Prerequisite to Industry Is Cheap Housing for Hope
Associate Justice E. F. McFaddin urges Rotary on postwar planning highlighting cheap housing as essential for attracting and retaining industry. The piece notes Hope’s improved finances yet warns current and forthcoming war-driven housing gaps threaten industry, with government housing projects and tax reforms under scrutiny. The University of Arkansas bulletin discusses equitable war-time taxation through non-transferable five-year bonds to reduce injustice as postwar adjustments loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. McFaddin
Rotary Club
Hope
University of Arkansas’ Business Bulletin
the Bulletin
The
Bulletin
Allied Airmen Pound Italian Rail Network
Allied bombers blasted Salerno and rail yards in Italy as part of wide raids with RAF Liberators Halifaxes and American Marauders supported by A-36 invaders. Rome said Allied planes suffered losses while German fighters claimed several shot down. the operation aimed to disrupt supply lines to force Axis redeployments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belman Morin
North Africa
Salerno
Naples
Salarno
Middle East
Itali
Rozone
Cairo
Rome
Associated Press
Crotone
Cape Colonna
Prevesa
Meni
Italy
Sicily
Wartime Stamp Schedule Information Update
Ration calendar items cover meat cheese and other staples with Book 2 red stamps T U V W valid through August 31. Processed fruits and vegetables use Book 2 blue stamps R S T valid through September 20. Sugar Book 1 stamp 14 for 5 pounds through October, stamps 15 16 for home canning. Shoes Book 1 stamp 18 valid through October 31. Gasoline allowances differ by region with No 6 A coupons three gallons, No 7 three gallons, B and C two percent gallons in 12 Northeast states and three gallons elsewhere. Fuel oil last year period 5 coupons good through September 30. New season period 1 coupons valid through January 3, each worth 10 gallons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Northeast
El Dorado Company to Sell Oil Leases
Sample Realty Corp of El Dorado incorporated to buy and sell real estate including oil and gas leases and to drill for minerals. It lists 1,500 shares at $10 par and $2,400 starting capital with D. H. Galbraith named agent. Additional incorporators include J. C. McKinney of El Dorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Sample Realty Corp
el Dorado
D. H. Galbraith
J. C. McKinney
Advance Mining and Engineering Corp
Plan to Step Up Pacific War Seen
The arrival of Chinese Foreign Minister T. V. Soong at Quebec war councils signals decisions to build up air squadrons in eastern China to strike life lines on the China sea and the Japanese mainland. Soong arrived from Washington at the president’s request. Early said discussions with Roosevelt and Churchill will shape plans for the war on Japan. Allied strategy reportedly centers on strong aerial thrusts from bases in eastern China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas B. Cornell
Quebec
T. V. Soong
China
China Sea
Soong
Washington
Roosevelt
Stephen Early
Churchill
Britain
Japan
Salamaua Falls to Americans Nearing Victory in New Guinea
Allied bombardment and ground advances on the Salamaua airdrome in Northeastern New Guinea push toward its capture. Allied forces, with Australians, tightened positions on a ridge south of the airfield, while air and naval strikes targeted nearby Japanese installations and transports.
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Southwest Pacific
New Guinea
Salamaua
Munda
Solomon
Logui
the Francisco
Cape Gloucester
New Britain
Dili
Portuguese Timor
Equator
Kapingamarangi
Greenwich
Caroline Group
Truk
Wewak
Ickes Returns Mines to Private Ownership Across Nation
Interior Secretary Ickes announced the release of 53 coal mines from government possession under the Smith Connally act, despite John L Lewis of the United Mine Workers threatening continued work only if control remained. About 3,700 mines remain under government control as officials assess productive efficiency and the act’s applicability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Ickes
Lewis
UMW
Biddle
RAF resumes heavy raids on German targets near Cologne
British bombers attacked Germany after two-night pause with the Air Ministry reporting Leverkusen chemical works, six miles north of Cologne, as the special objective.
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London
Germany
Air Ministry
Leverkusa
Cologne
Christmas Gifts to Soldiers Mail Dates Set
The message urges sending Christmas gifts to Army and Navy personnel overseas between September 15 and October 15 to ensure on time delivery. After October 15, gifts require a soldier’s written request with each parcel. The Navy and Army stress early mailing due to vast distances, frequent transfers, and shipping priorities, with gifts intended to lift spirits.
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Army
Navy
Hope Schools to open on September 13
The Hope Board of Education announces Hope Public Schools will open Monday September 13. Children six by December 31 may enroll, with first two weeks for entry. Parents of new first graders must show birth certificates or notarized age statements. Arkansas law requires vaccination before enrollment. Further details to come from James H. Jones, superintendent.
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Hope Board of Education
Hope Public Schools
Arkansas
James H. Jones
American Letters to Prisoners Must Be Mailed at Once
The Red Cross announced letters to prisoners of war in the Far East must reach New York by midnight August 27 to sail on the Gripsholm exchange ship. Envelopes should read Mail via Gripsholm. Negotiations continue for a Japanese agreement to carry mail from Portuguese India to the Far East.
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Far East
New York City
Gripsholm
Red Cross
Denmark Continues Sabotaging Nazis
Svenska Dagbladet reports two Danish factories blown up over the weekend despite a royal appeal for restraint. An aluminum plant at Fredriksburg and a Copenhagen camouflage factory were wrecked, a German patrol boat was reportedly split by an explosion near Copenhagen, and rail shipments to Norway were sabotaged.
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Stockholm
Svenska Dagbladet
Denmark
Christian X
Fredricksburg
Copenhagen
Knittelsbroen
Norway
Two Drownings Reported in Arkansas Sunday
In Arkansas two drownings were reported. Tommy Butterworth, 13, of St. Louis stepped into deep water while wading in the White River near Augusta. Ernest W. Bush, 45, an oil dealer from Pine Bluff, died when his boat sank in the Blackmon reservoir near Tichnor while fishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Arkansas
Tommy Butterworth
St. Louis
White River
Augusta
Ernest W. Bush
Pine Bluff
Blackmon Reservoir
Tichnor
Troop Carrier Landing Action Re-enacted At Alliance Base
Alliance Nebraska honors the dedication of its air base with a public display by the First Troop Carrier Command. Col. Reed G. Landis described Sicily invasion planning and airborne operations while paratroopers and gliders demonstrated tactics from 8 000 feet. The event celebrated the base's 1942 construction start and its role as a troop carrier training base.
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E. E. Maiesky
Airborne Command
Low Countries
United States
D. Arthur Walker
Alliance Air Base
Landis
England
Oran
North Africa
Beebe Man Promoted To Lt Colonel In State Selective Service
Major Pat C. Harris of Beebe formerly assistant state adjutant general since July 10 1933 is promoted to lieutenant colonel and named executive officer of the State Selective Service organization. A sulphur bottom whale weighs about eight tons at birth.
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Arkansan
Little Rock
Pat C. Harris
Beebe
State Selective Service Organization
Kharkov Falls to Soviet Forces in Major Offensive
Kharkov was seized by Soviet troops on August 23 after fierce engagements, announced by Premier Stalin. General Konev and others led the operation, signaling Kharkov as liberated from German rule. German command conceded a retreat with destruction of key installations before withdrawal.
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London
Stalin
Kharkov
Moscow
Ivan Konev
Nikolai F. Vatutin
Orlovsky
Voronezh
Ukraine
William Smith White
Russia
DNB
Dnieper
Caucasus
Orel
Belgorod
Stalingrad
Overseas Service
Fall of Kiska Strangest of War’s Military Events
The occupation of Kiska island without a shot fired opens the shortest route to Tokyo. Lt. Gen. John L. DeWitt says the offensive has begun and the Jap is on the run. Kinkaid calls it the northern road to Japan, with air and naval bases two thirds of the way. Butler notes the multi pronged pincer closing on the enemy with coordination among air forces in Hawaii Solomons New Guinea India and China.
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Associated Press
Kiska Island
Tokyo
Pacific
John L. DeWitt
Western Defense Command
Kiska
Japanese Empire
Thomas C. Kinkaid
North Pacific
Japan
William O. Butler
11Th Army Air Force
L1th Air Force
Seventh Air Force
Hawaii
13Th Air Force
Solomons
Fifth Air Force
New Guinea
10Th Air Force
India
14Th Air Force
China
Quebec Group to Forget Dismissal of Litvinoff
Quebec Aug 23 Officials here treated the recall of Soviet Ambassador Maxim Litvinoff from Washington as unrelated to the British American war conference. Moscow named Andrei Gromyko as his replacement with no explanation given. The move sparked speculation about Russian aims and possible future Allied talks.
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John M. Hightower
Quebec
Maxim Litvinoff
Washington
Moscow
Litvinoff
United States
Andrei A. Gromyko
Russia
London
Europe
Nicholas Zhivaynov
Tass
Clarendon
Stephen Early
Roosevelt
Krelin
Parker Returns From Dutch Harbor Navy Furlough
Charles Parker Jr son of Mrs Charles Parker of North Main street formerly a stereotyper for The Star has come home on a 30 day Navy Construction Battalion furlough from Dutch Harbor Alaska He served 13 months at the Aleutian base and recalls a zero temperature last winter with wind driven snow and unusually cold feet during his two years away
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Charles Parker, Jr
Charles Parker
North Mainstreet
the Star
Dutch Harbor
Alaska
Navy Construction Battalion
Parker
Aleutian Naval Base
Clinton Soldier Wounded in Southwest Pacific Action
Pfc. Blary W. McQuain of Clinton was wounded in action in the Southwest Pacific, the War Department announced. He was the sole Arkansan among 187 U S soldiers listed as wounded in action across various theaters.
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Clinton
Washington
Pfc
Blary W. McQuain
Stella R. McQuain
Southwest Pacific
War Department
Pvt. McQuain
Arkansan
United States
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Daughiru
Pacific Ocean
Vege Bey
NEA
Aleutians
Alex. H. Washburn
el Dorado Company
RAF
Greenland
Iceland
Africa
Australia
South Pacific Islands
Hope Schools
South
Reds
U.S
Chas. Parker
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