Jurors Divided in Fraud Trial at Shreveport
Five Bienville parish men face mail fraud charges after jurors report a hopelessly divided jury. Foreman W F Conway said deliberations show split verdicts as Judge Ben C Dawkins urges reaching a decision. Defendants include Lorris M Wimberly former speaker J Rush Wimberly R L Williams Arcadia mayor and J S Williams former Bienville official.
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Shreveport
W. F. Conway
Bienville Parish
Ben C. Dawkins
Lorris M. Wimberly
Home of Representatives
J. Rush Wimberly
R. L. Williams
Arcadia
J. S. Williams
Bienville
Dawkins
Conway
Whitfield Jack
J. D. Adams Company
Indianapolis
Adams Company
Jury President Will Keep Post In Ouachita Parish
George Pipes president of the Ouachita Parish Police Jury announced he withdrew his resignation after Gov Sam Jones refused to accept it and constituents urged him to stay. He said he would continue serving Ward 10 residents and the parish welfare.
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George Pipes
Ouachita Parish
Pipes
Ward 10
Sam Jones
Jones
Youths jailed in extortion plot near Washington Post family
Two Midwest youths were held in Gainesville Georgia by FBI agents for questioning in an extortion threat against Mrs Evalyn Walsh McLean wife of the former Washington Post publisher She was threatened as authorities investigated a convoy of used cars arriving from Cincinnati.
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Atlanta
Gainesville
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Evalyn Walsh McLean
Washington Post, Safety
Lon Sullivan
Sullivan
Lavonia
FBI
Georgia Highway Patrol
Cincinnati
R. G. Danner
Washington
McLean
Hope
Snowstorm across the Northeast and Midwest slows transit
Heavy snow blankets the East with up to six inches in Pennsylvania and widespread ice and sleet disrupts highways from New Jersey to Virginia. Snow and flood warnings stretch from New England to the Great Lakes as air travel halts in major hubs.
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Associated Press
Texas
Louisiana
Pennsylvania
New York
Boston
Panhandle
New England
Great Lakes
Chicago Weather Bureau
New Jersey
Missouri
New York City
Seaboard
Virginia
Indiana
Ohio
Wisconsin
Michigan
Kansas
New Mexico
Washington
Iowa
Nebraska
Minnesota
Illinois
North Dakota
Roosevelt Allots 50 Million for New Bases
Secretary Knox announced that President Roosevelt allotted 50 000 000 for immediate development of air and naval bases on sites recently acquired from England in exchange for unrestored old destroyers. The navy secretary also notified 31 908 naval and marine reserves to prepare for possible active duty at any moment.
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Washington
Knox
Roosevelt
England
Navy Department
Iron Guard Executes 64 in Romania purge near Codreanu grave
Budapest dispatch reports the Iron Guard executed 64 political prisoners at Jilava prison near Bucharest on the order tied to King Carol II’s regime. Alleged judges and gendarmes linked to the mass killings were also shot as the purge was carried out.
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Budapest
Hungary
Iron Guard
Carol TI
Corneliu Zelea Codreanu
Iron
Balkan
Bucharest
Regation
Not Fully Armed Says English Minister in Commons
In a Commons debate on war production Arthur Greenwood conceded Britain is far from fully armed. He emphasized rising overall production and predicted ultimate victory while defending government efforts against labor charges of timidity and poor mobilization.
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London
Arthur Greenwood
House of Commons
Greenwood
War Cabinet
Britain
Hitler
Fiesta Parade Plans Highlight Twin Cities Yuletide Celebration
Townspeople and Northeast Louisiana residents prepare for the Christmas Fiesta in Monroe with 30 floats under H M Phipps and nearly 30 high school and college bands. Queens and maids arrive at 9 am to the Chamber of Commerce then tour rooms at the Virginia Hotel before the parade begins at 10 30 am and a post pageant event follows.
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Queens
Twin Cities
Chamber of Commerce
Louisiana
H. M. Phipps
Cotton Carnival
Memphis
Monroe
Virginia
Roosevelt urges Dies to curb early releases on subversives
President Roosevelt warns Chairman Martin Dies that premature disclosure of facts or immunity grants could hinder executive plans to curb subversive activities. He stresses harmony between the White House and the Dies committee while preserving executive duties and constitutional responsibilities.
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Roosevelt
Martin Dies
Washington
Democrat
Texas
House Committee On UN
White House
Dies
Orange
Tex
Texan
Justice Department
House
House of Representatives
United States
Army to spend 120 million in five-state district
Colonel Theodore Swann said the U S army ordnance department will spend about 120 million dollars over two years in the Birmingham district covering Alabama Georgia Florida Louisiana and Mississippi. About 72 million will go to the immediate Birmingham area with total department spending higher in the district.
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Birmingham
Als
Theodore Swann
Swann
Branch of
National Defense
Ordnance
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Louisiana
Mississippi
Red Cross Calls Twin Cities to Join Roll Call
Citizens urged to join the American Red Cross as Ouachita Chapter sets a 3200 member quota. E C Gibson urges membership at Central Savings Bank building and stresses need to expand services for disaster relief defense and domestic support.
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Twin Cities
American Red Cross
Ouachita
the Red Cross
E. C. Gibson
Red Cross
Central Savings Bank
Good Fellows drive urged to aid needy children this Christmas
A Monroe News-Star-World appeal recounts Willie a fictional youth who turns to crime from poverty and hunger. The piece urges citizen support for the Good Fellows drive to help local children and provide small joys at Christmas.
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Willie
Twin Cities
Good Fellows
Monroe News-Star—World
Blackout Rules Tightened in Unoccupied France
In Vichy on November 2, authorities announced tougher blackout enforcement in unoccupied France. Marseille prepared a funeral for four women killed in a Saturday night bombing as Vichy police tightened precautions after the armistice. A Lyon prefectural order required lights to be masked from nightfall to dawn.
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Vichy
France
Marseille
Lyon
Romanian Iron Guard executes 64 political prisoners
Berlin dispatch from Bucharest reports 64 political prisoners were executed early Monday at Jilary military prison. Among those shot was General George Argesanu, former Romanian premier and war minister, charged with responsibility for the killing of Premier Armand Calinescu in June 1939.
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Berlin
DNB
Bucharest
George Argesanu
Argesanu
Iron Guard
Iron
U S Censors Mail From Japan Amid War News
Tokyo reporting that the United States has begun censoring all mail from Japan including packages. No official comment yet. Australian minister Hughes said Port Brisbane, a British cargo ship, was sunk in the Indian Ocean by an enemy raider, with 27 survivors.
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New York
Tokyo
Domei
Asahi
United States
Japan
Canberra
Australia
Brisbane
Indian Ocean
W. M. Hughes
Hughes
North Atlantic
G. O. P. Leader Indicted in Michigan Fraud Case
A federal grand jury indicted Frank D. McKay of Grand Rapids and 11 others on mail fraud charges tied to a $500,000 shakedown of distilleries for the state liquor control commission. A second indictment alleges a scheme to defraud Edsel Ford of Ford Motor Co. of $9,918.
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Detroit
Michigan
Frank D. McKay
Grand Rapids
Republican National
Italians Retire At High Speed In Major Med Sea Clash
British dispatches report the Mediterranean fleet clashed with a strong Italian force at extreme range before noon. The Italians allegedly retired at high speed toward their base after being detected. The Italian fleet included two battleships and many cruisers and destroyers as British bombers hit Turin and Berlin. Greece reported Italian invasion forces falling back, while Bevin warned of a large manpower call up through June. The Italian claim spoke of patrols on the Greek front and attacks on Corfu and Alexandria.
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Associated Press
Britain
Mediterranean
London Admiralty
London Air Ministry
Royal Arsenal
Turin
Berlin
Greece
Italy
Ernest Bevin
Ioannina
Corakiana
Corfu
Alexandria
Egypt
Athens
Albania
Valona
Navy seeks Treasure Island for naval purposes in San Francisco
The Navy told San Francisco it wants to assume control of Treasure Island, site of the Golden Gate exposition, to convert hangars and facilities for naval use. Admiral Hepburn’s command staff urged negotiations while cautions about future plans and protecting Pan-American Air Lines’ 10 year lease on island facilities.
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Navy Department
Treasure Island
A. J. Hepburn
12Th Naval District
San Francisco Bay
Navy
John J. O'Toole
Pan-American Air Lines
Pan-American
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