Benny Bennett Fatally Shot In Argument
Benny Bennett 25 died from a shotgun wound in a Brownville saloon during an early morning fight with Manny C. McGuire 37 of Monroe. McGuire was jailed pending an inquest. witnesses included bartender J. C. Pendarvis and others. Sheriff Milton Coverdale cited earlier arrests and cases involving McGuire and Bennett.
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Brownville
Benny Bennett
Milton Coverdale
Manny C
Mickey) McGuire
Monroe
J. T. French
Coverdale
Johnny Whitlock
Bennett
McGuire
J. C. Pendarvis
C. A. Wood
Heard
Adam Turner
Annie Slocum
Ouachita Parish
Frank Jones
Clyde Mitchell
Dr. French
Direct Highway Work To Be Directed By Army and Navy
Washington reports the army and navy will direct nearly all of next year 275 million dollars in federal aid highway work. Federal Works Administrator John M. Carmody said the 1941 42 program will focus on strategic roads and bridges to support heavy mechanized military units. Operations hinge on Roosevelt signing the Federal Aid Act and survey findings presented to the White House.
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Washington
Army
Navy
John M. Carmody
Federal Works
War and Navy Departments
Carmody
Congress
Public Roads Administration
Roosevelt
White House
Nicely Naughty Tops Fall Fashion Shows in New York
New York fashion writer Mary Elizabeth Plummer reports on fall trends dubbed nicely naughty featuring deep necklines, sheer panels, and peekaboo lace dresses. Most outfits remained simple and wearable with bold color accents and luxe fabrics. the highlight was a $9,000 natural albino mink jacket over a black dinner dress shown by Saks with Mayor LaGuardia in attendance.
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Mary Elizabeth Plummer
New York
Upper Fifth Avenue
Sophie
Adam Gimbel
Saks Fifth Avenue
American Beauty
Harvard Crimson
F D R Renewed Pleas for Speedy Draft Action
President Roosevelt pressed for rapid passage of conscription and defense bills as the House rejected moves to raise the registration age and to delay drafting. He declined comment on the House vote and cited tempus fugit while noting the urgency of finishing the bills.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
White House
Army
George C. Marshall
Ban Pinballs Prompted Call for Police Action in New Orleans
The 17th Ward Mothers' Club urged Governor Sam Jones to deploy state police to remove pinball machines in New Orleans. Police Superintendent George Reyer challenged an attorney general opinion claiming illegality, noting no gambling evidence. He cited a prior court ruling that found no gambling evidence and dismissed cases against two saloon keepers. Nicholas Bauer, schools superintendent, opposed placing machines near schools, calling for abolition of such devices due to risk to children.
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New Orleans
Sam Jones
17Th Ward
Mothers’ Club
George Reyer
Attorney General's Office
Reyer
Nicholas Bauer
Bauer
Heard Promoted to Captain in State Police
Lieutenant L. O. Heard, ballistics expert, was promoted to captain by Superintendent Steve Ford. Heard oversees chemical analysis and technical work and will lead a two week training school for promotion starting Monday.
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Baton Rouge
L. O. Heard
State Police Department
Steve Alford
Heard
German Warplanes Hit England In Massive Daylong Assault
German air power unleashed a wave after wave of bombers and fighters across London and southeast England in a sustained offensive aimed at grinding down the Royal Air Force. The RAF answered with mass defenses and multiple counterattacks including raids on Turin Boulogne Calais and Cap Gris Nez emplacements as battles raged across several counties.
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London
Britain
Royal Air Force
England
Air Ministry
Fiat
Turin
Italy
Boulogne
Calais
Cap Gris Nez
France
English Channel
Romania's King Mihai Returns to Throne Amid Turbulent Era
The article traces King Carol II's abdication and Mihai's ascent to the Romanian throne for a second time. It notes Mihai's boy-king background, education, and personal life, including a rumored choice among royal princesses and his close ties with industrialist family circles.
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Mihai
M.le Lulu Malaxa
Romania
Marie Antoinette
Marie Aldegonde
Prince
Monarch Abdicates In Romania As Mihai Succeeds
King Carol flees abroad amid upheaval as 18 year old Mihai takes the throne. Iron Guard violence targets Jews in the capital. Princess Helen plans return while border clashes with Hungary are reported.
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Balkan
Carol
Romania
Magda Lupescue
Mihai
Helen
Airkrieg
Hitler
Britain
London
Berlin
Mediterranean
Rome
Fort Deli Mara
Malta
Suez
Turin
Five more convicts captured in Cummins Prison break
A posse seized five of the escaped inmates as the manhunt slowed after four days. H. E. Odom of High Point and Ralph C. Staffin of Atlanta were taken in McGehee. Raymond Potts of Texarkana and George Edwards of Wendell plus Olen Abner of Arkadelphia were captured near Latour junction, McGehee, and Pine Bluff area.
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Little Rock
Ark
Cummins Prison Farm
Liberty
Warnell Lee
Texarkana
McGehee
George Edwards
Wendell
N. C
North Carolina
Crittenden County
Latour Junction
Helena
Edgar Hickey
Bill Shotts
West Helena
Olen Abner
Arkadelphia
C County
J. T. Bullock
Pink Booker
Altheimer
Pine Bluff
Odom
Georgia
Staffin
Chicot County
Potts
Miller County
Pine
Senate Finance Committee Revises Excess Profits Tax Bill
The Senate Finance Committee met in closed session to draft a revised excess profits tax measure as members clash over its scope. Chairman Harrison said the aim is to please some, not all, after about 50 business spokesmen denounced the House bill as discriminatory and biased toward normal profits rather than defense-related abnormal revenue.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Harrison
Mississippi
Webb Chosen as Group Leader at Southeastern Conference
Dr. William S. Webb of the University of Kentucky was chosen chairman of the Southeastern Archaeological Conference. The group also selected Lexington Kentucky as the site for its next meeting, succeeding James A. Ford of LSU and the WPA archaeology project.
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Baton Rouge
Southeastern Archaeological Conference
William S. Webb
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Ky
Dr. Webb
James A. Ford
Louisiana State University
WPA
Bomb Damage Proves Slight in England Despite Attacks
London dispatch by Hugh Wagnon reports a nationwide AP survey showing England returning to business as usual after German air raids. Dover remains largely intact as residents repair homes. Portsmouth Naval Base saw a bomb in the courtyard but little damage and no injuries. Southampton shows minor destruction with busy streets and civilian resilience.
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London
Associated Press
England
Dover
Land's End
Hull
Liverpool
Portamouth
Southampton
Bristol
Plymouth
Channel
Naval Base
Portsmouth
Hungary Forces Move Into Oradea In Northern Transylvania
Regent Horthy leads Magyar troops into Oradea marking the second phase of Northern Transylvania’s reassignment to Hungary. In Bucharest King Carol II abdicates, naming 11 year old Mihai as king with a regent. Antonescu’s regime consolidates power as Carol flees with Magda Lupescu.
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Budapest
Nicholas Horthy
Hungary
Oradea
Nagy-Varad
Transylvania
Rumania
Mayszalonia
Horthy
Driver's Own Bright Lights Can Fool Him Into Wrecks
A Iowa State College study presented by Dr. A. R. Lauer shows drivers misjudge safe distance due to glare from their own headlights. Photo-electric tests reveal near headlight brightness misleads sight lines, questioning lens reductions and informing new highway design and sign visibility standards.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
State College
Iowa State College
American Psychological Association
A. R. Lauer
Dr. Lauer
Iowa
T. W. Forbes
Yale Bureau
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Manny
Mickey’ McGuire
Sealoon
Bill
Jones
Orleans
Alford
John W. Greenslade
Bermuda
Great Britain
Carol II
Germany
Ion Antonescu
Magda Lupescu
Greece
Florence
Princess Helen
Quintet
Webb
Lupescu
Hugh Wagnon
Bucharest
Ian Mihai
Paris
Black Sea
Constanta
Dresden
Antonescu
Europe
Lucea Saru
Madame Lupescu
Walt
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