Roosevelt Celebrates 58th Birthday Amid Campaign Plans
President Roosevelt turns 58 with a quiet celebration at the White House. A campaign fundraiser for infantile paralysis is underway nationwide as he considers a $10,000,000 program to build small hospitals in underserved communities. A radio address and a congress message are planned for the day.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Ross T. Mccintire
Ite House
Congress
White House
Tuberculosis Association Opens Two Day Session in New Orleans
The Tuberculosis and Public Health Association of Louisiana begins its annual two day meeting at Hotel Virginia with an X ray clinic and a banquet. Dr. William S. Conklin directs the clinic while Dr. Paul Turner and Dr. Robert Shaw head the banquet speeches. The group votes on officers for 1949 and holds sessions led by Dr. W. M. Perkins with talks on tuberculin testing and public health.
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New Orleans
Tuberculosis and Public Health Association of Louisiana
Hotel Virginia
William S. Conklin
the Pines
Shreveport
Paul Turner
Louisville
Southern Tuberculosis Conference
Robert Shaw
Dallas
Tex
Prentiss Gray
W. M. Perkins
Joseph E. Friend
Fred W. Hellbach
John M. McBryde
Russell H. Frost
Monroe
G. B. Cooleyanatorium
Two Women Hurt Near Tallulah in Auto Crash
Mrs J H Free and her sister Mrs Sadue of Americus Ga were treated at a Vicksburg hospital after a collision near Tallulah La en route to Houston to be at the bedside of their father George Nowotny Brauns Texas The more seriously injured Mrs Free sustained two fractured ribs and possible internal injuries while Mrs Sadue was bruised and cut Louisiana officers said their car collided with Lonnie Jin of Tallulah who caused minor injuries to his occupants
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Miss
J. H. Free
Sadue
Americus
Tallulah
Houston
Tex
George Nowotny
Braunster
Texas
Louisiana
Lonnie Jin
Daladier Calls Hitler a Destroyer in Radio Address
Paris January 30 Premier Daladier branded Adolf Hitler a destroyer and Germans as slaves in a radio speech on the eve of the seventh anniversary of Hitler's rise. He warned total war with Germany could not be long in breaking and urged French resolve and equal sacrifice to support Britain.
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Paris
Adolf Hitler
Daladier
Germany
Hitler
London Daily Mail
Britain
France
Mardi Gras Week Kicks Off With Parades in New Orleans
New Orleans begins Mardi Gras week with the Krewe of Babylon night parade and a full schedule of events through next Tuesday. King Zulu leads the famed festivities with a pink elephant theme while Babylon and Momus parades highlight the busy carnival calendar as political campaigns pause and visitors pour in.
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Babylon
Momus
Hermes
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Rex
Zulu
Roosevelt dominates miners meeting with third term debate
At the United Mine Workers convention in Columbus 47 resolutions urged a Roosevelt third term. UMWP president warned of an ignominious defeat and urged delegates from 27 states and Canada to withhold immediate endorsements while factions split over John L. Lewis stance and labor concessions. Some leaders still support Roosevelt if Democrats grant CIO labor asks.
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Roosevelt
United Mine Workers Convention
John L. Lewis
Canada
Lewis
Democratic Party
Labor
Lost boy Vern McGaughey found after 50 hours in mountains
Eureka California January 30 two year old Vern Carlisle McGaughey wandered from his parents ranch Saturday and was found yesterday two miles away amid ferns and brush. A 500 man search party marveled at his survival. mild weather aided the search and he showed fatigue but no serious injuries. His parents, pioneer settlers Mr and Mrs Robert McGaughey, took him to bed at once. In Shasta county Billy Coleman 14 is still missing since January 1.
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Eureka
Calif
Vern Carlisle McGaughey
Here
Vern
Cyril Dean
Robert McGaughey
Redding
Shasta County
Billy Coleman
P. T. Coleman
Farm bill cuts proposed by committee reduce Roosevelt plan
The house appropriations committee endorsed a ten percent cut to the agriculture department budget for the next fiscal year totaling 154.59 million dollars. Major reductions include 72.68 million from surplus commodity disposal, 47.98 million from the 1937 sugar act, and 25 million for farm tenant loans. The panel argued retrenchment is needed amid tight federal finances.
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Roosevelt
Agriculture Department
Noe Claims Offer of 300000 to Support Governor Long
State Senator James A. Noe charged administration forces offered him 300000 and a U S senate seat to back Governor Earl K. Long. Long denied and said Noe tried to “sell out” for 150000. Noe, who finished third in the January primary, campaigns for Sam Jones in the February 20 runoff in Alexandria.
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Associated Press
James A. Noe
United States Senate
Earl K. Long
Long
Noe
Sam Jones
Lake Charlies
Jones
Alexandria
Mother Sees Nothing Odd In Snow Baby
Central City Pennsylvania report of Mrs Ley Custer and her husband coping with a two day old baby in a snowbound hillside shack. The parents call the birth routine and say no midwife or physician was available due to severe snow drifts. They describe four other children at home and note previous births without medical help. continuations noted on third page.
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Central City
Mraley Custer
Custer
Reds Bring Home Ship At Top Of World After 27 Months
The icebreaker Ledoff returned to Murmansk with the Sedoff after 27 months at the Arctic top of the world. The Sedoff, helmless since 1937, was towed by the Joseph Stalin within 300 miles of the pole before drifting south to safety.
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Northern Sea Route Administration
Joseph Stalin
Ledoff
North Pole
Sedoff
Murmansk
Sedorf
K. S. Badigan
Odd Items In The News From Across The Nation
In Detroit Frank Reddick woke to a prowler at his bedroom window and fought him off with an ax. In Portland George Henderson, a safety instructor, injured himself skiing on Mt. Hood. In Cashton Ole Lee’s license plates spell his name when inverted. In Middletown a 2000 gallon railroad tank froze and firefighters thawed the hose that froze, finding the hydramant frozen.
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Detroit
Frank Reddick
Reddick
Portland
Ore
George Henderson
Akciing
Mt. Hood
Cashton
Wis
Ole Lee
Middletown
N.Y
Wind Rescues Golden Meadow From Out-of-Control Oil Well
A favorable wind eased danger as Golden Meadow LaFourche Parish residents fled from a roaring wild oil well that had forced a fourth of the town to evacuate. Houston capper crew arrived to control the well after it began Friday, closing schools and pausing business in the 5 000 population community. The well at 8400 feet had flowed since last Wednesday and its noise could be heard for miles.
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Jan
Golden Meadow
LaFourche Beyon
Houston
Tex
Lineman Fatally Hurt at Alexandria In 20-Volt Incident
Claude G. Barrios 45 lineman with the municipal light department died after contact with a 20 volt wire while working. Chasie Park Steward Enanen restrained him from the live line until firefighters arrived. Funeral services are planned. he is survived by his widow and two sons.
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Claude G. Barrios
Municipal Light Department
Chasiie Paaart
Stew Enanen
Barrios
Solons Make No Provision To Pay Sums
Baton Rouge reports that the Louisiana legislature failed to provide funds for a 2.04 million dollar slate of relief and farm damage appropriations from the general fund. The assembly also did not authorize payments for these items and faced limited funds, with treasury notes indicating overdraft concerns. State Treasurer Tugwell noted no payment demands had been made yet for the special session.
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Vite Belt
Lorga
Sam Jones
Lake Charles
Treasury
A. P. Tugwell
Grasser Withdraws From New Orleans Committee Race
Jas P ayless Grasser former Orleans Parish Democratic executive committee chair withdrew from the committee race after 10 years in power. W S Amoss, a Sam Jones ally, filed suit over Grasser’s certification while Grasser’s motion sought to end the court case. The move reshapes the Old Regular alignment with Governor Earl Long’s machine in New Orleans politics.
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New Orleans
Jas
Payles A. Grasser
Orleans Parish
Democratic Executive Committee
Grasser
W. S. Amoss
Sam Jones
Graser
Earl Long
Gresser
Coe Cake
Bomb raids hit military targets across Berlin
Reports say German planes bombed troop houses port facilities and railway stations in Berlin and surrounding areas on the seventh anniversary of Hitler’s rise. Allied agencies claim nine ships sunk by German air attacks while Britain reports some vessels damaged in the North Sea operations.
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Destructien
Todey
Botetretwehrer
Hitler
Offal Cormanens
DNA
Weld
Brit
Lah
Nevth
Cne
Aemien
von January
Fussmion
Enil
Ruston
Fair Warmer Weather Ends Severe Cold Across Louisiana Mississippi
The end of a historic cold spell in Louisiana and Mississippi brought warmer conditions that melted floods on the Mississippi River. Schools reopened and fatalities remained at 22 in Louisiana and eight in Mississippi. Citizens reported falling concrete and widespread crop and infrastructure damage estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Tent
Louisiana
Missipllee
Misis
Baton Rouge Capitol
Mississippi
Baton Rouge
Robber Strikes Baton Rouge Grocer to Death
In Baton Rouge on a January night, Otto Goeddertz a 13 grocer was struck on the head by a Black robber who fled with several dollars. The assailant entered the rear of the store where Goeddertz was bending for candy and a cloth-wrapped rock caused fatal brain injuries per coroner findings.
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Otto Goeddertz
Goeddertz
Harry Johnston
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