Representative-Elect Responds to 1943 Short Session Idea
Emory Thompson of Craighead County, one of two representatives-elect, cautions against abandoning local and state government for economy. He notes there are too many laws but argues for careful lawmaking and rejects a 30-day session plan, urging prudence amid wartime needs. Aug. 21, 1942, Hope Ark. Other lawmakers-elect Tom Kidd and Paul Simms to be heard.
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Arkansas
General Assembly
Emory A. Thompson
Thompson
Meitor
Emory Thompson
Hope, Ark
Tom Kidd
Paul Simms
New Battle Over Farm Prices to Follow Appeal
Secretary Wickard urged farmers to drop the 110 percent parity ceiling, proposing amendments to price controls to allow lower ceilings. He argued inflation risks if groups resist limits while others gain. lawmakers and industry leaders warned of chaos in livestock pricing and market disruption.
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Ovida
Martin Washington
Wickard
Fulmer
House Agriculture Committee
Henderot
Brie
Leon Benders
Nation
Chicago
Earle. Smith
American ‘Pari Bureau Federation
Democratic Fight for NY Governor Narrowed to Bennet vs Mead
At the Brooklyn state convention delegates weigh a bitter Roosevelt Farley clash. U.S. Senator Mead backed by Roosevelt fights to gain strength while Attorney General Bennett, led by Farley, seeks the first ballot victory amid talk of a long roll call.
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New York
Stat
John J. Bennett, Jr
Brooklyn
United States
James M. Mead
Buffalo
Roosevelt
Bennett
James A. Farley
William W. Tyler
James A. Farguley
de Ynants
Mead Forces
Civilians Get Commissions in Army and Navy
Washington reports to Congress that 14,967 civilians with prior military officer experience were granted Army commissions between June 1 and July 31, including eight colonels and 37 lieutenant colonels. The Navy filed a similar tally, though committee chairmen withheld it pending release. Most appointments went to medical professionals, with many others filling administrative roles in air and service branches. The age range spanned 19 to 61, reflecting broad civilian staffing of officer ranks.
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Washington
War Department
Congress
Navy
House
Vinson
D-Ga
Senate Military Committee
Army
Faddis
Pa-Ta
Stimson
Wallace
Rayburn
Air Corps
Arm Bands Adopted for Hempstead County Auxiliary Police
Arm bands to be worn only on official duty designate the Hempstead County Auxiliary Police, a division of Civilian Defense. City Clerk T Billingsley swore in the group as auxiliary to the city police under Chief F W Haynie. Dues set at 50 cents per man per month. Experience planned by letting members walk night beats with city police.
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Hempstead County Auxiliary Police
Civilian Defense Organization
T . Billingsley
F. W. Haynie
Haynie
Auxiliary Police
Dity Palies
Lt Rayford A Camp Visits Parents Here
Lieutenant Rayford A Camp stationed at the Army air base in Albuquerque New Mexico was the guest here last weekend of his parents Mr and Mrs A J Camp and other relatives
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Rayford A. Camp
Army Air Base
Albuquerque, N. M
A. J. Camp
Russians Seize Initiative on Key Fronts in Central Russia
Moscow dispatches report the Red Army has taken the initiative on four central fronts stretching 40 miles from Bryansk to Lake Ilmen, with heavy losses inflicted on German garrisons. Russian centers include Bryansk front, Vyazma area, Kaejanin-Rzhev salient, and Lake Ilmen front south of Leningrad, while fighting continues near Stalingrad and in the Caucasus.
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Henry C. Cassidy
Moscow
Red Army
Bryansk
Lake Ilmen
Stalingrad
Caucasus
Vyazma
Anital
Leningrad
Don Bend
Western
Kalanin
Red Star
Don
Ted Star
Allied Bombers Hit Jap Warships in Solomon Area
Allied heavy bombers attacked Japanese warships near Faisi in the Solomon Islands as Marines fought to dislodge Japan. The 10,000-ton Australian cruiser Canberra was sunk, with 84 dead and 109 wounded including Captain Frank Getling and Ensign J W Vance. A separate low altitude strike hit a Japanese-occupied town in Timor.
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Pacific
MacArthur
Australia
Solomon Islands
Yessterday
Canberra
Robert Lee Ghormley
Frank Getling
Sydney
J.W. Vance
United States Navy
Faisi
Bouganville
Solomons
Solomon Island
Timor
Washington
Dieppe Raid Report By Middleton Sees Allied Victory
Reporter Drew Middleton aboard a Royal Navy launch describes Dieppe operations as the fiercest air and sea battle of the war in the west. He notes seven hours of combat, heavy Luftwaffe losses, and a decisive Allied success aided by Royal Navy ships and RAF fighters, with Americans and Canadians ashore.
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Royal Navy
Dieppe
RAF
Luftwaffe
Channel
Brazil Begins Spy Roundup Across Coastline
Rio de Janeiro Aug 20. President Vargas ordered German hostages held after the sinking of the sixth Brazilian ship in days. The Jacy was sunk near the northeast coast, all aboard evacuated. Germany’s presence in Brazil tightens as a roundup targets suspected spies led by Wilhelm Koenig of the German tourist bureau. A blackout order affects 2300 miles of coast from the Amazon to Victoria. Air Minister Salgado urged decisive action while avoiding an open war declaration.
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Rio de Janeiro
Winkionitsaho
Bage
Cuyaba
Gelwin Vargas
Lisbon
Jacy
Vargas
Compeigne
Compeigene
Paris
France
Brazil
Wilhelm Koenig
Naval Ministry
Amazon
Victoria
Joaquim Salgado
Salgado
Getulia Vargas
Eidtor
J. 8. Maciel, Jr
Masons to Meet on Friday Night
Midfield Lodge No. 239 will hold a fellow craft degree meeting Friday night at 1 2 Masonic hall. Candidates will be centered on during the session and Masons are invited to attend.
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Midfield Lodge No
Masonic Hall
al Masons
Elimination of 1-B Class Condition Clears Draft Path
Washington August 26 The Selective Service announced the abolition of the limited service 1-B group and reclassification will begin September 1 and end January 1 Eligible registrants will be rated 1-A if fit or 4-F if unfit Deferments for dependency family or occupation may still apply as boards reassess changes in status
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Washington
Selective Service
Selective Service System
Army
Harry Phipps Dies Today
Harry Phipps, 46, a well known Hope laundryman, died at his home at 10 30 a m today after months of illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. He is survived by his widow, his parents Mr and Mrs J C Phipps of Amarillo Texas, six brothers Will of Helena Ark Charles Myri Lee Herman and Allen of Amarillo Texas and a sister Mrs W I Ellis also of Amarillo.
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Harry Phipps
Hope
J. C. Phipps
Amarillo
Texas
Will
Helena
Ark
Charles
Myri
Lee
Herman
Allen
W. I, Ellis
Garland City Man in Service in England
Mr and Mrs S A White of Garland City miller courtly have word from their son First Class Private Emmett White 02 that he is now stationed somewhere in England Private White enlisted at Longview Texas and Class Private Emmett White 20 U S Army Air Corps at Savannah Ga Jamaica is the largest and most valuable of the British West Indies.
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S. A. White
Garland City
Miller Courtly
Emmett White
England
White
Longview
Texas
U.S. Army Air Corps
Savannah
U S Pilots Hit Targets In Dieppe Air Show
U S fighter pilots join B F and British escort in a massive Dieppe air operation. Allied air forces flew 2 500 sorties with four U S crosses across the channel and a Fortress raid on Abbeville, described as incredible by a British Spitfire pilot. Captain Frank Hill claimed a probable victory over a Focke Wulf 190. Two other victories not yet named.
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Wes Gallaghe
Britain
Dieppe
United States
RAF
Fighter Command
Frank Hill
Hillsdale
N. J
Germany
Abbeville
Fred M. Dean
Flashes of Life in Briefs From Across the Nation
A Philadelphia patrolman stops a man from self harm after finding him firing a revolver in a Chester Zygmond scene. In Kas a Chamber of Commerce blushes. In San Francisco a truck body found to be a dummy connects to a university. In Lewiston a bedbug prank is targeted in a porch note.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
William Harkins
Chester Zygmond
Harkins
Zygmond
Pratt
Kas
Chamber of Commerce
Aly
San Francisco
Charles Dullea
University of San Francisco
Dieppe Raid Signals Broader Invasion Threat Shocks Europe
Allied command reports Dieppe raid as a nine hour battle with United States Rangers Canadian British and Fighting French Commandos storming the coast and forcing a significant German defense. Heavy air and naval activity, 91 German planes destroyed, civilian casualties and a dawn landing press the forecast of a larger second front.
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Drew Middleton
London
Hitler
Europe
Dieppe
Channel
United States Rangers
Alles 2
Roger D. Greene
Associated Press
Germany
Allied Command
Diepp
France
Vichy
Berlin
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Syracuse University
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Association of Aerials
Lonon
Ingland
French
Jaritish Deswoyers
Brighton
Hastings
Iver
North Sea
Calais
Boulognes
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NEA Telemap
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Jamaica
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Lewiston
Mont
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