Drainage funds allocated for six wards by Ouachita Parish jury
The Ouachita Parish Police Jury voted to spend 30000 from road maintenance funds on drainage projects in Wards one two three four eight and ten after petitions from residents cited flood risk. Other actions include budget approval purchasing appointments and a Red Cross funding decision.
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Ouachita Parish
F. G. Studdard
E. H. Hill
Frank Farmer
Hill
Police Jury
Red Cross
E. C. Giwen
ACE FLIER SAYS WAR POSSIBLE FOR AMERICA
Captain Edward V. Rickenbacker warns that freedoms now enjoyed may not continue if war comes. He says the United States would become the strongest militaristic power if Britain capitulates and could deploy an expeditionary force if Britain resists to summer. Roosevelt’s message stresses government and private enterprise must work together to defend democratic freedoms.
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New York
Edward V. Rickenbacker
America
Economics Club of
Rickenbacker
United States
Delegates Lunch With Gov Jones At Louisiana Statehouse
More than three score delegates of the National Association of State Commissioners Secretaries and Directors of Agriculture inspected the Louisiana statehouse today and dined at the executive mansion with Governor Sam Jones. After touring the LSU campus they planned to return to New Orleans for convention sessions.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Statehouse
Sam Jones
Louisiana State University
New Orleans
Financial aid for England awaits Roosevelt return
Secretary Jones said Britain loan plans require Congress and cannot proceed while the administration is away on a Caribbean cruise. He noted no loan could be made without approval, citing the neutrality act. British financial data gathered by Sir Frederick Phillips was reviewed at a secret Treasury meeting.
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Washington
Jones
Great Britain
Roosevelt
Commerce
Congress
Caribbean
The
Treasury
Frederick Phillips
Ee SS Se Sacco
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
White House
Elimination Of Bars On Trade Advocated
In New Orleans on December 11 the National Association of Commission Secretaries and Directors of Agriculture heard Dr. Frederick V. Waugh urge close federal state cooperation to remove trade barriers. He proposed options including voluntary state action, interstate cooperation, court action, new federal laws, or combined methods to tackle the problem.
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New Orleans
National Association of Commission
Frederick V. Waugh
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Grave-digger dies in strange case in Blanchard
Blanchard Oklahoma December 11 H B Smith a 59 year old cemetery caretaker accidentally killed himself with his own pick while digging a grave. The pick glanced off the grave wall and pierced the back of his skull causing instant death.
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Blanchard, Okla
H. B. Smith
Unruly Prisoner Provides Trouble for Texas Sheriff
Sheriff Dick Lawrence in Nocona Montague County jails a two point buck deer charged with attacks on school children. With no legal deer season or feeding provision, officials consider moving the animal to Mason County where open season exists. The deer, raised as a pet, briefly chased a child up a tree before being restrained.
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Nocona
Tex
Dick Lawrence
Montague
Fort Worth
Mason County
Two Christmases On Tap For Children Of Rodanthe
Rodanthe North Carolina prepares for a double Christmas season with both a “new” December 25 and an “old” January 5 Epiphany celebration. The coastal town’s 300 residents expect two Santa Clauses, two stockings, and a community tree carried by mail boat. The twice yearly Christmas program will be held at the seaside schoolhouse as surf roars outside.
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John A. Giles Rodanthe
N. C
United States
North Carolina
Christ
Rodanthe
Old Buck
St. Nick
Good Boys
Puzzle Solving May Aid Fliers
Venus exploration at Lowell Observatory aims to infer surface conditions beneath clouds. By measuring surface temperature with infrared sensitive radiography, scientists seek clues about Venus climate and possible landscapes, using spectrography and new photographic film to capture minute infrared rays and heat signatures.
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Lowell Observatory
Pluto
Venus
Earth
Casimir D. Moss Elected in Winn Parish Runoff
In Winn parish a special election chose Casimir D. Moss as representative in the Louisiana General Assembly to succeed the late E. C. Willis. Moss defeated widow E. C. Willis 2173 to 1485 as Horace L. Boyett withdrew before the vote. Moss pledged cooperation with Gov. Sam H. Jones administration.
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Winnfield
Winn Parish
Casimir D. Moss
E. C. Willis
General Assembly
Moss
C. D. Moss
Sam H. Jones
Mrs. Willis
Jones
Horace L. Boyett
Italian Defenders Fiercely Pressed Near Sidi Barrani
British reports say Western Egypt fighting around Sidi Barrani intensified with heavy Italian resistance and mass captures of Italian prisoners. More than 6,000 Italians taken, hundreds of war materiel seized, as Mussolini’s forces suffer reverses amid intense combat and Italian naval losses cited by Rome.
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J. E. B. Stuart
United States
Sidi Barrani
Egypt
Stuart
Virginia
London
Mussolini
Rodolfo Graziani
Italy
Rome
R. S. Hudson
Germany
England
Hudson
Royal Navy
High Command
Inaugural Rites Themes Studied for Roosevelt Third Term
Washington officials outlined possible inclusive events for Roosevelts third inauguration. Latin American republics may join Sunday services at the White House site called the court of freedom and a Monday parade with a nationwide choir broadcast.
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Washington
Americas
Roosevelt
White House
Court of Freedom
War Bulletins From Amsterdam to London and Rome
Reports from Amsterdam London and Rome detail Dutch schoolbooks purge of Queen Wilhelmina materials and Dr J Van Dam’s calm appeal. Britain forecasts grim food position with a compulsory damage and asset insurance scheme. Italy reports 18 824 total war casualties by Nov 30 with breakdown. MacDonald urges Londoners to register children for evacuation at once.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
Wilhelmina
Holland
London
Rome
Italy
Malcolm MacDonald
Argentina and Uruguay Receive Large New Loans
Washington December 11 United States loans total 67 506 000 to Argentina 60 006 000 and to Uruguay 7 500 000 superseding earlier small commitments used or unused. Funds to buy merchandise in the United States and Argentina also faces a separate 50 000 000 currency stabilization credit under consideration by the stabilization fund.
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Washington
Jesse H. Jones
Argentina
Uruguay
Jones
Irregularities Found in Sheriff Books
Supervisor of Public Funds Jerome A. Hayes announced an investigation into the accounts of Sheriff Walter Galatas of St. Tammany parish, who resigned. Hayes said the probe found indications of extensive irregularities and would take about three more weeks. Galatas, in office 16 years, had served 15 additional years in the sheriff's office.
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Sam Jones
Mysterious Jump in Louisiana Gasoline Tax Revenues
Louisiana’s revenue department notes record gasoline tax collections for November at 1.76 million dollars, up from last year, while lubricating oil taxes fell. Possible causes include more stationary engines for army construction, with oil taxes uneven and federal oil yields rising.
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Baton Rouge
State Revenue Department
Revenue Department
Louisiana
A Little Help Will Solve This Particular Problem
A reader describes three youngsters window gazing in a store and observing their need. The Good Fellows initiative gathers donations from readers to supply food clothing and toys to needy families on Christmas Day. Contributions are mailed to the News Star World to support the effort.
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Star--World
Greeks Deploy Crete Troops as Front Presses Italians
Greek dispatches report knife-wielding Cretan troops spearheading attacks against Italian positions in Albania. Reservists from Turkey join the front as Greek high command says offensive operations continue along the entire front with strong enemy positions seized and Italian reinforcements driven back.
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Athens
Crete
Greece
Turkey
Albania
Pogradetz
Valona
Chimara
Porto Edda
Argirocastro
Elbasani
Mexican project may cost millions in Latin development
Mexico City reports a proposed industrial development plan with an initial outlay up to 100 million dollars. John A. Hastings, ex New York state senator, says US bankers back the embryonic project and discussions with Mexican officials have yielded cautious optimism despite no formal agreement.
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Mexico
United States
John A. Hastings
New York State
Hastings
Bankers
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