Government Aids Makers Of Arms
The Senate munitions committee heard that both War and Navy departments encouraged sales to potential enemies to aid American firms. Major K K V Casey of Du Pont testified that military branches promoted sales for business and to share foreign military prep data. Irenee and Lammot Du Pont testified. evidence also tied Bethlehem Steel to naval officers in Brazil sharing gun information.
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Washington
Dec
United States
Senate Munitions Committee
K. K. V. Casey
du Pont
War and Navy Departments
Casey
Irenee
Lammot du Pont
Big Powder Company
Clark
Missouri
du Fonts
Japan
Bethlehem Steel Company
Brazil
Pethlehem Steel
Death of Jack M. Skreltson to Crescent burial
The body of 37 year old Jack M. Skreltson died at the transient bureau home in Lake Charles today and is en route to Crescent Oklahoma for burial. He leaves his mother a brother and sister, all of Crescent.
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Lake Charles
Jack M. Skreltson
Bureau
Crescent
Oklahoma
Mass meeting to discuss parish gasoline tax in Ouachita
In northeast Louisiana Ouachita Parish leaders call a mass meeting to hear voters on a proposed gasoline tax. Federal relief officials will outline fund allocation before a final decision by the police jury due by December 17. About 75 percent of parish residents are urged to attend. Parish highway workers distributed circulars to announce the gathering Friday morning.
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Louisiana
Ouachita
Breard
Entombed Man O'Leary Pleads for Help Amid Mine Collapse
Rescuers battle shifting earth as a trapped man identified as O'Leary calls for aid through a tube. Though crushed and in severe pain, he jokes about shaving before a priest lowers to grant conditional absolution.
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O'Leary
Bridge project to resume work within two weeks in Monroe
The complete bridge project will restart within two weeks with one concrete span on the West Monroe side. Vincennes Construction of Vincennes Ind has the steel contract and will begin within three months. Steel spans are being fabricated in Pennsylvania and will travel via river to New Orleans then by water to Monroe.
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West Monroe
Vincennes Construction Company
Vincennes
Ind
W. A. Russell
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Mississippi
New Orleans
Monroe
Vincennes Company
Birth of Famous Quintuplets Told by Doctor Dafoe
Dr Dafoe describes the Dionne Quintuplets birth and early weeks noting severe toxenia and suffocating attacks. He recounts moving them to a dedicated hospital where they improved and looks ahead to travel to Washington and Johns Hopkins. News of the birth drew attention after an uncle queried the cost of a five in a row notice. Films of King Alexander assassination were barred in the Netherlands.
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Hesiratngly
Novih Bay
Dr. DaFoe
Wesshinston
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Universty
Mercury Drops as Snow Falls Across Dixie Areas
A cold snap drives temperatures down in Dixie regions with readings near twenty below zero in Adirondacks and fourteen above in New York City at eight a m Tuesday. One man died from exposure as Boston logged eight degrees above zero at eight a m.
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Dixie
Adirondacks
New York City
Boston
Continued Cold For State Predicted
New Orleans and nearby areas face sub freezing temperatures in the cold wave. The weather bureau forecasts continued cold tonight with a gradual rise midweek. Frost and ice threaten exposed pipes and coastal areas may dip to around 20 degrees.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi
Weather Bureau
Baton Rouge
Alexandria
Monroe
Morgan City
Melville
Shreveport
Donaldsonville
Greenville
Miss
Geologists hail heavy snow as healing antidote finds in dust years
The Chicago report notes heavy snow in South Dakota and Minnesota seen by geologists as a healing agent after last summer's dust storms. J. S. Jones and E. V. Willard describe impacts including filled drainage ditches blocking lake outlets and ruined pheasant eggs, with some long term lake level relief anticipated but pheasant recovery years away.
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Chicago
North
Middlewest
South Dakota
Minnesota
J. S. Jones
Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation
E. V. Willard
Willard
Chicago Snowstorm Paralyzes City With Fatal Heart Attacks
A freak six year worst storm dropped over 10 inches of snow in Chicago, piling drifts and snarling traffic as two men collapsed from exertion heart attacks. Strong winds churned Lake Michigan into huge waves and left many workers stranded overnight.
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Weather Bureau
Lake Michigan
Four are jailed in abduction of rich Miami man
Four men were jailed after abducting a wealthy Miami resident. The victim escaped his bonds as the abductors left him in an apartment building. Detective Scarboro doubted a cash snatch motive, while a confession attributed to Gray was reported after questioning the chauffeur. Dr. Claret was threatened and assaulted in a related incident but uninjured.
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Miami
L. O. Scarboro
Scarboro
Melchen
Gray
Claret
Balkan quarrel ends agreement hailed in Geneva
In Geneva an accord ending the Balkan dispute is proclaimed with praise from British and French officials. Captain Anthony Eden introduces the agreement, while Spain remarks on long chess games whose continuations are often passed to heirs.
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Geneva
Anthony Eden
Spain
President urges drive to hinder crime and reform efforts
The article reports a call for concerted action to curb crime. It cites the center for the education of peace officers advocating better selection and training, enhanced laboratory facilities, and scientific research. Henry L. Stimson condemns hysterial sentimentality in crime talk, while Patrick J. Hurley urges citizen participation.
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Center For
Henry L. Stimson
Patrick J. Hurley
Good Fellows Fund Appeals Ahead of Christmas Drive
Community urge in Monroe and West Monroe to fund the Good Fellows drive as two weeks remain before Santa visits. Many local families have relied on the charity for years, hoping for timely contributions to ease holiday disappointment.
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Good Fellows’ Fund
St. Nick
Monroe
West Monroe
Santa Claus
Good Fellows Fund Urges Support For Needed Homes
The Good Fellows pledge to aid families in need, warning of heartache and want if funds fail. They call for small contributions to be sent to the Good Fellows care of the News-Star-World Publishing Company in Monroe, Louisiana, promising satisfaction dividend for supporters.
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Good Fellows
News-Star—World Publishing Company
Monroe
California college tests pig brooders to cut winter losses
Electric brooders adopted by the California College of Agriculture will be tested in Davis and at farms statewide to reduce the annual pig losses in cold weather by about a quarter, targeting 150,000 pig deaths.
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Davis
Cal
California College of Agriculture
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