Tradition Condemns India's 60 Million Untouchables
India's untouchables endure brutal caste segregation described by Bhimrao Ambedkar. The interview outlines their lack of land, economic dependence, and exclusion from police and civil services. Ambedkar details village life, legal obstacles, and political steps to secure rights for the outcast class.
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India
Dewitt MacKenzie
Delhi
Istory
Erson
Ces
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
Dr. Ambed- Y
Market Report From National Stockyards And Chicago Prices
Hog and cattle trading at National Stockyards shows mixed strength with lighter hogs up 10 to 16 cents and sows firm, cattle and calves steady to lower on early sales, vealers firm. Chicago wheat and grain futures hit new highs before trimming gains, cotton rises fade into profit taking, and poultry and butter prices hold steady amid active receipts.
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T. Louis Livestock National Stockyards
U. S. Dept
Chicago
New York
Stags
Turkyes
Young
Heng
Untouchability Abolition Plan Aimed at Separate Settlements
The speaker outlines moving untouchables to distinct settlements to end caste stigma within two years, with government funding and reserved positions in police and magistracy. The goal is to erase untouchability, remove birth-based identity, and push for constitutional change with hope America aids in India’s settlement. It notes Gaekwad of Baroda supporting Ambedkar, who studied at Columbia University and became a prominent advocate for his people.
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Mdu
India
America
Gaekwar
Barada
Ambedkar
Columbia University
Hbelcame
Kiwanians to Witness Film on Tuesday
Kiwanians will view the motion picture Drive for Victory at the Kiwanis Club on January 5. R. Lee Hill, Goodyear Field Representative, presents a film urging attention to private motor transportation and national effort by average citizens.
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Kiwanis Club
R. Lee Hill
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Mouser Reported Missing in Action Near Guadalcanal
Seaman Willie Mouser, son of Mr and Mrs Sid Mouser of Blevins, was reported missing in action near Guadalcanal in the South Pacific. The Navy Department announced via telegram over the weekend.
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Willie Mouser
Sid Mouser, Blevins
Guadalcanal
South Pacific
Navy Department
Russians Drive to Encircle Stalingrad Front Lines
Russian forces pressed the offensive south of Stalingrad and along the Middle Don, driving to split German lines. Pravda claimed Red Army gains cut a key road to Elista and isolated Rzhev, with tanks and infantry reclaiming positions as German counterattacks failed.
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Stalingrad
Red Army
Elista
Kalmyck
Pravda
Hed Army
Stalin
V¢rad
Don
Hed Star
Brance
Rzhev
Upper Volga
Moscow
Velikie Luli
Supreme Court Reverses Pendergast Conviction
The Supreme Court reversed the 6 to 1 conviction of Thomas J. Pendergast and two others for criminal contempt tied to Missouri's $10 million fire insurance settlement. Justice Douglas led, with Justice Jackson dissenting and Justice Murphy not participating, ruling the act was barred by the statute of limitations and could not be punished as contempt without indictment and jury trial.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Thomas J. Pendergast
Kansas City
Missouri
Douglas
Robert Emmett O'Malley
A. L. McCormack
St. Louis
Jackson
Murphy
Utility Consumer May Get Rebate
The Arkansas Utilities Commission seeks to require utilities to refund excessive 1943 earnings to customers as an emergency regulation measure. A prior order instructed Arkansas Power and Light to refund about $625,000 from 1942 earnings. The memorandum notes no savings from a merger with the Corporation Commission and mentions criminal prosecutions through indictment and jury trial.
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Little Rock
State Utilities Commission
Adkins
Arkansas Power and Light Company
The
Utilities Commission
Corporation Commission
Waiting for War to End A Spring 1942 Guide
This piece guides readers through a wife’s shock and adaptation as husbands go to war in 1942. It urges resilience, budgeting, child care, and wage of patience, noting social shifts and new language, support from friends, and the need to reshape home life while awaiting peace. Copyright 1942 by Ethel Gorham.
Federal Income Tax Clip Out Your Owed March 15
The Federal Income tax is a tax on income payable for Federal tax purposes and includes wages, farm produce value, investments, business profits, and gains from sales. It explains exemptions, deductions, and credits, noting only a portion of the population filed in 1941 and that more than 35 million may file in 1942. The article stresses voluntary disclosure, the need to file by March 15, and who must file based on income thresholds for individuals and married couples.
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Internal Revenue
Battlewagons Impolished In Two Pacific Night Actions
Battlewagons engaged in two heavy clashes off Santa Cruz and Guadalcanal. Gatch's ship claimed 82 aircraft destroyed in the Oct 26 action, including all 20 enemy dive bombers. In the Guadalcanal night battle on Nov 14, the battleship and force sank three cruisers and damaged others, with the ship alone accounting for three cruisers as 16 inch guns blasted foes from beyond close range.
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Santa Cruz
Gatch
Guadalcnnal Island
Noa. 14
Giteh
Biel
Tre
Enemy Metal 1943 Salvage Drive Aims at 97 Million Tons
Major Miller outlined a wartime salvage plan to gather ferrous scrap from scrap dealers and consumers across large metal centers and ports. Training teams are formed at Fort Francis E. Warren Wyoming to recover battlefield metals and support the army’s goal of 97,000,000 tons of steel in 1943. Officials will brief New York dealers January 16 and 17 on duties within the campaign.
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United States
Army
Major Miller
Fort Francis E. Warren
Wyo
Miller
New York
Gampuigi
Manganese Purchase in State to Continue
Washington officials say the government will continue to buy Arkansas low grade manganese ore for two of every three months to aid independent operators. Purchases would stop if no cheap process to treat the ore is developed and equipment and materials remain scarce.
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Washington
Arkansas
WEC
Scout Revenue Board to Meet Tonight
A regular meeting of the Boy Scout board of revenues will be held in the Chamber of Commerce office at Hope city hall Monday Night at 7:30. All scout qualifying for merit badges are asked to attend.
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Boy Scout Board of Revenues
Chamber of Commerce
Hope City Hall
Williamson Enlists in Army Air Forces at Utah Camp
Jesse Williamson of McCaskill Arkansas is stationed at an Army Air Forces Basic Training Center in Utah. The announcement from Commander Converse WR Lewis notes Private Williamson, son of Mr and Mrs G M Williamson, entered the Army Air Forces on December 8.
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Dan
Jesse Williamson
McCaskill
Ark
Army Air Forces Basic Training Center
Cal
Converse WR. Lewis
Williamson
4Niday
G. M. Williamson
Army Air Forces
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Market Report
Mouser
Navy
Ethel Gorham
AP Features
Milt Morris
Chapter
Day Without
Hyis
War
Fsa
Battlewagons
Scout Revenue Board
Jesse T. Williamson
Utah
Bob Elmore
Hope, Ark
Hope Star
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