Willkie Sees British Courage On Return Flight Home
Bristol England February 5 Wendell L Willkie leaves for the United States after pledging to aid Britain during its fight for freedom He praises British courage and visits King George VI Queen Elizabeth and Prime Minister Eamon de Valera before boarding a plane to Lisbon then home to testify before the senate foreign relations committee He helps arrange funding for a British hostel with support from Warwick Rhode Island for British women in service During his stay he toured bombed districts and commented on the damaged city buildings and war effort
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
England
Wendell L. Willkie
United States
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
America
Britain
Willkie
R. I
J. Rhode Island
Eamon de Valere
Ireland
Urgent Greek Relief Appeal Seeks Monroe Gifts
The News-Star ad urges immediate aid for Greece with food clothing bomb shelters and medical supplies. It cites civilian needs from Parthenon to peasant huts and calls for donations via Greek War Relief Association Monroe HQ 116 North Second Street. Monroe goal is 10000 with 1750 raised. Radio KMLB will broadcast February 8 at 10 15 p.m. to help fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Monroe
News-Star
Parthenon
Greek Relief Fund
Crime Commission Suit Dismissed in Louisiana
Baton Rouge Feb 5 District Judge Charles Holcombe dismissed a taxpayers suit challenging the new state crime commission. The court upheld the exception of no cause or right of action agreeing the taxpayers could suffer nothing from transferring 500 909 from the property tax relief fund for operating expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Charles Holcombe
New State Crime Commission
Crime Commission
A. P Tugwell
Fire kills eleven in New Haven quilt plant blaze
A fast spreading fire on the third floor of the New Haven Quilt and Pad company building trapped workers in a room filled with cotton fiber. At least eleven employees died and several others missing as investigators work to identify the victims and determine the cause while foreman says workers were inside the department when the blaze erupted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn L. Martin
Baltimore
America
New Haven
Conn
Isadore Denner
Bor
Batista gains new strength in Cuba after plot discovery
Havana reports President Batista, citing a sedition scare, says constitutional guarantees suspended for 15 days may be restored earlier. He meets congressional leaders to assess public order. joint session tonight to hear his message as he strengthens grip after the ouster.
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Havana
Cuba
Pulgencino Batista
Senate
House
Batista
Scouts Seek Help for Good Turn Day Nationwide Drive
Saturday marks Good Turn Day as Monroe and West Monroe Scouts canvass neighborhoods to collect old toys. Collected items go to the WPA workshop for remodeling and distribution to underprivileged children at Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts of America
Monroe
West Monroe
WPA
Bodies Retrieved From Wrecked Army Bomber Mystery
A mountain party labored along a narrow Little Rockies trail at Morton Washington to recover seven airmen killed in a January 16 bomber crash. Victims were hauled down 150 foot drops toward a forested valley and taken to Tacoma near McChord Field. A rope-assisted search continued for the aircraft clock and crew watches to determine the exact crash time. Colonel Walter Peck noted the bomber struck a cliff about six miles northwest of the lumber town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morton
Wash
Tacoma
McChord
California
Walter Peck
McChord Field Operations
Warrant Issued for Henry Witness in Louisiana Murder Trial
Lake Charles Louisiana February 5 bench warrant issued by Judge Mark C Pickrel for George McQuiston missing witness in second trial of Mrs Annie Beatrice Henry charged with slaying Joseph P Calloway in a rice field His absence has delayed the trial two days and he was held in contempt of court McQuiston a former state police captain and uncle of the accused was summoned by both sides Shreveport report notes he is en route to testify in the trial with attorney Bennett Johnston confirming plans
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Charles
Mark C. Pickre
George McQuiston
Annie Beatrice Henry
Houston
Tex
MecQuiston
Pickrel
Henry
Joseph P. Calloway
State Supreme Court
Finnan Burks
Shreveport
J Bennett Johnston
McQuiston
Italians Quickening Withdrawal In North Africa
British general headquarters reports Italians accelerating retreat toward Bengasi as British columns push two thirds across eastern Libya in under two months. Eritrea drive on Asmara continues. Cheren operations deemed successful with Italians retreating eastward.
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Cairo
Egypt
Bengasi
Libya
Cirenaica
Eritrea
Asmara
Wide changes contemplated for state hospitals in Louisiana
Louisiana officials outlined wholesale changes in operating state hospitals. The plan cuts Charity Hospital New Orleans by about 500000 dollars and redirects funds to Shreveport Charity Hospital and other state institutions. New admission regulations aim to admit free only those unable to pay.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Charity Hospital
New Orleans
Grady Durham
Shreveport Charity Hospital
J. E. Snee
Durham
Shreveport
Huey P. Long
Pineville
Lafayette Charity Hospital
Florida Parishes Charity Hospital
Independence
East Louisiana Hospital
Central Hospital For the Insane
Senate Committee Probes Britain’s Possible Definite Fleet Commitments
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee plans to query the State Department on reports that Britain gave definite commitments regarding use of its fleet in exchange for American aid. Senator Vandenberg urged official confirmation as President Valenting urged retention of US defense control while aiding Britain.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
Great Britain
United States
Vandenberg
Michigan
George
Georgiad
Department
Alan Valenting
Rochester University
Congress
Britain
Dorothy Thompson
Ascap Faces Charges Filed By Government
Government probes into ASCAP actions amid world crisis proposals. Officials say haste slowly governs policy shifts and warn aggressive economic measures could strain trade. Proposals span export controls and Britain’s wartime blockade cooperation impacts trade with axis powers and Soviet Russia.
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Ascap
Washington
White House
Britain
Hugh Dalton
Soviet Russia
Tonight Deadline for Auto Licenses Ends 1941 Sale
Final sale of 1941 automobile licenses without penalty closes at midnight Wednesday across the Fifth district. Sub stations in parish courthouses except Monroe, where plates available only at the Motor Vehicle Bureau. New car buyers pay a flat $3 license, with no monthly discount.
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Monroe
Motor Vehicle Bureau
North Second Street
Monopoly charges against music industry leaders
Milwaukee February 5. The federal government charges the American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers along with 19 corporations and 26 individuals under the Sherman antitrust act. A bill of information alleges conspiracy to pool and control most desirable copyrighted music for commercial use. arraignment set for March 5 at 2 p.m. in federal court.
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Milwaukee
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
United States District Court
F. Ryan Duffey
Victor O. Waters
Ten Firms Face Antitrust Action Over Hard Board
New York February 5 Samuel S Jaseks special assistant to the attorney general said he would move in federal court February 1f for a preference of trial of civil action against ten firms alleging monopolization and price fixing in the hard board industry The cost of hard board used in construction has risen from 30 to 35 per thousand square feet since March 11 1940 The firms named include Masonite Corporation Celo tex Johns Manville Sales Corporation Insulite Company CertainTeed Products Corporation Flintkote Company National Gypsum Company Wood Conversion Company Armstrong Oak Company and Dent and Russell Company
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Samuel S. Jaseks
Isseks
Masonite Corporation
Celotex Corporation
Johns-Manville Sales Corporation
Insulite Company
Certain Teed Products Corporation
Deaths to Date and Last Year Totals
A brief notice lists deaths to date and compares with the previous year, noting overall mortality trends and significant variances. It records totals and references time frame without personal details.
Daylight Raid Ends Quickly Over German Lands
Berlin reports German spokesmen say 14 British bombers were shot down during a daylight assault intended on German objectives. German pilots claimed hits on a munitions works and a channel convoy. Five German civilians died and two percent wounded as British bombs hit Düsseldorf centers.
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Berlin
English Channel
Ramsgate
Channel
Midlands
Dusseldorf
Germany
Bombers Hit German Ports in Channel Coast Raid
Allied air force pounded western Germany and struck six Nazi held invasion ports along the Channel coast as part of a heavy raid reported by Associated Press Waves.
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Associated Press
Germany
Channel
London
Petain Silent On Laval Return Amid Nazi Talks
In Vichy on February 5 Associated Press reports Petain has not revealed his stance on Pierre Laval's possible return to the French government. A ministerial council may soon decide terms for Laval and possible delays in Paris. Darlan briefed Petain after talks with Hitler envoy Abetz and Brinon as Flandin and Huntziger conferred.
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Associated Press
Vichy
France
Philippe Petain
Pierre Laval
Laval
Petain
Jean Darlan
Paris
Darlan
la Otto Abetz
Adolf Hitler
Fernand de Brinon
Pierre-Etienne Flandin
Charles Huntziger
Pare Hotel
Darsan
Overton Flood Bill Favored By Jones
Senator Overton a Democrat from Louisiana supports an early passage bill to release 103000900 tied to the Eudora floodway project. Governor Sam Jones backs the measure as funds could fund river levees and other flood controls, while killing the Boeut floodway and freeing vast land for loans and development.
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Baton Rouge
Senata Overton
Louisiana
Eudora
Sam Jones
Arkansas
Federal Land Bank
Orror
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Rennes
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Berka
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Red Sea
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Sudan
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