Concentration of Philippine civilian prisoners reported
The AP dispatch notes a year old Japanese plan to herd American and other civilians into two camps in the Philippines. Messages from Manila recount internees in Santo Tomas and Los Banos, with camps at Cebu Iloilo Bacolod and Naga moved to Santo Tomas.
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Ray Cronin
Associated Press
Philippines
San Francisco
United States
Manila
Davao
Mindanao
Los Banos
Santo Tomas
Cebu
Iloilo
Bacolod City
Naga
A. Kodaki
Dipomat
Southern chairmen could fall with Republican House control
Washington Aug 7 Republicans poised to win the next House would strip Southern chairmen of 28 of 47 posts, oust Sam Rayburn, and shift key committees away from southern influence. If Republicans lead in January, Southern chairmanships may drop to three or four, with others from Tennessee Kentucky and Missouri taking key posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House of Representatives
Capitol Hill
Texas
Sam Rayburn
House Committee
New England
House
Tennessee
Kentucky
Missour
Missouri
Colmer
Mississippi
Woodrum
Virginia
Andrew May
Georgia
Carl Vinson
Schuyler Otis Bland
Falmer
South Carolina
Spence
Sumners
Rankin
Whittington
Coughton
North Carolina
Mansfield
Cannon
Manasco
Alabama
Soldier Killed in Action H Braisher Laid to Rest
H Braisher of Farmerville born March 27 1924 served in the Fourth Army division. He trained in the United States and England before landing on D day in France where he earned promotions to staff sergeant. He enlisted July 19 1943 and is survived by his parents siblings and extended family.
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H. Braisher
France
Fourth Army
States
England
Farmerville
Transylvania
Lake Providence
John W. Braisher
Hazel
Nancy Mae
Geraldine
J. W
Dwain
Ada Braisher
R. A. Wall
West Monroe
Philadelphia Strikes Split City Amid War Effort Clashes
Strikes trigger government action as workers are barred from reemployment and reserves, with mortgage penalties and ration cuts. Federal probes launched while riots flare and 400 Negroes confront a trolley guard. 14 hospitalizations mark a week of unrest. Grand jury to hear cases as PTC officials and unions clash over race-based staffing upgrades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WMC
War Production Board
National Selective Service
Robert P. Patterson
OPA
United States
Biddle
Hayes
Army Public Relations
John P. Turner
McMenamin
WCAU
William D. Dixey
Frank P. Carney
Frank Thompson
War Manpower Commission
Fair Employment Practices Committee
Allied Air Forces Hit Nazi Targets Across Europe
Air forces from Britain the United States and Russia conducted a wide raid across occupied Europe including attacks on rail hubs at Hazebrouck and Miramas oil facilities Castrop Rauxel and Cologne. American heavy bombers struck Berlin while Mediterranean and Russian based aircraft pressed operations against Romania and targets in France Germany and the Ruhr region.
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Paris
Bordeaux
Amiens
Moscow
United States
England
Rahmel
Gdynia
Hazebrouck
Dunkerque
Berlin
Upper Silesia
Moravia
Lower Austria
Hitler
Cologne
James H. Doolittle
Eighth U. S. Tactical Air Force
Germany
Mediterranean Air Force
Russia
U. S. 15Th Air Force
France
Rhone
Toulon
Miramas
Tarascon
Nice
Marseilles
Ploesti
Bucharest
Romania
Lorient
Philippine internees strain camps near capacity
A Manila report says Santo Tomas population reached 4000 with adds from Los Banos and Davao and possible 800 Holmes internees. Dormitories offered six feet four inches by 32 inches per person, boarding men women and children in palm leaf shacks. No U.S. packages reached Santo Tomas in the first 21 months of internment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Philippines
Santo Tomas
Los Banos
Holmes
Bontoc
Baguio
Davao
Santo Thomas
United Nations
America
Manila
United States
Polio cases rise in Louisiana but not epidemic says health official
Dr W L Treuting of the state board of health said Louisiana has many more poliomyelitis cases in 1944 than expected but the disease has not reached epidemic proportions. Since May the case rate parallels a May rise, with 107 total cases in 1944 versus 69 in all of 1943, and New Orleans reporting 35 cases compared with 19 last year.
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New Orleans
W. L. Treuting
State Board of Health
Louisiana
Hope for Polish reconciliation prospects brighten in Moscow
Moscow reports renewed talks between Premier Stanislaw Mikolajczyk and the Polish National Committee of Liberation, raising hopes for reconciliation. Mikolajczyk, head of the London government, held a four hour preliminary discussion amid improving goodwill. Soviet press gave no comment on the Polish question. New quartz deposits have been found in North Carolina, Virginia, California, and Arkansas.
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Moscow
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk
Polish National Committee of Liberation
Mikolajczyk
London
North Carolina
Virginia
California
Arkansas
Deaths of Lilla Frost and Several Local Notables
Obituary notices report the deaths of Mrs. Lilla Frost 78 Downsville H B Johnson 48 Monroe area J H Vaughan 57 Philadelphia and Bernice May De Witte 42 West Monroe. Services listed with churches cemeteries and VFW honor details. Surviving relatives named include Frost children and Vaughan siblings with locations in Monroe Edgewater Gardens Moscow Idaho and Alaska. Funeral details include dates times and locations in Downsville Sibley West Monroe and Monroe Hasley Cemetery Riverview Cemetery and Assembly of God Church.
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Lilla Frost
Downsville
Presbyterian
Sibley
H. B. Johnson
Mulhearn
L. T. Hastings
First Baptist Church
Riverview Cemetery
Mr. Johnson
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Frank Thompson
O. L. Holloway
W. W. Chapman
Ernest Kelly
Carter Martin
Leon Sugar
George Wright
W. L. Bendel
Joseph P. Brown
J. H. Vaughan
Philadelphia
Peters
Jack Powell
Ernest Breard
Dick Prichard
O. A. Easterling
Warren Breard
B. M. McKain
Clarence Oakley
Vaughan
Henry Vaughan
Edgewater Gardens
Monroe
Lucille Humphries
Lester Smith
New Orleans
Hal W. Vaughan
Moscow
Idaho
United States Engineers
Alaska
Vicinity
Bernice May DE Witte
Assembly of God Church
West Monroe
E. L. Tanner
W. J. Waggner
Hasley
Elbert Young
Domengeaux Seeks Reelection For Unexpired Term
Former U S congressman James Domengeaux, who resigned to join the army, urged Third District voters to reelect him to complete the unexpired term and to win a second term. He spoke in a WDSU radio address praising wartime leadership and peace aims. A special election is set for November 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
James Domengeaux
United States
Washington
Domengeaux
WDSU
Congress
Morale of German Soldier Breaks, Says Walker
Maj. Gen. Fred L. Walker, former Salerno to Rome commander, says German morale breaks under war stress. He notes December captures were 95 percent arrogant and troublesome, while recent Rome-area captives show willingness to shed gear. He adds Italian campaign delays eased and the infantry school will soon graduate its 50,000th officer.
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Fort Benning
Fred L. Walker
Salerno
Rome
Walker
Italy
Infantry School
Weather Rates a Popularity Poll
The weather bureau notes daily reliance by two million U S businessmen on the morning weather report. In six large cities over ten thousand people call the weather number daily for the latest forecast via recorded voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Weather Bureau
United States
Higgins officials exposed wartime labor racketeering and black market
In wartime testimony Frank O Higgins helped reveal labor racketeering at the Higgins plant and earlier exposed a steel black market connected to the company. Hebert cited letters to the Senate and WPB officials detailing protests and government investigations that followed.
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Orleans
Higgins
Frank O. Higgins
Senate War Investigating Committee
House Committee
Hebert
Donald Nelson
War Production Board
Army Air Forces
Charles E. Wilson
WPB
Higgins Company
Air Force
Prisoner Fire Casualties Reported Along Southern Front
Amid continued Nazi shelling in the city area Alders headquarters says guns are not shelling the city. Arno artillery and mortar crews hit enemy positions while a tank destroyer scored twenty direct hits against a German house west of Pisa. Mortars set fires as American shellfire hit enemy columns north of the river.
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Alder
Arno
Pisa
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Bessemer
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Rev. Lykins
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Edward E. Lewis
Boots
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Ethel Mae Lewis
Robert McDonald
Sixth Street
E. A. Stephens
John Ewing
Bob Maestr
KML
National Distillers Products Corporation
New York
Mrs
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Doria Robinson
Elmer Linder
Calhoun
Edna Brown
Sterlington
Ervin Frost
Rembrandt Bernhardt
Horoline Petroleum
Bernhardt
William Penn
Shoptrine Co
Savannah
Florence
Montelup
Montelupo
Empoli
Pisano
Livorno
Tiber
Umbertide
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San Giustino
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Cesano
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Montale
Ostra
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