Rommel’s Weak Defense Amid Desert War Drive
The piece argues Rommel’s forces show weakness across sectors as El Agheila and El Alamein era battles unfold. It credits Allied air superiority and continuous bombing with breaking Axis lines while praising Montgomery’s Eighth Army for rapid supply and mobility across the desert. It notes Hitler’s strain on the Russian front and broader Allied coordination shaping the campaign.
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Dewitt Magkensi
Iro
Rommel
Agheila
Desert Front
el Fanein
Arshal Rommel
Afri- Corps
el Agheila
Berd. L
Montgomery
Hitler
Tripolitania
Eighth Rmay
Europe
Andiom
Tunisia
el Alaein
Estern
Eure
Red Army
Eighth Army
Funeral set for Tom Bryant in Hope Wednesday
Funeral services for Tom C. Bryant 47 ex fire chief of Hope who died Sunday at his home are planned for 2 30 p m Wednesday at the family home. Burial in Rose Hill Cemetery under Masonic auspices. He is survived by his parents Mrs and Mrs T R Bryant of Hope his widow five daughters Hazel Jean and Mrs Glennon Huckabee of Hope Mrs Foster Citty and Dorothy Bryant of Little Rock a son Fred Bryant of Norfolk Va a brother Jewell Bryant and a sister Mrs C C Rabinson of Texas.
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Tom C. Bryant
Hope
Famiy
Rose Hill
Masons
T. R. Bryant
Hazel
Jean
Glennon Huckabee
Foster Citty
Dorothy Bryant
Little Rock
Fred Bryant
Norfolk
Jewell Bryant
C. C. Rabinson
Texas
Bankers to Hold War Bond Meeting in Hope
Stuart Wilson president State National Bank of Texarkana Arkansas will meet bankers from Hope Prescott and Blevins at Hope city hall at 6 o clock Wednesday afternoon to discuss support of the government's nine billion dollar Victory Loan campaign as it passes the six billion dollar mark.
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Stuart Wilson
State National Bank of
Texarkana
Ark
Hope
Prescott and Blevins
Hope City Hall
Snow
John L. Lewis to Invade Rail Workers
District 50 of the United Mine Workers plans a large scale push to organize railway labor. Ora Gasaway, district president, says thousands have asked for affiliation and that the UMW could be the natural choice for railway workers seeking a strong union. He notes potential voluntary organizers and cites cities including Pittsburgh, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Kansas City, St. Louis, and Toledo.
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Washington
District 50
John L. Lewis United Mine Workers
Ora Gasaway
Gasaway
AFL
CIO
Independent Brotherhoods
United United Mine Workers
UMW
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
Kansas City
St. Louis
Toledo
Congress to Convene Jan 6 Rayburn Says
Washington reports Speaker Rayburn stated that leaders agreed to convene the 78th Congress on January 6 with President Roosevelt to address a joint session on January 7. Adjournment of the 77th Congress was expected by Wednesday or Thursday, with House Senate resolution needed to formalize plans. Roosevelt reportedly opposes changes in farm parity price formulas.
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Washington
Rayburn
Roosevelt
Senate
House
White House
Wallace
Hails
Barkley Day
Cotton Ginnings for County Show Big Gain
Census report shows Hempstead County ginned 13 285 bales in 1942 up to Dec 1 versus 8 135 bales in 1941. St Louis Federal Reserve reports district loan activity to Dec 10 reaching 34 million dollars. Victory Loan subscriptions urged of non bank investors.
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Hempstead
Priory
St. Louis
Market Report from St Louis and New York Stocks
Market items show hogs at National Stockyards with active trade and higher bids, cattle and sheep mixed with varied ranges, plus a New York Stock exchange session edging up favorite issues to year end highs as volume nears 700,000 shares. Poultry, butter, eggs steady while wheat climbs to fresh seasonal highs amid light offerings.
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St, Louis Livestock National Stockyards
Ill
U.S. Dept
New York
Free Christmas Picture Show for Hope School Children
The Snenger and Rigbo Theatres with local merchants sponsor a free Christmas Picture Show for about eight thousand Hope school children on December 22. Two showings at 9:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. feature The Man from Montana with Johnnie Mack Brown plus two shorts. Tickets good at either theatre. seats reserved to accommodate arriving students from surrounding schools.
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Toding
Hope Trade
Snenger and
Rigbo
Merchants of Hope
Montana
Johnnie Mack Brown
Swenger
Rigito
Hope
Saenger
Rialto
Navy Probing Loss of Liner USS Coolidge
Secretary of the Navy Knox said a naval board of inquiry is conducting a thorough investigation into the loss of the 21,936 ton former liner President Coolidge, now an army transport, after striking a mine in the Solomon Islands area. He noted uncertainty about the mine's origin and stressed no confirmed hit on American mines. The loss announcement came Saturday with 4,000 crew and troops aboard. all but four were saved. Knox declined to reveal sensitive future actions, cited ongoing watch over Mundy Point and Guadalcanal, and commented on Solomons and Aleutians conditions with cautious, noncommittal statements.
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Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Knox
Naval Board of Inquiry
President Coolidge
Solomon Islands
United States Army
Navy
Iide
Salo- Toons
Salumon
Aleutian Islands
Solomons
Dups
Mundy
New Georgia Island
Ean
Guadalcanal Island
Salumans
Kiska Island
Basil Nelson Heads Burial Association
Basil Nelson of Fayetteville was promoted from vice-president to president of the Arkansas Burial Association yesterday in Little Rock. W. H. Irby, rector, secretary treasurer, said the association planned no legislative sponsorship in the 1943 general assembly unless disliked bills were introduced.
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Little Rock
Basil Nelson
Fayetteville
Arkansas Burial Association
W. H. Irby
Billy
APL Buying Up Bonds Not Due Until 1966
Pine Bluff, Dec. 15. The Arkansas Power and Light Company will buy about 8.2 million dollars of five percent bonds not due until 1966. A call for redemption at 103 was approved by directors. Funds to finance the purchase come partly from recent water system sales in Arkansas towns. The bonds are part of a 1926 issue of 35 million dollars. Directors also approved a multiyear construction budget, including 3 million dollars to complete a generating plant in the southwest Arkansas sour gas fields.
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Pine Bluff
Arkansas Power and Light Com- Hay
C. Sbimilton Moses
Moses
Arkansas
Southwest
Emergency Permits for Gas Ends Today
Little Rock December 15 Arkansas OPA headquarters warns operators of taxicabs buses trucks and other commercial vehicles including farm trucks that their privilege of buying emergency gasoline without ration coupons expires at midnight. Operators with no war necessity certificate or with inadequate mileage allowance may obtain temporary ration coupons until February 1 but must use them only at their local rationing boards.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
OPA
Office of Defense Transportation
Three U S Military Men Dead in Newfoundland Fire
New York reports the eastern defense command announced three United States military personnel are known dead after a fire at a St. John’s Newfoundland house. Official details remain sparse as investigators review the blaze and identify victims.
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New York
Defense Command
United States
St. John’s
Newfoundland
U S Should Be Continued Prom Page One
The passage notes damage from carrier plane switches, cites 105 planes used by Japan at Pearl Harbor, and predicts aircraft carriers will play vital roles next year in the Pacific and potentially in invading Europe with fighter and dive bomber air power.
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U.S
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Europe
Blackouts Show Light and Lively Scenes Across Cities
In Fairmont Minnesota residents celebrated an extended blackout as their power failure lasted 41 minutes against a 10 minute plan, while Dodge City Kansas reported a sighting of a lone carelessly managed resident by radio glow. A blackout baby arrived four minutes after the raid signup sounded near Scottsbluff Nebraska, highlighting the event’s human moments amid the outages.
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Fairmont
Minn
Dodge City
Kas
Scottsbluff
Neb
Lee Nominated by FDR to Aeronautics Board
President Roosevelt names Senator Lee of Oklahoma for membership on the Civil Aeronautics Board to succeed George Baker. The 50 year old former congressman and veteran was defeated in last month’s election by Edward Moore, with Lee expected to undertake an overseas mission if confirmed. The nomination comes as Oswald Ryan of Indiana also seeks reappointment to the board.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Josh Lee
D-Okly
Civil Aeronautics Board
Lee
George Baker
University Oklahoma
Oswald Ryan
Indiana
OPA Examines Milk Shortage in Southwest Region
The Office of Price Administration released a statement saying it will publish findings from a Southwest milk price survey after the investigation is completed and an Administrative Determination is reached. It notes a milk shortage in Texas Louisiana Arkansas Kansas Oklahoma Missouri but asserts essential uses for Military and Civilian needs should be met.
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Dallas
Tex
Office of Price Administration
Southwest
OPA
Texas
Louisiana
Arkansas
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Four Telegrams on Hostel Fire Add to Anxiety
A message from the commanding general of the News foundland base, released by the EDC, notes numerous telegrams about a hostel fire. It warns against needless anxiety for U. S. personnel, suggests three to four persons may be affected, and mentions unclear details.
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Newsfoundland
EDC
U. S
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