Mapes Death Forces End Of Orleans Oil Hearing
A congressional hearing on federal control of the petroleum industry adjourned after the sudden death of Representative Carl E. Mapes of Michigan. Chairman Cole announced Mapes’s body would be returned to Grand Rapids as the panel planned to continue discussions in his absence.
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New Orleans
Congressional
Cole Hill
Carl E. Mapes
Michigan
William P. Cole
Maryland
House
Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Grand Rapids
Mich
Mapes
Roosevelt Hotel
Cole
Kelly
Demmcrat
Linois- Pearson
Tennessee
Wolverton
New Jersey
Washington
EO. Thompson
Texas Railroad Commission
Thompson
Jerry Sadler
Exd
Roosevelt
Ickes
Ilinois
Congress
Walgreen drug founder Charles R Walgreen dies at 66
Charles R Walgreen founder of a major drug store chain dies at age 66 after a long illness. Born near Galesburg Iowa the Swedish immigrant built a Chicago start into a nationwide network of nearly 5000 stores and a 50 million yearly business. Funeral services are planned in Dixon with his wife daughter and son surviving.
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Chicago
Charles R Walgreen
Walgreen
Walgreen Company
C. R. Walgreen, Jr
Dixon
John W. Stephan
Galesburg
University of Chicago
Voter Registration Reminder for 1938 1939 Primary
The notice urges registration and polling receipts for 1938 1939 to vote in the upcoming primary. The registrar’s office closes next Saturday thirty days before the primary, and the poll book can be signed anytime before December 31 at the courthouse.
Odd Items In The New A
Multiple brief items report small misfortunes and oddities. A Fort Wayne man returns from jail to find jail goods in his pocket and is charged with petit larceny. A Covington millwork president warns of safe theft by night. A Sacramento man helps an injured stranger only to learn the person was drunk. In Chicago a Christmas tree has a deer antler lodged in its trunk, surprising a dealer.
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Fort Wayne, Inc
Frank Williams
Robert Bledsoe
Williams
Covington, Ky
Harry Penny
Chicago
Elmwood Park
Carl Larson
Larson
Tomahawk
Wissaw
Dissension in Labor Board Ranks Revealed in Hearing
Evidence of internal rifts in the National Labor Relations Board surfaced as William M. Leiserson and other members clashed over case handling and board policy. The special House committee examined confidential memos between Leiserson, Chairman J. Warren Madden, and Edwin S. Smith, revealing sharp disagreements on administration and legal points amid testimony on 20,000 cases.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
House
William M. Leiserson
J. Warren Madden
Edwin S. Smith
Leiserson
Edmund M. Toland
Labor Board
Madden
Capitol
Smith
Virginia
Phillips Receives Confidence Vote From Hospital Board
Dr. S J Phillips superintendent of the Central Louisiana Hospital for the Insane in Pineville received a vote of confidence from the hospital board after indictments for embezzlement and income tax law violations. He claimed the charges stemmed from contributions by employees to state politics, voluntary and lawful. The board voiced confidence in his integrity and honesty.
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Alexandria
S. J. Phillips
Central Louisiana Hospital For Insane
Pineville
Phillips
Forty Mile Blast Damages Texas Shell Pipeline
A series of explosions ripped out nearly 40 miles of Shell Pipe Line Co 10 inch main from Wink Texas to Chicago Illinois affecting Archer and Wichita counties. Only Roy H Brinkley a Wichita Falls WPA worker was injured though not seriously. The line spans 40 miles between pump stations near Wink and Ryan Oklahoma with damage reported up to Archer county and potential disruption of telephones and aerial surveys underway. Officials say the bridge over the Red River was not destroyed and the line runs beneath the river.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Shell Pipe Line
Wink, Tex
Chicago
Inl
Archer
Wichita Counties
Roy H. Brinkley
WPA
Here
Brinkiey
Archer County
Ryan
Okla
Oklahoma
Henrietta
Tulsa
Shell Oil Company
Houston
Colorado City
C. C. Ingram
Shell Company
Gulf Coast
Red River
Governor Long To Tour 16 Northeast Louisiana Towns
Governor Earl K Long plans a five day tour through northeast Louisiana for the gubernatorial primary. The itinerary lists stops in Tullos Dry Prong Winnfield Sikes Clarks Columbia Jena Sicily Island Crowville Monticello Lake Providence Tallulah Newellton St Joseph Waterproof Jonesville with talks on local issues and national war and farming conditions by Ellender and Allen.
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Earl K. Long
Louisiana
Tullos
Winnfield
Sikes
Clarks
Columbia
Jena
Sicily Island
Crowville
Monticello
Lake Providence
Tallulah
Newellton
St. Joseph
Waterproof
Jonesville
United States
Allen Ellender
A. Leonard Allen
Eighth
Dr J A Shaw Leaves Estate Valued at 18079 51
Shreveport Louisiana report states Dr J A Shaw former head of minerals division of the state conservation department left an estate valued at 18079 51 in the inventory filed here Securities real estate and cash were listed Dr Shaw died two months ago in New Orleans from a bullet wound in the head.
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Shreveport
J. A. Shaw
Minerals Division
State Conservation Department
G D Bacon Withdraws From Morehouse State Rep Race
Baton Rouge secretary of state announces that G. D. Bacon withdrew yesterday as a candidate for state representative from Morehouse parish.
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Baton Rouge
Secretary of State
G. D. Bacon
Morehouse Parish
Leche Named in Shushan Trial Testimony
New Orleans December 12 The name of former Governor Richard W Leche surfaced again in the mail fraud trial over the 1936 496 000 bond refunding contract of the Orleans levee board J Andy Thomas a board member testified Leche said the plan was presented to him by Newman Harris and company and he thought well of it The governor appoints levee board members Thomas said when asked if Leche named who presented the plan to him The judge noted Leche has not yet testified as the ten day old trial continues on the second day
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New Orleans
Richard W. Leche
Orleans
J. Andy Thomas
Leche
Newman, Harris and Company
Thomas
Levee Board
A. L. Shushan
Herbert
Increase In Demand Attributed Mainly To European War
New York December reports show cotton prices climbing to multi year highs as war demand and shipping disruptions lift both domestic and foreign markets. Prices surged with windfall gains in New York, Liverpool, Bombay and Alexandria as exporters and brokers bid aggressively to move supplies amid wartime losses to mines and submarines.
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Bernard S. O'Hara
New York
New York Cotton Exchange
Liverpool
Bombay
Alexandria
Washington
Good Fellows Urge Help for Clothes and Food This Christmas
Appeals to the Good Fellows editor reveal severe poverty in homes, especially affecting children. Notes show adults struggle while kids miss Santa Claus memories, urging larger funds than current. Letters from readers describe families needing basic provisions and Christmas adoptions.
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Good Fellows
Noted actor Douglas Fairbanks Sr dies unexpectedly
Santa Monica Calif Dec 12 Douglas Fairbanks Sr 56 a pioneer of silent film died at his Santa Monica beach home from a heart attack at 1 am Mrs Robert Fairbanks his sister in law said he had moodily complained of illness but was resting comfortably earlier in the day Fairbanks born May 23 1884 in Denver starred in Robin Hood and The Mark of Zorro He married Beth Sully Fairbanks July 11 1907 Mary Pickford March 28 1920 and Lady Sylvia Ashley March 3 1936 His wife and brother Robert Fairbanks were at the bedside
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Santa Monica
Calif
Douglas Fairbanks, Sr
Santa Monica Beach
Robert Fairbanks
Fairbanks
Denver
Colo
Beth Sully Fairbanks
Mary Pickford
Sylvia Ashley
Doug Fairbanks Sr Dies of Heart Attack at 56
Hollywood mourns silent screen icon Doug Fairbanks Sr who died in his sleep at age 56 after a heart attack. Once the era’s leading male star, he gained fame for dramatic roguish roles and athletic stunt work that defined early cinema.
Ickes presses for a third term for Roosevelt
Newark reports Secretary Ickes urges a third term to preserve democracy amid Republican rivals. He calls for continuing Roosevelt leadership while General Hugh Johnson warns a fourth or fifth term would create a Roosevelt dynasty. Ickes cites an alleged starvation crisis in Cleveland as part of his critique.
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Newark
N. J
Ickes
Roosevelt
Secretary of the Interior
Hugh Johnson
White House
Johnson
Iykes
Jimmy Roosevelt
Cleveland
Bricker
Dewey
Thomas E. Dewey
Minneapolis
Mr. Dewey
35 School Boards to Get Warrants
Baton Rouge reports state superintendent T. H. Harris says warrants have been drawn on the state auditor for 35 parish school boards totaling 964,772.36 as the first one third payment of the 1939 40 equalization fund. Harris notes total equalization payments will reach 2,894,317 dollars.
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Baton Rouge
T. H. Harris
Harris
State Department of Education
Morrison Campaign Ruckus Sparks Shirt Tear in Port Allen
Gubernatorial candidate James H. Morrison faced a near melee at a Port Allen rally as Horace Wilkinson III tore at his shirt while Morrison challenged the West Baton Rouge representative. Morrison continued after the disruption, accusing Wilkinson of political attacks and vowing to press the issue.
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New Orleans
James H. Morrison
Port Allen
Morrison
Horace Wilkinson
West Baton Rouge Parish
Wilkinson
Sam Jones
Oakdale
Louisiana
James A. Noe
Cotton Valley
Adam
Scoutmaster Kills Boy Scout and Self in Pennsylvania Tragedy
Elizabeth Pennsylvania reports Detective Ritz said Daniel Hackett 29 accidentally killed Norval Harrison 15 while examining a .22 rifle then shot himself in remorse. The youths were close companions, and neighbors note frequent hikes as Hackett mentored the scout.
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Elizabeth
Frank Ritz
Daniel Hackett
Norval Harrison
Ritz
Hackett
Harrison
Soviet Fails To Respond 10 League Demand
British troops repulsed a Nazi attack on the western front in a rare direct engagement. The League of Nations faced a ticking clock as it prepared to condemn Russia as an aggressor for the Finland invasion, with no reply from Moscow by the 24 hour deadline.
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Soviet
Paris
War crisis looms as League mediation nears deadline
The League of Nations pressed Moscow for a 24 hour reply to its mediation offer between the Soviet Union and Finland. With the deadline approaching, league officials warned that no reply would count as rejection. Finland urged action as Geneva hosts a wary public to the unfolding standoff.
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Associated Press
League of Nations
Soviet Union
Finland
League
Moscow
Russia
Fineland
Geneva
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