Winchell Placed on Inactive List by Navy Chiefs
Walter Winchell, noted scandal monger and reserve lieutenant commander, is put on the inactive list under pressure from the naval affairs committee. Secretary Knox says he has no plan to recall Winchell to active duty raising questions about his role and credibility in naval intelligence, while Winchell hints at continuing to publish reports.
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Washington
Walter Winchell
Navy
Naval Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
Gesip
Naval Intelligence
Frank Knox
Naval Affairs Comeniine
Winchell Beck
Knox
Win
J. Edgar Hoover
Absenteeism in War Industries Raises Alarm in Congress
Frances Perkins told a congressional subcommittee that absenteeism in war industries is rising and called for actions to keep workers at their posts. She urged finding ways to adapt operations rather than simply firing workers and discussed federal measures tied to war emergency needs and labor service scrutiny.
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Washington
Seery
Frances Perkins
Congress
Seid dix Ge
Corbon
Jay
Naval Af
Elevator blast injures workers at Burrus mill near Seguin
Fort Worth clerks report a dust explosion at the Burrus elevator complex near Seguin damages two corners of the 4,000,000 bushel facility. Eight to twelve men are injured, including P Bridges foreman, O Dell with a fractured wrist, D Moses with leg fractures, W Alexander with hip burns, and William Wormley burned upper body. Fire crews and rope rescues followed as crowds jammed nearby highways.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Seginaw
Tarrant
Dallas Com
Forth
P. Bridges
Crouch Grain Company
Burrus
O'Dell
D. Moses
Artis Alexander
Appropriation Bill Turned Over to House
The House received a large appropriations measure after a subcommittee cut funds for three federal aid to state programs for lack of enabling legislation. The trimmed items include aid for care of children of employed mothers, high school victory costs, and emergency maternity and infant care for families of enlisted men.
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Washington
House
National Resources Planning Board
War Shipping Administration
Emory 5. Land
Robert KE Allen
Teachers Now On Ration Duty in Ouachita Parish
Elementary schools across Ouachita parish suspend sessions for the week as teachers begin issuing ration book No 2 to the public. Registration opens at 8 a.m. with A through D surnames on Wednesday and continues daily until 7 p.m.
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Ouachita Parish
Trains Crash Injures Dozens Near Wilmington Station
At least four people were injured when a nine car Pennsylvania passenger train en route from Philadelphia was struck by a two car train waiting at a signal near Wilmington station. Hospitals reported dozens of injured including servicemen. An unknown number was taken to Memorial hospital. Ambulances and police remained at the scene with physicians summoned. Early reports listed a sailor as critically hurt. no fatalities were reported.
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Wilmington
Del
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
Delaware General Hospital
Wilmington Hospital
Memorial Hospital
Newcastle
Army Air Base
Aerial Attacks Reported On Pacific Bases
Navy bulletins describe Japanese air raids on Espiritu Santo and Tulagi while Munda and other targets in the New Hebrides were struck by American bombers and fighters. The February 21 to 22 actions mark ongoing combat in the south Pacific theater.
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Washington
South Pacific
Navy
United States
Espiritu Santo Island
New Hebrides
Grumman
Labor union leaders reject Soviet alliance plea
New York letters report the American Federation of Labor leaders rejected Sir Walter Citrine’s appeal for a broad labor partnership with Soviet unions. AFL officials stated Soviet unions are state instruments, not free democratic bodies, and noted the proposal had previously been rejected by the AFL executive council.
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New York
American Federation of Labor
Walter Citrine
British
Trades Union Congress
Matthew Woll
George Meany
A. F
Walter
Flight Officer Killed in Meridian Bomber Crash
Flight Officer Frank H. Giese aged 22 died in a light bomber crash near Meridian Mississippi. Giese’s two gunners parachuted to safety as the routine flight ended when the cause is undetermined. Sergeant John T. Slingland 28 escaped injury while Sergeant Thomas L. Denning minor injuries. Giese was son of Mrs. Ernestine Giese.
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Oklahoma City
Frank H. Giese
Meridian
Miss
Will Rogers
John T. Slingland
Philadelphia
Thomas L. Denning
Thomas Denning
Long Beach
Calif
Giese
Ernestine Giese
Wisconsin Rapids
Wis
Red Army advances into northern Ukraine northwest of Kharkov
Soviet forces push deeper into the Ukraine north of Kharkov securing Sumy Lebedyn and Akhtyrka while threatening Konotop and Kiev. Tanks and infantry move through spring thaw as peasants dig out grain and prepar e for planting in a widening push across the front.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Red Army
Ukraine
Kharkov
Sumy
Lebedin
Akhtyrka
Kiev
Konotoy
Konotop
Kursk
Orel
Maloarkhangelsk
Akhtyrka Center
Dnieper
Tass
Caucasus
Donets
DNB
Berlin
Lake Simen
Search River for 20 Bodies After Yankee Clipper Crash
Lisbon police scour the Tagus for twenty missing after the Yankee clipper crash from New York. Sixteen survivors and one dead ashore. Rescue efforts hampered by currents. salvage underway. Names linked include H Stanton Rush and Manuel Diaz among early identifications.
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Lisbon
Lisbon Harbor
Tagus River
New York
Tagus
Antonio Oscar de Fragosa Carmona
Portugal
Antonio de Oliveira Salazar
Civil Aeronautics Board
Washington
H. Stanton Rush
Manuel Diaz
Pelham Manor
N. Y
Garcia and Diaz
Ben Robertson
Churchill Improves After Night in Bed Rest
London reports Prime Minister Churchill, previously confined to bed with catarrh, shows improvement this morning after a good night. The bulletin notes his condition as improving and not serious.
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London
Churchill
Governor Outlines Completed Work And Local Benefits
Governor Sam Jones speaks to Ouachita parish leaders and Monroe officials outlining two and a half years of administration. He highlights $1.7 million more in Ouachita benefits, dam construction plans, drainage projects across 11 parishes, and efforts to empower local government while visiting parishes and addressing civic clubs.
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Sam Jones
Ouachita Parish
City of
Monroe
West Monroe
Monroe Kiwanis Club
Hotel Virginia
Selman Field
Army Air Forces
DeWitt Pyburn
Department of Public Works
Claude Harrison
Department of Institutions
D. Y. Smith
Department of Highways
A. P. Tugwell
John E. Coxe
James J. Smith
Cheniere Dam
Louisiana
Tensas
Boeuf
Washington
Sortheast Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Dengue Fever Plague Feared Warns House Panel
Washington February 24. The House was told of serious danger of an explosive dengue fever outbreak and possible reestablishment of yellow fever unless southern mosquito breeding areas are controlled. Dr. J W Mountin urged $100000 for measures to suppress Aedes aegypti in southern cities where the mosquito is prevalent. He cited Elated Premises breeding rates in Charleston South Carolina as 12 percent and more.
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Washington
House
House Appropriations Committee
J. W. Mountin
Mountin
Committee OKs Lend-Lease Bill
The House foreign affairs committee unanimously approved extending the lend-lease act for one year until July 1944. After three weeks of hearings, amendments were discussed including a proposal to secure American interests in foreign airfields for postwar civilian use.
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Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Oil Shortage Said To Hamper German War Machine
Washington reports Bruce K. Brown attributes Germanys setback in Russia to oil shortages. He and colleagues warn that US petroleum reserves may be inadequate for years, urging global sourcing and expanded pipelines to secure next winters fuel. The testimony notes dire east coast supply and the need to boost summer stocks.
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Washington
Germany
Russia
Bruce K. Brown
House
Brown
Austria
Hungary
Poland
Dutch East Indies
Borneo
Allen
Boston
Connecticut
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Man arrested for alleged attempted murder at sea
Frank Dunham a 54 year old U S merchant marine was arrested in Loranger La on a federal warrant for attempted murder on a voyage from Russia to the United States. The 1942 incident involved an attack on the chief engineer aboard a merchant vessel near Iceland.
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New Orleans
R. A. Guerin
F. B
Frank Dunham
United States Merchant Marine
Russia
United States
Dunham
Loranger
Federal District Court of
New York
Guerin
Akureyri
Iceland
Louisiana
Marine Hospital
Acechangel
Allies Repel Rommel in Tunisian Front Near Kasserine Gap
Allied forces repelled Rommel's tanks in central Tunisia after a three day battle. American and British units halted the German advance near Thala and Kasserine Pass, inflicting heavy casualties and taking prisoners. Aerial strikes backed the retreat as Italian units were trapped and large numbers of prisoners were captured.
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Wes Gallagher
North Africa
Ervin Rommel
Kasserine Gap
Tunisia
Thala
Kremamsa
Rommel
Kasserine
Kasserine Pass
Faid Pass
Reuters
Siliana
Natab
Carl Spaatz
Ale
U S Inspection Scheduled Here at Northeast Junior College
Colonel C T L Caphton of the Eighth service command will arrive February 28 for the ROTC battalion’s first government inspection. Visiting officers include Major General Hodges and LSU officials. Company A under Cadet Captain Jack Bishop will demonstrate rifle marksmanship with platoon fire on the range.
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C. TL. Caphton
Eighth Service Command
Northeast Junior College
Military Department
T. C
One Tire Battalion
C. 8. Hodges
Louisiana State University
George F. N. Dailey
Inp Fantry
Fred C. Frey
Frederick Pond
Comepany A
Jack Bishop
Farmer Killed in Fall from Truck
Jim Kennedy a 52 year old farmer of Union parish died Tuesday after falling from the rear of a truck owned by neighbor John Ballard. Ballard unaware of Kennedy's presence continued toward Farmerville. Kennedy fell beside a friend's house. Funeral plans await word from Detroit. Kennedy is survived by his wife and two sons.
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Jim Kennedy
Union Parish
John Ballard
Ballard
Farmereville
Kennedy
Detroit
Mich
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