Kilday Pushes Congress Over Military Misconduct
The Texas representative claims Congress must defend soldiers from abusive officers after a Memphis quartermaster battalion incident. He demands General Ben Lear explain the episode publicly while contrasting congressional duty with military missteps and political pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul J. Kilday
Texas
Committee On Military Affairs
Quartermaster Battalion
Memphis
Ben Lear
Second Army
Kilday
West Point
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Congress
Marshall outlines draft limit impact on Iceland occupation
General George C. Marshall testified before the Senate Military Committee that specially trained army units could have occupied Iceland but were blocked by the one year draft service rule. He urged extending active service for selectees and National Guardsmen to avoid loss of trained forces, denying plans for a 2.8 million man expeditionary army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George C. Marshall
Congress
Iceland
Marshall
Senate Military Committee
Hawaii
Alaska
Tax voters weigh Selman field tax to fund airport expansion
A noon tabulation showed a light vote on the five year one mill tax for Selman field improvements. Ten boxes counted 50 ballots while courthouse polls reported none. The measure seeks about 200000 for land purchase and airport upgrades with CAA aid. only taxpayers may vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Breece
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Breece
French police reorganized under interior minister Darlan
A sweeping decree in unoccupied France groups fire forces into three categories under Interior Minister Admiral Jean Darlan. Judiciary police will issue identity cards and enforce personal frisking laws. General information service includes police inspectors and detectives. Public security force gathers local and regional police units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vichy
France
Jean Darlan
Judiciary
P General Information Service
Surete Nationale
I Public Security Force
Roosevelt asks Congress for nationwide daylight saving plan
President Roosevelt urged Congress to enact daylight saving time across regional or national bases for year round use as needed for national defense. He cited a projected annual saving of 736,282,000 kilowatt hours and sent letters to Speaker Rayburn Vice President Wallace and eight Southern governors noting a power shortage affecting defense, especially in the Southeast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Rayburn
Wallace
Alabama
Virginia
Tennessee
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Mississippi
Florida
Rayburn and Wallace
New England
Middle Atlantic
North Central
Senators Friendly to Jones Hold Baton Rouge Caucus
State senators friendly to Governor Sam Jones arrived in Baton Rouge for a caucus on the crisis after the invalidation of the reorganization plan. Senator Lionel G. Ott said about 22 senators were invited and would likely back the governor in any steps taken. Early arrivals included Lee Aucoin James O Dolby P A Juneau Jacob Landry and Walter Lanier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Sam Jones
Lionel G. Ott
New Orleans
Ott
Lee Aucoin
Ville Platte
James O. Dolby
Lake Charles
P. A. Juneau
Lafayette
Jacob S. Landry
New Iberia
Walter Irving Lanier
Thibodaux
Landry
Supreme Court
Armistice of Acre Yields Syria Lebanon Assets to Britain
Britain gains all French planes in Syria and Lebanon and all ships in the mandate waters under the Acre armistice. French weapons remain with British allies in places, and French troops may return home or stay on duties as order is restored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vichy
France
Syria
Lebanon
Mandate
Acre
Paris
Turkey
North Africa
Charles de Gaulle
Palestine
Ed Cruz
Six cab drivers charged in soldier's death in Louisiana
In Alexandria Louisiana the district attorney filed murder affidavits against six cab drivers over the death of Private Carl E Hoppe 25 of Oshkosh Wisconsin. The arrests followed a gang fight after a Service Station meeting and a tavern confrontation that left Hoppe dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Carl E. Hoppe
Camp Livingston
Oshkosh
Wis
Ben F. Thompson
Ernest Lee Dykes
Longview
Tex
Earl Franks
Albert Marcotte
Kenneth K. Jeltner
Centralia
Ill
W. M. Smith
Thompson
Hoppe
Herman Hopp
Grady Kelley Installed as Rapides Sheriff and Tax Collector
Grady L. Kelley, 49, a farmer, began duties as Rapides parish sheriff and tax collector in brief ceremonies. He won a special run off on June 8 over Rae Thomas to fill the vacancy from A T Downs resignation. His term runs to June 1, 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Grady L. Kelley
Rapides Parish
Julius F. Ariai
Rae Thomas
Kelley
A. T. Downs
S. L. Calhoun
U S Must Lead In War Materials Says Patterson
Undersecretary of War Robert Patterson told a Senate defense committee that progress in American defense production is evident but total warfare demands more munitions. He warned dislocation of peacetime industry as more of the economy shifts to war and urged greater use of machines and labor for the war departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert P. Patterson
Senate
Europe
Patterson
Senate Defense Investigating Committee
America
War Department
Navy Department
Land for September maneuvers nearly fully secured
The fourth corps area rents board at Camp Beauregard reports 95.7 percent of the central west Louisiana land needed for September maneuvers has been acquired. Of 13,496,112 acres required, 12,917,451 acres are secured, with 619,451 acres still to obtain. Bienville parish leads at 95.7 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Fourth Corps
Camp Beauregard
Central
Louisiana
R. B. Cole
Bienville Parish
Atchafalaya
Sabine Rivers
Bossier-Webster-Lincoln- Quachita-Rich
Calcasieu
Jefferson Davis
Acadia
Lafayette
St. Martin
Belgium Refuses to Help Germany Amid Blockade
London dispatch reports Hubert Pierlot, Belgian prime minister in exile, stating Belgium will not interfere with Britain's continental blockade. He notes efforts to import food from the United States and recalls King Leopold’s refusal to collaborate, framing Belgians as steadfast in victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Hubert Pierlot
United States
Pierlot
Leopold
Belgium
Germany
Unavoidable Triple Tragedy In Monroe Car Crash
A coroner s jury ruled the Friday night collision at Renwick street crossing near Casino park an unavoidable accident. Witnesses testified four saw the crash, naming victims Mildred Morris 17 Jimmie Wilhite 21 and Charles Wilhite 18. Local residents Mrs I S Woods and Mrs Gates described watching from porches as the wreck occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le French
Missouri
Renwick Street
Casino Park
Mildred Katherine Morris
8. E. Morris
South Third Street
Monroe
Jimmie D. Wilhite
Charles Herbert Wilhite
West Monroe
John W. Wilhite
I. S. Woods
Renwick
Gates
Acci
U S War Entry Opposed In New York Poll
New York Daily News reports a 7 to 3 vote against U S entering World War I in a postcard referendum. Ballots were sent to 696011 voters with 174309 responses showing 51507 yes and 122802 no.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Daily News Today
United States
New York State
Britain
Hitler
Strikes Halt Work At Two Steel Plants
Labor unrest stopped operations at Great Lakes Steel in Ecorse Michigan and Copperweld Steel in Warren Ohio. Pickets blocked entry for 300 midnight shift workers at Great Lakes amid a CI O dispute over vacation checks and contracts. Copperweld faced unauthorized walkout with about 200 pickets and 2,000 workers affected as foremen were sought for rehiring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Michigan Steel
Ohio
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
South
Ecorse
Mich
Detroit
Great Lakes Steel Corporation
Warren
Copperweld Steel Company
Great Lakes
C. I. O. Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Alvin Gilman
Ecorse Police
Copperweld
Harry Vines
Red armies Launch Major Offense Across Dnieper Front
World Today Moscow reports Soviet forces cross the Dnieper and push Germans back about 19 miles on the central front. Soviet high command claims three German Romanian regiments annihilated as the drive toward Kiev continues. Berlin contends Russian armies dissolving while Nazi operations press on. Rome notes Italian expeditionary force en route, ferrying 14 trainloads daily since Friday. Churchill states a real British Russian pact without adopting a Communist creed as RAF bombards Bremen Hannover Rotterdam. Japan warned of danger zones around Siberia and the Sea of Japan to protect Vladivostok shipping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Moscow
Central Front
Dnepr
Soviet High Command
Kiev
Berlin
Rome
Churchill
Britain
Bremen
Hannover
Rotterdam
Japan
Russia
Siberian
Sea of Japan
Pacific
Vladivostok
Smolensk
Ukraine
Novgorod
Leningrad
Ship to Sail Tonight with Axis Consuls
New York reports a maiden transatlantic voyage of the West Point, formerly the America, carrying about 500 passengers and including German and Italian consular officials. Departure is delayed for 16 German representatives arriving from San Francisco, while three Germans released from Ellis Island are noted in a shifting state department plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lisbon
United States
State Department
America
West Point
San Francisco
Hans Borchers
Fritz Wiedemann
Japan
Ellis Island
Production pace key to beating Hitler, Nelson says
Donald M. Nelson of the Office of Production Management told the National Retail Hardware association that Hitler can be beaten if Britain and the United States outproduce Germany and its allies. He urged an unceasing flood of war goods to erase the gap with Germany and its captive nations. He added no other country could attempt such a program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Donald M. Nelson
Office of Production Management
Hitler
Britain
United States
Germany
National Retail Hardware Association
Britain Refuses German Offer for Sir Lancelot Olafant Exchange
London reports the British government rejected a German proposal to swap Sir Lancelot Olafant, former British ambassador to Brussels, for an unnamed German prisoner. The Daily Mail says the German was not Rudolf Hess and the plan hinged on a broader exchange of 15 Germans for 20 Britons, which fell apart over details. Negotiations involved the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lancelot Oliphant
Brussels
Daily Mail
Rudolf Hess
Hess
Scotland
Berlin
Lancelot
United States
Soviet Russia Counteroffensive Pushes Against German Lines
Soviet forces report crossing the Dnepr and attacking toward Kiev while claiming victories over German and Romanian units. Berlin cites German advances around Novgorod near the Leningrad corridor as Stalin line breaches widen. The Soviet high command asserts the push to smash Nazi forces as operations in the east proceed.
Britain and Russia Form Allied War Pact
Prime Minister Churchill announced in the House of Commons a new British Russian agreement for joint action against Germany calling it an alliance and stating that British and Russian peoples are allies. He indicated favorable French ties and said the armistice with Free French forces in Syria and Lebanon was signed in cordial spirit. He stressed no British advantage, only a aim to defeat Germany and denied aligning with communism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Churchill
House of Commons
Germany
Syria
Lebanon
Britain
Naval reserve training base commissioned on Lake Pontchartrain
Three members of the House naval affairs committee and Louisiana representatives Hebert and Boggs attended the formal commissioning of the U S naval reserve training base on Lake Pontchartrain. Rep W Lackney said Iceland troop dispatch was essential to national defense and defense boundaries extend beyond territorial waters. Also present were Rep Wheat and Rep Imhoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
House
Naval Affairs Committee
F. Edward Hebert
T. Hale Boggs
Louisiana
United States Naval Reserve
Lake Pontchartrain
W. Wlackney
Michigan
Iceland
America
W. H. Wheat
Illinois
L. E. Imhoff
Ohio
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Rapides
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Harry R. Pelikan
St. Louis
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Douglas
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