Westbrook Pegler reports a Chicago union racketeer conviction
A Miami federal court jury convicted Max Pollack Caldwell of conspiring to control a draft act and renew a corrupt union racketeering presence. Caldwell led Local 1248 of the Retail Clerks' International Protective Association and had ties to the Chicago Federation of Labor. His past included bootlegging and other legal troubles, with Savachka missing funds and membership records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Theederal
Max Pollack
Max Caldwell
Uverworld
Party of Humanity
Chicago
Caldli
America Federation of Labor
Michael Savachka
Caldwell
Savachka
Reet
International Protective Ventiation
Caldweill
Pouiue
Chicago Federation of Labor Sud
Central
Onion
j@rw
Heaviest raid hits Duisburg port in world war II
Britain says its heavy bombers struck Duisburg in one of the war’s heaviest raids, dropping an estimated 1000 tons as Mosquitoes hit northwest Germany and France targets. Seventeen bombers missing, crews returned safely, and heavy anti aircraft defenses repelled attackers amid civilian casualties.
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London
Britain
Duisburg
Reich
Air Ministry
Cologne
Germany
Rhineland
France
Loire River
Essen
Rhine
Ruhr
Suettin
Rostock
Berlin
Wip Ministry
Madio
Associated Press
Allied forces drive deep into Tunisian front lines
Allied headquarters report rapid advances across a 140 mile front in Tunisia. British First army moves toward Tebourba and Tunis, while American Lt. S Patton Jr's troops seize Green and Bald hills. Germans lose 80 tanks and 260 prisoners as air forces fly over 1,000 sorties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Africa
Tunis-Pont du Fahs
First Army
Medjez-El-Bab
Tebourba
Toum
Tunis
Mediterranean
Lake Achkel
Lake Bizerte
Bizerte
Medjez-El- Bab
S. Patton, Jr
Green Hill
Bald Hill
Inn
Goubellat
Pont du Fahs
Amoke
Pont du Fabs
Grosse
Flying Field
Rome
Eighth Army
Jenna
Imi
Nurses to Receive Diploma at St Francis School
The St Francis School of Nursing will hold graduation at St Matthew's church on Theekday with the following graduates: Mattie Gray Mhvitton Marjorie Alford Eugenia Elewise Caldwell Marjorie Emma Joan Henley Mary Aewelivan Hattie Irene MeLin Lae Tingle Neomi Weatherly Odie Lee Wood. Activities include luncheon at Frances hotel. Faculty hosted senior dance at the Cameo room Virginia hotel. An afternoon at BernsteIn park and a boat trip up the Ouachita river are planned with St Francis Auxiliary and alumni involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Gray Mhvitton
Marjorie Alford
Eugenia Elewise Caldwell
Marjorie Emma Joan Henley
Mary Aewelivan
Hattie Irene MeLini
Lae Tingle
Neomi Weatherly
Odie Lee Wood
St Francis School of
Nursa
Frances Hotel
Francis
Major Downe Weds at Camp Polk in Armored Division Ceremony
At Camp Polk Louisiana on a Saturday afternoon a candle light wedding united Major George Rockman Downe of Combat Command B Eleventh Armored Division and Miss Agnes Evans of Leesville. The ceremony was conducted by Chaplain Marty Kennedy with Brigadier General Charles L. Mushinsg Jr. as the bride’s escort. matron of honor Mrs Brent Vivian. Attending guests included Lt. Marce Downer absent and Major A J Wilson among others.
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Camp Polk
Agnes Evans
Charles L. Millie
R. Leesville
George Rockman Downe
Combat Comand “Br
Eleventh Armored Division
Marty Kennedy
Charles L. Mushing, Jr
Brent Vivian
Fort Smith
Ark Scarnaids
Eunice Perk
Mar Rnce Downer
Randolph Field
A . J. Wilson
Armored Corps
Pte
Ie ¥ Ue
Police jurors urge unity at Louisiana convention
M W Scanlan, president, urged jurors to forget differences and unite to secure state aid for roads and new laws affecting parishes during the Louisiana police jurors convention at Southwestern Louisiana Institute. J W Sargent praised juries for aiding soil conservation as erosion endangers farms and supports the war effort through conservation farming practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scanian
Southwestern Louwiana Institute
J. W. Sargent
Department of Agriculture
Soil Conservation Service
Eleven planes burned in Alexandria hangar fire
A fire at Alexandria municipal airport destroyed eleven civilian owned planes, estimated losses at 27000 dollars. Firefighters lacked water to combat the blaze, while other planes in a separate hangar escaped damage according to L D Wainwright civilian air patrol officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Ll D. Wainwright
Civilian Air Patrol
P T A Holds State Meeting and War Time Focus
The 20th annual Louisiana Parent-Teacher Association convention opened with sessions at Hotel Frances Row. Officers welcomed attendees, local leaders spoke, and programs highlighted family protection in wartime and schooling during wartime. A second session speaker lineup includes Judge Camille Kelley with ongoing discussions on juvenile cases.
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Louisiana
Frances Row
Gilbert Saetre
Roger Sharp
Muse
Barkdull Pealk
Geneve Castles
Ami
Ouachita Parish
Walter C. Minniear
PT. A
H. Benoit
E L. Neville
Fred G. Thatcher
Pariah
C.C Lindley
W. S. Vincent
Twin Cities
P.T. A
Frances Fowler
New Orleans
Goals
Loui- Mena Congress
C. K. Crandall
John Coxe
Lausiana
Frank R. Meinecke
Camille Kelley
Memphis
Ouachita Parish High School
General McNair Leaves Hospital After Wounds in Tunisia
Lieutenant General Lesley J. McNair, chief of American ground forces, left an Advanced American Evacuation Hospital in northern Tunisia three days after being wounded by German artillery. He received the Purple Heart for scalp laceration and a fractured shoulder, saying he was proud but hopes others do not have to wear armor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tunisia
Lesley J. McNair
McNair
Vestérdsay
Second Corps
Stilwell Denies Report Of Capture By Japanese Forces
Chungking April 27. Lieutenant General Joseph W. Stilwell, head of staff for Chiang Kai-Shek, denied an axis radio claim that he had been captured by Japanese forces. His headquarters called the report unfounded, saying it was a feeder on rumor rather than fact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
Joseph W. Stilwell
Axis
Chang Kai-Shek
Two Frenchmen Executed at Nimes for Sabotage
Dispatches from Vichy report two young Frenchmen were executed at Nimes for railroad sabotage and violence against authorities. The executions were carried out amid wartime repression following acts against occupation forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bern
Vichy
Nimes
Polish leaders in exile meet over breach with Soviet Russia
London reports Britain and United States may aid in mending rift after Russia cuts diplomatic ties with Polish government in exile. Polish and Allied officials react with shock and seek reconciliation while Czech observers note strain with Moscow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Russia
Britain
United States
International Red Cross
Smolensk
Edward Rascaynski
Wladyslaw Sikorski
Labor policy faces crisis as walkouts threaten nationwide strikes
Washington April 27 AP wartime labor policies approach a critical stage with new walkouts and a looming wave of strikes that could shut down the soft coal industry by week’s end. United Mine Workers leaders meet with President Lewis as the War Labor Board appeals for restraint. Idle miners surpass 13,000 in Pittsburgh and Birmingham areas amid mounting telegrams urging firm union stance.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
New York
John L. Lewis
War Labor Board
Lewis
Second War Loan Sales Rally After Aviators' Death
Portland report quotes Secretary Morgenthau saying sales improved after news that American aviators were killed by Japan. He notes the drive is the second war loan, not a victory loan, and warns hard fighting remains before victory.
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Portland
Ore
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
the Treasury
Morgenthau
Oregonian
Hope and Other Stars Arrive Today in Biloxi Night Club
Mrs Delbert Rader 23 wife of a Biloxi night club orchestra member was found shot to death in a beach cabin shared by three orchestra members. Rader said he returned from his engagement at 145 am and found his wife dead. She previously lived in Kinsley Kansas and left behind a two year old daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delbert Rader
Biloxi
Miss
Raders
Rader
Kinsley
Kans
Jeffers Going to Washington to Face Truman Committee
Willam M. Jeffers, national rubber director, flies back to Washington from a Southern synthetic rubber plant tour saying nothing is wrong with the country and production remains strong. He plans to testify before the Truman committee and vows to deliver hard information. He predicts 5,000,000 synthetic rubber ties in 1943 and many tires in 1944, with private car use of synthetic rubber indistinguishable from natural rubber.
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Houston
Tex
Willam M. Jeffers
National Rubber
Washington
Truman Committee
Negro arrested in death of Parsley
Wille Wright, 32, a Black man of South 20th Street, was arrested Tuesday morning by Sheriff Milton Coverdale and deputies for the murder of Thomas Parsley. Wright reportedly confessed in the sheriff’s office that he struck a man at carnival grounds with a heavy wooden stick, the act leading to Parsley’s death at St Francis Hospital. Parsley died Sunday morning from wounds. funeral held Tuesday. Wright previously faced murder charges in 1932 and served time, with multiple later misdemeanor arrests.
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Wille Wright
Milton Coverdale
Clyde Mitchell
Frank Cline
Thomas Parsley
Wright
South 20Th Street
Coverdale
Parsley
St. Francis Hospital
Mornig Wright
Sheriff's Office
Smith Nelson
State Penitentiary
Police Department
Ley
Bob Hope to headline Selman Field and Neville High rally
Bob Hope and cast visit Monroe for three Selman field shows and a Neville High auditorium rally for war bond support. Expect arrival around 5 p.m. with Frances Langford and others. Reserve seating at the field for enlisted men and cadets, while civilians may attend the bond rally at Neville High school auditorium after a 9 p.m. NBC Red broadcast.
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Bob Hope
Monroe
Selman Field
Neville High School
Hope
Frances Langford
Jerry Collona
Vera Vague
Virginia Hotel
Post Hospital
Post Theater
NBC Red
Earl L. Naiden
Neville
Ouachita War Bond Committee
NBC
Selman Field Soldiers
Edith M Stern to Speak on Mental Health at Welfare Meeting
Edith M Stern will address the Louisiana Conference of Social Welfare at Hotel Frances during the three day state meeting, speaking at 5 p.m. on The Importance of Mental Health Today. A noted writer, Stern influenced appreciation of scientific care of the mentally ill and authored works on occupational therapy and mental health institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith M. Stern
Louisiana Conference of Social Welfare
Monnie
Hotel Frances
Stern
Betty Blake
O. T
Plea of Not Guilty Entered by Horgan
John D. Horgan, Leiman field avia tion cadet, arraigned before Judge Hawthorne on charges of aggravated rape. He entered a not guilty plea and a trial was set for Monday May 17. Defense by George Wesley Smith. Victim a 30-year-old woman attacked on April 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Horgen
Leiman Field
Frank W. Hawthorne
George Wesley Smith
Horgar
Dies and three hurt in Barksdale bomber crash
A medium army bomber crashed on takeoff at Barksdale Field during a training flight. One man was killed, co pilot Second Lieutenant John P. McKinney, 24, of Corsicana Texas. Three others injured, all in Barksdale Hospital: Second Lieutenant Hunesicker, 28. Staff Sergeant Coy Brown, 26. Sergeant Richard W. Diekman, 23. One crewmate escaped unharmed. Plane did not burn. Public relations office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Barksdale Feild
John P. McKinney
P. P. McKinney
Corsicana
Tex
Barksdale Hospital
Monroe M. Hunesicker
Mra
Fannie M. Hunsicker
BE Doorado Ark
Coy ¥. Brown
Huw
Richard W. Diekman
We Diekman
Algonquin
Edward J. Jins, Jr
Bombardier
E. J. Collins
Clearfield County
Penn
Dale Public Relations Office
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Kercene
By Wes Gallagher
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Strance School of Nursing
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Scanlan
Lafayette
M. W. Scanian
Loumiana Police
Bob
Selmanfield
Big Bend
Europe
Board of Economic Warfare
Poland
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Japan
Neuwrway
M’‘Nair
Stilwell
U.M.W
Jeffers
Jerry Colonna
Edith Stern
Horgan
Barksdale
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