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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1944

Page

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Republicans in Chicago Show Apologetic Yet American Stance

A Chicago display by Republicans seeks to present a patriotic American image free of Bundism and communism, while avoiding alien terms. The piece notes internal tensions and fears of Eastern Seaboard influence, with references to figures like Sidney Hillman and Vito Marcantonio in a broader debate over national identity and policy.

Cago Roosevelts Hopkins Ickes Hillman Leanderson Hagues Kellys Dred Chicago Churchill Europe United States Spain New York Congress Vito Marcantonio Guardia Sidney Hillman Cut Action Committee Com

Bricker Returns Home Amid Torchlight Welcome in Ohio

In Lumbus Ohio on June 3 John W Bricker Republican presidential nominee arrived amid a torchlight parade and cheering crowds in Mount Sterling. Bricker thanked supporters promised to work to preserve American ideals and urged prayers and help for the campaign as his wife Harriet and son Jack accompanied him.

Lumbus John W. Bricker Mount Sterling Ome Bricker Icker Mount G America Harriet Jack Hher John Mrs. Bricker

EEL DANGER IN DEMOCRATIC SPLIT

Fragmentary clipping reports internal conflict within the Democratic party. The text references tensions, possible regional or ideological divides, and mentions Ir mingham with unclear context. The language is garbled and lacks concrete names or dates.

Denison Dam Dedication Set With Rayburn to Speak

Dedication ceremonies for the 54 million dollar Denison dam begin tomorrow at 9 30 a m. Speaker Sam Rayburn of Texas will deliver the principal address at noon. Attending officials include Mayors from several Texas and Oklahoma cities, district army engineers, other officers, and state leaders.

Denison Tex Sam Rayburn Texas Army Engineers Oklahoma Dugene Reybold Army Milam E. Owing Midill Okla Ed Gossett Wright Patman Paul Stewart Elmer Thomas Cndaav Sherman Texas Quality Network KRLD Dallas Mutual Network

Big July Fourth Crowds Strain New York Transport

New York on June 30 reports rail road bus and airline mobilization for record crowds over the Fourth of July weekend. Travel was set to rise about ten percent from last year with peak congestion expected tomorrow. Grand Central posters warn of tough return. reservations sold out. Pennsylvania Railroad asks employees to refrain from passes. LaGuardia flights fill up early. officials note railroads must handle vital traffic amid invasion casualty arrivals.

New York Grand Central Terminal New York Central Railroad Pennsylvania Railroad la Guardia Field Office of Defense Transportation France

Louisiana House rejects all senate amendments to general appropriations bill

In Baton Rouge the House appropriations committee votes to reject all senate and senate committee amendments to the general appropriations bill sending the measure to a joint conference. The action may keep both houses in session through Saturday to finalize the bill before midnight.

House Baker Joint Committee Baton Rouge House Appropriations Senate Senate Finance Committee Appropriations Committee

Four Airmen Bodies to Be Sent Home from Selman Field

The Dixie Funeral Home announced that the bodies of four officers and four enlisted men killed in a Selman Field crash will be sent to their homes Friday at 6 10 P M. First Lt John G Wilson goes to South Manchester Connecticut Second Lt Jack E Hiles to Springfield Ohio Second Lt Eva J Rome to Dennison Ohio Second Lt Charles J Reinhardt to College Point New York S/Sgt Henry Gale remains as a pending shipment awaiting a sister’s arrival from Detroit Michigan

Selman Field Missouri Pacific Railroad Dixie Funeral Home John G. Wilson South Manchester Conn Jack E. Hiles Springfield Ohio Eva J. Rome Dennison Charles J. Reinhardt College Point N. Y Henry Gale Detroit Mich

General Harmon Returns to Command New Personnel Unit

Maj. Gen. Hubert R. Harman former commanding general of the Thirteenth Air Force in the South Pacific returns to the United States to assume command of the new personnel distribution command in Denver Colorado.

Harmon Denver Colo Hubert R. Harman Thirteenth Air Force South Pacific United States Personnel Distribution Command

Germans Flee North In Italy As Allies Gain Ground

Allied dispatches report German troops withdrawing along Italy’s west coast as American forces push toward Cecina and Livorno. American armor nears Siena and Florence region while British and French troops advance, with Castiglione del Lago captured and bridges along Highway One bombed or destroyed to hinder retreat.

Rome Italy Cecina Livorno Leghorn Siena Florence Trasimeno Castiglione del Lago Knights of Malta Albert Kesselring Pisa Bibbona

War Loan drive in Ouachita passes 2.5 million mark

Ouachita parish fifth war loan drive reaches 2.5 million dollars at noon Friday but trails its 4.3 million quota by 1.3 million. Series E bonds total 300 006 toward 800 000, F and G bonds 175 100, miscellaneous bonds 2 080 930. A big rally planned on Tren ton street West Monroe Monday night features 1500 cadets from Selman Field, a parade from Five Points at 7 30 p m over De Siard street and the old traffic bridge. The Selman Field show Gis A Poppin will be presented with the West Monroe band, plus prizes from merchants in a bond auction.

Ouachita Parish S. J. Rogers Quachita Parish Trenton Street West Monroe Selman Field DeSiard Street Rogers Selman Field Band

New U S Ship Attacks Hint on Guam Tinian and Rota

Bearded Yanks press north after crushing Saipan resistance while enemy broadcasts hint at new American battleship strikes on Guam Tinian and Rota. Gen MacArthur's bombers hit Yap as more than 50 Japanese planes were destroyed or damaged in a week and Navy reports tally over 12 000 Japanese planes destroyed since Pearl Harbor. American losses reached 2 726 planes.

United States Pacific Fleet Pearl Harbor Saipan Guam Tinian Rota Marianas Douglas MacArthur Yap Washington Navy Department

Dewey to Name New Chairman in War Campaign Drive

Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York moves to appoint a new GOP national committee chairman as he shapes a wartime campaign strategy. Herbert Brownell Jr. emerges as likely pick after meetings with party leaders, while existing chair Harrison E. Spangler faces uncertain status. Dewey plans to address the national committee at 11 a.m. CWT and continues consultations through the day.

Chicago Thomas E. Dewey New York Republican Party Herbert Brownell Jr Republican National Committee National Committee Dewey Harrison E. Spangler

Nightmare on Saipan as Marines Dodged Shells and Snipers

A Marine Corps combat correspondent recounts 48 hours on Saipan from D-day landings to the western beach near the air strip. He describes ducking mortars, grenades, and sniper fire, witnessing casualties, and surviving the intense bombardment amid advancing troops.

Tsgt Mason Brunson Marine Corps Associated Press Saipan Marianas Islands D-day

Gate to Minsk Appears Open as Red Army Crosses Berezina

Russian forces push across the Berezina northeast of Minsk with pontoon crossings under heavy German fire. Air strikes by Stormoviks and Yaks claim 71 German planes downed in 24 hours as Gen. Cherniakovsky and Gen. Bagramian lead armored crossing efforts. Rokossovsky’s First Baltic Army advances southwest of Minsk along the river valley.

Moscow Berezina Minsk Ivan Cherniakovsky Ivan Bagramian Konstantin K. Rokossovsky

Bombers raid Vienna sector as invasion forces strike France and Belgium

Berlin reports American bombers from Italy and RAF and Italian night raiders targeting Vienna and northern France. Marauder medium bombers with U.S. Ninth Air Force aircraft hit rail and road junctions across France while British forces attacked several air bases in France and Belgium. Poor weather limits other operations as German rocket attacks continue on southern England.

London Italy Berlin Vienna Britain France Belgium Europe Continent England

Missing in action sergeant from West Monroe over Germany

Mrs. Ruby Everritt of 209 Haynes Avenue West Monroe has been advised by the secretary of war that her son S/Sgt Henry T Everritt has been reported missing in action since June 13 over Germany. Further details are promised later. The sergeant attended local schools and has a wide circle of friends in the Twin Cities.

Ruby Everritt Haynes Avenue West Monroe Secretary of War Henry T. Everritt Germany Twin Cities

Hardy Files Candidacy for Reelection to Third Circuit

Shreveport judge George W. Hardy Jr. announced his candidacy for reelection to the circuit court of appeals for the Third district in the Second circuit. He currently serves under an appointment by former Gov. Sam Jones. The judgeship is among offices to be filled in the September Democratic primary to be called by the state Democratic central committee in Baton Rouge.

Hardy Shreveport George W. Hardy Jr Circuit Court of Appeals Third Second Circuit Sam Jones Court of Appeals State Democratic Central Committee Baton Rouge Jay

Germans Throw Armored Forces Against Odon River Beachhead

Allies report British columns near Caen within 11 miles of encircling the inland port as Rommel deploys fresh reserves in Normandy. Supreme Headquarters says German counterattacks cause heavy casualties but overall progress is satisfactory.

Odon River Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force Odon Orne Rommel Normandy Supreme Command Wes Gallagher Caen

Roosevelt Signs Philippine Independence Measure Amid War Goals

President Roosevelt signed two congressional resolutions pledging U S action to drive Japanese forces from the Philippines and grant independence once normal government can be restored. The packages authorize earlier independence and a joint economic commission to aid rehabilitation with bases rights. Vice President Osmena hailed the move as a step toward true freedom and survival as a free Christian nation.

Washington United States Philippines Roosevelt Joint Economic Commission Sergio Osmena Philippine Congress

Marine writes mother not to grieve for his death

In a South Pacific battlefield death notice a Marine, Paul Houlihan, writes to his mother Mrs. Jeremiah Houlihan telling her not to grieve. He urges unity on the home front, patience for a month, acceptance of his sacrifice, and that duty was fulfilled with no fear of death.

Tewksbury Mass Paul Houlihan South Pacific Jeremiah Houlihan

United States Breaks Ties with Finland as Puppet of Nazi Germany

The United States declared Finland a puppet of Nazi Germany and severed diplomatic relations at 11 a.m. EWT. Secretary Hull cited Finnish consent to German troop infiltration and military partnership with Germany as the reason, ending U.S. hopes of Finland making peace with Russia and the Allies.

John M. Hightower Washington United States Finland Russia Deepartment State Department Alexander Thesleff Helsinki Hull Republic of Finland Germany Thesleff George T. Summerlin Great Britain Roosevelt Hjalmar J. Procope Procope T. O. Vahervuori Risto Solanko

Texas State Bar Attacks U S Supreme Court

The Texas State Bar adopts a hostile resolution condemning the United States Supreme Court. It accuses the court of overruling long standing precedents without justification and of acting under political influence rather than the law. Dallas attorney J. W. Hassell presents the resolution.

Fort Worth Tex United States Supreme Court Tommorrow State Bar of Texas J. W. Hassell Dallas Supreme Court of the United States

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Lia Westbrook Pegler Ricker Aes Irmingham Ala Scripper Isabelle Kohn Kokomo Ind Miriam Gantz Cincinnati A. P J. Woodal Rodgers F. O. Overstreet Durant D. C. McCabb Corbett C. A. Hardee T. F. Aston Therman W. R. Younger Whitesboro W. B. Hamilton Wichita Falls Col Francis J. Wilson Tulsa John H. Anderson Galveston, Tex R. E. Cole Albuquerque N. M William A. Eavis Little Rock Ark Lucius D Clay E. H. Marks Southwestern Division Aubrey. Hornsby Rosenham Beam Perring Field Henry Sevier Madison U. S South Saipan Associate Press Maron Brunson Colt Street 8. C Marine Corps Combat Brunson Baltimore Associated Press Bureau Pourtla Berezina River H. T. Everritt Islands Texas State Bar Flays High Court
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