Far East War Readiness Expands Amid Japanese Threats
British and Indian troops mass along the Burma Malaya front while Singapore dispatches report emergency measures in Hong Kong and Bangkok. UK Australia and India mobilize forces as Tokyo signals intensified pressure and preparations for a wider Asian conflict unfold.
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Rangoon
Burma
Britain
Malaya
London Radio
Far East
Alfred Duff Cooper
Thomas Bilamey
Middle East
Singapore
Australia
Thomas
Canberra
Far Eastern
New Delhi
India
Bangkok
Thailand
Indo
Tokyo
Shigenori Togo
United States
Asahi
Foreign Office
Hideki Tojo
Tojo
Burma Road
Will
Five Minute Relief For Itchy Skin Remedy Ad
An advertisement claims instant relief for itching including ringworm rash athlete’s foot and insect bites. It promises free relief within minutes and a 60 cent back guarantee, directing readers to obtain Tet-terine from a company via mail order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pogerine Co
Pull the Trigger on Lazy Bowels with Pepin Laxative
Constipation causes acid in digestion and sour breath. The booklet promotes a laxative containing Pepin and Senna to stimulate bowels and soothe the stomach. Claims it wakes lazy nerves and is gentle enough for children, urging readers to buy Dr Cald’s laxative with Syrup Pepin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angers
Caldre
Institutions Report At Meet Details WPA Repair Drive
Officials outlined extensive WPA funded repairs at the Louisiana Training Institute. October 15 1941 census showed 763 boys with 1percent inmates today. School began September 2 and progress noted. Fire drills demonstrated by Monroe fire department. Picture shows replaced biweekly with noontime movies. Health care improved including dental services and broader medical care. About 19 boys are classified as dependent with ongoing aid. Vocational training emphasizes skills development. Gratitude expressed to the Department of Public Welfare. Former board members and current advisory group spoke. Reports from other state institutions reviewed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Fire Department
Single
Coucist
Department of Public Welfare
Louisiana Training Institute
Bn, Feulk
A. G. McHenry
Sem Rubin
Fifty Men Search for Lost WPA Workers in Louisiana
In Pierre Part near Baton Rouge two WPA workers, Walter Galloway a former Bogalusa resident and superintendent, and Toler Day foreman, have been missing since Saturday. Fifty men scoured the wooded area two miles south of the town in a search today.
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Baton Rouge la
Pierre Part
Baton Rouge
WPA
Walter Galloway
Bogsluss
Toler Day
Bicycle theft report in West Monroe Sunday
Clifford Thomas of 907 Railroad Avenue West Monroe reported to Monroe police the theft of his Packard bicycle Sunday afternoon. The bike is black with red trim.
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Clifford Thomas
Railroad Avenue
West Monroe
Monme
Negotiations resume between Hull and Tokyo envoys
Tokyo envoys Kurusu and Nomura discussed subordinate points with Hull as Japan indicated no final reply to Hull’s peace proposal. Roosevelt spoke with Hull by phone before cutting his Warm Springs visit, while Tokyo warned of East Asian purges and Britain and the United States faced rising war fears in Hong Kong and the Philippines.
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Hull
State Department
Kursu Tol
Nomura
United States
Hideki Tojo
East Asia
Kurusu
Tojo
Tokyo
Kurus
Thailand
Far East
Roosevelt
Hideki Toyo
Japan
Shigechi Kog
China
Hongkong
Philippines
United States Army
Navy
Britain
Singapore
Teje
Pine Mountain
Warm Springs
Fair Enough Continues At The Hoodhams Club
The letter mocks underworld connections of Fay and Hoodlum Joe, taunting their links to Newark high society and international labor figures. It notes a Miami racing stable, a Bahamas wedding guest list including Maloney and Longie Zwillman, and ends with a question about a Syracuse trial. This片 exposes mob ties, dinners fundraising schemes, and rumor mill satire surrounding Prohibition era figures.
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Jersey
Fay
Hague
Underworld
Newark
Dave
Bible House
New York
Joe
William E. Maloney
Chicago
Hoodhams
Miami
Edgar Hoover
Brother Fay
Bill Green
Bill
Brother Maloney
Green
International Labor Organization
Frances Perkins
Bermuda
Maloney
Longie Zwillman
Longie
Paget Church
Syracuse
1942 Vehicle Licenses On Sale In Louisiana
Passenger car licenses for 1942 began sales at the Louisiana motor vehicle section located at 212 North Second Street on Monday morning. Prices match last year and by noon 167 licenses had been sold. Truck trailer and chauffeur licenses begin January 2 with a February 5 deadline to avoid extra penalties. Also notes nylon is produced in forms like monoiis for brush bristles insulation wire and cement.
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State of
Louisiana
North Second Street
Far East crisis dominates war news as Tokyo meets
Reports say Japan prepared to seek more talks in Washington while Roosevelt rushes back to the capital. Soviet and British gains in Africa and Europe center the wider conflict as German forces retreat near Rostov and Tobruk fronts show signs of strain. Petain and Hitler reportedly set for Orleans meeting hinting at new collaboration.
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Japan
America
United States
Pacific
Domei
Ashington
Roosevelt
Tokyo
Far East
Russia
Rostov
Caucasus
Moscow
Moscow Radio
Pravda
Sea of Azov
Taganrog
Mariupol
Red
Leningrad
Libya
Berlin
Hamburg
Emden
High Command Aad
North Africa
Desert
Gulf of
Sirte
Hitler
Orleans
Vichy
Britain
Churchill
Orient
Dutch East Indies
Hongkong
South China
Canton
China
Washington
Bangkok
Thailand
Great Britain
Georgia
Hull
Kichisaburo Nomura
Seburo Kurusu
Africa
Europe
Semeon Timoshenko
Cairo
Egypt
Gulf of Sirte
Bengali
Tobruk
Manila
Burma
Shanghai
Rangoon
Malaya
Togo
Asahi
Hideki Tojo
Tojo
East Asia
Devonshire
South Atlantic
Marshal Petain
Adolf Hitler
Petain
Paris
France
Germany
Buchalter’s death penalty linked to famous gangsters
The account recalls Buchalter and other crime figures tied to harsh penalties. It notes Gerald Chapman’s 1926 Connecticut hang for murder after an Atlanta escape, Coolidge commuting a related sentence, and Buchalter’s killer Rosen silenced by three gunmen. Also mentions Lepke silenced by reformatories and a narcotics ring case.
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Gerald Chapman
Connecticut
Wethersfield
Atlanta
Coolidge
Chapman
Buchalter
Rosen
Burton B. Turkusas
Buehalter
Capone
Weiss
Lepke
Cheshire Reformatory
Choice of Five Labor Bills Up to Congress
Acrat Texas end Ball Minnesota advanced bills of their own and one administration senator said these might be combined. Connallys would freeze the union of open shop status of defense plants and authorize seizure if strikes halted production. House and Senate to seek a compromise version. Labor groups and Chamber oppose proposals to take over plants and extend the closed shop.
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Acrat
Texas
End Ball
Republican
Minnesota
Connally
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Ball
Labor Committee
Hill
Alabama
House
Organized Labor
United States Chamber of Commerce
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Congres
Smith
Auto Victim's Funeral Held
Funeral services for Mr. Montgomery were held Monday at 1 30 pm at the Robinson funeral home and at 3 30 pm at the Liberty Church in Union parish near his birthplace. Interment was in the church cemetery. Pallbearers included J Shackleford Tom sation Bastrop T G Gallagher Mel Rouge Slim Reeves Bonita Fred Carpenter Bastrop W H Todd Bastrop. Survivors include a daughter Mrs T F Williams Crossett Ark and six sons E H W C Earl George S James Jr and Travis Montgomery. Also noted a pecan theft report from Fred Coon of 217 K street.
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Mr. Montgomery
Robinson
Liberty Church
Union Parish
Mr. Robinson
Church
J. Shackleford
Jones
Tom Sation Bastrop
T. G. Gallagher
Mel Rouge
Slim Reeves
Bonita
Fred Carpenter
Bastrop
W. H. Todd
T. F. Williams
Crossett
Ark
E. H
W.C
Earl
George S
James, Jr
Travis Montgomery
Falstaff Beer Promises Million Dollar Flavor Guarantee
Experts say great beer flavor comes from yeast and Falstaff uses a thoroughbred culture insured for 1 million dollars. The ad touts Falstaff beer as flavorful, popular, and available now for holiday gifting and gatherings.
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Fort Bragg
Pope Field
Army Airport
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Carolinas
Army Air Corps
Delte
Jackson
Dallas
Savannah
Eae
Foundation For
Lord Halifax
Moroline Worids
Tamoroline Vane
Druggisia
Adolf
London
Civil Defense Service
Home Guard
This
Camel “House
Congress
Fred Coon
K Street
Monroe
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