Walker named Democratic National Committee chair amid Flynn controversy
Our Daily Bread notes Postmaster General Frank C. Walker chosen as party chair, jostling with Flynn’s Australia ambassadorship saga. The column laments editorials linking Flynn to a crime probe, praises Walker’s return to Farley’s tradition, and critiques media whimsy. It also recalls a weather joke by Dorsey McRee Jr. and comments on press responsibility.
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Democratic Party
Frank C. Walker
National Committee
Edward J. Flynn
Australia
Flynn
New York
Walker
James A. Farley
Farley
U S Subs Sink Five Enemy Ships in the Pacific
Washington reports Navy communique 255 reveals American submarines sank one destroyer, two cargo ships, one transport, one small patrol vessel, and damaged a large tanker and another small cargo ship across 11 areas in the Pacific Far East. Areas unnamed. no previous announcements of these sinkings.
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Washington
Navy
Pacific
Far East
United Sttes
Navy Department
Solomon Islands
Two Killed Three Wounded in Spa Tragedy at Hot Springs
Police report a family tragedy in Hot Springs where 43 year old plumber Jimmy Birmingham killed his wife and mother-in-law after a domestic dispute over moving to Pine Bluff. He wounded three children including his own daughter and then wounded himself, all before being hospitalized in serious condition. Victims named include Willie Williams, 17. Bessie Mae Williams, 5. Evelyn Pearl Birmingham, 5.
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Hot Springs
Dun
Jimmy Birmingham
Birmingham
Monroe Young
Pine Bluff
Young
Willie Willams
Mrs. Williams
Bessie Mae Williams
Evelyn Pearl
Young Williams
Bimmingham
Wiliams
Axis Assaults Repulsed Near Boy Aradi Tunisia
Allied headquarters report axis tanks and infantry attacking northwest of Boy Aradi were repulsed twice though the enemy gained ground southwest of Pont Du Fabs. Allied air forces and Flying Fortresses bombed targets in the central front and Castel Benito airfield near Tripoli. A stray line notes Wyoming sandstone fossil finds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Landsrom
Milk Sales Halted to Wholesalers Under OPA Ruling
Olie Olsen owner of Olies Dairy announced suspension of wholesaler deliveries under newly imposed price ceilings. He will continue retail service at 18 1/2 cents per quart while the policy limits allow. Before the ruling milk sold at 19 cents per quart.
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Olie Olsen
Olie
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Two Small Fires Reported by Hope Fire Dept
Two fires last night caused practically no damage. A gas stove ignited curtains at the Pink W. Taylor home around 11 o clock, injuring only the curtains. A negro house on North Hazel street had no damage when paper in Wyruvin caught fire.
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Hope Fire Department
Pink W. Taylor
IL O
North Hazel Street
Wyruvin
Reds Advance Against Nazis on All Fronts
Moscow dispatch reports the Red Army driving German forces from Lake Ladoga to the Caucasus. Leningrad now connected by land as 1.5 million residents had been kept supplied by air and road. Soviet infantry crossed the Neva with minimal losses, and German casualties around Leningrad were cited at 250,000 as the siege was broken and city residents celebrated.
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Henry c. Cassidy
Moscow
Russia
Red Army
Lake Ladoga
Leningrad
High Caucasus
Red
Velikle Luki
Salks
Stalingrad
Kharkov
Pittsburgh
Ukraine
Neva
Pravda
Tavestin
House Bill Aims to Outlaw Liquor Sales in Arkansas
Little Rock January 13 Rep Elbert A Leasure introduces a county bill to outlaw liquor sales and limit beer to five percent and wine to 14 percent alcohol by volume. Violations carry fines or imprisonment with 90 days to dispose of stock. bill sent to temperance committee.
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Liltle Rock
Elbert A. Lensure
White County
Tempreance
Lansure
Leasure
Senate
Paul van Dalsem
Perry County
House
van Dalsem
Office of State
Rupert Condrey
Sebagtain
Cowdrey
H. Henridon Montgomery
Three Candidates Enter Race for Mayor
Local attorney and former mayor W S Atkins filed as a candidate just before the deadline creating a three way mayoral race. Incumbent Albert Graves and ex alderman E P Young had already announced. Several present aldermen and the city treasurer did not draw opposition. The city attorney seat is vacant after Ed F McFaddin resigned to join the State Supreme Court. A preferential primary is set for February 18 with a runoff on March 4.
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W. S. Atkins
Albert Graves
E. P. Young
Syd MacMath
Ched Hall
Lawrence Martin
Frank Y. Trimble
Charles Reynerson
Ed F. McFaddin
State Supreme Court
Thursda
Flashes of Life from The Associated Press column
A humorous note from an anonymous Cincinnati contributor issues $3 paid for city signs lacking, with $4 owed to cover vandalism costs. Arthur C. Meyers notes street and sewers cast. A Kansas roundup shows crime shifts, education talks, and county liquor sales asks. Three Swink children recover, while siblings face appendicitis operations. New York claims education in heating homes amid fuel shortage.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Arthur C. Meyers
Street and Sewers
New York
The
Board of Education
British Eighth Army Near Tripoli In New Desert Drive
Allied forces push inland and along the coast within about 50 miles of Tripoli as Montgomery steps up the Libyan offensive. Axis defenses stiffen around Tarhuna and Beni Ulid while air and naval strikes hit Castel Benito and Tripoli, with heavy bombardment and ongoing ground actions reported.
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Eighth Army
Tripoli
Associated Press
Cairo
Libya
Marshal Rommel
Alexandria
Bernard L. Montgomery
Montgomery
Beni Ulid
Tarhuna
Tarhuni
Misurata
Garibaldti
Zlitens
Castel Benita
Tunisia
Wale Nehving
Tiwa
Eighth
el Agheila
Turkuna
Talia
Severe cold grips Arkansas with record low temps
Weather across the state plunges to several below zero figures as Little Rock reports 7 degrees and Rogers reaches 9 below. Schools close, gas supplies tighten, and industry cuts back while Earl J. Allen warns North Arkansas fruit may be damaged from the freeze.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Fort Smith
Rogers
Hot Springs
Butseville
Monticello
Bentonville
Witth Reek
Arkansas Power and Light Co
Earl J. Allen
North Arkansns
Blevins Youth Listed by Navy As Missing
Navy casualty list from Dec 16 to Dec 31, 1942 includes 19 Arkansans among 1,219 names for Pearl Harbor era losses. Among Arkansans named are Bailey of Pearcy, Barron of Paragould, Farris of Alma, McKinney of Harrison, Satterfield of Barns, Waldo of Malvern, Cox of Malvern, Miller of Horatio, Barnes of Monticello, Barnett of Chester, Wiggins of Warren, Crawford of White Cliffs, with one noted as missing and others wounded or dead.
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Washington
Navy Department
Arkansans
Lst
Navy Marine Corps and Coast Guard
Pearl Harbor
Arkansas
James Robert Bailey
USN
William Andrew Bailey
Pearcy
Donald Eugene Barron
Nora May Bray
Paragould
Elmer James Farris
William Farris
Alma
PFC
Nolan McKinney
USMC
Ernest F. Mcskinney
Harrison
James Anderson Satterfield
Phillip John Satterfield
Pyt
William E. Waldo
Lena. N. Waldo
Blanos
Beaman
Gerald Andrew Cox
Eva R Cox
Malvern
Soundman
Raymond Patreik Miller
Patrick Aloysious Milley
Horatio Pec. J. KE
Steward
Joe E. Howard
Havana
George Terrell Wiggins
Gracie Ezola Wiggins
Warren
Seaman
Henry Mason Barnes
Ethel Josephine Barnes
Montecello
Eugene Barnett
Lucy Cluck
Chseter
George Thomas Crawford, Jr
G. T. Crawford
White Cliffs
Atkins Announces Run for Mayor in Hope Arkansas
W S Atkins, who led Hope city government for a term in 1939 40, enters the Democratic primary race with February 18 preferential and March 4 runoff dates. He frames his bid as a second term effort, pledging efficient department operation to build a bigger and better city while urging votes.
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WS. Atkins
Atkins
Hope
Arkansas
Lam
Last Japanese Stronghold on New Guinea
Allied forces closed in on the last Japanese stronghold in northeast New Guinea. Australian and American units captured Sanananda Point and village, advancing along the coast toward Giruwa while by-passing entrenched defenses. Coastal pockets remained, with inland groups fighting near Sanganda and Co Killerton swamps. Air and naval actions targeted Japanese ships and bases.
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C. Yates McDaniel
Austria
New Guinea
Remna
Tomitoro
Sananda Point
Sanananda
Sanananda Point
Giruwa
Lin
Ati
Sanananda Lini
Poir
Pring
Poe
Julian
Co. Killerton
Sanganda
Thema
Bismargis
Four Firms to Share Pool Profits at FPC Hearing
At a Federal Power Commission hearing in Little Rock Arkansas Power and Light Texas Power and Light Southwestern Gas and Electric and Public Service of Oklahoma were named as principal participants in the 10 utility Southwest Power Pool. They bear most special expenses risks and responsibilities and will share profits from electricity generated for the plant after the contral period.
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the Rock
Southwest Power Pool
C. Hamilton Moses
Federal Power Commission
Arkansas Power and Light
Texas Power and Light
Southwestern Gas and Electri and
Public Service of Oklahoma
Moses
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Dorsey McRee, Jr
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Jeune, Jr
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Dodge City
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Thor
Great Bend
Edwards County
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Rostock
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France
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Rommel
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Blevins
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