Price enforcement tightens as OPA warns violators
The Office of Price Administration backs civil suits for civilians against storekeepers charging more than allowed under the price ceiling. Kansas City officials say enforcement will extend to major retailers where restrictions are disregarded, with penalties up to 5000 dollars and a year in prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Office of War Information
OWI
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Charles F. Lamkin, Jr
OPA Price
Kansas City
Lamisin
Leon Henderson
Henderson
Meat price controls blamed for nationwide shortage
S Burton Heath reports the Office of Price Administration faces a meat shortage in many cities. Officials warned of price controls hurting profitability as wholesale and retail meat prices froze while livestock costs rose, pushing packers and smaller stores toward closure and creating a looming glut next fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Washington
Department of Agriculture
U S Planes Big Factor in Fight Against Rommel
Allied air strength shapes North Africa and Crete battles as U S bombers hit Axis supply lines and shipping. Dust storms hinder desert combat near Alexandria while British forces patrol, with raids on Suda Bay and Tobruk docks. Japan expands inland and on coast near Wenchow as MacArthur reports Guadalcanal bases and carrier strikes.
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U.S
Rommel
Africa
Cairo
United States
North
Winston Churchill
Rome
Alexandria
Suez
Greece
Tobruk
Suda Bay
Crete
Eritrea
Solomon Hold
MacArthur
Australia
Solomon Islands
New Guinea
Guadalcanal
Macauinge
Kukum
Banda Sea
Amboina
Dutch East Indies
Agriculture Heads Meet in Little Rock
Agriculture leaders gathered at the Arkansas capitol in May to study extending the CGL dehydrating program. Washington officials T W Sampson and HH Thatcher joined state extension and farm bureau reps. a Fayetteville eggs dehydrating plant and others in Pocahontas and Harrison were noted for approval and operation.
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Little Rock
Aug
Capitol
Arkansas
Washington
T. W. Sampson
Agriculture Department
HH. K. Thatcher
State Agriculture and Industrial Commission
State Extension Service
Farm Bureau
Thatcher
Fayetteville
Pocahontas
Harrison
FBI Unearths Jap Spy Ring
FBI reports the arrest of Mimo De Guzman a 42 year old Filipino in Washington DC as a key organizer in a network aiding Japan's invasion plans. The case cites a claimed $100000 fund and recruitment among Black communities with aims to form a fifth column, with branches in multiple U.S. cities and involvement of a Japanese army major. Bail set at 10000. transfer to Washington likely.
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New York
United States
Japan
Black Dragon
FBI
Mimo Dr Guzman
Washington, D.C
America
Foxworth
East
de “*Ghamuait
U. S. Navy
Coast Guard
Washington
de Gueman
Election ruling defined by group at ASL meeting
The Democratic Central Committee adopted a resolution clarifying eligibility for runoff. Officials who served or were asked to serve in the preferential primary are barred from serving in the runoff on August 1. Official canvass showed little change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asl
Democratic Central
Black man found guilty and sentenced to die in Texas case
In Pexarkana on August 1 a district court jury after 35 minutes convicted Matt Williams a Black man of criminally hurting a four year old white girl and sentenced him to die in the electric chair. Court attorneys challenged his signed confession saying it was coerced by officers.
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Pexarkana
Tex
Matt Williams
Williams
Navy transfer of Thomas C Crawford to San Diego station
A Navy release to The Star states Thomas C Crawford of 603 Pond Street Hope is moved to the Naval Training Station in San Diego Calif in the United States Navy transfer.
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Thomas C. Crawford
Navy
San Diego
Thomas Carrol Crawford
Pond Street
Hope
United States Navy
Naval Training Station
Calif
The
Star
American pilots clash with 29 Japanese zeros in Chinas Hengyang raid
United States army aviators attacked a formation of 29 Japanese Zero fighters over Hengyang airdrome in Hunan Province. Nine Japanese planes were shot down with no U S pilots lost. A tenth plane damaged. It was the largest air battle in the Pacific theater since the Flying Tigers joined the U S Army Air Force.
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Pacific
Chungking
United States Army
Hengyang
Taient
Joseph W. Stilwell
Flying Tigers
American Volunteer Group
U.S. Army Air Force
Hunan Province
Era
China
Kentucky voters decide Senate nominee amid pool controversy
In ten hours of voting Kentucky Democrats pick their U S Senate nominee between A B Chandler and John Young Brown Lexing ton attorney Brown attacks a Versailles backyard swimming pool gift as a campaign issue claiming 8 000 pounds of war metals were used in its construction Chandler acknowledges accepting the pool as a gift but says it came from friendship The race features major Democratic backing and a close count is anticipated with polls open 6 a m to 4 p m local time and ballots counted starting an hour after closing
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Louisville
Kentucky
A. B
Happy' Chandler
John Young Brown
Lexington
United States Senate
Brown
Chandler
Versailles
Ben Collings
Senate and War Production Board
Collings
Chandier
Senate
Alben W. Barkley
Pacific Coast
Alaska
Joint Income Tax Return Proposal Recreated in Senate
Senator Walsh predicts revival of a treasury plan for mandatory joint income tax returns for married couples. Senate Finance Committee urged to bolster the House approved revenue bill by 2.5 billion dollars while House Ways and Means previously rejected the joint return suggestion. The plan could raise about 420 million more in revenue to help meet wartime tax goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Walsh
D-Mass
Senate Finance Commnittee
House
Ways and Means
Morgenthau
George
Tam
Wist
Congress
Shyone
Boy Producer Has Good Show
In Omaha, a local youth staged a backyard benefit show headlined by Bud Abbott and Low Costello. Jerry Young paid performers 35 cents, drew about 2,000 attendees, and all proceeds went to the Red Cross. Costello nearly lost his shirt in the deal. Abbott outbid others to keep it.
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Omaha
Aus
Jerry Young
Bud Abbott
Low Costello
Jerry
Costello
Abbott
Lou
Cosello
RAF Pounds Duesseldorf In Major Overnight Raid
A strong RAF force bombed the Rhineland city of Duesseldorf for an hour destroying and damaging key iron and steel plants and other facilities. Attacks extended into northern France and the Low Countries with rail yards and airfields hit. Losses included 80 bombers and one fighter, with Berlin reporting 26 UK aircraft destroyed. Allies and German forces engaged in broad aerial operations across occupied Europe during the night.
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London
RAF
Rhineland
Duesseldorf
France
Low Countries
Air Ministry
Rheinmetal Iron and Steel Works
Keupp Armament Works
Vereinigte Stehlerke
United Steel Works
Germany
Rhine
Caens
Berlin
Hull
French
Adkins Overrules Highway Policy In Arkansas
Governor Adkins overruled Highway Director W. W. Mitchell and ordered resumed publication of progress reports on asphalt supply applications. The policy had kept reports from towns with disapproved bids, but the governor disagreed and mandated transparency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Highway Department
Adkins
W. W. Mitchell
Mitchell
Adkins Seeks Ruling on Bench Vacancy
Little Rock August 1 Governor Adkins sought an attorney general ruling on filling a vacancy on the 13th circuit bench. Judge L. J. Britt of El Dorado, unopposed for renomination in the August 11 primary, died Wednesday night.
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Little Rock
Adkins
Attornney
Sircuit
L. 3. Britt
el Dorado
Men Wanted for Ordnance Units Across Arkansas
An important wartime recruitment notice announces Major N C F Nielsen from Washington will aid in forming Ordnance Units in Arkansas. Two maintenance companies, staffed by Arkansas auto tradespeople, will be based at the Arkansas Ordnance Plant with about 200 personnel each. Captain Haco Boyd, Little Rock native, will command one unit as Nielsen assists. Recruitment starts in Texarkana August 3 at Grim Hotel, then moves to Fort Smith El Dorado Jonesboro and Helena with interviews to be announced.
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Arkansas
N. C. F. Nielsen
Chief of Ordnance
Washington
D. C
Arkansas Ordnance Plont
Nielsen
Haco Boyd
Boyd
Little Rock
Army of the United States
William Harold Sadler
Link
Arkansas Automobile Dealers Association
National Automobile Dealers Association
Texarkana
Ark
Fort Smith
el Dorado
Jonesboro
Helena
Ordnance Department
Hospital Opens Doors For First Patient At New Field Plant Site
Flashes of Life reports Captain Oliver E Welch post surgeon at Redstone Ordnance plant opened the doors of a new hospital a few days ago with patient number one being a captain who suffered a fractured arm when his horse slipped during an early morning concussion. Springfield unit awards telephonists with title change to secretaries of communication for efficient work at Langemon ordnance plant in Allpolis.
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Associated Press
Hillulsville, Aly
Oliver E. Welch
Redstone Ordualice
Springfield
T Ie
Langemon
Alliopolis
Germans Claim Salsk Capture and Caucasus Push
German divisions pressed toward the Azov coast and into the West Caucasus as Soviet forces held at the Don bend near Stalingrad. Reports said Salsk, a key rail junction 100 miles southeast of Rostov, was captured, cutting the southern Caucasus rail line to Stalingrad. British RAF bombers pounded Duesseldorf and northern France targets, while Soviets counterattacked near Bataisk and along the Don bend amid heavy fighting and wheat fields aflame.
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Europe
Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Red Army
I Don
Azov Sea
West Caucasus
Stalingrad
Bataisk
Rostov
Gulf of Taganrog
Azov
Red Star
Roger D. Greene
Associated Press
Britain
Germany
Duéssi
Russia
Caucasus
Caucasian
Salsk
Great Southern Caucasus
Duesseldorf
Low Countries
Caens
France
Rheinmetal Iron and Steel Works
Vereinigte Stahlwerke
United Steel Works
Kletskaya
Don River
Tsimlyansk
Gulf of
Taganrog
Marshal Sem
Leon Timoshenko
Battle of the Bend
Kura Gans
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Alex. H. Washburn
By S. Burton Heath
Ynekiang Province
Wenchow
Wenchaw
Che- Kang
Lishui
Tsingtien
Kisngsi
Kwanefeng
Ao River
Pace
Wylie
George Wylie
Johnny Wilson
Wilson
WEA
Mathew Cornish
Denver
Gata
Philip Peters
Peters
Cornish
Pine Bluff
Harvey George Thacker
Kittitas
Wash
Grider Field
Thacker
William H. Hewick
Madison
Wis
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