26 Apr 1942
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Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1942
Page
1
War measures draft guidance indicates many men with dependents will be inducted this summer under existing policies. Local boards will use those with dependents after prioritizing men with no dependents and those married since Pearl Harbor may receive deferments to protect families.
New Orleans April 25 Lieutenant James W. Robb Jr a daring Navy pilot awarded the Navy Cross for heroism at Pearl Harbor on December 7. He and his crew used a rifle as a mock machine gun and faced enemy aircraft in an amphibian plane. Robb born in Staten Island will return to Corpus Christi after a two week layover.
General Douglas MacArthur joined the Anzac Day observance in Melbourne in his first public appearance since arriving in Australia. He stood at Remembrance Rock with wreath and a tribute card, offering no speech as thousands gathered in respectful silence to honor Gallipoli and the present Allied war effort.
W W Kellogg, chairman of the payroll allotment plan, reports 109 Ouachita parish firms have joined the war bonds payroll program with a goal to enroll 40 more. Washington offices propose 16 percent payroll allocations, awaiting July 1 for voluntary participation or potential legal requirements. Local firms listed include A and L M Railway Co, American Railway Express Co, Armour and Co, Bancroft Bag factory, Brice's Super.
Norfolk reports two Axis submarine torpedo and shelling attacks off the Atlantic coast killed or left missing 44 on a cargo passenger ship and three on a medium cargo vessel. Survivors described a tense escape as depth bombs fell and rescuers finally saved 95 passengers and 75 crewmen after 18 hours adrift.
Washington dispatch says an estimated 16,006,090 motorists may face a monthly gas quota of 3 to 3 1 2 gallons, instead of the earlier 2 1 2 to 5 gallons per week. Rationing to begin May 15 in eastern states and D C. Herold S Ickes may set the private car limit, with railroads strained to supply fuel and repair parts. Senators urge rationing only if wartime necessity is proven.
Thurman Arnold told Senate that a hollow metal screw clip fastener controlled by William Drus held up assembly lines in multiple aircraft plants. He cited shutdowns of 86 airplanes at one site and delays of three more at another, due to Drus refusing to license patents and limited production.
Reports from Vichy via Reuters and Nya Dagligt Allehanda say Adolf Hitler has returned to Berlin and will likely call a Reichstag session on German French relations. The Swedish paper also notes the Kroll opera house scene of Reichstag sessions may be closed, signaling an imminent session.
Louisiana State Bar association plans its Monroe convention May 1 2 with events at Hotel Frances and Hotel Virginia. Mayor Benoit and Fourth Judicial Bar welcome guests, with speeches by Debailion Barrett Fenner and others. The officer involved in a deadly shooting near 1221 DeSiard Street is identified as A L Cornett who killed Arthur Conner after a berserk attack with a shovel and bat.
Rayville resident Henry Avants, 36, died after being struck by a freight train early yesterday. He was taken to Charity Hospital but died at 8 10 a.m. Coroner Dr J T French said Avants, who had attended a first aid course in Monroe, may have slipped while jumping from the train. Both legs were crushed and amputated above the knees. Funeral at Shady Grove church near Holly Ridge at 3 p.m. Interment Stevenson cemetery. Survived by wife, a daughter Margie Louise, brother Vardaman Avants, and sisters Ila Graham, Lula Roberts, and Myrtle Smith.
The state announces a $270,000 increase in defense training funds. State Superintendent John E Coxe and Education official Dr. Andrew Triche secured a $70,690 rise for out of school youth classes teaching metal work woodwork electricity and vehicle maintenance. An additional $200,000 was allotted to equip 144 more training stations mainly in southern Louisiana.
A Trinity river levee near Trinidad Texas broke this afternoon causing water to drop over a foot. The Cotton Belt railroad track through Cedar Bottom was submerged but trains continued running. Thousands of sand sacks were deployed to protect the tracks and the Texas Power and Light Company plant amid the flooding.
Japanese forces press three prongs toward Mandalay as Chinese troops under General Stilwell fight to hold the left flank. Despite heavy losses six miles from Taunggyi, the other spearheads pressing Burma see no decisive change, while New Caledonia gains US garrison to bolster supply routes.
Washington April 25 The Social Justice weekly magazine founded by Rev Charles E Coughlin was ruled non mail able as Postmaster General Walker said the tone has changed since the April 2 ban. A May 4 hearing will decide if mailing rights are revoked entirely.
Sergeant Alvin C. York, famed World War I hero and Medal of Honor recipient, will register Monday in the nation's fourth selective service installment. At 55 he plans to sign at his Pall Mall home, where he once registered as a conscientious objector in 1917, amid thousands of Tennesseans.
Wide World War Analyst notes Hitler may launch a final spring offensive in Russia to crush the Red Army while targeting oil sources. British testimony says oil-rich Caucasus Persia Iraq are the chief aims, with Crimea and Southern Ukraine as possible attack zones. The Axis needs oil as urgently as its enemies, shaping a broader strategy.
A high administration official said Roosevelt will oppose suspending the 40 hour week in his coming message to Congress. The plan reportedly calls for price freezes near March 1 levels, heavy taxes on war profits, and possible wage controls. He will argue wage adjustments can align with living costs while war plants run long shifts. Senator George says overtime pay remains the key issue Congress must address.
The War Department reports a medical records study showing front line enlistees now average 68.19 inches tall, up from 67.49 inches in 1917, and weigh 151.3 pounds versus 141.5 pounds, an increase of 9.8 pounds.
The Royal Air Force mounted a long daylight offensive across France and the Baltic coast, targeting Cherbourg Le Havre Calais and Rostock among other sites. Heavy aerial combats raged with German fighters while American Boston bombers hit German held coasts as Rostock endured renewed bombardment and fire.
The American Cotton Shippers association urged simplification and improvement of methods for placing cotton in the government loan. It opposed depriving producers of choice in placing cotton in the loan or market. A. M. Grayson of Dallas would be president if elected, with R. C. Gregg of Memphis as first vice president and R. C. Dickerson of Memphis and D. W. Brooks of Memphis as vice president and secretary-treasurer. The group urged continued legislation to offer cotton to consuming countries through private channels at competitive prices with liberal credit terms. It also asked contract clauses to ensure equity if government commandeers cotton, and kept current futures exchange rules unchanged. In a separate note, Police Sergeant Joseph Gentile reported an unidentified man jumped under a moving freight train and died.
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