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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1944
Page
5
The fragment portrays exhausted troops in Russia Italy and France amid shattered landscapes. Descriptions focus on tanks wrecked and the fear of air raids as defenders, including Italians and Germans, confront dwindling supplies and rising casualties. The passage conveys a grim view of a collapsing war effort.
A World War II air report recalls hundreds of Allied aircraft over the coast with flak and uncertain landings. Gliders drifted and troops appeared like scarecrows against dawn as paratrooper zones shifted due to scattered markings and inland approaches.
Reports say two ton class bombs struck Berlin causing alarm in the German capital. Targets near Paris and the southern France coast were also hit as Allied aircraft returned for the fifth time, dropping numerous bombs on coastal batteries while heavy bombers operated in the southwest German skies with strong fighter escorts.
Avis advertises Tetterine for eczema ringworm surface rash and itch. promises 60 cents back if not relieved in five minutes. Sold by druggists or direct from Uptide Co Savannah Ga.
James A. Keller of 301 South Second street Monroe is promoted to Pharmacist Mate Third Class after training at Balboa Park California and service in the South Pacific. Sgt Lemward Audirsch completes B-29 bomber school with Boeing Seattle and serves as ground crew in Grand Island Nebraska.
The German high command clings to Hitler’s "no retreat" order while Allied landings widen across southern and central France. The French underground disrupts German communications as Eisenhower’s forces rampage in the west, threatening the Seventh Army and leaving Germany with a doomed fight to regroup in Belgium and Germany.
The Army Air Forces conducted over 250000 bombing sorties and dropped more than 200000 tons of bombs on German industrial targets from January 1 to May 15, 1944.
Allied forces launched a massive dawn assault into southern France with American and French troops leading a multi-national fleet and air cover. Parachutists and gliders seized inland strongpoints while Allied bombers and navies pounded coastal defenses and transport hubs from Marseille toward Nice.
A regulatory note states that all pork products share the same point value per pound regardless of form unless specified. Dry cured dried pork aged at least five months and meeting CPA RMPR 148 criteria adds one point per pound if the fresh cut lacks zero value.
The notice outlines item naming variants like Country Cured Southern Cured Virginia Cured and Georgia Cured. It explains how point values are calculated for items with fractions, including when to drop or add points, rules for combining purchases, and special handling for canned meat and fish items.
A note declares a new item value or point value change from Table No 16 in Book Four remains good indefinitely for ten points regardless of any numeral printed thereon.
Allied forces landed along the southern French coast after four days of air raids, with American British and French troops aided by Allied air power. Gen Henry Maitland Wilson urged French participation and the operation expands pressure on German defenses as Churchill travels near the Mediterranean arena. Marseille Toulon Nice and Montpellier are cited as key coastal cities and targets, with Blaskowitz named as the German commander in southern France.
A new mechanical pitchfork replaces the labor of 19 men and three machines, designed to help pea growers move crops into canneries. It promises reduced labor and faster handling for processing peas.
The report cites Patton stressing continued relentless pressure toward final victory though the Rhine remains distant. He argues Hitler has little to lose in a last stand and that despots fight to the end, unlike free peoples.
Monday permission to Mrs Dewey Haynes to add a garage at 1011 North Fourth Street costs under 200 dollars. Tuesday approval for Will Rush to build a store and curb market at 1515 Jackson with second hand material under 200 dollars. S H Saul authorized for a 1 story frame garage at Square 64 Crescent Addition costing under 60 dollars. Good Samaritan Home allowed to demolish an extension at Winnsboro Road. Rio Grande noted as 1800 miles long.
The piece lists principal Mediterranean coast cities such as Nice Cannes Toulon Marseille Avignon Nimes Montpellier Cette Beziers Narbonne and Perpignan. It notes the 1942 shift of German focus to Africa, potential fortifications, and possible invasion routes via the Rhone valley and the Garonne valley toward Berlin and Bordeaux with reference to the Maginot line.
Baton Rouge hosts a two day Louisiana aviation conference with more than 300 expected attendees from across the state. Ex-Gov. Sam Jones will speak on the future of aviation in Louisiana at a joint Lions Club meeting. Other speakers include Congressman Jennings Randolph and W. T. Piper. The event is sponsored by the state department of public works and the state university extension division and college of engineering.
Mexico City Aug 15 report states Col Herminio Rodriguez head of the Society of United Veterans of the Mexican Revolution proposed a large monument portraying Benito Juarez and Abraham Lincoln clasping hands to symbolize friendship between Mexico and the United States. He suggested placing it on an international bridge across the Rio Grande.
Putney Virginia reports Leon O. Wood milking a cow when a calf swallowed his $100 wallet. He killed the calf and at the bank recovered $75 in cash with some personal items. The calf’s meal included a darning needle two fish hooks a driver’s license and an A gasoline book.
Wiley Newton White aged 82 of 100 South First Street West Monroe died at his residence Monday afternoon at 4 o clock. Funeral arrangements incomplete last night. body to remain at Hall Funeral Home until services. He is survived by wife Effie Naomi White three daughters Cola Carter Camden Texas Ruth Hillard Alexander Virginia and Janie Sargent De Ridder and son Fred White Oklahoma City Oklahoma.
Mr and Mrs W T Burford report their son Pfc Robert G Burford wounded in action in Guam on July 23. He trained in California, served 18 months in the southwest Pacific, and is now hospitalized in Hawaii. He married Yvonne Hayley of Pasadena before deployment. First electric locomotive exhibited and operated on July 26, 1847.
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