Martin Favors Draft Power Over Labor And Industry
In New Orleans WPA officials Crutcher and Maestri deny irregularities in city projects. They cite prior investigations found all Louisiana WPA ventures legal, with unfinished work proceeding on schedule. A Washington letter from Comptroller General Warren noted suspensions until projects meet public character rules.
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New Orleans
Jan
James H. Crutcher
WPA
Robert S Meestri
Wigglesworth
Republican
Massachusetts
Washington
General Accounting Office
Louisiana
Crutcher
Maestri
Lindsay Warren
John Carmody
FWA
Dewey Demands Eaton Plants Reopen To End Strike
Federal labor conciliator James F. Dewey says Eaton Manufacturing must reopen all plants and return 3500 striking workers to work as a defense measure. The strike began in Saginaw and has spread to Detroit Battle Creek Marshall and Cleveland. Dewey calls it first such drastic step nationwide.
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Detroit
James F. Dewey
Eaton Manufacturing Company
Eaton
Saginaw
Mich
Battle Creek
Marshall
Michigan
Cleveland
Dewey
Manufacturer Advocates Faster Rearmament Drive
Glenn L. Martin urged Congress to grant power to draft labor and industry for defense, testifying that staged speedups may be needed with future contingencies in mind. He noted a six day week could be implemented without wage or health losses to workers as his Baltimore based firm concentrates on defense production.
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Glenn L. Martin
Texing
House Naval Committee
Baltimore
Fernea
Army
Navy
Martin
Defense
Automobiles Recovered In Four Month Police Drive
State Safety Director Steve Alford said the Louisiana State Police recovered 121 stolen automobiles worth 58 776 during September to December, up from 75 worth 29 694 in May to August. Owners reported losses totaling 73 176 versus 42 367. The arson drive with insurers led to 41 cases, 26 arrests, five convictions, and 21 pending charges.
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Baton Rouge la
Steve Alford
State Police Department
Alford
Essen man accused of high treason in Spain
Erich Mambre y of Essen, linked to a German anarchist group in Spain during the civil war, was decapitated today for attempted high treason. The court ruled he committed a capital offense by looting a German comrade’s apartment.
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Berlin
Erich Mambrey
Essen
Spain
Move To Part CC And Army Frowned Upon
Civilian Conservation Corps leaders rejected the American Youth Commission plan to sever CCC Army connections. CCC Director James J. McEntee signaled support for greater Army participation, warning the CCC cannot shoulder the War Department feeding and clothing burden for 281,000 enrollees across 1,500 camps.
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Washington
Civilian Conservation Corps
American Youth Commission
CCC
United States Army
Owen D. Young
General Electric
Army Reserve
War Department
James J. McEntee
Sant
McEntee
Mendoza Escapes Blockade To Sail For France
In Montevideo on January 14, the 19,000 ton French merchantman Mendoza, halted twice by a British blockade, again slipped to sea with Argentine food bound for France. Uruguayan Foreign Minister Cuani pledged to protest if Uruguayan waters were violated. A second French ship, Campana, and three others were in port or awaiting loading.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Mendoza
France
Alberto Cuani
Buenos Aires
Taft seeks to block broad, permanent powers for Roosevelt plan
Senator Taft proposes scrapping the lease lend scheme and replacing it with a limited cash loan program to Britain, with a first ceiling of one to one and a half billion dollars. He argues this keeps British aid separate from U.S. defense and blocks expanded presidential powers. Senator Clark calls for testimony from Kennedy and Bullitt to illuminate the administration’s policy. Kennedy and Bullitt, former ambassadors, are pressed for background on wartime commitments.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Britain
Taft
Ohio
Clark
Missouri
Joseph P. Kennedy
William C. Bullitt
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Great Britain
Bullitt
Ohioan
Wheeler
Montana
Taft and Commerce Department
United States
Mayor H B Landis Dies Suddenly in Winnsboro
Winnsboro Louisiana January 14 Special Mayor H B Landis 69 died here at 5 o clock this morning after weeks of illness. Funeral set for Wednesday at 2 30 p.m. at Winnsboro Funeral Home with Rev Dana Terry officiating. He had lived in Winnsboro since 1910 and was elected mayor in 1938. He came to Louisiana from Pennsylvania as a teacher in 1896 and held banking and mercantile roles before retiring. He was president of the Northeast Louisiana Power Cooperative Inc and Farmers' …
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Winnsboro
H. B. Landis
Winsbhore Funeral Home
Dana Terry
R. E. Holliday
Dave Anders
B. G. Coulter
George Cotton
Roy Taylor
Edgar Lowery
Landis
Louisiana
Pennsylvania
Cheneyville
Cheneyville State Bank After He Had Removed To Winnsboro
Winnsboro State Bank
Northeast Louisiana Power Cooperative, Inc
Farmers
Mrs Boyd Resting Yet Still Sneezing in New Orleans
Mrs Lola Boyd of Monroe Louisiana remains under care at Charity Hospital after ten hours of sleep failed to relieve a prolonged sneezing spell. Doctors plan further tests to identify the cause of the condition which began after an operation on December 10. Mrs Boyd is the mother of 71 year old Charles Jerry Boyd and her husband works as a Monroe newspaper man.
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New Orleans
Charity Hospital
Lola Boyd
Monroe
Winter Cold Grips East as Western Mildness Persists
An eastward cold front from Canada drives temperatures to new lows across the region, with Mount Washington at 3 below zero and Boston at 4 above. Meanwhile the western states enjoy milder conditions with a rain belt streaking from Texas to Colorado and Oklahoma, slowing travel in central areas. New York records its coldest day of the season, while Indiana Missouri Iowa Nebraska face freezing rain as Tennessee Virginia see rising temps.
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Associated Press
Canada
Kansas City
Gulf
Texas
Oklahoma
Colorado
Mount Washington
N. H
Mercury
Boston
New York City
Middle West
Indiana
Ihaow
Missouri
Iowa
Nebraska
Virginia
Tennessee
Adkins Assumes Arkansas Governorship Promises Unity
Homer M. Adkins took office as Arkansas governor pledging full cooperation with the federal defense effort. He warned against un-American groups, named highway debt as top objective, and urged legislation for roads education agriculture and welfare while backing industrial growth and lower freight rates. He resigns as federal revenue collector to challenge Bailey in the Democratic primaries.
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Little Rock
Ark
Homer M. Adkins
Arkansas
General Assembly
Roosevelt
Adkins
Southern Governors’ Conference
Internal Revenue
Carl E. Bailey
Five Kidnapped by Escaped Convicts in Arkansas
Police hunted two armed convicts Humbert Rhodes and Homer Watson who escaped Tucker prison farm last night and kidnapped truck driver Paul Creek two soldiers W A Cope and R J Rogers and two women. The group stopped near the prison farm then in Little Rock before abductors released their captives unharmed.
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Little Rock
Ark
Sernt H. R. Barrett
Tucker Prison Farm
Humbert J. Rhodes
Homer Watson
Pulaski County
Rhodes
Watson
Barrett
Paul Creek
England
Here
Creek
W. A. Cope
R. J. Rogers
St. Louis
110Th
Adams Field
Italians Claim Big Successes In Sea Attacks
Rome reports an intensive axis sea air offensive in the Mediterranean over five days aimed at British reinforcements to Greece and North Africa. Italian claims say 15 vessels were sunk or damaged, with a double convoy bound for Greece and Alexandria. The high command cites numerous hits by Italian naval forces and co operating Nazi fascist air power, including the Gallant sinking indications and additional submarine and cruiser damage.
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Rome
Mediterranean
Greece
Britain
North
Africa
Virginio Gayda
Gayda
Alexandria
Egypt
Egypt. the High Command
Matian
Malaya
Gallant
Popolo di Roma
I Giornale D'Italia
Indica
Strait of
Sicily
Associated Presse
English
Lorient
Dunkerque
Flymouth
Plymouth
London Admiralty
Mussolini
High Command
Rome Ne I Giornale D'Italia
England
Kiisura
American Bombers Leave for Britain from Pasquotank River
Five long range American built reconnaissance bombers depart Pasquotank river near Elizabeth City N J for Bermuda as first leg to join Royal Air Force defense of England. Each twin motor craft has a 4000 mile range and will be handed to British fliers in Bermuda after final inspection by Wing Commander D F Anderson of the British embassy in Washington.
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Elizabeth City
N. J
Pasquotank River
Bermuda
Great Britain
Royal Air Force
England
Consolidated Aircraft Corporation
San Diego
Calif
D. F. Anderson
Washington
German Attack Upon Ireland Could Be Hitler's Next Move
Washington January 14 belief spread among American military experts that Hitler would try to invade Eire to gain bases for a tougher air and submarine war on Britain. German transports from channel ports or Norway might land troops under darkness with parachute troops and air-transported infantry to seize flying fields. The timing remained uncertain due to winter fog and long nights, but the British navy would be ready to contest any surface-ship convoys.
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Washington
Adolf Hitler
Eire
Britain
Ireland
Channel
Norway
Bennett Downey Separation Shocks Hollywood Family
Barbara Bennett announces separation from Morton Downey after 12 years of marriage. Downey tours on stage with five Bennett children named Michael Sean Barbara Tony and Kevin. Barbara, daughter of Richard Bennett, is sister to Constance and Joan Bennett, amid ongoing divorce histories in the family.
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Hollywood
Barbara Bennett
Morton Downey
Downey
Downeys
Michael
Sean
Barbara
Tony
Kevin
Richard Bennett
Constance
Joan
Screen
Marquis de la Falaise de la Coudraye
Walter Wanger
Phoenix
Ariz
Victims Buried as Pulses of Fire Hit Plymouth Port
Incendiary bombs and heavy explosions pound Plymouth as Nazi raids devastate the English port. Civilian fire spotters credited with saving lives while RAF attacks target Lorient and Dunkerque. Casualties feared, but official toll described as surprisingly light.
Fiesta planners set luncheon in Monroe for Pan American fiesta
A luncheon at Hotel Frances in Monroe gathers Ouachita parish and Fifth district leaders to hear New Orleans committee plans for an elaborate Pan American fiesta in 1642. Legislators from the Fifth district and police juries from multiple parishes are invited to learn details and set initial steps.
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Ouachita
Richland
Tensas
Uneion
Lincoln
Monroe
Manhattan Still Grounded After Sand Bar Stranding
The U S liner Manhattan with 200 cruise passengers aboard remained stuck on a sand bar near West Palm Beach Florida. Salvage operators planned new tactics while engineer W H Lee arrived from New York to supervise lightening and ballasting in a bid to refloat the 24 000 ton vessel.
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United States
Manhattan
Bar
West Palm Beach
Fla
Coast Guard
Fia
Selvage
W. H. Lee
New York
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White House
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Washington, D. C
Infantile Paralysis Foundation
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Dolores
Hitler
Downey Separate
Albania
Fiesta
Orleans
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