India to Be Allied Arsenal in Attack on Japan
Delhi dispatch outlines India's strategic role in the planned Allied push toward Japan. It highlights air power buildup, cooperation between RAF and Indian Air Force, and the crucial drive in Burma as groundwork for a major offensive. Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Peirse is profiled as key in organizing India’s air forces for the anticipated campaign.
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Ewitt MacKenzie
Delhi
India
Winan
Royal Air Force
Indian Aire
Amer- Air Force
Bay of Bengal
Burma
Air
Jain
Theorld
Britain
Ameri
Market Report from St Louis and Chicago News Briefs
Market results show hogs and cattle mixed with price drops for lighter hogs and several beef categories. Wheat and corn surged to near highs, while stocks in New York opened with cautious optimism amid war news and light trading. Cotton futures rose on expectations of price controls and strong textile demand, with spot prices around 21.20 for middling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis Livestock National Stockyards
U. S. Dept
Chicago
New York
Congress
Jly
Taxpayers Split on Welfare and Education in War Effort
Arkansas readers weigh welfare and education as wartime needs grow. A cross section of 155 bankers business leaders and officials push varied ideas from cutting welfare rolls to boosting teachers salaries and seeking federal aid. Some call for limited aid focused on the truly needy while others urge tax increases and revamped programs to sustain schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed L. Campbell
Little Rock
Arkansas
Associated Press
Oodhttegar
Welfare Department
Southwest
Chester Johnson
Camden
Central Trades and Labor Council
George F. Caudle
Washington County
Z. B. Thigpen
Ruszellyble
George W. Bayse
Hope Manufacturer
Textbook
W. A. G. Woodward
Magnolia Consumer
George S. Betison
Harding College
Anglo American Air Force defines India support and reach
The piece praises Britain's and the United States' supply efforts via extended routes around South Africa and lauds the vast network of flying fields and bases in India. It extols the Anglo American Air Force as large enough for defense and for future offensive aims against Japan, with expectations it will grow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mediterranean
Britain
United States
South Africa
India
North Africa
United Nations
Wedding Bells for Ford Granddaughter Jo sephine Ford
Josephine Ford 19 daughter of Edsel Ford and Henry Ford II announces her engagement to Walter Guhl Ford II. The couple, from prominent Detroit families, plan an afternoon ceremony at Christ Church Chapel in Cross Pointe suburb with Josephine awaiting a share of the Ford fortune. Walter is Yale educated and Naval Reserve member.
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Detroit
New York
Josephine Ford
Henry Ford
Christchurch
Crosse Pultite
Miss Ford
Walter Buhl Ford
Josephine
Edsel Ford
Benson
William
Ford Motor Company
Walter Guhl Ford
Yale University
Naval Reserve
Germans Claim Torpedo Hits Amid Baltic Clash
Germans claim four torpedo hits in a Russia battle while British reports show a destroyer loss named HMS Blean with time and cause undisclosed. Admiralty notes a German cruiser damaged and retreating with another destroyer last seen sinking. no follow up from Britain on the battle.
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Russia
Blean
Admiralty
Schools face funding gaps amid wartime pressures
W L Mason of Searcy schools argues federal aid unlikely until many schools close. John P Woods says lighten bells and persevere. W N Trulock notes welfare and education seem secure. A cutting fog analogy ends the excerpt.
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W. L. Mason
Searcy
Education Department
John P. Woods
Frat Smith
Arkansas
W. N. Trulock
Pine Bluff
Salient Threat Advances on Central Front Reported
The latest communique notes large enemy formations supported by tanks near Rzhev repeatedly attacking Soviet positions. Southwest of Stalin and in the Middle Don area towns were captured or abandoned with retreating Germans leaving arms and supplies. Velikie Luki remained under Soviet pressure as German claims of its capture were denied. Adolf Hitler acknowledged the evacuation of Elista in the Caucasus after destruction, while German radio touted Allied losses in the Arctic sea battle.
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Rzhev
Stalingraf O
Don
Roger D. Greene
Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Wlista
Kalmyck
Caucasus
Sogiel
Velikie Luki
Velikide Luki
Elista
Bear Island
Dr. Goebbels
DNB
Kulmyck Steppes
Black Sea
The Gremlins Comic Invasion Heads To Your Daily Papers
A new feature titled THE GREMLINS debuts Monday January 4 promising laughs as its premise warns of mischievous gremlins sabotaging daily life from home to work. The strip recalls England origins aboard RAF bombers and urges readers to resist impulsive buys and late travel by resisting gremlin whispers.
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THE
Air Force Bombers Triumph In Sun Bowl Clash
El Paso January 2 Air Force Bombers defeated Hardin Simmons Cowboys 3 to 7 in the Sun Bowl. Freshman fullback Camp Wilson broke through for a 68 yard touchdown in the second period as 18 000 fans watched. Major General Robert E Olds urged players to win and the Bombers responded scoring in each of the final periods to seal the victory.
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el Paso
Tex
Air Force
Hardin Simmons Cowboys
Paso
Camp Wilson
Robert E. Olds
Second Air Force
Yoom
Abilene
Ond
Hardin-Simmons
San Franersco
Shrine
New Orleans
All America
Frankie Sipkwich
Georgia
Glenn Dobbs
Sulsa
Sever
Evey
Tennessee
Bobby Cifers
Walt Sinter
Vola
Miami
Mike Holovale
Boston College
Alabam
Russ Craft
Dave Brown
Johnny August
Russ Mosley
Roy McKay
Dackle Wicd
Texas
Longhorn
Georgia Tech
McKyn
Max Minor
Clint Castleberry
Tech
Engineers
Columbia
Paul Goverhall
San Francisco
Bob Kennedy
Washington State
Milk price talks hold back Arkansas dairies
Arkansas farmers, led by Mack Farms operator Gene Massey, agreed to resume milk deliveries for a week under OPA pressure for a blanket price adjustment. State officials plan a Dallas to Washington trip to push a regional order path, with hopes of a Jan 15 effect. Governor Adkins urged hearings in Little Rock to seek relief amid farm cutbacks and herd sales.
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OPA
Hi. E. Sparlin
Little Rock
Dallas
Gene Massey
Mack Farms
Sparling
C. W. Nicholls
Dialas
Washington
Arkansas
Adkins
Bowl Games Draw Near Capacity Crowds Nationwide
New Year’s Day football drew about 305000 fans across six major bowls despite gas rationing. Georgia beat UCLA 9 0 in Pasadena while Tennessee topped Tulsa 14 7 in New Orleans. Texas over Georgia Tech 47 7 in Dallas and Alabama beat Boston College 37 21 in Miami highlighted the day.
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Austin Bealmear
New York
Jan
U.C.L.A
Frankie Sinkwich
Pasadena
Atlantic Coast
Georgia Bulldogs
Bruins
UCLA
Durham
N. C
New Orleans
Tennessee
Volunteers
Texas
Georgia Tech
Dallas
Miami
Alabama
Boston College
el Paso
Tex
Sec
Federal Income Tax Beginning Monday The Star Will Publish
The Star announces a daily series from the Internal Revenue Bureau explaining the new Income Tax Law. The initial article outlines an index of 53 upcoming topics including what is income tax, exemptions, credits, filing, and deductions. It invites readers to clip the index and each article for a complete explanation of the tax law.
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Star
Tnternal Revenue Bureau
Rommel Fails and Allied Air Blows Hit Tunisian Axis
Algiers radio reported Rommel’s forces repulsed an Axis attack near Pichon, 27 miles west of Kairouan Tunisia, while U S bomber and fighter aircraft struck Tunisian targets including Sousse Sfax and Gabes. Four American and one British planes were lost, with anti air fire sinking two merchant ships at Sousse and a possible destroyer off Bizerte. Submarines off Tunis and Bizerte reportedly sank two more Axis cargo vessels.
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Algiers
Pichon
Kairoudhi
Tunisia
U.S
Sousse
Stax
Gabes
Sfax
Sicily
Tunis
Bizerte
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Bok Elmore Auto Supply
Hope, Ark
Hope Star
Market Report
Ethel Gorham
Hollywood
Marguerite Chapman
Red Cross
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Air Force Grid
Hardin-Simmon
Batesville
Rommel
South Main St
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South Main
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