Britain plans 6 million man industrial army in war prep
London reports a government plan for a selective recruitment system creating a home defense force of over six million men aged 18 to 64 for reserve industries. The move comes as European nerves rise over the Spanish civil war and insurgent advances. Stocks fell on rumors of German troop movements and France weighs Minorca occupation if Italy refuses to withdraw from Spain after a possible insurgent victory.
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London
Great Britain
Spain
Ministry of Labor
Europe
Rome
Berlin
Barcelona
Germany
Chamberlain
Empire
France
Minorca
Italy
Birthday Ball Groups Named for Infantile Paralysis Drive
Monroe's turn for president birthday events announced by Mayor Harvey H Benoit parish chairman details two dances at Virginia and Frances hotels next Saturday and a bingo party at Missouri Pacific Boosters hall Monday Proceeds go to the infantile paralysis fund with half returned to the parish chapter. advance ticket sales set at $1 and committees named for general and dance arrangements led by Bob Burns and S A Moss respectively.
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Monroe
Harvey H. Benoit
Benoit
Virginia and
Frances
Missouri Pacific Boosters Hall
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
General Arrangements Committee
Bob Burns
Mise Ivo Wilson
I. F. Bennett
E. G. Courtney
C. S. Moore
Bernard Levi
E. L. Neville
C. A. Hunt
Walter Fisher
S. H. Blackwell
S. A. Moss
C. P. Brogan
Eula Morgan
Otto Passman
A. N. Robinson
Lee Hodges
Bernice Wright
J. Norman Coon
H. F. Madison
J. J. Dieterich
J. J. Dieterich, Mrs. DeWitt Milam, E. H. Miller
I. ¥. Bennett
Ollie Ratcliff
Louisiana to Get Colder Weather
Whistling north winds bring promise of much cooler air across Louisiana and Mississippi. New Orleans should see temperatures fall from 54 to around 38 degrees tonight with northerly winds easing by morning. Interior south Louisiana and south Mississippi likely reach 28 to 40 degrees, with coastal Mississippi at 36 to 40. Wednesday foresees fairer and slightly warmer conditions.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi
Weather Bureau
South
Dentist suspects jail crook after missing money
Dr Frank Hood treated nine inmates in the county jail and later found $4 missing from his pocket The patients denied knowledge of the loss The report is filed from Pittsburgh and Berne Indiana and Bozeman Montana notes a furnace air draft incident and a skating rink admission price of 15 cents for Livingston hockey players
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Pittsburgh
Frank Hood
Berne
Ind
Elmer Winteregg, Jr
Winteregg
Bozeman, Mont—Livingston
Bozeman
Judge Orders Grand Jury to Track Kansas City Gambling
Federal Judge Albert L. Reeves directs a grand jury to seek the “big man” behind Kansas City gambling. He cites income from one establishment at 30 500 in under a year and warns of criminal networks profiting from illegal venues. Foreman Perry Smith of Springfield, Missouri, is named.
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Kansas City
Albert L. Reeves
Perry Smith
Springfield
Horton Smith
Reeves
Mystery surrounds Cavalier airliner crash in Atlantic
Captain Alderson denied ice caused the Cavalier crash and called the cause a mystery. He described a rapid breakup after impact, said life preservers were sufficient, and noted nine life belts for 13 aboard. Survivors recalled singing during a one hour life belt ordeal before rescue.
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New York
M. R. Alderson
Imperial Airways
Cavalier
Alderson
Miller
Donald Miller
Lincoln, Neb
Esso Baytown Rescues 10 From Sunken Cavalier Flight
Captain Frank H. Spur commands the Esso Baytown oil tanker which recovered ten survivors from the sunken Cavalier flying boat after its loss between New York and Bermuda.
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Frank H. Spur
Esso Baytown
New York
Bermuda
Impeachment Move Ties Perkins to Bridges Deportation
Representative Thomas files articles of impeachment against Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins, Immigration Commissioner Houghteling, and Labor Solicitor Reilly for failing to deport Harry Bridges. Dies Committee findings and accusations of conspiring to defer the deportation drive a sharp House debate.
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Washington
Thomas
New Jersey
House
Frances Perkins
James L. Houghteling
Immigration
Gerald D. Reilly
Labor Department
Harry Bridges
Jeader
Miss Perkins
Houghteling
Reilly
Cleveland torso suspect arrested
Detective Peter Merylo detained a middle aged salesman for questioning in Cleveland's 12 torso slayings, claiming past admission of dissecting bodies. He was found in a near east side rooming house with an old human skull nearby.
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Cleveland
Peter Merylo
Jones
Merylo
Near East Side
Restriction in WPA cuts eyed by Senate supporters
Economy-minded senators pressed a plan to cap February and March WPA cuts at five percent as part of a $725 million emergency fund. The move, drafted by the appropriations committee, seeks mid range support while administration officials push to restore the higher $875 million request. Senator Adams foresees passage by four to six votes with a final vote hoped for tomorrow or Friday.
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Washington
Jan
Senate Appropriations Committee
Roosevelt
House
Senate
Adams
Colorado
Barkley
Minton
Indiana
Schwellenbach
AMA to Challenge Indictment in Federal Health Monopoly Case
The American Medical Association with members and affiliates will seek to quash a federal indictment accusing monopolistic practices. The action targets Group Health and other parties amid debate over a national health program proposed by President Roosevelt. The hearing seeks to question grand jurors about nine weeks of secret inquiry as Congress weighs health reform.
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Washington
American Medical Association
Roosevelt
Group Health, Inc
The
Sev
Sheriff In Odd Case Of Hanged Man Who Outlived Jurors
Washington dispatch recounts Will Purvis the Mississippian condemned to death in 1929 who survived the hanging when the rope broke. The jurors died off one by one, and Purvis died days after the last juror. Sheriff J. O. McGee, now 81, lies dying as the tale ends with mystery.
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Eddy Gilmore
Washington
Will Purvis
J. O. McGee
Purvis
Columbia
Miss
McCree
Rex McGee
Mississippi
LaGuardia Bravely Entered Burning Downtown Building
New York Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia joined firefighters at a downtown blaze yesterday. He entered the burning structure to assist and urged trapped fireman Thomas Ryan, who was eventually freed and taken to a hospital in serious condition as crews fought the blaze for nearly two hours.
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New York
F. H. LaGuardia
Thomas Ryan
Ryan
Refugee fund drive seeks total Monroe West Monroe support
The Campaign for Humanity reports strong public response at its final general committee meeting. C A Propn? Prophit urges all residents to back the effort to aid persecuted central European refugees. Twin Cities theaters donate proceeds Thursday and a large volunteer group runs an advance ticket campaign. Radio speakers outline plans with Dr C C Calvert B F Wallace and Rabbi F K Hirsch set to speak in coming evenings.
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Campaign For Humanity
Central
Europe
General Committee
Monroe
West Monroe
C. A. Prophit
Twin Cities
Cites
Fred Williamson
J. C. Liner
C. C. Calvert
KMLB
B. F. Wallace
F. K. Hirsch
Catahoula Farmer Killed by Gravel Truck
Harrisonburg La Jan 24 Special W F Ketchens 30 a farmer near Archie died instantly when he attempted to board a gravel truck driven by E Ryan the vehicle ran over his head crushing it Coroner ruled the accident unavoidable He is survived by his wife and young son
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Harrisonburg
W. F. Ketchens
Archie
E. Ryan
Ketchens
Weather warning issued for Gulf coast vessels
The local weather bureau ordered small craft warnings hoisted from Mobile Alabama to Carabelle Florida at 8 30 am CST. Winds to fresh to strong and shifting, becoming northwesterly.
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New Orleans
Mobile
Ala
Carabelle
Fla
Auto Workers Funds Tied Up by Injunction
The United Auto Workers faced a civic fight as a circuit court injunction froze union funds and records amid a factional split led by Homer Martin. Two administrations and conflicting conventions surged as R J Thomas joined anti Martin forces seeking CIO support while cash access remained a central issue.
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Auto Workers
Arthur Webster
Homer Martin
Martin
Detroit
Cleveland
R. J. Thomas
Union
Washington
C. I. QO
John L. Lewis
Three Die After Cavalier Forcing Down Off Bermuda
J Gordon Noakes of New York aviation firm died in the sea crash when the British flying boat Cavalier was forced down between New York and Bermuda. The tanker Esso Baytown rescued 10 others. three people perished in the incident.
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George Ingham
Radnor
Esso Baytown
New York
Bermuda
Atlantic Ocean
Cavalier
Cape May
N. J
J. Gordon Noakes
City Under Direct Large Scale Fire Near Barcelona
Insurgent forces claim a complete break in government defenses before Barcelona and say the capital could fall within hours. Franco troops hold the Llobregat front with heavy shelling while Navarrese and Moorish units press toward the city as government ministries evacuate.
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Serida
Spain
Barcelona
Llobregat
Cardona
Franco
Endaye
France
Gava
Flaming Plane Crash Probed Near Los Angeles
A new light bomber crash near Los Angeles killed test pilot John Cable and seriously injured French air minister aide Paul Chemidlin. The aircraft, built by Douglas, was undergoing war department trials at Dayton, Ohio.
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Los Angeles
Douglas Aircraft Corporation
War Department
Dayton
Ohio
Paul Chemidlin
French
Air Ministry
John Cable
Cable
Chemidlin
North Americcan Aviation Company
Los Angeles Municipal
Douglas
Smithin
Santa Monica Hospital
Civil Aeronautics and
Gable and Lombard Attend First Public Appearance
Clark Gable and Carole Lombard appeared in public for the first time since news of Mrs. Gable planning a divorce was announced. They walked through the crowd at a theater preview with Lombard closely holding Gable's arm.
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Hollywood
Clark Gable
Carole Lombard
Maria Gable
Miss Lombard
Gable
Fireman Killed in Three Alarm Blaze at Thomson Hills Stores
A firefighter died battling a three alarm fire that destroyed 16 small stores in the Thomson Hills business section of Long Island City. Police estimated damage at $200,000.
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New York
Thomson Hills
Long Island City
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Sheriff McGee
Laguardia
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