Editorial satire on WAAC scandal and burlesque flare
The editor riffs on a Des Moines burlesque incident involving a WAAC dancer, noting media attention and public reaction. Kathryn Gregory arrives in Chicago seeking work while AP reports call it a sedate strip tease. The piece links the uproar to ongoing wartime focus and imagined cadet reactions to a forced landing.
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America
WAAC
Des Moines
Ravel
Union City
Tenn
Expected OPA shift May Relax Ration Controls
Washington reports that Leon Henderson may resign soon for a four month rest and Senator Prestiss Brown, defeated in November, would be named as his successor as price administrator. Michigan predicts an early easing of rationing to supply civilians, with Brown likely to curb harsh orders and push for needed appropriations to fund OPA activities.
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Jack Bell Washington
Dee. i
Leon Henderson
Prestiss Brown
Michigan
Henderson
Brown
White House
Price
Congress
Office of Price Administration
House
Senate
Boys Club Organized At Fire Station Meeting
An organization meeting of a fope Boys Club was held Wednesday afternoon at the Fire Station with board members including Clifford Franks R P Bowen Ted Jones Lerrell Carnelious Rev Thomas Brewster Ollie Olson Jim Pembree Bob Franklin Ched Hall Geo Ware Rev Robert Moore and Lloyd Coop. Jim Embree was elected president and Lloyd Coop secretary. The club aims to provide a square deal for every child with supervised physical training recreation and emphasis on American citizenship morals and health. Dues are three cents per week with a 24 cent annual rate for an eight year old.
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Fope Boys Club
Clifford Franks
R. P. Bowen
Ted Jones
Lerrell Carnelious
Thomas Brewster
Ollie Olson
Jim Pembree
Bob Franklin
Ched Hall
Geo. Ware
Robert Moore
Lloyd Coop
Jim Embree
Ilness
Inventories of Coffee Due December 31 in Hempstead County
Local rationing boards urge retailers and wholesalers to file inventories as of November 23 using form R-1202 for roasted coffee dealers and Ry-1203 for those who roast their own green coffee. Classifications vary by sales volume and business start dates, with separate reporting requirements and deadlines set by the Hempstead County War Price and Rationing Board.
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OPA
Eudora H. Eason
Hempstead County
Admiral Darlan Explains Change of Views
Admiral Jean Darlan outlined plans for French fleet units at Dakar Alexandria and North African ports to join British and American fleets against the Axis. In an exclusive AP interview he defended past dealings with Germany and expressed hope for unity with General de Gaulle while stressing his authority covers North Africa and French West Africa. He said French Africa must exert maximum effort with the Allies and that future actions would be in agreement with the United States and Britain.
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Wes Gallagher
Associated Press
South Africa
Jean Darlan
Dakar
Alexandria
North African
United States
High Seas
Vichy
Dwight D. Eisnehower
French Africa
Charles de Gaulle
Germany
Italy
Darian
Mr. Darlan
Lorraine
Richelieu
Gloire
Montcalm
Georges Leygues
Jules Verne
North Africa
Jean Bart
Casablanca
Toulon
France
New Battle on New Guinea Reported by Allied HQ
Allied forces press toward Buna and the Mammbare river area in New Guinea as fighting continues on land and at sea. Reports say enemy reinforcements landed Sunday night while Liberator bombers hunted retreating Japanese vessels. A Papuan front briefing notes heavy combat around Buna cocoanut groves and near Buna village with only about 260 Japanese shipsmen reported to have reached the mouth of the Mambure.
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Australia
Buna
Hirhito
New Guinea
United States
Trons
Tamatore Horii
Hirohito
MacArthur
Melbourne
Herald
Mammbare
F. R. Peterson
Mambure
Opportunity for Arkansas by C E Palmer editorial
The completion of the Longview Texas to East coast pipeline creates demand for crude, with Arkansas likely to supply its full share as Texas cannot. Secondary recovery and new wildcat fields are expected, with careful handling under the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission. Continued discussion on page three.
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C. E. Palmer
el Dorado Daily News
Evening Times
Longview
Texas
Arkansas
Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission
Planes Hit Enemy Ship in Raid on Munda
U S planes attacked ships and installations on New Georgia in the Solomons. A destroyer or cruiser was hit and damaged while 12 Japanese Zeros engaged Flying Fortresses near Munda, all Zeros shot down, one Fortress lost with crew rescued. One Dauntless failed to return from the raid, the seventh on the Munda base.
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Washington
Navy
Munda
New Georgia Island
Solomons
New Georgia
Sun
Jessie
South Pacific
Douglas
Dauntless
Mundu
Boeing
Ben C Shipp Named Accountant for OPA
Ben C Shipp a former Hope citizen and longtime executive in the Little Rock headquarters of the Arkansas Unemployment Compensation Division has been named accountant for the state Office of Price Administration OPA He is married to Margaret McRae of Hope and the couple resides at 619 Rock Street Little Rock.
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Ben C. Shipp
Hope
Little Rock
Arkansas Unemployment Compensation Division
State Office of Price Administration
OPA
Shipp
Margaret McRae
Rock Street
RAF Planes Strike German Targets in North West Germany
Despite bad weather a small force of RAF bombers attacked targets in north west Germany last night. Mines were laid in enemy waters. One British aircraft was reported down and one German Messer schmitt shot down during these operations.
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London
Upi
RAF
Germany
Air Ministry
Tide of Battle Swings in Favor of Russian Army
Moscow reports a turn of momentum on the eastern front with five more German strong points captured in the Rzhev area and a heavy Nazi counter-drive south west of Stalingrad repulsed. Soviet forces advance, destroy tanks and armor, and widen barriers between Don steppes and the trapped Stalingrad besiegers.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Red Army
Rzhev
Stalingrad
Katelnikovski
Donsteppes
Kotelnikovski
Verkhen-Kumsky
Caucasus
Kotelnikove
Kotenikovskaya
Black Sea
Silver Lost From Circulation Hits Liberia Headlines
In Monrovia Liberia officials report silver coin disappearances as many coins are buried in the interior or melted down for souvenir trade profits. The trend poses a monetary headache for the government and raises concerns among visitors about coin integrity.
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Monrovia
Liberia
Rome seeks safety as Italian plan to halt bomb targets
Bulletin notes Rome intends removing military objectives to dodge Allied air raids already devastating northern industries and threatening Naples port. Washington reports OWI will send an economic mission to French North Africa under Eisenhower to speed civilian and industrial supplies between Africa and the United Nations. In England four enemy raiders bomb and machinegun a village causing damage and injuring a woman. OPA says it monitors weather in 30 state fuel oil area to decide possible coupon increases.
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Rome
Bern
Talians
Naples
Washington
Office of War Information
French North Africa
Dwight D. Eisenhwer
North Africa
United States
United Nations
Enlish
London
England
OPA
Office of Price Administration
Army and Navy Plan to Train College Youths
The Army and Navy unveiled a joint plan to contract with colleges to train unqualified 250,000 youths in a uniform-and-pay system, replacing the college reserve setup. Training will prepare specialists or officers with candidates from enlisted ranks or reserves for the Army. civilians may join via the Navy. Programs aim to ensure a steady stream of technically trained personnel for the Army Guard, with colleges to be selected and existing agreements unaffected. Regulations will be drafted by Paul V. McNutt.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Ams
Mallon
War
Stumgen
Knox
Army Guard
Selective Service and Training Act
War Manpower Commission
Paul V. McNutt
Marine Corps
Coass Guard
Flashes of Life Coffee Royal and Other Tiny News Bits
In South Bend Judge J Elemer Peak praises his self brewed coffee comparing it to Roosevelt and LaGuardia recipes. A Dalhart glider scout jokes about a dollar a month man losing most pay to deductions. A Kansas City tale notes a lidless plane and a stray cockpit cover found by an undertaker’s yard after a plane roars overhead.
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Associated Press Coffee Royal
South Bend
Ind
J. Elemer Peak
Superior Court
Roosevelt
Laguardia
Kansas City
Large Part of Rommel's Army Caught in Trap
The Cairo and London reports say a large portion of Rommel's forces in Libya were cut off and suffering heavy losses as the British Eighth Army advanced to El Agheila and Wadi Matratla. Rommel appears to have withdrawn to the west, with enemy formations bottled up and trailing retreats across the desert. Air strikes aided the push, striking near Zauta En Nafilig as Allied plans for a new Tunisian drive intensify.
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Associated Press
London
Axis
Libya
Chas
Cairo
Wadi Matratla
el Agheila
Rammel
Cormunique
Rommel
el Aghedla
Getti
Tri
Tunisia
Eighth
Dapge Diagigtone
Roce
Wadi Matratin
Bri Wedue
Bush
Treat
Mediterranean
Morocco
Medjez-El-Bab
Tunis
Bizerte
Zauta En Nafilig
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Benton
Charles F. Elza
Clinton
John Freeman Graddy
Admiral Darlan
Venn
Cailes
United “ Nations
Malolga Salamaua
Port
Moresby
Pacific Ocean
Cape Ward
Sona
Xbuna
Rabai
Milne Bay
Pacific
Opportunity For
U.S
Europe
Bulletins
Army and Navy
Dalhart, Tex
Ben Hamilton Stokes
Africa
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