Axis Leaders Meet in Florence on Greece Crisis
Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini conferred in Florence in cordial harmony as Italy prepared urgent measures against Greece. The session with Ribbentrop and Ciano lasted several hours, with a second conference planned, marking renewed axis unity amid looming European conflicts.
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Florence
Italy
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Greece
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Galeazzo Ciano
Berlin
Fuehrer
Duce
Palazzo Vecchio
Hitler
Axis
Mussolini
Ribbentrop
Ciano
Machiavelli
Rome
Brenner Pass
France
von Ribbentrop
Bologna
Little Chicago Holds Parade Night Before Election
Little Chicago buzzes with activity as a mile long parade ladders toward the election tomorrow. Gus Kokinos campaigns with ice cream while rival Mayor Simmie Wood hawks burgers. The parade starts at Five Points at 7 30 and passes West Monroe to the river bridge.
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Chicago
Gus Kokinos
West Monroe
Simmie Wood
River Bridge
Louisville Avenue
North Eighth Street
C. S. (Pop) Simpeon
Hit and run driver sought after Swartz man killed
Funeral plans for Garry Selvin Mann 52 Swartz are pending word from his daughter Beulah Ferrand Fresno Calif Mann was struck and killed early Sunday near the city limits east of Monroe by a hit and run driver He suffered crushed legs chest and head injuries One leg was amputated below the knee Coroner Dr J T French reported Police Chief Frank V Reitzell posted a 25 reward for information about the automobile Mann’s body was found about 1 30 a m Sunday by two youths near his path home to Swartz Officials said the body bore the name G S Mann in his wallet
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Garry Selvin Mann
Swartz
Beulah Ferrand
Fresno
Calif
Mann
Monroe
J. T. French
Frank V. Reitzell
Reitzell
G. S. Mann
American clerk Tyler Kent Convicted in Secret Act Trial
London reports Tyler Kent, 20, a discharged clerk at the U S embassy, was found guilty in a secret trial of violating the official secrets act. His arrest came June 1 alongside Anna Wolkoff, famed dress maker and daughter of a former Russian admiral, with sentencing deferred pending the Volkoff case. In Moscow Yoshitsugu Tatekawa presented credentials to Kalinin as Japan’s new ambassador.
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London
Oct
Tyler Kent
United States
Kent
Anna Wolkoff
Volkoff
Moscow
Yoshitsugu Tatekawa
Michael Kalinin
The
Supreme Soviet Council
Japanese Army Withdraws From Nanning in Kwangsi
The Associated Press reports the Japanese army announced its withdrawal from Nanning, a key communications hub in Kwangsi province, signaling a strategic retreat amid ongoing military operations.
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Associated Press
Nanning
Strategic Communications Center
Kwangsi Province
Panama Residents Marry To Beat Nation's Tariff
Panama residents respond to tariff walls by tying the knot. Governor Glen Edgerton ends commissary privileges for dependents of canal workers, prompting a wave of marriages to keep access to Zone goods. The policy sparks price gaps across the zone line, with groceries and cars costing far more outside the Zone.
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Panama
Glen Edgerton
Colon
Canal
United States
Republic
Daspit sues Sinclair Refining for attorney fees
Justin Daspit, a former special assistant attorney general, files suit in Baton Rouge for 10 954 claiming the fee is due for prosecuting a successful tax case against Sinclair Refining Company. A hearing set for November 4 and a restraining order prevents payment to the state amid a Supreme Court review dispute over 120 438 in gasoline taxes.
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Baton Rouge
Oct
Justin Daspit
State Revenue Department
Sinclair Refining Company
Charles A. Holcombe
Daspit
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Fred A. Blanche
Revenue Department
Desperado Escapes Parchman Farm in Mississippi
Kennie Waggoner a murder life term inmate escaped from the Mississippi state penitentiary farm at Desoto. He kidnapped a camp driver tied him to drive to highway 61 north of Clarksdale, swapped clothes with the guard Fowler then fled armed with a Winchester pistol and another firearm. Police broadcast descriptions and warn he is armed.
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Parchman
Miss
Kennie
Waggoner
Mississippi State
Clarksdale
Fowler
Vieux Carre Units Damaged by Blaze
Three French quarter buildings in New Orleans suffered about 10000 dollars in damages from an early morning fire. The blaze began at 638 Royal Street and spread to 640, the five story Dr Yves Lemonnier house. A third damaged building stood at 638 St Peter Street.
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New Orleans
Royal Street
Yves Lemonnier
St. Peter Street
Turks Reported Moving Troops Into Two Sectors
The Athens dispatch notes Turkish forces possibly entering Thrace and eastern Greece with no Turkish confirmation yet. British naval aid arrives as Greece fights Italian advances with Crete reportedly secured by British ships and clashes near Corfu. Independent sources also mention Turkish troops responding to Greece’s appeal for help.
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Athens
Thrace
Greece
Italy
Crete
Corfu
Ionian
Mediterranean
Two Louisiana Tech students hurt in West Monroe crash
Miss Fredmal Norris a 19 year old art junior and her brother Walter Norris 21 an electrical engineering student were injured when their car collided with a truck about 12 miles from West Monroe Mississippi. They were taken to St. Francis Sanitarium for treatment. Walter was released soon after. Fredmal remains in favorable condition.
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Fredmal Norris
Louisiana Tech
Walter Norris
St. Francis Sanitarium
West Monroe
Norris
J. E. Walsworth
William Norris
Calhoun Road
Miss Norris
Walter
St. Francis
Walsworth
Petain Gets Message Laval Given New Post
A wartime dispatch reports Petain receiving a message and Laval being assigned a new post as shifting leadership roles unfold. The item references a draft lottery set for Tuesday and ties to historic 1917 drawing memorabilia.
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Petain
Laval
Selective Service notices serial numbers from local boards
G R Williams chief clerk of Selective Service Board No 2 issues guidance to registrants stating serial numbers need not be looked up unless desired and that all registrants will receive their serial and order numbers by mail. KMLB radio will broadcast names and serial numbers for Ouachita parish outside Monroe at 9 15 p m on October 28.
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G. R. Williams
Selective Service Board No
KMLB
Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Readiness For Manpower Lottery Draw Nears Tomorrow
Workmen secured the interdepartmental auditorium where the draft lottery will begin after noon tomorrow to determine the order of millions of young Americans for military service over the next five years. About 8,500 capsules with serial numbers are kept in a treasury vault until the event. Guards are posted as doors are locked for the procedure.
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Treasury
Sisters Arrested in Roosevelt Case in Brooklyn
Two sisters, Italia D'Arbe, 21, and Mary D'Arbe, 17, accused of tossing an onion from a building as President Roosevelt's car passed through Brooklyn were arrested and booked on disorderly conduct charges. A mounted patrolman detained them shortly after the incident.
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New York
Roosevelt
Brooklyn
Italia D’arbe
Mary D’arbe
Treasury refunds estate of J A Bentley and tax credit
The treasury refunded 22351 dollars today to the estate of the late J A Bentley of Alexandria Louisiana and also allowed the estate a credit of 34468 dollars on 1938 income tax.
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Washington
The
Treasury
J. A. Bentley
Alexandria
Roosevelt Note Delivered To Petain Quietly Cites Privacy
A foreign ministry spokesman said President Roosevelt sent Marshal Petain a personal message kept private by Petain. Diplomatic circles expect the note to relate to Petain Hitler negotiations. Henri Haye in Washington carried the note with U.S. chargé d’affaires H. Freeman Matthews in attendance. Laval named foreign minister as Baudouin became secretary of state. cabinet met in emergency session.
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Vichy
France
Foreign Ministry
Philippe Petain
Roosevelt
Petain
Adolf Hitler
Henri Haye
Washington
United States
H. Freeman Matthews
Premi
Pierre Laval
Paul Baudouin
Laval
Fire Destroys Home of James Warners in Monroe
A fire of undetermined origin damaged the home of Mr. and Mrs. James K. Warner at 2001 Ridge Avenue West Monroe around 1 a.m. Sunday. Chief Frank Roddy estimated damages at 60 percent of the value. Warner said he woke to smoke, got the children out the back way, and that firefighters saved part of the furnishings and closet contents.
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James K. Warner
Ridge Avenue
West Monroe
Frank Roddy
Warner
Monroe
Tiny Nation Throws 100 000 Soldiers Into Conflict With Italy
Greece declared war on Italy after a three hour ultimatum and sent about 100 000 troops to the Greek Albanian frontier to confront 200 000 Italian troops. An air raid alarm followed as Patras and two airbases were bombed. Four killed, 17 wounded. Britain pledged aid with Mediterranean fleet.
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Associated Press
Greece
Italy
George I
Athens
Corinth
Tatoi
Patras
Great Britain
Mediterranean
Europe
Belgrade
Turkey
Yugoslavia
Dragija Cvet«kovic
Sofia
Bulgaria
Grecian
Thrace
Campaign of Chest Ahead of Drive in 1939 News
Community Chest officials report this year's drive is far ahead of 1939. In two days more money is raised than in six days last year. Women workers finish house to house work with strong results. Current contributions reach 7 893 toward a 27 700 goal. schools exceed last year and will open special boxes after the drive ends November 7.
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Community Chest
Forecasting Of Weather Five Days Ahead
Weather forecasters report mixed success predicting five day regional conditions. Dr. C G Rossby says precipitation forecasts are improving while temperature forecasts lag due to timing errors. Timing and local factors remain the main challenge for precise area predictions.
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Irving Perimeter
Washington
C. G. Rossby
Weather Bureau
Ocean
Rossby
Florida
New England
Great Lakes
Middle West
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Count Ciano
Garry Mann
W. H. Mosley
R. P
Canal Zone
Uncle Sam
Desperado
Parchman Farm
Mississippi
Island
Rough Rider
70Th Tank Battalion
Fort Meade, Md
Fort Belvoir
John Metaxas
King George II
U.S
James Warners
King George
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