23 Nov 1942
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1942
Page
1
Allied air forces scored a series of strikes across the theater from Burma to the Yangtze. A large Japanese ship was sunk near Haiphong while American and Australian airmen destroyed a Japanese destroyer near New Guinea. Ground forces pushed toward Buna and Gona, with U S losses noted in the Solomons battle.
Thurman Arnold challenged Jimmy Petrillo in Chicago federal court over a ban on canned music and jukebox discourses. Judge Barnes ruled Petrillo acted within law though the tale shifts to Petrillo’s origins as a poor immigrant child in Chicago and his first job in Canal Street baggage service.
Stamps and bonds sold at booths along DeSiard Street and other downtown streets as Minute Women at War Week opens. Local clubs back the effort indirectly. government urges every person to allocate at least 10 percent of each paycheck to wartime securities to boost participation.
United States Army assumes control of Cat Island and Ship Island off Mississippi for military training. American soldiers from across the United States Alaska and Hawaii participate. Access is restricted. civilian entry prohibited. coast guard enforces a 24 hour patrol.
The United States reports losing one destroyer during the Solomons engagement November 13 to 15 while Japanese forces lose a destroyer off New Guinea as allied bombers hit a Japanese reinforcements landing attempt at Buna. Naval losses total nine seven destroyers and two cruisers for the Americans with Japanese ships sunk or damaged. Guadalcanal fighting continues with American gains along the Matanikau river and heavy Japanese casualties near Henderson airfield.
German radio reports 15 more Netherlanders were executed at Arnhem for sabotage against Nazi occupation forces.
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker says his faith kept him hopeful during three weeks adrift in the south Pacific after a plane crash. He and six companions endured rain, hunger, and exposure on rubber rafts before rescue near Pearl Harbor. One companion died and was buried at sea. others hospitalised and slowly recovering.
William T. Bradford a Louisiana legislator and Ben F. Bradford former Alexandria finance commissioner failed to obtain a Supreme Court review of their conviction for mail fraud in a 1937 38 motor bus purchase scheme. Monte E. Hart also faced indictment but died by suicide in 1940 before trial. Bradford sentences were two and three years respectively.
The Senate shelved a bill to ban poll taxes for federal elections after defeating a motion to end a filibuster. The cloture attempt failed 37 to 41, failing to reach the two thirds needed. Senator Connally said the move would discourage future anti poll tax legislation.
Soviet dispatches say a northwest and southern counteroffensive from near Stalingrad routs thousands of German troops who besieged Volga city for three months. About 28 080 Nazis killed or captured in days of fighting. 15 000 killed and 12 000 captured since the offensive began. Prisoners pour in as Red Army advances up to 45 miles in places. Pravda notes battles unseen in world history as the German line collapses and Caucasus operations halt amid winter.
Sir Stafford Cripps, once seen as Churchill’s second in command, leaves the war cabinet to become minister of aircraft production. Observers note strains with colleagues and doubts about his popularity as leader of the House of Commons.
Community charity urges contributions to the Good Fellows fund to aid destitute families in Monroe and West Monroe. Donations support Salvation Army investigations and distribution of food and toys to those in need during the holiday season.
Private John T Mackall a 22 year old paratrooper from Wellsville C was the first American casualty at allied headquarters in North Africa. He was killed by gunfire from a French plane while flying over Oran Algeria.
W C Feazel oil operator and former legislator is summoned to appear in Monroe federal court at 10 am on December 14 to answer a claim that he possesses Richard W Leche property valued at not less than 100000. The case seeks $68953.46 in income taxes and names Leche his wife and others as claimants.
Retail food prices in Monroe and West Monroe jumped 3.7 percent from December 1941 to September 1942, with Baton Rouge up 20.1 percent in the same period. The report notes varying increases in vegetables, meats, dairy, and eggs, and states OPA ceilings exclude many of these items while rents and clothing remain controlled.
London dispatches summarize unconfirmed reports that Hitler sent 60 000 tourists and Gestapo squads into Italy to bolster Fascist morale and fortify coastlines against invasion. Tass and Ankara sources cite a separate peace movement under Badoglio with Vatican mediation discussed by Mussolini and Ciano.
State Administrator G. J. Durbin announced the 1943 AAA program will offer Louisiana farmers more aid for establishing permanent pastures and seeding improvements than ever before. Up to 15 dollars per farm will be available to seed or reseed pastures, aiming to ease labor shortages and sustain wartime production.
Secretary Hull announced a new agreement covering all French Caribbean possessions including Martinique and French Guiana. It renews the 1940 accord with Admiral Robert and adds important modifications, reducing likelihood of a U S occupation.
News reports from London say Rommel now commands Axis defense around Bizerte and Tunis with part of the Africa corps. Allied forces press a big attack as Rommel shifts from desert warfare to Tunisia, while Berlin praises his strategic genius in reshaping the front.
Washington report says fear of future rationing may push the government to anti hoarding rules. An official notes panic buying of foods has alarmed the Office of Price Administration and a regulation requiring declarations of stock may be studied.
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