India poised for progress amid political crisis and radio rise
DeWitt Mackenzie reports from New Delhi on India's rapid postwar growth in industry, agriculture, and education, aided by radio's reach to illiterate masses. He notes a looming political crisis as a major barrier, while highlighting gains in textiles, steel, sugar, irrigation, and wheat production, with India emerging as a key producer in the British Empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt MacKenzie
Delhi
Indian Subcontinent
India
Britain
Lancashire
British Empire
Hindustan
Jaya
Proton
Market Report from St Louis and New York Stocks
Hogs and cattle shown with price ranges and declines for lighter weights. New York stocks mixed with rails and blue chips leading slight gains amid year end adjustments. Wheat and corn fluctuate in Chicago and cotton futures rally tempered by profit taking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis Livestock National Stockyards
Dept
New York
Chicago
Army酒 Policy Report on Beer Sales and Soldier Conduct
A dated Army survey argues beer sales on posts provide mild relief without impairing efficiency. It notes soldiers will drink despite prohibition, urges civilian–military cooperation, and links recreation to sobriety. The report cites Phoenix City as a clean-up example and backs regulated dispensing over bootlegging. It praises soldiers for discipline and service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix City
Ala
Diry
Army
OWL
India gains from trade and growth in life standards
About 26 million pounds annually, mainly in England, funded purchases from the United States. Industrial and agricultural progress have raised living standards, improved health, and contributed to India's population rising by over 40 million in a generation. The decline in death rates, not births, largely explains the growth, aided by expanded highways and motor transport improving village communications and trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Sam
India
Arkansan Picks Off 3 Japs in Buna Jungles
In New Guinea on December 28, reports describe American troops, including a local correspondent’s notes from Buna. Private Walter Waddwack of Milwaukee joins others in behind lines actions and jungle traverses while skirmishes and artillery bursts punctuate a hot, humid front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansan
Buna Jungles
Marlin Spencer
New Guinea
Buna Front
Fatten
Walter Waddwack
Milwaukee
Wis
Dick Sheils
EU Claire
George Coleman F
St. Louis
Bung Government Station
Roughnecks From Patton Patrols Report Jungle Bunker Clash
Soldiers in a Buna front unit, led by Lieut Harvey Parton, recount a fierce jungle bunker engagement. Corp Gordon Geoff and Sgt John Pershing describe stalking a Jap squad, a swift close encounter, and decisive headshot. Geoff notes Arkansas hunting roots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buna Front
Patton
John J. Pershing
Milwaukee
Roughnecks
Harvey Parton
St Louis
Pershing
Feneral
Corp
Gordon Geoff
Clinton, Ack
Geoff
Labor Board Seeks Full-Time Attorney
Little Rock December 30 44 The Labor Department plans to ask the 1943 Legislature to provide for a full time attorney with travel allowance to enforce state labor laws. Currently a combined attorney and apprentice supervisor earns 1800 annual with no travel funds. An attorney at 2400 a year would handle wage disputes for indigent workers enforce child labor laws and other duties, but travel allowances are needed to extend activity beyond Pulaski County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Labor Department
W. J. McCain
McCain
Pulas Jsi
Ursula Parrott Arrested for Aiding Deserter in Miami
Ursula Parrott a 40 year old writer confessed at a preliminary hearing to helping a former dance band musician desert from an army stockade near Miami Beach. She drove him away in the rear seat and turned him over to federal agents after a quarrel and a tip from a bartender. The deserter, Michael Neely Bryan, a guitarist once with Benny Goodman, had been serving 30 days for absence without leave. Bryan was returned to military officials. Parrott bound over to the federal grand jury under $1,000 bond on the aiding desert charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Ursula Parrott
United States
R. E. Davis
Federal Grand Jury
Bryan
Germantown
Tenn
Ernest L. Duhaime
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Parrott
Miaroi Beach Army Stockade
Charles Greenwood
Brooklyn
Bridgeport
Conn
Arkansas Marine Killed in Action Near Home
Dee Capps and others reported that Noland McKinney, 18, of Boone County, U S Marines, was killed in action. He had served two years. his father, a World War I veteran, survives with three sisters.
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Capps
Dee
Say
BB. McKinney
Noland McKinney
U. S
McKinney
Wags
Boone County
Slyters
Salaries Tax Rules Under Victory Tax March 1944
The article outlines January salary taxation under the victory tax, with 5 percent on taxable net pay beginning December 31 1942. It explains withholdings, wage bracket deductions, and postwar credits for single and married filers, plus dependent allowances. It notes disputes on tax timing for 1943 earnings and possible pay split moves by departments to ease employee burden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Washington
O' Treasury
Victory
Treasury
Te Setate Finance
Congress
Byrd
Senauer Danaker
Larmel
Bureau of Oriental Revenue
Kelly
James Montgomery Enlists at Sheppard Field in Texas
James D. Montgomery of the Arkansas Gazette enters the Army for basic training at Sheppard Field Wichita Falls Texas. A Hendrix College graduate, he previously wrote for Texarkana Fort Smith papers and began as a cub reporter on Star of Hope in the Hope Star era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James D. Montgomery
Arkansas Gazette News
Fiope Star
Sheppard Picks
Wichita Falls
Texas
Hendrix College
Texarkana
Fort Smith
Arkansas Gazette Saif
J. D. Montgomery
Young James
Ed McCorkle
Star of Hope
Hope Star
Fire destroys 16 stores and hotel in Syracuse tragedy
A late night blaze in Syracuse destroys 16 stores and the four story Empire Hotel. At least two killed and police report about 20 unaccounted for among 97 year old hotel's residents. About half a dozen patrons were rescued, others overcome by smoke as flames raged for three hours. Origin undetermined, sweeping losses near a million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Penih
Empire
Ole
Tiotel
Dorey
U S Financed Farm Market Plan Visualized
Washington reports a federal plan to create a marketing system reducing middlemen profits. Representative Fulmer argues for cooperative marketing with government supervision, aiming to lower consumer prices and raise farmer earnings while cutting distribution waste. The House Agriculture Committee plans study after Congress reconvenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Arbogast
Washington
Fulier
D-Sc
House Agriculure
Congress
Fulmer
Selaip
Fidmer
Leccnes
Ond
Falmer
Widdlemton
Railroads to Deliver More Gas to East
Washington officials said railroads may move more gasoline and fuel oil to the Atlantic Seaboard next month but unlikely to increase overall supplies. James F. Byrnes, reviewing after talks with rail executives, stressed military needs in Africa and Europe will keep demand high and that current figures likely won’t rise. He cited stabilizing measures as the only plausible way to boost supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Railroals
Atlantic
Seaboard
Beanomie
James F. Byrnes
D Byrnes
Africa
Europe
Secre CP
Jury Sykes
Leon Eundersen
Ruc
Sie Avery
Henderson Career Record Highlights Diplomatic Posts
Henderson, a British diplomat and Eton graduate, served in St. Petersburg, Tokyo, Rome, Paris, Constantinople, Belgrade, Buenos Aires, and Berlin. His dispatches on the days before the PLO attack were published in 1949. He described Hitler as excitable and uncompromising, with violent speech. His hobbies included hunting, fishing, and golf, and he befriended Hermann Goering during visits to Germany.
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Orgon
Eton
St. Petersburg
Leningrad
Tokyo
Weotil
Rome
Foreign Office
Paris
Conlsellor
Constantinople
Cairo
Wntil
Belgrade
Paraguay
Berlin
Henderson
Germany
Plo
J Hvesthe
Hitler
England
Poland
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Goering
Local Flyer Continues After Mission Against Planes
The patrol flyer reported destroying at least two big planes on the ground. Crew included Lt Lloyd Murphy of Silver City New Mexico co pilot Charles Chariin from Rutland Vermont navigator Set Borl Rhodes of Joplin Missouri and Pvt Jack Gould of San Francisco. Blue and gray smoke rose from heavy Japanese anti aircraft guns as three fighters diverted onto a twin engine I 45. Lt Joseph Hinton of Hope Arkansas shot it down as it exploded on impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Murphy
Silver City
N.ml
Co-Pitot
Charles Chariin
Rutland
Set
Borl Rhodes
Joplin
Jack Gould
San Francisco
Joseph Hinton
Hope, Ark
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James Montgomery
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Ethel Gorlam
Drck Voukleaverswort
Notary Ponies
JOS
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Raleigh
Fred B. Smith
Albert Pick
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