Lessing's Minna von Barnhelm Echoes in Modern Germany
A reader cites Gotthold Ephraim Lessing's 1760 play as a warning against militarism. The Major Tellheim monologue condemns blind devotion to war and the soldier's craft, contrasting historic German ideals with Hitler's regime and modern Germany's wartime conduct. The piece links 18th century patriotism to 20th century defense and national behavior.
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Hitler
Minna von Burnhelm
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
Germany
Harvard Classics
Charles W. Eliot
Lessing
Minny von Harnhelm
Pliysas
von Teliheim
Paul Werner
Tellheim
Werner
United Nations
U S Planes Deal Jelling Blow to Japs in Pacific
Allied air forces claim a decisive showing in the Pacific as U S and Australian planes intercept a Japanese raiding formation over northern Australia while continuing attacks on Bougainville and Tulagi. In China, Chinese forces report steady advances along the Chekiang Kiangsi rail line recapturing 110 miles and pushing toward Chuhsien and Lishui as aid arrives for Kiangsi operations.
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Pacific
Associated Press
MacArthur
Darwin
Aield
Solomons
Ulogi Harbor
North Australia
United States
Nip
Buka Passage
Bettween
Bika
Bougainville Islands
Tulagi
United Statees
Ching
Kiangsi
Cheklang
Nineteen Hempstead Men Drafted for Army Induction
Nineteen Hempstead county men received notices to report to Camp Robinson on September 2 for induction into the U S Armed Services under the selective service law. The list includes Willis Allen Salmon Malwenn Megan Putman Quentin Wheelington Raphael Sanwel Chambless Tray Ford David Gilbert Robert Morrison Jones Joe Lee West George Harold Hartsfield Jeff Davis Maroon Roy Rickwell Prince Dayvid Kay Anderson Joseph Earl Yocom James Pole atuster Linton Crank transfer from Pennsylvania.
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Hempstead County
Camp Robinson
U. S. Armed Services
Willis Allen Salmon
Malewn
Megan Putman
Quentin Wheelington
Raphael Sanwel Chambless
Tray Ford
David Gilbert
Robert Morrison Jones
Joe Lee West
George Harold Hartsfield
Jeff Davis Maroon
Roy Rickwell Prince
Dayvid Kay ” Anderson
e@oseph Earl Yocom
James Pole Atuster
Linton Crank
Pennsylvania
Ramsey 80 Dies in Decature Illinois at Home
N J Ramsey aged about 80 died at his home in Decature Illinois after a yearlong illness. He is father of W M Ramsey proprietor of the Checkered cafe in Hope and is survived by his widow three sons and three daughters including W M Ramsey Loyal Ramsey Roy Sickafus Mrs Cleve Foltz and Mrs Fred Eliott. Funeral services are set for Tuesday with his son leaving Hope Sunday. His 59th wedding anniversary would have been celebrated November 25.
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N. J. Ramsey
W. M. Ramsey
Decature
Jil
Hope
Ramsey
Ww. M. Ramsey
Loyal Ramsey
Decature, Ill
Roy Sickafus
Cleve Foltz
Fred Eliott
Redmon
U S Convoy Arrives Safely in Britain
London Aug 24 The arrival of another American convoy stirs British observers with talk of a second front. Large troop ships spread men and weapons to many ports as bases are set up in Britain. Maj Gen Mark Clark says only crack outfits are sent. Britain, Dieppe, and Mosow notes add context to the arrival as pages discuss threat and timing.
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London
United States
Churchill
Moscow
Dieppe
Britain
Mark Clark
U. S
Brazil Tightens War Measures Against Axis Nationals
Brazil moved to full wartime footing, tightening control over German and Italian nationals and ordering blackout and coast watch enhancements. Navy and air forces intensified offshore patrols near Natal, with reports of four enemy submarines sighted off the coast. Rio officials signaled strong US cooperation and planned further mobilization after the wartime cabinet’s first weekly meeting.
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Rio Re Janeiro
Brazil
Natal
Dakar
Africa
Santa Barbara
United States
Sergipe State
Aracaju
Rio de Janeiro
Eurico Gaspar Dutta
Navy
Aristides Guilhema
Joaquim Salgado
Gettio Vargas
Soldiers May Get to Vote
Washington reports the Senate neared action on a wartime absentee voting bill for armed forces. The measure allows service members within the continental United States to vote by absentee ballot under war department supervision, while safeguarding state voter qualifications. The finance panel begins a closed session to study the revenue bill, exploring income tax, exemptions, and possible sales tax, with projected yearly tax increases totaling about 6.27 billion dollars.
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Washington
Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
George
Continental United States
Secretaries of War
Navy
Heal Houd
Finance Committee
House
Americans to Have Turkey Thanksgiving
Melbourne reports a global war focus on U S troops in Australia and a plan to bring a refrigerated cargo ship of turkeys from the United States after finding Australia’s turkey supply inadequate for Thanksgiving.
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Melbourne
Australia
Turkey
United States
Australl
Miller Orders Election Probe
U S District Judge John E B Miller orders a 23 man federal grand jury to probe alleged irregularities in the July 28 and Aug 11 Arkansas Democratic primaries. The investigation targets fraudulent certification counting and vote switching with emphasis on protecting the right to a counted vote. Fort Smith jury foreman R O Strough and Hot Springs residents E R Van Landingham and R H Cornelison are among jurors.
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Fort Smith
Ark
U.S
John EB. Miller
Miller
C. R. Barry
Garland
Hot Springs
Congress
Arkansas
R. O. Strough
Awa Hot Springs
E. R. van Landingham
R. H. Cornelison
Local Gridders Start Training at High School
Local football players from last season and new hopefuls begin training at the high school today. Coach Foy Hammons, pursuing aviation studies in Texarkana, will not meet the squad until September 5, leaving two weeks before the September 18 home opener. Several ex-grid stars will assist, teaching fundamentals and shaping players, with all squad members urged to attend at 6 30 p m. The Army offers a fortified chocolate bar for use in campaigns when other foods run out.
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Foy Hammons
Texarkana
Whithem
Kaiser Hughes Team to Build Transport Planes
San Francisco reports Henry J. Kaiser and Howard Hughes form a joint plan to build 400 cargo airplanes to aid in wartime needs. Kaiser provides shipbuilding heft and engines while Hughes contributes aeronautical design and a staff of engineers. The venture aims to surpass prior air speeds and scale, with plans differing from Hughes Constellation concepts.
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Kaiser
Hughes
San Francisco
Henry J. Kaiser
Howard Hughes
Washington
Hollywood
California
Kaiser - Hughes
San Frantisco
Los Angeles
New York
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
Burbank
Calif
TWA
Kaiser and
Lights
Constellation
Axis Raiders Shift to South
Axis surface and undersea raiders in a shift of operations to southern waters were disclosed last week to have sunk 13 more merchantmen, raising the wartime toll to 430 Allied and neutral vessels in the western Atlantic. Six Brazilian, four British, one American, one Panamanian, and one Swedish vessel were destroyed since August 14, with 640 plus killed and about 650 rescued. Nine sinkings occurred off South America. four in the Caribbean. Governor Adkins, absent from office last week, will tour state institutions including the Marianna Agricultural Experiment Station. A fossil jellyfish imprint from the Smithsonian Institution is cited as the oldest evidence of life.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
Caribbean
South America
U. S.S
Feayl Harebor
Canada
Gulf of Mexico
Grozny
Caucasus
Caspian
Baku
Iraq
Sir Hon Maitland Wilson
Greece
Imperial Fighting Co
Russia
British Isles
United States
Brazil
Germany
Italy
South Amelia
Dakar
Natal
Ameri
Flashes of Life and Oddities From City to City
A New York report mocks draft odds for 23 year old Eugene Pape labeled underweight after a circus appearance as the human skeleton. Detective Fos McCabe notes Andrew Kines ses 22 admits a single handed theft of phone coin boxes. Sugar the three legged pup in Los Angeles receives an artificial limb from Dr. Carl Woodall. Dallas guards glimpse kittens from a bomber’s tail as a new born trio emerge during a security check.
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Associated Press
New York
Eugene Pape
Eugene
Fos [Jix McCabe
Andrew Kinesses
Kineses
Angeles
The
Red Cross
Carl Woodall
Woodall
Sugar
Executions Reported by Nazis in Reprisals
London reports the execution of 35 Czechs Croats and Slovenes by German Italian forces with threats to kill ten hostages for each new assault in Croatia. Patriots Vladislav Brazda and Frantisek Janik executed for treason arming and sheltering. Eight thousand men aged 14 to 50 sent to concentration camps in Ljubljana.
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London
Croatia
Vladislav Brazda
Cersenicee
Frantisek Janik
Preory
Gestapo
Reuters
Rome
Havas
Budapest
Karlovac
Stara Pazove
Ministry of Interior
Ljubljana
Yugoslav Solvenia
Draja Mihailovitch
Linbiana
China Retakes Linchwan in Kiangsi Campaign
Chinese high command said Linchwan on the Fu river southeast of Nanchang fell to a multi directional assault after two weeks of siege. United States planes aided early ground forces as Japanese withdrew from east China amid heavy losses, with 700 Japanese casualties reported.
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Chungking
Linchwan
Fuchow
Kiahgsi
Tonighi
Fu River
Nanchang
United States Army
Juge
Fukien
Chuhsien
Jushang
Nanng
Chekiang-Kiangsi
East China
Lichwan
Ask
Campaign expense reports show Arkansas candidates totals
Sen McClellan filed spending of 9505.56 for the July 28 and August 11 primaries. J W Fulbright reports 5079.07 for third district congress. Other totals include J T McGill 862, Ben E Carter 1115, Tom Kidd 75, Garner Fraser 302.50, Ed F McFaddin 4589.63, Minor Milwee 120, Ray Bhur 0, R W Tucker 145, Jeff Duty 761, Ovid Switzer 982.50.
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Little Rock
John Lu
McClellan
Secretary of
J. W. Fulbright
Fayetteville
J.T. McGill
Bentonville
Ben E. Carter
Texarkana
Supreme Court
Tom Kidd
Murfreesboro
Garner Fraser
Clinton
F. McFaddin
Hope
Minor W. Milwee
DeQueen
Forth
Ray B
Two Killed in State Over the Week End
Two violent deaths were reported in Arkansas over the weekend. Dan Wylds Jr., 25, and George Siffard, 8, were killed when Wylds car struck another being towed by a wrecker near Forrest City early Sunday. Piciovals for both were scheduled today at 3 p.m. Wylds will be at the Forrest City home of his father Dr. Dan Wylds, and Sifford's at the Methodist church In LaGrange where his parents live.
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Live Rock
Arkansas
Dan Wylds, Jr
George Siffard
Wylds
Forrest City
Dan Wylds
Sifford
Methodist Church
LaGrange
Mrs
John Sifford
25 Known Dead in Air Crashes
Army and Navy authorities reported four separate air crashes killing at least 25 men with three injured. Navy patrol plane crash near Dahlgren Virginia likely left 12th victim. Army Flying Fortress crash northwest of Las Cruces New Mexico killed seven with two injured. Army medium bomber crash near Bogalusa Louisiana killed six with one critical. Army pursuit plane from Tallahassee Florida killed Second Lieut Melvin F Lacey. Navy names not released. Army list had no Missourians or Arkansans.
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Associated Press
Army
Navy
Dahlgren
New Mexico Mountains
Las Cruces
Bogalusa
Melvin F. Lacey
Sacramento
Calif
Tallahasee
Fla
New Mexico
Missouri
Arkansas
Nine Firms Are Indicted Over Navy Insulated Cable Bids
The Justice Department indicted nine firms and six officers for conspiring to defraud the government by submitting identical bids on Navy insulated cable contracts totaling over 50 000. One company has repaid 250 000 on 2 000 000 in contracts. Rockbestos Products Inc tied to bid sharing since 1937. 20 bids dated 1889 to 1842 involved contracts from 12 000 to over 6 000 000. Profits estimated at 35 to 70 percent.
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Washington
Justice Department
Navy
Newark
N. J
Rockbestos Products, Inc
New Haven
Conn
AFL Group Allowed to Organize Men Near Walnut Ridge
A temporary federal order prevents Lawrence County Sheriff Archer and Walnut Ridge City Marshal Buchanan from interfering with three AFL workers at an aviation school project near Walnut Ridge. Organizers L. G. Loring Vernon Dean and H. Abernathy of Memphis sought protection alleging abuse and threats. officers deny the claims and cite resident complaints.
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Little Rock
US 8
T. C. Trimble
Lawrence County
W. W. Archer
Walnut Ridge
W. N. Buchanan
American Federation of Labor Workers
L. G. Loring
Vernon Dean
H. Abernathy
Memphis
Buchanan
Abernathy
Archer
Nazis Advance Despite Terrific Losses In War Drive
1942 era dispatches note Hitler’s southeast push toward Stalingrad and Grozny, with German forces crossing the Don and maintaining momentum despite heavy Soviet casualties. Soviet defenses bend around Stalingrad as Allied powers surge, including Brazil’s mobilization and US troop landings, shaping an escalating global war scene.
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Europe
James M. Long
Prss
Adolf Hitler
Kharkov
Volga
Stalingrad
Caucasian
Grozny
Capsian Sea
Almos
Ukran
Carpathian
Rumania
Leningrad
Moscow
The
Don
Stalin
S. Kent
Menac
Berlin
Red Army
Caucasus
Pyatigorsk
Russia
Leaf Worm Damage Reported in State
In Little Rock on August 24 the extension service notes serious cotton yield reductions due to widespread leaf worm damage. Specialist C. F. Lund warns worm damage continues across cotton growing areas and poison supplies have been inadequate to control.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Extension Service
C. F. Lund
Lund
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Marianna Agricultural Experiment Station
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