Maine Hunters and CCC Youths Trapped By Twin Blizzards
Rescue crews from three sides fought snowdrifts up to ten feet to reach 100 hunters and CCC youths stranded in northern Maine. State police reported breakthroughs toward Mopang Lake and Eagle Lake as helicopters and trucks ferried food to the marooned. Names of some marooned include Captain H R Greenlee of Portsmouth Navy Yard and Lt Cmdr Arthur F Folt.
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Aurora
Maine
CCC
Mopang Lake
Beddington
Eagle Lake
Mopang
Bangor
Augusta
H. R. Greenlee
Portsmouth
N. H
Anders Rites Held Monday
E. E. Anders 47 World War veteran and West Monroe parish member dies at 715 Clayton Street Sunday at 2 15 pm after months of illness. Funeral at First Methodist Church West Monroe Monday at 2 pm with Rev. C K Smith and Rev. E E Huntsberry officiating. Active pallbearers listed. honorary pallbearers named. Survived by wife a Crosley school teacher and daughter Sara Franceson.
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E. E. Anders
Quachita Parish
Clayton Street
West Monroe
C. K. Smith
E. E. Huntsberry
First Baptist Church
B. A. Gentry
I. W. Rogers
Monroe Hammonds
J. C. Stewart
Milton Coverdale
Jesse Heard
G. W. Welch
T. O. Brown
J. N. Campbell
G. A. Campbell
Y. L. Griffin
Fred G. Thatcher
Ed Harrell
G. T. Harrell
Frances Ortis
James A. Noe
GOP to Meet Quietly After Victory in Washington
Republicans will hold their annual national committee meeting in Washington with no policy statements planned. The gathering will bring key party figures who shape future directions while GOP members in the new Congress decide on employment, business regulation and farm relief. Some Democrats warn coalitions with conservatives may falter ahead of 1940. The election gains have cooled talk of replacing John Hamilton as chairman.
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Washington
Republican National Committee
Congress
John Hamilton
National Committee
Plane Bound for Santa Missing After 48 Hours
A Delta Airlines plane bound for the North Pole with Santa aboard has not reported in after 48 hours. Officials expect a safe arrival despite the silence and note pilots are skilled and fuel supplies ample. Meanwhile Monroe prepares for a Friday night gala street dance and a large parade with nine bands and many decorated floats, touring downtown Monroe and West Monroe.
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North Pole
Santa Claus
Delta Airlines
Coughlin Denies Anti Jewish Claims In Radio Address
Rev. Charles E. Coughlin contends a prior speech was not anti Jewish nor anti American, urging listeners to judge for themselves if it was vicious or un American while denouncing a misrepresentation campaign against him and his cause.
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Detroit
Charles E. Coughlin
Haddon Jr. Auto Victim in Louisiana Accident
C B Haddon Jr 24 assistant clerk at Bank of St Joseph died in Ferriday hospital from injuries after his car overturned in a ditch near St Joseph Saturday night. He was alone and unable to provide details. Funeral held at Union Church. Survived by parents C B Haddon Sr and a younger brother. Father director of Della rd experiment station near St Joseph.
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ST. Joseph
C. B. Haddon, Jr
Bank of St. Joseph
Ferriday Hospital
Haddon
Union Church
Halifax May Attend US Royal Visit But Not Canada Tour
A government source said Viscount Halifax may join King George VI and Queen Elizabeth during a four day visit to the United States next spring but would not accompany them on the Canadian portion of the trip. The informant noted a Canadian official, possibly Premier W L Mackenzie King, would attend the Canadian leg. The Duke of Devonshire was denied as a companion.
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London
Viscount Halifax
King George
Queen Elizabeth
United States
Canada
W. L. MacKenzie King
Duke of Devonshire
Dominions
Physician and three others found guilty of torture kidnapping
In Olympia Washington Dr Kent W Berry society physician and three co defendants were convicted of first degree kidnapping in the torture abduction case of Irving Baker a former coast guard officer. Berry plans an appeal as prosecutors promise a grand jury investigation into the frameup claims.
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Olympia
Wash
Kent W. Berry
Irving Baker
Dr. Berry
Baker
Coast Guard
Berry
Superior Court
William K. McAloon
James Reddick
Albert H. Smith
Coldest Night Sees Freezing Readings Across Louisiana and Mississippi
The coldest night of the year hit Louisiana and Mississippi with readings near freezing in the north and frost along the coast. New Orleans and Baton Rouge reported freezing temperatures, while Biloxi and Shreveport showed subfreezing starts. Temperatures were set to rise the next day per the weather bureau.
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New Orleans
The
Mercury
Louisiana
Mississippi
Weather Bureau
Baton Rouge
West Point
Miss
Biloxi
Shreveport
Fire Devastates Johnsonian Apartment in Harding Road
A major fire in Nashville yesterday leveled the Johnsonian apartment on Harding road near Belle Meade causing an estimated loss over 190000. Most residents were away. only two tenants saved some possessions. Undetermined origin of the blaze is under investigation.
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Nashville. Tenn
Harding Road
Nashville
Belle Meade
Japanese Says War in Far East Inevitable
In Tokyo Lieutenant-General Eiki Tojo urged rapid expansion of arms as war minister Itagaki and Tojo addressed leading armaments makers. They warned of a two-front war with Russia and China and charged Britain with hostile aims while US neutrality persisted and US treaties were decried.
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Tokyo
United States
Far East
Eiki Tojo
Tojo
Seishior Itagaki
Japan
Russia
China
Great Britain
Irwin Is Sentenced 134 Years In Sing Sing
New York November report states eccentric sculptor Robert Irwin pled guilty to the Easter 1937 triple abduction murder of Veronica Gedeon Frank Byrnes and an elder mother. He received 134 years in state prison to be served at Sing Sing. Irwin objected before sentencing calling the court a farce and accusing the judge of serving a rich man. His attorney Samuel Leibowitz argued the defendant was crazy. Four attendants escorted him into the courtroom.
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New York
Robert Irwin
Veronica Gedeon
Frank Byrnes
James G. Wallace
Sing Sing
Irwin
Byrnes
Samuel Leibowitz
Judge Wallace
Three Interim Senators To Be Short On Cash
Three interim senators Thomas M. Storke Gladys Pyle and Alex G Barry serve until January 3 with limited campaigning and standard privileges. They hold the title of senator receive office suites have mail privileges and can use Capitol elevator services.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Menia
Thomas M. Storke
California
Gladys Pyle
South Dakota
Alex G. Barry
Oregon
Storke
McAdoo
Pyle
Barry
Capitol
New Plant for Phones Opens in Ruston
A modern telephone system began operation in Ruston under Southern Bell's direction. Mayor Charlies Gayne of Ruston made the first long distance call at 10 p.m. to Monroe's Mayor H. H. Benoit, renewing old school days ties. The Ruston exchange, now in a brick downtown building, uses flash system tech, replacing the old magneto setup as it expands to serve about 1,000 subscribers with a rapidly growing service area.
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Ruston
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company, Inc
J W. Warren
Monroe
Charlies Gayne
H. H. Benoit
Ruston Company
Warren
Tts
Burton Exchange
Warven
Pope Leads Prayers As Week of Devotions Opens
The ailing Pope Pius led special prayers from his apartment at the Vatican to open a week of spiritual devotions. He appeared before pilgrims yesterday, walking to his throne in a sedan chair and being carried into the chapel in that chair.
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Vatican City
Pius
Vatican
Pilgrimem
Lincoln Parish probes death of Berry Hobbs
Lincoln Parish officers continued the investigation into the mystery death of Berry Hobbs of Ruston after a coroner's jury found he died when struck by a westbound train near Choudrant. The jury noted questionable circumstances including a throat wound and skull fracture, while witnesses described the stalled car and the cold body found beside the tracks.
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Ruston
Lincoln Pariah
Berry
Hobbs
Dlinola Central
Choudrant
J. J. Bennett
Hobba
Bennett
Cressing
Reston
Ales
G. W. Harkins
Hobbe
Kilpatrick
Daladier Faces Labor Split As General Strike Looms
Paris reports a widening rift in labor lines as Daladier's government edges toward mobilizing rails and public services. Unions vow to resist but plan a 24 hour strike, while ministers push for order and potential military control.
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Henry C. Caddley
Paris
New
Daladice
Charles Pomaret
Swaks
General Confederation of Labor Independent
General Confederation of Ch Workers
Daladier
Labor-Finance Policie
Good Fellows Start Off Fund First Cash Received
The Good Fellows announce the annual fund drive to help children with clothing fuel and food for families. Contributions will be received daily and recorded in the News Star and Morning World columns as Santa Claus helpers, led by Kiddies and Old St. Mack, assist in distributing aid.
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Good Fellows
Ae Santa Claus
Neva- Star
Reg
Merey
News-Star
Morning World
St. Mack
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