The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1943-01-01
News
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Picked us One of 10
Best Stories OF Year.

Best Stories OF Year.
jackson Miss Jan 1-4AP1
Preparation for total var damin
af1d fa news scene IN INSISTS
splH during 1882 with politics.
the shooting of Public Enemy
80 I death and destruction BY
winds and the eacapades Of g
phantom barter furnishing al
dftional headlines In and out Of
the state
Tire ten biggest stories o. the
year as shown by an Associated
Press survey were:
THE impact ai the war on
citizens ard communities alike
establishment q neW army camps
and air fields i'm the state
2~The meeting IF the Legs
lature. IS FIRST var time session
ln two decades tax relief, blue
law fight and Willkie Hoax vhich
made national news
1stste election the defeat of
Wall Do1ey By James Eastiand
Sire slsying Of Charles
Chapman public enemy Ne ! by
Q Men near Philadelphia Miss
5-The March is tornado which
took nearly 100 lives n several
communities snd caused millions
Of dollars damage
State has $1,000 600 sur
plus largest in history. Gov.
johnson further reduces ad valo-
rem taxes
- Tylertown Food for Free
dom Thanksgiving celebration
and speech Is Secretary Of AZ
rieulture Wlckard
sPhsntoFn BARRIERS depre
aaagns and subsequent arrest
ard gsuWIetho sa
p-Bue-baIn accident kills IL.
AnE S At CRYSTAL Springs
i0-President RssoseVelis un
announced visit 70 Camp Shelby
FeH Impact Of Wsr
Along with the remainder Of
the nation, Mississippi citizens
and eon4H8adities felt the growing
impact II total war From day
70 day the states newspapers
published stories telling Of sur
prizes and heart breaks. sacr-
niees. citations and gloom that
affected every man, woman and
child ia the state
Men enlisted or were called up
uv the thousands troops poured
into the state huge training cen
tiers first casualties were pub
iished and reports If heroizm Of
Measappians IN action trickled
back from the FAR flung battle
fronfs coffee. sugar. tires and
gasoline we're rsti9ned and ~ Oc
to9er TIE states newspapers and
school children joined hands 81
e scrap drive that resulted n the
collection of e.504 tons of metal
However. the state gained IN
wealth and population and IN
military importance With the
coming e. enlargement q many
military establishments
These included new ar bases
At Meridian Columbus. Green
Hliie and Jackson. 5 $1,000 GOO
plant - Fiora army training
posts = Grenada and CenferelIe
shell Iaaafng plant II Aberdeen
tne enlargement Of Camp SheIbr.
AR training bases ct Biloxi and
Laars 50 arr training base and
q huge naval depot ~ GuIfpart
and enlargement Of shipbuiIdtns
fselltte q FascaEoala The huge
Letaarueaa plant It NIes burg
led the construction q other var
industries on which military zu-
uHar1aa have restricted mfafus
ton
TIE Legsture planned .
brisk sfFeasultne wartime session
unaware That fraternity youths
efe e insert e come 5nterI4de
mta fa leg iatige script
Tszss Reduced
On e serious ire law
makers ced taxes aanas
90 neasinE cuts II TIE m
come aaa various privilege esle
end 4eaaeas ihe ad vaHeua tax
frasn s = { mills
After 3 milton words debate
portions q which ST onz
publicity He Senate passed but
IRE House killed e propmal - re-
peel - I'D yeaas SUNDAY
bite he prohibiting anaHE at
- ting hear betting o. Sun
day picture shows ard other e. Z
safh afauements An as1n
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