Fair Enough Westbrook Pegler comment on US Communist ties
Washington commentary notes the Roosevelt administration’s mixed stance toward Communists and fellow travelers. It argues for closer scrutiny of federal liberal influence, linking shifts to the Hitler Stalin pact and wartime alliances, with authorial tension over anti red hysteria.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Dies Committee
Harold Ickes
Kremlin
Ickes
Wall Street
Moscow
Hitler
Stalin
Robert Jackson
Supreme Court
Russia
United States
Adolf
Com
Soviet and German Forces Engage Around Leningrad Front
Reports say two-pronged German push toward Leningrad from the south and Karelian Isthmus along with a northern Soviet counteroffensive. German dispatches claim gains in Ukraine as Red Army claims routs against Hitler’s death head divisions near Kiev and Suez air raids kill and wound dozens.
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Associated Press
Leningrad
Lake Peipus
Karelian Isthmus
Reuters
Moscow
Kiev
Ukraine
Red Army
Suez Canal
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Father Beats Man Held In Attack Case
In San Francisco an 11 year old girl was injured while her policeman father Russell Chambers beat DeWitt Bell 28 who was charged with rape. Bell allegedly invited the girls for a ride, fed them liquor, and assaulted the child. witnesses said a crowd formed as officers helped subdue Chambers.
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San Francisco
Russell Chambers
Ralph Litner
Joseph Farrell
Bell
Chambers
Twin Peaks
John Engler
Charles Dullea
Alaska defense practices firing overook inlet
Big guns of the Alaska defense command fired in target practice over Look inlet, drawing crowds in Anchorage. The blasts shook houses and rattled dishes as danger areas were set around the city for continual anti aircraft training.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Alaska Defense Command
Ook Inlet
Ork
Federal Judge Drops Antitrust Suit Against Major Hardboard Firms
Federal Judge A C Coxe dismissed the government antitrust case against Masonite Celotex and eight affiliates charging illegal control of the hard board industry worth about eight billion dollars annually. The ruling found no Sherman or Clayton act violations in the record and officials indicated plans to appeal.
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New York
A. C. Coxe
Masonite Corporation
Celotex Corporation
Samuel S. Isseks
Thurman Arnold
United States Supreme Court
Certainteed Products Corporation
Johns-Manville Sales Corporation
Insulite Company
Flintkote Company
National Gypsum Company
Wood Conversion Company
Armstrong Cork Company
Dant and Russell, Inc
Masonite
Celotex
Rumor of Germany-US Diplomatic Break Won't Hold
A Stockholm dispatch republished in London claimed Germany would cut diplomatic ties with the United States within 48 hours. The report circulated widely but lacked corroboration and drew skeptical reactions from officials.
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Associated Press
Stockholm
London
Germany
United States
Strikes halt work at two big shipyards
Walkouts at the Federal Shipbuilding yards in Kearny New Jersey and Bethlehem Brooklyn yards in New York halted defense projects. CIO crews at Kearny affected about 22 000 workers as a wage dispute triggered a midnight strike, with AFL workers and teamsters later forming picket lines in Brooklyn.
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Associated Press
Kearny
N. J
Brooklyn
N. Y
Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Cc. I. O
A. F. L. Teamsters
Brooklyn Shipbuilding Yards
Bethlehem Steel Company
Bethlehem Brooklyn
C. I. O. Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers
Chris Matheisen
Bethlehem
Teamsters
Gulf Coast Labor Standards Set For Shipyards
Gulf Coast shipyards adopt zone labor standards effective August 1 requiring no strikes or lockouts and wage increases. Sidney Hillman announced the plan ratified by Gulf Coast Metal Trades councils of the AFL and by the CIO shipbuilding union. Basic wage is 1.07 dollars per hour for standard skilled mechanics with raises for others, plus 40 cents extra for second and third shifts and various overtime rules including double time on Sundays and holidays.
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Washington
Gulf Coast
Sidney Hillman
Office of Production Management
Hillman
Gulf Coast Metal Trades Councils
C. I. O. Shipbuilding and Repair Union
Shipyards
Navy and Maritime Commission
British Expect Thailand to Resist Japan This Year
Britain believes Thailand will not resist a Japanese invasion and that any British aid depends on U S cooperation for stronger action. A Reuters dispatch notes British Burma and south China are ready to counter any Japanese move to sever the Burma road, signaling broader British American cooperation beyond diplomacy.
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Associated Press
London
Britain
Thailand
United States
Japan
Singapore
Burma Road
Chungking
Reuters
Ministry of Information
British
Burma
South China
Senate Battle Over Army Service Extension Heads to Vote
Washington Aug 7. Senate leaders pressed for a quick vote on extending military service to 18 months to prevent delays in garrisoning distant posts. Senator Barkley urged restricting debate, while Pepper warned delays could hinder final enactment as the House prepared to act. General Marshall warned Hawaii units would demobilize if action stalled.
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Washington
Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
House
Pepper
Florida
George C. Marshall
Military Committee
Congress
National Guard
Hawaii
Marshall
Military
Recreation Groups Formed for Soldier Maneuver Hold
An executive committee was named Thursday morning in Monroe Recreation department offices to provide facilities for soldiers during maneuvers. Walter W. Kellogg was named chairman with Miss Lucyle Godwin as co chairman. Members include Henry Bernstein Harvey McDonald Charles Titche and Ed Apperson. A general committee was also named with more names to be added later and includes Mrs Jewel McQuiller.
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Monroe Recreation Department
Walter W. Kellogg
Lucyle Godwin
Henry Bernstein
Harvey McDonald
Charles Titche
Ed Apperson
Jewel McQuiller
Finnish Generals Describe Red Soldiers Fighting to Death
Finnish generals, colonels, and officers praise the Russian army while noting Finnish woods expertise and Russian air shortfalls. They describe Russian defense as strong but offensive ability waning, and recount three failed Lake Ladoga attacks with heavy Russian losses.
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Sian
Lake
Ladoga
Officials Push Monroe Alumina Plant Plan to Washington
Mayor Harvey H Benoit and Chamber secretary George D Holland sail to Washington with a 50 page Monroe area survey to win support for an alumina plant. West Monroe Mayor Harry M Williams may join. The report cites natural resources transport gas and power plus proximity to Arkansas bauxite and New Orleans imports.
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Harvey H. Benoit
George D. Holland
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Monroe
Harry M. Williams
West Monroe
Benoit
Mr. Holland
Holland
Brown Paper Mill
Louisiana Power and Light Company
OPM
War Department
Aluminum Company of America
Reynolds Metal Company
Reynolds Company
Arkansas
New Orleans
World War II Fronts See Fierce Battles Across Smolensk and Leningrad
The World Today reports Russians battling twin German Finnish drives on Leningrad and Smolensk sectors with fierce overnight fighting. The Red Army says it routed Hitler’s elite Deaths Head division and Moscow faced raids for a 14th night. Britain claims a third German offensive is snagged and warns Tokyo as Thailand resists Japanese moves.
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Associated Press
Leningrad
Smolensk
Ukraine
Red Army
Moscow
Britain
Tokyo
Burma
London
Thailand
United States
Iran
Caucasian
Libya
Middle East
Germany
Calais
Boulogne
England
Russia to Receive Four U S Tanker Ships
Washington Aug 7 Four American tanker ships are being turned over to Russia to haul aviation gasoline. Ickes warns of a looming aviation fuel shortage in the United States unless production capacity rises immediately. He notes Atlantic consumption rising despite voluntary curbs and says a mandatory east coast conservation plan may be near. He will discuss boosting aviation gasoline capacity at Monday’s oil industry meeting.
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Washington
Harold L. Ickes
Defense Petroleum
Russia
United States
Ickes
Atlantic Seaboard
America
Ickes Moncay
Cooperation With U S Is Aiding Mexico
Mexico reports improved economic prospects from U S anti axis cooperation. Officials cite a 150 million dollar U S market for minerals and fibers over 18 months, priority access to raw materials, higher mining employment and wages, and a 25 million dollar shift in annual income as benefits of the United States surplus metals purchase and blacklist measures.
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Mexico City
United States
Mexico
Washington
Republic
Iron Lung Fund Starts With Ouachita Donation
The President's Ball committee raised 700 dollars in Ouachita parish last January to buy an iron lung for the new E. A. Conway Memorial Hospital. A. N. Robinson chaired the meeting approving the donation with officials H. H. Benoit R. Q. Cole J. Norman Coon and W. C. Oliver. Robinson noted the Ouachita unit of the Louisiana Society for Crippled Children will contribute 300 dollars toward the device.
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Ouachita Parish
E. A. Conway Memorial Hospital
A. N. Robinson
Mr. Robinson
H. H. Benoit
R. Q. Cole
J. Norman Co
Monroe City Safety Report Highlights So Far
The tally shows this year’s accidents at 337 and last year’s at 284. Personal injuries reach 43 this year versus 47 last year, with four deaths recorded in both periods. A traffic rule prohibits driving a vehicle known to be mechanically unsafe in Monroe.
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City of
Monroe
Bruno Mussolini Killed Testing Bomber Near Pisa
Captain Bruno Mussolini, 23, son of Il Duce, died at 10 am near Pisa when an experimental long range bomber he commanded crashed. Two other crew members were killed and four injured. Mussolini’s death prompted solemn tributes from Il Duce and leaders including Pope Pius and King Vittorio Emanuele.
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Rome
Bruno Mussolini
Pisa
Bruno
Milan
Young
Fascist Movement
Il Popolo d'Italia
Il Duce
Francisco Piccolo
Mussolini
Vittorio Mussolini
Sant Chiara
Pope Pius
Vittorio Emanuele
Elena
Ethiopia
Bombe
Armored Group To Stop Here On Large Military Movement
The second armored division from Fort Benning Georgia plans a major vehicular movement through Monroe on August 12 and 13 with two 10 mile columns. The unit will bivouac on the McGuire tract near the West Monroe golf course, using fuel from Monroe and other points during a 600 mile trip to the maneuver area.
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Armored
Fort Benning
Monroe
McGuire Tract
West Monroe Golf Course
Shreveport
Mansfield
Second Armored Division
West Monroe
Selma
Ala
Uniontown
Forrest
Miss
Brandon
Ruston
Man Accused of Kidnapping Dies in Mississippi
In Poplarville Mississippi Joseph W Walker 46 on bail pending grand jury action on kidnapping charges died at a relative's home Sheriff Enos Seal filed the charge in Pearl River county last March The woman plaintiff Mrs Cora Davis 33 said Walker held her and her five children in bondage on an island She also alleged he took money earned by her family The case involved Walker and his family allegedly befriending Mrs Davis in Memphis before his death by Friday last week
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Poplarville
Miss
Joseph W. Walker
Enos Seal
Pearl River County
Walker
Paul Smith
Cora Davis
Memphis
Lee Miller
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