FDR Intercedes in Meet as Third Term Rumors Grow
Washington July 16 President Roosevelt discussed convention dynamics by long distance with James B. Hopkins head of the commerce department, a link said to be a key Democrat contact. Senator Byrnes rose to prominence as the White House sought views from Chicago with Hull at a luncheon ahead of the Pan American Conference in Havana.
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Washington
Dent Roosevelt
Telee
Jary
Commerce
Hopkins
Ohio
Stephen Early
Early
Chicago
Evelt
F. Byrnes
Caroline
White House
Byrnes
Gourt Hearing Opens on Injunctions Against Guild
A district court session before Judge J. Shell addressed a petition by 15 Monroe merchants seeking temporary and injunction relief against the Newspaper Guild. The defense argued Act 203 of 1934 permits action, while the morning focused on merchant charges and Guild counsel response.
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Monroerchants
Mree
J. Shell
C. P. Mooney
Memphis
Mooney
Ion
Rges
Wood Thompson
Insel
O. A. Easterling
Supervisors of Schools Resign in Baton Rouge Shakeup
Superintendent John E. Coxe announces eight resignations from Baton Rouge education office effective August 1 as part of a new subject matter supervision plan. The group includes Jess W. Hair Lois Shortess C L Barrow A M Hopper J W Brouillette J P Causey A C Lewis and A E Robin.
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Baton Rouge
John £. Coxe
Coxe
Board of Education
Jess W. Hair
Lois Shortess
C. L. Barrow
A. M. Hopper
J. W. Brouillette
J. P. Causey
Hopper
A. C. Lewis
Negro Education Division
A. E. Robin
Roosevelt third term forecast at Democratic convention
Secretary of Labor Perkins told a breakfast crowd of Illinois Democratic women that the party is about to nominate a man for a third term. She called the gathering a prayer meeting and praised Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt for inspiring efforts toward betterment. Delegates moved into the convention hall as speeches continued.
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W. B. Ragsdale
Chicago Stadium
Roosevelt
Perkins
Federation of Illinois Democratic Women's Clubs
William B. Bankhead
Thomas F. McAllister
Democratic National Committee
Arthur Mitchell
Chicago
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New Orleans Urged as 1944 Democratic Convention Site
Governor Sam Jones and former Louisiana Senator James A Noe announced an effort to move the 1944 Democratic convention to New Orleans They argued the city can host the event with sufficient hotel capacity and its entertainment appeal The pair cited costs and visitor spending from Philadelphia and Chicago as benchmarks and pledged to work on the national committee to secure the convention
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Charles P. Nutter
Chicago
Sam Jones
James A. Noe
Louisiana
New Orleans
Noe
Jones
Philadelphia
Four held in 1933 murder and arson case in New Orleans
Anthony Beninate 49, Mary Manale 38, William Crawford 33, and Harold Richards 30 were held without bond on murder and arson charges in the 1933 slaying of Eugene F. Clark. Crawford surrendered after seven years, with Crawford, Manale and Richards confessing. Beninate remained silent.
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New Orleans
Anthony Beninate
Houston
Tex
Mary Manale
William C. Crawford
Harold Richards
Guy Johnson
Eugene F. Clark
Clark
Algiers
Johnson
Crawford
Manale
Richards
Beninate
Pennsylvania mine disaster claims 63 lives in deadly blast
In a Pennsylvania coal mine near Sowmen 63 workers died after a Monday explosion that trapped others. Of 1,200 employed in three shifts, 21 escaped as rescue crews searched for more victims while notes found on foreman James Montheith hinted at trapped men. Families and local officials awaited identifications at Portage hall.
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William Blair Sonman
Koppers Company
Pennsylvania
Stanley C. Yuwusy 23
Johnstown
James Montheith
Mike Seymoure
Portage
Predicts Nazi Attack On Isles Friday Night
Le Petit Dauphinois reported that Swiss diplomatic quarters heard Germany planned a major assault on England with up to 600000 troops. Delays stemmed from disagreements among top generals over risk, with a modified plan possibly launched Friday night if weather allows.
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Isles
Associated Press
Grenoble
France
le Petit Daupinois
Switzerland
England
Walther von Brauchitsch
Wilhelm Keitel
General Staff
Hitler
Fuehrer
von Brauchitsch
Argentine police arrest 25 German residents in raids
Reports from Apostoles in the Northern Argentine territory of Formosa say 25 German residents were arrested with eight still in custody. Raids targeted possible fifth columnists, as the gendarmerie searched homes and Nazi meeting places and seized arms ammunition and pamphlets.
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Buenos Aires
Formosa
Red Cross Volunteers Called for Virginia Hampton Drive
The Red Cross issues a volunteer call for a Wednesday meeting at 10 am. Volunteers will aid fundraising and solicitation efforts at Community Chest headquarters in Virginia How.
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RED Cross
Community Chest
The
Virginia How
British Merchant Fleet Stronger Despite War Losses
A study using verified figures indicates the British merchant fleet may be stronger now than at the war's start. Germany claimed heavy losses to British shipping, but British sources say losses prove smaller and new ships plus war gains offset damage, with Norway's wartime losses also noted.
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New York
Germany
Associated Press
Lloyd's Register of
British Empire
Cteam
Britain
Norway
Denmark
Belgium
Holland
Adolf Hitler
United States
Japan
Freight Train Derailed At Boeuf River
Freight train No. 273 derailed at 9 30 am at Boeuf River 13 miles east of Monroe after an open switch. Nine of seventeen cars derailed. fireman R E Lloyd and brakeman Horace Leslie injured. engine nose submerged but cab survived. main line expected clear in the afternoon.
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Central System
Railroad
Boeuf River
Monroe
Here
Rayville
Pun
R. E
Bob) Lloyd
Shreveport
Horace Leslie
Aeout
Cornett
Ouachita Avenue
Fes
Lloyd
C. W. Boyce
Vicksburg
S. H. Edmonson
Oifaale Ania
Dies to Hear Movie Writers in Probe of Propaganda
Chairman Martin Dies plans closed hearings to probe screenwriters alleged to insert foreign propaganda in motion pictures. Testimony will cover espionage, sabotage, and fifth column activities across the West Coast and extending to other areas. Names of witnesses will not be released.
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Beaumont
Tex
Martin Dies
Ifornia
Hollywood
Dies
War at a Glance: Axis Peace Offer and Global Skirmishes
The report labels a possible axis peace overture to Britain as a trial balloon while warning of a massive assault on the British Isles if refused. Berlin claims an inevitable blow to England with 41,600 tons of shipping sunk and renewed raids. Tokyo hints at a hostile Western shift after a cabinet resignation. U.S. battle fleet sails from Pearl Harbor toward the South Pacific. British air attacks target German airfields as Mediterranean operations and Tobruk raids continue.
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Associated Presa
Rome
Britain
British Isles
Aero
Wheatiere Ly
Berlin
England
High Command
Norway
France
Island Kingdom
Tokyo
Orient
Washington, D. C
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
South Pacific
London
Peril
Mediterranean
Cairo
Tobruk
Libya
Moyale
Bistuss
International Crisis Looms As Cabinet Quits In Japan
Rome reports a potential axis peace offer to Britain paired with a threat of a false flag attack. Japan’s cabinet under Admiral Mitaume and Yonei resigns, signaling a shift to a harder stance toward Western powers. U S Navy forces depart Pearl Harbor, moving to patrol British and French territories in the South Pacific. Hitler’s three point European settlement plan noted in diplomatic circles.
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Britain
Rome
Mitaume
Yonei
Yonai
Orient
United States
United States Battle Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Entereprise
South Pacific
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Haly
Tech milk shed burned in Ruston fire
A fire at Tech farm dairy lab in Ruston damaged equipment after the summer session. Losses include a 1700 dollar ice cream freezer, a bottle-washing machine, a 100-gallon pasteurizer, milk cooling gear, a cream separator, 3000 uncrated half pint bottles, 24 five gallon cans, 50 000 caps, and other dairy apparatus. New equipment planned for the laboratory building before September 9 opening.
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Ruston
Soule
SL Rese
Dun
Agriculture
Dean Reese
Tech Farm
Colege
Engineer Admits Flinging Employer Down Elevator Shaft
Fred B. McClure, an engineer, confessed to hurling his unconscious employer six stories down an elevator shaft after a failed attempt to sabotage a canny by Police Chief Harry C. Chafoye. The death of G. D. Hylton, described as a man who never had an enemy, initially appeared accidental when his body was found atop an elevator in a downtown building shortly after the operator heard the impact.
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Welch
W. Va
Fred B. McClure
Harry C. Chafoye
G. D. Hylton
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