Chile election shows Western Hemisphere solidarity in voting
Secretary Cordell Hull lauds Chile's free election as a victory for allied leadership. Juan Antonio Ijos wins with 257,980 votes while General Carlos Ibanez del Campo trails with 202,093, backed by Axis forces. Argentina remains with Axis, needing persuasion to join Western Hemisphere unity.
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Cordell Hull
United States
Chile
Solidarity
Juan Antonio Iios
Carlos Ibance Canyon
Repullic
Argentina
Americas
Germany
Italy
Japan
Britain
Central
South America
Big Jap Convoy Sighted Off Formosa Strait
Chungking reports a large Japanese convoy south of Formosa Strait near Amoy. Spokesman says 49 ships total with 9 large transports and a hospital ship, part of moves to offset losses in the Southwest Pacific. Also notes divisions diverted to Psingtao and troops en route to Shanghai. Tens of thousands more troops said to be entering Shanghai.
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Chungkink
Formosa Strait
Amoy
Tokyo High Command
Southwest Pacific
Tientsin , Pukow
Psinan
North China
Psingtao
Shanghai
Pacific
Johore
Bahru
Johore Strait
Singapore
January Library Yearly Totals Across Hempstead County
A historical county report shows monthly circulation figures across libraries. Springhill leads with 1570 books and magazines in January to 631 registered borrowers, while Washington circulates 945 items to 478 borrowers and Blevins counts 27182 items with 518 borrowers. The Fulton and Columbus branches circulated 450 and 414 items to 871 and 188 borrowers respectively. Mape Headquarters reported 1584 items circulated and 2432 borrowers, with 824 items sent to public schools. County totals show 4617 white citizens registered as barriers and 6449 items circulated countywide. Will Hays, former Postmaster General, led the motion picture producers association before 1922.
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Springhill
Citizens of
Columbus
Libwry
Mape
Hempstead
Names and Meanings Quiz for Girls’ Names
A whimsical item tests meanings of girls names with short entries and garbled spellings. It lists Susan, Winifred, Alice, Gertrude, Dalores, Lily, Barbara, Anita, Maud and hints at meanings like noble, pleasant, garden lover, sorrow, gracious. The fragmentary page resembles a humorous puzzle section in a newspaper.
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Patricia
Shirley
Hortense
Susan U
Peave
Winifred B. True
Alice
Hersine
Gertrude
Sorrow Dalores
Lily G
Barbara
Princess
Anita G
Strange
Maud H. Gracious Answe
Governor Lehman Budget Proposes Wide Tax Reductions
In wartime, Governor Lehman calls for 9.25 percent cut in personal income taxes and similar relief in other levies payable this spring with a five billion dollar budget cut, postponing nonessential capital projects and trimming expenses to ease the burden on taxpayers while maintaining wartime needs. The plan envisions fewer civil servants as some join the armed services, with hiring slowed and only essential public work pursued, to reduce costs and preserve essential services.
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Lehman
New York
3 More Enemy Ships Said Sunk by U S Planes
Batavia reports strong Japanese air forces smashed at Boorabaja and its flanking air fields in an apparent bid to cripple Allied striking power after an American aerial attack sunk two or possibly three invasion transports in the Macassar strait. Singapore attacked as dive bombers struck and fires spread, with a Tokyo spokesman signaling a forthcoming general offensive on the island fortress.
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Batavia
Boorabaja
The
Indies Great Naval Base
United Nation
Macassar Strait
Singapore
Tokyo
Jahore Strait
Juingles
Malaya
RAF
NEA Telemap
Hawaii
U.S
Corregidor
Spotted Typhus Reported Across Germany and Occupied Areas
The German health ministry announced 128 typhus cases in Germany and 138 in occupied eastern territories. A demarcation line was set where arrivals from the east are checked for lice.
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Germany
Bern
Switzerland
German Health Ministry
Russians Move Up for Attack on Smolensk
Russians advance toward Smolensk 240 miles west of Moscow as traps drag cannons on sleds at minus 40 degrees. German tempers threaten a fresh division push. British radio cites German generals demanding help to prevent a Russian breakout. Soviet dispatches claim air and tank reinforcements are matched by Red Army weapons with 17 Nazi planes destroyed in a week and three German supply trains at a key junction. Russian forces report 1,400 German dead across three sectors amid bold operations.
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Associated Press
Smolensk
Moscow
Hitler
Oil and Gas Filings from Hope Arkansas February 2 1942
Waranty Deeds and O G Leases dated Feb 1942 traverse Hope Arkansas properties. Listings include Mary Arnold to Ford Johnson Lots 6 and 1 Block 1 plus 18 8 Block 3 Nichol Addition. W C Wallis to Mrs Dodson and Mrs DeLoach in Wallis Addition. multiple O G Leases and Royalty Deeds covering sections and townships in Laswell, Sevier, and adjacent areas with dates 1-28-42 2-2-42 and 2-8-42 and details of acreage and terms.
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Hope, Ark
Lsvole
W. C. Wallis
Et Ux
Petty DeLoach
Wallis
Hope
Arts. O. & G. Lease
Oliver Liegel
Gene Golf
Bessie Shaw ii
Puge
Crethh Eley
U.S.A
New See
Lioyd Spencer
M. Osborn
J.T. Dotson
Miury
Ellen Dotson
C. T. Dotson
U.S. A
Gordon Vines
R. D. Franklin
BR. D. Franklin
J. L. Light
Dulee
Ashby
Jas. L. Grizzard
Ni Ney
J. R. Williams
Leo Robins
J. W. Turner
J.D. Green
el Ux
Jesse McFaddin
Vera McFaddin
Oaklawn Ad
Hone
Ark
J. L. Rogers
S Callicutt
Els
New
Helen Hesterley Oil
Ges
Clark
J. S. Sutton
W. O
G. Louse
Byron H. Schaff
Arthur Baker
Mortage
A. ©. Taylor
Louis Pelt
Charles A. Tompkins
W. H. Mc
Millandux
T. B. Wilters
S.J. Bustin
H.L. Lester
H. Jones
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Comppany
B. Anderson
Big Allied Move Said Underway Reassures Singapore Defenders
Australian Army Minister Francis M. Forde told overseas forces in a Singapore broadcast that a big Allied movement is underway. He urged Australian Imperial Force troops to hold on as every hour of resistance allows reinforcements and weapons to concentrate for the effort.
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Singapore
Canberra
Lower Army Requirements To Reach Manpower Goals
Brig. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, selective service director, told a House committee that army entrance standards would be lowered as manpower needs grew. He predicted hundreds of thousands of men with minor defects would be accepted for limited service while testifying on wartime manpower mobilization and defense worker migration.
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Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Tuesay
House
Tuberculosis Study Group Meeting Spans Twelve Counties
A Tuberculosis Study Group meeting at Hempstead County Courthouse gathers representatives from twelve counties. Dr. H Lee Fuller will discuss clinic records and work, led by Nurse Consultant Lila Sallee. Attendees include Dr L B Jones, Mrs Mary Cox, Mrs Luis Williams, and many other doctors, nurses, and county representatives.
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Hempstead
H. Lee Fuller
Tuberculosis Central
Arkansas State Board of Health
Lila Sallee
Saline
L. B. Jones
Mary Cox
Hot Springs
Luis Williams
Clark
W. EB
Prothre
Louisa Perritt
Golda Matthews
Dallas
Ethelie Reeves
Ouachita
R. ©. Kennerly
Jean Quimby
Tris Sullivan
Columbia County
Norma Bussey
LaFayette County
M. Inez Turner
Miller County
Olive Petillo
Ann Kirkley
Louise Smith
Little River
J. W
War Loan for China Approved by House Committee
The House Foreign Affairs committee unanimously approved a 600 million dollar war loan to China on Tuesday. Members said the decision was made in minutes and without dissent after four cabinet officers testified that the loan was needed to aid China’s war effort.
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Wasilington
China
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Must Replace Chile Nitrate Must Replace Chile Nitrate
Hempstead county farm gardeners are urged to plan nitrogen sourcing if Chilean nitrate imports fail. County agent Oliver L Adams notes potential nitrate shortages and promotes using farm manure to feed crops, citing improved soil moisture retention and sustainability. Earl J Allen of Arkansas College of Agriculture supports manure use over nitrate fertilizer for value and soil health. Double-garden rotation suggested to boost nitrogen and humus while reducing disease and pests.
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Hempstead
Oliver L. Adams
Chile
Nwautc
Adams
Earl J. Allen
University of Arkansas College of Agriculture
Jen Says
Disbursement of Thre Quota in Hempstead County
The Hempstead county tire rationing board announced disbursement of tires and tubes for January. Names include Arthur Frierson, Dr Jim McKenzie, Carlton LeRoy Roberts, Tol-E-Tex Oil Co, C V Nunn, John C Thompson, Dr Don Smith, Leon Davis, Hope Coca Cola Bottling Co, Falcon Seaboard Drilling Co. Quotas cover lightweight tires, trucks and buses tires, and obsolete tires.
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Hempstead County
Jim McKenzie
Carlton LeRoy Roberts
Tol-E-Tex Oil Co
C. V. Nunn
Gimter Lhr
John C. Thompson
Hempstead
Don Smith—Deater
F. R. Johnson
Gunter Lumber Company
Home Ice Co
X. B. Miller
Second Lieutenant Holly chosen for Camp Bullis officer course
Lt Zelon Holly of Camp Bullis Texas is listed among 152 junior officers selected from Fort Sam Houston and Third Army sources for a training center course. The notice cites initiative and strong readership as key criteria. A separate line notes the Washington Monument's aluminum pyramid capstone weighs 100 ounces.
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San Antonio
Texas
Henry Z. Holly
Hope
Arkansas
Third Army
Camp Bullis
Holly
9Th Infantry
Fort Sant Houston
Walter Kelleger
Washington Monument
Two Thrusts at Batan Positions Again Repulsed
WASHINGTON and BATAN FEBS report two Japanese attempts to land troops on Batan Peninsula repulsed with heavy losses. MacArthur's forces counterattacked on the right flank, overrun three enemy trench lines, while a midnight landing near MacArthur's left was repulsed by raids, artillery, and naval escorts. None of the barges reached shore. several were later found burning.
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Washington
Batan Peninsula
War Department
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Tatari
Cormmunique
Clinton Pierce
Lee Clark
Batan
Artermen
U. S
Far East
Manila Bay
Unity Between U S and Britain in Northern Ireland
King George VI opened a North Ireland Parliament session with a written message praising the arrival of American troops as proof of unity between Britain and the United States. The Duke of Abercorn read the message, asserting strengthened kinship and shared ideals for global future.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
George VI
Parliament of
North Ireland
British Isles
Britain
United States
Duke of Abercorn
Northen Ireland
McFaddin to Speak at Rotary Meeting in Shreveport
A Rotary gathering of 27 clubs in the Ark La-Tex region will meet Friday night at 7:30 at the Washington-Yource hotel in Shreveport. McFaddin of Hope will be the principal speaker discussing Rotary and the War Effort. About 1,000 attendees are planned, including a delegation from the local club.
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Ark
British Sign Pact With Haile Selassie
London officials reported that Anthony Eden announced in the House of Commons that diplomatic and financial agreements with Haile Selassie were signed in Addis Ababa restoring normal relations and providing aid totaling about 3,250 pounds.
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London
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Haile Selassie
Addis Ababa
Losis
Ethiopia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alex. H. Washburn
Johore Bahru
Monthly Report of Library
Will H. Hays
Moson Picture Producers and Distributors of America
Movie Post
Willis Thornton
Great Soerabaja Naval Base
Msus Cairo
Msus
Gebel el Achdar
Slonta
Bengali
Finland
Jewelle Bartlett
Nevada County
Dutch East Indies
Philippines
Australia
Marianas
Guam
Caroline
New Guinea
Pacific Ocean
Marshall
Gilbert
Solomons
Samoa
Hope Meeting
National Research Council
County Rationing Board
Zelon Holly
Camp Bullis, Texas
NEW Ae NS c
Devenber
Pew York
Ottobey
Ireland
McFaddin
Rotary
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