Blytheville Courier News (Newspaper) - June 3, 1943, Blytheville, Arkansas BLYTHEVILLE THE DOMINANT NEWSPAPER OP NORTHEAST ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI NEWS 67, Dolly Newt Courier Herald Mississippi Valley ran 11 SHE IT JUNK COPIES FIVE Meets Today With May Act day Or Tomorrow By United Tress Roosevelt Is believed to have made up mind just what lo do to end the conl The decision may be translated into action today or the White House Is silent on what moves can be ex- in the coal Mr. Roosevelt met with his hor at Present were his advisory panel of CIO and AFL He previously had obtained the advice of War Di- rector Fuel Administrator Ickes and Choice If the President orders the miners back to work be will again force them lo choose him and mine workers chief L. They sided with lewis when forced to make same choice a mouth The representative and coal operators also incl again In nut operators flatly refused lo discuss the Issues In compliance with War Labor Board ft hey even to the conference if the miners insisted on The on tlie other snubs the WLB order as a violation of bargaining rights qf the Wagner Labor Act. Angry shotting from tlie conference When Lewis left for he told re- A Southern said it was just a to keep the says no issues Meanwhile in tlie Sonic continued working the pits In in three Oklahoma mines and a few in Kansas and At the H. C. Prick Coal Company's mine near one Charles led a back to work ment soon had more dozen see the point of letting He boys in Today's War Commentary Japs Wary Wonder Where Allies Will Strike By THOMAS J. of United Evidence is accumulating thai n new Allied move in I South 1'itdlic be in the process of The nervous Japanese appear to feel that the new blow will fall in tlie upper perhaps in conjunction with Allied offensive operations in New the enemy has been sending over our Guadalcanal and Kussell island try ing to 1'or- whal is on out ret out some information on Uy tne same our planes are blasting continually at the Jap ilr bases lo the and A considerable tonnage of bombs Is being dropped on the islands of Mew Santa liuka and ery time a break appears In the Allies In the west Pacific carried out one of the biggest mass reconnaissance flights of the entire Taking off from secret and apparently huge bases In the big Lightnings fanned out over a triangle from yn on Ihc Dutch Island of Java lo Dutch New Guinea and to Looked For a Fight Our Australian and looking for a fight If one presented but they were interested ly in having a look-see at just what the Japanese might be up to In that Apparently they were Recent reports have told of a re- duction in Japanese air and naval strength In the of Inference north Is. that we need not fear Japanese attack on the Army Time a coal department Ihn strike War Production Chairman says will be virtually paralyzed a serious curtailment of coal The first actual shutdown be- cause of coal shortage occurred at n glass plant in Belle Pa. It's unable to buy coal and several employes have been thrown out of In Congress the coal strike vided more fuel for the second day of House debate on the drastic chances of the measure reaching a decisive voting stage day are slight because too many Congressmen want to modify it with On another strike 95 per cent of production is reported to have been stopped a L the Packard Car Company in The dispute is over the promotion of three Negro out began early today in disregard of pleas by the air corps and labor our left f should we undertake a northward through the aimed eventually at the Jap bases on New particularly and New f Americans are apt to consider the Pacific War as a United Slates and New Zealand forces arc our The in bore tiie heaviest brunt of the New Guinea assault that In the phase of opera r the Australians aiia New Zealanders figure 'A letter r gau can Pacific to his commanding contains some interesting The passed the Zealand of the Services To Be Held morrow For Mississippi County Pioneer Polk well known political figure in South died last night at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Watson of where he had lived for a number of The 88-year-old man had never as he was was for 20 years woods foreman of Wunderlich but had retired 20 years He came to Mississippi County 50 years Active in spile of his advanced Mr. Polk was keenly interested in current He became 111 three weeks Funeral services will be held morrow at the Watson by the Rev. W. pastor of Ihc Methodist with burial at Cemetery in Arkansas June 3 A. Wright jays floods destroyed thousands of acres of it is even more necessary fur Arkansas acreage goals of war Wright says for crops have been set each and 1hut every Is urged to cxi red his acreage If and also to plant potatoes and canning LITTLE June 3 Arkansas Utilities has delayed rulings on two cases involving competition private utilities and rural co-operatives In municipal The Commission In- it will he days decision is the two Uic Arkansas Power Com- pany and the Oklahoma and Electric Company seek to increase to which take over distribution systems in municipal Divorces Granted In Session Here Swift Funeral is in Home of Osceola Newspaper Vendor Hurt In Accident J. T. 66-year-old was Injured laic afternoon when his clc was struck by a driven by Miss Vivian 1C, of 412 North The accident occurred at the cor- ner of Fifth and Believed critically injured at the time of the X-ray lures revealed thai the skull was not as but had severe Removed lo it Is believed ho will New here Other parts letter referred to action in the so assumed that the New have landed in thai In this Rear Ad miral Theodore S. dep commander of the said the other day that the New Zealanders soon maj be chosen for duties ii the South Wilkinson noted that by takini the Russell our forces wen CO miles beyond Guadalcanal am he added won't content ourselves will sitting Effective The Australians on New have a superb job for man months in keeping tlie enemy pin ncd to the coast in the maua Operating as have obtains highly valuable information on j Japanese troop movements dispositions in that This Information will be ant to the Allied high command in preparing for future It must not be assumed our side has only to give the signal to launch an offensive in the South The tricky Jap must he watched at every for the in an attempt to disrupt our offensive might strike out in the New Guinea Our scout bombers have noted unusual numbers of Japanese barges along the northern New Britain It is possible that the Japs will attempt to reinforce their hard-pressed New Guinea garrison or even launch a borne attack against our own flank on the New Guinea But the enemy's ability to strike anywhere in the Pacific is rapidly being narrowed by our own moves and steadily ing Occupation of Attu Island and consequent neutralization of is almost certain to force a revision of Japanese naval That means a dispersal of Japanese power Into the North with a corresponding ening of Jap naval strength in the south and the There is a strong possibility of early Allied action In the Thao theater to make permanent the initiative we with the conquest of It is not likely lo wait upon the of Germany and New Orleans Cotton open high low close 1386 1S39 1988 May 1973 19V5 1972 1072 1974 July 2051 2053 2050 2052 2052 Oct. 2025 2026 2021 2023 2024 2012 2013 2008 2010 2011 One of the largest sessions of Court was held here when Chancellor Francis Cherry of Jonesboro announced leveral decisions regarding cases among divorces After a Mrs. J. G. formerly of Leachville and de- fendant in a divorce suit filed by Mr. was awarded of final termination and the he plaintiff to pay on her attorney fee and pay suit who is not cross ing tlie divorce in court for the in this di- vorce filed last September but which has not been divorces were granted in which or of children were In the suit of Joe vs Pauline It was agreed that a minor child should live equally with each parents at intervals and property rights were In the divorce granted Eunice Brook Atkinson from Dr. S. n was made out of This was the second such suit recently fil- ed by Mrs. the first ing been withdrawn several days after There was no Elvin F. Ingram was granted a divorce from Ingram and custody of a child was given the defendant A 15-year-old son was placed In custody of Ills mother when Herman was granted a divorce rom Ida Children were awarded lo the In the divorce of food vs. Clara which was Other divorces granted Bo- illa Scolt vs. Leo Frances Marie Cullum vs. Dan W. E. L. Willis vs. Willie Fay Gladys Lillian Gattin Thomas J. Woodrow G. E. Goodman vs. Louis Hell Smith vs. cil J. W. Ross vs. Beverly Bobbie Graves vs. James R. Roy Clifton vs. Evelyn Wade Simpson Martin John Anderson vs. Cora Juanita Hughes Jones was ed an annulment from Walker T. Divorces filed recently Herbert Smith vs. Mary Glass Walter H. Burke vs. Iri Irene Denbow vs Marvin Lillian vs R. J. Cleopatra Hall vs Wilbur Otis Sterling ieu vs. Marguerite Joe vs. Sabo vs. Andrew Edna Lee Long vs. James E. zel Williams vs. L. H. Williams Lawrence Esther Preuss Earsle Hogan Hogan Martha Marie Lewis vs. Clifton Ed ward Lamon McKinnis vs Annie Sarah Delia M Chlsm vs. Thomas J. Mai low Burton Greenway vs. Char Helen Charll Norwood vs. Pauline Norwood Franklin S. Hamll vs. Ruth Broc John vs. Elsie Audrey Carson vs. R. L. Car But War Secretary Does Not Toll Of Japs On Altu 1791 lly Allied have defeated the Japanese on two fronts mid now are wilhin of Japan KIT ret n ry of fays all on Allu Island has been overcome except for a few Isolated which are bring American forces now arc within striking distance of Hut he did not Navy reported Hint the total number of known lo have stain on Atlu slands al That docs not include those burled or burned by their after dying undei American air and artillery The Navy also re- ported a new air raid on where the my's camp emplacements and runway were bombed mid The second grail over the Japs has been Uy Ihc valiant ed by the United The are buck the enemy all along tin Yangtze river front after iwo Important the Jap base of The Chinese have crushed the Jap offensive which began three weeks ago and which had brought the enemy closer U Chungking than at any in Ihr The invaders now cut off and with tary The under the Gen. Li are driving the enemy back at the rale of miles a A second great nese Chen is witli evolving the strategy that defeated the Chen ed the enemy into the rough try of western by ing lie was weak When the unsuspecting Japs raced forces up and began ting them to In the South today's Navy communique reveals ji and effective raid on and harbors on Many largo fires were ed and two small Jap vessels were Nervousness Grips Southern Europ As Allied Naval And Air Blows F On Enemy Targets In Mediterranean Official Letter Commends Soldier Killed In Africa A lelter of sympathy chief of War has been received by Mrs. George Komo whose pfc. Orba 51-ycar- d was killed in on serving in Queen Victoria Is pictured on more types of postage stamps than any other person who ever York Cotton May July Oct. open high 1956 UHS 1947 2023 2024 1997 1997 1980 1983 low close 1956 1958 196 1943 1945 194 2019 2024 20t 1992 1995 199 1978 1981 198 The letter said was a in gallant soldier served with honor in f his The courage with Inch he died Is one of our st assurance of ultimate victory this terrible To men ke your brother who has lat tuc American way of life can the nation owes an debt of made his omc In on the few he was not serving Uncle since 1916 leaves a Mrs. Ona Durk of near Mrs. Milton Bunch f died two years Blown To A attempting to Into Ihc center of hugo was blown In Ihe by from U. S. Coast and nf Hrc Is shown in of the Inken an Tim by stanchion afler by Action occurred In Depth Guardsmen from Ihc Spencer picking up survivors Ihc before It r S. Coast Guard NEA by Navy French Generals Ready To Head New National Committee Draft Board In Protest Over Strike Reports Rotary Convention The rolf notary Is in the war and the this organization can lave when iwace was the keynote of the Rotary convention Louis last U. S. president-elect of the told fellow club at the weekly luncheon ng at noon today at Hotel No- Mr. Branson was a delegate the He said national and lonal leaders at Ihc convention out that the United Slates should not isolate or remain lo Ideas of world-wide nature Hie must assume the petition that ts ours and work for stabilization of living standards for the whole lie is such a wide margin be- tween our living conditions and that of other we not hope for continued peace and economic stabilization until as a are willing lo bring this about even to the expense of ering our own of Visitors at the meeting today were O. of Luxora and C. Norton of Hy Press The French people who arc free from Ilin yoke of have i 'n Generals and Gaulle they have buried Ihr mid will act as joint of the French National committee automatically be- comes UIG governing of Ihrj French and Its tion will be the basis for the for- mation of the post-armistice French The new government will follow closely Hie of the Third French The committee will bo trailed Committee al it. is expected to lake action against defeatists imong Ihc Georges win can take much of the credit fc De Gaulle and in the first meeting of Die It lasted for Iwo hours ami 20 Newspapers In Algiers sav the meeting was port that the has been cleared up to thr faction of nearly caused a complete of unity negotiations when he letters of resignation lo Gaulle and The new government of will receive prompt from America and Great Women Workers Urgently Needed To Prepare Dressings Here Juno Selective Service number one las notified President Roosevelt md National Selective head Lewis that It will noL Induct any more more men Into the armed forces until the government takes some action to settle the as hot weather arrives and The number of women who now make surgical dressings for the forces and strike In to Governor Cooper and the Tennessee Draft Dourd head Gen. T. copies lo the President and members of Ihc Hoard wrote that present strike Is so serious and detrimental lo the welfare of our country and our armed forces that wo have determined that we cannol con- Induct any more men Into Ihc armed forces until our government lias taken adequate stops to meet this strike The board cannot draft men into the Army at a pay of a month when civilians In 's ln meeting who assist Mrs. agreed In a recent that service men were even If it Is hot civilian women should continue making dressings which save many There were only workers Monday at surgical dressing room adjacent lo Courier News which has been ed for the Summer A large opening on Ihe South and others on the West Ihe Ninth provide all openings arc Convoy Of Four Ships Smashed By Small Allied Fleet Allied air armadas burning nn I rail across the Inland fringes of southern of the softening up campaign An of war Is sweeping southern and Berlin clear believe hour Is almost at The of. the given the Allies Allied are carrying the war up crumbling General daily com- thai n small son knocked lit four Axis oil 'the By Surprise Allied guns convoy completely by nisi shots scarcely way toward all nnd ran We neither ior An the Island of twice week has been scared by fiom the Allied Allied havn jet lo take credit for tho there doubt thai II is true Strategic ill Mediterranean warfare foi believed Vo be one of tne stepping marked i Already It put linger raids by than 45 to re- another of the Ono exploded our Ht: Bombed American planes sent an of explosives tumbling out skies down on the imd of SL off the coast An lumy camp was roundly and so were us the planes of the blue for attacks wilhin 60 feet of tlie rooftops of the ian reported meeting no And all planes re- lumed As the tempo of sea and air to a ing pilch Axis rulers are miking 11th hour preparations for grand Nazis Control Lines The Mascow radio says the mans have laken all lines in Hie v firm Spain and the report a 1.13-shlp Allied convoy ing through the i- reaching every persons lii Europe And an army of some N. Y. Oldest stamp collector In America is the distinction claimed tor George 80-year-old dent of county In slalo New Staplin has been colluding stamps of United Slates Issue for 70 years and has R 240- page Rarest Is a cent stamp of 1847 first by the United States Chicago Wheat July Sep. July Sep. open high low close HI Chicago Rye open high 8514 97 Vt 9TA 07 ii low clase 95S 91'; 85X lo the effort I screened and blinds in are p: lo for higher already being paid a dollar or more an ft board will In- no more mun until the ment takes some Members of Ihc Hoard told er that If he did not approve nf action lie could accept their resignations and appoint a new Cooper made no immediate com- New York A T T 155 S-S Amor Tobacco 01 Anaconda Copper 1-8 Steel 7-8 Chrysler 81 Coca Cola 110 Gen Electric 38 Gen Motors 55 1-2 Montgomery Ward 473-4 N Y Central 10 Int Harvester 70 1-2 comfortable chairs and tables are ready for Any one may go any lime Ing Iho week and remain for a little or all Only arc to wear a wash have hair under a net or covering and lo have no polish on The work and tions arc given by It was pointed Three Are Saved In River Tragedy A fluttering oil Indicator sometimes points to a dirty er1 in the A good cleaning Is the June 3 person was drowned and three ers narrowly escaped death when a skiff capsized In the Mississippi J. E. Anderson was Mrs. Anderson and the couple's two Charles 15, and were Mrs. Anderson said that when the boat lost his hold and went She was saved by a life jacket which Was The two boys 11 7-8 clung to Ihc boat and later H lo catch the limbs of a 12 tree as they by Standard of N J Texas Corp Packard U S Steel Is be ready lo lake Ih battle of Eu- The London ys the Invasion Is un- that the crushing at- tacks against Ihc enemy arc part of the Invasion formed Mrs. Sara Wren Plan Rites Tomorrow Mrs. Sara Wren died this ing at the home of her O. S. She was 87. of the late Rev. Cyrus died 34 year's WHS believed caused by old age coupled with grief in her Mrs. who passed away five months Funeral services will be held at Holt Funeral Home by the Rev. R. Scolt minister of First Christian by two Wren of and O. whom she had home for past 15 Am Aviation Republic Steel Vacuum 12 3-4 57 1-8 President 51 5-81 All three were saved 4 7-8 members of a Standard 50 tow by crew oil Com- Livestock ST. 3 receipts all Top price 18-300 pounds to pounds son's to Cattle receipts with head and calves all Slaughter to heifers yearlings Mid heifers to arid feeder to cows to
