Navy budget cut sparks drive for superior ships and Guam post
The House appropriations committee sliced 111,699,699 from Roosevelt's navy budget reducing total to 966,772,878 and urging ships superior to foreign fleets. It funds 1 million to start a Guam lookout project and trims contract authorizations by 16,316,250 while signaling broader naval rearmament ahead of June. President signs the first emergency defense bill at 252,340,776 for war, neutrality costs.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Appropriations Committee
Pacific
Guam
Navy
Congress
War Department
Justice Department
Albany Plans Greater City From Tornado Ruins
Albany, Ga., mobilizes to rebuild after a devastating tornado. A $100,000 Red Cross appeal draws rapid gifts as officials report 85 percent of the business district damaged and about 17 dead 400 injured 215 homes destroyed and 337 damaged affecting nearly 1,000 families. The Chamber secretary promises all buildings will be rebuilt and funds pour in from Albany and Atlanta.
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Albany
Red Cross
Richard F. Allen
Allen
Cotton Council Meet Plans Made
In New Orleans on February 13 the National Cotton Council completed session plans for its meeting opening Wednesday. President Oscar Johnston of Scott, Mississippi, warned England's growing neutral-country market role could hurt U.S. exports. He urged expanding markets among neutrals to offset lost war-related demand.
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New Orleans
National Cotton Council
Oscar Johnston
England
Johnston
Scott
Miss
Europe
Asia
Odd Items In The News
Worcester: Mrs. Mary Monophi, 60, robbed of 1300 by two gunmen last Wednesday. On Friday a masked stranger rap ped at her door and left 1100. Yesterday another rap occurred. she found 290 on the porch. Indianapolis: a young man seeks a sweetheart via public library note in Aldous Huxley novel. readers invited to leave cards in James Whitcomb Riley pipes volume. Santa Fe: state tourist bureau received a crumpled card signed by a Woodward, Oklahoma mystery.
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Worcester
Mass
Mary Monophi
Indianapolis
Aldous Huxley
James Whitcomb Riley
Zekesbury
Riley
Santa FE. N. M
State Tourist Bureau
Woodward, Okla
Blood and Thunder Talk Dominates State Campaign
AP reports blood and thunder rhetoric plus a free for all fight mark the gubernatorial campaign a week before ballots. Four men were sentenced for fights in Abbeville including Dudley LeBlanc rivaling Noe while Noe mobilizes a Jackson brigade in New Orleans to guard polling places. Mayor Maestri rejects talk of poll trouble as Long supporter Corrado is fined and jailed for slugging injuries.
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Associated Press
Abbeville
Dudley J. LeBlanc
State Senate
James A. Noe
Sam Jones
Lake Charles
New Orleans
Jackson Brigade
Robert S. Maestri
State Administration
Poohpooh
Victor Corrado
Long
J. E. Kibbe
LeBlanc
Fernand J
Indoor Girl Kay Williams Crowned Top Model of Year
Kay Williams a 23 year old artists model receives multiple honors including being described as a typical indoor girl by illustrator Arthur William Brown and named the Society of Illustrators most popular model of the year.
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Kay Williams
Arthur William Brown
Society of Illustrators
Orleans juror asks judge to accept resignation amid graft probe
Hugh C. Quarles, a member of the Orleans parish grand jury, petitions Judge George P. Platt to accept his resignation, charging the grand jury and Judge Platt with aiding a corrupt political machine led by Governor Earl K. Long. Quarles says investigations are blocked and calls for accountability.
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New Orleans
Orleans Parish
Grand Jury
Hugh C. Quarles
George P. Platt
Quarles
Earl K. Long
Platt
Leche Attacks Connally Hot Oil Act in Court Pleadings
Former Louisiana governor Richard W. Leche and indicted associates challenge the constitutionality of the Connally hot oil act in federal court pleadings. They argue the act illegally delegates legislative power to the conservation commissioner and cites it as criminal statute. Other defendants include Seymour Weiss and the East Texas Refining Co.
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New Orleans
Richard W. Leche
Louisiana
Leche
Conservation Commissioner
Connally
Seymour Weiss
East Texas Refining Company
Freeman W
Long Announces Louisiana Appointments by Gov Long
Baton Rouge announces new constable appointments for wards in West Carroll and Franklin parishes due to vacancies and a senate confirmed reappointment of J S Brock as banking commissioner and Raymond H Fleming as adjutant general after prior holdovers.
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Baton Rouge
Earl K. Long
B. G. Cook
West Carroll Parish
P. L. Wilson
Franklin Parish
Bob Graham
Secretary of State
Long
J. S. Brock
Raymond H. Fleming
Senate
Roosevelt Farley slate seen as Wisconsin campaign move
Wisconsin delegates vow to back a Roosevelt Farley slate in the April 2 primary as the president and postmaster general align on the Democratic campaign. The Wisconsin convention urged drafting the president for a third term and hinted Farley might stay in public life to aid the cause.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Rapids
Farley
Roosevelt-Farley
Charles E. Broughton
Massachusetts
Garner
Gerner
Congress Still Stalled in Talking Stage
Washington, Feb 13. The sixth week of the congressional session ends with economy and foreign relations still in the talking stage. Senate debates extension of aid to Finland as it moves toward a vote to double the Export Import Bank capital to 200 million. House to weigh navy appropriations and a three year extension of reciprocal trade deals.
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Senate
Finland
Fin
China
House
United States
Congress
Ways and Means
White House
New Massing Of Troops On Mediterranean Important
Anglo French forces massing near the Mediterranean hint at defensive aims with potential offensives against Germany or Russia. The piece notes a possible new war theater in Finland and a strategic pincers scenario around the Soviet Union, with Turkey as a key ally and Dardanelles control shaping the balance. Continued on Tenth Pages.
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DeWitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Near East
Germany
Russia
Balkans
Finland
Poland
Europe
Lkely
Turkey
Black Sea
Dardanelles
England
France
Finnish Defenses Hold As Soviet Assault Intensifies
Reports from London Paris and Helsinki describe a growing Soviet push on the Mannerheim line near the Karelian isthmus with both sides claiming fortifications seized and Finland reporting its defenses intact. British naval and air patrols widen to counter German mine and blockade activity. EU officials note increased neutral exports to border states potentially aiding Germany.
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Great Britain
Germany
Paris
Associated Press
Finland
Mannerheim
Red Army
Karelian
Rusia
Loaing
Judge Orders Probe Secrecy In Louisiana Grand Jury
Judge Gaston L. Porterie orders complete secrecy for a federal grand jury investigation to begin next Monday in Shreveport Louisiana. The order seals witness names and subject matter from disclosure. United States Attorney Harvey G. Fields also seeks to preserve election records from the January 16 Democratic primary in several western district parishes.
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Shreveport
Gaston L. Porterie
Grand Jury
United States
Harvey G. Fields
Democratic Committee
Louisiana
Porterie
Girl Regains Hearing After 13 Months Deafness
In Grafton West Virginia Eloise Lockard 19 experienced a sudden return of hearing after 13 months of total deafness. Doctors had said the ear nerves were paralyzed and hopeful treatment was impossible. She spoke with family by lip reading then fainted when she heard her brother speak.
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Grafton
W. Va
Eloise Lockard
A. E. Lockard
Firemen Save Tot and Dog From Burning House
Two Wert Monroe volunteer firemen rushed into a burning home to rescue a one year old girl Su rene LeMuine and her faithful bulldog. The child was badly burned but the dog was uninjured. the heater caused the blaze and neighbors aided as the room was destroyed.
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Twe
Surene LeMuine
Mee
RM. LeMeine
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Criginalle
C. BE
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Grant
Walters
Jene
Rein
Mitchell
LeMaine
Geemen
Grayberry
Stelle Avenue
Weat Monroe
North Third Street
Oklahoma Governor vows new bid over Denison Dam fight
Oklahoma Governor Leon Phillips, angry after a 4 4 Supreme Court ruling, plots a fresh challenge to federal plans for the Denison Dam hydroelectric project. He argues 100000 acres of Oklahoma land are at risk and vows to continue the battle, insisting road funding and state rights must be protected. The project spans the Red River near Durant Oklahoma and Denison Texas.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Supreme Court
Denison
Fort Sumter
Leon Philips
United States Supreme Court
Durant
Okla
Tex
High Tribunal
Woodring
Justice Department
Congres
Interarete
Phillips
Harwood says German freighter sunk after interception
Sir Henry Harwood described a German freighter crew firing upon a British interception off the Brazilian coast. The Wakarma and Hawking engaged, with the German ship sunk and the Wakarma burning in the sea. cargo included lard hides oil cacao and rock crystal.
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Henry Harwood
Belliheran
Henry
Athantic
Dritieh
Heerys
Weerwiner
Hawkine
Pras
Fred
Bey
Cluiter
Honey
Graf Spee Monte
Wokera
Hawking
Wakera
Sse
Waokarma
Rio de Daneim
Wakarma
Caldwell Fails to Appear in Western District Court
George Caldwell former Louisiana State University building superintendent did not appear as arraignment was scheduled for 4 pm in federal court. He allegedly conspired with W J Riley Plumbing and Heating Monroe to defraud the university on construction contracts with a $30 125 kickback. Caldwell had pleaded guilty yesterday to fraud charges in federal court.
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George Caldwell
Louisiana State Uni
Western District of Court
Caldwell
New Orleans
Ben C. Dewking
Hero
W. J. Riley Plumbing and Heating Company
Monroe
W. J. Riley
Thyssen Hints at Visiting the United States
Geneva report outlines Fritz Thyssen saying he may travel to the United States after Berlin publishes a decree stripping him and his wife of German citizenship. The former steel magnate and benefactor, once among Europe’s richest, entered Switzerland last November amid upheaval of his holdings.
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Fritzsen
Adolf
Europe
Reichstag
Thywen
Geezette
Berlin
Thyssen
United States
Switzerland
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