Army War Games Near Alexandria Enter Final Day
In a four day mock battle of the U S Third Army 70000 troops commanded by Generals Blanding and Krueger fought for control of river south high ground near the Calcasieu. Governor Sam Jones toured the maneuvers and dined with Adjutant General Flem ing and Mrs Jones during the exercise.
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Alexandria
United States Third Army
Blue
Albert H. Blanding
Calcasieu River
Blue Army
Welter Krueger
Sam Houston Jones
Louisiana
United States
156Th
Xandria
Turkey
Raymond H. Fleming
Louisiana National Guard
Jones
Nurses drown in Lake Pontchartrain near New Orleans
Three Fort Smith nurses, Helen Richey 25 Mozell Crain 20 and Jewel Rusk 20, drowned Sunday in Lake Pontchartrain after being swept by an undertow. Walter Reilly and Patrick Hodges, New Orleans salesmen, tried to aid them but were overwhelmed. Coast guard recovered Crain and Richey Sunday night and Rusk about 200 feet offshore Monday.
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New Orleans
Fort Smith
Ark
Lake Pontchartrain
Helen Richey
Mozell Crain
Coast Guard
Jewel Rusk
Walter Reilly
Patrick Hodges
Reilly
Marshal At Bernice, Man Wounded In Duel
BARKSDALE SHIP CRASH KILLS 4 Officers and enlisted men die when an army bombing plane crashes seven miles southwest of Ruston Louisiana during a storm. Pilot Second Lieutenant James H Griffin survives by bailing out but dies on impact. others burn inside the aircraft. All four were based at Barksdale Field Shreveport.
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Ruston
Here
Arcadia
James H. Griffin
Asheville
N. C
Hubert T. Elders
Columbia
D. C
E. E. Quinker
Valdosa
Daniel C. Johnston
Elberton
Griffin
Barksdale Field
Shreveport
Woman Narrowly Escapes Shooting on Main Street
Night Marshal George Wise and Hammond Tubbs were seriously wounded in a late Sunday street gunfight in Bernice. The incident began when Tubbs, drunk and armed, confronted Wise near a filling station owned by Tubbs’ father-in-law. Wise subdued Tubbs and was shot in the stomach and leg while Tubbs was wounded in the chin. Tubbs’ wife narrowly escaped when Wise intervened as Tubbs aimed at her. Mayor Jett Talbert witnessed the event.
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Bernice
George Wise
Hammond Tubbs
Ruston Sanitaryium
John B. Hester
Union Parish
Wise
Tubbs
Hester
Jett Talbert
Clint Heard
Texas
Marshal Wise
FDR Nominates Wickard for Agriculture Secretary
President Roosevelt nominates Claude R. Wickard Indiana farmer to succeed Henry A. Wallace as secretary of agriculture. Wickard has served as undersecretary. Paul H. Appleby to become undersecretary. Wallace resigns to devote full effort to campaign for the New Deal.
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Washington
Claude R. Wickard
Indiana
Roosevelt
Henry A. Wallace
Wickard
Senate
Paul H. Appleby
Maryland
Appleby
Wallace
Hyde Park
N. Y
Three Hurt In Car Accident Near Dubach
Mrs J R Fuller and her baby Joanne escaped with slight bruises after a collision with a truck just outside Dubach city limits. Mrs Fuller’s mother Mrs W H Smith of Dubach was also injured with possible internal injuries though not as serious as first believed.
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J. R. Fuller
Joanne
Dubach
Fuller
W. H. Smith
Health fad ideas face abandonment says expert
Chicago historian Professor Arthur H. Steinhaus of George Williams College says Americans will abandon many health fad beliefs. He cites sun tanning, combining foods like figs and strawberries, and the idea that seating irregularity causes stomach trouble as unfounded. He argues health education should teach the reasons behind facts and promote health reasoning over rules.
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Joseph A. Rawlings
Chicago
Arthur H. Steinhaus
George Illiams College
Steinhaus
American Association For Health, Physical Education and Recreation
George Williams
Britain withdraws from Somaliland as war zones tighten
The British war office announced Somaliland withdrawal to free reserves for more important theaters. Britain declares all island realm a single defense area to counter enemy landings as Nazi forces plot an intensified assault on England. Berlin signals a crucial week ahead with signs of renewed air attack.
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Island Kingdom
London
War Office
Somaliland
Britain
Berlin
England
Three Cremated In Car Accident In Livingston Parish
A Baton Rouge accident near Walker left three men dead and a fourth badly hurt. James C. Baker Byron Griffin and Joe C Cinquemano died in the crash. Terry Trimm survived with severe facial and neck cuts. The car struck a power line post, exploded into flames after crossing the highway curve.
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Baton Rouge
Walker
Livingston Parish
James C. Baker
Hotel
Baker
Ex-Senator and wife killed in Dubach road crash
Former State Senator E R Robinson 16 and his wife 71 of Bernice died in a Sunday auto collision on Dubach Road. L W Russell of Memphis Tenn was slightly injured when his car slid on a wet shoulder and struck the Robinson vehicle head on. Five sons survive the couple.
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George Robinson
Robert Robinson
Atlanta
Frank Robinson
Bossier City
John Reobinson
Louis
E. B. Robinson Jr
Homer
Rogges Divorce Granted on Cruelty Grounds
Nallie Lewis Rogge wife of Assistant United States Attorney General O. J. Rogge was granted a divorce in Reno on grounds of cruelty. They have two children Hermann aged 12 and Genevieve aged 13. A property agreement was settled out of court on June 23, 1940.
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Reno
Nallie Lewis Rogge
United States
O. J. Rogge
Hermann
Genevieve
Churchill to review British foreign relations in Commons
London reports Prime Minister Churchill will deliver a full public review of Britain's foreign relations in the House of Commons tomorrow. The talk is expected to touch on Washington London talks about the United States acquiring naval and air bases in British possessions.
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London
Churchill
House of Commons
Washington
United States
American Legion transport saga near Scotland in danger zone
Washington reports no direct word today from the American Legion as the transport ship with 900 Americans heads toward waters north of Scotland amid German threats. Secretary of State Hull notes the note to Berlin asserting the U S expects safe conduct and no molestation as repatriation efforts continue under navy and army guidance.
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Army
American Legion
Europe
Sumener Welles
Antistant
Navy
War Departments
Welles
Scotland
Nevs
Atelantic
Germany
United States
Berlin
Petsimo
Fin
Cours
State Department
Britain
Rona End
Girl, 14, Drowned in Bayou Bartholomew Search
Christine Howie, 14, daughter of Mrs Homer Howie of Janea Louisiana, drowned in Bayou Bartholomew after being missed about 2 30 p m Sunday. Monroe Fire Department led eight hour search with American Legion emergency truck aiding. Body recovered by a citizen near the Arkansas line. Firemen listed: Chief F J Roddy Captain Dupree Captain HL Hales D N Brown C Zegone.
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Christine Howie
Homer Howie
Janea
Monroe Fire Department
Bayou Bartholomew
American Legion
Moneroe
Tom Dupree
Fire Department
Jones
Arkenesa
Dupree
Anc
F. J. Roddy
Hl, Hales
D. N. Brown
C. Zegone
British RAF strikes German bases as war widens
War at a glance reports British bombers raid German channel bases amid Nazi troop rumors while Berlin vows tougher assaults on England. In Africa the British Mediterranean fleet targets Italian positions by the Egyptian frontier as Somaliland retreats. Swiss railways face bomb fallout and German munitions plants near Lake Constance endure air attacks.
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Britain
England
Africa
Somaliland
Switzerland
Lake Constance
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