Wallace to Commerce secretary rumors swirl in Roosevelts cabinet bid
Circulation today says Henry Wallace may be named secretary of commerce in a fourth term cabinet. Senate allies of Jesse Jones dispel the idea, but White House hints keep Wallace as a possible choice amid cabinet and party debate. Congress heavyweights Connally and NC-Tex scrutinize the proposal and risks of reshaping key economic posts.
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Pington
Henry Jace
Emerce
Roose
Senate Friends of Ary
Jesse Jones
Jones
Agen
White House
Roosevelt
Cnt
Wallace
Congres
Tors Connally
D-Tex
Roosevelt Lace
Hasen
Lieve
Wal
Senate
Congress
Razorbacks Face Tough SWC Start at Texas Horns
Arkansas basketball prep begins with a weekend series at Texas as Parker and coach Gene Lambert brace for a difficult SWC schedule. The Razorbacks, already wary of optimistic talk, must prove themselves against Baylor, Rice, SMU, and TCU after trips to Austin and Fayetteville home games.
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Carl
Eseht
Texas
Parkers
Faypville
Baylors
Arkansans
Alice
Texas M
Jas
Rice
SMU
TCU
Adlerika bowel relief advertised by S Gibson Drug Co
An ad promotes Adlerina gas relief and bowel cleansing under the Adlerika name. It touts two uses and urges readers to ask their druggist for Adlerika, claiming quick, gentle cleansing for all ages.
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Adlerina
Market Report from St Louis Livestock Yard
National Stockyards Illinois January 18 market active to all interests, fully steady with clear ance good. Hogs sold 14.25 to 14.70 for various weights, cattle receipts 4,000 head with 1,500 calves, steady start but slow. Slaughter cattle and beef cows priced, steers few deals, feeders steady. sheep receipts 2,000 with little early action.
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ST. Louis
Arkansas Football Hopefuls Highlight 1945 Team Prospects
Head Coach Glen Rose states Arkansas should field a 1945 squad as strong as the 1944 team. Three prospects Hoffman of Little Rock, Turchi of Pine Bluff, and Lyle of Florado were named to the Memphis Commercial Appeal All Southern squad.
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Glen Rose
Arkansas
Rose
Hoffman
Little Rock
Turchi
Pine Bluff
Lyle
Florado
Memphis Commercial Appeal
G E Company Accused of Foreign Link
The Justice Department filed a civil suit in Newark New Jersey charging General Electric Co and its subsidiary International General Electric with conspiracy in maintaining international cartel agreements to restrain trade in electrical equipment. The cartel allegedly dated to 1919 and involved firms in Germany Japan Belgium France Britain and Italy. the agreements covered generators transformers motors and many electrical appliances.
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Washington
Justice Department
Newark
N. J
Federal District Court
General Electric Co
International General Electric
Department
Germany
Japan
Belgium
France
Britain
Italy
G. E
Legislature Debates Tax Cap and Welfare Funding
Arkansas lawmakers clash over a constitutional proposal to cap federal income tax at 25 percent. The Senate advanced seven new bills and approved four, including marriage license validation and state bidding reforms. In the House a simplified election ballot was offered and welfare fund shifts eyed to add about $1 million yearly. Urban airports for small towns were also authorized.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
55Th General Assembly
Emory A. Thompson
Hempstead County
Senate
Wotfore
Usiness
Aiis
W. H. Abington
H. H. Pickering
Abington
John S. Ferguson
Wife Sues Donald Nelson for Divorce Desertion Claim
A divorce suit filed in superior court by Mrs. Donald M. Nelson of Glencoe charges desertion by Donald M. Nelson, former War Production Board chair, who left the couple in December 1949 to aid national defense. The couple wedded December 18, 1926 and have no children. Pursuit seeks alimony and attorneys fees.
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IUP
Donald M. Nelcn
Glencoe
Ichar
Nelson
Washington
National Defense Pross
Expenditures Council Outlines Arkansas School Plan
Arkansas Public Expenditure Council president Lamar Williamson unveiled a plan to reorganize state education. Goals include universal high school, nine month terms, higher teacher pay, trained administrators in new districts, classroom supervision, and an emergency fund. The plan aligns with the Arkansas Education Association push for 2,000,090 dollars in extra teacher salaries this session.
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Site Rock
Arkansas Public Expenditure Council
Council
Lamar Williamson
Arkansas
Commissioner of Education
Arkansas Education Association
Police Post Still Held by Atkinson
January 18 report from Little Beck notes Cliff Atkinson retains state police superintendent title while Jack Porter may wait for legislative action on a police department reorganization bill. Attorney General Williams says Porter is de facto head though Atkinson claims civil service rights and bond status.
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Little Beck
Cliff Atkinson
Jack Porter
Portier
Laney
Atkinson
Guy E. Williams
Porter
Gray Albright
Williams
Ban on Dog Racing Is Proposed
Little Rock Jan. 10 report states Rep. Burnside of Chicot county has introduced a bill to repeal Arkansas 1935 greyhound racing law and ban dog racing entirely. The 1935 act legalized greyhound racing, with a West Memphis track operating 1936 to about five years ago. An earlier repeal proposal by Homer M. Adkins failed in the November election. Oaklawn Park Hot Springs awaited a horse racing revival under a new franchise before a national track ban ended operations.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
C. Burnside
Chicot County
Burnside
West Memphis
Homer M. Adkins
Oaklawn Park
Hot Springs
New York City Farmers Drafted for Preinduction Examinations
New York City farmers aged 18 to 25 will be called up for preinduction examinations under an order for 74 men. Original deferments were not a mistake, says Col Arthur V. McDermott, New York Selective Service director. Most work on Staten Island truck farms and Brooklyn dairy farms.
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New York City
New York
New Yor City
Arthur V. McDermott
Selective Service
Staten Island
Brooklyn
Arkansas B 29 ground crew aids Tokyo mission base
Twenty four Arkansas men join the B 29 ground crew at a Pacific base. They perform clerical and support roles plus airbase construction and living quarters setup as Superfortress missions against Tokyo proceed. Brig Gen Hansen commends their efficiency under rough conditions.
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Pacific
Twent
Arkansas
Aipan
Baile
Tokyo
British Land Counter Blow in Italy
Eighth Army units counter-attacked a bridgehead held by about 100 Germans at the Senio River ten miles northwest of Ravenna. At least 20 enemy casualties reported as action continued. Enemy patrols active southwest of Lake Comacchio while overall patrols remained normal on the Fifth and Eighth Army fronts. Heavy bombers impeded by weather. tactical air force planes attacked enemy communications in north Italy and targeted the Eighth Army sector.
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Rome
Eighth Army
Senio
Ravenna
Lake Comacchio
Italy
Twenty four Japanese ships sunk by U S submarines
U S submarines have sunk 24 more Japanese ships including four combat vessels four warships a destroyer three escort vessels three transports five tankers and twelve cargo vessels total Japanese ships sunk by American submarines reaches 958. Tankers losses hit Japanese oil fuel and naval operations hard while 103 enemy combatant ships including 45 destroyers 14 cruisers and one aircraft carrier have been destroyed by U S subs.
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Washington
Jan
Navy
U. S
Seagoing Dog Blondie Comes Ashore for First Time
Ambrose lightship mascot Blondie the dog touched land for the first time in New York harbor during overhaul. Born at sea a year ago, she had no concept of land until the vessel docked for repainting and repairs.
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New York
Blondie
Ambrose Lightship
New York Harbor
Forts Bomb German Rail Lines at Kaiserslautern and Magdeburg
British and Allied air forces attacked rail yards at Kaiserslautern as 109 Flying Fortresses and escort fighters engaged the targets. Magdeburg was raided before dawn by Royal Air Force bombers, with reports of fires and damage. The raids followed earlier nighttime operations and returned crews were reported safe. Brazil imports wheat while urging local farming to meet needs.
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Kaiserslautern
Saarlan
Saarbrucken
Magdeburg
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Gorilla
Air Ministry
Germany
Mil
U S Casualties in Europe Rise to 332 912
Secretary of War Stimson announced total American casualties on the Western Front from D-Day to January 1 reach 332,912. December alone added 74,788 with 10,419 killed, 43,554 wounded, and 20,415 missing as part of the Ardennes counteroffensive and early December Allied operations. German losses for December are estimated at 110,000 to 130,000 with about 50,000 captured.
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Stimson
Ardennes
Western Front
Fort Smith Murder Victim Identified as a Fugitive
Fort Smith police identified the murder victim as Harold Cin. op tar-off exgaard Michigan through fingerprints. The suspect Zur gy escaped January 20, 1944, from the Southern Michigan state prison where he was serving a two year sentence on a morals charge. Charles Farney faces first degree murder charges and his wife as an accessory. arraignment set in municipal court today.
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Fort Ormita
Hareld Cin
Exgaard Michigan Couset
Zurgy
Michigan
Charles Farney
U S Naval Fire Powers Rise Fivefold Since 1940
Washington reports U S naval fire power has risen to five times its July 1 1940 level while total combatant ship tonnage has tripled. The navy says two thousand tons of steel can be hurled in a 16 second firing run, equivalent to 50 freight car loads.
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Washington
United States
Coast Guard
Navy
Gifts Sent Home by U S Soldiers Reach Millions
The Army Exchange Service reports over two years more than two million gift orders from overseas service members. Gifts are sent to relatives and friends back home as they serve abroad amid global deployments.
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U.S
New York —i
Army Exchange Service
House Opens Attack on Economy Plan
Little Rock. The House moved to undo economy efforts of the pre session joint budget committee by approving a 225 increase for the supreme court clerks office and raising six secretary of state office salaries. The secretary of state budget rose to 25 000 a year, with chief deputy up to 3300 and assistant to 2400. A resolution to prohibit transfer of appropriated items was prepared for later action.
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House
Joint Budget Committee
Allowig
Supreme Court Clerks Office
Secretary of State
H. K. Toney
Jefferson
Paul van Dalsem
Perry
J. Lee Bearden
Mississippi
Mrs. Caraway Approved for Federal Post
Former Arkansas senator Mattie W. Caraway wins unanimous Senate Education and Labor committee approval for a seat on the Federal Employees Compensation Commission. If confirmed she will earn $9 000 annually. she was ousted in Arkansas Democratic primaries last summer.
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Arkansas
Mattie W. Caraway
Senate Education and Labor Committee
Senate
Caraway
C M Hay Aide in Manpower Bureau Dies in Washington
Charles M Hay 65 aide to War Manpower Commission head Paul V McNutt died of a heart attack in his Washington apartment. He served as deputy chairman and executive director of the WMC and acted as chair during McNutt's European tour. Survived by wife, a son Pvt James L Hay, and two daughters Frances Hay and Lucille Thoele.
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Charles M. Hay
War Manpower Commission
Paul V. McNutt
Hay
St. Louis
WMC
McNutt
Pvt
James L. Hay
Frances Hay
Lucille Thoele
Population details in Haitian context headlines
A brief passage notes that ninety five percent of Haiti’s three million residents are described as pure blooded Negroes. The text adds a remark about brush felt hats often being associated with hatred.
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Haiti
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