Postwar textile outlook for the South eyed by Marshall Field
Marshall Field & Co. argues a postwar opportunity for Southern cotton textiles as new cloth types and better modern equipment boost production. Luther Hodges notes 14 million spindles scrapped and 4 million modern spindles installed in 20 years, signaling a total plant upgrade and renewed regional leadership in textiles. The piece recalls South Carolina and North Carolina growth after World War I and hints at a second boom after World War II. A light aside describes a debate among fathers over wartime drafting and town nightlife.
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Marshall Field & Co
Chicago
Luther H. Hodges
Mr. Hodges
Baltimore
Arkansas
South
New England
Luther Ellison
Camden Chamber of Commerce
Carolinas
Arkansas Chamber of Commerce
North Carolina
South Carolina
America
FDR Churchill May Plan New Military Strategy Talks
The article reports that FDR and Churchill plan a Quebec conference likely focused on military strategy rather than politics. Russia was not invited, and Stalin may attend only if security and postwar questions are ready for discussion.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Quebec
Moscow
Russia
Roosevelt
Churchill
Niagara Falls
Lwndon
Tass
Qubec
Stalin
London
Canada
United States
Britain
Committee For National Liberation
Frace
Dominion
Nazis Reported to Be Moving Government
Bern Aug 13 reports say a large portion of the Nazi government has moved from Berlin to Vienna for safety from Allied air raids. Berlin officials, including the chancellery and foreign office, were said to be shifted to Vienna while possible, as evacuations of civilians continued across Germany. Goebbels faces power curtailment as propaganda splits emerge with Ribbentrop’s foreign office.
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Bern
Switzerland
Berlin
Vienna
Richs Chancellery
Foreign Office
High Command
Marine, Air and Home Affairs
Austria
Pomerania
Prussia
Brandenburg
Lower Silesia
Leipzig
Madgeburg
Brunswick
Goebbels
Ribbentrop
Das Reich
Voelkischer Beobachter
Umbrella Bird Crest Gives Tropical Species Its Name
The tropical American umbrella bird earns its name from a mushroom shaped crest of feathers atop its head, which it can raise at will.
Restless Earth Reveals Never-Quiet Surface Beneath
Seismic instruments show the earth’s surface is always moving, challenging the idea of a solid, inert planet. Observations highlight continuous tremors and shifts beneath our feet, reshaping understanding of geology and risk.
Wartime ration notes for August and September provisions
The calendar lists Book 2 red stamps T and U valid through August 31 for meat and cheese. Blue stamps N P Q expire August 7, R S T valid through September 20. Sugar Book 1 stamp 13 through August 15, stamps 15 16 5 pounds each for home canning. Shoes Book 1 stamp 18 through October 31. Coffee no longer requires unrationed stamps. Gasoline allocations vary by region with No 6 A coupons three gallons in East, No 7 four gallons elsewhere, B C coupons 2½ gallons in 12 Northeast states, 3 in rest of East, 4 elsewhere. Last year fuel oil period 5 coupons through Sept 30. new season period 1 coupons through Jan 3 1944 worth 10 gallons per unit.
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East
To Test Dairy Herds Here August 23
Dr Sid Galt, Federal Veterinarian, will test dairy herds and beef breeding herds in Hempstead County starting Monday August 23 for tuberculosis. Three year cycle tests portions of cattle to keep county on the accredited list for cattle movement. Livestock men should notify County Agent Oliver L Adams by August 21. No chutes needed. neighbors should group requests to avoid duplicate trips.
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Sid Galt
Hempstead
Oliver L. Adams
Rationing Board to Close August 14 16
The Hempstead County Rationing Board will close at noon Saturday August 14 and remain closed through Monday August 16. Secretary Mrs Eudora Eason said the shutdown allows completion of inventories for national headquarters.
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Hempstead
Eudora Eason
Nazi Stronghold Taken in Sicily Campaign
Allied forces announced the capture of Cape Orlando, a Nazi stronghold near Messina, as U S Seventh Army and British Eighth Army closed the gap along both coasts. Axis prisoners exceeded 130000 with General Fiumara among the captives. The Italian campaign pushed toward Randazzo while evacuation to the mainland accelerated.
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North Africa
U. S. Seventh Army
Cape Orlando
Cape
Messina
Naso
Brolo
Fiumara
Napoli
Naples
George S. Patton, Jr
Eighth Army
Taormina
Mesina
Italy
Randazzo
U. S
Stalingrad
Roos Munro
Candian
Hermann
Cape Ali
Messina Strait
Drouth Forces Sale of Many Local Cattle
Hempstead county faces drought with about 30 000 cattle. feed shortages will cut this number in weeks. County Agent Oliver L. Adams spoke at Hope Rotary Club about agriculture supporting the war effort and heavy machinery needed to feed nation and troops. George W. Ware noted a freighter’s load would require Hempstead county’s entire marketable produce. New Rotarian R E Cooper was introduced. guests included James R Henry of Dallas and several local visitors.
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Hempstead
Drouth
Oliver L. Adams
Hope Rotary Club
Barlow
Adams
George W. Ware
Fruit & Truck Branch
R. E. Cooper
James R. Henry
Dallas
Jim Brewer
Morriston
William Ward
Washington, D. C
Paul Gastor
Hope
Kharkov Battle Nears Final Stage as Red Army Presses
Soviet forces tighten ring around Kharkov amid heavy fighting on multiple fronts. Red Army gains threaten Poltava rail line area while German defenses crumble and the Soviet drive expands toward Sumy and Orel districts with large tank and infantry assaults.
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Moscow
Kharkov
Ukraine
Red Army
Berlin
Chuguev
Red Star
Kharkov - Poltava
Kilentaev
Vorskala
Poltava
Akhtyrka
Bryansk
Karachev
Kromi
Orel
Karchey
Dmitrovsk-Orlovsky
Germany
Red
Sumy
Postmaster of Bearden Dies
Bearden reports the death of Postmaster T. B. Gatling at his home. Survivors include his widow, two daughters and a son.
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Bearden
Axis Citadels Ripped Apart in Record Attack
Allied air forces blasted Rome in a daylight raid by North Africa based bombers while Britain night bombers hit northern Italy. Milan and Turin faced the heaviest attacks yet on the two cities as Berlin also faced Mosquito strikes.
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London
Rome
Berlin
Milan
Turin
Italy
Britain
North Africa
Mediteranean
Air Ministry
Churchill
Ickes Opposes Delay on Gas Rationing Move
Washington August 13 Interior Secretary Ickes in his role as Petroleum Administrator for War rejected requests from Arkansas motorists to postpone new Southwest gasoline controls. He said no deferment beyond when action becomes necessary and invited more supporting data but will act when appropriate.
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Washington
Ickes
Arkansas
Southwest
Caraway
D-Ark
Schwieger Resigns As Press Director
Fayetteville August 13 1944 Sam Schwieger to return to active newspaper work September 1 after five years as secretary manager of the Arkansas Press Association and Press Relations director for the University of Arkansas He will be connected with an Arkansas newspaper and remains acting secretary manager until his successor is chosen The Kids All Call Him Milwaukee A 17 year old recruit enlisted in the Army Air Force with a mapped career Johnny Cero
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Fayetteville
Sam Schwieger
Secrtary
Arkansas Press Association
University of Arkansas
Schwieger
Arkansas
The
Press Association
Milwaukee
Army Air Force
Johnny Cero
Japs warned of mainland raids as Pacific war widens
American air commander Maj. Gen. Nathan Winning warned Japan of intensified raids on the mainland. Liberator bombers raided the Kurile Islands with five enemy ships downed and two Liberators missing. Tokyo warned of a possible raid from the north while U S troops pressed near Bairoko Harbor on New Georgia. Blockade ships and a Japanese auxiliary vessel blocked Blackett Strait toward Kula Gulf, hindering relief for Bairoko.
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Associated Press
Japan
U. S
Kurile
Pacific
Nathan F. T. Winning
Solomons
Kurile Island
Tokyo
United States
Bairale Harbor
New Georgia Island
Blackett Strait
Kula Gulf
Bairoko Harbor
Solons Rally for Timber and Oil Role in Postwar Arkansas
Arkansas lawmakers and industry leaders toured the state highlighting timber and oil as key postwar assets. C C Bailey urged natural gas as a major resource fueling synthetic rubber and plastics, while W M Carney outlined oil's potential in new industries. Palmer warned about discriminatory freight rates and labor concerns, stressing unions and constitutional questions on union membership. Continued on Page Four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Holland Crossett
Arkansas
C. C. Bailey
Little Rock
Arkansas Industries
C. E. Palmer
Chamber of Commerce
Arkansas Press Association
el Dorado
W. M. Carney
Lion Oil Company
Carney
Palmer
William M. Shepherd
Pine Bluff
Junior
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Alex. H. Washburn
Congress
Hamburg
Cologne
Duesseldorf
Soviet
North Pole
Arctic Ocean
United
Spitzbergen
Greenland
Ottawa
Diceland
Atlantic
New York
NEA
Arctic
Norway
Finland
Sicily
Goering
15Th Armored
Munro
Cap Bon
NASA
Marina di Patti
Europe
Ernest Agnew
Solons
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