Allies Repel German Attacks Near Anzio Beachhead
Allied headquarters said American troops defeated two local German thrusts west of Cisterna as Kesselring massed artillery for another push. German planes and shells struck Anzio while the Allies reported 1 600 aerial sorties and heavy artillery barrages. Patrols continued with snow hindering movement and the Cassino sector saw a lull as Germans regrouped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Cisterna
Albert Kesselring
Anzio
Cassino
Fifth Army
Carroceto
Kesselring
1Th Jaeger (Rifle
Dirty pool and free fuel: Field party sparks journalistic backlash
Washington observer condemns Marshall Field for a private gathering cost and lifestyle lavishness while decrying a new publication likened to Izvestia and Treichers era hate rhetoric. The piece brands the venture as unfair sensationalism tied to a Moscow influenced staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Marshall Field
Mr. Field
Old Sam's Lamper
Field
New York
Izvestia
Julius Treicher
Charlie Coughlin
Detroit
Berkshire lawyer goes to trial in son's death
In Berkshire county court a Harvard graduate and corporation lawyer faces first degree murder charges over his son Lawrence's death. The defense includes ex Governor Joseph B. Ely. Judge Abraham E. Pinanski presides as 149 jurors are summoned to select a jury of twelve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkshire County Court
Lawrence
Noxon
Cop
Harvard
Massachusetts
Joseph B. Ely
Ely
al Smith
Abraham E. Pinanski
Charles Alberti
Berkshire County
Attorney Robert Miller Granted $15,000 Bond in Lind Shooting
Washington attorney 67, Robert Miller, was freed on a $15,000 bond after being charged with the gun slaying of Dr. John E. Lind a psychiatrist and author. Miller claims self defense as his wife, a key witness, refused to testify while a porter and police recovered the gun. Justice Letts noted Miller’s illness and unusual release on homicide charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert Miller
John E. Lind
Lind
Miller
F. D. Letts
United States District Court
Four Day Storm Claims Four Lives in Southern California
A four day storm in Los Angeles and surrounding areas killed four people and forced 300,000 students to miss and then return to classes as floods, tornado damage, and high tides disrupted cities from Rosemead to Santa Monica. Bridges, rails, and roads were damaged with multiple evacuations and property losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Surburban
Santa Monica
Malibu
White Mountain
Southern Pacific
Coast and Valley Lines
Santa Fe
San Diego
Santa Ana
Long Beach
Burbank
Colton
Glendale
Pasadena
Churchill lauds Red Army on 26th anniversary
London reports Prime Minister Churchill praised the Red Army in a message to Stalin and all ranks on the army’s 26th anniversary. He expressed profound admiration for their record and faith in victory. British chiefs of staff sent best wishes to Voroshilov for further brilliant successes and the defeat of their common enemy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Churchill
Stalin
Red Army
Russia
Klementi Y. Voroshilov
Lonergan Trial Delayed As Defense Counsel Absent
Opening of Wayne Lonergan's trial for the bludgeon slaying of heiress Patricia Lonergan was postponed after his counsel failed to appear. An associate cited a telegram from Toronto, drawing contempt threats from Judge John Freschi as prosecutors prepare to call about 20 witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wayne Lonergan
Patricia
Edward V. Broderick
Toronto
Ont
General Sessions
John J. Freschi
Broderick
William Merritt
Jacon Grunet
Case Society
Twelve Airmen Dead In Fortress Crash In New Jersey
A four engine B 17 Flying Fortress crashed in the Kittatinny mountains near Blairstown New Jersey killing all 12 airmen aboard. The crew comprised five officers six enlisted men and an RAF navigator on a Bangor Maine to Fort Dix training flight. Pilot Captain Murphy K Lewis 27 of Cotton Valley Louisiana among the dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blairstown
N. J
Kittatinny Mountains
United States Army
Fort Dix Army Air Base
Bangor
Fort Dix
New Jersey
Murphy K. Lewis
Cotton Valley
Allied Air Raids Hit German Aircraft Plants
American bombers and fighters from Britain and Italy struck deep into Germany destroying aircraft production. The Allies claimed 133 Nazi fighter planes shot down and 61 bombers lost in coordinated raids including targets at Bernburg Aschersleben Halberstadt Regensburg and Munich area facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Italy
Germany
United States Army
United States 15Th Air Force
Mediterranean
Eighth
Ninth Air Forces
Eighth Air Force
15Th Air Force
Bernburg
Aschersleben
Halberstaddt
11Th Air Force
Messerschmitt
Regensburg
Petershausen
Munich
15Th Ai Force
Ninth Air Force
Kellogg to Direct War Fund Drive for Red Cross
A Red Cross war fund appeal opens March 1 with a Ouachita parish quota of 80000 dollars. A D Kellogg named campaign chairman as plans unfold and staff will be announced later. Charles D Whitman, returning from Pacific inspection tours, will speak at Red Cross HQ on Thursday at four. Public invited. Continued on Sixth Page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
Ouachita Parish
A. D. Kellogg
Kellogg
Charles D. Whitman
Central Pacific
Red Cross
Pacific Islands
Elks Club
South Grand Street
Parry Island Japs Described as Condemned by War Reporter
Howard Handleman reports from Eniwetok Feb 22 that Parry island Japanese troops face imminent annihilation as American forces conquer Eniwetok. Parry japs endure daily shelling and watch advancing U S troops approach, awaiting their presumably final stand on the atoll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parry Island
Associated Press
Eniwetok Atoll
Japan
Eniwetok Island
Parry
Eniwetok
Parry Japs
South Sea
Atoll
Stalin declares Allies unite to crush Hitlerite Germany
Stalin in a 26th anniversary Red Army message praised Soviet gains and warned Allied powers must act to intensify the assault on Nazi Germany. He said Germany faces catastrophe as allies join forces, urging vigilance and condemning overconfidence while noting Soviet advances of up to 1000 miles and recaptured territories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Stalin
Red Army
Germany
Russia
Europe
Moscow
Soviet Monitor
Escapees From Rhode Island Mental Hospital
One of four criminally insane prisoners who fled the Howard State Hospital near Providence was captured at Cranston Point early today. Police continue to search for Atmore Allen James Beaker Augustine Barbarosa and the others. Charles Capron, a Providence attendant, was discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
State Hospital
Howard
R. I
John Sullivan
Cranston Point
John F. Regan
Charles Capron
Regan
Atmore Allien
James Beaker
Augustine Barbarosa
Rhode Island
Martin Murtough
Arthur Wood
Murtough
Atmore Allen
Germans Retreat Toward Bug River After Losing Krivoi Rog
London reports a Soviet communique that 14 German divisions retreat toward the Bug after losing Krivoi Rog, captured by Malinovsky’s Third Ukrainian army in a four month siege. Stalin hailed major gains, claiming Germany nears catastrophe as Red armies advance toward Kherson and Nikolaev.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Krivoi Rog
Bug River
Stalin
Russia
Germany
Redion Y. Malinovsky
Moscow
Dnieper
Kherson
Nikolaev
Bug
Red Army
Soviet Information Bureau
Doughton Attacks Roosevelt Veto On Tax Bill
Rep Doughton of North Carolina leads a revolt against President Roosevelt's veto of the revenue bill. He says it raises a question of who writes tax laws and accuses Treasury officials of favoring executive decree. Knutson joins, urging Congress to override, with 12 bill features at stake. House vote set for tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Doughton
North Carolina
Roosevelt
Treasury
Congress
Representative Knutson
Minnesota
White House
Senate
House
George
Georgia
Senate Finance Committee
Knutson
Trio of Quadruplets Die in Alabama Hospital
In Decatur on February 23 two more of the Hutto quadruplets died at Benevolent hospital leaving only Diane alive. Edmund Hutto Jr. died overnight and sisters Sherianne and Yvonne perished in the morning. Mrs. Hutto, 23, remains in satisfactory condition at Hillsboro, Alabama.
Barkley resigns as Senate Democratic leader over Roosevelt veto
Senator Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky announced his resignation as Senate Democratic leader in protest of President Roosevelt's tax veto. He condemned the veto as an assault on Congress and urged an override while vowing to carry on his duties until a successor is chosen. He praised his long service and leadership in the Roose velt era and called for party unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Senate
Roosevelt
Barkley
Congress of the
United States
House
Senator McKellar
Tenessee
Congress
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Price
Pennsylvania Avenue
Republica
Wallace
Sumrall's Body To Be Sent Here For Funeral
Government reports Mitchell Sumrall son of Mr and Mrs L O Sumrall formerly of Monroe now of Little Rock died in action in the southwest Pacific His body will be returned to Monroe and reach there Tuesday morning Funeral plans are incomplete per friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell Sumrall
L. O. Sumrall
Little Rock
Monroe
Atetion
Southwest Pacific
Monocoe
Ouachita Parish Trails in Series E Bond Sales
Parish chairman Jack Rogers says Ouachita is $18,000 short of the regional quota for Series B bonds as sales slow. The government extends the deadline to February 29 and Rogers urges public support to push the parish over the top again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Jack Rogers
Parish
Ouachita Parish
Rogers
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ini
Cassino Area
Westbrook
Pegler
Son
California
Hail Carpets
City Hall
Lonergan Trial
France
New Orleans
Argentine Trade Promotion Corporation
Esteban Carbone
V. A. Gicca
Whitman
Pacific
By Howard Handleman
Senator Barkley
Sumrall
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!