Naval Raid on Tokyo Aims to Destroy Jap Air Power
DeWitt MacKenzie reports a major Allied air assault against Japan, led by Vice Admiral Mitscher, targeting Japan’s home air fleet as part of a wider Pacific blockade. The piece notes the attack’s strategic aim to cripple Nippon’s war industry and the potential shift in the war’s balance once Allied air power is unleashed against the homeland.
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Tokyo
Dewitt MacKenzie
Japan
Nippon
Philippines
Orient
East
West
Mitscher
All Nippon
Pacific
Hope Star Editorial On Pacific War Progress
The Hope Star discusses Allied air attacks on Tokyo and the Pacific war outlook. It cites Nimout on a planned engagement and notes Japanese claims of American carrier air raids lasting nine hours. The piece urges caution, awaiting final battle results before drawing conclusions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Adm«l Nimout
Pacific
Tokyo
Soldier Reunites With Group After Encounter
A lone soldier moves back to his unit when he collides with members of the relieving infantry the moment they cross paths.
Lewis Refused AFL Reaffiliation Over Council Seat Demand
In Miami on February 16, John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers were rejected by the AFL Executive Council. The federation will readmit the UMW only if Lewis withdraws his demand for a seat on the council. President Green said no further overtures would be made. Several council members viewed the demand as a snub. The dispute hovers over the two-week contract talks and the London world labor conference invitation.
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Miami
Fla
John L. Lewis
UMW
CIO
Green
Lewis
Council
London
AFL
Armenian Lamb Packages and Roasted Vegetables Menu
Five lamb shanks with peppers tomatoes onion eggplant and potatoes are roasted in waxed paper packages at 375 degrees for about three hours. Serve with natural pan juices as gravy. Sunday menu features Armenian lamb packages with rice pilaff fried eggplant and more bread fruit gelatin and baked spaghetti.
Lamb Shanks Good for Sunday
Lamb shanks offer flavor and economy for wartime meals. The recipe from Dinner at Omar Khayyam's uses four lamb shanks with potatoes and tomatoes, seasoned with salt and paprika, and cooked in water at 375 degrees for an hour plus a turn to finish.
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Gaynor Maddox
NEA
Omar Khayyam
Paratrooper mix up ends with quick cigarette supply
A company captain arrests a small paratrooper suspect over battlefield souvenirs including an iron cross and Nazi belt. After release the man is praised as a paratrooper by the captain who misread his accent. Pvt Twight doubles his cigarette ration by sharing half a split pack after a shell strike.
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Stokes
David G. Twight
Hawthorne
Wis
Cave
Fellows
We the Women We the Women General's Silent Partner is Envy of All Husbands
Ruth Millett notes Mrs. Douglas MacArthur maintains public silence about her husband’s affairs since Manila and Australia. She argues wives’ public comments can undermine a man’s dignity and authority, reflecting on MacArthur’s stance and the modern dynamic of married power.
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Ruth Millett
Manila
Douglas MacArthur
Australia
MacArthur
Livestock Show Bills Move Through Arkansas Legislature
In Little Rock on February 16 lawmakers advanced compromise livestock bills. A House proposal by Rep. Paul Van Dalsem would raise 250000 for state and county shows via higher pinball and music machine fees, with 60000 for county premiums and the rest for the state show. A Senate plan would fund only state and county shows. Meanwhile supporters of a general livestock bill pressed for a 38 cent liquor tax hike to raise about 600000 for shows. The Senate delayed a vote as three House amendments had not been engrossed. the bill returns to the House for recopying before a potential roll call.
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Little Rock
Paul van Dalsem
Perry
Senate
Julian James Jonesboro
House
Wallace Survives House Vote Split Over RFC Bill
Wallace narrowly survived by 10 votes 202 to 192 as Republicans and southern Democrats pressed to shelve a George bill aimed at removing the RFC from the commerce department. The plan sought to block Wallace from cabinet duties amid a broader push for his rejection by the Senate.
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Senate
George Bill
Wallace
Rankin
D-Miss
Ramspeck
D-Ga
George
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Commerce Department
House
Roosevelt
Commerce
Japs Failed
A wartime column reflects on Japan's defeat praising American resolve. The author notes Asiatic business leaders celebrating the end of Japan's Asia for the Asiatics policy, emphasizing the bitterness and hatred sown by Japan over three years and framing it as a testament to their failure.
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Asia
Japan
Rotary Hears History of Home Agents
Miss Cora Lee Westbrook reviewed the history of home demonstration and extension work in America at a Hope Rotary luncheon. She noted early clubs formed in 1836 and the spread through 1900, with key acts like Hatch and Smith-Lever shaping programs by 1914. In Arkansas the system began with fairs in 1875 and grew to 65 county agents by 1914.
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America
Cora Lee Westbrook
Hempstead County
Hope Rotary Club
Barlow
South
Mississippi
Texas
W. C. Stallings
Federal Department of Agriculture
United States
Arkansas
State Farm Experiment Station
State Department of Mines, Manufactures and Agriculture
University of Arkansas
Miss Westbrook
Roy Anderson
H. O. Kyter
Earl Lee
Five Castaways Recount Treacherous Pacific Drift to Safe Return
Survivors from a torpedoed ship drifted at sea under guard of a Japanese destroyer. They joined a life boat crew including Overbeck Graef Meyer Cichi and others, endured a night at sea, then sailed toward China. They reached friendly territory and were flown to New York and Washington, D. C. via the 14th Air Force under Maj. Gen. Claire Chennault.
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Robert S. Overbeck
Baltimore
Calvin Graef
Silver City
N. M
Donald E. Meyer
Wilmington
Calif
Anton Cichi
New York Mills
Minn
Overbeck
China
14Th Air Force
Claire Chennault
New York
Washington, D. C
Fleet Hurls at Tokyo Threat Screened by Radio
The article notes a continued assault with Fleet Hurls and reports Tokyo radio confirming the attack. It says there was no sign of acceptance and that Tokyo claimed the air force was repelling the strike, while acknowledging the Japanese fleet had full chance to maneuver.
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Tokyo
Limited Vote Bill Seen as Likely Passage in Senate
A bill to limit state officer primaries to white electors appears headed for easy Senate passage in Arkansas. It mirrors a federal court ruling and aims to bar Negroes from state primaries while federal offices remain unaffected. Support chiefly comes from eastern Arkansas where Black residents outnumber Whites in some areas. The governor signaled no objection to rural route mail carriers for soldiers in the East zones.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Senate
United Sta Supreme Court
Feder
Supreme Court
Arkansas
Rescue Aboard Torpedoed Submarine Amid Pacific Chaos
Wilber recounts a mass rescue after a submarine was torpedoed in the Pacific. Prisoners and Japanese crew clung to debris as two enemy destroyers pounded the area with depth charges. Some Japs were lifted from the water while others remained aboard the stricken vessel.
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Wilber
Silence Policy for Wives Suggested by Commentators
The passage argues wives should adopt public silence, proposing it as beneficial for manners and public image. It cites Mrs. MacArthur as an example, noting she has not caused trouble for her husband and implying general approval of a broad silence rule.
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Alex. H. Washburn
Hope
Associated Press
Newspaper Perprise Ass'n
Hempstead
Nevada
Award
Miller and
Lafayette
National Advertising Representative
Arkansas Dailies, Inc
Memphis, Tenn
Sterick
Michigan Avenue
New York City
Madison Ave
Detroit
Mich
W. Grand Blvd
Oklahoma City
Terminal
New Orleans
Union St
A&p
South America
Kouzoun Kzartma
Rotary
Near East
Agageent
Lydia BE
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Chevrolet
Young Chevrolet Co
Seeelline
United States Bureau of Anime Industry
Crescent Drug Store
Frank Douglas
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