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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1943
Page
1
Swed Gripaholey advances toward Wy with 15600 Japanese to be exchanged for American forces as reported from Arlington. unclear OCR yields partial phrases about a battle line and military exchange plan.
The piece notes Roosevelt praising Magna Carta and the Declaration while criticizing attacks on the charter and its four freedoms. It recalls a birthday event with Churchill and references debates over historic documents and their place in modern times.
Secretary Knox announced that about one third of Japan's total merchant shipping, roughly 2,506,000 tons, has been destroyed. He credited American submarine operations and broader Allied actions for the losses, noting uncertainties about precise tonnage figures and earlier wartime cargo estimates.
Fragmentary wartime notes describe Nazi divisions in Rome and a fleet retreat toward inland lines. The report hints at German regrouping in Sicily and preparations for renewed offensives, with Allied moves northward shaping the balance of power.
Higging Industries in New Orleans announced a pocket sized water making device. Invented by Alexus Ushakodf, the Ushekoff water maker converts seawater to drinkable water using heated surface treatment and a vapor process. It is claimed to produce up to four six ounce servings daily with minimal input.
New Orleans churches will hold special prayers Sunday for the success of the third war loan and for a just lasting peace. Archbishop Joseph F. Rummel plans a military mass at St Louis Cathedral next Sunday with detachments from the army navy marine corps and coast guard. Allied steps in North Africa and southern Italy are described in early reports from a U S bomber pilot G Basrich. He said from the invasion area he watched colossal explosions and a fierce artillery duel near Messina.
Allied troops resume combat in Europe as the British Eighth Army clashes with German forces at El Alamein, supported by Canadian units and General Montgomery. The American Seventh Army may join a major push, signaling a combined offensive in southern Italy.
Allied air fleets launched dawn raids on northern France with heavy and medium bombers including Fortresses and Marauders supported by fighters. The target area included the Seine river region and Paris defenses, while night raids by the RAF hit fields and coastal targets.
Superintendent George Reyer returns from Minnesota and rejects claims of police laxity. He cites records showing no laxity and says he will demote or fire any detectives who err. The mayor and district attorney urged reorganization amid a spike in holdups and a fatal stabbing at a shipyard.
A compressed chronology of major European war developments from 1939 through 1941 lists German, Soviet, Italian, and British actions. It notes invasions of Poland Denmark Norway France Belgium the Low Countries Greece Yugoslavia and North Africa, armistices, the Dunkirk evacuation, and the Tripartite Pact.
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt and party land in Canberra where she will be hosted by the government. She plans to visit troop sites and hospitals and meet women in war work rather than attend social events. Crowds greet the arrival as officials accompany her to government house.
Atlanta reports the Office of Price Administration will seek a direct Supreme Court ruling on the constitutionality of its rent control program. A Macon judge’s ruling striking the act’s rent control section will guide the appeal. Two related cases from Macon and Thomasville will go to the U S Court of Appeals in New Orleans.
German radio reports Soviet forces push in central Donets basin driving toward key Ukrainian cities. Red armies flood front with heavy artillery and armor as Soviet command claims gains near Sumy and Bryansk regions. German lines bend along the Dnieper defense as Moscow orders intensified offensives against multiple sectors.
Washington reports the newspaper industry advisory committee urged a five percent cut in newsprint usage for Q4 1943. This would raise total cuts to 15 percent since January, but final figures depend on Canada’s fourth quarter tonnage. The WPB notes the exact percentage cannot be set now. The committee also seeks lower publisher inventories and adjusted regional stock targets retroactive to September 1.
Vice Admiral John S. McCain announced plans for rapid carrier-borne air strikes aimed at the Japanese home islands. He said aircraft strength has doubled to about 1,100 planes and that attacks on Japan will lead ground forces toward Tokyo, with the Marcus raid and coordinated operations from the Quebec conference guiding strategy.
City Detective Chief Jesse McMurtry questioned Claypool hotel staff after the mutilated body of WAC Corporal Maoma Ridings was found. Hotel worker Robert de Armand was jailed on vagrancy charges for questioning. bellboy Robert Wolfington faced release after two days of questioning. Ridings had attended funeral services in Warm Springs, after a career as a nurse and ties to Governor Roosevelt.
The Office of Price Administration expects the cost of living to return to September 1942 levels. Bowles says current measures will cut over half the rise and the food stabilization program will finish the job. He aims to maintain the level for the duration.
Charles Hoff, 41, former world pole vault record holder and longtime director of Norway's Quisling sport movement, was found murdered near Oslo. A noted 400 and 800 meter runner, Hoff had toured the United States before returning to Norway as a sports writer.
Simeon, son of the late King Boris, was proclaimed ruler of Bulgaria by the Bulgarian parliament. Christe Kalfoff, president of the chamber, urged loyalty, warning that his majesty faces stormy days and many trials, as reported by DNB via Berlin radio.
British Canadian forces, veterans of Montgomery's Eighth Army, landed at the toe of Italy after crossing the Messina Strait from Sicily. They faced rugged coastal terrain and heavy bombardment as they established a bridgehead, supported by Allied ships and air power. German broadcasts claimed advances toward Scilla and Reggio Calabria.
United States Flying Fortress bombs sever the Brenner Pass route into Italy, destroying Bolzano Trento and Bologna yards and cutting lines to Naples Salerno Torre Annunziata Capua and Benevento. Four direct hits cripple Bolzano bridge and several rail facilities are damaged as German fighters challenge the assault.
The War Department released the names of two Louisiana soldiers among 159 U.S. personnel killed in action. Corporal Ivy Bradshaw of Kosciusko and Corporal Wilmer R. Ford of Vicksburg are listed under the European theater. In the Southwest Pacific, PFC Joseph Alleman of Rayne and PFC Royd Lemoine of Moreauville are named. next of kin listed include Mrs. Ross Levis and Mr. Lacy Lemoine respectively.
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