Ellender Center Of Campaign In Louisiana Race
Senator Allen Ellender Democrat Louisiana becomes the focal point of the gubernatorial campaign as he objects to an alleged intimating appeal from O John Rogge assistant U S attorney general in charge of the Louisiana scandal probe and says he is astounded by the move while campaign stops proceed in multiple towns including New Orleans Bogalusa Franklinton and others.
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New Orleans
Allen J. Ellender
Louisiana
Ebiender
O. John Rogge
United States Attorney General
Regge
Congress stalls on lynching bill and budget survey progress
In Washington on January 11, Congress blocked the anti lynching bill and the independent budget survey as House leaders push to keep 1941 expenditures within President Roosevelt's $8.424 billion estimate. The Gavagan lynching bill faces Senate filibuster from southern Democrats while Harrison joint committee plans are stalled.
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Congress
House
Roosevelt
Senate
House Appropriations Committee
Perjury probes rise in New Orleans registration case
New Orleans District Attorney Niels F. Hertz says 7 or 8 more information charges for perjury will be filed over alleged fraudulent registration. Earlier 16 people were accused of swearing falsely to obtain voting certificates in the first ward. Judge Byrnes opened a hearing on striking 6 000 to 7 000 alleged illegal registrants from the rolls. The hearing was continued to 11 a.m. today as officials review registration records.
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Niels F. Hertz
Orleans Parish
William H. Byrnes, Jr
Charles C. Zatarain
Sam Jones
Candille
Jack McCarthy
R. J. Gregory
Parish
Hertz
Gregory
Odd Items In The News
Boston case ends with a $5 fine for Benjamin Bern after a bet with Officer Young about driving with lights. In Scotts Bluff Nebraska farmer Sam Slacker tried a fame stunt that backfired as his truck caught fire. In Omaha Nebraska 72 year old William Mulix faced a chilly reception from a municipal judge over complaints from neighbors.
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Benjamin Bern
John Young
Young
Timothy J. Ahern
Bern
Scotts Bluff
Neb
Sam Slacker
Slacker
Omaha
William Mulix
Perry Wheeler
Mulix
Warren Case Set for Trial in Ouachita Parish Court
The case of J. Lloyd Warren, Ouachita parish police jury president, will be reset for trial by Judge David I Garrett in district court Friday at 10 a.m. Nine others face arraignments, including G C Cornett for termite work without license and A R Culpepper for acting as a general contractor without state board authority. John Harvey Collie to show cause on suspended jail term and contempt hearing.
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Ouachita Parish
David I. Garrett
Frank W. Hawthorne
Commission of Horticulture
Marion Williams
Charlie Harris
A. R. Culpepper
J. C. Woodward
James Ingram
Andrew Craighead
Corley Lightsey
Minor Smith
Floyd Smith
Fred Jordan
John Harvey Collie
Collie
Russia Plans Major Army Shakeup Amid Finnish Front Reports
Reports from Finnish and Norwegian sources say more than 100 Soviet officers were recalled to face trial over slow progress in the Finnish front. No confirmation of a shakeup was found, while the U S naval program faced Japanese criticism as Congress debated a 1 3 billion dollar plan and Guam harbor improvements.
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Mail Robber Roy Gardner Ends Existence After Prison
Roy Gardner, the famed mail robber who spent about 20 years in prison and after a brief attempt at life outside crime, killed himself in a hotel bathroom in San Francisco. He left a message for reporters asking to be treated gently and cited the stigma of being an ex convict as reason for his death. Gardner began his crime spree with a $30000 mail robbery in San Diego in 1920 and served time on Alcatraz before his release in June 1938.
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Roy Gardner
Gardner
Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary
Arizona
San Diego
Alcatraz Island
Noe Unveils 37 Planks For Louisiana Campaign
New Orleans January 11 Gubernatorial candidate James A Noe reveals a 37 plank platform including sales tax repeal general tax reductions and civil service reforms The roll includes free school lunches higher teacher pay pensions for Confederate veterans and restoration of Louisiana landmarks.
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New Orleans
James A. Noe
Noe
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
U S Extends 10 Million Credit to Norway
Washington reports a 10 million dollar U S credit to Norway via the RFC and the Export-Import Bank to buy American farm products and non military supplies for Finland. The move follows President Roosevelts October message of sympathy to Sweden and other Scandinavian nations amid Russia demands over Finland.
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United States
Norway
Russia
Finland
Jesse Jones
RFC
Roosevelt
Sweden
Morrison Leads Convict Parade Through New Orleans Rally
James H. Morrison, a leading gubernatorial hopeful, paraded 25 floats through Canal Street in New Orleans as Louisiana voters prepare for Tuesday's Democratic primary. He aims to dismantle Huey Long influence, rallies farmers from the Florida parishes, and accuses administration officials of corruption while supporters claim a large turnout.
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James H. Morrison
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Earl K. Cong
Huey
Morrison
Broad Canal Street
Florida
Baton Rouge
Republic of Florida
Huey Long
Wyoming Recovers Snowplows After Pass Open Promise
Wyoming retrieved its snowplows after Jackson Hole citizens seized the idle fleet to keep Teton Pass open as long as possible. Governor Nels H. Smith consulted highway commission members on the decision, noting the state will use flange plows and moderate mowing rather than costly rotary equipment.
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Wyo
Wyoming
Teton Pass
Jackson Hole
Tetors
Victor Meade
Nels H. Smith
Highway Commission
Hull Pleads for Renewed Trade Pacts in Congress
Secretary Hull urged renewed expiration trade agreements to aid world economic readjustment after the European war. He warned against leading toward the slough of despair and urged the Ways and Means Committee to back new pacts as a path to prosperity and peace. Hull cited democratic negotiations and his 14 years on the committee to press the case.
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Ways and Means Committee
Orier
Hull
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Hatter
Mull
Nomination of Murphy OKayed by Senate Panel
A Senate judiciary subcommittee recommended confirmation of Attorney General Frank Murphy as associate justice of the Supreme Court. Murphy testified opposing force in labor disputes and unconstitutional acts by Congress. The panel, led by Sen Burke, questioned his constitutional views. full committee action and Senate vote followed.
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Bitter Day for Mine People in Bartley VA Weathered by Ice
In Bartley West Virginia a mine explosion traps men below ground as ice and sleet cover the hills. Relatives wait by the church as rescue teams press on through a bitter night with coffee and sandwiches for workers. Agnes Monaghan and family endure the vigil while news filters in.
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W Va
Barthey
Floyd Combe
Agnes Monaghan
Agnes
Monaghan
Noe Denied Access to Conservation Records in New Orleans
Senator James A. Noe, gubernatorial candidate, was refused permission to photograph state conservation records and told a court order was required. Noe and aides reported Gov Earl Long’s claim that citizens may see the books but newspapers may not. Officials cited court control as records remained under litigation, with a Supreme Court writ of review sought earlier to reopen access.
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James A. Noe
State Department of Conservation
Noe
Ghia Wo Soberesh
Oph
Earl Long
Moe
Earl Lang
Morgan Potter
Ernest Clements
Tolks Noe
Remick Baron
Supervisor of Public Accounts
Im. Baron
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Clements
Supreme Court
Morrison imitates Huey Long as Louisiana governor hopeful
James H. Morrison, a Tulane law student and scion of a socialite family, campaigns for governor in 1940 Louisiana. He channels Huey Long on stage with props and rhetoric, promising mass incarceration while using a partisan theater to rally voters.
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New Orleans
Jan. Il
Tulane University
Jimmy Morrison
Haramond
Huey Long
Huey
Tulane
James H. Morrison
Strawberry Farm
Three Bodies Recovered From West Virginia Mine Blast
Rescue teams near Bartley West Virginia worked through sleet to reach the Pocahontas Coal mine after an explosion trapped miners. Roy Evan Charley Moffitt and another man were confirmed dead with others missing as families waited in cold rain.
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W. Vo
Bartley No & Mine
Crewe
Roy Evan
Charley Moffitt
Negro
Marrid
Dvane
Salvati
Carl J. Dickenson
Rogge Discusses Election Fraud Probes In New Orleans
In New Orleans on January 11, Rogge met with campaign workers amid grand jury sessions over alleged bribery in the upcoming primary. Affidavits claim bribes as high as 3500 and threats to desertions from the Jones camp. Rogge cites five federal statutes guiding the probe into past elections and the forthcoming primary.
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New Orleans
O. John Rogge
Louisiana
Charles C. Zatarain
Sam Jones
Lake
Jones
Rogge
Grand J
Roosevelt 1 Percent Income Super-Tax Favored
President Roosevelt backs a 1 percent super-tax on income to fund emergency defense costs. Officials said the idea has no firm action yet though it could apply to 1909 and 1940 incomes retroactively. Taxpayers would compute the levy as in the normal income tax.
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Roosevelt
National Defense Costs Administration
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