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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1942
Page
1
A fragmentary analysis accuses German citizens abroad of treachery, urging loyalty to Reich ideology. It outlines a pattern of German adoption of foreign land, aiding Germany, with references to wartime propaganda, betrayals, and alleged unpaid debts, portraying Germanianness as a global threat.
Adolf Hitler, asserting absolute obedience, won Reichstag approval to expand dictatorial power after a winter of near catastrophe. British papers warn of a looming purge as Nazi leadership tightens control and predicts Russia as a future flashpoint.
Authorities report intensified Japanese air activity as Allied raids hit Lee New Guinea Bougainville Solomon Islands. Four Japanese destroyed in air raids and three on the ground, with Allied leaders urging a decisive early show of strength to thwart expansion toward Australia and New Caledonia.
A meeting of six sugar dealers and users from Ouachita Parish will be held at Ouachita Parish High School Auditorium to plan registration on Tuesday and Wednesday. Chairman Ronald Lee Davie says all required registrants should attend to receive forms and guidance. Registration points include Neville High and several parish high schools with full details to be explained by board members and advisers.
Flying Tigers of the American Volunteer Group report they were lucky after enemy fire while ferrying points in India. Rob Lavher of Colorado Springs described a Yank pilot shot through the plane and damaged but earning return to base with a leaking oil wrap. The craft had multiple bullets and flat tires yet the crew managed to land.
New York April 71- The war measure will place 52 million civilians under army control by designating the Atlantic seaboard as the eastern military area. Enforced restrictions aim to curb enemy aliens and cyber activity, with coast lighting halted to prevent submarine silhouetting. Commanders order blackout measures and ongoing enforcement across four corps areas.
Funeral services were held in Lake Charles for Franks A. Smith publisher of the Lake Charles American Presse who died after an illness. The Rev. George Wharteg and Rev. Henry Bowden officiated at the home service. Burial followed at Graceland Cemetery with Masons in charge. Statements from state publishers praised his character and service to the Associated Press and press associations.
W B Harris a 57 year old veteran employee of the Associated Press Little Rock bureau was found dead in his home from a heart attack. A native of Rockdale Texas he worked as a telegrapher and telegraph operator before joining AP in 1916. He spent 25 years at the Little Rock bureau and was known as TP by colleagues. His widow is the sole survivor. Funeral services were incomplete.
Washington reports the destroyer Sturtevant sunk off the Florida coast by an underwater explosion within the past 24 hours. Few lives were lost but most crew reached port, and kin of the lost are being notified.
A comic roundup from various locales features a Montgomery County cow found guilty of assault for attacking a patron, a hog marketed as wheat fed, and a pigeon ejected with a fire crew ladder. Quirky items include a Phoenix mayor late for a meeting due to a missing key, a Santa Fe official missing the rail meeting, and a Chicago man seeking draft funds. The piece touches on playful oddities and local color across states with sudden wacky twists.
Men between 45 and 65 registered in Monroe parish for the fourth compulsory draft day in Monroe and Weet Monroe. Officials urged eligible men to register this afternoon or tonight as booths stay open until 9. Many registered over the weekend at designated sites. The process targets men aged on or before February 16, 1942 who will not be 65 before April 27, 1942. Locations include West Pontiac company on Third Street and Louisville Avenue and parish court house fire station, Jackson Street and Lee Avenue, Municipal Hall course club.
Vichy ambassador to the United States Chaston Henry Haye was ordered to protest in Washington the landing of U.S. troops on New Caledonia. A communique claimed that General de Gaulle’s forces had no right to speak for France.
British submarines prowled the central Mediterranean and were credited with sinking four Axis ships heavily laden with supplies for Rommel's Afrika Korps. A Sunday communiqué also accused German attacks on hospitals at Malta, citing two raids that damaged Malta General Hospital.
ILA Den W Kimball, president of the Associated General Contractors of America, said the construction industry backs the government order placing full industry facilities under war production control. He noted the measure speeds war projects while imposing responsibility for efficient, economical performance. Industry pledges full support to government and vows top-speed work toward victory.
Three boys aged 16 to 18 rowed to an abandoned barge off Malitu to fish when jets attacked the vessel with machine gun fire. They fled by swimming after their boat capsized and were rescued by the coast guard. one boy was lightly hurt from bullets embedded in his foot. The trio did not know a navy order barred leaving shore without a permit.
President Roosevelt outlines a wartime economic plan to curb rising living costs. He calls for heavy taxes, price stabilization for farmers, rationing of essential goods, and promotion of war bonds, with legislative steps only on taxes and farm prices. If targets fail, he will seek further action from Congress.
President Roosevelt and 13,900,000 other Americans aged 45 to 65 were ordered to register today to fill the nation’s manpower pool for war duty. The 1-C classification, given to those awaiting induction, caused surprise as it includes the president who registered in the cabinet room at the White House. Early registrants included Senator Mead and Representative Patton, with other lawmakers and officials following in the rotunda of the Capitol.
Franz von Papen German ambassador to Turkey told friends that Germany cannot open a new front this year Heuters quoted on the Independent French News agency 64 saying Germany must defeat Russia before fall because it cannot face a fourth winter of war and will marshal all available strength to this end.
In Jersey City on April 21 a derailed six car Hudson and Manhattan line train struck a river tunnel near Exchange Place. The motorman, Lawn A Vier buchen of Newark, was charged with manslaughter as investigators determine cause while 22 injured and four killed were reported.
Marion Wilson eight year old dies when his car leaves the highway and hits a tree on the Providence lake front. Parish Coroner Dr. Forest M Terral notes the boy died almost instantly. Wilson was a partner in the Wilson and Brown plantation interests of East Carroll parish. He leaves a wife and four children, his mother Mrs Bana Stuart Wilson of Lake Providence, two sisters Mrs B Yarne Jr of Jackson and Mrs John Harrie of Lake Providence, and one brother Ernest Wilson of Lake Providence.
Report from Chinese headquarters in Burma says the Flying Tigers of the American Volunteer group shot down five Japanese aircraft Saturday near Loilem on the eastern Burma battlefront with no losses to the Tigers.
British fliers staged the largest aerial offensives of the war striking targets across western Europe. RAF bombers hammered Rostock with devastating force, while U S aircrews prepare to join in a major new campaign as Britain intensifies strategic bombing. Russian forces reportedly launched a major offensive against Finland to outflank German positions, with heavy casualties and back-and-forth fighting along Karelia and near Lake Onega as the conflict broadens.
A two-rotored bomber crashed near a Municipal Air Terri facility killing five aboard. The victims include Raymond Black, chief pilot. Oren Bas Sina, co-pilot. Charlie F Frederick Jr. Joseph RK Peacher. and Edward WR Kenkora. The BSD Type plane burned after takeoff, never rising above about 150 feet. cause under investigation.
Washington reports retail sugar sales will cease at midnight and resume May 5 with a four stamp system through June 27. Office of Price Administration warns retailers to stock up and outlines allocation percentages for restaurants, bakers, dairy firms, bottlers, and industrial consumers for May 1941. Additional details on post June 27 allocations await announcement.
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