Allies Score Early War Gains Across Pacific and Europe
A wartime briefing notes the first full week of the year showing Allied advances by air, sea, and land toward Berlin Rome and Tokyo. MacArthur reports heavy Japanese losses at Port Moresby as Allied offensives expand in New Guinea and Timor. Roosevelt frames 1942 as a crisis year with defensive attrition ending and promises expansion. Soviet reports claim 16 mile per day Don and Rostov area advances indicating a Nazi retreat.
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Roosevelt
Berlin
Rome
Tokyo
Far Pacific
MacArthur
New
Port Moresby
Solomons
Burma
New Guinea
Timor
Iseema
Roosevelts
Pacific
United Nations
Caucasus
Moscow
Don
Rostov
Carucasus
State Gas Tax Up in November
Baton Rouge officials report November gasoline tax collections rose to 2,506,730.05 dollars, about 459,430.09 more than the previous year, attributed to late December filings and the timing of nationwide rationing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
State Revenue
Rufus W. Fontenot
Fontenot
War manpower plan calls 10900 physicians shifted in 1943
Washington January 9 The war manpower commission says 10 900 more of the nations 190 000 physicians will be taken by the armed forces this year leaving more than 80 000 for civilians Chairman Paul McNutt pledges effort to move doctors to needier areas and assure civilian medical care Dr Frank H Lahey notes 80 000 civilian physicians can meet needs with proper distribution and health precautions relocation of over 400 doctors already completed and more to follow to cover critical regions with the public health service in studies of industrial areas
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Manpower Commission
Paul. McNutt
Frank H. Lahey
WMC
U. S. Public Health Service
Louisiana Hero Named for Midway Decorations
A Louisiana lieutenant and a Mississippi wife were among Navy air crew awarded for heroism at Midway. Second Lieutenant Marmande of Houma received the Navy Cross for diving low to release a bomb during the June 4 battle and is listed as missing in action. Private Ramsey of Blackwell, Mississippi, earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for aerial combat and daring fire support on June 4 and 5 1942. Sergeant DeBlanc of New Orleans and Cook Eubanks of Burnside were among five ground crew members receiving letters of commendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Marmade
Mia Emile P Marmande
Roussel Street
Houma
Reed T. Ramsey
James E. Ramsey
Blackow
Mia
Marmande
Midway
United States Naval Service
Barmwey
Marine
Battle of Midway
Ramsey
Ken
Alton L. DeBlanc
Alice P. DeBlanc
Magazine Street
New Orleans
Edwin W. Eubanks
Barney Eubanks
Burnside
Miss
Education chief to visit state in January tour
NA TIONAL Education Association president Flora will visit Louisiana January 14 and 15 to address teachers and administrators in New Orleans and Baton Rouge. He will speak to Orleans parish educators Thursday and to parish superintendents and LSU Education faculty at the state capitol Friday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
UPDI
A. C. Flora
Natonal Education Association
Louisiana
New Orleans
L. P. Terrebonne
Iberville Parish
Columbia
S. C
Orleans
Auto stickers required for wartime license fees in Louisiana
Baton Rouge La Jan 9 wartime sticker rules require motor vehicle owners to pay 2 annual license tax and obtain wind shield stickers before February 5 to avoid a 1 minimum penalty. Rufus W Fontenot state revenue collector urged cooperation as 1942 plates and owner details must be printed on each sticker. Applications available at revenue sub stations state police and service stations with mail option to Baton Rouge for 3 payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Rufus W. Fontenot
State Revenue
Fontenot
Revenue Department
Ascension
Lafayette
the Revenue Department
Uo Department
New Orleans
Lake Charles
Thibodaux
New Iberia
Monroe
Shreveport
Alexandria
Four Workers Die In Crash Near Erwinville Louisiana
Four industrial workers died when their dilapidated coupe struck a parked trailer truck near Erwinville across the Mississippi River from Baton Rouge. A fifth passenger was critically injured. Names include Justin C. Cooper a former Catholic High football star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Erwinville
Mississippi River
Justin C. Cooper
D. W. Landers
West Baton Rouge
Trout T. Toadvin
Charles Samuel Root
Tilden J. Curry
Toadvin
Root
Cooper
Curry
Wilson Hutchinson Carter
Route 1
Amite
John 69
Buchmann
Ration Banking Schedule To Start January 2
The office of price administration announced a nationwide ration banking program to ease bookkeeping and speed handling of coupons. Dealers will have separate accounts in banks for each rationed commodity and use them to replenish stock. start date January 2 with full use by January 27 for retailers of sugar coffee and later processed foods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Price Administration
New York State
Albany
Troy Schnectady
OPA
Allied Air Routs Lae Convoy In Swift Pacific Battle
Allied forces claim 39 Japanese Zero fighters downed and a transport set ablaze in a 24 hour air battle over Lae New Guinea. Bomber forces damaged or destroyed multiple ships and ground targets while maintaining nonstop attacks across three days.
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Australia
Southwest Pacific
Lae
New Guinea
Jones Proclaims Farm Mobilization Day in Louisiana
Governor Sam Jones designated January 12 as farm mobilization day in Louisiana and announced a statewide university meeting to launch the 1943 Food For Freedom campaign. State and district agricultural workers will attend as others are invited to discuss farm problems and plan a sign up drive for food production this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Sam Jones
Louisiana
Jones
Thesday
G. J. Durbin
United States Department of Agriculture War Board
JG. Lee
L. S. A. College of Agriculture
J. Lester White
Occupational Classification Division
State
Soldier killed by gun at Ester field in Alexandria
Private Joseph S. Michel, 31, of Lion Mountain Michigan, died from wounds after an accidental firearm discharge on guard duty at Ester field. Base intelligence officer Captain Charles A. E. Goodwin said circumstances are not yet known and the body will be sent to Woodlawn. Michel is survived by his mother Mrs. Mary V. Michel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Joseph S. Michel
Lion Mountain
Mich
Esterfield
Charles A. E. Goodwin
Goodwin
Michel
Woodlawn
Mary V
Nazi General Urges Hitler to Withdraw From Caucasus
German Marshal Fedor von Bock, speaking for alarmed generals, urged Hitler to retreat while possible. Hitler reportedly lashed out, dismissed von Bock, and the officer then vanished from frontlines amid rumors he returned to the Stalingrad area.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Fedor von Bock
Caucasus
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Germany
von Bock
Stalingrad
Volga
Hitler
Sky Dragons Hit Japs In Burma Raids
British forces renew land fighting north of Akyab in Burma as American Sky Dragons from China and RAF from India launch coordinated air strikes. The New Delhi Chungking communiques report engagements along the Mayu river near Rathedaung and the Mayu peninsula, with reports of near Akyab and air assaults on Mangshih and Bhamo by China based P-40s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Archibald P. Wavell
Akyab
Burma
Sky Dragons
China
India
New Delhi
Chungking
Mayu River
Rathedaung
Mayu Peninsula
Bay of Bengal
Berlin
Tokyo
CBS
Claire L. Chennault
Bhamo
Irrawaddy
Mangshih
Billy
government seeks three judge accelerate AP monopoly suit
The United States moved to speed trial of its monopoly case against the Associated Press by requesting a three judge federal court to hear the action. Attorney General Francis Biddle filed the petition in New York seeking early assignment and expedited hearing. The suit, filed last August 28 in New York federal court, seeks to force AP to open membership rolls to newspapers willing to pay their share of news gathering costs. AP denied the antitrust charge and said a free press requires newspapers to freely collect and distribute news and choose their associates. Assistant Attorney General Thurman Arnold said the petition seeks swift action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Associated Press
Francis Biddle
United States District Court Here
News Cooperative
Thurman Arnold
Antitrust Division
New York Today
Ouachita Predicted to Rise Slowly in January
River forecaster P. J. Naughton said the Mississippi below Natchez and the Atchafalaya and Black rivers will rise to about 18 feet, then stabilize around January 16 before falling. In New Orleans the level may reach 15 feet unless tributaries flood. Ouachita will rise slowly and Red River near Shreveport will fall for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
P. J. Naughton
United States Weather Bureau
Mississippi
Natchez
Atchafalaya
Black Rivers
Cairo
Ouachita
Louisiana
Red River
Shreveport
Naughton
Allied bombing hits Tripoli and Bizerte in Tunisian campaign
Allied air units, including three waves of Flying Fortresses, bombed the Tunisian naval base at Bizerte while other Allied planes attacked Tripoli, Tunis, and Sfax. Five US Lightnings were lost over Bizerte, four German planes were shot down, and Eisenhower named Carl Spaatz to command all US and RAF air forces in the theater. French troops advance on the Sahara front near Tachiumet and Tamout Mullet, with German counterattacks near Pichon repulsed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wes Gallagher
North Africa
Jan
Bizerte
Tripoli
Tunis
Sfax
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Carl Spaatz
Sahara
Tamout Mullet
Tachiumet
Libya
Algeria
Camel Corps
Tunisia
Pichon
Kairouan
Pont-Du-Fahs
Crack Down on Gas Violators in Five Eastern States
In New York and nearby states authorities move to strictly enforce the anti pleasure driving order starting tomorrow. OPA officials say city police can stop cars while inspectors lift ration cards and motorists may appeal to recover them. Twenty motorists at night club areas face hearings Tuesday before the district enforcement attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
District of Columbia
OPA
New Jersey
Maryland
Delaware
Pennsylvania
National
Syvan Joseph
Francis Currie
New York District
William C. McTarnahan
Fuel Oil Association of New York
No Further Cut in Gasoline Imminent
Washington dispatch reports Price Administrator Leon Henderson denying any imminent reduction in the three gallon value of A B and C gasoline coupons in the Eastern shortage area He warned that suspending or reducing A coupons could strand up to 5 000 000 cars and disrupt wartime transport civilization economy tying to Baruch committee plan to keep cars operating on limited mileage
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Leon Henderson
Henderson
Thomas P. Henry
American Automobile Association
Henry
Baruch Committee
Soviet Red Army advances near Rostov threaten German lines
Moscow dispatch reports a westward Soviet drive along a broad front between Stalingrad's western rail corridor and the Don. Bogoyavlenskaya falls as troops approach the Donets, closing on Rostov from the north. Fighting concentrates in the lower Don region with heavy tank and infantry losses on both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry C. Cassidy
Moscow
Red Army
Stalingrad
Lower
Don
Lower Donets
Rostov
Soviet Information Bureau
Bogoyavienskaya
Nikolaevskoye
Marinsk
Doan
Donets
Caucasus
Bogoyevienskaya
Saveliev, Dermilev
Novo-Russoshansky
Tatsinskaya
Kriukove
Crippled Fortress Earns Narrow Return From Lorient Raid
The bomber nicknamed Boom Town flown by Captain Clyde W. Walker of Tulsa endured heavy flak and cannon fire in a December 30 raid on Lorient submarine pens. With the bombardier killed and tail gunner wounded, the aircraft downed three German fighters and probably two more while limping back on two engines and skimming near the English Channel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Jan
United States Flying Fortress
France
English Channel
Lorient
Eighth Air Force
Clyde W. Walker
Tulsa
Okla
24000 Miners to Return to Work in Anthracite Field
Wilkes Barre Pa Jan 9 Local United Mine Workers officers voted to send about 24000 striking anthracite miners back to work on Monday A vote of 6 to 45 backed the plan and a committee was named to seek an answer within a week to the miners protest against a 4 annual union dues increase Final outcome was expected to be clarified tomorrow after discussions at meetings of about 40 locals
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkes-Barre
United Mine Workers
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