The Arithmetic of Debt and Postwar Budget
W A McDonnell spoke to the Little Rock Rotary about the cost of wartime spending and a balanced budget. The piece cites Senator O Daniel’s attack on the Washington dynasty and warns that postwar demands could provoke public anger if cash is not returned to soldiers.
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W. A. McDonnell
Commercial National Bank
Little Rock
W. Lee O'Daniel
Texas
Washington Dynasty
McDonnell
Hope
United States
Sweden halts Nazi transit to Norway and Finland
Secretary Hull praised Sweden for canceling transit facilities used by Germany since 1940 for troop and war material movement to Norway and Finland. The Swedish public welcomed the government action as a strategic measure amid war fears, with Sweden- trained army of 400,000 and 25 hour alert. The move eases neutrality burdens and may affect Nazi supply lines. Berlin denied tension, citing an agreement.
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Washington
Hull
Germany
Norway
Finland
Sweden
Committee of National Liberation
Stockholm
Gustaf V
North Sea
Associated Press
Foreign Office
Berlin Radio Today
Berlin
Confederate Home Bauxite Survey Underway In Arkansas
Little Rock August 6 Chairman Joe Hardin of the state Bauxite Commission met with the National Geophysical Survey to conduct preliminary tests of the Confederate Home bauxite deposits. Tests expected to finish by September 1. Metals Reserve Co to fund drilling and assaying at 12.50 per unit with potential up to 200000 for relocation and initial production, within 1943 legislative limits.
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Little Rock
Joe Hardin
State
Hardin
Diesel fuels from peanuts cottonseed and palm oil tested for trucks
Diesel m otored trucks may run on peanut oil cottonseed oil and palm oil when mineral oil is scarce tests show these oils can serve as fuels. The findings suggest synthetic blends could substitute for mineral diesel in certain engines.
Ration Calendar Details for Meat Cheese and More
The notice lists remaining validity for ration books and stamps. Book 2 red stamps T and U valid through August 31. blue stamps N P Q expire August 7 with R S and T valid through September 20. Book 1 sugar stamp 13 good for 5 pounds through August 15 with stamps 15 and 16 each for 5 pounds. Shoes Book 1 stamp 18 valid through October 31. Coffee no longer requires unrationed stamps. Gasoline coupons vary by region: East 6 A coupons three gallons, other areas 7 four gallons, B and C 2 12 Northeast states, 3 rest of East, 4 elsewhere. Fuel oil last year period 5 coupons through September 30. new period 1 coupons through January 3, 1944 worth 10 gallons each.
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East
Washington
Treasury
Internal Revenue
Negro Executed at Tucker Farm Today
Henry Thompson, 44, was executed in the electric chair at Tucker Prison Farm for the Christmas Eve robbery and murder of Mrs. Vetito, 42, at her Bison farm home. Thompson admitted guilt after being asked by Warden Lee Henslee, noting Vetito’s body was dumped in a well. a rifled pocketbook was found in the kitchen. The Supreme Court had affirmed the death sentence last month.
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Thompson
Supreme Court
Review of Selective Service Quotas and Procedures
A House Military Affairs subcommittee backs a full review of selective service quotas and procedure. It calls for deferring fathers only after reexamining 4-F classifications and better allocating manpower aged 38 to 45. General Hershey testifies Monday as hearings proceed.
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Los Angeles
House Military Affairs Committee
John M. Costello
D-Calif
Forest A. Harness
R-Ind
Costello
Harness
War Industries
Lewis Hershey
National Selective Service
Indiana
General Hershey
Sacramento
Calif
Reno
Nev
Union County
New Jersey
Vincent Slavin
The
Union
N. J
General
Carson City
Hershey
Washington
America
Five Missing in West Virginia Flood Toll Rises
Sutton West Virginia Aug 6 Immediate search by state police to determine fate of five missing amid flood that has claimed five known dead and caused an estimated one billion dollars in damage to farms and towns near here.
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Sutton
W. Va
West Virginia
her@m
Americans Press On Toward Messina in Sicily
Allied forces push two to three miles on the north coast toward Messina and seize Gagliano as Britsh and Canadian units advance from Adrano toward Centuripe and Regalbuto. Air and naval bombardment targets Messina and northern communications while Troina sees savage German counterattacks in rugged terrain.
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North Africa
U. S
Messina
Italy
Gagliano
Mt. Etna
Adrano
Centuripe
Regalbuto
Troina
Sicily
Catania
Etna
Misterbianco
Simeto
Paterno
Eighth Army
Taormina
Ig San Fratello
Iate
Wellington
Francavilla
Churchill
Tunisia
Rched
Apple Fateful Aim Ends In Tragedy In Orchard
In Yellville on August 6 21 year old Tulie Shipman was fatally wounded when a rifle discharged while he struck at an apple with the gun. He died at Harrison hospital. Survivors include his parents Mr and Mrs J Shipman.
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Yellvillen
Tulie Shipman
Here
Talie
Harrison
J. Shipman
Reds Turn Push Toward Karkov and Belgorod
The battle report notes the Red Army advancing toward Kharkov and Belgorod as part of the summer offensive. Russian forces near Belgorod approach Kharkov within 45 miles while Orel and Bryansk fronts push the German line outward. The Moscow dispatches praise the victories and cite German claims of prisoners and tanks destroyed.
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Henry C. Cassidy
Moscow
Orel
Joseph Stalin
Red Army
Beisored
Belgorod
Three harvest hands volunteer to join the party
A fragment shows three harvest hands at a counter rising in unison and volunteering to go with one man, indicating a cooperative decision or plan. The wording suggests a rural labor scene with a straightforward, collective choice.
Allied gains and new threats shaped World War II outlook
Allied forces reported the fall of Munda air base in the Solomon Islands as Japanese resistance ended there, while Gen. Vandegrift signaled new sea-borne operations against Japan. The advance continued in New Guinea with Salamaua under threat and Chinese sources noted Japanese aerial reinforcements to threaten potential bomb targets in China.
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Charles S. Foltz
Madrid
Hardy Perennial
Germany
Berlin
Arriba
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Axis
Goebbels
Reich
Associated Press
Allied
Munda
Solomons
Alexander A. Vandegrift
Japan
Southwest Pacific
Amphibious
Vandegrift
South Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Phillipines
South Pacific War Theater
United States
Gen. Vandegrift
U. S
Forty Convicts Paroled by Arkansas Parole Board
Forty convicts were paroled at Tucker prison farm in Little Rock. Notable cases include Ernest Douglas of Hempstead with burglary and grand larceny sentenced to 15 years and Louis J. French of Ouachita with false pretense sentenced to three years. Other dates and offenses listed include Jefferson and Ouachita defendants with grand larceny, voluntary manslaughter, assault to kill, receiving stolen property, carnal abuse, and related terms ranging from one to five years.
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Little Rock
Parole Board
Tucker Prison Farm
J. S. Pollard
Clement
Ernest Douglas
Hempstead
Louis J. French
Ouachita
Charles James Jackson
Jefferson
Robert Jones
Buddy Madison
Clifford Patterson
John Shackeford
Isiah Bo Stratton
T. L. Thackston
Charlie Woods
Wages Set For Oil Field Workers In Southern Arkansas
The Regional War Labor Board adopted wage minima for Southern Arkansas oil fields matching Louisiana rates set by Dallas. The guidance scale ranges from 4 cents an hour for laborers to 44 cents for rotary drillers and follows a Dallas conference with oil industry representatives.
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Kansas City
Ithe Regional War Labor Board
Arkansas
Louisiana
Dallas
Ontario Leads Canada in Butter Production Last Year
Ontario produced 80,970,000 pounds of butter, the highest total among Canadian provinces, reflecting strong dairy output for the year.
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Ontario
Canada
Fall of Orel Catania Sparks Cry for Peace in Italy
The Italian cabinet offered no sign of seeking peace as news spread of Allied gains in Orel and Catania. The Milan correspondent noted public demand for settlement of Italy’s honor while the government pursued reforms dissolving the Fascist party, revising penal codes, abolishing racial laws, and tightening press controls.
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Frank Brutto
Bern
Switzerland
Catania
Orel
Belgorod
Ecce
Milan
Zurich Die Tat
Badoglio
Italy
Baddovlio
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Ionian Sea
Palermo
iCotenie
Geie
Syracuse
Alex. H. Washburn
Washington Administration
Confederate Home
Tucker Farm
Apple
NEA Service
Telephono Pvt
Joe Gallo
Poushkeepsie
N. Y
Gela
Gallo
A.E.F
States
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