Paratrooper’s heartfelt thanks to Hope supporters
Pvt Raymond Thornton writes from Fort Bragg thanking Hope Arkansas and nearby residents for riding him home to Athens Texas and for clippings from local papers. He praises the kindness of Fort Bragg area families and supporters including Texarkana and Prescott friends.
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Fort Bragg
N. C
Athens
Exas
Ralbot Feild
Texarkana
Fort Braga
Hope
Texas
Co. W., Wilson
Columbus
Ark
M. Jean Stokes
Prescott
U.S. A
Raymond Thornton
504Th
82Nd Air Borne Division
Fort Bragg, N. C
Munich bombed again by RAF as Nazis birthplace hits war plants
British bomber force struck Munich last night in a second consecutive raid on the Reich. Heavy losses were reported with 12 bombers lost. German night fighters shot down several attackers. The raid targeted Munich's important war industries including a locomotive shed, with civilian casualties acknowledged.
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London
Munich
Reich
Air Ministry
Italy
Munch
High Command
Ber-lin Radio
England
RAV
Germany
Berlin
Zurich
United States
Romilly- Sur-Seine
France
U. S
Christmas Cheer Fund in Hope Reaches $500 Goal
The 1942 Goodfellows Christmas Cheer Fund in Hope stands at about $500, aiming a city wide gift distribution for families and youngsters. The canvass netted $476.59 cash and $18.50 in fruit, plus a $19.23 carryover from the Union Thanksgiving service and $457.80 added in a prior two hour drive. Distribution likely Wednesday by church groups in the Hope Ministerial Alliance program.
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Goodfellows
E. S. Richards
Hope
Union
Goodfellow
Arch Moore
Hope Ministerial
No Action on Closing Plan Here Saturday
Hope Chamber of Commerce announced today no action has been taken on a proposal for the downtown business district to remain closed Saturday as well as Friday Christmas to give store staffs a three day rest. R P Bowen chamber secretary said about 40 merchants responded to a postcard poll voting four to one to remain closed on Saturday but several stores would stay open regardless and so no decision was reached. Most stores will be open Wednesday and Thursday nights for the windup of Christmas shopping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope Chamber of Commerce
R. P. Bowen
Chamber
Akyab Airfield Blasted by RAF Bombers
New Delhi reports RAF fighters pressed the Akyab area raid hitting the airfield a gun position and a river steamer at the Japanese port on the Bay of Bengal Japanese planes attacked Calcutta twice with light damage and casualties. British jungle column advances to Alethang Yow reach 45 miles from Akyab.
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New Delhi
Akyab
Bay of
Bengla
Burma
Aljethang - Yow
Maungdaw
Bay of Bengal
Alethang - Yow
Calcutta
Allied drive pins Japanese in Buna coast area
Allied forces in New Guinea have trapped the Japanese to two coastal sectors totaling about five miles, with a captured Buna village line and Giropa as key positions. Australian and American units are consolidating, splitting tanks to support the western and eastern sectors as heavy enemy fortifications and trenches are reported along a complex coastal pocket.
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Illiam Boni
New Guinea
Buna
Cape Endaijadere
Cane Killecon
Douglas MacArthur
United States
Ald
New Buna
Ao Point
Buna Village
Cape Killerton
Giropa
Sanananda
Cape Enduradere
Oid
Emmet Woman Spends Night Lost in Woods
Mrs. Marie Williams of Emmet wife of J P Williams was found near her mother Mrs Waney Barham s Cate home after spending the night in the woods while searching for a Christmas tree. She was reported in critical condition from shock and exposure and recovered about 9 am.
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Marie Williams
Emmet
J. P. Williams
Waney Barham
Cate
Williams
Leaders crucified Henderson as critics urge rise in opposition
Washington December 22 1947 Senator Brewster charges administration leaders crucified Leon Henderson to appease critics and predicts his replacement by Senator Brown. Henderson resigns citing poor health amid accusations of gas and oil distribution bungling and bureaucratic privilege.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
Brewster
Maine
Price
Henderson
Roosevelt
Brown
Rep
Andresen
R- Minn
Vehicle Inspection Deadlines Set By January First
Driver groups announce inspection deadlines for passenger cars by January first and for truck tires by January third or after five thousand miles. A 25 cent fee applies for inspecting up to five ties on a private car. A list of inspection stations across Hope and nearby towns is provided.
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Carlier
Tel-L-Tex Oil Company
East
Hope
Arkansas
Commando Raid Near Bizerte Advances in Tunisia
A foray by Commandos near Bizerte in Tunisia reached within five miles of the port, with Americans reportedly involved though not confirmed. The operation, lasting several days, faced German machine gun posts, yielded light losses, and ended with the raiders withdrawing to hills to rest and regroup.
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London
Tunisia
Bizerte
Reuters
Kenneth A. N. Anderson
North Africa
Rommel
Tripoli
Bizerte Fue
Michigan Ohio Strikes Tie Up Two Plants for Ship Plates
Strikes in Ohio and Michigan halt two plants producing ship plates and guns, impacting war production. About 1,000 CIO workers walk at Republic Steel in Cleveland over scheduling and premium pay disputes linked to Roosevelt’s orders. Concurrently, 2,400 anthracite miners in Pennsylvania threaten action, while Goodyear Jackson plant halts after a Sunday shift dispute. A separate four day strike at Camer (Cameron) Ohio compositors ends with a conciliation panel setup.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Michigan
Pennsylvania
CIO
Republic Steel Corporation
Cleveland
Co. M. White
Roosevelt
Edward P. Stack
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Jackson
Mich
War Labor Board
WLB
Ewen
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Port Griffith
Pyne-Taylor
Moffat Coal Company
Scranton
Hazleton Shaft
Cranberry Improvement Company
Robert Y. Moffat
Tri-District General Mine Committee
United Mine Workers
Repository
Camer
Labor Department
Brush - Moore Newspapers
Incs
Desertion of Darlan Seen as Major Defeat for Hitler
Chicago reports economist Dr. Mol Palyi argues Admiral Jean Darlan’s switch to the Allies marked Hitler’s first major moral defeat. He says the shift undercuts the Nazi “new order” and signals a diplomatic ripple across Europe, while noting Darlan’s North Africa role and 24 hour escape margin as proof of betrayal. The piece also cites U S income data from 1929 to 1932.
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Chicago
Molchair Palyi
Reichsbank
Berlin
Hitler
Admiral Jean Darlan
French North Africa
Europe
Darlan
France
Frnec
North Africa
de Palyi
Hiller
New Order
Plans Advance Payment For Goods
Washington reports that a plan to advance payment for postwar deliveries through purchase certificates is being developed by Rolf Nugent, adviser on credit policy to Price Administrator Henderson. The scheme would start with autos, refrigerators, automatic furnaces and pianos, then extend to washing machines and other goods, potentially needing new legislation.
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Washington
Rolf Nugent
Leon Henderson
OPA
Nugent
Lost Coffee New York-VP at Hotel Belmont Plaza Notice
The Lost and Found at Hotel Belmont Plaza lists items awaiting claimants including a ring and a pair of gloves. Five people claimed the coffee, two inquired about the ring, while the gloves had no inquiries.
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New York
Lost and Found Department of
Hotel Belmont Plaza
Flashes of Life and War Games Transform Dress Rules
A Philadelphia club relaxed its 57 year old rule requiring evening dress for six world affairs meetings, making formal attire optional during this period. In a separate hometown note, University High of Carbondale and Bentons halted a basketball game when the gym lights failed twice, leading to an eventual abandonment with the score tied.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Gyndusium
Russians Close on Rostov in Middle Don Drive
German resistance stiffened as the Red Army pressed toward Rostov after capturing a large town in the middle Don region. Vatutin’s forces advanced toward the railroad hub, while fierce fighting raged near Stalingrad and along the Don Volga front with heavy German counterattacks and mounting losses.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Red
Don
Rostov
Black Sea
Wilerovo
Jimeti
Don Fror
N. J. Vatutin
Millerova
Stalingrad
Jalso
Kalmyce Steppe
Anothr
Red Army
Vatutin
F. E. Golikov
Pravda
Communist Party
Don Steppes
Dol
Te von Bock
Don-Volga
Stalingard
Kotelnikayski
Rzhev
Miday
Ane
Middle Don
Caucasus
Ingrad
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Alex. H. Washburn
Buna Coast
Pacific
New Jersey
Senate War Investigating Committee
Hendreson
Senate
C. W. Turpley
Bard St. Hope
Texaco
East $Yd
Shower Hope
Collier
Third
Laurel Hope
Walnut Hope
Human Motor Company Third
Hope Auto Company
St. Hope, Arkansas
Compton's
Washington Hope
Arkansas Machine Shop
City
Main Hope
Western Auto Supply Co
South Main St. Hope
Cox's
Fulton
Honea
Blevins
Moses
Elm St. Hope
Arkansias
Bunday & Sons
3Rd
Africa
Morocco
Misurata
Cairo
Eighth
Sultan
Pithon
Tunis
Kairouan
Pichon
RAF
Sousse
Mecn
la Goulette
Gulf of Sirte
Hun
Mediterranean
Kone
Philippeville
Lebanno Ciites
Trpioli
Beirut
Be- Busi
Eighth Army
Libya
Algiers
Ora
Algeria
Universitty High On
Carbondale
Bentons
Middle
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