Halifax Named British Envoy
Lord Halifax to take the post left vacant after Lord Lothian’s death as Britain shifts to appeasement policy. His 1937 Berchtesgaden talks with Hitler and the later Chamberlain Commons remark add to a controversial background. The Times lauds his Washington role while Labor voices some reserve about the appointment. Margesson succeeds Eden at the War Office.
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Baldwin
Te Howe
Halifax
Hitler
Eden
Germany
Fuehrer
Berchtesgaden
Neville Chamberlain
the Times
Lord Halifax
Washington
Margesson
War Office
World War Era Diplomats Shifts in British and Italian Press
Reports track changes in British diplomacy with Sir Gerald Campbell rumored for Washington posts and Lord Halifax moving to Washington as ambassador. Italian and German observers debate Eden replacing Halifax and the impact on Anglo American relations amid postwar realignments.
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Commons
Frances Leggett
Francis H. Leggett
New York
Daily Mail
Gerald Campbell
Canada
Washington
Halifax
George VI
Viscount Cranborne
Foreign Office
House of Lords
Dominions
Cranborne
Manchester Hit In Furious Raid In War Time Notice
Nazi planes attacked Manchester with waves of bombs burning streets crowded with shoppers. Rescue teams searched debris after many killed or wounded, while RAF bombers struck Mannheim and other targets in Germany and Italy. Allied air battles and Italian and Greek fronts populated the broader wartime report from Europe.
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Vale
Manchester
Germany
Mannheim
Rhineland
Saar Valley
Italy
Ludwigshafen
Dunkerque
Calais
Athens
Argirocastro
Albania
Liverpool
Britain
Alps
Venice
Porto Marghera
Mussolini
Fiume
Libya
Bardia
Annibale
Bergonzoli
Marshal Graziani
North Africa
Suez Canal
Ital
Tepeleni-Klisura
Chimara
Adriatic
Valona
Fort Bravetta
Rome
High Command
Zurich
London
Time is short to aid needy in Monroe area appeal
The News- Star World appeals for donations to help the needy. D Masur and Sons contributed clothing and Monroe Furniture Company sent toys and room 205 Ouachita Parish High School provided more toys. Fellows express gratitude while chivalry endures in the Hague. A B A F pilot delivered a wreath for the grave of British General Friedrich Christiansen near Rotterdam.
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News- Star—World
D. Masur and Sons
Monroe Furniture Company
Ouachita Parish High School
Hague
Netherlands
Friedrich Christiansen
Rotterdam
Amateur photographers in America take vast yearly picture total
The article notes Americans use about 26 million cameras and shoot over 600 million photos annually. It also states Germany began World War I with 43 submarines and had 396 submarines in service by the end of hostilities.
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America
Germany
Turkey to hang at state mansion for Christmas
A 34 pound turkey will hang at the Louisiana state executive mansion as Governor Jones rests in Hot Springs for a checkup. West Feliciana parish admirers raised a cross between a domestic and wild turkey on Tanglewild plantation and delivered it today for display.
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Baton Rouge
Jones
Army and Navy
Hot Springs
West Feliciana Parish
Tanglewild
Bomber mission routes and timing for Montreal arrival
War bulletins note Palm Springs to Albuquerque leg and Christmas day delivery to Montreal. Merchant shipping loss for week ending Dec 15 totals 41 476 tons with five British and two Allied vessels sunk. neutrals were not reported.
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Palm Springs
Albuquerque
Montreal
Lockheed
London
Admiralty
Protest Flights Over Neutral Switzerland Spark Damages Demand
Swiss protests allege Royal Air Force bombings near Zurich injured 11 and killed four in Basel. London minister instructed to seek full damages and reparations as second protest in a week.
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Bern
Switzerland
London
Royal Air Force
Zurich
Basel
Three Special Elections Cancelled In Louisiana
Baton Rouge announces the cancellation of three planned special general elections due to no opposition to the Democratic nominees. Casimir D. Moss becomes representative from Winn Parish, S. O. Landry is named judge of the 16th Judicial District covering St. Martin and St. Mary, and Lacy Richardson is clerk of the parish.
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Baton Rouge
Secretary of State
Casimir D. Moss
Winn Parish
S. O. Landry
16Th Judicial District
St. Martin and St. Mary
Lacy Richardson
Parish
Reign Without Terror in London Shelters for Married Couples
A vivid account describes communal luxury shelters in London offering separate married sections with beds in regimented rows. It contrasts quiet private zones guarded by nurses with noisier areas where snoring and proximity define the night. The piece notes air conditioning, silk walls, and constant wardens ensuring safety amid wartime fears.
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London
Great Army
Defense plan urged to speed up wartime production
The discussion centers on financing defense with long term plans, moderate tax increases, and restrained borrowing. Senator Austin and Alf Landon praise the office of defense production management as a step forward. Knudsen leads the defense high command urging Americans to unite for swift production of defense materials.
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Jon
League
Austin
Vermont
Alf M. Landon
Stafford
Kans
Roosevelt
Office of Defense Production Management
William S. Knudsen
Knudsen
Defense “High Command
There's Santa Claus Amid Holiday Fracas At Store
A bustling store scene unfolds as children request gifts from multiple Santa figures. A ten year old demands a doll and more while a six year old seeks a doll buggy. The narrator notes the abundance of St Nicks but questions the overabundance of charades.
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Santa
St. Nick
Santa Claus
St. Nicks
Six Hurt In Crash Here Involving Two Cars
Fred Mitchell of West Monroe reported he passed the Hayes car before a collision on a clear level road. A car packed with Christmas packages and a live turkey in the trunk caused the accident. Six people were injured and transported to St. Francis Sanitarium via ambulances from Mulhearn's Funeral Home and Peters. State police were investigating the incident.
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Fred Mitchell
West Monroe
Heyes
Mitchell
Hayes
Lucien Webb
St. Francis Sanitarium
Mulhearn's Funeral Home
Peters
Deaths of R. R. Harr and Newhall Page in Mississippi
Death notices report the Monday passing of R. R. Harr a retired railroad switchman formerly of Monroe at his Vicksburg home leaving a widow two children and a Monroe step son E E Kelly. Newhall Page died Monday morning with 3 30 p m services at her residence 301 Arkansas street officiated by Rev E F Hayward. Interment was at the old City Cemetery. Page leaves Uriah J Page three sons Harry W Page Douglas H Page Thomas E Page one daughter Irene Ivey Page and Isobel Page Jackson. three sisters J R Littlepage Beli Newhall Irene Newhall one brother H B Newhall and one grandchild Carol Ann Page. Pallbearers listed and funeral arrangements were handled by Funeral Home.
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R. R. Harr
Monroe
Vicksburg
Newhall Page
Arkansas Street
E. F. Hayward
Old City
Four Sailors Die in Bus Accident Near Encinitas
Four sailors from the United States cruiser Detroit were killed and six bus passengers injured slightly in a bus automobile collision near Encinitas twenty five miles north of San Diego. The dead are D. S. Cook Francis N. Lyster K Fallis and Don D Kirach. The California Institute of Technology has no president and its corporate papers do not call for one.
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San Diego
Calif
United States
Detroit
Encinitas
Here
D. S. Cook
Francis N. Lyster
K. Fallis
Don D. Kirach
California Institute of Technology
Congress Faces Multiple Expirations of Agencies
Congress must act to prevent automatic re apportionment of House seats after the 1940 census and to avert the sunset of several agencies including the bituminous coal commission the maritime labor board the Public Works Administration Commodity Credit Corporation and the Federal Housing Administration with deadlines through July 1 plus a note that one whale species inhabits the Amazon river.
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House of Representatives
Congress
Comnsylvania
Maritime Labor Board
Public Works Administration
Commodity Credit Ration
Federal Housing Administration
Automatic cockpit hood slated for single seat fighters
Wright Field and Maxwell Field tests show a cockpit hood that automatically releases if an aircraft deviates from a set speed range 130 to 230 mph. A manual fetch release remains plus electrical operation. Officials recommend standard use in single seated pursuit ships to enhance safety.
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Dayton
Ohio
United States Air Corps Material Division
Wright Field
23Rd Composite Group
Maxwell Field
Montgomery
Ala
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Otto Abetz
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In Suede Left
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Best Bourbon
Mary Alice O'Neal
Lora Lee Landers
Lodi Cann
Lynn Ella Bell
Barbara McKenzie
Big Turkey
State Mansion
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France
Moscow
M. Kekhli
Klimova
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Turkeys
T. C. Rowland
Phone 6802
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Kate Smith
Amazon River
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