Local Youth Seeks Wings in Army Air Corps Training
Three Louisiana youths pursue pilot training at Goodfellow Field San Angelo Texas in a large class. John H McNeely James B Whitten and D C Dickson are described with Whitten a Monroe native son of Henry Elliott and Mrs Clara Belle Elliott and son of Mrs Elliott. Whitten has progressed through meteorology training at Scott Field Chanute Fort Riley and Sikeston before joining the flying cadet corps at Sikeston and later San Angelo. The piece highlights their training, ambitions and potential commissions with pay up to 245 dollars monthly as they move toward wings and a second lieutenancy.
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Louisiana
Goodfellow Field
San Angelo
Tex
John H. McNeely
James B. Whitten
D. C. Dickson
James Bruce Whitten
Airport Road
Monroe
Clara Belle Elliott
Uncle Sam
Air Force
United States Army Air Corps
Young Whitten
Henry FE. Eliott
Delta Airlines
H. B. McNemar
Air Corps
Regular
Army Air Corps
Barksdale Field
Scott Field
Whitten
Fort Riley
Kans
Chanute Field
Rantoul
Flying Cadet Corps
Sikeston
Cadet Whitten
Ouachita Parish
Louisiana Tech
Ruston
John H McNeely
M. B. Schofield
McNeely
Colfax
Dickson
Shreveport
Tallulah Resident Undergoes Major Operation This Week
Tallulah prominent resident T Campbell underwent a serious operation at Riverside sanitarium this week. His condition was reported slightly improved by Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. T. Campbell
Tallulah
Riverside Sanitarium
Proclamation of Neutrality Recalled in Independence Day Message
A July Fourth message urges renewal of liberty and inalienable rights amid crisis. It lauds civilian defense leading a nationwide rededication to freedom, and notes unconfirmed reports of a presidential Independence Day speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Fathers of the Republic
Philadelphia
White House
Jones Grants Extradition For 1934 Missouri Murder Case
Prosecuting attorney of Jackson county Missouri states extradition must proceed in New Orleans before Mrs Thompson can be returned to face murder charges in Missouri. Louisiana Governor Jones and Attorney General Eugene Stanley denounce delay as double dealing and defend Missouri authorities. Also note Massachusetts tests find open country night driving averages six mph faster than by day.
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Jackson County
Missouri
New Orleans
Thompson
Jones
Eugene Stanley
Louisiana
Defense vs consumer goods in wartime production
The article argues a large share of national output may shift to defense, reducing homes and everyday goods. It notes European powers diverted up to half their production to war and asks if the United States can mobilize public sacrifice for a peacetime defensive effort, urging greater urgency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Navy plans 10,400 planes by June 1943 with $897 million added fund
A congressional committee recommends an added fund of 897 million dollars to expand naval aircraft and ship capacity. The plan targets 10,400 planes by June 30 1943, with 3 600 on hand by next month, plus auxiliary vessels and blimp bases in Elizabeth City North Carolina and South Weymouth Massachusetts. It also allocates 100 million for seven army auxiliaries and funds for shore facilities and emergency management units.
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Navy
Army
Elizabeth City
N.C
South Weymouth
Mass
Leased cargo shipments tied to compensation plea
Testimony describes large fleets moving Red Sea and Far East supplies under commission direction. Officials cited 32 ship fleet usage and 23 ships on defense routes while noting a nine minute solvent cleaner advances vehicle maintenance.
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Commission
Red Sea
Far East
Rangoon
John Mann
Maritime Commission
John W. von Herbulis
Waterman Steamship Line
Last Rites For Harrison Prompt Political Gambit In Mississippi
The funeral of Senator Harrison drew national figures to Gulfport with Governor Paul B. Johnson seen as likely to seek the unexpired term in a special election within 90 days. Rumors floated T. M. Hederman as interim appointee despite his ill health, while resumed political jockeying formed the backdrop to the service.
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Paul B. Johnson
Harrison
T. M. Hederman
Jackson Clarion-Ledger
Hederman
Mississippi State Guard
Gulfport
Little First Methodist Church
Thomas J. Grayson
J. E. Miller
H. P. Hearn
H. B. McCullough
Southern Kraft Merged Into International Paper
Richard J S Cullen of International Paper announced the merger after bond financing. Southern Kraft, once a wholly owned subsidiary, will operate unchanged in personnel. The mills in Spring Hill Louisiana Georgetown South Carolina Panama City Florida Mobile Alabama Camden Arkansas Moss Point Mississippi Bastrop Louisiana now report to International Paper with 1,200,000 tons annual capacity.
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New York
Richard JS. Cullen
International Paper Company
Southern Kraft Corporation
International Paper
Southern Kraft
Cullen
United States
Kraft Board and Paper Mills
South
Spring Hill
Georgetown
S.C
Panama City
Fla
Mobile
Ala
Camden, Ark
Moss Point
Miss
Bastrop
War Warsaw and Leningrad In Flames As Raids Escalate
Reports say Warsaw and Leningrad are in flames after night raids by Soviet and German air fleets. British RAF and German Luftwaffe exchange heavy losses over the Channel, Finland, and Ukraine as German advances push toward Kaunas and Grodno.
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Warsaw
Leningrad
World war fronts widen with raids on Western Europe and Scandinavia
Russian forces reportedly destroyed in a large engagement while Soviet air activity hit Sevastopol Minsk Kiev Riga and other western cities. German bombers attacked Constanta Warsaw Danzig Koenigsberg and more. Finland protested Soviet raids on its soil as Britain expands aid to Russia and presses into Syria Lebanon with Palmrya and Merjayoun camps near Beirut.
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Helsinki
Leningrad
DNB
Finland
Fuehrer
Ankara
Cernauti
Bucovina
Chisinau
Bessarabia
Rumania
Russia
Istanbul
Warsaw
Danzig
Rumanian
Constanta
Ukraine
Germany
Liverpool
England
Britain
Syria
Djezzine
Beirut
Palmyra
East Prussia
Kaunas
Siauliai
Lithuania
Grodno
Wolkowysk
Kobryn
Poland
Pinsk
Wlodzimierz
Brody
Polish Ukraine
Crimean Sevastopol
Minsk
Kiev
Riga
Lebanon
Merdjayoun
Pilgrims Gather Under White Dome for Midnight Mass
A vast assembly of 75 000 worshippers fills the baldachin as floodlights fade and candles glow. Bishop Graham raises the monstrance in blessing while Rev Harry C. Graham leads the holy name pledge. Most Rev Amato Cicognani officiates the midnight Mass before the crowd disperses.
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James Griffin
Springfield
Graham
Christ
Harry C. Graham
New York
God
Amleto Giovanni Cicognani
Washington
United States
Wild well triggers rail detour near New Orleans
Oil operator W T Burton intensified efforts to cap a well that blew out at 9,888 feet near Lake Catherine thirty miles east of New Orleans, forcing Louisville and Nashville trains to detour via Hattiesburg due to a gas blanket and high pressure. The note ends with a historical aside about the first American newspaper, 250 years ago.
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New Orleans
W. T. Burton
Lake Catherine
Here
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Hattiesburg
Burton
Mine workers expect owners to settle dispute
The long general mine shutdown lingers into April as unions and owners clash over contract terms. With 140,000 Southern miners producing about 150 million tons yearly, the stalemate persists amid broader labor unrest across San Francisco shipyards and defense plants.
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Washington
San Francisco Bay
F of L
Navy
California
United States
North American Aviation
Inglewood
House
Roosevelt
Bridgeton
N. J
C. I. O. Textile
A. F. of L. Building Trades Union
Jefferson Barracks
St. Louis Army Post
WPA
A. F. of S
Sperry Gyroscope Company
New York
Brotherhood of Scientific Instrument Workers
Wage Scale Unannounced in Insurance System Note
A fragment notes an existing insurance system issue with the present wage scale not announced. No further details are provided.
Blaze damages Negro dwelling on North Lith Street
Fire at 5 30 a m damaged a one story frame dwelling at North Lith and Adams street. Fire Chief Frank Roddy said carelessness with matches caused the blaze. The home owned by Joe Battaglia is occupied by Lena Owens a Negro woman.
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North Lith
Adams Street
Frank Roddy
Joe Battaglia
Lena Owens
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