Westbrook Pegler on Dewey for Governor and possible 1952 path
The Albany column outlines the speculative 1952 Republican path for Tom Dewey as governor and potential presidential candidate. It discusses Dewey's possible nomination, a Roosevelt move from Hyde Park, and the immense responsibilities of leading during wartime and postwar recovery, including labor, inflation, and returning fighters home.
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Albany
Tom Dewey
State Capitol of
New York
Roosevelt
Dewey
Mr. Roosevelt
Churchill
Eden
Stalin
Europe
Asia
India
South Pacific
Germans Renew Offense Against Allied Bridgehead at Nettuno
Allied forces hold the Nettuno beachhead as German counterattacks are repulsed. Rommel directs new offensive along the Anzio front with fierce house to house fighting near Cassino and around the Appian Way towns. Allies report gains and heavy losses on several sectors.
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London
Nettuno
Italy
Berlin
Erwin Rommel
Anzio
Rome
Fifth Army
Cassino
10Th
Eighth Army
Torricella
Orsogna
Mies
Casoli
Sant’ Angelo
Lalian
Padiglione
Cisterna
Campoleone
Names of eight airmen among Barksdale crash victims
Barksdale field officials announced the names of eight airmen among 13 killed yesterday when two medium bombers collided near Garland City Arkansas. No survivors were reported. The identified men include Second Lieutenants Harold Scott Jesse E Davis Charles H Tarr Joseph M Limbach John F Hannigan William L Wilson and the noncommissioned officer Olen E Woods and Corporal Howard S Lowe. The five other dead remained unidentified.
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Shreveport
Barksdale
Army
Garland City
Ark
Here
Harold Scott
Hester M. Scott
Robinson Street
Murchison
Tex
Jesse E. Davis
George I. Davis
Tuxedo Avenue
Detroit
Mich
Charles H. Tarr
Howard S. Tarr
Mt. Vernon
Joseph M. Limbach
Joseph H. Limbach
Junction City
Kaw
John F. Han
Jesse Lowe
Collingwood
R C Dickinson Rites Planned In Tallulah Louisiana
Charles Clarence Dickinson 66 of Tallulah and Sondheimer La died in a Vicksburg Miss hospital. Funeral set for Saturday at St Agnes Church at 10 am and 4:30 pm at the residence. Body to Memphis Sunday for Calvary cemetery interment. Active and honorary pallbearers listed. Dickinson born Zumbrata Minn July 29 1877. Span-American War veteran, married Frances Riley in 1904. Career included C M and St. Paul railroad Great Northern coal business in Chicago and Sondheimer company where he rose to president.
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Tallulah
Charles Clarence Dickinson
Tallulah and Sondheimer
Vicksburg, Miss
St. Agnes Catholic Church
Memphis
Tenn
Calvary Cemetery
Willam Towell
Henry Sevier
L. E. Gilbert
Bertrand W. Cohn
Lee J. Kathan
Dave C. Johnson
Dean L. Moberly
Gus Irving
Henry Joe Thompson
Frank Smith
Douglas F. Hever
C. W. Perkins
Paul Rush
Leslie Thornton
Phil Canale
Lee Robinson
Jeff Snyder
Andrew Sevier
Walter Scott
Maxwell Yerger
R. N. Ware
Mr. Dickinson
Zumbrota
Minn
Shattuck Military Academy
Fairbault
Frances Riley
C. M. and St. Paul Railroad
Great Northern
Chicago
E. Sondheimer Company
E. Sondheimer
Mandrake the Magician Returns After Mail Mixup
The News-Star reports Mandrake the Magician was temporarily missing due to mail delivery issues. Fans are reassured the strip has not been discontinued and will resume next Monday after solving the Earth Shaker cliffhanger.
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Mandrake
News-Star
The
Red Army enmeshes ten German divisions in upper Dnieper
The Red Army reports the encirclement of ten German divisions in the upper Dnieper bend as Soviet forces push west from Ukraine toward the Baltic. Red Star says about 10,000 Germans killed and that nine infantry and one tank division are trapped near Cherkasy.
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Moscow
Dnieper
Red Star
Ukraine
Baltic
Cherkasy
Stalingrad
Pavel Orender
Nikolai Vatutin
Ivan
Konev
Orender
Mustering-Out Bill Signed by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt signed a mustering-out pay bill granting 100 to 300 dollars to service members as part of a broader plan to ease reconversion to civilian life. The package includes education, social security credits, and unemployment allowances, with eligibility rules and phased payments outlined.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Alaska
United States
War and Navy Departments
Armed Force
Army
Army Air Forces College
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Armed Forces
Louisiana Sues to Cancel Noe Lease in Monroe Gas Field
The State of Louisiana through Governor Sam Jones and the State Minerals Board files suit in 19th Judicial Court to cancel State Lease 309 covering about 3200 acres in the Monroe gas field. The petition argues Governor Allen and the land register had no right to amend the lease requiring 50 wells within 18 months and claims the lease is void for noncompliance. It lists current land owners as Independent Oil and Gas Co of Louisiana Feazel Gas Inc of Monroe and Fort Worth interests J E Farrell M S Rheads and D J Simmons. The suit notes $320000 in earlier drilling site leases and reserves rights to future claims. Lucille May Grace named in suit. attorneys include James J Smith Justin C Daspit and J N Marcante. The lease lands include beds along Ouachita river and Bartholomew and related bayous within Ouachita Morehouse and Union parishes. The petition states the lease was granted October 23 1934 with an 18 month drilling obligation. (Continued on Page Sisto)
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Baton Rouge
State of
Louisiana
Sam Jones
State Minerals Board
19Th Judicial Court
Monroe
James A. Noe
O. K. Allen
Allen
Register of State Lands
Oi and Gas Company, Inc
Win Or Lose’ Corporation
Feazel Gas, Inc
Mon
James J. Smith
Justin C. Daspit
J. N. Marcante
Shreveport
Mineral Board
Ouachita River
Bartholomew, Boeuff, DeSiard
D’arbonne
Deloutre
Ouachita
Morehouse
Union
Three German Blockade Runners Sunk in South Atlantic
Three German blockade runners laden with war materials from Japanese ports were sunk by American destroyers in the South Atlantic. The ships Burgenland Rie Grand and Weserland carried rubber tins and strategic ores. hundreds of tons of rubber were salvaged. The Somers Omaha Jouett and Somers, under Commander William C. Hughes, engaged and sank the Weserland after initial contact in pre-dawn darkness.
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Washington
Pacific
South Atlantic
Burgenland
Rie Grand
Weserland
Navy
Omaha
Jouett
Atlantic
Somers
William C. Hughes
Oklahoma City
Louisiana Old Regular voters wary before February second primary
In New Orleans a caucus of the Old Regular Democratic organization met for over three hours without a decision on policy for the February 29 second primary. Candidates Morgan Long and Cawthorn spoke briefly and left, while George Montgomery said a final decision would come Saturday.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Lewis L. Morgan
Earl K. Long
Joe T. Cawthorn
George Montgomery
Morgan
Long
Cawthorn
Mr. Long
Mansfield
Montgomery
James H. Davis
Freezing Lockers Possible for West Monroe and Farmerville
Congressman C. E. McKenzie says prospects for frozen foods locker plants in West Monroe and Farmerville are good if users prove necessity. War Production Board and Agriculture Department priority approval required. Details from J. J. Joyce and Jug Dixon. contact Ouachita Union parish agents for information.
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C. E. McKenzie
News-Star—World
Washington
West Monroe
Farmerville
War Production Board
Department of Apicuiture
McKenzie
J. J. Joyce
Jug” Dixon
Ouachita
Union Parishes
Bombers and RAF strike Nazi Europe as London endures raid
American heavy bombers attack western Germany in a seventh major daylight raid amid coordinated RAF Mosquito and Spitfire strikes over France. A German "pocket blitz" hits London as minelayers operate in enemy waters and anti aircraft fire foils several fires. three Dornier and a Junker aircraft are shot down.
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Nazi Europe
Germany
Wilhelmshaven
France
London
Channel
Folkestone
Continent
Air Ministry
Thames Estuary
Tugwell backs Davis in Louisiana gubernatorial race
New Orleans February 4 A P Tugwell incumbent state treasurer in the February 29 run off with John B Daigle publicly announced his support of gubernatorial candidate James H Davis Tugwell praised the first primary results and called Davis an independent candidate unaligned with any machine He urged independent voters to back Davis and his ticket in the final fight for independent government.
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New Orleans
A. P. Tugwell
Treasurr
John B. Daigle
James H. Davis
Tugwell
Davis
Lewis L. Morgan
Iam
Kwajalein Atoll Is Largely in American Hands After Major Assault
American forces press across Kwajalein Atoll as U S losses report 27 dead and nine missing with 190 wounded. Fourth Division Marines seize Roi airfield and Namur base while 1 250 enemy defenders are reported wiped out. Remaining resistance centers on Kwajalein island.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Richmond K. Turner
U. S. Seventh Division
Atoll
Roi
Namur
Fourth Division
Kwajalein
Kwajalein Island
Ouachita Parish Bond Drive Fails To Meet Goal
Fourth War Loan drive in Ouachita Parish lags behind target with 1 331 330 dollars in bonds sold by Friday noon leaving about two million to go before February 15. Officials urge workers and store employees to boost sales, stressing bonds as crucial to wartime effort.
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Ouachita Parish
C. D. Oakley
Oakley
Quachita Parish
Louisiana 11th in Bond Buying During War Drive
A House Appropriations subcommittee report shows Louisiana ranked 11th in bond buying by state, with 0.55 percent of income invested in Series FE bonds in 1943. New Orleans led parish sales with 28th among large counties, totaling 12.0 million in war bonds during the third drive.
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Washington
Louisiana
House Appropriations Subcommittee
Treasury Department
Issippi
Alaska
Resport
New Orleans
Orleans Parish
U. S
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