Doakes Kid Joins Army Reflects On Government
The Doakes boy born in 1925, now 18, joins the army amid wartime mood. He grew up under Roosevelt and a government led by Roosevelt Wallace and Ins, shaping his view of promises, laws, and authority. He recalls Pearl Harbor and later events where the administration vowed to deliver coal, raising questions about loyalty and public trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Doakes
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Henry Wallace
Harry Ins
Doakes Kid
Pearl Harbor
John L. Lewis
Devakes
Russians Demand Purge Or Rival Polish Regime In Exile
London reports Russian pressure for a purge of the Polish government in exile or a rival regime on Soviet soil. Izvestia suggests a Polish military or political organization in the Soviet Union and calls for fighting alongside Soviet citizens. Churchill and Eden steer talks as London, Moscow, and Warsaw seek to restore relations amid suspicions of a suspension rather than a break.
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London
Soviet Union
Izvestia
Russia
Whadysiew Sikorski
Count Edward Raczynski
No. 10
Downing Street
Anthony Eden
International
Red Cross
Syncetak
Red Cros
Rutin
Churchill
Sikorsky
Romer
Opera Tonight as LSU Stages Naughty Marietta in Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University Opera Company presents Victor Herbert’s Naughty Marietta in Neville High School tonight for a $15 admission. Miss Marguerite McClelland of Memphis stars as Lizette with A E K Wilder Jr as Captain Dick, joined by Frances Thomas and Roy Odom in supporting roles, delivering a colorful and tuneful production that evokes colonial New Orleans and ballroom scenes.
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Victor Herbert
Marietta
Louisiana State University Opera Company
Neville High School
Towyou
University
Gaye
Marguerite McClelland
Memphis
Baton Rouge
Moon
E K. Wilder, Jr
Captain Dick
L. 5
L. 5. U. Opera
All Renorn
Wilder
Southeastern
Frances Thomas
Lizette
Roy Odom
Silas Slick
Walter
Reds Prepare for Decisive Battles
In Moscow Slavestia urges the Red Army to ready for decisive battles as heavy attacks continue against German forces along the Kuban front. Soviet fighters and bombers press advances while artillery and shelling dominate the front from the Kuban delta to the Voikhov area near Leningrad. German broadcasts claim air losses but omit exact timing of the reporting period.
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Moscow
Slavestia
Soviet Union
Red Army
Teddy
Kuban
Caucasus
Red Force
Novorousisk
Voikhov
Leningrad
Sea of Azov
Associated Press
Lagniappe for Jap Day Proclaimed in Louisiana
Governor Sam Jones proclaims April 30 and May 1 as lagniappe for Jap days urging full mobilization of war bond sales. He calls on homes and businesses to display colors, communities to stage observances, and every citizen to put surplus dollars into additional bonds to surpass quotas and make state history in support of the war effort.
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Baton Rouge
Bop
Sam Jones
Louisiana
New Orleans Near Goal in Second War Bond Drive
Reports from New Orleans indicate the city nears its $17,463,000 target in the second war bond campaign with three days remaining. Local officials quote strong public support and rising contributions as the drive continues.
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New Orleans
Airport In Italy Almost Wiped Out
Cairo reports Bari airport near Taranto was almost wiped out by 150 tons of bombs dropped by 76 United States Liberators of the Ninth Air Force Bomber command. A British assault followed, with large fires east of the airfield and many direct hits on hangars and repair plants. Pilots described the raid as the biggest thrill of flying. battleships and crews faced intensive enemy air presence near Rhodes as well.
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Cairo
Egypt
Bari
Tararito
Ninth Air Force Bomber Command
R. A. PF
Adriatic
Ang
A. G. Ent
K. K. Compton
St. Joseph
John R
Killer) Kane
Shreveport
Rhodes
Social Welfare Opens Meeting with Key Addresses
The opening session of the Louisiana Conference of Social Welfare features Judge Frank Voelker of Lake Providence delivering the principal address on Task Forces. Welcome remarks come from Mayor Bellvit of Monroe and Mayor Gulson of West Monroe, with rabbi F. K. Hirsch and Rev. KF Hayward giving invocations and benediction. Chaplain William E. Patrick of the 16rd division Camp Claiborne will speak describing heroism in World War I and his postwar service.
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Louisiana Conference of Social Welfare
Cherokee Terrace
Hotel Frances
Frank Voelker
Lake Providence
HH. Bellvit
D. €. Golson
Monroe
West Monroe
F. K. Hirsch
KF. Hayward
Voelker
William EB Patrick
Camp Claiborne
Massachusetts
Harvard
3Rd Infantry
Meuse Argonne
North Andover
Mass
Santa Paula
Calif
Bakersfield
American Legion
Army and Navy Legion of Valor
Second Division Association
Petrick
San Joaquin
Postwar UN food conference outlines blueprint for world without poverty
Washington April 28 The postwar planners at the United Nations food conference outline a preliminary blueprint for a new world free from hunger The agenda announced by a State Department spokesman is purely exploratory with no binding commitments or signed agreements Delegates meeting at Hot Springs Va May 18 will study how to end undernourishment and how to apply technological advances to feed the hungry worldwide
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Hot Springs
Saga Of 66 Day Flying Fortress Adventure Told
A dramatic account from the South Pacific shows a Flying Fortress crew enduring 66 days of peril. Lieutenant Ernest C Ruiz and Major Richard Stepp report completing their mission after 6 days. The nine crew were shot up on February 9, forced to land at sea, adrift 15 days, marooned on coral islets, and survived on scarce provisions and improvised catches before rescue.
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United States Air Force
South Pacific
Flying Fortress
Richard Stepp
New York City
Guadalcanal
Sirman
Ernest C. Ruiz
Santa Barbara
Calif
Hope at Selman Field Draws Multitude of Fans
Bob Hope Frances Langford Jerry Colonna Vera Vague and Skinnay Ennis led a six hour series of shows for military and civilian audiences at Selman field and Neville High. Crowds packed the auditorium and thousands more gathered outside as the star group entertained from 11:30 p.m. past midnight while millions in war bonds sales were announced.
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Bob
Hope
Miss Langford
Miss Wague
Colonna
Ennis
Tony Romano
Stars
Selmanfield
Shreveport
Virginia Hotel
Post Hospital
Four Die In Rails Collision Near Aurora
Four men were killed and 15 injured when a passenger car train and a freight locomotive collided head on on a single track seven miles south of Aurora. The accident occurred on the Chicago Burlington and Quincy line with a gasoline powered northbound car bursting into flames. John G Gall of Chicago, assistant chief clerk of the United States railway mail service, was among the deceased. Burlington officials cited a 12 hour delay for the passenger train due to motor trouble and said the cause was not yet determined.
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Aurora
Eli
Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Here
John G. Gall
Chicago
United States Railway Mail Service
Burlington
Japanese ship hit by big bomb in Pacific air raid
Allied bombers mounting attacks across New Guinea and nearby waters reported bombing Japanese holdings from Wewak to Mubo. A 4,000 ton merchant ship was hit by a 500 pound bomb and wireless stations were destroyed. RAF Beaufighters and Liberators supported strikes. Dutch and American aircraft targeted coastlines, fuel dumps, and shore installations amid improving weather.
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Australia
Douglas MacArthur
Liberator
Arafura Sea
Cuba
Aroe Islands
Gasmata
New Britain
New Guinea
Wewak
Mubo
Green's Hill
Finnchhafen
Huon Peninsula
Marienberg
Alexishafen
Villaures
Cape Gloucester
Timor
Cape Sevivara
Nabire
Geelvink Bay
Dutch New Guinea
Watdek
Kai Islands
Rebi
Dobe
Aroes
South's Rights Urged by Jones in Louisiana Talk
Governor Sam Jones told the Louisiana Police Jury association that the south bears some responsibility for its economic woes yet is hamstrung by freight rates and other factors. He cited livestock earnings, diversification failures, illiteracy, and a sense of second-rate status as hindrances to progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Sam Jones
Louisiana Police Jury Association
South
Jones
Orleans Woman in Washington Slain
Mrs Lola Jane Scott Henry of New Orleans, estranged wife of a former Washington policeman, was shot and killed in a downtown restaurant.Her husband Jeffries D. Henry was wounded and guarded at Gallinger hospital. Detective-Sergeant Jack Baker said Henry encountered his wife with a male escort, shot her, thenTurned the pistol on himself. Mrs Henry's address was 910 S. Carrollton Ave. New Orleans. She had returned to Washington to attend a Sister's funeral.
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Washington
Lola Jane Scott Henry
New Orleans
Jeffries D. Henry
Gallinger Hospital
Jack Baker
Henry
War Bond Boxes Explain Purchase Value And Uses
Today’s Bond Box explains that an 18.75 purchase of a 25 war bond funds weapons and equipment. It details that 75 dozen bandages or 625 cartridges or 12 pairs of flying gloves can be bought with the share, and that a 2 war savings bond bought for 18.75 puts 18 into guns planes and equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Judge Camille Kelley keynote at Louisiana PTA convention
The Ouachita Parish High School auditorium hosted the second general session where Judge Camille Kelley of the Memphis juvenile court delivered an inspiring talk on patriotism and PTA value. Kelley, introduced by Judge David Garrett, spoke of her 20 years in office, 40,006 cases, and the need to safeguard and strengthen the home as the state’s foundation.
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Louisiana
Parent-Teacher Association
Ouachita Parish
Camille Kelley
Juvenile Court
Memphis, Tenn
David Garrett
P.T. A
Memphis
Four Louisiana sailors commended for devotion to duty
Four enlisted men stationed at United States Laval air station on the lakefront were commended for devotion to duty. Bernard Bartels and John J. Brechtel, both seaman first class, along with E. M. Easley and J. Eckerd, seaman second class, received letters of commendation in a ceremony with band music and color guard. Brechtel is from Baton Rouge and Eckerd from Gonzales.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
United States
Laval Air Station
Paul E. Gillespie
Bernard Bartels
John J. Brechtel
Highland Avenue
Baton Rouge
E. M. Easley
Amite
J. Eckerd
Gonzales
Fach
Tornadoes devastate northeastern Ohio suburbs
Destruction in excess of 1 million dollars followed death-dealing tornadoes across Cleveland Akron and Fremont. Four dead and more than 150 injured as 2,008 homes and several war plants were damaged. Emergency crews and Red Cross workers mobilized while civil defense wardens aided in debris clearings and safety operations.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Akron
Fremont
Richard Paternoster
Anthony Fernbach
Medina
Arthur Cawrse
Norwalk
C. G. Andrus
Ses
William Carl Hunt
American Red Cross
Washington
Cleveland Electric Luminating Company
Civilian Defense Corps
Escape artists again are out in Macon Ga
Leland Harvey and D C Black, key leaders of a 25-prisoner Reidsville escape, fled Bibb county jail last night using a smuggled pistol. They overpowered Jailer McCommon and shot at Pete Poland before slipping to the basement, racing to an alley. Governor Ellis Arnall voiced amazement at the escape.
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Macon
Leland Harvey
D. C
McCommon
Black
Pete Poland
Atlanta
Eilis Arnall
Former Officer Kills Attorney in Divorce Dispute
Denver report states ex-policeman John Paul Pitt, 48, signed a confession admitting he shot lawyer Samuel Winegrad, 41, during a disagreement over Pitt's divorce case. Winegrad died four hours after the shooting as Pitt waited to surrender in the lawyer's office.
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Denver
James E. Childers
Childers
John Paul Pitt
Samuel Winegrad
Inegrad
Pitt
Winograd
Engineer exonerated in Missouri-Pacific crash case
Memphis April 28 1914 Missouri Pacific engineer John Mc Crendon was absolved of blame by the county grand jury a no true bill was returned on the manslaughter charge in the April 4 collision that killed Catherine Whitsell of Sarah Miss the incident involved a freight and passenger train collision in Memphis
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Memphis
John McCrendon
Missouri - Pacific
Catherine Whitsell
Sarah
Miss
Allies Hammer Weakening Axis in Tunisia Far Fronts
Allied forces pushed through three key hills toward Mateur and Bizerte as Patton’s US forces cleared Djebel Daryss and advanced toward Jefna. British First Army beat toward Medjerda and Sete near Tunis while French units pressed along the Mediterranean flank. Axis resistance, aided by mines and strong machine gun positions, remained stubborn yet weakened, with air power intensifying bombardment of enemy strongpoints.
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William B. King
North Africa
Mateur
Bizerte
Medjerda
Tunis
Tunisia
Second
United States Army Corps
Medjez-El-Bab
George S. Patton, Jr
Jurgen von Arnim
Djebel Daryss
Jefna Station
Djebel el Azzag
Jefna
Djebel el Ajred
First Army
K. A. N. Anderson
Djebel Bou Awuokaz
Gereman
Goubellat
Pont du Fahs
Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth Army
Djebe! Medeker
Mediterranean
Coal Dispute Near Climax Across U S Mines
Washington April 28 The soft coal industry facing war production needs moved toward a wage dispute climax as miners threaten a full scale strike. Thousands already laid down tools while a War Labor Board panel began hearings. John L Lewis warned of an all out strike at midnight Friday if demands aren’t met.
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Washington
War Labor Board
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
WLB
U M. W
New York
Lewis
Anit
Cayenne al
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Tenend Pege
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Peper
Lagniappe
NFAR
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Kane
Judge Voelker
Orleans
Bond Box
U.S
Levi R. Chase
Cortland, N. Y
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