Axis Peace Offensive Signals Tied to Vatican Contacts
The article argues that Axis pacifist overtures may be a strategic weapon in the war, with Italy using Count Galeazzo Ciano as ambassador to the Vatican to seek channels with the United Nations. It notes envoys in Rome and neutral cities, mentions Roosevelt and Churchill, and suggests the drive could aim to shield Germany and Italy from Russia while probing Western allies for peace terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
United Nations
Ermans
Hitler
Sa Ea
Switzerland
Isolin
Galeazzo Ciano
Bassador
Vatican
Italy
Tms
Staels
Britain
Ciano
OSS
Harold H. Tittmann, Jr
Roosevelt
Vatican I
Enyron C. Taylor
Francis Osborne
Holy See
Tl Duc
Fuehrer
Pacific
Vatican City
Dent Roosevelt
Primeister Churchill
Rome
Berlin
Russia
Germany
Soviet Union
Market Report from St Louis Stockyards Hogs and Cattle
U S Dept of Agriculture data shows hogs uneven with weights 180 lbs up steady to 5 lower. lighter weights 15 lower. sows unchanged. Cattle, calves and bulls steady to firmer. steers 13.50-15.50, up to 16.00 on select, heifers and yearlings 12.00-14.25. stockers 10.00-14.25. Lambs around 168.50, receipts 2,500 sheep. poultry and produce reports show butter and eggs steady, grain futures weak on inflation curbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Chicago
James F. Byrnes
Russians Capture Kursk in Major Red Army Breakthrough
Soviet dispatches report heavy fighting as Red Army forces seized Kursk after breaking German lines. Russians pushed from multiple directions, stormed street by street, crossed the Tuskar river, and capt ured the railway station. Izvestia claimed the red flag rose at 3 pm and that Kursk was effectively demolished as 25,000 residents were displaced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Army
Zorino
Kursk-Lgov
le Blazhie
Kursk
Lgov
Yamskoy
Young Pioneers
Gorsy Street
Tuskar
Tuskar River
Pravda
Seim
Izvestia
Kharkov
Hitler’s regime warned of European collapse if Russia triumphs
The piece cites Goering’s January 30 speech claiming Germany defends Europe and that Bolshevism would sweep across if Germany collapses. It notes this message may intensify as war with the Red Army worsens, reflecting Hitler’s reliance on propaganda alongside the military.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolf Hess
Germany
Red Army
Goering
Europe
Hitler
Allies Hold Tempo In North Africa Air War Reports
Allied and Axis air actions over Messina Naples and Tunisia are summarized. The Italian and German accounts cite higher losses for the Allies, while Allied headquarters claim minimal opposition and five bomber losses. Indications mount that Montgomery forces push toward Tunisia with artillery in action along the Libyan border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tunisia
Messina
Palermo
Cairo
Naples
Gabes
Tunisian
Eighth Army
Libya
Montgomery
Transportation ruling allows Chesley Prquet line
The Corporation Commission authorized Chesley Prquet of El Dorado to operate an intrastate motor transportation line as a common carrier of city field equipment, announced from Little Rock on February 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
The
Corporation Commission
Chesley Prquet
el Dorado
Happenings in Arkansas Legislature
In Arkansas the Senate cut more than eighteen thousand dollars from recommended appropriations for constitutional offices, with the governor’s office losing seven hundred eighty, while only the land department escaped. A defeated bill would grant primary voting without poll tax for certain groups. opponents warned it could allow Negro veterans to vote. Six members sought to centralize all state legal work in the attorney general’s office, boosting funds by nearly ten thousand. House actions included passing fourteen local bills, reconsidering and defeating a proposed constitutional amendment to raise judges’ pay, and attaching an emergency clause to tax national bank property this year. Committee notes cited time limits on appropriations, possible special session, and partial restorations in budgets. Temperance recommended the Leasure liquor repeal bill fail. Cities and Towns approved sharing sales tax with cities and counties. Senate Insurance referred two bills aiding local agents without recommendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Land Department
House
National Bank
Merle
B. Smith
Pine Bluff
House Temperance
Senate Insurance
Lue Wock
Rep
C. L. Haskew
Logan County
General Assembly
Haskew
Maskew
Robert W. Griffith, Jr
University of Arkansas Hospital
Henry H. Pickering
Ashley
House ‘Temperance Committee
Leasure
Elbert A. Leasure
White
Proposal of Herbert Hoover is Debated
Washington February 9 A Hoover plan to balance the war effort for a 1944 German knockout faced Sen Pepper who argued against rushing 1943 while Sen Vandenberg defended Hoover’s call for a well balanced program. Pepper urged mobilizing full resources for a quick blow, while Vandenberg warned against overstrain on the home front and supported Hoover’s approach to avoid overemphasis on military measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Washington
Herbert Hoover
Germany
Pepper Ud-Fla
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Pepper
Hoover
Senate Appropriations
Florida
Foreign Relations Committee
Hazel Walker Retires From Basketball After Eleven-Year Career
Hazel Walker, famed cage player, announces immediate retirement saying she is turning it over to younger girls. The Arkansas forward, member of Arkansas Motor Coaches, was a nine time All-America selection and scored in the thousands. Her career included Ashdown High, Tulsa Business College, El Dorado Lions, Lewis and Norwood Players, and the Canches with a highlight 67 points in a 1934 game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Hazel Walker
Blazer
Arkansas Motor Coaches
Miss Walker
Ashdown High School
Tulsa Business College
el Dorado Lion 'Lers
Lewis
Norwood Plyers
the Canches
Free Meal Planning Class at Yerger High School
A free class in meal planning and table service begins tonight in Yerger High School’s home economics department. The session is open to women working in service and home makers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yerger
Yerger High School
Guadalcanal Falls Seen As Japanese Withdrawal Noted
Japanese forces retreat from Guadalcanal and Buna in New Guinea are reported as fulfilled missions, with 16,734 Japanese dead and over 240 airplanes lost. Allied forces claim control of Guadalcanal area while a Tokyo radio broadcast confirms the withdrawals and strategic gains on Buna and surrounding regions.
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New York
Guadalcanal
Solomons
Berlin
Tokyo
Buna
New Guinea
Papua
Macrthur
Associated Press
Benvers
London
The
OWL
America
Solomon
Solomon Islands
Likwise
Papuan
Navy
Titi
Marovavo
Cape Esperance
Domei
Office of War Information
Washington
OWI
Solomons Islands
Tin shortage eases with new NC experiments
Raleigh scientists and U S Department of Agriculture researchers report promising results from brine preservation tests on snap beans, garden peas, lima beans and other vegetables. The program aims to supply out of season foods through bulk, shelf ready brined products, reducing labor and material use during wartime. Researchers Br. John L. Etchells and Dr. Ivan D. Jones lead studies building on cucumber preservation work to improve color, flavor and nutrient retention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station
U. S. Department of Agriculture
John L. Etchells
Agricultural Research Administration
Ivan D
Setall
Longer Hours Proposed to Stall Extension in Legislature
Rep. C. L. Haskew proposed longer House hours to delay a threatened 60 day general assembly extension. He cited slow budget progress and a jam from a short schedule. The plan followed at press time as the House and Senate met morning sessions with two hour lunch breaks and plans to adjourn around five.
Interest Deductions Part 2 How Much Tax You Owe
Federal guide explains which interest payments are deductible and which are not. It covers gifts, co-makers, life insurance policy loans, tax exempt securities, and timing rules for cash and accrual methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iis
Sale Notice of Mortgage Property in Hempstead County Arkansas
The United States mortgagee will sell at Simpson Maxwell Hempstead County Arkansas on February 12 1943 at 2 PM the property from Jeff Sutton including two black horse mules Som and Jim a Avery cultivator two McCormick Deering break plows two Ga Stocks a National pressure cooker a Ga stock and related gear. Writings show multiple witnesses and signatures of John Y Ferguson and John V Ferguson dated February 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeff Sutton
United States
Hempstead County
Arkansas
State of
Simpson Maxwell
United States of America
John Y. Ferguson
Jim
John V. Ferguson
Auction Notice Under Arkansas Mortgage Foreclosure
Gage executed by Jack Johnson to the United States on January 19 1942 filed in Hempstead County Arkansas under a mortgage. Notice sets February 12 1943 at 10 oclock dawn at Dan Essex Hempstead County for cash bid of assets including two Jersey cows Whitie 7502 6 1 Helfer one black horse mule Bill 850 6 1 calf one Avery turning plow one Oliver middle Buster one Dixie pressure cooler. Witnessed by John WY Ferguson County Supervisor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Johnson
United States
Hempstead County
Arkansas
State of
Dan Essex
County of Hempstead
State of Arkansas
Bill
Avery
Oliver
Dixie
United States of America
John WY
Ferguson
Mortgage Foreclosure Notice in Hempstead County Arkansas
Everett Morton executed a mortgage in March 1942 to the United States and filed in Hempstead County Recorder's office. He waived appraisal sale and redemption rights. The property will be sold February 12, 1943 at 2 PM to the highest bidder for cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Morton
United States
Hempstead
Arkansas
State of
Simpson Maxwell
of Arkansas
Auction Notice of Sheriff Sale in Hempstead County Arkansas
The notice states O S Hickles and Anthony Fulks filed in Hempstead County Arkansas for a public sale on February 10 1948 at 2 PM. Property includes mules Nell Kil John Deere tools harness wagon planter plow and Dixie pressure cooker. Sale to highest bidder for cash under will and sas terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. S. Hickles
United States
For & Hempstead County
Arkansas
State of
Anthony Fulks
Hempstead
John Deere
Dixie
United States of ¢America
John V. Ferguson
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