12 Jul 1943
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1943
Page
1
The piece portrays a small grocer, Joe Spelvin, a cousin of Jorge Spelvin, starting two decades ago with simple sales goals. It details mounting regulatory burdens from social security to taxes, licenses, and health rules that burden the tiny shop. It notes traders risk penalties when ignorance leads to mistakes and how enforcement can be severe.
Russian reports say German tanks failed to widen the Belgorod breach as Red Army defenses held along the Belgorod sector while volleys of fighting raged in Orel Kursk and neighboring fronts. German claims of encirclements and losses were reported by Berlin radio via AP.
Sergeant Boyce H Butler of Calhoun Louisiana died in the Philippines as a prisoner of war after being captured at Bataan. The War Department conveyed condolences to his family through the Japanese government via the International Red Cross. Surviving are his wife Ramona Sue and Dianne, his father Dr. Ernest Butler of Greenville Mississippi, and brothers and sisters J C Butler Lake Providence La Harrel Butler Calhoun La George F Butler and others.
Istanbul papers lead with Sicily invasion as a turning point in the war. Headlines say the event ends any doubt of allied success, with pro axis papers warning of broader consequences and France's role being set for a larger front.
A new Deep Draft Lock named for General Douglas MacArthur at the Sault Ste. Marie canal speeds ore carriers. Built by U S Army Engineers in 13 months, the lock boosts tonnage for iron and steel production wartime. Local officials call the canal vital to the United Nations war effort.
Berlin radio said seven Allied divisions has landed in Sicily including British American and Canadian forces. Transocean commentator Captain Ludwig Sertorious quoted asserting Eisenhower could double the forces if he desires.
In a Malta report Lt Gen George S. Patton Jr leads U S forces in Sicily while Gen Bernard L Montgomery heads British forces under Eisenhower. The Mediterranean command list includes Admiral Cunningham as commander in chief and Air Chief Marshal Tedder as air commander.
American bombers attacked four Japanese cargo vessels 280 miles southwest of Holtz Bay Attu Island sinking one ship leaving another in sinking condition and damaging two more Navy reports say. The same day forces bombarded Gertrude Cove Kiska and Little Kiska Island.
In Pittsburgh on July 12 1944 tension rose between insurgent soft coal field strikers and workers prepared to cross picket lines. A federal grand jury was to consider action under the Connally Smith anti strike act as United States Steel shut down a third of its Pittsburgh blast furnaces. About 5000 UMW locals prepared to enter the mines, while Isabella local of Weirton Coal with 700 workers renewed defiance of the back to work order.
The Paris radio reported Marshal Petain called his cabinet to Vichy to hear Pierre Laval deliver a long statement on foreign policy. The broadcast notes Laval, Chief of Government, was to address key issues affecting France.
Dispatches from Berlin and Rome indicate Allies have established at least four bridgeheads in Sicily as invasion plans widen along the Mediterranean. Axis leaders claim parachutists and airborne units were neutralized, while Italy faces food and rail transport strains amid mounting political tension.
Stockholm reports Italian leaders admit Allied parachutists threaten axis defenses in Sicily as invasion plans advance. Pavolini claims parachutists may cut lines and disable key centers, contradicting German reports of their elimination. Italian press warns of a large allied buildup and coordinated air and ground action ahead of bridgeheads.
The Truman committee moves from broad aviation scrutiny to two issues: reducing military plane crashes and securing post war landing rights for American aircraft on foreign fields funded by U S money. The panel plans a report on crashes and investigates contracts and terms of foreign airport construction.
Mrs. Dave A Holloway, 33, is jailed awaiting grand jury on a charge of murdering her husband, 54, in Montgomery with the handle of a feather duster. She confessed after initial denial, saying she found him nude and gravely wounded in their bed following a quarrel. coroner notes 150 plus small wounds. The feather duster handle is held as evidence. the couple married recently.
The War Department announced the names of five fallen service members. Louisianians Sergeant James A. Deshotel Staff Sergeant Philip T. Serum Jr and Staff Sergeant Clyde H. Nugent Private Jasper A. McBride died in action in Europe North Africa and the Pacific. Their families are listed with hometowns in St. Landry Lafayette Lake Charles Rus ton Laurel and Meridian Mississippi.
President Roosevelt signed the 848 295 853 agriculture department supply bill and urged Congress to restore crop insurance funds after recess. He warned weather challenges and said the program could stabilize farming and make agriculture more staple, comparing it to rural delivery and electrification as long standing blessings.
The Berlin radio confirmed that the American merchant ship Bonn Moor was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine on June 9 in the south Atlantic. The incident worsened U S German relations as the ship carried general cargo and no war materials. All aboard survived with some reaching safety in South Africa or nearby ports.
The body of Sir Harry Oakes is sent from Nassau to Bar Harbor Maine for services after his death. Alfred De Marigny faces preliminary hearing on charges as the prime suspect in the bludgeon death. British authorities and Miami detectives assist in the investigation amid media presence.
New Orleans July 12 more than ninety witnesses appeared for the opening trial of William T Burton wealthy Lake Charles La oil operator and three associates charged with income tax evasion by the W T Burton Company Inc The case alleges evasion of 155 739 92 in corporate taxes for 1927 1938 and 1996 1997 years The firm based in Sulphur La faces charges of false expense charges and fictitious transfers to the company Other defendants include S W Maxwell L Brown and Victor C Canfield The trial before Judge Wayne G Borah began at 10 am as part of what federal agents called the first income tax indictment in Louisiana The proceeding also involves a separate indictment against Burton for failure to pay 578 958 49 in personal taxes for 1936 and 1937 Brown and Canfield are named in that action The government said 88 witnesses were subpoenaed and the defense was ready
Allied forces in Sicily report capturing 2,000 prisoners mostly Italians as British and American troops push from Syracuse toward Catania. Patton commands US forces while Montgomery leads British troops in the southeast island invasion with a string of port captures and heavy air attacks reported.
Dalhart Texas July 12 The Dalhart army base announced seven men killed and three injured in a heavy bomber crash near Ore City Texas. Names include Sergeant Robert W Wageman Lieutenant James Clouse Lieutenant Robert J Will Lieutenant John K Hocker Sergeant Alfred Hebeed Sergeant Edward C Reynolda Sergeant James O Gilisson The injured are Lieutenant Normen Siegel Sergeant William R Butt Sergeant Donald R Bulleigh.
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