Roosevelt and Willkie Face New British Aid Hearings
Witness list for next week at House hearings on the British aid bill includes Joseph P. Kennedy and Charles A. Lindbergh. Kennedy will testify Tuesday and Lindbergh Thursday, with Norman Thomas and Hanford MacNider among Wednesday’s witnesses. William C. Bullitt set for Friday or Saturday. Roosevelt to open files on department information as Wendell Willkie prepares to depart.
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House
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Great Brritain
Charlies A. Lindbergh
Fish
New York
Foreign Affairs Committee
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Lindbergh
Cleo
Norman Thomas
Hanford MacNider
American Legion
Hugh S. Sener
Bloom
Democrat
Esserting
William C. Rollitt
France
Prea
Freeze Grips Deep South as Temps Plunge Tonight
United States Weather Bureau forecasted a sharp freeze for tonight spanning Louisiana and Mississippi. New Orleans expected a low near 32 degrees after a day of mild 64 degrees, with sub freezing conditions extending north into Shreveport Monroe and north Mississippi towns. Farther north a hard freeze was predicted for Mississippi, while portions of Louisiana faced frost in the sugar and trucking regions.
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United States Weather Bureau
Louisiana
Mississipp
Weather Bureau
Shreveport
Monroe
Greenwood
Greenville
Store Hours Changed by Monroe Retail Merchants
The Retail Merchants division of the Chamber of Commerce approved new weekly hours for Monroe stores. Beginning Monday, weekdays run 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Saturdays to 8:30 p.m. More than 39 merchants voted to observe the hours, aiming for standardization and public cooperation.
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Monroe
Retail Merchants Division
Chamber of Commerce
Sailor Tears Swastika Flag From German Consulate
In San Francisco on January 18 a U S sailor named Harold James Sturtevant 22 ripped down a large swastika flag from the ninth story of the German consulate building at O'Farrell street near Market Street. Thousands of onlookers cheered as police reported Sturtevant and E G Lackey of Charlotte North Carolina were seized for malicious mischief and later released. The flag marked the 18th anniversary of the founding of the German Reich and a crowd of about 2000 gathered outside the building as authorities explained international law allowed the consulate to display the emblem.
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San Francisco
Joseph Walsh
Harold James Sturtevant
Craven
E.G. Lackey
Charlotte
N. C
United States Navy
Sturtevant
Lackey
Ryan Labor Row In New Deadlock At Ryan Aeronautical
San Diego Calif January 4 The Ryan Aeronautical Company and the United Automobile Workers edged into a fresh deadlock over wage terms after the company rejected a compromise union proposal. CIO chief Richard Frankensteen called the company reply insulting and said the strike deadline remains Tuesday. He planned to request a federal probe to uncover any ulterior motive behind the company stance.
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Ryan Aeronautical Company
United Automobile Workers
C. 1 O
Umion
Harry C. Malcom
Richard T Frankensteen
Naional Defense Commission
Inaugural Week Draws Washington Crowds and Critics
Thousands gather in Washington for Roosevelt's third inauguration amid weather talk and public interest. Officials pursue cases in Louisiana politics as Five Circuit Court upholds five convictions tied to the Shushan scandal.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Lafayette Square
Capitol
Mr Roosevelt
Woman Dies After Auto Crash Near Columbia
A 23 year old woman, Mrs M H Frith of Spencer, died of internal injuries after her husband’s car was rear ended by Elmer Carpenter of Riverton near Columbia. Carpenter was arrested. charged not yet filed. Mr Frith and Carpenter were injured. Frith was en route to Camp Livingston with Mrs Frith.
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Caldwell Parish
M. H. Frith
Spencer
A. J. Coates
Frith
Elmer Carpenter
Riverton
Carpenter
Coates
Caldwell Hospital
Alexandria
Camp Livingston
Britain’s Air Force Steps Up Offensive Against Germany
London report says Great Britain’s air force conducted more than 1 400 organized raids on Germany through January 1, with over 500 attacks since last September. The Ruhr district received intensified hammering as the source of steel coal and military equipment, marking a two thirds rise in raids over the past three months.
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Great Britain
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Ministry of Information
Britain
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Reich
Kennedy urges aid to Britain but opposes broader lease lend
Joseph P. Kennedy, retiring ambassador to Great Britain, urged the United States to give utmost aid to England yet said the aid should not make war inevitable. In a NBC broadcast he favored assets for Britain and preferred outright gifts after British resources are exhausted, outlining limits to aid to be set by President Roosevelt.
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Joseph P. Kennedy
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United States
England
Joseph P Kennedy
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Red Network
Kennedy
Roosevelt
New Orleans Chosen for Six Way Shipyard Build Start Soon
Washington officials select New Orleans as site for a six way shipyard with cargo vessel construction to begin within four months. Louisiana plans a federal funded $8 171 410 concrete paving program to connect military roads to Barksdale Field.
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Louisiana Shipyard, Inc
Sam H. Jones
Civil Aeronautics Board
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Canal Zone
Mississippi River
Baton Rouge
State Highway Department
Works Projects Administration
War Department
Barksdale Field
Harry Henderlite
Highway Department
Speaking Of Invasions Spark Prewar Sparks From Britain
The report describes British forces preparing to counter a German invasion along the French coast. It mentions armed motorcycle units and preliminary actions as tension rises, with details arriving from American ports.
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Britain
America
Palace Store Addition Spans Harrison Street
The Palace store plans a two story fireproof addition across Harrison Street linked by a pedestrian bridge from the rear of the main building. J W Smith and Associates designed it C E Andrews of Ruston won the contract. The 17 000 square foot structure rises on the old Lockwood Transfer site behind Durrett Hardware and should be completed around June 1.
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Harrison Street
Sig Masur
J. W. Smith and Associates
C. E. Andrews
Ruston
Lockwood Transfer Building
Durrett Hardware Company
Malta Air Attacks Persist as Axis Leaders Reported to Plan Talks
German dive bombers struck Malta with hits on hangars and runways while Mussolini reportedly plans to meet Hitler to discuss further aid for Italian forces in Albania and Libya. British say little damage and ten planes shot down. morale remains high on the island.
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Adolf Hitler
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Libya
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Associated Press
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Proteus
Italy
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Greece
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Mussolini
Africa
Garner Receives Attractive Offers After Senate Service
Vice President Garner said farewell to colleagues at a Cape Cod luncheon and said he would retire Monday after administering the oath to his successor Henry A. Wallace. He reported receiving many private offers and rejected them all, with the most attractive proposal a daily newspaper column at 1500 dollars a week.
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Garner
Senate
Cape Itol
Clark
Henry A. Wallace
Britain Strikes Back as War News Reflects Resilience
Churchill addressed Glasgow framing seven months of bombing as Britain's test of air power. He cited North Africa victories and Italian defeats, warning continued bombardment while seeking US aid in guns planes and ships. Hopkins sat nearby as Britain presses offensives from Africa to Europe.
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Associated Press
Winston Churchill
England
Hitler
Britain
Italy
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Glasgow
North Africa
United States
Harry L. Hopkins
Roosevelt
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