Leaders Seek Roosevelt Harmony to Prevent 1940 Split
Democratic senators warn of rifts if party divides over 1940. They urge President Roosevelt to pursue unity upon returning from his Caribbean cruise, with calls for White House led talks to bridge factions and heal party wounds. Senator Wheeler of Montana is noted as a key figure in past opposition.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Brown
Michigan
White House
Wheeler
Montana
Southern division Young Business Girls conference program
The program for the Southern division conference of Young Business and Professional Women’s clubs of the YWCA at Hotel Virginia covers registration, opening ceremonies, main speaker on “Challenge to Southern Business Girls,” committee meetings, worship, breakfast, panel discussion, tie up, findings and resolution committees, business session and closing ceremony on February 18 and 19 with local hosts Hot Springs Pine Bluff Little Rock and others.
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Southern Division of
Young Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
Young Women’s Christian Association
Hotel Virgnia
Alice Terry
Monroe
Hot Springs
Pine Bluff
Little Rock
el Skrrado
Helena
Texarkana
Twenty Brides to Share Poydras Fund in Louisiana
In Port Allen Louisiana administrators say twenty West Baton Rouge brides will divide 1800 dollars from the Julien Poydras legacy this year. The fund provides dowries to young women lacking funds to marry. The two beneficiaries are Irene LeBlanc Elizabeth Thibodaux Verda Bello Virginia McCoy Marjorie Pitre Sadie Mae Breaux Beatrice Bracklin Ida Marie Cronan Irene Alexander Annie Lee Bello Elvirtha Andre Mildred Blanchard Lena St Romain Myrtle Peavy Winnie Arnold Eunice Lorie Myrle Rivault Marie Delahaye Vilma Comeaux Vera Comeaux.
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Port Allen
Baton Rouge Parish
Julien Poydras
Poydras
Louisiana
Irene LeBlanc
Elizabeth Thibodaux
Verda Bello
Virginia McCoy
Marjorie Pitre
Sadie Mae Breaux
Beatrice Bracklin
Ida Marie Cronan
Irene Alexander
Annie Lee Bello
Elvirtha Andre
Mildred Blanchard
Lena St. Romain
Myrtle Peavy
Winnie Arnold
Eunice Lorie
Myrle Rivault
Marie Delahaye
Vilma Comeaux
Vera Comeaux
Chairman Dies in Texas amid acute appendicitis
Washington reports Democrat congressman from Texas, chairman of the home-American investigating couny, was rushed to an emergency hospital after a morning attack of acute appendicitis at his home. Office associates said he was stricken at his residence.
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Washington
Democrat
Texas
homn-American
Couny
Office
Rebels Shell Madrid as Evacuations Begin Amid War Rift
Belgian police and firemen retake the Spanish government consulate in Brussels after an early coup attempt. In Paris President Azana gains support as peace talks with Franco show promise, while Catalonia falls to insurgents. Perpignan reports shelling kills six and wounds twenty. Madrid begins evacuating children to Albacete as front lines realign on the Madrid Valencia sector.
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Brussels
Paris
Manuel Azana
Spain
Britain
Francisco Franco
Catalonia
Madrid
Perpignan
France
Pthe
Juan Negrin
Albacete
Madrid-Valencia
Monroe Plans Dollar Day Sale Across Merchants
Monroe merchants set the first Dollar day of 1939 for March 1 with advertising to begin February 28. The Chamber of Commerce committee will coordinate ads in Morning World News-Star and on KMLB. Promotional notices run Sunday to Tuesday, with banners across town and bus/window placements.
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Merchants of
Monroe
Retail Merchants Division
The
Chamber of Commerce
Herbert Fink
Morning World
News-Star
KMLB
Noted Prohibition Leader Dr Clarence Wilson Dies in Portland
Dr Clarence True Wilson aged 66 founder of the Methodist temperance board and key prohibition leader died in Portland Oregon. He helped wage battles over liquor debates and political efforts to sustain prohibition and fought against repeal during the 1932 shift. He graduated from the University of Southern California in 1894 and moved to Portland in 1905. His widow and two daughters survive him.
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Portland
Ore
Clarence True Wilson
The
Methodist Church Temperance Board
Wilson
University of Southern California
San Francisco Prepares for $50 Million Golden Gate Expo
San Francisco moves toward tomorrow’s opening of the Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island. Officials plan a night illumination and an opening parade as crowds of up to a quarter of a million are expected for the 288 day fair featuring 400 acres of attractions, exhibits, and amusements.
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San Francisco
San
Treasure Island
Bombay
India
Norman Taurog Threat Targeting His Daughter at Home
In Beverly Hills California police guard the hillside home of director Norman Taurog after a telephoned threat to kidnap his six year old daughter Pat. Two investigators assigned to watch the residence while a nurse reported the warning last Sunday. Mrs Taurog reportedly near collapse.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Norman Taurog
Pat Taurog
Charles C. Blair
Blair
Hillside
Richard B. Hood
Federal Bureau of Investigation
U S Seeks Explanation From Japan Over Hainan Occupation
U S Ambassador Grew urged Tokyo for a formal explanation of Japan's navy seizure of Hainan Island China 7350 miles west of the Philippines. He pressed Foreign Minister Arita after similar notes from French and British envoys. Tokyo cites military purposes and tightening blockade of the Chinese coast.
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Tokyo
United States
Joseph C. Grew
Hainan
China Island
Philippine Islands
Hachiro Arita
Arita
Charles Arsene Henry
Sir Robert L. Craigie
China
Nations Seek Explanation From Japan Over Hainan Occupation
The United States joined Britain and France in demanding an explanation from Japan for its occupation of Hainan island. In Berlin, at the grand automobile show, Reichsfuehrer Hitler delivered a 20 minute speech outlining his views.
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United States
Britain
France
Japan
Hainan Island
Berlin
Fire destroys Quebec asylum
A blaze at St Michel L’Archange hospital for the insane left only ruins after 24 hours. Over 3,000 patients were moved to safety with no casualties reported. Fire began in the men’s wing around 8 am and spread despite cold weather as police and troops assisted in evacuation.
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Quebec
St. Michel L’archange Hospital
Royal Canadian Mounted
22Nd Regiment
Conservation agent shoots at arrestee in Louisiana
Coroner Charles L. Barker said state conservation agent E Vinet shot and killed Gillis Schouest, 23, of Golden Meadow, 12 miles east of Golden Meadow after Schouest pointed a gun as he and another man were arrested for possessing traps and furs out of season. The other man escaped during the shooting.
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Raceland
Charles L. Barker
E Vinet
Gillis Schouest
Golden Meadow
Schouest
Guidance Meet Spreads Across Northeast Center Saturday
Classroom teachers superintendents and high school principals statewide attend a student guidance conference at Northeast Center auditorium starting 9 a m Saturday The morning speaker is Dr Doak Campbell dean of Peabody College Nashville The program includes panel discussions and talks by district and school leaders on counseling interviews records and home roles.
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Northeast Center Auditorium
Doak Campbell
Peabody College
Nashville
State Department of Education
S. L. Barrow
John B. Robinson
C. E. Holly
Lake Providence High School
E. D. Shaw
Morehouse Parish
Elizabeth Cuthrell
Ouachita Parish High School
W. R. Middleton
Fort Necessity School
Mary Hester
Neville High School
D. W. McBride
Oak Grove High School
T. A. Judd
Mangham High School
H. S. Bankston
Columbia High School
Train Death Toll Rises to Three in Mississippi Crash
In Quincy Mississippi on February 17 the death toll from yesterday’s head on collision of the Frisco Sunnyland and a halted freight train reaches three. The Amory sanitarium reports R L Dunn of Cordova Alabama died late last night. Dunn rode the freight behind the engine and was scalded by steam. Others injured include Birmingham’s George W Bowers and Laddy Ivy. conductor Mac Jones shows improvement and is expected to be discharged in four to five days.
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Quincy
Miss
Frisco
Sunnyland
Gilmore Sanitarium
Amory
R. L. Dunn
Cordova
Ala
W. O. Willis
Amory News
Dunn
George W. Bowers
Birmingham
Laddy Ivy
Sanitarium
Mac Jones
W. H. Forst
Memphis
J. W. Howell
Whitehaven
Tenn
Bert Davis
Holly Springs
Zuma T. Howell
Sunnyland Express Messenger
Elmo Boutwell
George T. Williams
Dora
Flood Control Conference Draws Hundreds in Louisiana
Several hundred flood control and navigation experts and officials from Louisiana and south Arkansas gather at the Virginia hotel for a Louisiana Flood Control and Water Conservation Commission meeting. The session, led by Wade O. Martin and P. D. Naugle, opens to full conference discussion after outlining programs for flood control navigation and water conservation. Film showcases of Federal Barge Line operations follow, involving Red River Ouachita Calcasieu Mermentau and Vermilion river systems in Louisiana.
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Monroe
Waterways Conference Today
Food Control and Water Conservation Commission
John D. Klorer
Wade O. Martin
Louisiana
Harry D. Wilson
Agriculture and Immigration
New Orleans
South Arkansas
Louisiana Flood Control and Water Conservation Commission
Virginia Hotel
Fred Voorhies
St. Martinville
P. D. Naugle
Commission
Red River
Ouachita River
Calcasieu
Mermentau
Vermilion
Key West to Welcome Roosevelt on Sea Highway Tour
Key West prepares to greet President Roosevelt with guards on the Overseas Highway. Roosevelt, arriving after a 140 mile motor trip from Florida City, will give a 3 pm radio address in San Francisco and later join the fleet in southern waters. The city, rebuilt by New Deal aid after Labor Day 1935, recalls its hurricane disaster and the shift of its cigar industry to Tampa.
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Culbert L. Olson
Francisco
Sacramento
Thomas J. Mooney
Olson
California Jewelers’ Associaion
Golden Gate
Roosevelt
Key West
Fla
New Deal
National Guard
Florida Keys
Miami
Henry M. Flagler
United States
Tampa
Dog Moe Dies After Master Camp Sued By Storm
Moe the chow slept under the bed of Lieutenant Wilbur D. Camp at Barksdale field. Camp died of exhaustion and exposure after clinging to a storm tossed sailboat on Crosslake. Moe refused to leave Camp’s quarters and died yesterday. a roommate's attempt to coax him out failed.
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Shreveport
Moe
Wilbur D. Camp
Barksdale Field
Crosslake
H. B. Young
Mussolini and Italian leaders attend Pope Pius XI funeral mass
In Rome on February 17 Premier Mussolini and King Victor Emmanuel III with Queen Elena joined the state funeral for Pope Pius XI. The ceremony in Sant Andrea Della Valle drew less than 2,000, with diplomats present and eighty-one lit candles marking the pope’s life. The mass lasted over an hour as a chill filled the church.
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Rome
Mussolini
Vittorio Emanuele
Elena
Pius XI
Italy
Sant’ Andrea Della Valle
Holy See
United States
William Phillips
Lord Perth
Catafalque
Monsignor Borgongini
Engineers to study hospital settling in New Orleans
The Charity hospital board approved hiring nationally known engineers to study the settling of the $9 million main building funded in part by the Public Works Administration. Howard A. Gray urged a full report on the building’s condition and possible remedies to prevent future settlement. Leon Weiss said the structure is structurally safe and only superficial damage exists to finishes.
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New Orleans
Board of Administrators of
Charity Hospital
Public Works Administration
Howard A. Gray
PWA
Leon Weiss
Leche Removes Grosjean From State Post in Baton Rouge
Governor Richard W. Leche discharged Alice Lee Grosjean from state employ as state supervisor of public funds and named his longtime assistant F S Shattuck to replace her. The move follows her recent transfer from revenue collector to the new post amid broader tax collection changes. Grosjean, married to W A Tharpe, had supervised a record $52 million in 1938 taxes.
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Baton Rouge
Richard W. Leche
Alice Lee Grosjean
Huey P. Long
Miss Grosjean
F. S. Shattuck
Shattuck
Louisiana
Ellison
Leche
New Orleans
Caple
W. A. Tharpe
Louisiana Tax Commission
Cole
W. A. Cooper
Cooper
Capitol
Long
Townsend Plan Returns to House Ways and Means
Dr. Francis Townsend, veteran advocate of the Townsend plan for old age pensions, testified before the House Ways and Means Committee alongside Senators Pepper Andrews Nye. The hearings focus on amendments to the social security act and the Townsend proposal to pay up to 206 dollars monthly to those over 60 amid concerns over political activity and financial implications.
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Washington
F. E. Townsend
House
Ways and Means Committee
Pepper
Florida
Andrews
Nye
North Dakota
Ohio House Ends Debate On Unemployment Ripper Bill
Columbus worded report notes Representative Ralph G. Marshall of Muskingum County moved to close debate after two hours forty five minutes of speeches on the unemployment compensation kicker bill. The speech making ended as he claimed press coverage had ceased.
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Columbus, CO
Ohio House of Representatives
Ralph G. Marshall
Muskingum County
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Pope
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