Presidential aspirants prepare speeches in Minnesota visit
Two potential White House contenders arrive in Minneapolis to address farming interests and civic groups as they test sentiment ahead of the 1940s national race. Frank E. Gannett and other figures are slated to speak at multiple venues shaping early expectations.
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Minneapolis
White House
Miling
Frank Eo Gannett
Rochester
Junchenn
Toe Rowanise Cits
Fiean Nororaton
Pee
Eliaty
Local Alexandria scene outlines new plan and water concerns
A fragmentary report describes local Alexandria residents and delegates discussing a new plan. Mentions water, building activity, and federal involvement with unclear details and scattered phrases.
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Federal
Wien
Aohae
Cat Sent to Corner: Mouse Nest Near Oatmeal
A family of mice had built a nest near a sack of oatmeal. Removing the oatmeal did not deter them, so the family cat was sent downstairs to handle the situation.
Cargill Acquitted After Self-Defense in Birthday Trial
Kansas City reports 23rd birthday acquittal for Austin Ray Cargill who killed Cecil Bradbury in what witnesses described as self defense. Ottumwa judges sentence three intoxication defendants to 30 days jail with weekly church attendance. Omaha dispatch notes a federal census chief discussing Arctic tasks amid snowy, distant locations.
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Kansas City
Austin
Ray Cargill
Cecil Bradbury
Ottumwa, II
Ottumwa
C. C. Maddy
Dave
Noe and Sheriff Clash Over Book Records
Dialogue shows Senator Noe and officials disputing an accounting of books kept in a vault. A telephoned claim of weekend changes is challenged, with Noe denying a correction and no proof presented.
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Aoingie
Mezanine
Noe
Jnmny
Judge Denies Shushan Plea for Mistrial in Levee Bond Case
The judge overruled a mistrial motion as Herbert W. Waguespack and others deny bribery claims in a mail fraud trial tied to a 1936 Orleans Levee Board refunding deal. Waguespack says a $46,459.01 payment was earned honorably. Prosecutors allege fraudulent methods and inflated fees. witnesses testified and more details emerged as trial opened.
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New Orleans
Borah
Herbert W. Waguespack
Orleans
Embezzlement Case Involving Dr Dillon At Wolf Prong
Testimony in the Dillon embezzlement case centers on truck deliveries from Many Lumber and Long Leaf Lumber to Wolf Prong between 1937 and 1939. Witnesses describe purchases of lumber fencing barbed wire hay and other goods and deny large scale use of institute materials or bricks for dam work.
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Wise Mitchell
Hornbeck
Dian
Wolf
Dillney Jow Jones
Monroe
Institute
Wolf Pron
Jones
Dillon's
L. Tol
Wolf Provy
Jack Jordan
Many Lumber Company
Dillon
E. A. Scaife
Long Leaf Lumber Company
Dr. Dillon
Doss Dowden
Dowden
Fisher Lumber Company
Curtis Brown
Mitchell
Dillons
Clarence Stewart
Saracres
Stewart
Hee
Trurke
Dillon Stewart
L. T
Moscow refuses Finland peace bid and Helsinki relations
Reported air raids on Soviet bases, Moscow rejects Geneva talks and Sweden used as a link to aid Finland. Russia says not at war with Finland and will recognize only the Terijoki regime. League pressure grows for the USSR to quit or be expelled. In Rome anti Soviet protests rally for Finland while Britain reports maritime losses to Scheer. Parliament eyes a secret session on war supplies as King George VI visits troops in France. Western front sees artillery fire but no major moves.
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Aew
Sweden
Finland
Moscow
Geneva
Russia
Helsinki
People's
Terijoki
Molotoff
League of Nations
Soviet Union
League
Argentina
Uruguay
South American League
Rome
Britain
Admiral Scheer
South Atlantic
Dorie Star
New Zealand
Australia
Chamberlain
Liberal Party
George VI
George V
France
Roosevelt Not Good Fellows to Run Again and Cash Calls
A 1939-era piece discusses Franklin D Roosevelt’s potential renomination, weighing political strategy and international crises. It notes critics question his willingness to hand the White House to a successor while predicting possible retention if the crisis demands. The article mentions public letters appealing for aid to the less fortunate, framed as a broader campaign of Good Fellows and charity.
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Roosevelt
Essie
Petar
Fee
White House
Europe
Aisha’ Oreytey
Foreclosures on Farms Decrease
Washington report shows a marked drop in farms lost through foreclosures and tax sales over five years. For the year ending March 1, 1939, forced sales and defaults reached 16.8 per thousand, down from 2.8 in March 1938, and tax sales fell to 3.4 per thousand from 7.3.
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Washington
Upi
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Autos Kill More Sailors Than Sea In 1939 Navy Report
The navy's bureau of medicine and surgery reports for the fiscal year 1939 that autos caused the deaths of 54 sailors while 33 sailors died by drowning at sea.
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Washington
Navy
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Rebekah Lodge Elects Officers for Ensuing Year
The Rebekah lodge of I O O F met to elect officers: Pauline Streetman noble grand, Sarah Auerbach vice grand, Linnie Whitaker secretary, Anne Krepas treasurer, Nobie Tarver representative to grand lodge, Theresa Kaur alternate, Edith Karr district deputy president. Refreshments followed. next week candidates to be initiated and Fort Mire encampment will meet with officer elections.
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Rebekah Lodge
Pauline Streetman
Noble Grand
Sarah Auerbach
Linnie Whitaker
Anne Krepas
Nobie Tarver
Grand Lodge
Theresa Kaur
Edith Karr
Fort Mire
Communist leader Wiener indicted for passport fraud
A federal grand jury indicted Robert William Wiener, national treasurer of the Communist party in America, on passport fraud charges. Wiener, born in Russia as Welwh Warstower and living in the U S since 1914, allegedly posed as a native citizen for twenty years.
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New York
Earl Browder
Robert William Wiener
Wiener
Communist Party In America
Russia
Welwh Warstower
Birth announcements from West Monroe Sicily Island and nearby towns
Me and Mrs E D Robbina of West Monroe announce the birth of a Shiahtee Friday at Riverside sanitarium. Mr and Mrs G E Wycoff of Sicily Island announce the birth of a son Reginald George Monday at Riverside sanitarium. Mr and Mrs A Shavers 604 Alabama Street announce a daughter Saturday at St Francis sanitarium. Mr and Mrs Ed Walker 304 South Flint Street announce a daughter Sunday at Vaughan Wright Bendel clinic.
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E. D. Robbina
West Monroe
Riverside Sammi
G. E. Wycoff
Sicily Island
Reginald George
Riverside Sanitarium
A. Shavers
Alabama Street
St. Francis Sanitarium
Ed Walker
South
Flint Street
Vaughan-Wright- Bendel Clinic
Louisiana Gubernatorial Campaign Sparks Attacks at Agriculture Dept
Jim Morrison and Sam Jones campaign in Louisiana denounce the Department of Agriculture and state administration. Jones blasts funding and ideas while backing collective bargaining and peaceful picketing. Morrison mocks the Angola penitentiary plan and calls for a state labor cleanup. Speakers include R. M. Singletary and L. A. Sims.
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State Capitol
Department of Agriculture
State Labor Department
Bossier City
Long
Huey P. Long
Jones
Earl Long
Louisiana
Morrison
Sam Jones
Jim Morrison
United States
R. M. Singletary
Commissioner of Agriculture
L. A. Sims
Five Grass Fires Extinguished by Monroe Firemen
Five grass fires were put out yesterday by Monroe firefighters. Two were caused by burning trash. Incidents occurred in the 100 block of Carolina Avenue, North Sixth Street and Glenmar Avenue, at the Paro City Lumber Company on Mississippi Street, Willis Street near Bancroft Bag Factory in West Monroe, and on McGuire Avenue in Morningside Addition.
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Monroe
Carolina Avenue
North Sixth Street
Glenmar Avenue
Par O City Lumber Company
Mississippi Street
Willis Street
Bancroft Bag Factory
West Monroe
McGuire Avenue
Morningside Addition
Suspensions and confrontations in trial of Kuhn case
The article recounts Judge Wallace sentencing Kuhn amid claims of political persecution by Sabatino and defense attorneys. Kunze, Kuhn’s successor, says Kuhn’s conviction won’t stop hand work and will lead only until the chief is freed. The piece notes perjury claims against Wheeler-Hill and Luedtke and highlights Kunze’s statements and bizarre office items including Roosevelt and Hitler photos.
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Kuhn
Kunze
Wallace
Peter L. F. Sabbatino
Herman J. McCarthy
James Wheeler-Hill
The
Bund
Willy Luedtke
Wheeler-Hill
Luedtke
Busineas League
Robber Stops Short at Mierzwa Drug Store
A pistol brandisher robbed Mierzwa's drug store taking 50 dollars. Mierzwa’s son Robert, terrified, dropped a dime during the threat. The gunman remained menacing and demanded more, but the incident ends with uncertainty as the narrative cuts off.
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Pittsburgh
Dec. S
Mierzwa
Robert
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