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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1944
Page
1
A patchwork AP round of brief items from Rochester New York Salt Lake City Muskogee Denver and Kansas City reports on a county rationing board action a prison games quip a wind storm incident a boxing pup feeding method and a stray sports remark noting global jungle fighting rankings with a teaser continuing on page three
London reports say Nazi Germany fears Turkey will sever diplomatic and economic ties, with Ankara preparing to align with the Allies. Berlin sources claim Bulgaria permits Soviet consulates at Varna and Burgas as Turkish decisions loom.
New Orleans July 31 E A Stephens candidate for the United States Senate said he would back a federal drainage program affecting 47 of the 64 parishes to reclaim land and create 25 000 jobs over ten years He urged surveying by Army Engineers and extensive inland waterway dredging to remove hyacinths and reduce mosquitoes.
Allied reports say Nazi infantry and tanks resisted counterattacks 5 to 7 miles southwest of Florence as artillery and heavy shelling sought to push back the German defense. On the Arno front fires exchanged across the river with uncertain advances near Pisa and Senigallia in the east coast sector.
U S forces push across Guam and seize Tinian main town as a secret weapon boosts the assault. Nimitz reports Guam harbor and airstrip in American hands while MacArthur presses attacks at Halmahera.
Senate leaders urge immediate return of military affairs members to Washington to push reconversion and demobilization legislation. Republicans pressed for early action on postwar employment programs while Congress weighs when to resume work after a five week recess.
Twenty eight clergymen and writers appeal to Germany not to engage in robot bombing or civilian massacre. The group, active since March in protesting obliteration bombing, calls deeds in war’s end to avoid fueling hatred and dimming hope for peace. John Nevin Sayre of the American Fellowship of Reconciliation released the statement.
Secretary of Labor Perkins announced that the cost of living for city families increased two tenths of one percent between mid May and mid June. The figures reflect rising prices across essential goods and services during the period.
The Louisiana American Legion closed its annual session in Baton Rouge electing Leonard L. Jackson as department commander and E. A. Goldsby as vice commander. Other officers include Claude Vincent sergeant at arms, Paul Parettie and Henry Dyke Brown color sergeants. The Auxiliary chose Mrs. George A. Parker president and others as vice presidents and officers. A resolution commending the legislature for its local option stance was defeated amid concerns it set a dangerous precedent.
Mrs. Ernest Hemple learned the government reports her husband, Sgt. Ernest Hemple, seriously wounded in action in France on July 13. The Chicago native had been stationed in Monroe for a period and married Lois Coleman, now living on Apple street.
Chinese forces claim penetration of Tengchung city limits in Yunnan province as they batter the inner walls. Japanese troops allegedly face extermination behind the walls after four failed break attempts. U S advisers reportedly guided flame thrower use with favorable results.
Texas Democrats at county conventions reported 93 delegations pledged to Roosevelt and 29 to the unbound regular electors from the May 23 state convention. The September Dallas convention may overrule May actions, a move unseen before, risking court action if electors are challenged. Pro Roosevelt supporters hint at a resolution to urge nonpledged electors to back party nominees.
More than 3,000 American planes and 1,200 Fortresses and Liberators joined 1,000 British fighters in a wide attack on Munich central Germany French airfields and Romanian oil works at Bucharest and Ploesti. US Ninth air force reports 74 tanks and 395 vehicles destroyed as raids extend from Normandy to targets around Augsburg and rail yards from Domfront to Evreux.
On July 31 German outlets denied Rommel was killed or seriously wounded in France. Berlin said the Field Marshal was in good condition and a report from Rommel headquarters described him as shaving, suggesting the death reports were unfounded. An American staff officer noted conflicting civilian reports from Caen but called the death claim unconfirmed.
Soviet and German reports describe Red Army forces advancing into the Suwalki triangle near East Prussia and approaching Suwalki and Warsaw. Cherniakhovsky’s units seized Giby while Shlaynova and Kaunas areas shift under rapid combat, with inches to miles from key Polish and German borders.
The Navy announced a cutback in submarine building due to fewer submarines than expected and a need to shift resources to eight other ship and weapon programs. No figures were given, but the fleet is estimated above 200 submarines in existence or under construction. The reduction delays starts on some subs but keeps overall production growth through early 1945.
Allied troops surged 18 miles in a single move toward Avranches as Granville fell and an extended 60 mile advance from the D day beachheads pressed the German Seventh Army. Bradley’s forces, aided by British gains near Caumont, pressed a sweeping arc across Normandy threatening Paris and Brest.
Pittsburgh reports Gov. Thomas E. Dewey pledges to address postwar reconversion and unemployment. He argues Roosevelt era depression endured 1933 to 1940 and vows government policies can avert similar hardship. Dewey plans talks with political, business and labor leaders in Pennsylvania.
King George VI tours Italy while Allied forces push toward Florence. At a lakeside base he posed for camera wielding soldiers and agreed to meet eager photographers and newsmen as he travels with the Allied army. He has traveled from Naples seven days, greeting troops and reporters along the way.
London July 31 Prime Minister Churchill to warn MPs that Germans may launch new terror weapons including secret arms and huge flying bombs. He is expected to reveal steps to meet the threat and provide the first full official Allied report on Germany. Debate over unconditional surrender terms and Turkey’s role may also arise.
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