End of Historic 71st Congress and War Prep
Washington reports the 71st Congress ends after a two year war buildup. It adjourns for a breathing spell until January six as the nation mobilizes with about 205 billion dollars in appropriations, of which 192 billion funds war. Tax increases, new revenue and vast military programs define the era, with legislation opening lend lease and arming merchant ships, and broad defense expansion before Pearl Harbor.
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Alex H
Singleton
Washington
77Th Congress
House
Senate
Congress
Pearl Harbor
Asia
Europe
Ayen
Japan
Germany
Italy
Romania
Bulgaria
Hungary
Tater
Roosevelt
United States
WAACS
Women's Auxiliary Corps
Navy
Coatsguard
Waves
Spars
City Christmas Cheer Fund Campaign Placed Under War Strain
The Hope Ministerial Alliance will run a city wide Christmas Cheer Fund drive as The Star explains the pressure of wartime on fundraiser lists. Chairs man Richards and committee members are named for contribution collection, with receipts provided to the Ministerial Alliance central committee.
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Sing Goodfellows Organization
Hope Ministerial Alliance
Richards
Star
Ministerial Alliance
Pacific
S. Burton Heath McNutt
WAAC Inspectors Vet Arkansas Colleges for WAAC Training
An Army officer and two WAAC officers arrive in Little Rock to survey Arkansas colleges for potential WAAC training centers. The tour runs to Friday, seeking facilities for 4 000 trainees, with Arkansas State College at Jonesboro named a training center for air force enlisted men. Governor Adkins said surveys include denominational and church related colleges, Conway Teachers College, and the University, with smaller colleges considered for smaller units. The party visits Conway Russellville Fay etteville Arkadelphia El Dorado and Magnolia as inspections continue.
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Little Rock
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
Arkansas
WAAC
Govenor Adkins
Adkins
Arkansas State College
Jonesboro
Air Force
Conway Teachers College
Universiy
Conway
Russellville
Fayetteville
Arkadelphia
el Dorado
Magnolia
Wedge Drives Into Newly Won Red Positions
German forces press hard on the left wing southwest of Stalingrad driving an armored wedge into recently held Soviet lines. Red Star reports heavy attacks aided by tanks and planes, with Germans advancing toward a water line and major road as the central front near Moscow continues to move slowly but decisively. The Rzhev and Stalingrad sectors see the fiercest fighting, while Red Army gains two villages west of Rzhev and a wedge deepens southeast of Nalchik in the Caucasus.
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Henry Cassidy
Moscow
Red Army
Stalingrad
Red Star
Rouhgly
Kalinin
Velikkie Luli
Pravada
Communist Party
Rzhev
Caucasus
Nalchsk
Velikie Luki
Tescont
Spells Her Names From East or West Tippit Family Tale
In McAlester Oklahoma a mother of W C Tippit is described as having three names spelled differently forward and backward. The fragment notes Hannah Anna Tippit with mirrored naming hints.
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McAlester
Okla
W. C. Tippit
Relites
Hannah Anna Tippit
Allied air strikes batter New Guinea and Buna fronts
Allied forces under General MacArthur report relentless bombing of Japanese footholds near the Mambare river mouth and Buna area. Bombers hit Lae and Gasmata airfields while air combat downed three Japanese planes and damaged two others. lone B 24 Liberator held off 12 Zeros. Ground fighting continues at Sananda point and Buna Mission as Allied troops push a wedge into Buna village area.
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Australia
Macarthur
Mambare River
Buna Area
Adviers
Lae
New Guinea
Gasmata
New Britain
Sananda Point
Buna Village
Buna Mission
Only 1 A Men Can Volunteer for the Navy
Washington December 16 selective service headquarters said only men in class 1 A available for immediate induction could volunteer for the Navy Marines or Coast Guard. Spokesmen said not fair to the Army to let deferred men volunteer and the rule applies to deferments for dependency or provocation. Men deferred who are later reclassified to 1 A may volunteer if reclassified while the plan lasts. The plan likely would be used until about February 1. No one could volunteer after being ordered to report for induction.
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Washington
Selective Service
Navy
Marines
Coast Guard
Army
Sea Services
Belgian Jailed for Naming Son Winston
Belgian officials report a Brussels father was jailed nine months for naming his son Winston. The sentence underscores a seeming new offense in Belgium as authorities note the act drew government attention amid public discourse.
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Winston
London
Brussels
Flashes of Life and Brief News Snippets
A collage of light hearted and odd items from across the nation: Kalamazoo Stoves uses a boiler to warm a plant for war work. eight duplicate gasoline stamps are granted as Evidence of Necessity with a dead mouse as bait. a Spokane judge quips ethics of a wife pocket digging. a Topeka man reports a neighbor dispute over abuse. Rockford grocer Melvin Beese pursues a $5 shortage that turns into a $650 or $045 robbery note mystery.
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Strong East Petesburg
Ind
Barney Elkins
Elkins
Army Should Direct Production of War Materials Says Patterson
Washington dispatch reports Undersecretary of War Robert P. Patterson warned that removing production control from the armed forces could weaken the war effort. He called such claims that the Army controls civilian industry fantastical and said munitions supply is a continuous process from drafting to scrap. Patterson urged Army led planning while noting civilian bodies should not run essential materials. President Phil Murray urged creating a civilian war mobilization office to cut through vested interests and criticized United States Steel and Republic Steel for nickel waste and armor plate plans that would squeeze smaller firms.
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Washington
Dec
Robert P. Patterson
Truman Committee
Patterson
Navy
War Production Board
Cro
Phil Murray
Murray
Senate
Small Business Committee
States Steel Corporation
Republic Steel
Gary
Itd
Bruce Twins of Hope Join Women's Army
Bruce twins Fay and May Bruce of Hope Arkansas enlist in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps at Des Moines Iowa becoming the family’s third and fourth twin pairs to serve. Howard and Harold Bruce previously served and were discharged. Aberdeen Maryland and other brothers expected to rejoin.
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Fort Des Moines
Iowa
Bruce
Hope
Arkansas
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
Sam
Fay
May Bruce
Howard
Harold
Floyd
Lloyd
Aberdeen
May and
State To Pay Victory Tax in One Lump Sum
Little Rock Arkansas will pay the victory tax on all state employees in a lump sum quarterly under an agreement by the state comptroller’s office and the U S internal revenue bureau. The tax is five percent after $12 weekly deductions. Institutions housing state workers exclude room rent. Part-time workers pay on a daily basis with earnings over 1.71 dollars per day taxable.
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Little .Rock
Arkansas
State Comptroller's Office
U. S. Internal Revenue Bureau
Japs Refuse to Fight on Pearl Harbor Anniversary
A U S warship task force in the South Pacific challenged the Japanese navy on the Pearl Harbor anniversary. Battleships and other ships stood ready with live ammunition marked for battle, but shells remained unused. The force, citing a year of losses, voiced confidence in striking back when needed. The Pearl Harbor memorial services echoed Lincoln's Gettysburg Address as troops pledged resolve.
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Norman Bell
United States
South Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Tokyo
U. S
Navy Department
Pearl Harbor Memorial
Welfare Office to Seek Less Budget for Next Biennium
The Welfare Commission plans to request $98,400 less from the 1943 Legislature than the current period. The proposed budget calls for $980,360 for 1943-44 and $602,800 for 1944-45, down from $640,240 last year and the $642 it had this year. No new tax revenues will be sought in the next biennium.
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Welfare Commission
Christmas Cheer Fund Organizer Named in Canvass
The Hope Ministerial Alliance announced a city wide Christmas Cheer Fund separate from church drives. Dr. E S Richards named chairman with a list of downtown canvassers and contributions to be received at The Star offices. A committee was appointed to solicit funds to aid families without cheer.
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Hope Ministerial Alliance
Goodfellows
E. S. Richards
Star
Ministerial Alliance
Miners Killed As Hoist Breaks Loose In Cabin Creek
In Charleston West Virginia a mine hoist crowded with 14 men derailed from hillside moorings in the Cabin Creek district and rolled to the slope foot. Three men Arthur Fushnin Charles Childers and James Boswell died. Five or more injured were hospitalized.
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Charleston
W. Va
Cabin Creek
Wyatt Coal Company
Laing
Kabuwha Valley
Laird Memorial
24 Muskrats Placed in Grassy Lake
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission shipped 24 muskrats to Hempstead county. Game wardens Lester Wade and Earl Barham released the musrats in Grassy Lake near Hear MeNab late yesterday.
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Arkansas Game and Wish Commission
Hempstead County
Lester Wade
Earl Barham
Grassy Lake
Hear MeNab
British Advance 100 Miles After Fleeing Rommel
British forces push toward Zauta En Nofilia near El Agheila after cracking Rommel’s line in Egypt. Allied air and ground actions hit Tunisian ports, oil depots, and Axis transports while reports note extensive minefields and ongoing retreat.
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Associated Press
London
Eighth Army
Allie
Tripoli
Rommel
Zauta En Nofilia
el’ Agheila
el’ Alamein
Egypt
North Africa
United States
Tunisia
Ratmel
Romel
el Agheila
Naples
Tunis
la Goulette
Mediterranean
Birute
Syrii Tsebanon
Lampedusa
Sicily
Tun
Sousse
Sfax
Bone
Algeria
Treasury Borrows Five Dollar Gold Pieces
Washington reports the Treasury owns about 22.74 billion dollars in gold but has no five dollar gold pieces outstanding. Morgenthau disclosed that gold coins were melted during the gold currency shift, leaving only collector or hoard holdings.
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Washington
Treasury
United States
Canada
Africa
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
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Zerte
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