Rumor Triggers False Air Raid Alarm in New York
A misinterpreted warning sparked an air raid alert across New York and New England on December 10. Officers evacuated families, 1 million students sent home, 300 Mitchel Field planes scrambled, and stock markets fell as authorities clarified no enemy planes were present. Officials termed it a test, noting no damage but widespread precautionary measures.
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New York
New England
Long Island
United States Navy
Police Telegraph
Washington
Army
Associated Press
War Department
Governors Island
Mitchel Field
Herbert A. Dargue
First Army Air Force
Michel Field
Francis B. Wilby
Army First Corps
Dargue
Wilby
Boston
United States
Dr Prentice Gray Jr ordered to leave Camp Hulen
Dr and Mrs C P Gray Sr receive a wire Tuesday night from their son Dr C Prentice Gray Jr a major in the medical detachment at Camp Hulen stating he has been ordered to leave immediately He could not give his destination His wife and infant daughter will return to Monroe to remain indefinitely It is said other parents have received similar messages from Camp Hulen linked servicemen
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C. P. Gray, Sr
C. Prentice Gray, Jr
Camp Hulen
Monroe
Defense meeting set for tonight in city office
A meeting at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Mayor Harvey H. Benoit's office will discuss establishing a volunteer civilian defense office. Joseph D. Trammell, chairman, announced that civilian defense committee members and cooperating volunteers will attend.
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Harvey H. Benoit
Joseph D. Trammell
Expansion of Navy planned run at quicker wartime pace
Washington reports a massive expansion of the naval construction program and a seven day week in U.S. war industries. Vinson says legislation will authorize more combat ships and faster work, focusing on battleships to match Japan. Roosevelt asserts broader plant capacity and use of small plants, while Vinson presses for executive session to question Navy leaders about fitness and Pearl Harbor lessons.
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Washington
Naval
Roosevelt
America
Vinson
Georgia
House Naval Committee
Navy
Japan
United States
Ross T. McIntire
Vincent
Kentucky
McIntire
Knox
Harold R. Stark
Naval Operations
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Stark
Deaths of Mrs. J. P. Harper and Fred Keller
Mrs. J P Harper 174 of West Carroll parish died at Kilbourne after a sudden illness. Survived by husband three sons Bert Henry Boyd and four daughters Lottie Brewer Jeanette Crotwell Mertie Roberts Mamie Hammock. Funeral at Kilbourne Methodist Church followed by burial in Kilbourne cemetery. John R Green and wife learn of their son in law Fred Keller 45 who died in Los Angeles from appendicitis leaving wife Fay Acton Green and two sons.
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J. P. Harper
Oak Grove
West Carroll Parish
Kilbourne
Kilbourne Methodist Church
M. D. Hooks
Kilbourne Cemetery
John R. Green
South Grand Street
Fred Keller
Los Angeles
Calif
Fay Acton Green
Funeral rites for Edgar Eugene Edwin held in Lake Providence
Funeral services for Edgar Eugene Edwin were conducted at the family home in Lake Providence with Rev. H N Brown officiating. Burial followed in Lake Providence Cemetery under Williams' Funeral Home. He was a member of Prairie Grove Lodge and the Lake Providence Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star and had long service at Lake Providence Methodist Church. Survived by wife Annie Lindsay Erwin and three daughters, C C Byrd of McGehee Arkansas, G C Hedrick Jr of Fayetteville Arkansas, and Minnie Erwin.
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Edgar E. Erwin
Lake Providence
Edgar Eugene Edwin
H. N. Brown
Williams’ Funeral Home
Erwin
Prairie Grove Lodge
A. F
Order of the Eastern Star
Erwin Family Notices From Lake Providence Area
Joseph Erwin of Jackson Mississippi Ben Erwin of Batesville Arkansas Lindsay Erwin of McKenzie Tennessee and Edgar Erwin Jr of Lake Providence are survived by four sons and seven grandchildren in a local family notice providing kin and lineage details.
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Lake Providence
Joseph Erwin
Jackson, Miss
Ben Erwin
Batesville
Ark
Lindsay Erwin
McKenzie, Tenn
Edgar Erwin
Naturalization of Many Delayed by Enemy Alien Order
Washington, Dec 10. President Roosevelt designated German and Italian nationals as enemy aliens, halting about 450,000 naturalization proceedings for 90 days under the 1940 nationality act. There is possibility of indefinite extension, with exemptions for those who had declared intent two years before the war or had pending petitions, and for aliens married to American citizens.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization
Dean Colvert's Father Dies Sudden death in Salem Arkansas
W H Colvert father of Dean C C Colvert of Northeast Junior College died of a sudden heart attack Tuesday afternoon at his Salem Arkansas home after months of ill health. Funeral held at Salem church with interment in nearby cemetery Wednesday. W R Hammond and Roger C Frisbie of the Northeast Junior College faculty attended, as did Dean and Mrs Colvert.
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W. H. Colvert
Dean C. C. Colvert
Northeast Junior College
Salem, Ark
Salem Church
W. R Hammond
Roger C. Frisbie
Colvert
Language Mix in Colon Echoes Diverse Origins
A dialect English blending Cockney African and Oxford influences is more common in Colon Panama than in Spanish areas. It is spoken by black workers brought from the West Indies who helped construct the canal.
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Oxford
Colon
Panama
West Indies
Canal
Two freed on bond. third jailed on new charge here
Sheriff Milton Coverdale announced two men released after posting bonds Wednesday morning. Lee Mack of Monroenegro posted 75 dollars on beating a four dollar board bill. George Dorsey posted 300 dollars after being charged with killing a hog belonging to Gene Bruscato at 1211 DeSiard Street. J W Simmons of Jackson Parish was detained Tuesday on a charge of obtaining 65 under false pretenses.
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Milton Coverdale
Lee Mack
Monroenegro
George Dorsey
Gene Bruscato
DeSiard Street
J. W. Simmons
Jackson Parish
Jonesboro
N J C student earns national 4 H honors in Chicago
T A Calloway a sophomore at Northeast Junior College returned from the National 4 H Club Congress in Chicago where he won a 17 jewel Elgin watch. The event drew about 1600 members from across the United States and was sponsored by the local Chamber of Commerce. The watch was awarded during a banquet at the Stevens Hotel. Calloway was named the state’s most outstanding 4 H member from Quachita parish. Speakers included Gene Tunney and Bobby Jones.
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T. A. Calloway
Northeast Junior College
Cougo
Chicago
Ciu
Calloway
Chamber of Commerce
Stevens Hotel
Quachita Parish
Congress
Gene Tunney
Bobby Jones
Evolution of Earth's Diameter Through Ancient Phases
It has been calculated that the Earth once had a diameter of only five miles, grew to eight thousand one hundred miles by acidic materials, and finally diminished to present diameter of seven thousand nine hundred eighteen miles.
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