Possum in Town and Early Christmas Mail Push
A light illuminated garage reveals a large possum retreating under boards near a city powerplant. The piece reflects on urban wildlife, a 10 year old fox incident, and argues for early shopping and mailing to ease wartime postal strain and avoid late gift delivery. It notes the Nov. 1 deadline for overseas gifts and predicts postwar optimism for holiday schedules and closures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. B. Carrigan
Fair Park
Express Company
Carly
Post Office Department
Wallace's Talk Seen as Trial Balloon by Some Senators
Washington reports that President Wallace floated a postwar world council to direct a planned global economy in a broadcast honoring Woodrow Wilson. The proposal drew mixed reactions in Congress with Wheeler urging resistance to bureaucracy while Burton and others warned of postwar reforms.
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Washington
UPI
Wallace
World Council
Roosevelt
Congress
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
United Nations
Adolf Hiller
Wheeler
D - Mont
Burton
R-Ohia
De Gaulle Praises Giraud and Talks Temporary French Government
General Charles De Gaulle paid tribute to General Henri Giraud and urged formation of a temporary united French government. He spoke of regrouping all French forces at home and abroad to secure independence and unity, and noted shifting sentiment in North and West Africa toward the Allied cause.
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London
iPi
Charles de Gaulle
Henri Giraud
Jean Darflan
North
Africa
de Gaullegnon
Washington
Noosevelt
Algiers
Vichy Armisstice
Vichy
West Africa
General de Caulie
Noth Africa
Darlan
Rain Swollen Rivers in State Start Falling
Arkansas rivers swollen by heavy weekend rains began to fall and flood threats eased at all stages. The White River crest at Batesville showed falling stages, with Calico Rock and Gilbert land noted as receding. The Arkansas River slowly lowered at Fort Smith, dipping from flood levels to about 20 feet with tentative projections toward 19.5 feet as of yesterday.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
White River
Batesville
Gilbert Land
Calica Rock
Fort Smith
British Close to Enemy Base of Akyak in Burma
British forces under Gen Archibald Wavell announced nearing Rathedaung near the Akyak base after a 76 mile coastal advance from the Indian frontier. Reports from Bangkok say British troops also reached the Chindwin valley as Japanese defenses crumble in Buna, while MacArthur notes bombardment and Allied air attacks from New Britain to Timor.
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Associated Press
Archibald P. Wavell
Burma
India
Rathedaune
Akyak
Indian
Bay of Bengal
Alethangyon
Bangkok
Thailand
Chindwin River
Chin Hills
Wavell
Buna
MacArthur
Buna Village
Abanul
New Britain
Flers
Timor
Dutch New Guinea
McFaddin to Be Sworn in As New Justice
Three new supreme court justices and a land commissioner elected on November 9 will be sworn in at 11 30 am Friday in the court room. Chief Justice Griffin Smith will administer oaths to Ben EB Carter Texarkana Ed F McFaddin Hope and R W Robins Conway and to land commissioner elect Claude Rankin. Governor Adkins will take the oath January 11 for a second term with the 1943 legislature opening day. Other state officials will be sworn in the next day including C G Hall Earl Page J Oscar Humphrey and Guy Williams.
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Little Rock
Supreme Court
Griffin Smith
Ben EB. Carter
Texarkana
Ed F. McFaddn
Hope
R. W. Robins
Conway
Claude Rankin
Adkins
C. G. Hall
Earl Page
J. Oscar Humphrey
Guy Williams
Just Taxation Definition Cited by Banker Murphy
El Dorado banker Charles H. Murphy, in connection with an Associated Press survey, coined the phrase just taxation as that portion of a person’s property he contributes so that the remainder may remain safe.
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Little Rock
Charles H. Murphy
el Dorado
Associated Press
Sharp Clashes in Tunisia Signal Impending Showdown
Allied patrols press Axis lines in Tunisia as air raids intensify and bases are hit. Eighth Army advances east of Sirte chasing Rommel’s Libyan forces amid reports of Axis dispersal of Allied armor and ships sunk on both sides. French North Africa unity grows while rains ease but terrain remains muddy.
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London
Tunisia
North Africa
North African
Eighth Army
Sirte
Erwin Rommel
Halian Command
Mediterranean
England
Tunsia
Medjez-El-Bab
Tebourba
Morocco
Arkansas Girl Named Souths Cotton Queen
Bonnie Beth Byler of Lepanto Arkansas, 22, was named 1143 maid of cotton by the national cotton council. She will tour the nation as a cotton advocate, model cotton fashions, and entertain servicemen after a New York modeling course and industry training. Frances Barnet Harris and Ernestine Ashe were named first and second alternates.
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Meemphis
Dee
Bonnie Beth Byler
Lepanto
Ark
Miss Byler
National Cotton Council
Frances Barnet Harris
Calvert, Tex
Ernestine Ashe
Fort Worth
C. B. Byler
University of Arkansas
Flashes of Life and Oddities From Various Cities
Short items from nationwide clippings feature a Miss Ethel Smith perfect attendance record at a Sunday school in Shelton Connecticut, milking a cow in Raleigh lobby during a farmers exchange meeting, 1 ½ year old draft registered triplets Alvin Calvin and Malvin Gross, bootlegger arrests near Hidalgo Texas, and Salt Lake City chief calling for rationing office eviction due to misperceived fire department control.
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Associated Press
Shelton
Conn
Ethel Smith
Farmers Cooperative Exchange
Triple Trouble
National City
Calif
Axis
Alvin
Calvin
Malvin Gross
Salt Lake City
Jack Clay
Rationing Board
Red Armies Trap 22 Nazi Divisions in March South
Soviet forces press a wide encirclement along a 300 mile front from Novaya Kalitva to Kichkine, closing on 22 Nazi divisions. Germans suffer heavy losses as the Red Army advances around Millerovo and Kotelnikovski, with 21,000 Axis soldiers reported killed or captured since December 12.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Nikolai Z. Vatutin
Novaya Kalitva
Rossosh
Ukraine
Kichkine
Kabmyck Steppes
Stalingrad-Tikhoretsk
Nagolny
Kotelnikovski
KatenInikovslsi
Millreevo
Rosloy
Terneyy
Millerovo
Fedor
Bock
Stalingrad
Fetter
Russiais
German Transport Planes Like Clay Pigeons. Batttlefront
Red Army
Don Steppe
Likhaya
Don
Kalmyck Steppe
Elista
Kalmyck
Don Elbow
Millerove
Rastov
Sea of Azov
Millerova
Rotov
Stalingrad - Likhaya
Donets River
Rostov
Russias
Chertkov
Red Banner
Middle Don
Katelnikovski Front
Red Star
Maiorsky
Karatchey
Not All Fun Little Rock States Holiday Schedule
Secretary of State C G Hall announced Arkansas workers will return after Christmas with Friday and Saturday off. New Year’s Day work is planned, reflecting a shortened holiday period and official schedule changes.
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Little Rock
Muplayes
Secretary of State
C. G. Hall
Percy Ramsey Confirmed Alive as Prisoner of Japanese
Second Lieutenant Percy E. Ramsey of the Army Air Corps, reported missing after the fall of Bataan, is now described as a prisoner of war in the Philippines by the War Department. Ramsey, a Hope Arkansas native and gradu ate of Hope High School and Henderson State College, fought from invasion to surrender and is one of two Hope officers confirmed as living prisoners.
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Percy E. Ramsey
Army Air Corps
Bataan Peninsula
Philippines
War Department
W. M. Ramsey
Hope
Ramsey
Air Corps
Hope High School
Henderson State College
Arkadelphia
Norris O’neal
Infantry
N. P. O'Neal
Hope Kiwanis Installs New Officers in Ceremony
New Kiwanis officials were installed at the Hope club meeting held last night at the Hotel Henry. About 35 Kiwanis members with spouses and guests attended. Elected are Ed Hawkins as president Ed Thrash as vice president and Burle McMahon as secretary treasurer. Rev J E Hamill retired as president and conducted the installation. Entertainment came from Mrs Hamill Mr and Mrs Fox and Rev Cantelon of the Fox Evangelistic Party.
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Hope Kiwanis Club
Hatel Henry
Ed Hawkins
Ed Thrash
Burle McMahon
J. E. Hamill
McClellan Arrives in Nation's Capital
Arkansas senator John L. McClellan arrived in Washington to take a seat in the Senate and moved into the office suite of retiring Lloyd Spancer. He traveled from Lenoir, North Carolina, with his secretary Ralph Matthews, vowing to be an independent Democrat with an open mind.
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Washington
VHI
John L. McClellan
Arkansas
Senate
Lloyd Spancer
McClelan
Ralph Mattheas
Jonesboro
Matthews
Lenoir
N. C
McClellan
Two Killed Five Captured in Chicago Trap
FBI chief J Edgar Hoover announced the capture and deaths in a Chicago roundup against the Terrible Touchy gang. Two members were killed and five captured after a gun battle as agents closed in on hideouts across the city. The operation followed weeks of planning, with Touhy Banghart and Darlak surrendering peacefully in an apartment without a shot fired. The sweep recovered money, firearms, and automobiles, and FBI officials pledged continued pursuit of remaining gang members.
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Giles Findley
Chicago
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Roger Touhy
Stateville
Der
Touhy
Basil Hugh
the Owl
Banghart
Darlak
O'Connor
Maelherney
Norwood
Leland Avenue
Wk Hoover
Minneapolis
Nelson
Seeger
Hennepin
Stewart
Hover
Bureau
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S. Burton Heath
Gen. de Gaulle
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McFaddin
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Tex
Rio Grande
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Anesiez Tunis
EL Bab
Sousse
Miles
Kairouan
SFA
Uara
Libya
Tripoli
Homi
Misurata
Sicily
Mediterranean Sea
U.S
HEA Telemap
Europe
Percy Ramsey
Kiwanis
Nation
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