Southern lawmakers denounce mob fatality and poll tax bills
Mississippi and Louisiana congressional members denounce anti mob fatality and anti poll tax measures in Congress. Senator Eastland calls for unity while opposing the bills as treasonous to political expediency. Senator Bilbo vows filibusters as he readies two speeches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mississippi
Lou- Mana
Congress
Eastland
South
Democratic Party
Westbrook Pegler Describes End of Spring Training Customs
In a critical look at baseball history, Westbrook Pegler notes the abandonment of traditional spring training in the south to ease railroad strain and costs. He recalls managers like Cousin Egbert Barrow and Clark Griffith, and describes early Florida booms from Tampa to Clearwater Beach, including poor facilities and improvised lodging for players and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egbert Barrow
Yankees
Toronto
St. Petersburg
Sarasota
Bradenton
Tampa
Joneses
Clark Griffith
Washington
Charlie Ebbets
Brooklyn
Restraint Tax Discussed On Capitol Hill
Senate committees schedule hearings on key nominations with a focus on restraint measures. Edward Flynn faces a Senate Foreign Relations panel inquiry while Prentias Brown advances as price administrator, with expectations of swift confirmations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol Hill
Four Escaped Prisoners Sought After Parchman Break
State officers searched the Wi nona district for four armed convicts who escaped from Parchman state prison. One convict was killed and another captured. The men overpowered guards in a field and fled on mules then seized a Bolivar county man’s car, headed toward Greenville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
Winona
Parchman State
Bolivar County
Winterville
Greenville
M. P. L. Love
Sherman Sima
Jasper County
Love Seid
Sam Vandevere
Tishominge
Robry
DeLood Cunningham
Coahoma County
A. B. Burges
Sunflower County
Winans
Delta
Young C of C elects McConnell president for 1943
Louisiana Power and Light district manager F C McConnell of West Monroe was chosen president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce for 1943 at a board meeting. O L McCleary of Weaks Supply was elected vice president.
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F.C. McConnell
Louisiana Power and Light Company
West Monroe
Junior Chamber of Commerce
O L. McCleary
Weaks Supply Company
McConnell
T Monroe
Hrayville
The
Methodist Church
McCleary
Paul A. Reising
L. E Mathis
D. Ross Banister
Wesley Shafto
Government moves to revoke Karr citizenship in Detroit
In a federal petition the U S attorney seeks to strip Jacob Josef Karr born in Germany of his U S citizenship. The violist with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra since 1928 allegedly retained German allegiance and acted in the German American band from 1934 to 1939. He arrived in 1922 and played first violin in the orchestra.
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Detroit
Jacob Josef Karr
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
United States District Attorney's Office
Karr
Germany
Lend-Lease Renewal Seen Likely in House Panel
The House foreign affairs committee favored renewing authority to extend lend-lease aid to allies, with a near unanimous committee backing expected in late April. Only two members signaled hesitation, awaiting further evidence.
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Washington
Jan
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Associated Press
Congress
House
Senate
Mundt
Republican
South Dakota
Boston
Ohio
Ginger Rogers to Wed Marine Private Briggs
Hollywood star Ginger Rogers plans marriage to U S Marine Private Jack Briggs. They met in San Diego three months ago and have seen each other few times. Rogers says he is tall brown eyed and her fiancé is an actor who joined the Marine Corps. Her marriage would be her third.
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Hollywood
Los Angeles Times
Ginger Rogers
Jack Briggs
United States Marine Ooer Ta
San Diego
Briggs
Miss Rogers
Marine Corps
the Times
Lew Ayres
E. J. Culpepper
New Orleans
Dallas
Tex
Australians Slaughter 116 Japs at Mubo in New Guinea
Australian forces raided the Mubo defense outpost near Salamaua in New Guinea killing 116 Japanese in a five ridge-top strike. Fighting continued January 12 and 13 as reinforcements arrived and Allied troops pressed toward the Sanananda pocket and Gona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vern Haugland
New Guinea
Mubi
Salamaua
Sanananda
Gana
Mubo
Gona
Flynn Probe to Open Hearings on Flynn Nomination
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee ordered public hearings next week on charges against President Roosevelt’s nomination of Edward J. Flynn as minister to Australia. The committee will limit evidence to direct testimony and may begin hearings Wednesday or Thursday with full committee participation. Flynn plans to be in Chicago Monday to resign as Democratic national chairman. Bridges accuses Flynn’s record of unfitness and will submit a list of 31 witnesses.
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Washington
Jan
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Edward J. Flynn
Australia
Senate Banking Committee
Roosevelts
Connally
Texas
Flynn
Lynn
Chicago
Democratic National Committee
Bridges
New Hampshire
M Auliffe Recalls Rescue From Death After Swamp Capsize
David Caldwell and G C McAuliffe of Monroe were rescued after their hunting boat capsized in LaFourche swamp. McAuliffe credited Caldwell parish farmer Perry Wilkes from Hebert and others for pulling him to safety and bringing him to the Wilkes farm before he was taken to Riverside sanitarium. Rescue efforts to locate Caldwell continued as the American Legion truck crew and Monroe volunteers assisted on scene.
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Caldwell
LaFourche Swamp
David Caldwell
G. C. McAuliffe
Monroe
McAuliffe
Perry Wilkes
Caldwell Parish
Hebert
Riverside Sanitarium
Wilkes
Wally Howard
Wilkes Farm
Riverside
American Legion
Columbia
Rapid Soviet Drive Advances on Caucasus and Don Fronts
Russian vanguards push northwest from the mid Caucasus as winter offensives continue on the Caucasus and Don fronts. Red Army gains in the Caucasus and lower Don region come despite supply and reinforcement challenges. Red Star reports heavy German counterattacks near Velikiye Luki and Don, while Soviet troops advance through snow toward Sovmikovskoye and the Kalmyk steppes with tank and Cossack support.
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Henry C. Cassidy
Moscow
mid-Caucasus
Caucasus
Don
Red Army
Mozdok
Nalchik
Mineralnye Vody
Rostov
Red Star
Velikie Luki
Lower
Mineralnmye Vody
Rostov-Baku
Kuma River
Caspian Sea
Caucasus Army
Sotnikovskoye
Kalmyck Steppes
Sovmikovskoye
Zuh
Housewives to aid rationing in coming months
Washington reports that 4 000 to 10 000 American housewives will volunteer to help run food rationing. Selected by census takers to reflect diverse regions and incomes, they will inform the Office of Price Administration how people eat, aiding the point based system for canned and frozen foods.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Census Bureau
Kenneth E. Stauffer
OPA
Coogan Hopes for Glider Airline in South America
Dalhart Texas January 15 Staff Sergeant John L Coogan once a movie kid aims to start an aerial passenger and freight line using gliders after the war He flew to the Dalhart army glider school from Victorville California and will fly a glider back to California He expects to graduate to flight officer and has backing for a South American venture in Brazil and other nations He envisions a glider based air service in the postwar era
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Dalhart, Tex
John L. Coogan
South America
Coogan
Dalhart Army
Victorville
Calif
California
Brazil
British Lieutenants Turn To Burlington Liars Club for War Morale
In Burlington Wisconsin the Royal Navy solicits help from the local Liars Club to supply tall tales for radio programs to entertain sailors at sea. Lieutenant William Butt requests homely yarns to boost morale and a sense of humor during wartime.
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Burlington
Wis
Propaganda Ministry
Royal Navy
Admiralty
William M. Butt
Burlington Liars’ Club, Inc
Whitehall
London
O. C. Hulett
United States Navy
Hulett
Butt
Frances Farmer Enters Prison Role After Legal Troubles
Blonde screen actress Frances Farmer begins a prisoner role after a day of court-ordered confinement and probation violations. She serves six months for a drunk driving case while facing new charges and a canceled film role.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Frances Farmer
Miss Farmer
Frank King
Hollywood
Marshall Hickson
Neuzedrine
Hold Back Jump Until Aid Comes in Kansas City
A railroad employee, A J Glover, on the second story of a burning rooming house, begged not to jump as Assistant Fire Chief Robert Darnall urged patience. Firemen arrived with a ladder and saved Glover, who risked his life to save a scrapbook of dog pictures and clippings.
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Kansas City
Kas
A. J. Glover
Stoml
Robert Darnall
Glover
Darnall
Allied Air Raids Ramp Up in North Africa and Lisbon
Allied forces report heavy air strikes across Tunisia, Sousse and Sfax ports, Mahares and coastal roads. Flying Fortresses hit supply ports, fires burn, and Raids extend from eastern Tunisia to Tripolitanian coast.
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Russel Landstrom
North Africa
Sousse
Siex
Marshal Romimel
Tripolitanian
Tunisia
Cairo
London
Admiralty
Mediterranean
Italy
High Command
Gereman
Sque
Sfax
Mahares
Philip G. Cochran
Erie
Kairouan
Wee
Cochran
Thomas A. Thomas, Jr
Ada
Okla
Walter Scholl
New York City
Cornwell University
James N. Fiadden
Hattiesburg
Miss
Care
Wavell visits British troops in western Burma
Field Marshal Sir Archibald Wavell visited British forces in western Burma where troops live by plane at an airfield built on leveled paddyfields. He said clearance of Arakan would aid India and serve as good training while noting transport is the main problem. He travelled with Lt. Gen. H M Irwin and linked North African war supplies to operations in his theater.
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London
Reuters
Archibald P. Wavell
India
Burma
Wavell
Arakan
New Guinea
H M. Irwin
Paign
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Anthony Arthur Christian
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Arthur V. McDermott
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