German Troops Mass Near Siegfried Line on French Border
German forces estimated at 50 000 to 60 000 moved into the Siegfried fortifications facing France. Tank detachments rolled toward new garages in the Saar basin while border towns report heightened registration of vehicles. French frontier residents remained calm as troops spread along the line from Luxembourg to Kehl.
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Metz
France
Reich
Germany
Berlin
Saar Basin
Thionville
Montmedy
Oldenburg
Saarfonette
Siegfried Line
Freshmen Instruction Begins Fall Orientation at Northeast Center
Orientation events at the Northeast Center kicked off with a Friday reception for faculty and spouses hosted by Dean and Mrs. C. C. Calvert. Two business sessions set duties for members and opening term plans. Freshmen must attend the 9 a.m. orientation tomorrow as the schedule spans through Monday and Tuesday with enrollment later in the week.
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Northeast Center
C. C. Calvert
Dallas Goss
Dean Calvert
Auto racer dies dodging child at Flemington race
Chet Gardner a 40 year old racer from Long Beach California died during time trials at the Flemington fair automobile races. He swerved to avoid a child crossing the track causing a spin and fatal crash before 7000 spectators.
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Flemington
N. J
Chet Gardner
Long Beach
Calif
Gardner
Floods Nonstop Ravage Two Colorado Resort Towns
Floods on a 20 mile front along the eastern Rocky Mountain slope killed at least five people and left three missing. Morrison near Denver saw four drowned as Bear and Mount Vernon canyons sent flood torrents sweeping houses and a highway. Eldorado Springs, a 200 population resort, lost 15 to 20 houses and a dance hall. Damage nears half a million dollars.
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Denver
Mountain Canons
Rocky Mountains
Colorado
Morrison
Bear Creek Canon
Mount Vernon Canon
Eldorado Springs
Monroe Kiwanis Delegations Attend Mississippi District Meet
Large Monroe and West Monroe Kiwanis groups travel to Greenville Mississippi for the Kiwanis International district convention. Delegates include R C Stokes Ivey Jordan Hugh Wallace from Monroe and E E Pritchett E S Eby R L Kilgore from West Monroe led by W R Hatchell lieutenant governor of the Louisiana Mississippi district. An on site barbecue hosted by the Bastrop club precedes afternoon talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Kiwanis
West Monroe
Greenville
Miss
Kiwanis International
Bastrop Club
Monroe Kiwanis Club
R. C. Stokes
Ivey Jordan
Hugh Wallace
Headed by Rear Admiral Todd New Atlantic Navy Squadron Formed
Rear Admiral Forde A. Todd has been named commander of the U S navy's newly announced Atlantic squadron. The move sparks speculation that wartime threats in central Europe influenced the formation and reassignment of naval forces.
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Forde A. Todd
United States Navy
Europe
Cochran Wins Bendix Trophy Flight in Cross Country Race
Jacqueline Cochran wins the Bendix Trophy after a non stop flight from Burbank to Cleveland and Bendix. She earns 12500 dollars with a fast transcontinental time and finishes ahead of Frank Fuller in second. Meeks issues an appeal to kidnappers while law enforcement steps back to allow contact.
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Cleveland
Jacqueline Cochran
Burbank
Calif
Bendix
N. J
Frank Fuller
Miss Cochran
Floyd Odlum
Fuller
San Francisco
Odlum
Floyd Bennett Airport
New York
Special train from flood area arrives in Monterrey
A special train carrying tourists and five automobiles arrived from Valles which was cut off by floods after a tropical storm. Juan Farias said another train with a similar load was expected Monday night. Eight flood victims' bodies were recovered. more may be found as flooded areas are searched. The Monterrey Laredo highway and Reynosa road were passable.
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Monterrey
Mexico
Valles
Juan Farias
Chamber of Commerce
Farias
Mexico City
Monterrey-Laredo
Tex
Reynosa Road
McAlien
Santa Catarina
Mills' Colleagues Challenge His Record Claim
Rene L. DeRouen and Overton Brooks criticized Newt V. Mills for claiming he did more than the rest of the Louisiana delegation in Congress. DeRouen called the assertion absurd and disgusting and said Mills accomplished least of all. Brooks issued a formal statement in Shreveport challenging Mills' remarks.
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Newt V. Mills
Mills
Louisiana
Rene L. DeRouen
Overton Brooks
Gressman Brooks
Shreveport
Mr. DeRouen
Congress
Fifth
Parents Of Wounded Youth Face Tragic Night
A sobbing father and mother near their son at St Francis hospital describe the sudden tragedy at Club Forest where an attempted hold up ended in gunfire. Ollie Joel Woods Jr. lies between life and death as doctors remove bullet fragments from his brain after a fatal shootout involving watchman Joe Whitehead and Clay Sewell.
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Club Forest
Ollie Joel Woods
Newyee
Meee Monroe
Ollie Joel, Jr
Joe Whitehead
Clay Sewell
Woods
Mrs. Woods
Morning World
St. Francis Sanitarium
Youth Lands Plane After Pilot Faints Aboard Flight
In Greenburg Pennsylvania a 15 year old high school student seized control when pilot Alfred Ninow fainted from fumes. The youth used a wrench to lift the glass canopy and landed the craft safely near Nison's farm at 1206 feet altitude. Milburn Gergely observed the event from the rear cockpit.
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Greenburg
Alfred Ninow
Milburn Gergely
Wilson
Nison
Democratic Campaign Committee Bars Roosevelt Support
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced it will not back President Roosevelt in this fall’s elections. It will not participate in primaries or nominating conventions and will aid only candidates who are chosen by Democratic voters in their district.
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Washington
Congressional Campaign Committee
Roosevelt
Victor Marching
Democratic National Congressional Campaign
Congress
Campaygne
French Striker List Increases Amid Wartime Labor Tensions
Paris reports 15 000 on strike as Deladier government seeks wartime footing for industry. Jute workers in Amiens and Abbeville total 14 000 plus 1 000 Lille traction workers, while other sectors voice strong criticism of the defense policy pending hour extensions approval. The cabinet hesitates awaiting labor reaction before broadening decrees to defense and allied industries.
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Paris
Deladier
Amiens
Abbeville
Lille
Alions Defense
Edouard Daladiera
National Defense
Fear Harem Threats on a Neosho Teen Alleged
Fears that 17 year old Doris Hisaw of Neosho Missouri would be abducted and forced into a harem by her husband Nijie Toonie a 27 year old Arabian are reported. The case involves arrest records and protective measures by local authorities as news outlets follow the evolving story.
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Doris Hisaw
Neosho
Nijie Toonie
B. Lagente
New York
Perta
Fatal Taxi Crash Kills Girl Louise Toler in Monroe
Louise Toler, 1, dies after being struck by a taxicab near her home on Wood Street Monroe. Robert Lee Toler, man injured, is hospitalized. Clyde Kennedy of West New York implicated. driver assisted victim to ambulance before returning to cab company. Kennedy later arrested.
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Mire Lovee Toler
Mre
G. W. Toler
Woodstreet
Bey
Robert Lee T
Altenancdria
Menor
Ructon
Monroe
Mise Toler
Clyde Kennedy
Kennedy
Wond
Secorml
Misa Toler
Myre Tye Freeman
Nick Toler
W. Toller, Jr
Wee Monroe
Vera
Shreveport Man Held in Slaying
A Shreveport oilman, F. Neely, was held on manslaughter charges after the early morning shooting of Jack Dean at the Neely home. Neely was released tonight under bond of 1308 dollars as investigators heard competing accounts of the incident from Neely and Mrs. Neely.
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Eport
F. Neely
Liberty
Jack Dean
Redes
Montgomery
Barksdale Field
Neely
Mr. Neely
Willis P. Butler
Caddo Cor Caner
Abandoned Army Plane Crashes Injuring Three
An abandoned army plane in fog and rain crashed into a dwelling injuring three people. Donald Gaon seriously pinned under the wreckage. Harry B. Gann and Lee Gann critically hurt. Pilot Lieutenant Fulcher and mechanic Alb escaped by parachute. Eleven allied planes spread over the area. flight from Langley Field to San Antonio halted pending better weather.
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NS. C
Artoy
Tg Twourkem
Donald Gaon
Harry B. Gann
Lee
Fulcher
Alb
Langleyfield
Langley Field San Antonio
Tex
BR. L. Maughan
Langley Field
Soo
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California
W. R. Meeks
Sutter County
Bert Alirey
Yuba City
Meeks
Twin Cities
Official Hunt
By Ray Blosser
William R. Meeks
W. R- Meeks
Loyd Hewitt
Hewitt
Mr. Woods
Weert Monroe
DeSiard Street
Sixth Street
Sixth
Layton Avenue
Bernstein Park
American Federation of Labor
Louisiana State Federation of Labor
Three Mile Inn
Maryland
Tydings
Fear Harem
Louise Toler
Robert Lee
Alexandria
Egnih Peary
E. F. Neely
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