Two Men Held After Bank Robbery In Biloxi
Two men were captured after a Biloxi bank robbery as citizens and officers helped block their escape toward Alabama. Tillotson was seized in a hotel room with three 38 caliber pistols a 45 caliber pistol and a Florida license. A taxi driver who ferried the men to Biloxi identified them from radio descriptions. The men admitted staying in Mississippi weeks and in Wiggins days before the holdup. Authorities recovered bundles of $50 bills and a car with rifles and tear gas bombs linked to an arsenal robbery. The pair remained jailed awaiting a preliminary hearing.
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Reeds
Alabama
Gulfport
Tillotson
Gabrieh
Florida
Biloxi
Gabrich
Mississippi
Wiggins
Tom P. Brady
Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol
Massachusetts
Hattiesburg
Miss
Brady
Gayda Attacks Hull Over US War Aims and Imperialism
Italian Fascist editor Eugenio Gayda accuses Secretary Hull of fabricating threats to push American politics toward North American imperialism. He claims Italy and Germany seek no conquests beyond Europe and warns of plans for banking-driven war profits and political control over other nations.
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Italy
Germany
Gayda
Hull
Bedgood Couple Welcome Baby Girl Carol Ann
Mr and Mrs W H Bedgood announce the arrival of a baby girl Carol Ann born Sunday night at their home. The notice then diverts to note there are no polecats in America and explain the name applied to American skunks is actually a European marten.
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Mrs. W. H. Bedgood
Carol Ann
America
Gulf storm brings two feet of flood water and marooned residents
The storm drenched Gulf shores with record tides two feet above normal flooding streets and prompting mass evacuations. In Morgan City nineteen fishing party members including priest Jules Toups and legislator C Russell Brownell were rescued after being marooned. Red Cross dispatched relief workers.
Itching First Application for Blue Star Ointment Ad
Agonizing itching from eczema rash tetter ringworm pimples scabies and toe itch is claimed to be relieved by ONP APPLICATION of BLUE STAR OINTMENT. Repeats as needed with money back if first attempt fails. try it today.
War games continue in rain soaked Central Louisiana camps
Regu lar soldiers and national guardsmen training at Camp Beauregard and nearby Woodworth camps report well chosen sites and good roads after heavy rainfall. Despite seven inches in Vernon parish, units press on with drill as water remains in low areas but causes little disruption.
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Alexandria
Louisiana
Camp Beauregard
Carvens
Vernon Parish
Woodworth
French Nobility in War News Reported in Early Dispatch
Reports list several noble French figures with fates in the war including Viscount de Rohan’s son Count Henri de Rohan killed in aerial combat and Prince Paul Murat imprisoned at Montereau. Other descendants are wounded imprisoned or missing, with pilots and boxers among the named individuals.
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Napoleon
Viscount de Rohan
Automobile Club
Count Henri de Rohan
Prince Paul Murat
Naples
Montereau
Prince d'Essling
Marshal Massena
Duc d’Albufera
Marshal Suchet
Napoleon d’Albufera
Count de Vogue
Vladimir d’Ormesson
Vatican
Count Charles de Vogue
Antoine de Jumilhac
Stanislaus d'Herbemont
Germany
Viscount d’Alheres
Jean Schneider
Eugene Schneider
Creusot Munitions Works
Paris
Wiesbaden
Marcel Thil
Carcassonne
Reims
Alex Youssen
Air Service
Clermont Ferrand
New York
Nazi Shakeup of Corps Seen
A New Orleans consul general remarked that Germany would not forget US aid to its enemies, prompting a state department inquiry. The note to the German embassy warned foreign officials to refrain from public discussion of US policies. Havana ministers moved to curb subversive acts, and German career diplomats reportedly favored removing active Nazi party members to avoid further incidents amid US inquiries.
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New Orleans
Germany
United States
State Department
Havana
Sailors Paintings Vanish From Washington Exhibit
Government New Deal art project pieces were placed on display at a Washington Fine Arts exhibit and then removed. Sailors and Floozies was taken down along with Seeing the New Year In, while Venus and Adonis stayed. The works were loaned by a New York museum and selected by Herman Moore of the Whitney Museum. As context, a note on newsprint usage appears.
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Washington
New York
Herman Moore
Whitney Museum of American Art
Payments to Old Soldiers Highlight Pension Victory
General Gellette led a multi-year fight for back Confederate pension payments, noting that from 1932 to 1935 Alabama withhold half of the monthly $60 pension. After pledges from gubernatorial candidates and legislative action, the overdue funds are now to be paid, with fewer than 50 Confederate veterans and under 1,000 widows on rolls today.
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United Confederate Veterans
Sam H. Jones
Caddo
Governor outlines Louisiana plans for drainage and welfare reforms
In Baton Rouge, the governor discussed seeking WPA funds for drainage with H H Bennett and soil conservation. He also described merit systems for welfare agencies with social security board liaison Oscar Powell, and plans for cooperation with the children's bureau.
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Paul M. Hebert
H. H. Bennett
Soil Conservation Service
Oscar M. Powell
Social Security Board
C. Ellis Henican
Powell
Charles B. Henderson
Disaster Loan Corporation
Army
Katherine Lenroot
Children’s Bureau
State Board of Health
Bureau
Board of Health
Louisiana
House
Representative Fernandez
New War Body Organized Amid Allied Tensions
Cordell Hull warned the public that sacrifices were needed to meet any foreign attack while Gayda reported a Gibraltar air raid by two planes. The Italian high command offered no mention of the strike. The Haifa raid, the third since hostilities began, targeted an oil center as gasoline tanks and port facilities were hit.
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Britain
the Express
Mussolini
Italy
British Isles
Scotland
Bristol Channel
Hitler
Adolf Hitler
London
Soviet Russia
Estonia
Soviet Union
United States
Russia
House
Roosevelt
National Guard
Cordell Hull
Gayda
Algeciras
Spain
Gibraltar
High Command
Haifa
Texas Residents Brace for Storm Along Coast
Houma Louisiana Aug 7 extensive damage to sugar cane was caused by a tropical storm that struck yesterday with a 45 mile per hour wind. Grand Isle marooned by high tide with 315 refuges. causeway intact but bridge sections washed away. water 15 feet deep on road between Golden Meadow and Grand Isle.
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Houma
Grand Isle
Coast Guard
Thunder Bayou
Cheniere
Golden Meadow
Double marriage ceremony paid with wooden nickels in Raton
In Raton New Mexico two couples used free grown coins to pay marriage licenses and Judge Ray C. Haner fees. The wooden nickels were minted as advertising for a municipal celebration and circulated at the event.
Senate Pushes Military Bill Amid National Guard Debate
Reported in the Senate, the bill aims to mobilize a large portion of the nation's military strength for immediate training and defense. Critics say it regiments American life, while supporters cite the need for orderly, fair mobilization and increased armed forces. A home guard movement, veterans' groups, and talk of state militia units accompany the push toward vote and committee work.
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Johnson
Colorado
Thomas
Idaho
Lundeen
Farmer-Labor
Minnesota
United States
Congress
Senate
Sheppard
Texas
Senate Military Committee
Death of Dr William H Hamley in Lake Providence
Funeral services for Dr. William H Hamley 51 prominent local physician who died Tuesday in a Vicksburg hospital after an extended illness were held at 2 pm Wednesday in Lake Providence. Military rites were at the graveside with Oak Grove and Lake Providence American Legion posts aiding. He is survived by his widow two daughters one son his mother and two brothers.
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Lake Providence
William H. Hamley
Vicksburg
Oak Grove
American Legion
Hamley
Faith Helps 80-Year-Old Miss Milbrandt Get Teeth
In Longmont Colorado Miss Julia Milbrandt, aged 80, says her faith brought a second set of teeth after she found store teeth unsuitable. She prayed for dentist free chewing teeth and believes the Lord answered with a natural renewal.
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Longmont
Colo
Julia Milbrandt
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