Supreme Court Grants New Trial for Annie Henry
Louisiana high court orders a new trial for Annie Beatrice Henry 24 of Shreveport convicted of the Lake Charles Valentine Day killing of Joseph P Calloway Houston Tex. The justices found trial prejudices from spectator conduct and remarks by officials. Burks had his appeal denied.
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New Orleans
State Supreme Court
Annie Beatrice Henry
Shreveport
Lake Charlies
Joseph P. Calloway
Houston
Tex
Lake Charles
Henry
High Court
John T. Hood
Calloway
Finnen Burks
Henry «Appes
Supreme Court
Louisiana
Burks
Archie T. Higgins
Spain Takes Full Control of Tangier International Zone
Spain assumes complete charge of the Tangier north coast zone, ending the international control commission and related bodies. Colonel Yuste becomes government delegate as Spain asserts authority in strategically vital access to the Strait of Gibraltar amid WW II tensions.
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Tangier
Morocco
Africa
International Control Commission
Legislative Assembly
International Information Office
Yuste
High Commissariat of
Strait of Gibraltar
Spain
al- Sedras
Spein
Mary
Court recessed for funeral of Ouachita deputy sheriff
The Fourth District court opened Monday by Judge Bavi S. Garrett and recessed to attend the funeral of W. H. Banister Ouachita parish deputy sheriff who drowned Thursday night. Court reconvened at 11 for motion hour and began the criminal docket at 1. Mannie McGuire charged with manslaughter in Benny Bennett shooting case.
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Bavi S. Garrett
W. H. Banister
Ouachita Parish
Garrett
Mannie McGuire
Benny Bennett
Voluntary Enlistments Could Meet First Draft Quota
New Orleans reports Lt Col Shaffer says voluntary enlistments may provide the first draft quota for November 18 with few if any Louisiana call ups. Washington notes nationwide boards begin selecting 800,000 men for a year of training, with 30,000 to report between November 18 and December 1.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Selective Service
William D. Shaffer
Shaffer
Washington
Army
Boston
San Francisco
Army Office Here Gets New Quotas
The local army recruiting office announces new quotas from the war department to be filled immediately. Openings include 62nd Signal Battalion and 86th Quartermaster Regiment at Fort McPherson for qualified automobile mechanics, plus 22nd Infantry at Fort McClellan Alabama. G H Q Air Corps Detachment at MacDill Field Florida and field artillery and infantry of the Second Armored Division at Fort Benning Georgia. Infantry and field artillery applicants are to be sent to civilian schools to study diesel and gasoline motors after recruit training. Openings available for every applicant who applies at the recruiting office.
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Army
War Department
62Nd Signal Battalion
86Th Quartermaster Regiment
Fort McPherson
Quartermaster
22Nd Infantry
Fort McClellan
Ala
G. H. Q. Air Corps
MacDill Field
Fla
Second Armored Division
Fort Benning
Infantry
Field Artillery
Greeks Gain Ground in Albania Front Amid Stormy Weather
Greek Alpine troops reportedly pushed seven miles into Italian held Albania ringed the Koritza supply base and captured 1200 Italian prisoners. Britain plans to deploy about 45000 troops to aid Greece as RAF and Greek planes attack Italian forces along the border.
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Associated Press
Albania
Koritza
Tirana
Zog
Yugoslavia
Balkan
Epirus
Stefani
Mussolini
Ioannina
Janina
Charles Easterling In Grave Condition
Charles W. Easterling, 58, Monroe attorney, remained in critical condition Monday at St Francis Sanitarium. Rome salesman W H Deaderick Jr, suffered a broken leg and facial lacerations and was slightly improved after a Saturday accident. Two other men injured in a three car collision near Rendezvous restaurant.
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Charles W. Easterling
Monroe
St. Francis Sanitarium
W. H. Deaderick, Jr
Rome
Louisville Avenue
Roosevelt and Willkie Appeal in Final Election Eve Push
As the 1940 presidential race closes, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Wendell Willkie rally with last minute appeals. Roosevelt plans a Hyde Park address after a nationwide radio program and Wallace will speak, while Willkie schedules three radio slots ending with a final word on the air. Polling place changes in Monroe shift booths from local stores to new venues as campaigns press voters to turn out tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Secu
Roosevelt
Wendell L. Willkie
New York
Hyde Park
Hudson Valley
NBC
CBS
MBC
Democratic National Committee
Henry A. Wallace
Cleveland
Willkie
The
Women of America
Senator McNary
Oregon
Dies Predicts 3000 Indictments In Subversive Inquiry
Representative Dies the Democrat from Texas, chairman of the House committee probing un American activities, forecast 3000 indictments nationwide against subversive groups within a month. He cited Italian espionage as a greater concern than German activity and said investigators seized Italian records and evidence.
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Orange
Tex
Dies
Texas
House
State Department
Justice Department
German Library of Information
New York City
German Tourist Information Office
Transocean News Service
Twin Girl Killed by Train Near Start
Rayville reports the burial of Alice Fay Sullivan one of a twin pair from Start eight miles west of town. Her sister died earlier of pneumonia. The child died after a train from Shreveport to Meridian struck her near Start. Engineer Frank Watts halted the train but could not avert the tragedy.
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Rayville
Alice Fay Sullivan
Garrett Sullivan
Start
Here
Hammons
Baptist Church of
Alto
Butler Cemetery
Calhoun
Frank Watts
Monroe
Illinois Central System
Shreveport
Meridian
T. M. Sayre
Richland Parish
Watts
Sayre
Azana Death Ends Spanish Republic Leader’s Era
Manuel Azaña president of the Spanish republic during the civil war died in Montauban France at age 60. He led from May 1936 until exile after Franco’s victory, urging peace talks and resigning as the republic collapsed.
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Vichy
France
Manuel Azana
Montauban
Azana
Francisco Franco
Madrid
Franco
Barcelona
Republic
Great Britain
Catalonia
Collognes-Sous-Suleve
Belgrade reports British aid to Greece may form three divisions
Pravda quotes Greek papers claiming Britain will send three army divisions totaling about 45 000 men to Greece. No landing site or use given. Britain confirms troops already landed on Crete. Also from Vichy and Hong Kong items.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Pravda Today
Greece
Crete
Greek aid to Greece belittled by Italian press
The Italian press dismissed the alleged British armed aid to Greece as announced by A. V. Alexander. Il Popolo Di Roma quoted that in Greece there are a few British tugs, casting the aid as minor.
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Rome
A. V. Alexander
Greece
Il Popolo di Roma
Railway accident kills 20 Britishers near Taunton
A London to Penzance passenger train derailed near Taunton in Somerset at about 4 am local time. Twenty people were killed and about fifty injured, with officials calling it a straightforward railway accident. The crash occurred roughly 120 miles west of London.
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London
Penzance
Somerset
Great Western Railway
Taunton
Roosevelt Receives Petain Reply On Franco American Ties
French Ambassador Henry Haye delivered Marshal Petain's message to Secretary Hull regarding Franco American relations. Hull would not disclose contents or translate status but noted discussions touched on French possessions in the western hemisphere and broader relations. Navy ships were training and patrolling Caribbean waters near Martinique where the carrier Bearn was docked with American made planes. A German peace speech rumor circulated with no official confirmation.
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Washington
Gaston Henry Haye
Hull
Marshal Petain
Roosevelt
Petain
Henry Haye
Germany
New World
United States
Caribbean
Navy Department
Martinique
France
Bearn
State Department
Hitler
Youth from Ruston in flight training program
The Navy Department announced the following Louisiana aviation cadets appointed for flight training at Pensacola starting November 4. From the Miami aviation base Thomas Vaughan McEnery Oak Ridge Robert Lamar Stewart Raeton continue to training.
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Washington
Navy Department
Louisiana
Naval Air Station
Pensacola
Fla
Miami
Thomas Vaughan McEnery
Oak Ridge
Robert Lamar Stewart
Raeton
Missing United Airlines plane found ground near Centerville
A United Airlines flight with seven passengers and three crew vanished after arriving over Salt Lake City during a snowstorm. Fliers spotted the grounded craft north of Centerville, Utah, with pilot Captain Howard Fey signaling a possible forced landing. Passengers listed include H C Muir of Detroit and Caffero of Oakland, among others. it was unclear if anyone survived.
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Salt Lake City
United Airlines
Centerville
Utah
Wasatch Mountains
Salt Lake
Howard Fey
William Haws
San Francisco
H. C. Muir
Detroit
Joe Caffero
Oakland
Calif
E. A. Dybdahl
Fergus Falls
Minn
G. L. Stevenson
Sacramento
Japan Plans Tight Economic Bloc With China and Manchukuo
Tokyo reports a ten year program aiming for self sufficiency by forming an economic empire of Japan China and Manchukuo. Major points include Japan supplying heavy industry and skilled labor while Manchukuo provides staples and colonization supports agriculture and Chinese unskilled labor aids in mining and resource development.
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Tokyo
Japan
China
Manchukuo
Cabinet Information Bureau
Norway Residents Fire Warehouses in Occupied Bergen
Reported by broadcasts from Norway say Norwegians set fire to a string of warehouses in Bergen to obstruct German occupation. German troops reportedly fought the flames as part of the occupation defense efforts.
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Norway
New York
Bergen
Wen
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Wendell Willkie
Madison Square Garden
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L. A. Fourmy
Board of Election Supervisors
Monroe Wholesale Grocer Company
Fourmy
Monroe Wrestling Arena
Criswell’s
Armstrong's
Ward
Prober
Twin
Sister
Europe
Hong Kong
Hongkong
S. Kumamoto
Asahi
Ruston IN Flight
Utah City Field
Japanese Cabinet Information Bureau
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