Rumors of Nazi leadership shifts in Goering Goebbels plans
Berlin reports circulating among insiders claim Goering may be named vice chancellor and war minister while Goebbels would head a Berlin district as statthalter. The propaganda ministry could report directly to the chancellery with Dietrich in charge and foreign office officials handling foreign press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis P. Lochner
Berlin
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Goebbels
Goering
Franz von Papen
Austria
Engelbert Dollfuss
War Ministry
Werner von Blomberg
Germany
Statthalter
Greater
Otto Dietrich
U S Exiles 18 553 Aliens In Past Year
Immigration chief James L. Houghteling reports 18 553 aliens were forced to leave the United States during the year. Of these, 9 275 were deported on warrants and 9 278 left at their own expense. 8 066 were barred from entry earlier, with 67 895 immigrant arrivals last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James L. Houghteling
United States
Houghteling
Perkins
Houghtering
Bossier Lad Held for Manslaughter
Winston Blanton 19 of near Plain Dealing faces a Bossier parish grand jury indictment for manslaughter in the Wednesday night killing of Richard H. Matlock Jr. 21 during a dance altercation. Blanton is free on $2,000 bond as trial set to begin tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matlock
Blanton
Varied Cotton Control Plans Are Proposed
Washington January 18 government faces a surplus cotton dilemma as a Senate bloc from cotton states weighs options. Proposals include buying back loaned cotton, matching loan to nonproduced amounts, manufacturing 1 500,000 bales for free distribution, and freezing up to 6,000,000 bales for explosives and war supplies. Senator Smith leads discussions to present a unified front on farm policy and loan implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Smith
South Carolina
Senate Agriculture Committee
South
Senate Cotton Bloc
Army
Navy
Desperado Bowman Escapes From Ohio Prison
Howard Bowman, 28, a life sentence for bank robbery, vanished from the Ohio State Penitentiary in Columbus. He worked as a cook and likely escaped on a supply truck. his brother Neal previously escaped from Lima State Hospital and was executed in Kentucky for murder.
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Columbus
Howard Bowman
Ohio
James C. Woodard
Bowman
Woodard
Howard
Roosevelt Names Next Set Of Tax, Health And Trade Aims
President Roosevelt outlined his 1939 legislative program aiming to boost New Deal agencies and revenue. He signaled forthcoming measures on further taxation a national health program railroad rehabilitation and Philippine trade. Senate action on key nominations and armament funding continued as committees shaped bills.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
House
Harry Hopkins
Commerce
Commerce Committee
WPA
Felix Frankfurter
Harvard
Supreme Court
Frank Murphy
Michigan
Con
Ouachita National Bank Buys Corner Property in West Monroe
Fred F. Millsaps announces Ouachita National bank will acquire part of the northwest corner of Trenton and Natchitoches streets for a new West Monroe branch. The bank plans a modern building with 22 foot frontage on Trenton and 65 foot depth on Natchitoches. Durrett Hardware buys the remaining corner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred F. Millsaps
Ouachita National Bank
H. L. Rosenhein
Trenton and
Natchitoches Streets
West Monroe
Quachita National Bank
Trenton Street
Natchitoches Street
Millsaps
Auto strikes man who killed wife in Miami scene
Paul H Mardorff fifty admitted fatally stabbing his wife with an old Chinese dagger in their Miami home. As he ran from the house an automobile struck him leaving him near death in an oxygen tent. Officers found the wife dead with the dagger embedded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Paul H. Mardorff
Joel McNeil
G. L. Davis
Mardorff
Stuart K. Smith
Cow Blocks Car in Md River Meet
In Prince Frederick John Bond and his shiny row automobile were forced off the road by a cow at a bridge over a small stream. The animal lowered its head and nudged the car into the water. No injuries reported to Bond or the cow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Frederick, Md
John Bond
Bond
Expelled News Writer Denies Illegal Entry
Frank L. Kluckhohn, New York Times correspondent expelled by Mexico, says the U S embassy produced photostatic copies showing his entry was proper. Mexican officials say he violated immigration orders. Kluckhohn claims he presented stamped credentials and paid duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Tex
Frank L. Kluckhohn
New York Times
Mexico
United States
Mexico City
Southern Republic
Kluckhohn
Germany
United Press
Associated Gas and Electric Defies Power Board
The Associated Gas and Electric system refused to submit records or allow testimony to the federal power commission until ordered by the Supreme Court. Witness C. A. Dougherty declined to identify himself or ties to the system as subpoenas sought records from 14 Pennsylvania utilities. The commission said 29 officers were under control of H. C. Hopson and argued for the right to interrogate, while defense counsel claimed the investigation oversteps judicial authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Associated Gas and Electric System
Federal Power Commission
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
C. A. Dougherty
Commission
H. C. Hopson
Dougherty
Supreme Court of the United States
Walter B. Saul
Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission
Texas Pension Plan Aimed at $30 Monthly for Elderly
Gov. W. Lee O'Daniel outlined a two year program proposing $30 a month for all Texans over 65. He faced immediate questions on funding during a joint session of the legislature in Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
W. Lee O'Daniel
Texas
Senate
House
O'Daniel
Young Loyalist Becomes Alvin York In Spain War
Celestino Garcia Moreno a young army corporal is celebrated in Barcelona for single handedly stopping insurgent tank assaults. He reportedly destroyed one tank with a bomb in Sant Coloma, wrecked two more in a second attack, captured four Italian officers, and helped seize a machine gun. Premier Negrin lauded his bravery as government Spain struggles with mobilization and material shortages.
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Barcelona
Dinamitero
Spain
Celestino Garcia Moreno
Sant Coloma
la Vanguardia
Juan Negrin
Garcia
Negrin
Madrid
Parishes Plan Infantile Paralysis Campaign Events
Twenty two representatives from eleven northeast Louisiana parishes met in the city hall to map fundraising for the infantile paralysis drive climaxing on President Roosevelt's birthday. A P Tugwell outlined plans, with 50 percent of proceeds returning to the state for local crippled children aid and a school child march of dimes drive led by parish superintendents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Roosevelt
A. P. Tugwell
Baton Rouge
C. R. Tidwell
White House
Tugwell
Scarlett Choice Disappoints U D C Leaders
Mrs. Henry C. Falcon, president of the Louisiana division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, said the group is disappointed by the casting of Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O Hara in Gone With the Wind. She argues a southern actress would better understand the Civil War story and its southern background.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Henry C. Falcon
Louisiana
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Vivian Leigh
Scarlett O'Hara
South
U. D.C
Signs of fear in Barcelona dispelled as defense lines stiffen
Barcelona quiets fears as government lines stiffen and reinforcements arrive. The capital resumes busy wartime bustle with traffic and crowds while insurgent advances slow, a southern defense line stabilizes after Tarragona retreat and northern terrain hinders attackers amid continued air fighting from Pons to Seo de Urgel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barcelona
Spain
Tarragona
Pons
Seo de Urgel
French cabinet backs non intervention as Spain aid debate rages
Paris reports the cabinet will stake its fate in the chamber on non intervention while facing Leftist demands for aid to Republican Spain. Foreign Minister Bonnet urges GB-aligned policy as labor groups push for military help to Barcelona amid Italian support for Franco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Albert Lebrun
Spain
Georges Bonnet
France
Great Britain
Barcelona
Francisco Franco
General Confederation of Labor
Spanish Republic
Elysee Palace
New Wilcox Oil Field Discovered Near Bunkie Louisiana
A new Wilcox formation oil discovery near Bunkie Louisiana marks the first Wilcox producer in Avoyelles parish. Sidney Richardson’s Eola wildcat No 1 Haas Investment Co 3 miles south of Bunkie produced oil from 8 443 to 8 550 feet after crossing oil sands in Cockfield and Sparta formations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bunkie
Louisiana
Wilcox
Sidney Richardson
Eola Wildcat
Haas Investment Company
Avoyelies
Cockfield
Sparta
Polia
Tax on Kidnap Ransom Sought in Capone Era Case
Chicago officials pursue back income taxes on a $50 000 ransom paid to Murray Humphreys once tied to Al Capone. John D. Kiley, for the internal revenue service, says he will prove the charge at the tax appeals hearing. Humphreys argues his income was overstated and cites his 1934 tax evasion guilty plea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Murray Humphreys
al Capone
No. 1
John D. Kiley
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Kiley
Robert G. Fitchie
Illinois
B. Turner
United States Boar of Tax Appeals
Humphreys
Arkansas Automobile Testing Law Ends In Repeal
The two year old Arkansas automobile testing law ended as a repeal bill automatically became law without Governor Carley Bailey's signature. The reform moved forward after sponsor Roy la Riales of Mena expressed regret, noting the program required semi annual inspections at state stations for mechanical defects with a 50 cent fee per inspection.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Roy la Riales
Mena
Carley Bailey
Bailey
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Ind
Oral Clevenger
Sam Horn
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James Russell
Mexican Republic
Texas Pension Plan
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