Soldier asks Star to label him Sergeant in print
In a December letter from Kentucky, a Private asks The Star to change his paper label to Sergeant. The editor explains promotions aren’t published and address changes are costly amid wartime staffing. subscriptions for soldiers at half rate are donation-based and labels update at renewal. Also urged is fire safety for Christmas trees with ammonium sulfate treatment per a Department of Agriculture pamphlet.
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Star
Kentucky
Boston
James Embree
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Court Upholds Cancellation of Truck Permits
The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld the Arkansas Public Service Commission action canceling E. L. Santee’s National Bus line permit to operate among Hazen Stuttgart and St Charles for lack of good faith operations after issuance. The ruling reversed lower court and established the 30 day compliance not required when no operations begin in a reasonable time.
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Little Rock
State Corporation Commission
Supreme Court
E. L. Santea
Naional Bus Line
Hazen
Stuttgart
St. Charles
Santee
Stuttgarto Hazen
J. R. Crowe
A. G. Mehan
Elmer Grant
Iranc
Pope Chancery Court
Uje High Tribunal
Bank of Atking
Jpope
Conway
J. FB
J. L. Griffin
Ben McCaurtney
Jonesboro
Lilian
McCourtney
High Tribunal
Craighead Chancery
Navy Commission for Stanley White
Stanley White an advertising manager formerly with Hupe Star Jay 1984 left his city to join Oklahoma Citys advertising department is completing a Navy training course at Cornell University Ithaca NY and will graduate soon as a lieutenant junior grade He seeks duty in the Pacific as a deck officer A Missouri graduate and Kansas City native he is a Star informant Also noted 2200 U S cities rely on private cars with no transit and 34000 communities lack rail facilities relying on trucks and buses
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Stanley White
Hupe Star
Jay
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Cornell University
Uthaca
N. Y
White
University of Missouri
Kansas City
Food Shortage as War Progress Deepens Strain
The article argues that a stronger Allied war effort will worsen American food supply, urging farmers and dairymen to increase production as New York Governor Herbert Lehman resigns to organize foreign relief. It notes rationing of imports, meat and dairy controls, and warns that civilian shortages will grow with military advances, urging readers to prepare for continued scarcity.
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United Nations
Herbert Lehman
New York
Fire Regulations for Public Places in Arkansas
State Fire Marshal Lewis M. Robinson issues fire safety rules for public assembly venues to prevent disasters like the Boston and St John’s hall fires. Regulations set exits per floor area, require flame proof decorations, and limit admission to one person per 10 square feet, allowing about 250 couples in a 50 by 100 foot dance hall.
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Rock
Arkansas
Boston
St. John's
Lewis M. Robinson
Nazis Unable to Halt Russian Push Near Stalingrad Fronts
Moscow dispatch reports a deadlock as German forces fail to mount a sustained counteroffensive on the Stalingrad and central fronts since November 10. Russian offensives have stalled German progress, with heavy fighting and repeated counterattacks as winter tightens. The Russians claim gains west of Stalingrad and near Rzhev, while German losses and matériel seizures are noted amid ongoing battles.
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Henry C. Cassidy
Moscow
Stalingrad
Red Army
Uni
Don Ald Volga
Rzhev
Don
Volga
Clly
Velikie Luki
Records of Meat Sales Must Be Kept
Records of all slaughter for delivery to the public must be kept and available to OPA inspectors. Every person in Arkansas who slaughters even one animal for beef veal lamb mutton or pork is subject to the meat destruction order issued October 1 by Chairman T S McDavin of Hempstead County War Price and Rationing Board. Large packers face limits on civilian deliveries by percentage for beef veal pork lamb and mutton in 1941 quarters.
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Arkansas
Office of Price Administration
T. S. McDavin
Hempstead County
War Price and Rationing Board
Olberg
OPA
GOP to Seek to End NYA FSA and Reorganize OPA
Washington lawmakers outline early 1947 aims to abolish the National Youth Administration and the Farm Security Administration and to reorganize the Office of Price Administration. Rep Dirksen proposes a joint study panel to streamline congressional procedure and urges disbanding multiple agencies as part of a broader efficiency push. The plan targets Henderson led price controls and anticipates Republican consensus from some Democrats.
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GOP
NYA
FSA
OPA
William F. Arbogast
Washington
Office of Price Administration
Congress
National Youth Administration
Farm, Security Administration
House
Roosevelt
Dirksen
Illinois
Senate
Andrew Jackson
Farm Security Administration
Leon Henderson
Tom Bryant Ex Fire Chief of Hope Dies
Tom R. Bryant 47 former fire chief of Hope died at his home yesterday after years of residence here Funeral arrangements are incomplete He is survived by his widow four daughters Hazel Jean Mrs Glendon Huckabee Mrs Foster Claty Little Rock a son Fred Bryant a brother Jewell Bryant of Hope and a sister Mrs C C Robinson of Texas Active pallbearers include Melvin Rittig Tom Duckett H Hawthorne Oscar Wyatt I A Willis and L Carleson
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Tom R. Bryant
Hope
Hazel
Jean
Glendon Huckabee
Foster Claty
Little Rock
Fred Bryant
Jewell Bryant
C. C. Robinson
Texas
Melvin Rittig
Tom Duckett
H. Hawthorne
Oscar Wyatt
I. A. Willis
L. Carleson
Temperature Extremes Reported in December Day
The Experiment Station weather department records a 27 degree high and notes the coldest day of December. Earlier, November 26 saw a 24 degree low, marking the season's chilly milestone.
Retail Sales 15 Per Cent Higher
Department store sales in the eighth Federal Reserve District for November rose 1 percent from a year earlier. St Louis led gains with nine percent, followed by Memphis 31, Little Rock 27, Springfield Mo 14, Fort Smith Ark 23, and Pine Bluff and El Dorado Ark and Jackson Tenn at 11 percent.
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St. Louis
Federal Reserve District
Federal Reserve Bank
Memphis
Little Rock
Springfield
Fort Smith
Newfoundland Fire Kills 100 at St Johns Barn Dance
A fire at a Knights of Columbus servicemen hostel in St Johns Newfoundland during a Saturday night barn dance killed about 100 people and injured 102 as crowds tried to flee through four exits. Eyewitnesses say the blaze spread in minutes, with many victims burned or trampled. Authorities noted Americans among the dead and officials in Boston offered aid while St Johns officials said help was unnecessary.
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St. John's Newfoundland
St. John's Main Street
Cocoanut Grove
Boston
Knights of Columbus
Army
Air Force
Tabl
St. John’s
Charles €. Lund
Boston City Hospital
Andrew Carnell
St. John's
Tobin
Lund
Flashes of Life Butchers Gasoline Thief Stuns Ladin in Indy
A thief siphoned gasoline from Jack Ladin’s car in Indianapolis and filled the tank with water, freezing solid. Mechanics thawed the tank, pump, carburetor, and fuel lines after a 7 12 hour effort. Local briefs note a meat shortage, double mileage for some rationed fuel, a coyote bounty, and a polar bear plunge in Chicago.
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Indianapolis
Jack Ladin
Ladin
At Least One Jap Destroyer Sunk In Pacific Action
Allied forces pressed strikes across the Pacific as a Japanese destroyer task force near Guadalcanal faced heavy damage. Reports said one destroyer sunk and several others hit, with uncertain outcomes for the rest of the ships. Simultaneous bombing of Munda airfield on North Georgia Island and raids on Kiska Island accompanied the broad offensive.
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Washington
Nippon
Guadalcanal
Pacific
Beleaguer de Solomons
Navy
Buna
New Guinea
Australia
Jao
Guadaleansl
Japan
Munda
North Georgia
Kiska Island
FPC Authority to Regulate Sales Tested
Federal Power Commission faces an opening hearing in Little Rock on December 14 investigating rates charged the Defense Plant Corporation by private utility pool for power to the Lake Catherine aluminum plant near Hot Springs. The case pits public against private power interests in the southwest with Ark La rural electrification administration tapping Oklahoma Grand River Dam. Pool rates claim to be the lowest private rates in the nation, while pool spokesmen note higher than Ark La. Chief Examiner Frank A. Himpton leads the EPC proceedings, Eugene P. Locke heads the pool’s team, and state utility officials from six states will attend and intervene if impacts threaten Arkasas consumers.
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Little Rock
Federal Power Commission
Defense Plant Corporation
Lake Catherine
Hot Springs
Yomwa
Southwest
Ark
Rural Electrification Administration
Oklahoma
Grand River
Ark-La
Frank A. Himpton
EPC
Eugene P. Locke
Dallas
Tex
Kansas
Missouri
Louisiana
Arkansas
Arkansas’ Commission
Jesuit Leader Vladimir Ledochowski Dies at 76
Bern notices the death of Father Count Vladimir Ledochowski general of the Jesuit order since 1815 at Vatican City aged 76. News from various bureaus includes reports of Allied air raids against Burma and war declarations from Ethiopia, with Stillwell and Vavell movements noted along with a coroner’s inquiry into Major Delves Broughton. King George VI marked his upcoming official birthday, noting the tradition.
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Bern
Switzerland
Count Vladimir Ledochowalss
Vatican City
Thirteen Belgians Executed for Anti-German Actions
London dispatch reports thirteen Belgians executed after conviction by a German court martial for possessing firearms and taking part in anti-German activities. The decision was announced by the free Belgian telegraphic agency.
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London
Free Belgian Telegraphic Agency
Ship Carrying Axis Prisoners Sunk by Sub
A British ship carrying over 2,500 people including 1,800 Italian POWs was torpedoed and sunk off West Africa last September. Survivors report 1,040 total survivors among passengers and crew, with about 350 Italian prisoners rescued by six or seven submarines, one Italian and others German. The sinking occurred while the transport neared the end of a voyage from Suez where Italians were taken aboard.
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West Africa
Navy
Suez
Aged Resident of Hempstead Dies Today
Rosa Breed, 82, longtime Hempstead resident, died at the home of daughter Mrs. E C Jones near Hope. Funeral set for 3 PM Tuesday at DeAnn Church with burial in DeAnn Cemetery. Survived by four daughters Mrs. Lesna Allen Hope Mrs. Robert Wylie Emmet Mrs. Meredith Cumbie Emmet and Mrs. Corrie Towell Jacksonville Fla. three sons Louis Breed Hope Clifton and Olis Breed Brownnet.
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Rosa Breed
Hempstead Coviinty
E .C. Jones
Hope
DeAnn Church
DeAnn Cemetery
Lesna Allen
Robert Wylie
Emmet
Meredith Cumbie
Corrie Towell
Jacksonville
Fla
Louis Breed
Clifton
Olis
Bmumnet
Axis Commander Thrown Out of El Agheila Base
The Cairo dispatch reports Rommel’s Africa Corps driven from El Agheila as the Eighth Army resumes the Libyan drive. Allied air power and American and British units pursue the retreating forces, with extensive bombing of German armor and heavy fighting near El Brega and the defile.
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Associated Press
Cairo
Rommel
Africa Corps
el Agheila
Eighth Army
Remmet
el Brega
el Agheila Defile
Montgomery
Middle East
United States
RAF
London
Gulf of Sirte
Hne
Bel- Jalal
Marada
Tripoli
Misurata
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Kas
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Polar Bears
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Polar Bears Club
Lake Michigan
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Addis Ababa
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Haly
Stilwell
India
Joseph W. Stillwell
China
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Allied
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CBS
Wavell
Ceylon
Colombo
Archibald Percival Wavell
Indian Army
Auburb
Harle Cooke
American Locomotive Company
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England
Henry John Delves Broughton
Africa
Earl of Erroll
George VI
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