Cut in Payroll Tax Due For Local Employers
Local employers are reminded that after the first quarter unemployment tax payment, merit rating rules cut the second quarter tax from 2.7 percent to 2 percent for contributions 7 to 10 percent, and to 1 percent for higher contributions, with possible increases to 4 percent for very poor records. Merit rating, effective April 1, links insurance costs to business risk and may ease or raise taxes based on past layoff claims.
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Arkanis
Red Army Said Crossing Into White Russia
Associated Press reports say Soviet forces crossed the frontier into White Russia and advanced toward a sector 75 miles northwest of Smolensk, amid mounting Soviet pressure near Orel and Sevastopol. British and Axis clashes continued in the North African desert with renewed fighting and tank engagements.
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Associated Press
Stockholm
White Russia
Blice
Smolenks
Vitebsk
Nevel
Vichy
Inspatences
Moscow
Sevastopol
Crimea
Adolf Hitler
Kerch
North Africa
Yng
Italy
Cows finance improvements in Hempstead county farms
Miss Mary Claude Fletcher notes dairy cows fund home improvements and boost health through dairy product consumption amid the 1942 dairy quality improvement program. She highlights sanitation rules for milking, clean barns, refrigerated storage, and better milk utensils to prevent contamination, with practices widely adopted by Hempstead county families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hempstead County
Mary Claude Fletcher
Heller Homes
Fletcher
Miss Fletcher
Paul Carruth
University of Arkansas College of Agriculture
Dairyman
Hempstead
Home front: citizen tasks to support war effort
Willis Thornton urges readers to follow new wartime rules instead of competing with the Joneses. Promote recycling, send care packages, maintain safety measures, buy war bonds, join civil defense, donate blood, and cooperate with neighbors to conserve resources and stay healthy. Continued on Page Three.
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Uncle Sam
Hermes Sunk as Japan Reports Naval Victory in Indian Ocean
British Hermes aircraft carrier, 23 years old, sunk about 10 miles off Ceylon by Japanese planes. Japan claims further cruiser losses off Trincomalee while London disputes the totals. Burma frontier actions show no decisive progress as India’s border situation remains quiet.
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London
Britain
Hermes
Japan
India
Admiralty
Ceylon
Bengal
Trincomalee
London Admiralty
Burma
New Delhi
Camden Speaker Rotarian Urges Ethics for World Peace
Walter Laney of Camden spoke to the Hope Rotary Club at First Christian church, citing Emerson on Napoleon and Hitler to link morals to lasting peace. He urged Rotarians to uphold their ethical pledge, aligning personal conduct with a hopeful global future, as Roy Anderson organized the program. New officers at Hope Rotary were elected, with several guests including local officials and business owners in attendance.
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Emerson
Napoleon Bonaparte
Walter Laney
Camden
Hope Rotary Club
First Christian Church
Mr. Laney
Napoleon
Hitler
Laney
Roy Anderson
Hope Club
Lili Wray
Guy E. Basye
Thomas Brewster
Ted Jones
Harry G. Kyler
Oliver L. Adams
Herbert Stephens
Blegins
H. M. Olsen
Clay Hairston
Amos Underwood
Warren Barham
Fruit & Truck Branch Experiment Station
Wattey Vyerhalen
Hope Basket Company
Demountable Housing Project in Hope Canceled
Senator Lloyd Spencer announced Friday that the Hope demountable housing project, planned for 200 family units near Paisley School, has been canceled. He learned of the cancellation after inquiring of officials and said the War Production Board has freeze orders on new non military construction costing over 500 dollars, affecting private builders and government projects. Hope area is designated a War Plant Area with priority for materials.
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Hope
Lloyd Spencer
Spencer
Paisley
Basr
the Star
Spencer Fritday
War Production Board
Nutrition course led by Red Cross in Hope area
The Standard Nutrition Course sponsored by the American Red Cross, taught by Mary Claude Fletcher, began Monday at 7:00 pm in the Adult Educational Building. Leaders from Hope and surrounding communities have registered for the 20 hour course, with many expected to attend. The program covers national nutrition value, food needs, preservation, and upcoming canteen service and future nutrition instructor courses.
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American Red Cross
Mary Claude Fletcher
Court House
Hope
B. Hodnett
Marie~ Nichols
Harry Shiver
H. O. Kyle
L. D. Springer
Mary Duncan
George Ware
S. D. Cook
P. J. Holt
Alvin Robertson
Clyde H. Hendrickson
Gene Laseter
Yoncil Black
Martha S. Lewis
Maude L. Mayton
C. F. Lane
Elisha Jones
Louise Lewis
Elmer Brown
Earlie McWilliams
Jesse Yarberry
Faye Lewallen
Helen Hagard
L. H. Byrd
Wayward Burke
Blevins Home
Blevins High School
Mary Schremer
U. S. Airforce Loss Told In Clark Lee Dispatch
In a Clark Lee Associated Press dispatch from Melbourne the loss of U S airpower at Clark Field and Iba Field in the early Philippines campaign is recounted. The attack by 54 heavy bombers and 86 Zero fighters crippled the U S forces, stranding planes and destroying main strength.
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U.S
Philippines
Clark Lee
Associated Press
Luzon
Butnen
Australia
Melbourne
Luevon
Pearl Harbor
Chirkfield
Manila
Formosa
Newby Iba Field
Clark Field
Iba Field
Brest Prepares Under Siege Declared by German Authority
German authorities notified Brest on the English Channel to be ready for a proclamation of a state of siege without advance warning. The move targets subversive activity in the occupied French city rather than an invasion threat, with the decree saying the siege would last indefinitely.
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Vichy
Brest
English Channel
Epenthe de Brest
Miss McRae Honored by Hendrix Sorority
Conway reports Marilyn McRae of Hope has been elected rush captain for Kappa Kappa Kappa at Hendrix College. Daughter of Helen Williams McRae, she is a Hendrix freshman and was pledged last November.
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Conway
Marilyn McRae
Hope
Rush
Kappa Kappa Kappa
Hendrix College
Wis
Helen Williams McRae
Marilyn
Hendrix
Kappa
Jailed for Attempt to Rob Liquor Store
Harald Schubert of Michigan faces charges of attempting to rob Williams Liquor store after allegedly slugging the attendant B. Ponder and opening an emptied register. He was later captured in an alley downtown following police pursuit Thursday night.
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Harald Schubert
Michigan
Williams
Schbert
B. Ponder
Women to Sign for War Work
President Roosevelt disclosed government study on mobilizing wartime labor by voluntary registration of all women aged 18 to 65. He said a decision within about two weeks would outline how to channel women into war jobs. He noted the large signup task and potential enthusiasm as a major difficulty.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
British Sink 4 Axis Vessels in Mediterranean Action
British submarines added to Axis losses sinking four ships in the Mediterranean. One schooner carried sugar and stores bound for Tripoli, the Axis supply port in Libya. Submarines slipped into a convoy despite escort, ramming and torpedoing two ships, with another medium vessel struck in the same action.
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London —i
Mediterranean
Admiralty
Tripoli
Libya
Oil and Gas Filings Nevada County April and Mid2
Filings prepared by Helen Hesterly includeWarranty Deed in oil and gas mineral rights dated 4-7-42 filed 4-9-92 and related deeds such as Roushy, Boyerly, and Briant assignments. Transactions involve multiple grantors grantees and sections including Sec 20 Twp 13 Rge 22 and Sec 34 Twp M4 Rge 22 with various dates and recording numbers.
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Nevada County
Helen Hesterly
J. S. Matthews
H. D. Reynolds
Japanese land in Cebu as Corregidor hold fades
Washington reports Japanese landings near Cebu while American forces lose a large cruiser and three supporting vessels. Corregidor remains under siege as U S torpedo boats sink a Japanese armed vessel and two ships are destroyed to prevent capture. Roosevelt notes lack of clear news from Bataan while fighting continues in the Philippines.
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Washington
Bataan
Corregide Ting Island
South Ward
Manila Bay
Roosevelt
Wainwright
Philippines
U.S
Coridor
Cebu
Manila
Bataah
Walln Xtwright
Hetan
Gener. Wainwright
Island
Corregidor
EWT
Bitaan
Manitoba
War Department
Tire recapping urged amid tire rationing rules
A Hempstead County rationing notice warnings motorists to have tires recapped or retreaded rather than waiting for blowouts. It notes limited rubber allotments, few new tires and tubes, and a Washington ruling prohibiting issuance of new tubes for obsolete or recapped tires.
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Hempstead County Rations Board
Washington
Hempstead County
Hope
Arkansas
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By Willis Thornton
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FT. Drum
Frank
Bataan Peninsula
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New Orleans
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Isit
Polk
South Ehn Street
Linda Cabb
Rose Maurie Hendrix
Ross Inks
Hope Star
U. S
France
Miss McRae
Hendrix Sorority
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