Medal of Honor winner Kelly court-martialed at Fort Benning
Charles E. Kelly, a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, was court-martialed for returning six days late from furlough. He received a $90 fine and three months of restrictions to his company area, plus $15 deducted monthly for six months and 90 days prohibited from leaving the fort. He will not be reduced in rank and may still attend movies on the reservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Benning
Charles E
Kelly
Pittsburgh
Italy
Ernest Childers
Three to Confer on Hospital in Ouachita Parish
Mayor H H Benoit George D Holland and C A Hunt plan a Washington trip to discuss locating a veterans hospital in Ouachita parish They will present a Chamber brief and gather census and chamber data to aid an industrial research department setup in the chamber later this month Holland will also meet national manufacturers associations and return to Monroe August 23 Hunt attends VFW convention in Chicago before returning to Monroe
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Benoit
George D. Holland
C. A. Hunt
Washington, D. C
Frank T. Hines
Veterans’ Affairs
Veterans’ Hospital
Ouachita Parish
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Holland
Ment
Benoit
Monroe
Hunt
Veterans’ of Foreign Wars
Chicago
Roosevelt Profit and Pressure Shaped by Union Ties
A controversial pamphlet attacks Roosevelt allies and unions led by Hillman and De Lorenzo, accusing them of using political assessments to fund a fourth term. It cites a court opinion about Akron Firestone workers beating a man to force production, alleging union intimidation and coercion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Roosevelt
Biddle
Hillman
Communist Front
de Lorenzo
Hillman Unioneer
Union
McNutt
Akron Firestone
Raymond Elliott
Porterire Rules On Three OPA Charges
Federal court heard three OPA violation cases before Judge Gaston L. Porterie. The government request for a new trial in OPA versus Virginia Hotel was overruled and charges were dismissed. In OPA versus Elizabeth Bernella and E P Bernella a continuance was granted as they remodel the homes involved, with a new ceiling price to be set later. The third case H E Jordan vs H M Marks was continued without date due to the absence of the plaintiff’s lawyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Gaston L. Porterie
Virginia
Elizabeth Bernella
E. P. Bernella
Monroe
Porterie
H. E. Jordan
H. M. Marks
PFC Evans Stationed in France With Anti Aircraft Unit
PFC Rollo B. Evans United States Army has been stationed in France with an anti aircraft unit since D day. He has served since June 1940 and has three brothers in the services Charles M in the southwest Pacific Elmore E ferrying command there Vernon W in the air corps stationed in Tampa Fla Their mother is Mrs Nora Lee Evans of Monroe.
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Rollo B. Evans
United States Army
France
Charles M
Infantry
Southwest Pacific
Elmore E
Army Air Corps
Vernon W
Air Corps
Tampa
Fla
Evans
Ouachita Parish High School
News-Star—World
Nora Lee Evans
North Fifth Street
Monroe
City Court Fines For Drunken and Dice Offenses
Emanuel Neal and Fred Mitchell were fined 350 each and jailed two months for operating dice games. Celles White and Ollie Hatch received 60 days for drunken and disorderly conduct. George White and Sidney Ridgley forfeited 20 bonds for the same charges. Herbert Nelson fined 37.50 for drunken disorderly behavior and weapon display. Bugs Goodin J J Gephardt and Joe Boyd forfeited 7.50 bonds for similar offenses. Troy Johnson fined 7.50. Twenty other violators were fined 1 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emanuel Neal
Fred Mitchell
W. M. Harper
Celles White
Ollie Bell Hatch
George White
Sidney Ridgley
Herbert Nelson
Bugs Goodin
J. J. Gephardt
Joe Boyd
Troy Johnson
Baby beds sought by welfare group parish
The Child Welfare Council seeks baby beds for foster infant use and asks for donations or loans of beds. Baby walkers and playpens are also needed. With program expansion, funds and clothing gifts are requested. Contact welfare department or social services chairman Mrs D L Nicol at 5485 R.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Child Welfare Council
Welfare Department
Social Service Committee
Social Services
D. L. Nicol
Methodist Bible Conference Sponsored by Sterlington Church
The Sterlington Methodist Church will host a Bible conference from Sunday night September 3 to Wednesday night September 6 led by Dr. Carlyon of Southern Methodist University. He will also conduct conferences in DeRidder, Bunkie, Natchitoches and Homer, Louisiana. Mrs Carlyon will assist and run a training school for workers with children and parents. Gilford Wright serves as president and Scott Horton as vice president of the Methodist men’s group. Pastor Rev. Howard E. Pfost calls the event a great work for the church society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Men’s Organization
Sterlington Methodist Church
Carlyon
Southern Methodist University of
Gilford Wright
Sterlington Church
Scott Horton
Howard E. Pfost
Automobile Stolen by Boys Recovered in Alexandria
The 1941 Mercury four door sedan stolen Sunday night from E. T. Lamkin of 201 Bright Street by three escaped S. T. I. inmates was recovered Monday night when the boys were apprehended in Alexandria. Police said the car is believed to be in running condition.
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E. T. Lamkin
Bright Street
Alexandria
Red Army Forces Push Toward Osowiec and Valga Front
Soviet forces storm across the Biebrza and advance toward Osowiec as Maslennikov’s Third Baltic army breaches southern Estonia and nears Valga. Zakharov’s offensive southeasterly strains German lines along the Augustow canal while Cherniakhovsky’s troops blunt German counterattacks near Warsaw and Kaunas.
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Red Army
Lyck
Biebrza
Moscow
Osowiec
Poland
Reuters
Gonnadz
Osowice
Red
Belor
Zakharov
Ivan Cherniakhovsky
East Prussia-Lithuania
Ivan Maslennikov
Estonia
Antsia
Baltic Sea
Riga
Masilennikov
Valga
Pskov-Riga
Tallinn- Riga
Vistula River
Warsaw
Raseiniai
Lithuania
Kaunas
Masurien Lakes
Tannenberg
Augustow Canal
Railroads See Revenue Jump in First Half 1944
U S Class I railroads report revenue for the first six months of 1944 rose about 12.0 times that of 1943 and up roughly 271 percent from the same period in 1942. The gain reflects increased wartime traffic and expanded service ten miles of operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Pecan Field Day at Robson Louisiana August 15
A pecan field day at the federal pecan experiment station in Robson La is scheduled for August 15 announced by county agent Jasper J Joyce Jr Dr A O Alben in charge of pecan investigations for the U S D A for Louisiana will lead the program with Dr F N Dodge Also attending are Lee Hutchinson president of the Louisiana Pecan Growers Association and J G Richard assistant director LSU agricultural extension service The group will tour plots at the station then visit Hutchinson Brothers plantation at Caspiana for lunch with possible stops at Fullilove plantation and chard at Four Forks depending on time
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Robson
Jasper J. Joyce Jr
A. O. Alben
Louisiana
Lee Hutchinson
Louisiana Pecan Growers’ Association
J. G. Richard
L. S. A. Agricultural Extension Service
F. N. Dodge
Alben
Hutchinson Brothers
Caspiana
Four Forks
Bossier Parish
Dr. Alben
Dahlberg Arrested in Alexandria Over $95 Theft
Alfred W. Dahlberg, accused of stealing $95, was arrested in Alexandria on a warrant issued by Judge W. M. Harper. Deputy to retrieve him will go to Alexandria to bring him back to Monroe. bond set at $350.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred W. Dahlberg
Alexandria
Monroe
Dahlberg
W. M. Harper
Leo M Baer
MacArthur reports Halmahera air base neutralized
General MacArthur says Halmahera and intermediate bases are effectively neutralized by air bombing. He notes enemy airfields, maritime forces, and ground troops disrupted, with continued air attacks from Timor to Bougainville and warnings of deeper strikes if weaknesses persist.
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Halmahera
New Guinea
Mindanao
Philippines
MacArthur
Marianas
Japan
Tokyo
Iwo Jima
Western Pacific
Chester Nimitz
Hengyang
Hankow-Canton
Lungling
Tengchung
Yunnan
Burma
Kunika Koiso
Timor
Bougainville
Saipan
Tinian
Guam
Yap
Carolines
Southwest Pacific
Halmaheras
China
Youth Arrested For Stealing Truck In Vicksburg
A 19 year old Monroe man, recently dishonorably discharged from the army, was arrested in Vicksburg Mississippi Monday night on charges of stealing a 12-ton truck from Ozark Motor Lines here late Sunday. Sidney Walter Mulder was taken to Jackson Mississippi to face federal court. The truck was recovered in good running condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Vicksburg
Miss
Ozark Motor Lines
Sidney Walter Mulder
Jackson
Missing in action letter for Technical Sergeant Word Jr
Mrs. Ethel Word, wife of T/Sgt Clinton S Word Jr, received a gram from him, first word since a July telegram from the War Department reporting him missing in action over Fi Technical Sergeant Word, an operator gunner with the Eighth Air Force, has the Air Medal with oak leaf cluster and is a Caterpillar Club member after an emergency parachute jump. He attended Start High School before enlisting in December 1942. his wife Ethel G Word is from Start.
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Ethel Word
Clinton S. Word Jr
War Department
Word
Eighth Air Force
Tocal
Ward
Start High S
Army
Incember
George
Neers
New Guinea
C. S
Ethel G
Start
Far Warden Ear Protectors Aid Navy Gunners and Aviators
Improved ear wardens use a special neoprene compound to protect Navy gunners, aviators, and submarine crews. The new design aims to reduce noise exposure and improve comfort during operations.
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Aose
Elliott
Mum
Trisha
Andy
Bondacy Co
Lite Rock
Ark
Adv
Pfc
Lochah
Vilverstein
BY Williams
TR Williams
Methodist
REDS
Pirst
Krakow
Kielce
Baltic States
Latvia
Baltic
Douglas MacArthur
HUSBA
Manas Ienry
Ontgomery Ward
North Third St
Hollywood Sandwich Shop
Hudson
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