Coughlin to Face Justice Inquiry Following Complaints
The Rev. Charles E. Coughlin was slated for a Justice Department inquiry after the Jewish People's Committee filed formal complaints. Assistant Attorney General O John Rogge confirmed the action as he planned to gather more evidence in a widening case connected to 17 Christian front members charged with seditious conspiracy to overthrow the government. Coughlin, on his Detroit Sunday broadcast, welcomed an investigation.
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New York
Charles E. Coughlin
Department of Justice
Michigan
Jewish People’s Committee
O. John Rogge
United States
Minneapolis
Chicago
Christian Front
Father Coughlin
Detroit
Rogge
Louisiana
LaGuardia
J. Edgar Hoover
Hit and run victim Vernon Brazier identified in parish tragedy
Vernon Brazier twenty two year old employee of Southern Car bon company in Fairbanks was found dead on Winnsboro road south east of here late Saturday night. Police believe he was struck by a car and then run over by a truck. A fifty dollar reward was offered for information leading to the driver. Brazier's body was moved from Mulhearn Funeral home to Farmerville for burial after coroner Dr. Irving J. Wolff ruled the time of death between 10 20 and 10 30 p m. The victim was identified by a belt initial B and the name inside his coat. He had been riding in a car with friends but started to walk back to town.
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Vernon Brazier
Southern Carbon Company
Fairbanks
Winnsboro Road
Here
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Farmerville
Brazier
Sheriff's Department
Irving J. Wolff
Coverdale
Frank Tichell
William Pfaff a civic leader dies in New Orleans
William Pfaff, 68, an orphan from a yellow fever outbreak who rose to prominence as a civic and business leader in New Orleans, died yesterday. Survivors include a son and three daughters. Pfaff left an orphan asylum, started in a printing office at $1 a week, and at 18 formed a printing firm with his brother-in-law, which remains in business. He led the Association of Commerce in 1924 25 and was president of the United Typothetae of America in 1930, and he declined a mayoral bid in 1929.
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New Orleans
William Pyaff
Pfaff
Association of Commerce Here
United Typothetae of America
Citizen's Committee
Berme
Farmer’s rifle saves son in defiant stand at Oakwood farm
Oscar Ball 48, a farmer near Oakwood, says he fired from a window when Louis Strake 33 threatened his son Richard 19 and demanded blackmail money. Strake fell to a rifle shot as he fired a pistol at Ball and his son. An inquest was summoned to hear ballistic details.
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Paulding
William Tell
Oscar Ball
Ball
Louis Strake
Richard
Frank Wallar
Strake
Young Ball
Ball Farm
Oakwood
Defiance
Wallar
Richard Ball
Ney
Levee Board Sues to Break Bond Refunding Contract
The Orleans levee board sues in civil court to invalidate a 496000 bond refunding contract with Newman Harris and company. The firm and five individuals were convicted in federal court of mail fraud related to the fee and have appealed. A new firm Newman Brown and company is announced by Morris W. Newman William Perry Brown J E Kerrigan and E Bernard William.
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New Orleans
Orleans Levee Board
Newman, Harris and Company
Robert J. Newman
Norvin Trent Harris, Jr
A. L. Shushan
Herbert W. Waguespack
Henry J. Miller
Newman, Brown and Company
Morris W. Newman
William Perry Brown
J. E. Kerrigan
E. Bernard William
Odd Items In The News From Across The Country
YORK S C roof of Shi loh Presbyterian church caught fire but no firefighting gear. Congregation used snowballs to fight blaze. OKLAHOMA CITY burglar climbed a boxcar and broke into a hardware store vault for $4. MODERN TIMES NETTLETON Mo horse fell into a well and was hoisted out by an auto wrecker.
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York
S. C
Shiloh Presbyterian Church
Oklahoma City
Nettleton
Clifford Hill
Eleven-year-old reports lone attendance at snowbound rural school
In Clearwater Nebraska Dwight Jeffries, age eleven, recalls being the sole pupil present on two consecutive days at a rural school as twenty-one others were absent due to snow cold and illness.
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Clearwater
Neb
Dwight Jeffries
Birds Stand Slow Freeze At Mesker Zoo
Evansvilles Mesker Zoo fowl including ducks geese and swans resisted a cold wave threatening to freeze the zoo lake Superintendent Max Ritter said the birds began moving as the weather worsened and helped avert a complete freeze.
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Evansville
Ind
Mesker Zoo
Max Ritter
Mass Meeting for Noe and Jones Campaign in Fifth District
More than 750 workers from Senator James A. Noe and Sam Jones met to plan the runoff for Jones in the February 20 second primary. The gathering included all Fifth district sections with Mayor McKinnon and Harvey Trousdale presiding. Noe spoke to an ovation, promising support as both candidates aim to win the governor’s race.
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James A. Noe
Sam Jones
Jones
Fifth District
Mayor McKinnon
Grayson
Noe
Harvey Trousdale
Lake Charles
Alexandria
Warmer Weather Returns to Monroe Area
After a day and a half of sun and warmth, traces of last Monday’s snow disappeared in Monroe and West Monroe. The winter low of 46 degrees Saturday gave way to a Sunday rise and today’s higher temperatures with a noon reading of 46.5 degrees, following a 21.8 degree minimum Sunday at Selman airport.
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Monroe
West Monroe
Mercury
Civil Aeronautics Authority Airways
Selman
Louisiana Campaign Heats Up Amid Charges in Runoff
In Louisiana the gubernatorial race intensifies as Sam Jones accuses Governor Earl Long of offering a post to Vincent Moseley in exchange for support. Moseley had run fifth in January, while Jones campaigns in Livingston and Ascension parishes rallying Morrison supporters.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Earl Long
Sam Jones
Jones
Covington
Eugene Stanley
Stanley
Long
Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors
Vincent Moseley
Moseley
Livingston
Ascension Parishes
Maurepas
Gonzales
Donaldsonville
James H. Morrison
Morrison
Thomas Benton Abbey
Webb
Marjorie Abbey
Hammond
Abbey Home
Governor Long
Texas
Gestapo Shot 14 Priests Charged by Polish Vatican Embassy
The Polish embassy at the Holy See released a pamphlet report alleging Nazi Gestapo and German-occupied Polish authorities killed at least 14 priests and maltreated others, closing churches and driving Catholic life underground in Poznan and Gniezno.
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Vatican City
Holy See
Gestapo
Poland
Poznan
Gniezno
Berlin
Fire Devastates Downtown New Orleans Theater District
A downtown New Orleans fire early today damaged eight houses and ravaged a community theater, routed scores of families, and caused about 42000 in losses before being controlled. No injuries were reported. Mary Zanca watched flames from her window as the fire spread, prompting her and her daughters to flee. John Casse and Julius A. Ross alerted neighbors, assisting evacuations.
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New Orleans
Mary Zanca
John Casse
Julius A. Ross
Most Marriage Proposals Are Made In Autos
In Los Angeles a study of 1 181 proposals shows 25 percent occur in cars and 23 percent in the girl's home. Most proposals now happen outside private homes owing to small homes and privacy issues. Other locations include streets, parks, campuses, restaurants, vacations, and parties with minor figures in 13 percent, 10 percent, and 6 percent respectively.
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Los Angeles
Institute of Family Relations
Paul Poperoe
Institute
Popenoe
Two Actresses Robbed in Midwest Jewelry Heist
Chicago reports a robbery where Constance Bennett and Anita Louise were stripped by five masked gunmen of jewels valued at 33,095 dollars. Bennett kept some pieces but lost a 24,000 dollar diamond bracelet and an imitation ring. Louise lost rings and bracelets worth 5,000 dollars. All items were insured. The actresses accompanied by Richard Ainley, Bennett’s co star in Easy Virtue, returned to Hollywood.
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Chicago
Middle West
Constance Bennett
Anita Louise
Midwest
Hollywood
Miss Bennett
Louise
Richard Ainley
Noel Coward
German supply train wreck blocks Siegfried line rail link
A 24 car German military freight train near Basel collided with a switch engine, blocking the main rail link between the southern Siegfried line and the upper Rhine valley. Soldiers and rail crews labored to clear the tracks after the collision with several empty cars.
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Basel
Switzerland
Itn
Upper Rhine Valley
Florida citrus and vegetable crops hit hard by deep freeze
Florida faced multi million dollar losses as the cold wave damaged citrus and vegetable crops across the state. Dade Broward and Lee counties reported heavy damage to vegetables citrus and sugar cane with thousands of field workers likely to lose jobs. Deaths nationwide tied to the cold wave edged toward four hundred as temperatures dipped from Deland to Key West and sunlight began returning.
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Miami
Fis
Florida
Aouthland
Middle West
Dade County
Broward County
Lanse
Lee County
Deland
Everglades
Key West
Washington
LSU Leases Bienville Hotel Involved In Double Dip Scandal
Louisiana State University leased the Bienville hotel in New Orleans to Charles Reed for ten years and two months at 303500. The lease starts February 1 and follows a 575100 cost three years earlier. The case links to five men convicted in the double dip scandal including Joe Smith and Seymour Weiss in federal fraud charges.
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Baton Rouge
Bienville
New Orleans
Louisiana State University
Paul M. Hebert
Charles Reed
Southern
Richard W. Leche
Joe Smith
Dr. Smith
Plan to Celebrate River Discovery in 1941
Nearly 100 people from 27 states gathered in Memphis to coordinate plans for observing the 400th anniversary of Hernando DeSoto's discovery of the Mississippi River in 1941. Latin American countries were invited, with Cuba indicating a representative. States along the Mississippi and those DeSoto traversed are urged to participate, and conservation is set as the observance theme.
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Memphis
Tenn
Hernando DeSoto
Mississippi River
Cuba
Jose Miguel Ribas
DeSoto
Parity payment campaign may be dropped by House leaders
Washington dispatch reports House leaders vote to defer or drop a planned 4 percent parity payment program worth over 200 million dollars to boost farm income. The move aligns with the economy drive and war-time uncertainties, while Roosevelt keeps soil conservation funds and agriculture totals in his budget.
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Washington
House
Agriculture Department
Jones
Texas
House Agriculture Committee
Roosevelt
Congress
House Ap
Planes Attack Vessels Along Eastern Coast
Reports say German planes attacked shipping off Britain's east coast from the River Tyne to Kent, prompting anti aircraft fire and air raid warnings in northeast England. British fighters were credited with driving off the bombers as fighting raged on the Finnish Russian fronts with Soviet reverses noted at Ladoga and near Leningrad.
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London
Beritiah Shine
Britain
Altecka
Kentish
Pune
Tyneside
Prees
Elorene
Brite
Europe
Pinniah Zone
Leake Ladoga
Piana
Red Army
Pinna
Ladoga
Helakki
Birthday Balls At Washington Attract Hollywood Stars
A Hollywood surge floods Washington as the president's birthday ball raises funds for infantile paralysis. Mrs. Roosevelt visits multiple ballrooms while stars like Dorothy Lamour Olivia de Havilland Brenda Joyce Tyrone Power Gene Autry and Pat O'Brien mingle with guests. Children Micene Rooney Gloria Jean appear among the list of personalities in the bustling social event.
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Washington
Jen
America
Social Register
Mrs. Roosevelt
Ruth
Hollywood
Dorothy Lamour
Mars
Miss Lamour
Olivia deHavilland
Brenda Joyce
Micne Rooney
Gloria Jean
Tyrone Power
Pat O’brien
iGene Autry
Bill Boyd
Retail trade in Southeast sets record
Atlanta based district reports December department store sales up 13.5 percent from 1904 levels as the highest for the month in 71 years. wholesale trade down slightly from November but 24 percent above a year ago.
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Atlanta
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Im & T
Federal Reserve District
Alabama
Flore Ida
Georgia
Louisiana
Missinnippi
Tennesse
Tennessee
Birmingham
Death of Elevator Boy Investigated in New Orleans
Police and the coroner’s office probed the death of 11 year old elevator operator Branch Smith Jr. who died from severe head and facial fractures in a hotel elevator pit. The elevator halted between floors one and two with the cage door open, raising the possibility of a fall as the mechanism moved. There were no witnesses or marks of violence reported.
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New Orleans
Yeaterday
Branch Srith, Jr
Philip Montelepre
Leo Morris
Smith
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Justice Department
Woolworth
Woody) Donahue
F. W. Woolworth
Gretchen Wilson Hearst
John Hearst
West Palm Beach
Fila
Havana
Associated Press
Jones, Nge
L. S. A. Board
Frances Foeising
Austin
Tex
W. J. Johnson
San Antonio State Hospital
Johnson
State Capitol
W. W. Hubbell
Florida Citrus Commission
University
Harry Hopkine
Aentinet
White House
Reos Shell Finns
Karelian Isthmus
Kevan Pome
Southeast
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