Local war boards praised for unpaid service and patriotism
An OWI release lauds Arkansas 78 war price and rationing boards and volunteers for fair parceling of scarce goods. It notes boards work without pay and use mileage for meetings, praises Selective Service volunteers, and criticizes civil payrolls and New Deal policies impacting armament. Senator Byrd criticizes reform over military mobilization.
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Penes
OWI
Office of War Information
Arkansas
Selective Service Boards
America
John
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Boston
Washington
Churchill reveals British tank numbers in 1940 crisis
London December 1 Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons that Britain had 100 tanks on June 11 1940 facing a possible German invasion after France fell. He noted the tanks were weak against anti tank guns but said production swiftly rose to 400 by autumn 1940 and then to 1000 2000 later, with newer models replacing earlier designs. He also outlined a reconstituted anti submarine and anti u boat air warfare committee chaired by himself and referenced Smuts attendance.
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London
Churchill
House of Commons
France
Marshal Rommel
el Alamein
Yaug
Great Britain
Jan Christiaan Smuts
South Africa
Smuts
Richard R. Stokes
Tank “Board
Conference Held On Reported Shortage
Agricultural extension service workers and officials met to discuss shortages of lard shortening and salt meat reported by wholesalers across the state. Governor Adkins urged action, noting these staples are vital for Southern families and the shortage is serious locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tite Rock
Adkins
Successful Test Blackout Is Reported
Omaha dispatch reports a nine state unannounced blackout described as a complete success by defense officials. Brig. Gen. Grant said it far exceeded expectations while Civilian Defense Director Ficholz claimed the Midwest proved ready for anything despite a fatal auto accident involving air raid warden Charles Grady in Creston Iowa during the test.
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Omaha
VPI
Defense Region
Blckout
Midwest
Joseph Fichollz
Middlewest
U. S&s. Grant
United States Citizens Defense Corps
United States
Schultz
Colorado
Wyoming
Iowa
Nebraska
North
South Dakota
Minnesota
Missouri
Kansas
Charles H. Grady
Creston
William Hiatt
Grady
To Reduce Automobile Collision Insurance
New York reports a 20 percent collision insurance premium cut for ration card holders and 10 percent for B card holders across Arkansas and 29 other states. The national automobile underwriters association announced the change, effective December 1.
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New York
Arkansas
Automobie
Weapons to be ready for push by late summer
American air, sea and land forces should have the weapons to begin a series of powerful drives against the Axis by late next summer. The disclosures detail giant bombers, new tank transport planes, faster aircraft carriers, 35,000-ton battlewagons, and more naval strength, with 1943 expected to bring a greatly expanded fleet and intensified operations against Japan.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Axis
Pueble
Henry H. Arnold
Army
Dirferces
Arnold
Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corp
Navy
Japan
North Carolina
South Dakota
Massachusetts
Indiana
Alabama
Iowa
New Jersey
James V. Forrestal
Ernest J. King
United States
Allied Airpower Grows in Africa War Theater
Allied air forces strengthened in North Africa as Rommel’s Libyan Army retreated from El Agheila toward Tripoli. Bombers bombarded Tunis La Goulette and Sousse for hours, destroying aircraft and ships, while raids on Bizerte and Tunis persist. Reinforcements and minefields shaped the pursuit as Axis rearguards offered little resistance.
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Africa War
Rommel
Associated Press
London
Tunis
North Africa
Marshal Rommel
Gulf of Sirte
Libya
Bizerte
Sousse
Eight Army
Tripolitania
Marble Arch
el Agheila
Egypt
el Aghelia
Cairo
LaGoulette
Tripoli
Eighth Army
Aghella
Tunisia
la Goulette
la Goullette
Malta
Lampedusa
Senate Backs Civilian Pay Increase in Senate Vote
The Senate unanimously approved legislation to raise salaries for over 1,500,000 civilian government employees nationwide. The measure would pay time and a half for hours over 40 weekly, with a flat 10 percent raise for many workers including congressional, judicial, and postal staff. The bill moves to the House for action by unanimous consent due to a quorum absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Abuse of Mail Censorship To Be Probed
Washington reports that Senate Judiciary Committee chair Van Nuys outlines planned safeguards in the next Congress to curb censorship abuses. The push follows criticism that intercepts from federal letters included non military material. Senator Danaher calls amending a censorship bill to bar forwarding non military information to government departments. The article notes temperature related friction on snow and skiing is best near freezing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
van Nuys
D-Ind
Senate Judiciary Committee
Congress
Danaher
Conn
United States
Fire damages two apartment house on North Main
Firefighters battled a noon blaze at 32 North Main owned by Harry Shiver. One apartment was nearly destroyed and water damaged the adjoining unit. Authorities reported five fires in about two hours, four of which were grass fires. Loss expected in the hundreds of dollars, with no precise estimate available.
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North Main
Harry Shiver
Adjournment of Congress Swiftly Voted
Washington December 1. The Senate unanimously adopted a resolution calling for final adjournment of the seventy seventh Congress tomorrow. The House was expected to quickly approve. Minority Leader McNary Oregon said he would object to controversial bills. Roosevelt planned a joint session on June 7 to deliver a war and peace message.
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Washington
Senate
House
McNary
Ore
Pearl Harbor
Roosevelt
House - Senate
Credentials of John McGlellan to Senate
Washington presented to the Senate the credentials of Senator-Elect John E. McClellan of Arkansas. The Arkansas Senator-Elect was sworn in after the credentials were formally read by the Senate clerk.
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John McGlellan
Senate
Washington
Caraway U-Ark
John £. McClellan
Arkansas
Germans Seize Offensive Near Stalingrad Front
German dive bombers and tanks launched a strong attack southwest of Stalingrad, briefly seizing the initiative before Russian forces checked gains. Reports say 1,600 German casualties, while the Red Army pressed advances northwest of Moscow, overrunning a trench line west of Rehev and capturing a hill near Velekhc Luki.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Stalingrad
Red Army
Rehev
Velekhc Luki
Kotelnikovski
Caucasus
Volga
London
Don
Rzhev
Staliingrad
Tzvestia
Tikhoretsk
Katelnikovski
Kalmuck
Nevel
Would Abolish State Job for the Duration
Gene Rhodes, supervisor of apprentice training, urged abolishing the state apprenticeship supervision job. Labor Commissioner McCain backed no appropriation for the position, citing wartime manpower needs and government economy.
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Gene Rhodes
Labor Department
W. J. McCain
Rhodes
McCain
Old Chapel Bell Offered As Scrap
The old King's Chapel bell yoke, repaired by Paul Revere and Sons in 1818, is donated to the Boston Salvage Committee by the chapel trustees. Salvage drive officials note the metal relic will be repurposed for wartime or civil needs, reflecting a long history of service beyond its original use.
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Washington
Boston
Paul Revere and Sons
King’s Chapel
Revere
King's Chapel
Power Pool rates questioned at Arkansas aluminum plant
The Southwest Power Pool offered and was rejected by examiner Frank A. Hampton a detailed rate comparison for power supplied to the Lake Catherine aluminum plant near Malvern operated by the defense plant corporation NAZI S BOMB BRITAIN and other war news follow as the FPC probes the Power Pool contract details in Little Rock on December 15 1942.
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Little Rock
Ark
Ithe Southwest Power Pool
Frank A. Hampton
Federal Power Commission
Ark - la
Lake Catherine
Malvern
FPC
Defense Plant Corporation
Missing Western Airlines liner with about 20 aboard
Fairfield Utah December 16 Wreckage of a Western Airlines transport carrying nineteen persons was found about two miles from the Fairfield emergency field. Casper Wolf Provo a Civil Air Patrol member reported the wreckage from the air and ground teams moved toward the scene likely all on board are dead. Western Airlines said a search was organized but no radio contact existed after takeoff from Salt Lake City at 1 05 am heading toward Los Angeles.
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Salt Lake City
Fairfield
Utah
Casper Wolf
Provo
Civil Air Patrol
Wolf
Cedar Valley
Los Angeles
Western Airlines
A.c.a.a
Leo Werlkotte
Finnish peace talks blocked by official denial in Stad Holm
Reports from Scandinavia say Finland sought peace with Sweden and met an official denial in Stad Holm. London dispatches claim Russia's renewed winter push has dampened hopes for a quick settlement in the war weary nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Finland
Sweden
Stadhol
Scandinavia
Londen
Russia
Motor Coach Schedules Frozen by Government Order
Government order freezes motor coach schedules on the Memphis Texarkana line via Little Rock. MoPac to discontinue one of five daily round trips between Little Rock and Texarkana, leaving seven trips Little Rock to Memphis, five by Arkansas Motor Coaches, and four by MoPac. Londoners smoke more than 160000 cigrets a year in normal times.
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Little Rock
Memphis
Texarkana
Missouri Pacific
Arkansas Motor Coaches
Office of Defense Transportation
MoPac
Lite Rock
Mu Pac
Allies Advance as Buna Gona Hold Erodes Japanese Line
Allied headquarters report heavy fighting along the Buna Gona front in New Guinea. American and Australian forces push toward Buna village while briefing says three-sided pressure tightens around the center. Japanese reinforcements ashore, ships and barges sunk, and air attacks continue as the enemy effort is largely parried.
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la Deeds
Buna
Ecross
Faer
New Guinea
Gona
Villa
Australia
Melbourne
T Gona - Buna
Sanananda Point
Ope
Kumusi
Mambare
U S Bombers Again Raid Munda Base in Pacific
Pacific war brief reports American air units attacked the Japanese airfield at Munda on New Georgia Island in a December 24 strike, the fifth consecutive raid. Navy communique No 220 notes B 17 Flying Fortresses and Dauntless dive bombers with Wildcat fighters targeting installations, with no enemy air opposition.
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Washington
Navy
South Pacific
Munda
New Georgia Island
U. S
New Georgia
Douglas “‘Dauntless
Grumman
French Fleet at Toulon Destroyed, Muselier Says
Vice Admiral Emile Muselier told reporters in London that photos of Toulon harbor show the destruction of France's home fleet is virtually 10 percent complete. He rejected Navy Secretary Knox's claim that 29 French warships remain intact, stating the Toulon fleet no longer exists.
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Associated Press
Emile Muselier
Fighti
Londun
Toulon
France
Navy
Frank Knox
Muselier
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South Carolina
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Wensure
U. 5
Erwin. Rommel
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Britain
England
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Helsinki
Turkey
Ankara
Ismet Inonu
Corum
New Delhi
Kaladan
Mayu
Burma
Myittha
Air Liner
Bunna
Pacific
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