Tag: Q3 1944

FBI Director Warns of Crime Threat from Youth, Washington D.C., 1944
In a bold move to tackle the nation’s rising crime rates, FBI Director John Edgar Hoover has issued a stern warning: the seeds of destruction are being sown among the country’s youth. According to Hoover, the latest FBI crime figures reveal a disturbing trend – the majority of new recruits to the world of crime…

Roosevelt’s Racial Railroading: Senator Burton Blocks Shepards Nomination
In a shocking move, Senator Burton of Ohio has vowed to block the confirmation of Reverend Marshall L. Shepard, a Philadelphia clergyman nominated to be Washington’s next recorder of deeds. The Republican Senator is joining forces with his counterpart from New Hampshire, Senator Bridges, in a bid to delay the nomination until after the 1944…

James Wilson, Perjury and Obstruction of Justice, Washington 2022
On September 14, 1944, the prosecution was on the cusp of wrapping up its case against James J. Laughlin, a prominent Washington attorney, in a federal court in Baltimore. Laughlin, accused of impeding justice, faced severe charges: introducing fabricated testimony and affidavits to aid his client, Hilliard Sanders, who was serving a 20-year sentence for…

Thomas E. Allen Arrested for Contempt of Court, Philadelphia PA, 1944
In a shocking turn of events, Philadelphia Transit Company employee Thomas E. Allen, a key figure in the recent transit strike, has been ordered back to work. But this time, it’s not by choice. The U.S. Army, now in control of the transit system, has seen fit to punish the strikers who dared to defy…

James Omura and 5 others Arrested for Draft Evasion, Denver CO, 1944
In a stunning move, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced the arrests of six high-ranking members of the Fair Play Committee, a group based in the Heart Mountain Relocation Center in Wyoming. The arrests came after a federal grand jury indictment charged them with conspiracy to evade the Selective Service and Training Act.…
