Minister Arrested After Dinner Shooting Collision
Columbus Georgia reports Joseph Mayo, son in law of a prominent Assembly of God minister, shot dead during a dispute at the family Christmas dinner. Police say the minister, Noles Cabove, was arrested on murder warrants after Mayo arrived at the home seeking reconciliation with his estranged wife. The case hinges on self defense claims as prosecutors review the evidence.
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Noles Cabove
Columbus
Assembly of God
C. H. Jones
Joseph Mayo
Jones
Noles
Mayo
A. P. Phwio
Roosevelt War Labor Board coercion in union recognition debate
York reports that the War Labor Board's orders and Roosevelt administration policies spark a conflict over union recognition and coercion. The piece argues the Wagner Act limits employer pressure while alleging government actions advance political aims, with references to labor agencies and wartime controls.
Dead woman identified as Austrian enemy alien in New Orleans
In New Orleans a red haired woman found dead in a hotel bathtub on Christmas Eve has been identified by the FBI as Laura Fischer, an Austrian born enemy alien. Authorities hunt a Chicago man named D. J. Safford believed to be her husband, with unclear circumstances surrounding the death.
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New Orleans
Dee
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Laura Fischer
D. J. Safford
Chicago
Stafford
la William Groach
F. B
F. B. I. Exid
New York
Stebbins Avenue
Sam Stampel
West 3Th Street
Jenerna
Zbors
Two Women Suffer Gas Poisoning Near Monroe
Two Rayville women Mia Marie k and Miss Cheek were overcome by carbon monoxide when their car cabined with closed windows. They were found at Gillespie's store and taken by ambulance to St. Francis Sanitorium where Miss Cheek regained consciousness while her sister-in-law remained unconscious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Francis Sanitorium
Mia Mariek
Miss Cheek
Rayville
Theen
Monroe
Gillespie's
Hall Fun Home
St. Francis Arian
Cheek
Submarine Seawolf Overdue and Presumed Lost
Washington December 28 The submarine Seawolf is overdue on patrol and presumed lost. Commanded by Albert M Bontier of Plains New York the 1500 ton submersible normally carries 62 men. Next of kin of all casualties have been informed making it the 239th U S submarine loss in the war with 28 overdue and lost and two destroyed or captured.
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Ashington
Seawolf
Albert M. Bontier
To Plains
Congress Critic Accuses OPA Bowles Vinson of Cheating Housewives
Representative Andresen accuses the Office of Price Administration and Economic Stabilizer Fred Vinson and OPA head Chester Bowles of scheming to issue a ration order that cancels unused red and blue stamps. He argues the action bypassed the War Food Administration and ignores record food production, calling for more government honesty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Price Administration
Fred Vinson
Andresen
Minnesota
Vinson
OPA
Chester Bowles
Republican Congressional Food Study Committee
War Food Administration
Battles Between U.S. and Japanese Navies Reported
MacArthur’s headquarters in the Philippines says heavy gun duels between Japanese and American fleets occurred on Mindoro and near Iwo Jima. Three Japanese destroyers were sunk and ships damaged, with U S and Allied aircraft aiding from the air and sea.
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General MacArthur
Philippines
United States
Mindoro
China Sea
Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo
Iwo Jima
Volcano Islands
Pacific
U. S
Chester W. Nimitz
Pearl Harbor
MacArthur
San Jose
Corenenan
Aff
Nimitz
Strategic Air Force
Pacific Ocean
Mallationa
Iwo Juma
35 Mile War Time Speed Proclaimed by Governor Davis
Gov. James H. Davis issued a proclamation urging Louisiana motorists to observe the 35 mph wartime speed limit and calling on local and state police to cooperate. The move follows an OPA request to provide names of speeders to ration boards and notes a court ruling that Louisiana has no definite speed limit for ordinary cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
James H. Davis
Louisiana
New Orleans
Office of Price Administration
Davia
OPA
Attorney General's Department
Germans In Italy Continue Attacks In Serchio Valley
Allied headquarters reported German forces pressing counterattacks in the Serchio valley on the western Italian front as Fifth Army troops pulled back further. The town of Barga, captured weeks earlier, faced a renewed assault along a six mile front, with the Nazi drive aided by light artillery near the Serchio and Lucca region.
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Rome
Serchio
Fifth Army
Barga
Lucca
Two Die in Mississippi Death Row Convictions
Mise Madison Wisconsin and Joseph Leemon Alabama aged 19 were denied clemency for the murder of former Sheriff Thomas Boykin of Wayne County. Governor Bailey declined to intervene, stating the jury fixed the penalty and clemency was not warranted. Leemon and Shimnick face execution in the electric chair in Waynesboro tomorrow following the verdict.
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Jackson
Mise
P. Murice Shimnick
Madison
Wis
Joseph M. Leemon
Maylene
Ala
Thomas
Boykin
Wayne County
Gev
Thornay L. Bailey
Bailey
E. J Flanagan
Nebraska
Leemon
Shimnick
Waynesboro
President Orders Showdown Over Ward Strike Seizure
President Roosevelt ordered seizure of Montgomery Ward properties in seven cities to enforce war production policies amid strikes by United Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Employes against Sewell Avery's refusal to follow War Labor Board directives. Justice Department sought injunction to prevent interference with government operations while citing war time labor disputes.
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Chicago
Montgomery Ward and Company
Roosevelt
Ward
Detroit
Kansas City
Montgomery Ward
Sewell Avery
Joseph W. Byron
Army
Special Services Division
Avery
Justice Department
Washington
St. Paul
Denver
Jamaica
N. Y
Portland
Ore
San Rafael
Calif
CLO United Retail, Wholesale and Department Store
Kiwanis Banquet Installs Monroe Officers at Hotel Frances
The Monroe Kiwanis Club will hold its annual installation banquet in the Hotel Frances ballroom Thursday at 7 30 p m. New officers include L L Price as president J W Russell past president Ray Updegraff vice president D M Smith vice president and R C Stokes secretary treasurer Directors for 1945 are Ralph C Brice Underwood Fourmy J B Kugler H Fred Parrish A L Peters E Jack Selig and E N Thermapson Tributes to Kiwanians in service of their country are listed with Maj B D Allbritton port of embarkation New Orleans Maj Vernon Adkins armored division in France Lt Alvin Parlow engineering corps in France Lt Milton Gorn quarter masters department US.
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Monroe Kiwanis Club
Hotel Frances
L. L. Price
J. W. Russell
Ray Updegraff
D. M. Smith
R. C. Stokes
Ralph C. Brice
Underwood Fourmy
J. B. Kugler
H. Fred Parrish
Siege of Bastogne Garrison Breaks in Belgium
Colonial era dispatch reports the Bastogne garrison breaking the German siege after seven days. Pvt. Leonard Candelora recalls firing as a reply to the ultimatum and the corridor relief linked the garrison to Allied forces. The Germans suffered heavy losses and the town’s map hub position influenced the battle’s urgency.
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Bastogne
Belgium
Edward D. Ball
U. S
Pvt
Leonard Candelora
Charlestown
Mass
Candelora
U.S. A
Ourthe
Mourtheuville
Marche
St. Hubert
Homeres-Libret- Tillet
Libramont
Regency Talks Continue as Sniper Targets Churchill
In Athens a peace move gains support for an immediate regency as Allied forces push E L A S back from central areas. A sniper nearly hits Prime Minister Churchill at the British embassy while he observes troops driving E L A S from the city with tanks and infantry.
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Athens
Piraeus
Churchill
Ronald M. Scobie
Filopappas
Troon
Acropolis
Omonia
Negro Soldier Held In Death Near Clarksdale
A Black soldier named Lee Arthur Casey, tied to Camp Meade, Maryland, was returned from Helena Arkansas to Coahoma County Mississippi to face charges in the slaying of 60 year old planter Hal Parchman. Coroner testimony described a fatal car crash and Casey's reported statement This is Casey. The case prompted a manhunt across Coahoma as deputies gathered facts.
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Clarksdale
Miss
Helena
Ark
Mississippi
W. D. Rasberry
Coahoma County
Lee Arthur Casey
Camp Meade
Maryland
Arkansas
E. B. Hickey Jr
Hal Parchman
Coahoma
G. P. Birdsong
Parchman
Casey
John Henry Smith
Smith
Shreveport Area Cuts Civilian Tire Quotas for January
The Shreveport district OPA reduces civilian tire allocations for January for 26 north Louisiana parishes. The quota drops 379 passenger car tires to 7,687 and trucks and bus tires sized 7.59 or smaller fall 302 to 1,778. Tractor implement quotas rise for sizes above 7.50. OPA urges motorists to use recapping facilities.
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Shreveport
Price Administration
North Louisiana
OPA
Germany's Bid For Victory Hits Snag
Paris dispatches from December 28 report American forces driving into both sides of the Von Rundstedt bulge. Doughboys and tanks crossed the Sure river at multiple points, threatening Bastogne and a potential envelopment of German forces near the Meuse. Germans face heavy pressure, pockets surrounded, and retreat toward Germany expected.
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James M. Long
Paris
von Rundstedt Bulge
Base Togne
Sure River
Reich
Echternach
von Rundstedt
Sure
Bastogne
Meuse
Our
Germany
Berlin
United States Third Army
George S. Patton
Bonnal
Eschdorf
Martelange
Bastogne von Rundstedt
Celles
Beauraing
Rochefort
Nazis Doomed in Budapest Amid Red Offensive
Soviet forces pressed toward Budapest as German and Hungarian defenders faced air and ground assaults. Red air superiority limited German evacuation, while Russian troops crossed the Danube, split Nazi lines, and fought house to house in Buda. 3,000 Germans and Hungarians killed in the push on Szentendre Island and surrounding sectors.
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Moscow
Nazi Garrisan
Budapest
Red
Pest
Danube
Danube Bend
Buda
Szentendre
Red Army
Feodor Tolbukhin
First Ukraine
Budapest-Vienna
Redion Y. Malinovsky
Hron
Garam
Austria
Ipoly
Indictment against William Bioff dropped in Los Angeles
Federal Judge Ralph E Jenney dismissed an indictment accusing William Bioff of evading about 85000 in income taxes for 1936 and 1937 The move followed a recommendation from the Department of Justice citing Bioffs New York extortion conviction as substantially the same facts Bioff and George Browne were ordered released from Sandstone Minn federal prison after serving portions of their sentences for extortion until their cooperation in a related film industry case.
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Los Angeles
Ralph E. Jenney
William Bioff
Hollywood Union
United States Attorney's Office
Francis Biddle
Biddle
Sai
Bioff
New York
Hollywood
International Alliance of Theatrical
George Browne
Sandstone
Minn
Browne
Frank C. Knox
New York City
Gallup Tells House Panel On Poll Methods And Mechanics
Pollster George C Gallup testified before a House committee detailing five sampling methods and why one system is used in some states. Chairman Anderson sought full access to the poll's mechanics and accuracy, noting past underestimates in 1944 and aiming to understand Gallup reports for states like New York New Jersey Maryland and Massachusetts.
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Washington
Dec
George C Gallup
Capital Hill
House
Thim
Anderson
New Mexico
Gallup
Roosevelt
New York
New Jersey
Maryland
Massachusetts
Influenza Epidemic Reported in Germany
The Brussels radio said an influenza epidemic had broken out in Germany with a severe impact in the south. Cold weather and shortages of food doctors and medicine were noted, and Munich reported many deaths.
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Germany
London
Brussels
Reich
Munich
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