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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1943
Page
1
Westbrook Pegler writes from Tunisia about a small Feriana hotel run by a French family. Papa, Mama, and three teenage sons manage meals and chores. Guests sleep under a leaky roof, use a dirty toilet, and rely on kerosene lamps while war conditions persist.
General MacArthur's headquarters in Australia reports a daylight raid on Milne Bay by Japanese aircraft, with larger attacks earlier on Oro Bay Tulagi and Port Moresby. The warning stresses airpower as the decisive factor, noting Japanese air supremacy in the western Pacific while American and Allied defenses evolve.
San Francisco April 4. Two convicts died during a mass escape attempt at Alcatraz. Warden James A. Johnston reported four escapees started the break, two were killed by guards as tides rose, and two fled in a boat. Names include James A. Boarman and Floyd G. Hamilton. Harold M. Brest survived with injuries. Police recovered one body and all escape gear.
In Washington on April 14 the Supreme Court heard arguments on whether a person seeking exemption as a conscientious objector must report for induction after a draft board denies exemption. Whitney Bowles of New Jersey, jailed for three years for not answering induction, contends submission to induction violates conscience. The case debates the 1940 act and whether religious scruples alone suffice for exemption and how it relates to reporting for duty and possible habeas challenges.
Detroit April 14. Execution of German born Max Stephan, convicted traitor, was set for Tuesday April 27 at Milan federal correctional institution by Judge Arthur J. Tuttle. Stephan wept as officials escorted him. plea for mid May delay denied. clemency sought from President Roosevelt.
Secretary of the Navy writes for the Associated Press and Monroe News Star World. The young sailors fight from the South to the Mediterranean, likely losing lives for freedom. Homefront support remains essential as the nation backs the second war loan drive to fund ships guns and other war weapons.
William F. Arbogast reports that Capitol commando rats retreat after destroying a cat named Wilmurhthy and damaging the president's ant era. Arthur E. Cook, leader of an encircling movement, says official counts show about five rats caught per day, claiming a victory over the rodent threat to the Capitol.
Tax assessor Bert Coverdale warns only one day remains to secure homestead exemption up to 2000 on owner occupied homes. Forms are ready. applicants must appear in person at the courthouse to sign. The tax office will stay open past 5 pm to accommodate the public, with about 200 Monroe and 100 West Monroe residents still needing to apply.
London reports multiple raids by British bombers on Spezia northern Italy and on Palermo and Messina harbors in Sicily. The strikes aim to disrupt key Sicilian harbors aiding Rommel in North Africa. Spezia lies on the Ligurian Sea near Genoa and was attacked twice in February.
The swift bond drive hinges on widespread newspaper support. Early subscriptions reach about two billion, while some 6,000 newspapers carry ads and editorials explaining the campaign started Monday and lasting three weeks. Treasury will publish about 18,750 full pages this month with no cost to the government, aided by radio, billboards, and firms buying display space. The Allied Newspaper Council backs the effort, led by Don A. Bridge of the New York Times background.
Baton Rouge industrialists and agriculturists met in a statewide conference to seek economic solutions. Sponsored by the National Association of Manufacturers, Louisiana Association of Manufacturers and LSU College of Agriculture, the talks aimed to unite agriculture and industry on common ground. A rice industry critic warned Cuba spending would drain funds, while LSU leaders reported industry in the South advancing and forecasts of tighter food supplies.
Allies report heavy air operations across many sectors with scouts and bombers. Soviet pilots possibly flying US planes. German high command claims 48 Soviet planes destroyed and a 2000-ton ship sunk. Ground fighting centered near Balakleya and Volkhov front with fierce clashes and significant enemy casualties, plus raids across Donets river towns.
Effective April 16, Selmanfield postoffice, formerly run under contract, becomes a classified branch of the Monroe postoffice. David C. Carter from Monroe will be promoted to superintendent of the army post office, with W. T. Lewman likely remaining to work under Carter. Carter, among Monroe’s oldest employees, joined January 16, 1913, and has long styled Masonic activity and recent benefit parties, with friends welcoming his promotion.
A navy blimp crashed near Hollister California shortly after midnight spilling its nine man crew. One man suffered a head injury another a broken leg while three others were hurt. Search parties scoured coastal hills eight miles south of San Francisco as sheriff radioed updates. Two crewmen were found at Chittenden junction twelve miles west of Hollister within seven minutes of the wreck.
Major General Kenryo Sato warned of a vast air attack on the American mainland by Japan with collaboration from German and Italian air forces. The threat surfaced as Doolittle raid anniversary neared, while MacArthur and Curtin urged vigilance over a renewed top air offensive in the southwest Pacific theater amid massed Japanese troops north of Australia.
About 2,500 Japanese American soldiers from Hawaii join an equal number from the mainland to form a combat team at Camp Shelby Mississippi. The unit traveled 4000 miles by boat and rail, adopting the motto Go for Broke as they prepare for service against U.S. enemies. Soldiers praise lights in Chicago and recall Pearl Harbor as they express readiness.
Allied air units attacked Kiska Island in the Aleutians with six raids targeting the runway gun emplacements and main camp. At Munda on New Georgia, Liberator and Avenger aircraft hit an ammunition dump and the camp area starting fires, part of ongoing offensive actions totaling 63 raids against Kiska and 105 against Munda since March 1.
North Africa April 14. Allied forces in Tunisia drive toward Rommel's mountain defenses around Tunis and Bizerte. American Fortresses and bombers reportedly destroyed 84 Axis planes, including 73 on two Sicilian air fields. Beja road, Enfidaville advances, and Rommel's defensive line are noted amid ongoing engagements between Eighth and First Armies and French forces.
Louisiana state finance department forecasts a June 30 surplus of 1,793,497.17 in the general fund, up from January's 854,470.31. The forecast, issued by State Finance Director Martin Close and Treasurer A. P. Tugwell, notes wartime construction delays saved appropriations, boosting the general fund balance and reducing the expected deficit in the war emergency revenue fund.
A terse ad proclaims a $10 deal for two steel helmets and a request for willing enlistees. The note invites calls to a toll free number and hints at temporary lodging in exchange for service, suggesting a dubious or promotional recruitment message.
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