British minesweeper Sphinx sinks after raid
The British minesweeper Sphinx sank while being towed to port after heavy damage from German air raids. Four officers and 45 men were missing and believed lost, with one officer and four men dead. Forty four men and two officers survived. The attack hit at least 11 vessels along Britain’s east coast.
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Britain
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Humber
Ernest Brown
North Sea
Tempo
Germany
Berlin
Attorneys Battle Over Juror Case Before Judge Shell
In district court Judge J. T. Shell heard arguments in the case against J. Lloyd Warren, president of the Ouachita parish police jury, charged with 얻 money from the parish beyond per diem and mileage. The hearing featured brief defense and prosecution remarks. decision expected after recess.
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J. T. Shell
J. Lloyd Warren
Ouachita Parish
Shell
Wood Thompson
Warren
Thompson
707 Tire Service Company
Parish
707
Frank W. Hawthorne
Doctor Dies While Speaking For Sam Jones in Louisiana
Dr. Joseph Edmond Dousson aged 70 collapsed from a heart attack on a speakers' platform in St. James while supporting Sam Jones' bid for governor. Funeral held in New Orleans. Dousson, a Spring Hill College and Tulane Medical School alumnus, long served in public health and politics. He lived in Lutcher 1901 to 1925, was a state representative 1908–1912, a quarantine physician, and senator from the Ninth district 1916–1920. Survivors include a daughter, three sisters, and two brothers.
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ST. James
Joseph Edmond Dousson
Sam Jones
New Orleans
Dousson
Spring Hill College
Mobile
Tulane University Medical School
Lutcher
St. James Parish
Louisiana State Board of Health
St. James and Ascensions
Balkan Entente Extends Ties Four Nations Seven Years
Romania Greece Turkey and Yugoslavia renew the Balkan Entente for seven years while keeping neutral status. The conference ended with a pledge to remain united and defend independence and territorial rights, though observers doubt a formal military alliance.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Romania
Greece
Turkey
Europe
Bride and Groom Die in Mardi Gras Honeymoon Plane Crash
A Denver couple, Mr and Mrs Harry Zimmerhackel, their friend Elizabeth Powell, and Michael Hinderlicher Jr along with pilot Don T Craig were killed when a five passenger biplane crashed six miles east of Hammond Louisiana in fog while returning from a Denver to New Orleans trip for Mardi Gras. The plane burned after striking tree tops and the wreckage spread over swampy terrain.
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Hammond
Denver
New Orleans
Here
Don T. Craig
Colorado
Harry Zimmerhackel
Elizabeth McSweeney Powell
Zimmerhackel
Michael Creede Hinderlicher, Jr
Ice jam loosens grip on Mississippi steamer traffic
Mississippi river ice jam, the century’s worst, breaks enough to free river traffic in Memphis area. Vessels move cautiously as floes drift south from St Louis to Friar Point, with Gayoso Bend, Caruthersville, and Driv er's Landing watching for openings. Cargoes include farm implements and steel. the Illinois and Indiana await movement to Cincinnati and St Louis respectively.
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Tenn
Mississippi River
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Friar Point
Miss
Gayoso Bend
Caruthersville
Driver's Landing
Ark
Sugar Loaf
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Gayoso Gorge
Hoover
Thelinois
Indiana
Cincinnati
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Mardi Gras Fever Grips New Orleans Ahead of Ash Wednesday
New Orleans braces for a carnival day as Rex the king of carnival ushers street parades and revelry. Banks and offices close, schools shut, bars ready for business as crowds prepare for Mississippi river pageant and Proteus night parade. Cloudy cooler weather expected with showers.
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Rex
King Alla
Algiers
Proteus
Grandson of Late Governor Wiltz Dies in New Orleans
George Wiltz Billups 45, grandson of Louisiana Governor Louis Alfred Wiltz, died today after a long illness in New Orleans. He served as Monte Bay company secretary treasurer and was inactive recently due to health. Born in Norfolk, he attended Tulane law school and served as a World War I lieutenant in France. Survivors include his mother Sidonie Wiltz Billups and two aunts Irene and Louise Wiltz. Funeral arrangements were incomplete.
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George Wiltz Billups
Louis Alfred Wiltz
Louisiana
Tressurer
Monte Bay Company
Billups
Norfolk
Tulane University Law School
France
Sidonie Wiltz Billups
Irene
Louise Wiltz
Long campaign roars as governors bodyguard Jones
The Louisiana drive for the Democratic nominating runoff heats up as Governor Earl Long assigns bodyguards to gubernatorial hopeful Sam Jones. Jones pledges to "pull the record" in Cedar Grove while both men tour towns in the state amid acrimonious race rhetoric.
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Associated Press
Louisiana
Earl K. Long
Sam Jones
Jones
Cedar Grove
Long
Intimidation Claim Prompts Federal Probe Request
Sam H. Jones, candidate for governor of Louisiana, urged a federal investigation into alleged misuse of social security funds by the state welfare department. He disclosed a letter to Paul W. McNutt, asking for a public federal position on reports that workers and recipients were pressed to back Governor Earl K. Leng in the February primary.
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New Orleans
Sam H. Jones
Laraimana
State Department of Public Welfare
Paul W McNutt
Federal Security Administration
Washington
Jones
McNutt
State Department
Earl K. Leng
Lake Charles
Finns Report Heavy Russian Losses in Lake Ladoga Battles
Finnish communique says northeast of Lake Ladoga more than 50 Russians killed with strongholds captured after three attacks on island and shore positions. Nine Soviet planes shot down with four more probable losses. raids also repulsed at Summa and Markejarvi as air war intensifies.
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Lake Ladoge
Arma
Summa
Karelian
Markejarvi
Arctic Circle
Helsinki
Finland
Mannerheim Line
Louisiana oil and soil plans promise $50 million more revenue
In New Orleans on February 5 the Sam Jones program argued that properly run natural resources could yield an extra 50 million annually for Louisiana. The show claimed auto licenses could drop to three dollars and disputed state role in federal soil payments amid political satire.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Sam Jones
Earl
Youth Rescued After Blizzard on Mount Washington
Littleton New Hampshire February 5 28 hours lost on Mount Washington slopes Webster N Jones Jr Harvard sophomore son of Carnegie Techs director of engineering was recovering in fair condition with frost bite and shock His father Dr W N Jones flew from Pittsburgh to join him Karl J Sax Harvard senior and Jones companion was treated at a Cambridge infirmary
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N. H
Mt. Washington
Webster N. Jones
Harvard
Carnegie Techs
W. N. Jones
Littleton Hospital
Pittsburgh
Karl J. Sax
Boston
Jones
Cambridge
Mass
McCord Located in Florida Town After Disappearance
Relatives and police report Monroe resident R R McCord found in Chipley Florida near Pensacola after vanishing on January 2. He sent a telegram saying he was ready to come home. Rene McCord and T M Moore rushed to Florida to reunite with him. the motive for the disappearance remains unclear.
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Monroe
Florida
Chipley
Pensacola
Milton Coverdale
McCord
Rene McCord
Boekeeper
Parlor City Lumber Company
Moore
Mr. McCord
Hus
Odd items In The News From Roxboro And Oklahoma City
A mix of brief items: Lirsie Pinley walked safely over a street block then slipped on a floor at a apartment building and was hospitalized. In Oklahoma City a patrolman is unsure where Couch drive is located. Parson details a county incident with a cow and motor oil issue. Shenandoah reports Grafton ready to graduate despite a diploma delay.
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N. C
Lirsie Pinley
Oklahoma City
Couch Drive
L. Hocheter
Shartel Avenue
Whalen
Coughlin Misses Sunday Radio Address Mystery Grows
In Detroit on a February Sunday Father Coughlin did not deliver his expected broadcast. Officials at his Shrine of the Little Flower and WJR Detroit reported his whereabouts unknown amid cryptic announcements and musical interludes. Listeners were urged to stay tuned as authorities promised he would speak next Sunday. The network said the surprise absence stunned management and followers.
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Charins FE Jin
Father Coughlin
Little Flower
Royal Oak
Orgen
Cee
Father
WJR
Edward J. Hickey
Han
Derelict Schooner Under Tow In Gulf
A derelict 125 foot schooner named Gloria Colita, home port St. Vincent, is under tow toward Mobile Alabama by coast guard cutter Cartigan after being found 15 miles south of Mobile with wrecked deck housing and missing West Indian crew. The vessel sailed from Mobile January 21 for Guantanamo with a lumber cargo and a 225 ton Honduras coal malts shipment previously unloaded. A radio message indicated the crew may have abandoned ship for a lifeboat amid storm warnings and loss of main sails and steering gear.
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Gulf of Mexico
Mobile
Ala
Coast Guard
Cartigan
Coast .Guard
St. Vincent
British West Indies
Guantanamo
Cuba
R. F. Mitchell
Gulf Shipping
Januay 2
Honduras
Coast
Miles Wuth
Farley Sees Independents Driving Race At Risk Convention
The Democratic chairman Joel A Weeley told the party committee in Washington that independents number about 20 000 000 and will decide the best candidates and program The meeting at the Willard hotel discussed pre convention strategy and the danger of opposing party platforms without a clear program The talk touched on Garner and the 1928 1932 era politics but did not fix the convention site amid a bitter opposition among wealthy party figures.
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Washington
Tech
Joel A. Weeley
Democratic Pationnal Committee
Seaason
Willerd
Garner
Charnec
Chaite Mara
John Nance Garner
Farleys
Chicago
Sen Prancinco
Philadelphia
Farley
Ellis Parker dies in prison in Pennsylvania
Lew isburg Pennsylvania February 5 The pardon attempt for Elie Parker Sr a former detective linked to the Lindbergh baby case was to be posthumous as he died in the Northeastern Federal Penitentiary serving a six year term for conspiracy Mavericks Parker Sr and his son Ellis Jr both faced clemency petitions while relatives arrange funeral services United States Attorney John J Quinn stated he planned to back pardons and paroles for the elder Parker and support for the younger Parker in Burlington County New Jersey
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Lewisburg
Elie Parker
Prion
Faemer
Parker
Publishers to See Newsprint Plant
The Lutkin Texas newsprint plant, first in the South, began production last week. It will be reviewed by Newspaper Publishers Association at its May 22 convention in Mineral Wells Texas. Governor Daniel invited publishers to the Texas meeting.
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Lutkin
Tex
Mineral Wells
Tex Mineral Wells
Walter C. Johnson
Chattanooga
5S. NP. A
South
Johnson
Texas
Old Point Comfort
Adolph Shelby Ochs
The
Nooga Times
John Ewing
Shreveport
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