Paris Faces Mass Executions as Occupation Strikes Back
German authorities announce a widening of hostage shootings in Paris to include all classes of the population in reprisal for attacks on German forces. A NCO wounded earlier died, and authorities seek the assailant who killed him and those who abducted Manuel Herteaux, son of a Vichy official. Police report a strike leader jailed and Communist leaflets among 500 strikers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Army of Occupation
Manuel Herteaux
Alfred Herteaux
Veterans’ Legion
Herteaux
Passy
Westbrook Pegler Warns Of National Union Coup
In a harsh critique Westbrook Pegler accuses a national union of autocratic takeover, noting appointed bosses controlling locals, coercive dues, and widespread extortion through initiation fees and job threats, with Pose of defense work as leverage. He cites Joseph V. Moreschi of Chicago as a leading figure in the alleged coup and calls for scrutiny of national officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph V. Moreschi
Kago
National Union
United States
Roosevelt backs cartoon film probe amid Chaplin joke
Washington reports President Roosevelt placed the senate investigation of so called civil war propaganda in cartoons on the docket while denying any collusion to add propaganda in films. Senator Nye criticized the timing and urged continued inquiry. Governor Culbert L. Ison supported the industry against implied abuses of civil liberties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Cart Sonate
Cvil
Charlie Chapin
Apaganda
Nye
7Th Dakota
Ark
Washington Evening Star
Charlie Chaplin
Ose
America
Billy Nominated for Labor Board
President Roosevelt completed labor relations board organization by nominating Gerard D. Reilly of Massachusetts as a member and Bewlrs S. Smith of that state to a subsect. The first reorganization step began in 1939 with William M. Leiserson chosen as chairman of the national mediation board, succeeding Walden Wakefield Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Labor Relations
Gerard D. Reilly
Massachusetts
S. Smith
William M. Leiserson
National
Raily) Mediation Board
Ynald Wakefield Smith
Pennlvania
H. A. Millis
Ohio
J. Warren Madlen
Pittsburgh
Sheriff Edwards Charged With Embezzlement in Tangipahoa
Attorney General Eugene Stanley announced criminal embezzlement charges against Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Frank M. Edwards and a civil suit by Governor Sam Jones to recover 101,533.88 dollars in alleged public-fund shortages. The audit spans Edwards 1928 accession through his fourth term, noting improper accounting and personal public spending such as Christmas cards and flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Eugene Stanley
Frank M. Edwards
Tangipahoa Parish
Sam Jones
Tangipahoa
Amite
Jerome A. Hayes
Edwards
Hayes
Aged man on horse killed near Gibsland in wreck
In Gibsland Louisiana 89 year old A F Taylor was killed when his horse darted into a highway and was struck by a Mayflower Transit truck driven by Ferris Arnold. Arnold swerved to avoid the collision and the truck overturned leaving the horse pinned and Taylor fatally injured. Authorities ruled Arnold blameless. Dr Rigney D Aunoy former LSU medical dean died in New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibsland
L A. Taylor
Taylor
Ferris Arnold
Mayflower Transit Company
Indianapolis
Ind
Arnold
D'Aunoy
New Orleans
Rigney D'Aunoy
Louisiana State University Medical School
Hotel Dieu
Ratholoewy
Charity Hospital
Mystery Explosions Sink Swedish Destroyers Off East Coast
Early reports say 31 officers and crew killed with 11 injured as three Swedish destroyers sink after mystery explosions off the Swedish east coast. A Swedish motorship also sinks and oil fires hinder rescue efforts amid tense war news from Europe and North Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Germany
France
Paris
Moscow
Smolensk
Russia
Donets River
Ukraine
Leningrad
Odessa
Egypt
Berlin
Rome
Cairo
Nazi High Command
Britain
London
Nile
North Africa
Teheran
La Guardia Wins New York Republican Nomination in Primary
Mayor F H La Guardia leads Joan Davies in city primary returns with 61 776 votes to 48 659 and a 13 117 vote edge. He carries Manhattan, Richmond and Brooklyn as fusion and American Labor party nominations help seal the race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
F. H. la
William O'Dwyer
Brooklyn
Tammany Hell
Wendell L. Willkie
Thomas E. Dewey
Herbert H. Lehman
la Guardia
Manhattan
Richmond
Brook
Parachute troops edge toward headquarters in Louisiana drills
Lake Charles area hosts a mass war game as First Armored division performs lightning movements. Krueger's Third army battles Lear's Second army to shape a large pocket near the Red river and Sabine waters, with 700 tanks in play and vast troop withdrawals shaping the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Charles
America
Second Army
Red River
Europe
Crete
Walter Krueger
Third Army
Associated Press
First Armored
Ben Lear
Foreine
Texas
Kisatchie National Forest
Louisiana
Third
Alexandria
Eas
Lear
Krueger
Jerry T. Baulch
Second
Red
Sabine
Boyce
Red Army Ordered to Quit Twin City Base
Red Army forces in the Twin Cities are evacuating under threat of Blue Army occupation. Units and equipment from the Second Army will move to Bossier City, as Blue forces strike toward northeast Louisiana to seize oil and gas supplies and encircle Reds.
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Twin Cities
Red Army
Blue Army
Louisiana
Red
Second Army
Bossier City
Blue
Third Army
Gulf of Mexico
Reds
Quartermaster
Signal Corps
Selman Field
Engineer Corps
Ruston
Ordance Corps
Legion Envo ys Begin Talk of Policy Shaping
The American Legion national convention adopted resolutions calling for removing geographic limits on troop use and for defeating Hitler. Delegates shaped defense policy as a massive Milwaukee parade drew about 80 000 spectators, far exceeding local population. National Commander Milo J. Warner lauded the event as a tremendous display of American spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
American Legion National Convention
Adolf Hitler
American Legion
Legion
Milo J. Warner
Toledo
Tak
Gavel
23Rd National Convention of the American Legion
Municipal Auditorium
City School Faculty Is Named For Ensuing Year
The Monroe city schools announced the 1941 to 1942 faculty selection by Superintendent E. L. Neville. Neville High and elementary staff include principals, teachers, and specialized instructors for both high and grammar school levels, with numerous names listed for each department. Special teachers comprise art, music, band, and elementary supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City School
Monroe City
E. L. Neville
Neville High School
Paul J. Neat
Minnie M. Ruffin
W. C Spight
D. W. Griffith
A. F. Flournoy
Mary Hester
Sara Bres
Alf Reid
J. W. Hammett
Harriet Boyle
Frances Flarders
Percy Brown
Seymour Solomon
May Coker
Mary Vaughn Peavy
Hulda Mansberg
Mavis Harp
Virginia 5
Butler Sherrouse School
WS. Vincent
E. R M.brute
Eloise Cana
Elethia Edwards
Lida Benton School
Mattie
Orrie Rust
Jessie Granberry
Geneve Castles
A. W. Duncan
Agnes Miller
Louise M. Brown
Verna LeBlanc
Louise Moore
Clara Hall
Charles Gaushell
Marjérie Oliver
Strike Triggers Blackout in Kansas City
Police seized six men amid a swift action ending a four hour blackout that darkened Kansas City Missouri halting hospitals and streetcars. Governor Donnell mobilized Missouri home guard units while police detained an IBEW representative. Current returned as non-strikers resumed work under protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
John B. Gage
Kansas City Power and Light Company
Missouri Home Guard
Forrest C. Donnell
Albert F. Wright
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
A. F. of L
Harold Anderson
Anderson
Gage
Northeast
A. E. Bettis
FCC resumes newspaper radio hearings on station acquisitions
Washington Sept 17 The Federal Communications Commission resumed hearings on rules governing future newspaper interests’ authority to acquire broadcast stations. Witnesses include Emile Gough E M Steer and Charles McCabe of Hearst Radio Harold Burke WBAL official and others from Des Moines Kansas City and Des Moines publishers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Hearst Radio
Emile J. Gough
Hearst Radio, Inc
E. M. Steer
Charles B. McCabe
Harold C. Burke
WBAL
Baltimore
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Newspaper Radio Committee
Commission
Joe Maland
Central Broadcasting Company
WHO
Des Moines
Luther Hill
Iowa Broadcasting Company
Register and Tribune Publishing Company
Roy Roberts
The
Kansas City Star
H Dean Fitzer
WDAF
the Star
Donald H. Davis
WHB
Kansas City
Reds Get Big Advantage By Seizing Radio
Four prisoners in a Third army camp seized an Alexandria radio program for hours, spreading misinformation to divert a division and allow a pontoon bridge across the Red River. Seven operatives included Brooks Watson Barney Oldfield and Rankin Roberts. three captured, four escaped as armored cars moved in, with six hours head start for Second army engineers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Charles
Third Army
Alexandria
Red River
Brooks Watson
War Department
Barney Oldfield
Rankin Roberts
Second Army
William Duncan
32Nd Division
Michigan
Wisconsin
Oldfield Rankin
Watson
Kalb
Big Tax Bill Aims to Cover Defense Costs
Washington reports final Senate approval of a 72 553 400 000 tax bill aimed at covering rising defense costs. The measure, pending Roosevelt’s signature, shifts heavier taxes to individuals and corporations with most excise taxes starting October 1. It explains origins and the two thirds tax to borrowing rule and notes exemptions and impacts for various earners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Flying Cadet Calvin Shaw Killed During Landing at Maxwell Field
Flying Cadet Calvin Richard Shaw of Stewartstown Pennsylvania, age 24, died when his training aircraft struck a power line while attempting to land at Maxwell Field in Montgomery. The fatal night incident is reported from the training base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Calvin Richard Shaw
Stewartstown
Maxwell Field
Russians Said to Be Ready to Take Smolensk
A flood of wartime items reports explosions sink three Swedish destroyers off neutral Sweden killing at least 31 including officers and sailors. Other dispatches note German reprisals in Paris and Allied staff moves in Teheran as Smolensk fighting intensifies with Red Army gains and Leningrad crossroads recaptured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Sweden
New York
Stockholm
Finland
Paris
Teheran
Iran
Persia
Reza Shah Pahlavi
Red Star
Yartsevo
Smolensk
Moscow
Red Army
Leningrad
G A R Vets Lead Parade at 75th Encampment
In Columbus Ohio a parade opened the 75th annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic. About 40 Blue-clad veterans walked at the front while modern troops from Fort Hayes Fort Knox and Columbus depot marched behind. Veterans from 29 states aged 89 to 104 joined some 90 Union soldiers registered for the event.
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Columbus
America
Grand Army of the Republic
Fort Hayes
Fort Knox
Columbus General Depot
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St. Lows
Common Laborers Union America
Billy
Labor Board
Itinuec
Davies
Henry H. Arnold
Jacob L. Devers
Armored
George C. Marshall
Army Chief of Staff
Twin City
Selman
Cont
Atlantic City
Holding Leningrad
G. A. R. Vets
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