War at Sea and Neutrality Stir Europe and Finland
News from Europe centers on shipping lanes and naval moves as Germany unveils the 10,000 ton pocket battleship Deutschland renamed Etzon while Japan plans measures after incidents with British and German crews. Finland reports rumors of a big action near Lake Ladoga as Russian divisions face supply peril and Finnish patrols aid the defense. The Netherlands maintains neutrality amid Allied pressure and ongoing western front tensions.
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Associated Press
Germany
Deutschland
Mediterranean
Yokohama
Eastern
Pacific
Winston Churchil
Britain
League of Nations
Theerlands
Netherlands
Finland
Lake Ladoga
Iquiet
Sam Jones Targets New Orleans Dock Board in Port Tour
Sam Jones vows to keep fighting the dock board as he tours the New Orleans waterfront with labor leaders. He cites idle wharves and lost jobs from political dock governance and argues shipments fuel employment for dock workers, ship handlers, and related trades.
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New Orleans
Sam Jones
Ity
Jones
Crais to Seek Second Primary Against Kennedy in Louisiana
Alvin B. Crais, independent candidate for the U S House in the First District, announced in New Orleans he will enter a second primary against John A. Kennedy who failed to gain a majority in the first. Crais said he was endorsed by the Noe organization in the first race and by both Jones and Noe for the second.
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New Orleans
Alvin B.crais
House of Representatives
John A. Kennedy
Administration
Crais
Noe
Jones
Ohio’s claim for federal aid rejected by Congress
The House upheld President Roosevelt’s veto on a bill to reimburse Ohio 1,338,000 for old age assistance while suspended by the Social Security Board. The 171 to 153 vote fell mostly along party lines with 38 Democrats opposing Roosevelt.
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Washington
Ohio
Social Security Board
House
Roosevelt
Jenkins
Paul V. McNutt
Federal Security Administrator
Martin L. Davey
Townsend Offers New Pension Plan
Dr. Francis E. Townsend proposes a monthly pension up to 200 for citizens over 60 funded by a 2 percent tax on gross incomes above 250 a month. Senator Downey plans to introduce the bill, contrasting it with a prior 2 percent transactions tax. Townsend urged lawmakers to maintain the 200 ceiling to prevent future increases.
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Washington
Francis E. Townsend
Downey
California
Townsend
Waitress Receives Medal for Staying During Air Raid
A 2year-old waitress in Finland was awarded the liberty medal for staying to serve Field Marshal Baron Gustaf Mannerheim during an air raid on a Karelian village, as reported by Dagens Nyheter.
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Stockholm
Baron Gustaf Mannerheim
Dagens Nyheter
No Immediate Relief Likely Amid Arctic Cold Wave
A new cold wave grips the nation with sub zero temps across the Midwest and Great Plains. Snow and ice blanket the East and South as schools close and fuel shortages appear. communities from Virginia to Ohio report heavy snowfall and disrupted water supplies.
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Associated Preas
Middlewest
Rocky Mountain
Iowa
Dakotas
Indiana
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Minnesota
Missouri
Illinois
Mercury
Napoleon
N. C
Virginia
West Virginia
East
South
Maryland
Delaware
New Jersey
Washington, D. C
Lake Erie
Sandusky
Ohio) Bay Bridge
New York City
Atlantic
Henderson
Morris
Oklo
Episcopalians Name S L Vail Secretary for 21st Year
The Louisiana Episcopal church diocesan council elected Rev. S. L. Vail of New Orleans secretary for the 21st year. Bishop-elect Rev. John Long Jackson of Charlotte, N C., will visit February 2 to confer with leaders. Committees named cover State of the church, Constitutions and canons, and Audits and accounts with members from New Orleans Shreveport Baton Rouge Lake Charles and other offices.
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New Orleans
Louisiana Episcopal Church
S. L. Vail
John Long Jackson
Charlotte
N. C
State of the Church
Donald H. Wattley
James M. Owens
Shreveport
Philip P. Werlein
Baton Rouge
Girault M. Jones
George F. Wharton
Lake Charles
Caleb B. K. Weed
D. D
Joseph Whitaker
St. Joseph
J. Hereford Percy
George W. Law
W. W. Pope
Henry W. Palfrey
Alexandria
W. Scott Wilkinson
A. G. Blacklock
George Terriberry
A. Giffen Levy
August H. Ritter
C. V. Porter
Leslie K. Young
Charles A. Crusoe
Houma
Thomas S. Clarkson
Minden
George C. Pitcher
Lakeland
W. K. Nourse
UC Placed 60 Day Ban On Kissing After Influenza Cases
Berkeley health officials halted kissing for 60 days after 18 students contracted influenza. Dr S L Katzoff labeled the ban a mistake, arguing that a good kiss does not spread germs and may even generate heat to destroy them.
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Berkeley
Calif
University of California Health
S. L. Katzoff
Katzoff
San Francisco Institute of Human Relations
Odd Items In The News
Firemen saved a car after John Mc Hugh heated its engine but the vehicle total loss. A thief stole David R Howe's brand-new false teeth, carried in a bag, which a Canadian jay allegedly carried away. An Iowan questioned the state tax commission about a possible refund or levy.
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Ashland
David R. Howe
Howe
Lewis Plans 10 Back Wheeler at UMWA Meet
Forty seven resolutions urging a Roosevelt third term were introduced at the United Mine Workers of America convention as John L. Lewis faces a split with the New Deal. Delegates from multiple states debated support and opposition to campaign funding while Lewis had backed a 1936 Democratic effort with about 500000 dollars.
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Columbus, CO
Roosevelt
United Mine Workers of America
John L. Lewis
New Deal
Washington
Wheeler
Montana
Lewis
White House
United Mine Workers
Columbus
Farley
Winston- Salem
N. C
Tuttle Leads in Republican Vote in Louisiana Primary
Official returns show W. W. Tuttle of New Orleans winning the Republican gubernatorial nomination with 203 votes to Guy Graham's 79. Tuttle led in 62 New Orleans precincts and in Baton Rouge and Terrebonne parish, with one New Orleans precinct and a missing precinct report. A factional fight over state committee representation fueled the primary in overwhelmingly Democratic Louisiana.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
W. W. Tuttle
New Orleans
Guy Graham
Tuttle
Graham
Terrebonne Parish
Secretary of State
Caldwell 70 Go 10 Trial February 12
George Caldwell former building superintendent of Louisiana State University will face two mail fraud charges in federal court on February 12 for kickbacks totaling 17061.65 tied to LS A concrete work. Other noted defendants in related scandals include Seymour Weiss Abraham Shushan and John Paulin Duke with several trial dates set through March.
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New Orleans
George Caldwell
Louisiana State University
United States
Rene A. Viosca
Caldwell
Seymour Weiss
Huey P. Long
Abraham Shushan
Orleans
Viesen
John Paulin Duke
New Iberia
Republican State Central Committee
Caldwells
Sohe
Robert D. Anderson
Shreveport
Robert Dalovisio
Felix Maggiore
George W. Woodard
Lake Charles
Carnegie Hero Medals Awarded In Pittsburgh Ceremony
The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission awarded 16 bronze medals for acts of heroism. Theo dore Bennett, 34, saved steeplejack Charlies von Gossett, 75, from a 55 foot fall at Mobile Alabama, catching him as a block and tackle failed. Bennett was disabled for 10 weeks with a dislocated hip.
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Pittsburgh
Carnegie Hero Fund
Theodore Bennett
Charlies von Gossett
Mobile
Ala
von Gossett
Raymond J. Allen
Niagara Falla
John L. Kroll
Kroll
Two Montane trappers endure brutal cold in Absarokas
In January 12 in the Absaroka mountains Montane trappers Gilbert Meloche and Pearl Baker faced 23 below zero conditions. Meloche’s feet froze and he was rushed to a Livingston hospital after plans to reach Jardine for supplies. Baker was rescued with frozen feet and depleted food after returning to camp. In Morris Oklahoma the town of 1700 lacks water as a four inch feeder pipe froze seven miles from Okmulgee. Denver reports Jose Maldonado, 30, slipped on ice covered steps and broke ribs.
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Livingston
Mont
Marten
Miladys
Zere
Gilbert Meloche
Pearl Baker
Absaroka Mountains
Meloche
Jardine
Baker
Morris
Okla
Okmulgee
Denver
Jose Maldonado
A. L. Daeywit
Election fraud charges shift from New Orleans to Plaquemines parish
Affidavits filed with federal officials allege fraudulent voting at Grand Bayou polling station in Ward 9 as the January 16 Democratic primary nears. Claims include non residents voting, an imported New Orleans operator marking ballots, and improper sealing of the ballot box in Plaquemines parish.
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New Orleans
Plaquemines Parish
Gulf of Mexico
Grand Bayou
Ward
Grand Jury
Frank Treadaway
Fort Sulphur
Plaquemines
James A. Noe
Manuel Saravia
Netherlands Reject British Bid For Neutral Cooperation
The Hague Jan 7 The Netherlands rejected Britain's bid for neutral cooperation against Germany. In a foreign affairs debate Parliament opposed the plea for united action sparked by Winston Churchill. Foreign Minister Eeleo N. Van Kieffens stated the country remains strict about neutrality.
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Hague
Netherlands
Britain
Germany
United Action
Winston Churchill
Eeleo N. van Kieffens
van Kieffens
Churchill
Morrison blasts Jones as Long seeks runoff edge
James H. Morrison reemerged to accuse Sam Jones of heading a ruthless trust as Jones backs Governor Bari Long in the Louisiana gubernatorial runoff. Jones urged a strong stumping tour while Long supervised the Baton Rouge adjournment of the special session. Morrison won 44 000 votes in the first primary and warned against handing the state to a ruthless trust.
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New Orleans
Jen
James H. Morrison
Morrison
Sam Jones
Lake Charles
Bari K. Long
Jones
Long
Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
Orazio Liner Fire Claims 104 Lost
Italian officials say 104 aboard the liner Orazio are lost after a fire in the western Mediterranean. The South America bound ship sailed from Genoa last Saturday with 60 passengers and crew and 1 500 tons of cargo. An investigation attributes the blaze to a mechanical accident in the left motor. Negligence or sabotage is ruled out.
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Line
Mediterranean
Genoa
Verbal clash in Louisiana senate over session and probes
Long attacks AUSA C. John Rogge amid heated debate as Senate sessions extend discussions on mail fraud charges and conservation records. Governor contested, Now challenges oversight. Peltier defends session as aiding public welfare. Lawmakers pass bills for school lunches and old age pensions.
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Baton Rouge
Jan BO
Lawietana
Senate
James A. Now
Sar Jonan
Dick Leche
Harvey Peitier
Long
Peltier
Noe
Huey Leng
Steach
Long slams state newspapers over gubernatorial run
Governor Earl K Long attacked state newspapers for asserting his candidacy in the February runoff as the legislature adjourned after a brief executive session. He defended himself against what he called unfair press coverage while addressing the joint session with the Senate and House.
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Baton Rouge
Jen
Earl K. Long
Senate
Sesson
House
Long
Bright future seen in paper industry in the South
Montreal January 5 Frank Heyward Jr general manager of the Southern Pulpwood Conservation association outlined a bright future for the pulp and paper industry in the southern United States He spoke at the Canadian Pulp and Paper association meeting noting the industry has grown from modest beginnings about 40 years ago and urging careful timber conservation to avoid overuse in key industrial districts.
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Montreal
United States
Frank Heyward, Jr
Southern Pulpwood Conservation Association
Woodlands
Canadian Pulp and Paper Association
Heyward
South
Hey
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