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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1943
Page
1
In San Francisco last spring a labor relations man spoke to me about union tactics. He claimed some cases aim to keep workers on remand pending settlements, asserting control and guilt are used regardless of petition or merit.
Russian forces surged through a widening gap in Nazi lines centering on the Bug river zone. Front reports say they penetrated toward the Dnieper bend and approached the Polish border, severing supply routes and threatening the Odessa Lwow line as von Mannstein’s depleted troops retreat.
The United States gears up for a massive 1944 production drive with armaments valued around 75 billion dollars. Aircraft lead the surge as mass production of the B-29 and heavy bombers accelerates while WPB officials warn of possible cutbacks if Europe advances, risking idle workers.
Washington December 31 The war department released a list naming 56 American soldiers missing in action. The Louisiana entries include First Lieutenant Wilbur R Barghill Second Lieutenant Vincient H Gordey Staff Sergeant Vernon F Holden and other listed servicemen with hometowns such as West Monroe Bogalusa Arcadia New Orleans and Baton Rouge. The report notes next of kin details and addresses where available.
Washington reports broad new offensives to rout Japan from bases seized two years ago and push toward homeland. King foresees continued unremitting pressure on Japan, with power shifting to the Pacific theater as studies finalize plans. Dwight D. Eisenhower echoes anticipation of Germany’s 1944 defeat.
The Monroe post office will be closed all day January 1 New Year’s day while Saturday mail delivery continues. rural carrier service will be suspended. Postmaster James R. Wooten announced the schedule.
Frank Smith, 23, died after a wedding held in a hospital room. Physicians said a severe hiccough aggravated his heart condition, ending the ceremony and his life.
Advanced Allied leadership urges using Chicago as the site for the 1944 party conventions. The Office of Defense Transportation notes Chicago handles far more sleeping cars and rail capacity, with troops and supporters traveling from multiple directions.
Allied forces launch large scale raid along Italy's west coast north of the Garigliano river and establish a bridgehead to threaten the Appian way. Minturno is a key objective as German counteroffensive continues in the Garigliano and San Vittore valleys. Eighth Army advances near Pescara, with Canadian troops and British units probing positions in the mountains amid cold, clear weather.
Washington dispatch reports President Roosevelt's cold has developed into grippe. Rear Admiral Ross T. McIntire, the president's physician, orders bed rest today and likely tomorrow. The regular Friday cabinet meeting and morning news conference were canceled, and Roosevelt will not participate in New Year's observances he proclaimed.
Mrs Madge Wilson of Los Angeles claims her father Nicholas Ziegar of Mt. Oreb left her disinherited unless she attended his funeral. She says she was adopted at age three and has not heard from him since. She may contest the will after the funeral held this week.
A Burlington Wisconsin report tells of a Maryland mosquito wearing a diamond medal inscribed World Champion Liar. The insect will go to Tooele Utah to present the medal to Sergeant Baron S. Fonnesbeck. The tale ties to Fonnesbeck who earned the title via blood in 1945. Extra yarns include a Sedro Woolley Mrs Heise submission.
A year in review for Louisiana highlights wide events from Governor Jones' quiet troop moves at Pointe-a-la-Hache to the Lake Pontchartrain tragedy that claimed 26 soldiers. The piece notes tax cases, court battles, Pan-American air links, and new agricultural lime plants boosting farming and livestock, alongside top sports moments at the Fair Grounds and Sugar Bowl.
In New Year broadcasts Allied leaders express confidence that 1944 will bring decisive blows against Germany and Japan. General Devers pledges major operations in the Mediterranean while King Eisenhower and Halsey outline planned offensives and renewed pressure on both fronts.
Washington reports 15 non operating unions reject the president’s proposed arbitration basis for rail wage disputes. They demand a ruling on overtime independent of other factors and refuse to accept the sliding scale of four to ten cents. They warn sub standard wages should not hinge on overtime rates and contest allowing employers to adjust overtime through wage cuts.
Police Officer and Mrs. M W Cummings learn from Washington that their son Sergeant Harold B Cummings, captured by the Japanese in Burma, died November 29 after months as a prisoner. He graduated Ouachita Parish High School and enlisted September 9, 1939. He received a Silver Star for gallantry. He is survived by his parents and a brother Aldree Cummings in pilot training in Cleveland Ohio.
Allied air forces struck at Paris suburbs and several German targets as 1943 ended. U S bombers and RAF fighters hit the Paris region with unannounced objectives amid heavy raids across France and Germany. Berlin reported Ludwigshafen and Mannheim as main strike targets with significant industrial damage.
Private James Bruce Hudson of Greenville South Carolina United States Army died in a highway crash a mile west of Tallulah Thursday at 2 30 pm His body was taken to Dixie Funeral Home no funeral plans were made yet A soldier traveling with him shared a ride from Boston Mississippi to Field Texas with M D in the car with a Johnson family unit and a baby A collision with an oncoming truck caused the car to cave in endangering Hudson and the baby Johnson and his wife survived with minor injuries
Ida M Tarbell 86, noted as dean of American nonauthors for her Abraham Linear works, was reported critically ill with pneumonia at Bridgeport Hospital. A hospital statement said her condition was poor.
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