Roosevelt Family Christmas Party Continues at White House
Washington dispatch reports the Roosevelt family continuation of Christmas festivities with the president greeting guests as the first lady hosts a luncheon at Olney Maryland. Grandchildren Diana Hopkins nine year old Curtis Dall and Eleanor Dall will attend separate parties while Frankie Roosevelt and Johnny Boettiger bond during holiday gatherings.
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White House
Roosevelt
John Boettiger
Seattle
Harold Ickes
Diana Hopkins
Secretary of Commerce
Curtis Dall
Eleanor Dall
Franklin D Roosevelt
Frankie
John Roosevelt
Johnny” Boettiger
British Crew on Nazi Ship Free to Sail
The Duesseldorf remained at anchor in Cristobal harbor as General Stone met the British minister to Panama and the ship carried a prize crew from the Cruiser Despatch. Captain J Peterson remained nominal commander while Lt. Commander J B Herabath issued orders. The freighter's crew included nine officers and 24 men with a passenger list that included one woman.
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Panama
Fuller
State Department
Washington
Duesseldorf
Cristobal Harbor
J. Peterson
J. B. Herabath
von Appen
Economy outlook shows deficits and debt limit debate
The article outlines expected deficits for the coming and current fiscal years with total expenditures near nine and a quarter billion dollars and a four five billion dollar national debt cap. It notes talk of war taxes and possible higher taxes to cover deficits while growth in business may narrow the gap between income and outgo. It also reports a bicycle theft: Ed Boyd’s green Famous bicycle with two headlights and a generator was taken from his West Monroe home.
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Congress
Roesevelt
Ed Boyd
Drago Street
West Monroe
Odd Items In The News Raises Curfew Prank Hat Story
In Des Moines a welfare notice to a 22 dollar pension recipient was met with a handwritten reply claiming indifference. The quirky item recounts a 23 year old Edward Cassidy in Kansas City who finally saw his father wear a hat after Christmas gifts and a family prank.
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Kansas City
Edward R. Cassidy
Edward J. Cassidy
Edward
Des Moines
Iowa
Retirement Pensions Start Soon For Workers
The article explains social security retirement benefits for workers 65 or older. Benefits base on average earnings from 1937 onward, funded by both employee and employer payroll taxes, with limits and family supplementary amounts. Eligibility requires 65 plus six quarters of earnings post 1936, and benefits continue until death or return to covered work.
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Congress
Auto crash injures two women and a man at city intersection
Two women and a man were injured in a car collision just after midnight at the DeSiard Street Louisville Avenue and Sterlington Road intersection. Mrs. J. F. Valentine of 311 North Fifth Street suffered severe jolting, while Mr. and Mrs. Huss received nose injuries.
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DeSiard Street
Louisville Avenue
Sterlington Road
J. F. Valentine
North Fifth Street
Huss
World War Ends The Year In War Rages Across Fronts
Christmas messages from King George VI and President Roosevelt frame a tense year end as combat continues. Hitler visits troops near Saarbrucken while de Valera urges peace, and Northern Ireland endures prison riots. The Windsors host a holiday gathering as Shanghai violence claims two supporters of Wang Ching Wei. The pope praises Roosevelt’s peace efforts as the Dionne quints enjoy skating.
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Turkey
George VI
Britain
Sandringham
Adolf Hitler
Reich
Saarbruecken
Walther von Brauchitsch
Dublin
Eamon de Valera
Northern Ireland
Londonderry
Irish Republican Army
Duchess of Windsor
Edward
Versailles
Sir Charles
Lady Mendel
Windsors
Shanghai
Wang Ching-Wei
China
Holy Land
Bethlehem
Church of Christ's Nativity
Pope Pius
Roosevelt
Myron C. Taylor
Vatican
Callander
Ontario
Allan Roy Dafoe
United States
Five Louisiana governorship hopefuls resume campaign
Five gubernatorial candidates in Louisiana announced speaking schedules after the holidays. Events listed include towns such as Hackberry Vinton Starks Breaux Bridge Arabi Pointe a la Hache Buras Gretna Metairie Erath Kaplan Abbeville Long Tuesday Zachary Maringouin White Castle Scotlandville Springfield Albany Hammond Morrison Moseley Sunset Melville Opelousas Jena Pollock Pineville Alexandria Boyce Cheneyville Moreauville New Roads Jackson Clinton Greensburg Kentwood Noreo LaPlace and more with varied times. In other news a child of the secretary of war Harry Woodring died at birth at Walter Reed hospital. A crash on DeSiard street and Sterlington road caused two vehicles to be damaged.
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Gretna
Barataria
Metairie
Erath
Kaplan
Abbeville
Zachary
Maringouin
White Castle
Scotlandville
Springfield
Albany
Hammond
Morrison
Moseley
Arnaudville
Melville
Opelousas
Noe
Monroe
Wisner
Harrisonburg
Jonesville
Monterey
Jena
Pollock
Pineville
Alexandria
Boyce
Cheneyville
Moreauville
New Roads
Jackson
Clinton
Greensburg
Kentwood
Noreo
LaPlace
Norris Renown for Reform and TVA Advocate
Norris has long pushed to curtail Speaker Cannon’s power and led calls for social legislation. He backed the Tennessee Valley Authority and supported Roosevelt’s court reform and New Deal measures. He spent Christmas at home with family as supporters mailed cards. Tech plans for a hospital addition are complete and a foundation contract will be awarded soon.
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Joe” Cannon
Roosevelt
Norris
Tennessee Valley Authority
Mr. Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Tech
Board Moves To Finance Tuberculosis Sanitarium Expansion
Baton Rouge officials announce steps to finance a $500,000 addition to the Greenwell Springs tuberculosis sanitarium. The state board of liquidation plans to transfer about $20,000 from the state advertising fund and use additional police funds to raise $50,000 for foundation work. Governor Earl K. Long commented on the plan and the approach.
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Baton Rouge
Greenwell Springs
State Board of Liquidation
Earl K. Long
Turkish ship sinks in Black Sea storm
The 2,794-ton Turkish ship Kizilirmak sank in a Black Sea storm with the loss of all 20 crew members, reported by the Exchange Telegraph agency from Istanbul.
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London
Exchange Telegraph Agency
Istanbul
Kizilirmak
Black Sea
Burglars Take $400 From S S Kresge Store
Burglars in Allentown Pa December 26 took $400 from the S S Kresge store and ate their Christmas dinner nearby. Ham sandwich crumbs were scattered on the floor as they cut into the safe.
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Allentown
S. S. Kresge
Police Publish Color Photographs of Wanted Men
Indiana State Police release color photographs of wanted men in new crime circulars. The eye catching images aim to aid public recognition and tips across the department.
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Indianapolis
Indiana State Police Department
New Orleans Storm Causes Heavy Damage Across City
A coastal storm from the Texas coast moved toward the mouth of the Mississippi river causing damage in West End Bucktown and downtown New Orleans. A woman, Mrs Zanco, suffered a rib fracture and injuries when her house collapsed as the wind and hail struck. The Weather Bureau issued southeast storm warnings from Mobile to St Marks as winds strengthened and the disturbance intensified.
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Weather Bureau
Texas
Mississippi River
West End
Bucktown
New Orleans
Mobile
Ala
St. Marks
Fla
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