French Report German Drive Broken Down Near Saar
Paris reports heavy German losses after a 20 mile Saar sector offensive. Six German divisions attacked, one thrust reaching into French territory near Apech before French artillery and Maginot line fire halted the advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Saar River
Moselle
Apech
Luxembourg
Apach
Acen Westerdeay
Maginot Line
No Manas Land
Saez
War Ministry
Fire destroys Trout Louisiana Hardwood Lumber plant in Jena
A late Monday blaze in Jena Louisiana damaged the Trout Louisiana Hardwood Lumber company plant and dock destroying about 600000 feet of flooring and the power plant. Loss estimated at 200000 dollars with insurance coverage. Mill superintendent C. H. Harris could not say if rebuilding plans exist.
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Louisiana
Jena
Hardwood Lumber Company
Erage
C. H. Harris
Hitlers Despair Marked Madman Says Mann
Spokane is told Adolf Hitler is a madman in despair Klaus Mann German exile and son of Thomas Mann speaks to a dinner club asserting Hitler cannot win the war and seeks peace proposals Mann argues Hitler is dependent on Stalin and predicts a postwar peaceful federation of states after Hitlerism is destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Hitler
Stalin
Germany
Mann
Europe
Safety Council Urges Tough Pedestrian Rules And Alcohol Tests
Atlantic City October 17 The National Safety Council focused on pedestrians calling them spoiled. Denver safety chief General William Guhner urged marked cross walks longer green signals and safety zones with possible punishments. The council cited a blood test for intoxication becoming standard nationwide and noted juries often rejected slurred defenses before tests gained court acceptance. No state has enacted mandatory tests for drivers.
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Atlantic City
N. J
National Safety Council
Denver
Committee On
Phillips pleads guilty to embezzling penitentiary funds
Cecil T. Phillips former auditor at Louisiana state penitentiary pled guilty in district court to four counts of embezzling funds totaling 52954 over two and a half years. He was remanded to jail for sentencing likely Friday after confessing and aiding auditors in tracing the shortage.
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Baton Rouge
Cecil T. Phillips
Louisiana State Penitentiary
John Fridge
Phillips
Charles A. Holcombe
Collector of Revenue
Frank S. Shattuck
Fridge
Djambi Sends SOS From 1500 Miles Off Seattle
The 4436 ton Dutch freighter Djambi flashed an SOS at 5:55 am CST saying her steering was broken and asking aid. The vessel, which departed Seattle on October 4 bound for Bombay and Singapore, was about 1500 miles off Seattle when the message was sent.
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San Francisco
Djambi
Mackay Radio
Seattle
Bombay
Singapore
DeArmas Returns to Stand in Grand Jury Case
New Orleans reports Sid ney DeArmas, one of two discharged Orleans parish grand jury members, testifies again for redirect examination in a hearing on alleged lack of cooperation by District Attorney Charles A. Byrne. Attorney H Moise Steeg Jr seeks to reveal identities of two persons DeArmas said he telephoned opposing the grand jury action. Edgar Powell, the other discharged juror, was also expected to testify as the court probes the petition against Byrne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Sidney DeArmas
Orleans Parish
Grand Jury
Charles A. Byrne
H. Moise Steeg, Jr
Byrne
De-Armas
DeArmas
Edgar H. Powell
George P. Platt
Steeg
Conrad Meyer
Twin City Community Chest receives boosted gift from major donor
C Alston Prophit, general chairman, reports the second annual campaign gains its first large check twice last year's size. Donor ratings rose 30 percent or more due to expanded work with Twin Cities Parent-Teacher Council and local welfare groups. Donor praises chest efforts and adds a 50 percent increase in contribution. Campaign runs October 23 to November 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C Alston Prophit
Twin City Community Chest
Prophit
Big Gifts Rating Committee
Chest
Twin Cities
Parent-Teacher Council
Monroe
West Monroe
Truckman Killed in Wreck Near Lake Charles
Archie Burris 21 of Houston Texas died when his truck overturned in a ditch three miles west of Vinton Louisiana on highway and five inch oil well casing spilled from the load He apparently dodged cattle and lost control causing the left side rollover His body was taken to an Orange Texas funeral home pending arrangements
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Lake Charles
Archie Burris
Houston Tex
Vinton
New Iberia
Lambert Breaux
Louis Roy
Burris
E. H. Reeves
Cody Varnado
J. D. Miller Trucking Company
Houston
Orange
Tex
Germans Launch Another Raid On Britain In War Update
German air raid strikes Scapa Flow and Firth of Forth as fighting on the western front intensifies. Royal Oak sank by a submarine last Saturday at Scapa Flow, and the Iron Duke was damaged in today’s raid. Britain reports 786 deaths from the previous attack while Germans claim heavier losses.
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Britain
Scapa Flow
Western Front
Firth of Forth
Lord Chatfield
Royal Oak
House of Lords
Germany
Netherlands
Emden
North Sea
Luxembourg
Saar
Maginot
Southhampton
Leche and 4 Others Indicted in Louisiana Case
Former Governor Richard W. Leche and ex commissioner William G. Rankin faced federal charges for mail fraud connected to a boat gift tied to promoting industry in Louisiana. Indictments also name George Caldwell Eugene Barksdale Edgar N. Jackson and Archibald A. Marx in WPA diversions and kickbacks tied to Mrs Huey P Longs Baton Rouge lakeside home project and related fraud schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Richard W. Leche
William G. Rankin
Leche
Louisiana
George Caldwell
Louisiana State University
Eugene Barksdale
Edgar N. Jackson
Huey P. Long
Jackson
Long
University
Baton Rouge
Caldwell
Archibald A. Marx
American Heating and Plumbing
Taxing decision on Ouachita tuberculosis tax delayed
Judge J. T. Shell took under advisement a petition by four Ouachita parish taxpayers seeking an injunction against the one mill tuberculosis sanatorium tax. He will rule at 10 a.m. tomorrow after arguments on exceptions claiming the petition states no cause of action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Parish
G. B. Cooley
J. T. Shell
Shell
Joe Hanna
Milton Coverdale
Ouachita Parish Tuberculosis Association, Inc
J. L. Evans
M. F. Halley
Tracey Goodwin
H. T. Goodwin
Hypodermic Cure For Sprains Reported By College Of Surgeons
The American College of Surgeons reported a quick hypodermic treatment using novocaine injected near sprains to relieve pain and speed recovery. Patients are advised to walk rather than rest, with two to three days often enough for uncomplicated sprains. At the University of Pennsylvania hospital results showed rapid recovery in most cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Philadelphia
American College of Surgeons
University of Pennsylvania
France
Louis Pasteur
Gallogly lobby to governor on Georgia extradition case
Richard Gallogly, a 30 year old life prisoner fleeing a Georgia prison escape, appeals to Governor W Lee O Daniel to refuse extradition. Georgia officials argue only fugitive convict status and proper papers matter as Gallogly recounts alleged mistreatment and alleged promises of pardon. He details abuse while in custody and his push for clemency amid ongoing hearings in Austin Texas.
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Austin
Tex
Richard Gallogly
Georgia
W. Lee O'Daniel
O'Daniel
Gallogly
Ellis Arnall
Texas
Oglethorpe College
Pallid
George Harsh
Milwaukee
Atlanta
Harsh
Arnall
Jonesboro Man Found Slain In Louisiana
Jewell Weeks a 31 year old Jonesboro resident disappeared after obtaining permission to leave work to hunt. He borrowed a shotgun from his brother in law and was later found dead from a gunshot wound to the heart. The coroner investigated and a funeral service was held at the Jonesboro Baptist church with large attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonesboro
Advance Bag and Paper Company
Jewell Weeks
W. W. Irvine
Ruby Parker
Jonesboro Baptist Church
J. W. Buckner
Neil Thomas
Virgil Williams
Ernest Bishop
Travis Pardue
B. Fain
Joe Langley
J. H. Jordan
Jesfie Wailes
Weeks
R. L. Weeks
Arthur
W. T
Averette Weeks
Bessie Maxey
Pearl Smith
Eva Walker
Winnfield
May Hunt
Shreveport
Chinese say heavy boots beat Japs in Hunan campaign
James L. Stewart reports Chinese General Chien Cheng says Japanese forces failed in Hunan due to lack of modern gear and heavy boots. He notes Chinese tactics focused on cutting supply lines and bottling Japanese forces, predicting Japan lacks fresh troops for a renewed offensive toward Changsha.
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Nanyo
Hunan Province
China
Hunan
Chien Cheng
Men Today
Changsha
Chungking
Kweilin
Kwangsi Province
Lunghai
Hengyang
Canton-Hankow
Kiukiang
Nanchang
Chien
Tungcheng
Hupeh Province
Japan
Braniff Joins Noe Ticket For State Senate
New Orleans attorney Matthew S. Braniff announced his candidacy for state senator from the 14th 16th and 11th wards on the James A. Noe ticket. Joseph R. Stiehl Jr. seeks the house seat from the sixth ward and backs the Noe gubernatorial bid. Others announced include Casey Fonseca Brown Carroll supporting Noe.
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New Orleans
Matthew S. Braniff
James A. Noe
Braniff
Louisiana
Joseph R. Stiehl, Jr
House of Representatives
Noe
House
Five Held on Seven Counts of Mail Fraud
A federal grand jury indicted Lorris M. Wimberly and five other Louisiana figures on seven counts of mail fraud tied to a 1935 36 road machinery purchase. The defendants allegedly caused Bienville parish to assume a $38,666 debt and used a 59 percent contingency fee to pursue collection, with bonds set at $5,000 each.
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Lorris M. Wimberly
Louisiana
House of Represen
State Civil Service Commission
Ben C. Dawkins
Hars Vey G. Fields
Rogge
New Orleans
J. D. Adams Company
Indianapolis
Des Fendants
State Bond and Tax Board
Adams Company
J. R. Wimberly, Jr
Wimberly
Delay in Payroll Records Tied to Department Discussions
Shreveport Louisiana October 11. Federal district attorney Harvey G Fields released a statement regarding payroll records of the state moratorium commission reportedly conveyed to the government by Attorney David M Ellison. Fields says the delay stemmed from discussions with a representative of a department and not from Ellison personally.
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Shreveport
Harvey G. Fields
Federal District
State Moratorium Commission
David M. Ellison
Ellison
Lison
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Safety Council
Asserts Walker
Idney DeArmas
BIG
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By Howard W. Blakeslee
Fate
Sister
By James L. Stewart
Bienville Parish
Arcadia
O. John Rogge
United States
J. Rush Wimberly
J. L. Williams
Bienes Ville Parish
M. E. Woodward
R. L. Williams
Fields
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