Padway clash with Scalise outlined in letter
The Padway letter to George Scalise, a racketeer and former convict, is described as revealing conflict with Padway’s public labor spokesmen role. Scalise, jailed for extortion, led a mob-linked group on a paid excursion. Padway, a Roosevelt ally, denies backing a DOJ petition to restore Scalise’s citizenship rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cago
Joseph Padway
American Federation of Law
George Scalise
Scalise
Ite
Padway
Ealise
New York
Building Service
Chicago
Capone
Lise
Rooset
Adway
Roosevelt
Liam Green
IF. of L
Department of Justice
Wallace faces Senate bid to strip control over loan agencies
In Washington on January 22 the Senate opened moves to strip Henry A. Wallace of control over federal loan and financing agencies as commerce secretary. Finance Committee Chairman George of Georgia offered legislation to separate the federal loan agency as an independent arm, signaling Southern opposition to Wallace's nomination to succeed Jesse Jones, who deemed Wallace unsuited. Roosevelt’s push to place Wallace drew strong Capitol Hill resentment as Wallace spoke of opportunity in the new role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Henry A. Wallace
Commerce
Senate
Finance Committee
George
Georgia
Wallace
Federal Loan Agency
Roosevelt
Jesse Jones
Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Capitol Hill
Record of Louisiana tax refunds in 1944 reported by Treasury
The Treasury Department announced the largest individual 1944 tax refunds in Louisiana, led by W. A. Haynes of Shreveport at 87,994 dollars. Other sizable refunds include Caroline Atkins minor in Shreveport 6,163.39 and estate related sums like Stella Monteleone Kenney New Orleans 17,250. Numerous names and firms across Louisiana appear with refunds ranging from about 5,000 to 37,994 dollars, covering income taxes, estate, and special taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Dsury Department
W. A. Haynes
Shreveport
Louisiana
Shrevert
Charles Dennery, Inc
Orleans
Jean Barr Erwin
Lake Ries
Chauncey Reach
New Orleans
Matilda Geddings Gray
Lake Chars
J. B. Haynes
J. L. Haynes
Ruby Love Haynes
W. Haynes
Industrial Ractor and Equipment Company, Inc
Ton Rouge
Stella Monteleone Kenney
Ew Orleans
Victor Irschman
Legendre and Company
New Jeans
J. Levert Land Company, Inc
Louisiana Material Company, Inc
Hilda B. Maestri
Otion Picture
Wounded in Action Report From European Theater
The War Department announced Lt. Col. Glenn D. Walker and his wife Mrs. Margaret H. Walker from Union Mississippi were wounded in action in the European area. A list shows several Louisiana servicemen wounded or missing including Brunson, Doughty, Delambba, Garner, Hicks, Strickland, Valentine, Williams and others with home towns Dry Prong Jena Rayville Downsville Trout Osbourne Monroe and related addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ar Department
Glenn D. Walker
Margaret H. Walker
Union
Miss
Louisiana
Brunson
Melvin
Chlorene Brunson
Curtis J
Della Delambba
Jena Garner
William S
Ed Garsx
Rayville
Hungary Pact Armistice Terms Delayed Reparations Debate
American officials expressed satisfaction with Hungary’s armistice terms seen as closer to U S views than Bulgaria or Romania. The agreement allows Allied use of Hungarian facilities and German remnants with Soviet chairmanship of the Allied control commission in Hungary. Reparation totals set at 200 million dollars to Russia and 100 million to Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia over six years, with U S favoring economy stabilization.
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Washington
Bulgaria
Romania
Germany
Russia
Allied Control Commission
Hungary
Britain
United States
Balkans
Moscow
Klementi Voroshilov
Senators push bill to spur full employment nationwide
Senator James E. Murray of Montana introduced a sweeping full employment bill aimed at reviving domestic economy. The measure drew early sponsorship from Waegner of New York Thomas of Utah and O Mahoney of Wyoming, all seen as closely aligned with the White House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James FE. Murray
Montana
Waegner
New York
Thomas
Utah
O'Mahoney
Wyoming
White House
Death march survivor joins Luzon defenders
Corporal Gerald G. Wade of Lewiston Idaho, a former Bataan death march prisoner, rejoined American forces in Northern Luzon after hiding from the Japanese for nearly three years. He walked 85 miles to a prison camp after surrendering April 9 1942, endured abuse and malnutrition, and arrived in borrowed shoes, hungry for American chow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer Davis
U. S
Luzon
Haggard
Gerald G. Wade
Lewiston
Idaho
Army Air Corps
Wade
Bataan
United States
Mariveles
San Fernando
Pampanga Province
Allied air sweep ruins 3000 German vehicles in Ardennes escape
Allied warplanes bombed and shelled a mass German withdrawal from the Ardennes salient along Siegfried line. About 3000 German transport vehicles were destroyed in two major routes, likely crippling one mobile reserve army. U S First Army neared St Vith while Eisenhower said 14 towns fell to Allied advances in Belgium Luxembourg. British forces closed to within 35 miles of Dusseldorf and five miles of the Roer River as operations continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Long
Paris
Ardennes Salient
Siegfried Line
Rhine
Seine
Falaise
Field Marshal
von Rundstedt
U.S
St. Vith
Eisenhower
Belgium
Luxembourg
Dusseldorf
Roer River
Germany
Election to pick Hawthorne successor in Bastrop district
In Ouachita and Morehouse Parishes the primary to name a state supreme court successor to Frank W. Hawthorne will be held tomorrow. George W. Lester and Edward L. Gladney are the two candidates. Polls open 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voters face war-time turnout expectations and district dynamics. Lester argues Morehouse would be underserved without a resident judge, while Gladney stresses local roots and long practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Hawthorne
Bastrop
State Supreme Court
Fourth Judicial District
Ouachita
Morehouse
George W. Lester
Monroe
Edward L. Gladney
Lester
Ouachita Parish
Morehouse Parish
Louisiana State Bar Association
American Legion Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Graham Surghnor Lodge of Masons
Charlie Frazier Awaits Sentence in Angola Murder Case
Charlie Frazier, 46, long time convict with eight prison escapes, was returned to Angola to await sentencing on a murder conviction after a district court jury found him guilty. Fellow convict Walter Henderson was acquitted. Frazier faces sentence from Judge G Caldwell Herget following the 1933 Angola prison break that killed Capt. John Singleton and two other guards.
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Baton Rouge
Charlie Frazier
Angola
Walter Henderson
Frazier
Henderson
John Singleton
G. Caldwell Herget
Tannenberg Loss Hits Nazi Morale
Paris reports the fall of Tannenberg to Russian forces delivering a severe morale blow to East Prussia and Germany. The fortress, built to honor Hindenburg and Ludendorff, symbolizes Prussianism with its forbidding architecture and historical ties. Hitler planned Hindenburg’s burial at Tannenberg to bolt nationalist memory.
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Paris
Tannenberg
East Prussia
Germany
Arlington
von Hindenberg
Ludendorff
Russia
Hindenberg
Neudeck
Hitler
Germans Call All to Aid as Russians Approach Berlin
London dispatch reports January 22 that German armed forces radio urged all citizens to join the defense of the Reich in a “holy battle for liberty” as Russian forces push toward Berlin, threatening Poznan and highlighting front uncertainty and panic in the capital.
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London
Silesia
Berlin
Reich
Poznan
Poland
Stockholm
Bombers Hit Sterkrade Oil Refinery In Ruhr Raid
Two hundred Flying Fortresses bombarded a Sterkrade synthetic oil refinery in the Ruhr as 100 Mustang fighters escorted from Britain flew the Rhine crossing. The raid followed the Kassel attack by RAF bombers. American heavy bombers struck rail targets in southwest Germany while Italy-based bombers hit Austria. Eighth Air Force and Ninth Air Force operations reported wide contingents and sorties against German logistics and road networks.
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London
Sterkrade
Ruhr
Britain
Rhine
Germany
Kassel
Hannover
Austria
Eighth Air Force
Mannheim
Aschaffenburg
Heilbronn
U. S
15Th Air Force
Alps
Vienna
Ninth Air Force
Ardennes
Ninth
Insterburg Taken By Soviet Troops
Soviet forces under Marshal Cherniakhovsky captured Insterburg, the Second city of East Prussia, as Stalin announced. The advance outlined a broad push from southwest and northwest fronts toward Konigsberg, with Russian armies driving deep into German Silesia and pressing toward Berlin.
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London
Inowroclaw
Poznan
Posen
Berlin
Stalin
Red Army
Labiszyn
Ivan Cherniakhovsky
Insterburg
East Prussia
Junkers
Konigsberg
Moscow
Cherniakhovsky
Kurisches Haff
Reich
Marshal Stelin
Baltic
Budapest
Silesia
Breslau
Adolf Hitler
Officials Plan Cartel Parley
Washington plans talks with other governments on a treaty to regulate cartels. An inter-departmental report approved by the president outlines a pact against restrictive agreements, an international advisory agency, outlawed practices like price pegging and market allocations, and allowances for patents and pooling under foreign trade rules. The effort aims to broaden Russian participation and relies on voluntary national enforcement.
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Dumbarton Oaks
American armored columns near Manila 69 miles away
American armored columns advanced through tar like ruins at Tarlac and neared Manila, with Sixth Army units pushing toward the capital. Allied forces seized three more islands in the Pacific, while U S Third Fleet attacked Formosa and land bases hit nearby islands. Aerial raids knocked out major Kawasaki plant near Osaka as reports say Tarlac and several airfields now under US control.
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Associated Press
Tarlac
Manila
U. S. Sixth Army
Luzon
Philippines
Burma
Rangoon
Singapore
Tokyo
Honolulu
U. S. Third Fleet
Formosa
China
Wake Island
Kuriles
Bonins
Osaka
Japan
Kawasaki
Fine of $50,000Imposed on Glenram Wie and Liquor Co
Federal Judge John W. Clancy fined Glenram Wie and Liquor Company $50,000 in New York City for violating OPA ceiling price rules in liquor sales. Edward Zucker, treasurer and one-fourth owner, received 30 days in jail. two salesmen got suspended sentences. From May to October 1943 they sold 3,065 cases to distributors and retailers in Galveston, Vidalia, Columbia, Akron, and Cincinnati.
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New York
Glenram Wie and Liquor Company of
New York City
John W. Clancy
OPA
Edward Zucker
U. S
Peter J. Donoghue
Galveston
Tex
Vidalia
Columbia
Akron
Cincinnati
Ohio
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Pegler
Everal
J. Edgar Hoover
Oscar Max Wilms
Max Christian Johannes Schneemann
Hans Rudolf Christian Zuehlsdorff
A. P. Wirephoto
Bill
Gantler
House Military Committee
Representative Andrews
Stewart
Oklahoma
Tydings
Congress
House Military Affairs Committee
Tinue
East Prussian
Konstantin Rokossovsky
Deutsch Eylau-Allenstein
Deutsch Eylau
Danzig
Allentein
Gregory A. Khukov
Warta River
Kolo
Warsaw
Zhukov
Konin
First Ukraine
German Silesia
Oder River
Konstantin K. Rokossovsky
Ivan D. Cherniakhovsky
Gumbinnen
Carpathians
Inter-Departmental
Fred Hampson
Clark Field
Victoria
la Paz
Solidi
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