Socialist critique of aid to Britain bill in U S hearings
Norman Thomas warned the aid to Britain bill could authorize un declared war in the name of peace and democracy. He argued Roosevelt may seek a limited war or gradual entry into war, challenging democratic control. Joseph P Kennedy testified as ambassador to England amid opposition to the measure.
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Washington
Britain
Norman Thomas
House Foreign
Roosevelt
Thomas
Joseph P. Kennedy
England
Fireman testifies Mrs Swan ordered engine from property
Natchez January trial over a $4,000 Homewood mansion fire heard a Natchez fireman say Mrs. Swan allegedly ordered the engine off her property. Witness Will Duretta, a paid volunteer, described leaving the scene and multiple epithets reportedly used by Mrs. Swan as insurers challenge the claim.
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Natchez
Mim
Kingsley Swan
New York Society
St Clair Adama
Natchez Society
Swan
Duretta
Crime Commission Suits Are argued in Louisiana Court
Two taxpayer suits challenge the validity of the state crime commission and the reorganization of state government. Briefs were to be submitted after arguments in district court. The crime commission claimed it had recovered 700000, including 393700 for income tax increases and 175000 on audits. Judge Holcombe noted the commission's performance does not affect the legal case.
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Baton Rouge
State Crime Commission
Crime Commission
Charles Holcombe
Kennedy Breaks Formalities in British Aid Hearing
Joseph Kennedy, former ambassador to Britain, disrupted the hearing room by rearranging his chair during a House foreign affairs committee session on the British aid bill. Representative Clara Bolton urged questions as Kennedy shifted his seat two feet closer to the table, drawing surprised reactions from Chairman Bloom.
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Washington
Joseph P. Kennedy
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Clara Bolton
Ohio
Kennedy
Bloom
New York
Mrs. Bolton
F D R Plans U S Economic Defense Group
President Roosevelt plans a federal agency for economic defense to coordinate all defense economics. It would operate alongside the Knudsen Hillman armaments board and oversee foreign funds, materials, export controls, and axis business surveillance.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Office of Production Management
Knudsen-Hillman Board
Navan
Treasury
Centrol
Federal Loan Agency
Justice Department
Willkie Flies to England to Visit Britain War Effort
Wendell Willkie departed New York aboard a clipper plane for Bermuda Lisbon and London to study Britain’s war effort as a private citizen He said he aims to support British fighters and spare America from war while preserving its free way of life He plans to return with views for the American people and stressed he goes “on his own” not as an envoy of any government.
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New York
Wendell Willkie
England
America
Britain
la Guardia Field
Bermuda
Lisbon
Willkie
London
British Overseas Airways
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
IMI Safety Record Updates
Accidents to date total 29 with 23 reported this date a year ago. Personal injuries total 6 versus 2 a year ago. No deaths recorded to date, with no fatalities reported at the same point last year.
Rumania Braces Under Army Control Amid Turmoil
Bucharest reports Ion Antonescu moving Romania under military authority after street fighting. Army police control, seven key industries placed under military oversight, a nationwide curfew, and the death penalty for crimes against the German mission. Authorities seek unity and order after days of violence.
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Bucharest
Rumania
Ion Antonescu
Romania
Karest
Belgrade
US Envoy Donovan Loses Passport in Sofia Search
In Sofia on January 22 a palace search failed to find Colonel William J. Donovan passport as he planned to depart for Belgrade. He searched his belongings and hotel room before the American legation arranged for him to cross the border without it. Berlin commented America has given no Monroe doctrine claim over Bulgaria in Donovan’s mission.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Boris
Coloonel William J. Donovan
United States
Europe
Africa
Donovan
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Orient Express
Britain
Berlin
William J. Donovan
Carol Falk Found Asleep In Hotel
Carol Falk a 16 year old missing from a Tacoma boarding school is found asleep in a Seattle hotel room. She traveled by hitchhiking seeking work and was taken to a hospital for observation after an anonymous call led to her location. Her father Dr Ralph Falk of Boise Idaho described fatigue and possible light hunger.
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Seattle
Carol Falk
Tacoma
Ralph Falk
Boise
Idaho
Carol
Ryan Airplane Strike Averted In San Diego
Federal mediator Harry C. Malcom announced a threatened strike at the Ryan Aeronautical plant in San Diego was averted. A tentative agreement will be submitted to union members for ratification after a long negotiation with Ryan, the CIO, and the US Conciliation Service.
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San Diego
Calif
Harry C. Malcom
Ryan Aeronautical Company
Roral
Ryan
T. Claude Ryan
National United Automobile Workers
C. I
Richard T.) Frankensteen
John Steelman
United States Conciliation Service
Fraud charges in Coastal Minerals stock case in New Orleans
In New Orleans on January 22 witnesses described alleged stock sale fraud by Coastal Minerals Development Inc. Five defendants face indictment for conspiracy to violate securities laws and mail fraud linked to about 150000 dollars in stock promotions. Defendants include W A Walsingham Abram Luria A T Sibley Ernesto Casa Emellos and Charles G Galbo already serving a sentence.
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New Orleans
Coastal Minerals Development, Inc
Securities and Exchange Commission
W. A. Walsingham
Abram Luria
A. T. Sibley
Ernesto Casa Emellos
Charles G. Galbo
New York
John Boland
Commission
J. Skelly Wright
United States
Lila Cecilia Adams
Boland
Luria
Walsingham
Missouri Dispute Traps State in Cash Crunch
In Jefferson City Missouri the Democratic legislature blocks Governor Donnell’s seat creating a money jam across state government. Banks hold funds but pensions remain unpaid while salaries go unpaid and offices borrow postage stamps. Attorney General Roy McKittrick calls the situation a whale of a mess as Stark vetoes the investigation and control of funds tightens.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Roy McKittrick
Forrest C. Donnell
Lawrence McDaniel
St. Louis
Lloyd C. Stark
Stark
Justice McReynolds to retire from Supreme Court
Justice James Clark McReynolds notified President Roosevelt that he will retire February 1 after 26 years on the Supreme Court. The conservative jurist, 79 next month, will open a vacancy for Roosevelt's sixth appointment. New retirement rules allow full pay for those over 70 with 10 years service.
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Washington
James Clark McReynolds
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Hughes
Robert H. Jackson
McReynolds
Supreme Bench
Congress
Four Die as Mine Blast Traps 18 Near Welch West Virginia
At the Carswell mine of Koppers Coal near Kimball West Virginia a blast at 430 a.m. trapped 18 men loading coal on conveyors. Four workers died and 14 were injured with 12 hospitalized and two escaping with minor burns. Foreman Carl Michem, 43, said a spark from a cable may have ignited dust or gas two miles underground.
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Welch
W. Va
Carswell
Koppers Coal Company
Kimball
Koppers
West Virginia
Carl Michem
Jones and Overton Agree to Work Together on State Problems
Governor Sam Jones of Louisiana and Senator John H. Overton, rivals in the last gubernatorial race, announced a pledge to cooperate on state issues despite political differences. Jones said the state administration and delegation must unite to tackle problems, then he continued to Minneapolis to fulfill two engagements.
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Washington
Sam Jones
Louisiana
John H. Overton
Jones
Minneapolis
Minn
Second Mock Air Blitzkrieg Under Way in Northeast Test
New York and New England observed ten thousand official eyes as the army conducted its second mock aerial blitzkrieg a four day air defense drill. Major General James E Chaney called the first day highly successful as spotters reported bombers to control boards and fighters were dispatched from five fields. The test ran from 6 a m to 11 p m with searchlights aiding efforts, and sky writing crews added humor by signaling brand messages instead of warnings.
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New York
New England
Army
James E. Chaney
Air Defense
Boston
Sky
Parole Board Members Sued Over Improper Expenses
The state crime commission filed four suits in Richland Webster Winn and Bienville parishes to recover 13 972 45 allegedly expended improperly by parole board members and officers. Plaintiffs seek 920 from W E Smith 940 from W J Broadwell and 11 192 45 from Oscar B Thompson plus Thompson's 1928 40 expenses totaling 27 819 34 including car mileage lodging meals extra help and miscellaneous with charges described as not properly supported and largely fraudulent.
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Baton Rouge
State Crime Commission
Richland
Webster
Winn
Bienville Parishes
Parole Board
W. E. Smith
Delhi
Richland Parch
W. J. Broadwell
Gibsland
Bienville Parish
E. N. Payne
Springhill
Webster Parish
Winn Parch
Oscar B Thompson
Thompson
Assessors Elect Baton Rouge Leader in Louisiana Group
A. G. Hammet of Shreveport was elected president of the Louisiana Assessors association at the annual meeting in Baton Rouge. He succeeds Homer LaBlanc of St. Martinville. Officers named include Clifton Guidry Acadia parish assessor vice president Walter Allen Winnfield secretary and Dan Winchester St. Mary parish chairman of entertainment.
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Baton Rouge
A. G. Hammet
Shreveport
Louisiana Assessors Association
Homer LaBlanc
St. Martinville
Clifton Guidry
Acadia Parish
Walter Allen
Winnfield
Dan Winchester
St. Mary Parish
Churchill Sees Labor Draft Needed for Overseas Army
Prime Minister Churchill said Britain’s invasion plan requires conscripting labor as plants begin production. He warned an intense demand on man and woman power will hit within six months, noting 4,000,000 armed home guards and overseas units are being prepared. The Bevin labor registration was announced yesterday.
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London
Churchill
Britain
Ernest Bevin
House Group Approves 313 Million for 200 Cargo Ships
The House appropriations committee endorsed an emergency total of 313.5 million dollars to build 200 cargo ships to avert a world shipping shortage from submarine and air attacks. The plan funds 350 million total costs with 36 million for facilities and 36.5 million from a contract authorization. Admiral Land testified the program would finish in 24 months.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Roosevelt
Maritime Commission
Emory S. Land
Land
Britain
British pacifist sees need of war
Bert rand Russell, the British philosopher long a pacifist, says he now favors military struggle to defend liberty. He spoke in Chicago on January 22 stating that freedom worldwide cannot be preserved without opposing totalitarianism.
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Chicago
Bertrand Russell
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New Deal
Overton
Justice M’reynolds
Mand
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