s 20 000, likely over 25 000, and pledged plans for a broader 1940 fair in northeast Louisiana.
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E. S. Eby
C. C. Bell
John Birdsong
Louisiana
Veteran Orleans River Pilot Charles H. Cogle Dies
Captain Charles H. Cogle 58 a veteran river pilot and navigation author died in Touro infirmary He spent 15 years guiding the Mississippi wrote navigation books and served with the United States Shipping Board He leaves a widow and two sons Howard E and Robert F Cogle Funeral services are planned for Sunday.
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New Orleans
Charles H. Cogle
Touro
Baltimore
New York
Sea Service Bureau
United States Shipping Board
Dictatorship End Pledged by Sam H Jones in Lake Charles
Sam H. Jones, candidate for governor, spoke in Lake Charles promising the end of dictatorship and return of power to the people. He urged home rule for sheriffs, school boards, towns and cities, attacking absentee control and dual office holding while proposing tax relief for the poor and elimination of burdensome sales and license taxes.
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Lake Charles
Sam H. Jones
Jones
Western Front Artillery Fire and Naval Seizure Reported
Paris reports German and French artillery clashes on the western front with the French staff claiming the navy seized 30,000 tons of German-bound merchandise in the first week of October. Other items note British and French delaying tactics, possible trench withdrawals by Christmas, and various strategic shifts across Europe.
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Associated Press
Paris
Western Front
Berlin
Hitler
London
Admiralty
Major Watson Still Missing in Tennessee Search
Nashville report says Major D. D. Watson of Randolph Field vanished after leaving Nashville at 10:55 am en route to Memphis. Four army attack planes and two Tennessee guard pilots aided the search from Paris to Jackson across populated areas with limited wooded zones. The missing pilot, recently moved to Pacific duty, aimed to lunch with his wife in San Antonio before continuing to Oakland.
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Nashville
Tenn
Barksdale Field
Louisiana
Here
Shreveport
D. D. Watson
Randolph Field
Texas
Watson
Memphis
Tennessee National Guard
J. L. Grisham
H. H. Jones
Tennessee
105Th
Jim Watson
Paris
Pacific Coast
San Antonio
Oakland
Calif
Grisham
Whiteville
Jackson
Jack's Creek
Hatchie River
Bottom
West
Jones
Southwest
War in Europe Likely To Center In Air And Sea
The article analyzes Hitler speech signals as indicating future war focus on air power and naval action. It argues Germany may target British islands and shipping, with air fleets and long-range guns shaping western Europe’s conflict trajectory.
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Europe
Kirke L. Simpson
Associated Press
Hitler
Herr Hitler
West
British Isles
Allies Hope 10 Continue Delay Until November
Western front artillery duels amid diplomatic speculation on Hitler peace proposals. Paris notes a waiting delay strategy to weaken Germany by winter, with France reporting 30 000 tons of October imports as Berlin claims rapid Siegfried Line action by Christmas. Romania Yugoslavia Hungary begin demobilization signaling Balkan neutrality, while Finland arms reserves and weighs Moscow talks.
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Berlin
Paris
Hitler
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Chamberlain
House Commons
North Sea
Romania
Yugoslavia
Hungary
Rumania
Baltic
Russia
Finland
Moscow
Western reply to Hitler peace proposals foreshadowed
British press and political circles foreshadow a detailed statement of war aims in response to Hitler. The planned reply outlines the Europe western powers seek and signals the likelihood of rejecting proposed peace terms.
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London
Europe
Adolf Hitler
Hite
Rider on Running Board Crushed in Auto Crash
Victor Disher 22 of Harvey La killed when an auto side swiped a truck near Sorrento while hitch hiking to New Orleans from a camp at Alexandria. Andrew Pampas and Malcolm Guile dry of New Orleans were also on the running board but escaped. Driver J E Baker of Atlanta Tex jailed. witnesses Bruce Wilkins Philby Sewanee Okla Olive Higgins Liberty Miss.
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Baton Rouge
Victor Disher
Harvey
Sorrento
Andrew Pampas
Malcolm Guile Dry
New Orleans
Alexandria
J. E. Baker
Atlanta
Tex
Dontealdsonville
Baker
Bruce Wilkins
Philby
Sewanee
Okla
Olive Higgins
Liberty, Miss
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U. S. Waters
Douglas B. Carnell
C. T. Penny
Birmingham
Camelia Ann
Papa
Miss Penny
Orleans
Carl Long
Valley Fair
Flance
Bucharest
Lithuania
Wilno
Stockholm
Fla
Moselle
Saar
Zweiebruecken
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