War Strikes in War Plants Spark Public Outcry in Louisiana
Our Daily Bread editorial denounces wartime plant disruptions across the United States. It urges swift presidential action to end strikes affecting Aluminum Company of America plants and a Chrysler tank addition, linking labor feuds to national security and urging a Louisiana bill mandating work or fight for ages 17 to 55 with penalties for noncompliance.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
All America
War Production Behind Schedule Says Nelson
Washington reports Production Chief Donald M. Nelson said July munitions output rose ten percent from June but was seven percent below expected performance. He warned that the months ahead require redoubled effort to balance programs, conserve materials, and keep overall war production on track despite uneven progress across ordnance, ships, and aircraft categories.
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Washington
Donald M. Nese
Mak Air Weus
Nelson
Tiig
Negan
Cee Bethe
Ion
Maritime Commission
Pearl Harbor
Netston
Arkansans Promoted in Marine Corps Lt Col List
The Marine Corps announced the temporary promotion of 232 officers to lieutenant colonel. Several are missing in action or prisoners of war, delaying some promotions. Among the 212 names for Arkansas are Robert E. Hill of Stuttgart Alva B. Lasewell of Piggott and John C. Munn of Arkadelphia.
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Washington
Amarine Corps
Arkansas
Robert E. Hill
Stuttgart
Alva B. Lasewell
Piggott
John ¢. Munn
Arkadelphia
Atkins Chosen Co Chairman Re-elected Hempstead Dems
W. 8. Atkins was re elected chairman and B R Hamm was again chosen secretary of the Hempstead County Democratic Central Committee at its organization meeting in Hope city hall Friday Thirty of the 36 committee men attended The committee by unanimous vote recommended to the State Board of Election Commissioners the appointment of Alex H Washburn and Ralph Bailey as Democratic members of the Hempstead County Board of Election Commissioners. MOUSE STOPS TRAFFIC Glasgow P Traffic screeched to a standstill on a busy street and crowds gathered. There between the rails in front of a tramcar was a mouse which the motorman chased from the tracks before traffic proceeded.
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W. 8. Atkins
B. R. Hamm
Hempstead
Hope City Hall
State Board of Election Commissioners
Alex. H. Washburn
Ralph Bailey
Glasgow
War Labor Board Urges End to Detroit Tank Arsenal Strike
The War Labor Board, via its review panel, moved to quickly resolve a strike at the Chrysler tank arsenal in Detroit. About 475 AFL-CIO construction workers halted work over hiring disputes tied to the CIO and related unions, sparking concerns over production delays. Nearby, 300 aluminum workers at Alcoa in Vernon Los Angeles walked out, later ordered to return.
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Associated Press
War Production Board
Chrysler
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Hunt
E. J. Hunt
Arsenal
Aluminum Company
Amerea
Vernon
Alcon
Los Angeles
CIO
Geo. W. Taylor
War Labor Board
AFL
Henry J. Kaiser
Richmond
Calif
Ray Stewart
Oakland
Carter Robins Are Victorious in Arkansas Supreme Court Race
Ben Carter of Texarkana and R W Robins of Conway won narrow supreme court races. With 73 of 75 counties reported, Carter edged Arthur L Adams 101,622 to 100,000 plus, while Robins led Robert A Leflar 106,885 to 100, with Howard and St Francis counties still missing.
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Little Rock
Atlers
Ben &, Carter
Texarkana
Walities Commission
R. W. Robins
Conway
Supreme Court
Ackansas Gazette
Howard
St. Francis
Harvey G. Combs
Democratic State Committee
Combs
Carter
Arthur L. Adams
Jonesburo
Peaker
Adams
Robins
Robert A. Leflar
Fayetteville
Tubs
Leflar
State of Belligerency Exists Between Brazil and the Axis
Buenos Aires reports Argentine foreign minister Ruiz Guinazu said Brazil informed him a state of belligerency exists with the Axis. Montevideo dispatches say Brazil declared war on Germany and Italy. Brazil notified Germany and Italy via Spanish and Swiss channels that belligerency starts today and would respond with force as needed.
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Buenos Aires
Enrique’ Ruiz Guinazu
Brazil
Montevideo
Germany
Itay
Rio de Janeiro
Switzerland
Braziia
Power Sent to Arkansas Plant
The Office of War Information announced that power from Ark-La Electric Cooperative Inc. is flowing 195 miles from Markham’s Ferry Oklahoma to a substation serving a new government aluminum plant near Lake Catherine. Financed by the Rural Electrification Administration, the line supplements a 11-utility southwest power pool until the plant’s own facilities are ready.
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Ark-La
Owis
REA
Harry Slattery
Arkansas
Preacher Is Found Guilty in Espionage Conspiracy Case
Rev Kurt E B Molzahn, 47, pastor of the German Lutheran church in Philadelphia, was found guilty by an 12-member federal jury of conspiracy to violate the espionage act for attempting to deliver U S military secrets to Axis powers. Co-conspirators included Gerhard Wilhelm Kunze who was sentenced to 1 year. Dr Wolfgang Khel received seven years. Dr Oita Willamelt five years. Anastase Am Vonsintsky five years. Molzahn faces potential 20-year imprisonment with sentencing set for Tuesday. An earlier indictment was returned June 10. Sixteen states operate alcohol monopolies with annual business over 264.5 million dollars.
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Hartford
Conn
Stocky
Kurt E. B. Molzahn
United States
Philadephia
Franklin Square
J. Joseph Smith
Gerhard Wilhelm Kunze
Bund
Kunze
Camden
N. J
Wolfgang Khel
el Paso
Tex
Oita Willamelt
Chicago
Anastase Am Vonsintsky
Thompson
United States Army
Navy
Air Force
Defense Industries
Germany
Japan
Mexico
Flashes of Life Double Date in Idaho and West
In Boise Ted Turner, former Idaho dean of men, faced army and navy rejections but now receives notices granting both commissions and must report for duty. In Laurel and Hartington, the Mittelstadt couple plan a trip where he attends the county Republican convention and she the Democratic meeting, held simultaneously.
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Associated Press
Boise
Idaho
Ted Turner
University of Idaho
Navy
Laurel
A. E. Mittelstadt
Hartington
Mittelstadt
Flying Tiger Neale Sees War Strain After Burma Skies
Seattle man Robert Neale, a Flying Tiger credited with 13 downed Japs and three ground kills, returned home with his bride and said seven months of combat wore on his nerves. He plans to register for the draft as war duties evolve after the Tigers’ disbanding. He recalled a crash and a near-miss involving a bomber that exploded near his plane, leaving bullet holes and wing damage but not destroying him.
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Seatlle
Burma
Chima
Robert Neale
Flying Tigers
Neale
Viger
Snoruy
U.S. Air Force
China
Rangoon
Lwa
Texans Go to Polls Today in Texas Runoff Fight
In Dallas voters began the Texas runoff for the Democratic nomination with W Lee O Dunne leading the first primary and Allred poised to force a runoff by capturing the Moody vote total. Moody backs Allred, while O Dunne denounces isolationism as polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Central War time.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Sen. W. Lee
Pappy) O'Dunne
James VY. Alfred
Clodhipper
Altred
Alred
Dan Moody
Moody
Allred
Texas Attornney
O'Dadlel
Roosevelt
Hitler
Jimmy Allred
O'Paniel
Palls
Timely Hint to Late Arrivals at New Jersey Plant
Newark dispatch reports a New Jersey concern printing a paper ruler with a wartime productivity message. It cites Poland 37,840 minutes, France 44,640 minutes after Germany broke the Maginot Line, and notes that in February the plant lost 172,820 minutes due to lateness.
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Newark
N. J
New Jersey
Poland
France
Germany
Germans Driven Back by Reds in Kletskaya Area
Moscow reports reveal Red Army thrusts in the Kletskaya area northwest of Stalingrad repelled German forces after a surprise attack. Soviet units inflict heavy losses, with 200 dead and several German armaments left on the battlefield, while counterattacks in other sectors keep the Nazis on the defensive.
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Kletskaya
Moscow
Red Army
Don Bend
Stalingrad
Caucasus
Pyatigorsk
Kotelni- Hoven
Krasnow AY
Klitskaya
Don
Volga
Kotelnikovski
Krasnodar
Soviet
Adolf Ililjer
United Nations
Germany
Warsaw
East Prussia
Upper Silesia
Red Navy
Baltic
Barents Sea
Billy Monts Run Over by Auto in Hope
Billy Monts of Hope lies in critical condition at Julia Chester hospital after being struck on Highway 67 by Hanson Rothwell of Hope. Police say Rothwell, blinded by a glare, could not stop in time and immediately stopped after the impact. Monts suffered a severe hip injury and possible internal injuries, with early hospital reports showing slight improvement. State policeman Pritchett investigated the accident.
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Billy Monts
Hope
Julia Chester Hospital
Highway 67
Hanson Rothwell
Monts
Hope City
Rothwell
Pritchett
Tank Cars Derailed in Louisiana and Arkansas Accident
Two or three tank cars were derailed on the Louisiana and Arkansas line Friday night near Cotton Valley, Louisiana when one train backed into another. Hope office of the railroad said no other details were available.
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Louisiana & Arkansas Line
Cotton Valley
Hope
Railroad
General Chennault to Retain Command in China
General Claire L. Chennault who led the Flying Tigers in China will retain command of air forces permanently stationed in China. Brigadier General Clayton L. Bissell is named commander of American Air Forces in China Burma and India, leading the 10th Air Force based in India and operating in Burma and China. The War Department explained the changes do not affect Chennault’s position.
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Adier
Claire L. Chennaul
Flying Tigers
China
United States
War Department
Clayton L. Bisse i
Burma
India
New Delhi
Joseph Stilwell
Chennault
FDR Excited by Son Jimmy in Makin Island Raid
President Roosevelt learned of his son James Roosevelt's role in the Makin Island raid from morning newspapers. Press Secretary Stephen Early said the president and Mrs. Roosevelt had no more information than other officers' families. Mrs. Roosevelt asked for details, but the president likewise could not provide more than what Hawaii papers carried.
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Washington
Roosevelt
James
Makin Island
Jimmy
Stephen Early
Major
Darby Related
Hawaii
Desert Fighting Is Old Fashion Desert Fighting Is Old Fashion
Cairo reports frontline fighting in the western desert as old fashioned trench warfare reemerges. Troops dig shallow ditches from Alamein to Qaltara amid barbed wire, mines, and nightly shelling while mechanized operations pause for a new offensive.
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Harry Crockett
Cairo
Western Desert
Axis
United Nations
Alamein
Qaltara
Freminer
New Zealand
Egypt
Army to Call Married Men in Reclassification Plan
National Selective Service director Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey said reclassification of all married men would begin in October and be complete by Christmas. He noted the force would shift to married men as single volunteers dwindle, prioritizing men with dependents, and indicated arrangements to enter the Army could be made for a man with a wife. The piece also mentions the cracked Liberty Bell awaiting John Marshall’s death.
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Evanston
Lewis B. Hershey
National Selective Service
Justiry
United States
John Marshall
Marines Crush Japanese Forces in Solomons and Makin Raid
Allied communiques report U S Marines and Navy destroyed a 700 Japanese force in the Solomons during a stealthy night landing, with heavy fighting and only moderate American losses. In the Gilbert Islands raid on Makin Island 1 500 miles away, Marines and sailors killed at least 80 Japanese and destroyed a seaplane base before withdrawing. Major James Roosevelt led the operation, with Admiral Nimitz confirming the missions and outcomes.
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Roger D. Greene
Associated Press
United States Marines
Solomon Islands
Anysault
Makin Island
Chester W. Nimltz
U.S. Pacific
Sma
Solomons
Gilbert Islands
Hawaii
U.S. Marin
Bluejackets
Imperial Go
Nimitz
James Roose
Alt Roosevelt
Hollywood
Acti
Marine Corps
Ce Ee
Alexander A. Vandergrift
Marina
Act
Douglas MacArthur
Allie
Japan
Australia
Maalissa
Timori
Wlater B. Clausen
Pearl Harbor
United States
Ameri
Jani. Roosevelt
Gilbert Group
Chester W. Nimitz
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Solomon Island
Nimi
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