Witness claims Italian agents push fascism in US
Giro Valenti testifies to the Dies committee that Italian consular officials and secret Fascist agents propagate Fascist ideas across about 200 Italian American groups. He cites the Ovra secret police as pressuring citizens and describes consular speeches aimed at undermining democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Girolamo Valenti
United States
Valenti
Dies Committee On un-American
Ovra
Nazi Germany
Ouachita Valley Historical Society Set Meeting Program
The Ouachita Valley Historical Society will hold its first program at the district courtroom of Ouachita parish courthouse on Wednesday at 8 p.m. J Fair Hardin will present a paper on The History of Northeast Louisiana. Officers include Mrs C M Mitchell president and John B Filliol vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Valley
Society
C. M. Mitchell
John B. Filhiol
Regional Pay Hour Offices Announced With 12 Regions
Elmer F. Andrews wage hour administrator announced the establishment of 12 regional offices with hopes for some to open by October 24 the wage hour law’s effective date. Tentative headquarters include Boston New York Philadelphia Richmond Cleveland Chicago Birmingham or Atlanta Minneapolis Kansas City Houston Denver and San Francisco Region ten covers Houston Texas and Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Elmer F. Andrews
Andrews
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Richmond
Cleveland
Chicago
Birmingham
Atlanta
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Houston
Denver
San Francisco
Region Ten
Texas
Louisiana
Severe windstorm lashes British Isles with eight deaths
Winds reaching up to 93 miles an hour battered the British Isles killing eight people. A south London double decker bus was crushed by a falling tree, three fatalities in the capital. Rural accidents caused the remaining deaths as telegraph lines fell and small houses were wrecked.
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London
British Isles
Labor Parley Targets RFC Loans To Exploiters
Nearly 100 resolutions were debated at the American Federation of Labor convention in Houston. The Brotherhood of Operative Potters urged censuring the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and demanded removal of RFC officials or legislation to bar chiseling employers from federal loans for paying sub standard wages. Jesse Jones heads the RFC. The potters said loans went to employers denying collective bargaining and fair pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
American Federation of Labor
Brotherhood of Operative Potters
RFC
Jesse Jones
Ellen der to head joint civic luncheon in Monroe
Three Monroe and West Monroe clubs Lions Kiwanis and Rotary will hold a Thursday noon joint dinner at Hotel Virginia. United States Senator Allen J. Ellender of Louisiana will be guest speaker on an as yet unannounced topic. Members may bring a guest with advance notice to hotel management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
West Monroe
Hotel Virginia
Lions
Kiwanis
Rotary
Allen J. Ellender
United States
Louisiana
Whereabouts of Lardner Probed in Spain
U S Ambassador Claude G Bowers opened an inquiry into the disappearance of James P Lardner son of the late King Lardner after he vanished September 22 while fighting with Spanish government forces in eastern Spain Mrs King Lardner of Milford Conn cabled that her son was captured by insurgents in the Ebro zone but he is not listed among American prisoners at Burgos.
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Burgos
Railroads defend proposed 15 percent wage cut
Washington October 4 railroads insist a 15 percent wage cut is needed arguing workers earned a high average in early 1938. Statistician J Elmer Monroe says first half 1938 average pay was 91883 annually 183766 per worker while 1937 first half averaged 87183 and 178121 for the year. They note total payrolls fell despite higher per worker pay due to reduced employment. A V Cleveland blamed government policy for railroads financial strain citing hydro electric power shipments half rates and waterways improvements. Hearings before Roosevelt appointee board follow a threatened strike by railroad employees.
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Washington
J. Elmer Monroe
Association of American Railroads
Roosevelt
Factfinding Board
Monroe
A. F. Cleveland
Cleveland
15 Vacancies Exist On Federal Bench
Washington reports 15 vacancies on the federal bench from the supreme court to district courts. President Roosevelt may delay nominations until after the November election or January congressional return. The openings include four circuit court seats and ten district judgeships plus Cardozo’s death vacancy.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Congress
Circuit Courts of Appeal
Benjamin N. Cardozo
Louisiana
American envoy to return to brief President Roosevelt
United States Ambassador William Bullett will sail home tomorrow to deliver a full report on the European war scare crisis to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, according to embassy officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bullett
Paris
United States
William
Roosevelt
Daladier Seeks Friendly Pact With Germany Italy
Premier Daladier announced a new era of friendly relations with Germany and Italy. He spoke of President Roosevelt’s peace message and said France would resume cordial ties with Italy by sending an ambassador to Rome while seeking decree powers to rebuild France’s economy and finances.
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Paris
Daladier
Germany
Italy
Roosevelt
Europe
Chamber of Deputies
Czechoslovakia
Adolf Hitler
Munich
France
Rome
Ethiopia
Paul Senor
Parade Feature at Ouachita Valley Fair Rodeo
A Thursday noon parade will be one of the entertaining and spectacular events linked to the Ouachita Valley fair, showcasing local pageantry and community participation.
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Ouachita Valley Fair
Ouachita Fair Schedule Features Bands And Rodeo
Gates open Tuesday at 6 p.m. and a civic clubs banquet at 6 45 p.m. Rodeo performances run Thursday through Saturday and Sunday afternoon. Concerts include O P H S S band Thursday Neville High School band Friday L T L band Saturday, plus Saturday 4 H club day.
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Neville High School
Ouachita Parish to Host Grand Horse Parade
A massive parade invites all cowboys and rodeo performers plus horse owners from Ouachita and neighboring parishes to enter hundreds of horses in a citywide march. The route starts near the depot lot in West Monroe, moves along Trenton Street to the traffic bridge, crosses the span, then Walnut to DeSiard, Five Points, and Grammont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Parish
Depot Lot
West Monroe
Trenton Street
Walnut Street
DeSiard
Five Points
Sixth Street
Grammont
Roosevelt Liked by Poet Laureate for Peace Efforts
London reports Poet Laureate John Masefield credits President Roosevelt with preserving peace. In a letter to the Times he cites three factors: the sacrifice of a small nation, Roosevelt’s telegrams urging peaceful negotiation over the Czechoslovak dispute, and Roosevelt’s timely intervention when peace seemed unlikely.
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London
John Masefield
Roosevelt
The
Times Today
Masefield
Hungary calls out war vets push claims in Czech border row
Budapest reports show Hungary ordering older veterans to report to recruiting stations as government presses its claim to Hungarian minority territories in Czechoslovakia. A cabinet meeting was set to decide steps if Prague rejects negotiations. Reports say Czech border defenses were reinforced with barbed wire.
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Budapest
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Foreign Office
Prague
Czechnoslovakia
Danube
Man receives rabbit cornea eye transplant in Hagerstown
Frank L. Hoffman a 61 year old laborer blind since spring can now distinguish light from dark after a rabbit cornea transplant performed by Dr Paul N Fleming at Johns Hopkins. A specialist cautioned that such grafts often turn opaque in weeks or months, leaving Hoffman hopeful but uncertain about lasting success.
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Hagerstown
Frank L. Hoffman
Paul N. Fleming
Hoffman
Johns Hopkins
Fleming
Ocean Trip In Small Chinese Junk Described
Dr E Allen Petersen and his bride Tane recount an 85 day Pacific crossing in a frail Chinese junk. The voyage faced whale encounters and dense fog as the crew hoped for smoother seas near California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
E. Allen Petersen
Pacific
Orient
California
Dr. Petersen
Tane
Leche Approves Large State College Building Funds
Governor Richard Leche approved a total of 9.54 million dollars in state and federal funds for construction at state colleges. The state contributes 5.49 million, with 4.04 million from the Public Works Administration and 0.51 million carried as a contingency. Outside institutions receive funds including Lake Charles Junior College and the Louisiana Training Institute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Richard Leche
Public Works Administration
T. H. Harris
State Board of Education
Lake Charles Junior College
Thieves Quit Car When Radio Talks in Pittsburgh
Two thieves spotted a plain black sedan with the key in the ignition and drove away. A police radio alert blared that a black car matched the description, guiding detectives Harris and Jackson to the vehicle two blocks away as they investigated a robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Willias. Harris
Joseph Jackson
Hitler Praises Sudeten Ties in KarIsbad Rally
Adolf Hitler toured the Sudetenland proclaiming the Reich cannot be destroyed and praising Sudeten Germans. He spoke before a cheering crowd near Karlovy Vary, emphasizing loyalty to the German people and racial unity with Konrad Henlein’s followers among the audience. The event drew a huge ovation and dense crowds along the theater route.
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Karlsbad
Karlovy Vary
Sudetenland
Adolf Hitler
Sudeten
Konrad Henlein
Fuehrer
Reich
Germany
Hitler
Couple sentenced to death in Arkansas electric chair
Joseph B. Anderson and his wife Lucille were condemned to die for the robbery murder of Eldon Cooley, a grocery chain official, during a 14 hour trial in Hot Springs. Alfred Dickson and Clarence Johnson face first degree murder charges in the crime. Cooley was kidnapped, robbed of 430 dollars, and shot in a ravine north of the city.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Joseph B. Anderson
Lucille
Eldon Cooley
Arkansas
Alfred
Pug) Dickson
Anderson
Clarence
Bil) Johnson
Britain Presses New Armament Drive After Munich Pact
Britain races into a fresh rearmament program as MPs debate Chamberlain’s Munich settlement. Reports say conscription is possible and three aims loom: wartime civilian prep, halting Hitler’s advance in Yugoslavia Poland Romania and Bulgaria, and stabilizing Czechoslovakia amid renewed foreign pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Munich
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Chamberlain
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Mussolini
Daledier
France
Czechoslovakia
Hitler
Yugoslavia
Germany
Poland
Rumania
Bulgaria
Thos
Workers Start Music Campaign in Monroe Civic Music Drive
More than ten workers and several captains began the annual effort to recruit memberships for the Monroe Civic Music association. The target is 1,000 members, up from last year, to sponsor concerts in the coming winter. A kickoff banquet at the Virginia hotel featured Miss Merle Springstead of the Civic Music Concert Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Civic Music Association
BEC
Quet Hald
Virginia
Merle Springstead
Civic Music Concert Service, Inc
Chicago
New York
Monroe
Miss Springstead
W. HK. Anders
Chamber of Commerce of
West Monroe
Hig
C. C. Calvert
Northeast Center of
L. 5S. A
Fred Williamson
Jury to Probe Death on Dixie-Overland Highway
W T Gattis of Monroe will face Richland parish grand jury in January to investigate the death of Mrs Mamie E Houston of Winnsboro. She was fatally injured when struck by a car driven by Gattis while standing near a disabled auto east of Club Forest on the Dixie Overland highway last Thursday night. She died after an ambulance took her to Arcadia.
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W. T. Gattis
North Fourth Street
Monroe
Richland Parish
Grand Jury
Mamie E.custon
Winnsboro
Club Forest
Houston
Gattis
Pepa
St, Arcadia
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Mary
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Columbus
Buddy Rogers
Delaware
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Potters
Ellender
Lardner
AMITY
Ouachita Fair
New Jersey
Bund Hall
Union City
N. J
Fritz Kuhn
Bundsfuehrer
Bund
Kuhn
Leche
State College
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