Devil's Island Reestablished as Prison Site
Paris March 7 by Alfred Dreyfus case notes Devil's Island in Guiana reestablished by a French committee for detention of deportees and political prisoners. The Pucheu trial continued before a special military tribunal with resistance leaders demanding death for the ex interior minister. The three underground witnesses asserted the national council of resistance had condemned Pucheu.
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Algiers
Captain Island
Alfred Dreyfur
Committee of National Liberation
Pierre Pucheu
Vichy
National Council of Resistance
Devil's Island
Committee
Royale
St. Joseph's Island
French Guiana
Guiana
Dreyfus
Legion of Honor
Paris
Pucheu
Henri Giraud
North Africa
Charles Laurent
Weil be recalled in ageless health tone ad claims
A fragmentary ad style notice touts a memory driven claim about Weil be and aging. It promotes a tablet product Ostres claiming vitamin and mineral content can restore youth and energy, suggesting readers feel rejuvenated and younger.
Uncertain Pucheu Condemnation Date Recalled
Andee Mercier states the council acted in August without discussion while Albert Bosman says he left France before the meeting. He suggests necessary documents to convict Pucheu may be lacking in North Africa and urges tribunal to confirm the death sentence in the name of French fighters still seeking those documents.
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Pucheu
Andee Mercier
Depu
Albert Bosman
Consultative Assembly
France
North
Africa
Tax Office Extends Hours For 1942 Returns
The local internal revenue office will stay open until 7 p.m. to help taxpayers file their 1942 income tax returns. Deputy collectors will assist from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the post office building. Bring form 1125 and form W-2 to receive guidance.
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Internal Revenue Office
J. W. Tooke
Tooke
Monroe Recreation Department Seeks Summer Playground Staff
Monroe residents are invited to apply for summer recreation jobs across play ground and drama programs. Applicants must be Monroe residents until October 1 and meet education or experience requirements in physical education or recreational fields. The initiative covers varied activities from athletics to handicraft and folk dancing. Between 18 and 24 million synthetic passenger car tires will be produced this year, though non essential driving will lack tires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Fiji Islanders Fight Japanese Bougainville Heroes of Jungle War
On Bougainville in the Solomon Islands Fijian troops drive back Japanese forces with bold actions. Reports describe a platoon led by Second Lieutenant Bruce Bent and a native lieutenant near a village as they harass and wipe out enemy units. Private Jolame Ratu tossed grenades into a hut and a rugby notable led a 25 feet dash to observe a machine gun position. The Fiji battalion under Major Geofrey T. Upton, a Cambridge graduate and journalist, is praised for stealth and courage in jungle warfare setting up airstrip-like ops for spotter planes aiding east Bougainville outposts. Property transactions and local sales follow in the latter part of the text.
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Millard F. Harmon
South Pacific
Bougainville Island
Bougainville
Bruce Bent
Timaru
New Zealand
Bent
Jolame Ratu
Rijian
Cub
Fiji
Fiji Battalion
Geofrey T. Upton
Canbridge University
London Daily Telegraph
Local Obituaries Note Losses in Gilbert Winnsboro and Spencer
John Washington Kennedy 79 dies at home in Gilbert after 50 years of residence. Funeral by Mulhearn of Winnsboro at Oakley cemetery with Rev. F C Collins. Survived by wife two sons J W Kennedy Jr and L L Kennedy two daughters Ruth Martin and Lowry Smith two granddaughters Blanche and Patsy Martin. Lottie Hitt Rhodes 61 dies at local hospital. Funeral at Dixie Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Alford. Interment Riverview Burial Park. Survives husband W B Rhodes son Benjamin H Rhodes sister Retta Hitt and brothers B D Hitt J J Hitt plus relatives. Winnie Beth Griffin 11 dies in Spencer. Funeral at Spencer Baptist Church with Rev G H Suttle. Parents W L and Mrs Griffin survive with numerous other relatives.
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John Washington Kennedy
Gilbert
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Winnsboro
Oakley Cemetery
F. C. Collins
Kennedy
J. W. Kennedy, Jr
San Diego
Calif
L. L
Lottie Rhodes
Lottie Hitt Rhodes
Dixie Funeral Home
Alford
Colfax
Riverview Burialpark
Herbert Robinson
Bert Coverdale
Howard Morgan
J. C. Liles
Floyd Ferrington
Fred Davis
Winnie Beth Griffin
W. L. Griffin
Spencer
Spencer Baptist Church
G. H. Suttle
Monroe
John P. McKee
Sidney Simpson
Jim Nolan
Earnest Parks
Real Estate Transfers in Ouachita Parish Noted
Yesterday the Ouachita Parish clerk of court recorded transfers including Monroe Building and Loan to D W Eady and Mrs Claudia Eady for lot 12 block 4 Mau pin s Lock and Dam subdivision for 2500 Thornton Butler to Townley Drilling for west 80 acres at lot 5 Swenson s subdivision Bosco plantation for 4601 90 George E Breece Lumber to John Olive Richardson northwest quarter of northwest quarter section 3 township 17 north range 5 east and southeast quarters of sections 33 18 north 5 east for 480 Sherrouse Realty to Dave McCarter lot 3 block 31 Booker T Washington addition Sat Bill Watson to Peppies Homestead and Savings Association
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Ouachita Parish
Monroe Building and Loan Association
D. W. Eady
Claudia Eady
Maupin
Thornton Butler
Townley Drilling Company, Inc
Swenson
Bosco Plantation
George E. Breece
George E. Breece Lumber Company Et al
John Olive Richardson
Township
Sherrouse Realty Company, Inc
Dave McCarter
Booker T. Washington
Bill Watson
The
Peppies Homestead and Savings Association
Millsaps P T A Plans March Meeting At School
Millsaps school P T A will hold its March meeting at the school Wednesday at 3 p.m. An interesting program has been prepared. All members and friends are urged to attend. The only known U S source of tantalum is in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
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MiLlsaps School
P.T. A
United States
Black Hills
South Dakota
Peniel College Liquidates Debt
Rev S T Sumners of the Church of the Nazarene reports Bethany Peniel college near Oklahoma City is making final debt payments by March 1. Under Dr A K Bracken 1920 2042 and successors Dr S T Ludwig and John Stockton the college has grown to a half million dollar institution with nine buildings and 500 students. The school serves multiple states and focuses on training ministers and missionaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. T. Sumners
Church of the Nazarene
Bethany- Peniel College
Bethany
Oklahoma City
Okla
A. K. Bracken
Sabath pushes curb on lobbyists in Congress
Rep Adolph Sabath of Chicago urges licensing or registration for lobbyists to reveal who they represent. He cites heavy lobbying as wartime burdens, noting big corporations spend on lobbies and entertainment. He tempers proposals to avoid hampering war legislation while criticizing lobbying practices in Washington.
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James Marlow
George Zicike
Washington
Adolph Sabath
Chicago Democrat
Sabath
Congress
Louisiana
Adrey Reemployment Theme Highlights Economy Debate
The notice centers on re employment as a recurring topic in Adrey Guri policy discussions. It notes crude sugar called gur as a known commodity in India and hints at economic context.
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India
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Committee of Liberation
Weil
Ieu
Ely
All Drug Stores
Sandman's Pharmacy
Walgreen's
North Third St
WPB
Bougainville, Solomon Islands
Township 18
Arkansas Road
Peoples Homestead and Savings Association
Fred Decatur
Layton
Winnie Griffin
Millsaps P.T. A
Peniel College
Nazarene Institution
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Bethany-Peniel College
American Association of College
Peniel
Tex
College At
Oklahoma Holiness College
Delta
Utah
Here
Salt Lake City
House
St. Joseph
Philip Morris
Puttip Morris
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