Communist Historians Link with Anti American Faction
The piece discusses perceived anti American aims of Communists and fellow travelers, citing Jamin Gitlow as a former American activist who shifted from poetry to anti American agitation. It notes immigrants from Russia and calls attention to internal factional splits and conspirator leadership within the Communist movement.
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Roosevelt faces war again in later life not new to danger
Roosevelt has faced combat risk in both World Wars. He toured European theaters in World War I aboard the Dyer and Obedient, narrowly escaping a shell hit and a capsize, then was invalided home with double pneumonia. Later he served with Secretary Daniels to wind down Navy assets after the war.
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North Africa
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United States
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Azores
Elliot C. Brown
Daniels
Wound Proves Fatal for Rolling Fork Police Chief
Chief of Police F Moore of Rolling Fork died in a Vicksburg hospital from a pistol wound in the spine. Harry Sias, described as a negro, was arrested after the Saturday night shooting on Rolling Fork main street. Sias himself bore a gunshot wound to the upper left lung and received hospital care. Sheriff L C Hicks and a highway patrolman captured him after a multi day search. The state patrol quoted Captain Roy Plummer saying Moore was shot while attempting to arrest and handcuff Roosevelt Sias, Roosevelts in custody for disturbing the peace, returning to an army camp in Albany Ga from leave.
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British Think Meet to Bring New Victories
London reports parliamentary optimism after the Casablanca conference between President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill. MPs praise Roosevelt while hoping for early disclosures, expecting stronger Allied plans in 1943 and continued unification among Allied commands despite French faction tensions.
Gasoline To Be Sold For Cash Under War Ration Rules
A wartime order by Harold L. Ickes requires cash payment for all gasoline by owners with ration books A B and C starting February 1. Credit is banned in gasoline sales with exceptions for government use commercial motor boats and vehicles with T ration stickers. Wording notes that car services like washing or greasing remain payable as before.
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Ralph K. Davies
Pearl Harbor Veteran Slain by Officer Durant
Sheriff Ramsey said constable Meyfield Howard was released on $1,000 bond after a hearing concerning the blackjack beating of Edgar Earl Brown, 27, Pearl Harbor veteran. Brown, just released from the army for wounds from Pearl Harbor, was beaten when he resisted being sent home Saturday night.
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Roosevelt Awards Medal To General Wilbur At Casablanca
President Roosevelt presents the congressional Medal of Honor to Brigadier General William H. Wilbur for his role in Casablanca last November. Wilbur planned an armistice with the French commander and led a tank platoon under fire to seize a French battery. Churchill, de Gaulle, and Giraud pose with Roosevelt at the Casablanca press conference as Churchill wears a V lapel pin and a cigar.
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Draft for Men with Children Seen Next Winter
Washington report notes the United States armed forces may reach 10.42 million by year end. Drafting of childless married men has progressed, with officials hinting that men with children could begin call ups after July 1 in DC and generally around October 1 if 18 million plus are drafted.
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Planes Blast Jap Armies in Burma and South Seas
Allied warplanes were credited with inflicting new havoc on Japan's invasion forces in Burma and the South Seas. Australian Prime Minister Curtin urged stronger allied forces in the southwest Pacific to avenge Corregidor. General Eichelberger called the Papuan victory a slap in the face for Japan and noted Milne Bay, Gona, and Sanananda as a turning point. American troops gained baptism of fire, signaling future difficulties for the enemy.
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Allied Offensives Squeeze Axis In Tunisia Fronts
Allied forces press on in Tunisia with U S units breaking defenses in the Ousseltia valley while the British Eighth Army advances toward the Tunisian border from Tripoli. Reports say prisoners are taken and positions between Kairouan and Ousseltia are consolidated as Axis rear guards are engaged.
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High Officers Die in Crash Near Flomaton Alabama
Brigadier General Carlyle H. Wash age 53 and nine airmen were killed when their twin motored army transport crashed in a wooded area near Flomaton Alabama during heavy rain. The wreckage covered a wide area and a wing was found away from the fuselage. Wash had commanded units at Third Air Force and later Second Air Support Command with headquarters at Colorado Springs.
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Wage Stabilization Meetings Planned in Louisiana
A series of meetings will inform employers and employees about the government's wage stabilization program. Sponsored by local Chambers of Commerce and announced by Joseph C. Noah, they will be held in Baton Rouge Lafayette Lake Charles Alexandria and Monroe on February 2nd through 5th with officials J Sidney Gonsoulin John M Fleurier and Edmund Schedler on hand to explain the program and answer questions.
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John M. Fleurier
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Edmund Schedler
National War Labor Board
Dallas
105th Episcopal Diocese Opens Convention at Grace Church
The diocese of Louisiana holds the 105th annual convention at Grace Church in the city with delegates from across the state attending. The session includes consecration of Grace Church, Bishop Gribbin's address on The Church's Work, daily holy communion, and reports from church leaders.
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Edward F. Hayward
Sidney L. Vaul
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Robert Wiegand
Robert A. Martin
Mississippi
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Chinese Eager for Promised Aid After Roosevelt Churchill Talks
The Chinese welcome promised aid as a vindication of their warnings since 1937. They argue for use of Chinese bases from Manchuria to Fukian and Kuang tung to strike Japan, with guerrilla-held coastal areas offering potential bases despite a naval blockade.
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Flynn OKayed by Committee for Australia post
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved President Roosevelt's nomination of Edward J. Flynn as minister to Australia and personal representative in the southwest Pacific. The vote was 10 to 1 with three Democrats joining seven Republicans in opposition. The nomination heads to the Senate for next steps amid Republican charges of unfitness.
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Milestones in F D R Life Major events leading to presidency
Washington January 27 President Roosevelt who will turn 61 next Saturday added a dramatic episode to his career by flying to confer with Prime Minister Churchill. The timeline spans 1882 birth at Hyde Park New York 19 percent Harvard 1905 marriage to Eleanor Roosevelt 1907 admission to bar 1910 election to New York Senate 1913 assistant secretary of the navy 1918 naval inspection tour 1920 Democratic vice presidential ticket with Cox 1921 infantile paralysis 1928 New York governor 1932 defeat of Hoover for the presidency 1933 broad recovery program including banking reform.
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Casablanca meeting stirs mixed praise in Washington
Washington observers split over the Casablanca meeting with praise for its bold war aims and questions about concrete gains. Officials like Secretary Hull called the decisions wise and far reaching while some lawmakers critiqued the absence of Chiang Kai shek and Stalin and the lack of full detail.
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Casablanca
Six Louisiana Servicemen Listed as POWs in Pacific
The War Department announced six additional Louisiana officers and men captured by Japan in the Philippines and Formosa. Listed are Carter William Burrough-Savery Carter Downsville. Gaffney Peter M Covington. Gross John C Shreveport. Heard Willie Stokes Jr West Monroe. Montgomery Robert D New Orleans. Nabers William L Barksdale Field.
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Roosevelt Churchill Africa Parley Maps 1943 War Plan
A ten day Casablanca conference with President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill ends with agreement on a 1943 plan to force unconditional surrender of Germany Japan and Italy. Leaders and top military staff mapped objectives and potential field commanders while Stalin and Chiang Kai-shek remained informed of progress and Axis spies were countered. Roosevelt later awarded decorations to U S troops.
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Funeral Held For Judge James T. Shell In Bastrop
The funeral for Judge James T. Shell 72 who died suddenly at his Bastrop home was held at his residence with Rev C B McLean presiding Interment followed at Christchurch cemetery Shell a Bastrop native born October 1870 served in the Louisiana House of Representatives in 1912 and 1916 chaired Ways and Means and led oil and gas conservation legislation He also served on the Morehouse parish school board from 1914 to 1926 and retired from the bench last week
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Jackson Parish
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Millie Shell
Ouachita City
Rouge
Morehouse Parish
Continued Cold Weather Forecast Across Louisiana and Mississippi
The weather bureau warned of continued cold across Louisiana and Mississippi with sleet and snow in north Mississippi. Forecast lows include 2 degrees in New Orleans, 23 to 29 in northern Louisiana, 18 to 22 in southern Louisiana, and 22 to 27 in the southern coast region.
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