Newsprint Shift From Canada to South Looms for War Era
A tabulation shows 1,130 American dailies used 3,179,011 tons of newsprint in 1941, at 149 dollars per ton worth 171 million dollars to mills and shippers. Southern pine from Lufkin Texas via the Herty process could move Canada’s share postwar, boosting Dixie mills and reshaping prices as war production raises civilian demand. In-state and national usage figures highlight inflation risks and a war economy reallocating resources from consumer goods to ships and weapons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Newspaper Publishers Association
America
Norway
Finland
Russia
Lufkin
Texas
Dre. Charles II. Herty
Hope Star
South
Herty
Canada
Dixie
Reds Capture Golden Range and Nazi Stronghold
Red Star reported Russian forces seized the Golden Range in Crimea after four days of heavy fighting, claiming German losses of 300 killed and the capture of guns and mortars, while some Finnish troops reportedly arrived to bolster fronts. Berlin said Germans advanced in Donets Basin and claimed encirclement defeat of a Soviet unit, with attacks on Murmansk shipping and losses by German mountain troops in Lapland.
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Kuibyshev
Rich Star
Golden Range
Crimea
Kalinin
Red Star
Berlin
Donets
Murmansk
Lapland
Ecommunique
Black Sea
Six Ways to Conserve Soil and Protect War Efforts
Dr. H. H. Bennett of the U S Department of Agriculture outlines six soil and water conservation methods aimed at boosting yields, matching land to best use, eliminating waste, expanding tillable area, and safeguarding crops against harsh weather to support Allied victory. The message stresses applying land and water resources efficiently to shorten the war via farming resilience.
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Hitler
Hirohita
H. H. Bennett
Department of Agriculture Soil Conservvation Service
Washington, DC
Terre Rouge-Bodenn
Dr. Bennett
United States
Bennett
Japanese Reach 100 Miles From Mandalay Front Arrival
New Delhi dispatch reports Japanese forces within 100 miles of Mandalay amid renewed attacks in the Taunggyi area. British communique notes deep northward penetration, with Chinese forces under Lt Gen Stilwell holding eastern front near Shwenyaung and Taunggyi. Western flank reports Japanese digging south of Yenangyaung. Mandalay region faces air raids with no new damage reported.
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New Delhi
Burma
Mandalay
Taunggyi
Jal- Inn Lolkaw
Loikaw
Thailand
Joseph W. Stilwell
Shwenyaung
Taungeyi
Yenangyaung
Schools Close for Rationing Registration Day
Schools suspend activities on Monday for registration of draftees and sugar card issuance, with no session on rationing days for wholesalers retailers institutions and industrialists. Elementary schools remain in session Tuesday and Wednesday, while high schools close those two days. Teachers will help with draftee registration on Monday prompting the suspension.
British Raiders Bomb Rostock Amid Heinkel Works Firestorm
British air squadrons blasted Rostock Germany a major Baltic port home to Heinkel aircraft works and shipbuilding. The raid caused widespread flames with heavy damage. four aircraft reported missing. Britain welcomed Lord Beaverbrook’s New York speech urging a second front in western Europe as a shift in war policy.
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Germany
Rostock
London Air Ministry
England
Heinkel Aircraft Works
Britain
Lord Beaverbrook
New York
Europe
Russia
London
Red River Rises to 27.1 Feet Friday Reports
Reports from Fulton early Friday indicate Red River continued rising and reached 27.1 feet about 2.1 feet above flood stage. Observers expect a crest within hours as flood conditions tighten. A Missouri tuberculosis death rate stood at 44.9 per 100,000 in 1989, down from 47.9 in 1938.
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Fulton
Red River
Eee
Missouri
Proving Ground Boom Tests Hope Ark City Life
In 1941 Hope Arkansas learned the Southwestern Proving Ground would bring 8,000 workers, 165 mile site area, and a rush of housing, rents, and commerce. The project spurred fear and humor as residents watched land condemnation, plant production, and a booming local economy transform Hope before the first gun test on January 1, 1942.
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Hope Star Hope, Ark
Southwestern Proving Ground
War Department
Washington
Proving
Arkansas
Weill
Pennsylvania
South
Dixie
Hope
Ark
Proving Ground
Hempstead
Hope Corporation
Janary
Compton Seeks Hempstead County Tax Assessor Post
W. W. Compton of Hope Arkansas announced Friday he will seek the Democratic nomination for Hempstead County tax assessor in the July primary. The 37 year old candidate outlined his work history and pledged fair valuations, personal outreach to voters, and cooperation with the Assessment Board to place county property on tax rolls accurately.
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W. W. Compton
Hope
Compton
Hempstead County
Bingen
Ark
Missouri Pacific R. R. Company
Home Owners Loan Corporation
State Revenue Department
Southwestern Proving Ground
Tan
W. Compton
German School Boys to Work in War Factories
Berlin dispatch in the Base Nation al Zeitung reports German high school boys and girls will spend summer vacations this year working in munitions factories under a plan mobilizing all the Reich resources. Younger students are mobilized for farm work and schools in some sectors will close to join Weld camps. Within weeks nearly every German man or woman will be engaged in war work. The greatest labor gap will be filled by war prisoners and civilians from conquered lands, though transportation shortages hinder movements.
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Bern
Switzerland
Berlin
National Zeitung
Priday
Adylteid
Public Display of New FHA Houses in Brookwood Addition
The Home Construction Company invites the public to inspect nine newly built FHA houses in Brookwood Addition on Walker Street this Sunday afternoon from 2 to 7 p m. George Peek is manager and Vincent Foster secretary. The homes feature individual designs, layout, and landscaping with contractors and company members guiding visitors and explaining features before occupancy.
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The
Home Construction Company, Inc
George Peek
Vincent Foster
Brookwood
Walker Street
Hope
Peck
Firem
Foster
RFC Loans for Rationed Lines
The house banking committee approved legislation to authorize the RFC to make loans to dealers on products affected by rationing and to purchase unsold products after 18 months. Primarily for automobile dealers, it would apply to any goods restricted by rationing and bars deficiency judgments against borrowers. Zenas L. Potter explained the automobile rationing program to the committee.
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Washington
House Banking Committee
RFC
Senate
Zenas L. Potter
OPA Industry Council
Madras Branch Backs Wartime National Government Plan
A resolution passed by the Madras branch urges the All-India Congress Committee to invite the Muslim League to join in constructing a wartime national government in India, signaling continued activity on the government plan.
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Madras
India
All-India Congress Party
Moslum League
Recapping of Tires Required
Washington announces May rationing quota of 633,664 news and recapped tires for passenger cars and motorcycles. The May allotment surpasses April’s 572,000 tires and introduces recapping certificates for List A vehicles for the first time. An upcoming amendment will require repair of tires before purchase for eligible List A cars after May 1.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Hope High grid game to conclude spring practice
Hope High School grid team will stage a Tuesday night game at Hammons Stadium two weeks into spring football. Former Bobcats Ellen Taylor Jones and Clark headline the guest lineup with several regulars and shifts across positions. The game starts at 8 o'clock with 10 cent admission.
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Hope High School
Hammons Stadium
Bobcats
Ellen
Taylor
Jones
Clark
McCullough
Calhoun
Huddleston
Richard
J. P. Stanford
Crawford
Wells
Green
Republican County Convention Set for May 11
A call was issued Friday for the Republican County Convention to meet in the courthouse Monday night May 11 to select delegates and alternates to the state convention and transact any other business that may come before the meeting.
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Republican County Convention
Oil and Gas Filings Nevada County 1942 Royalty Deeds
A Nevada County notice lists royalty deeds filed in April 1942 involving J B Silvey J Bilvey F Sherman A H Boswell J B Warmeyck and V S Parham and Marine Oil Co. detailing sections 15 19 and 24 in Township 14 Range 22 and related conveyances to V Parham and Marine Oil Co with dates from April 16 to April 23 1942.
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J. B. Silvey
V. Parham
J. Bilvey
Parham
Marine Oil Co
S$ NW
J. . Sherman
A. H. Boswell
V. S. Parham
J. B. Warmeyck Dux
V. . Parham
Rge
President Says Shipbuilding Behind Plans
President Roosevelt says the shipbuilding drive is behind schedule while outlining wartime production goals for 1942 43 including 185000 ships 120000 tanks 55000 antiaircraft guns and 18 million tons of merchant shipping He notes steel shortages and says everyone is working on the current program amid potential future expansions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Gress
Roosevel
Ithi Ston
Allies Raid Rabaul And Philippines Report
Allied headquarters report continued air attacks on Rabaul New Britain blasting shipping and warehouses while Japanese ground forces faced raids. Japanese bombed Port Morris with minor damage and artillery and tanks reinforced at Iloilo and Capiz Antigue in the Visayas as Corregidor remained under heavy fire.
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Australia
Rabaul
New
Port Mor
Philippine
Tloilo
Capi Antigue
Visayan
Corregidor Fortress
U S Aviators Interned Amid Press Banter on Russia
President Roosevelt said official word had arrived on the internment of a U S plane after the Moscow communique. He avoided confirming details on possible lend lease aircraft and whether the crew would be released, noting the matter was officially interned and tied to Russia.
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Washington
Moscow
Russia
Roosevelt
Mag
Siberia
P. Dent
Kalinin
Ae Si
Automobile Burns in Hope Early Friday
A Pontiac automobile owned by A. D. Findley was burned in front of his home early Friday morning. Fire Department officials reported the incident, noting the blaze occurred in Hope and involved two individuals named Buddy Finn and a person described as a negro.
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A. D. Findley
Buddy Finn
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Clinois
California
Wyoming
S. Burton Heath
Brocket
Uts
Alex, H. Washburn
NEA
Associated Press
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Deveiner
Nevada County
Helen Hesterly
U.S
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