Our Daily Bread Reflections on War and Hope
A NEA commentary series quotes past leaders on ruin and resilience. It argues that despite war, debt, and destruction, humanity endures, and suggests defense bonds should be funded by new savings rather than redirected funds. The piece urges readers to shape their budgets to buy bonds and support the war effort.
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Marsh
Boston University
James Trustow Adams
Barron’s
Wilberforce
Pitt
Lord Shallebury
European Drive Is Britain's Main Objective
In a House of Commons debate Air Minister Sir Archibald Sinclair states Britain's primary task is to mount a continental offensive, with the RAF defense given second priority. He described the army's role as building "the greatest possible striking force" for operations on the European continent, without indicating any imminent counter invasion.
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London
U/P
Archibald Sinclair
House of Commons
Britain
British Isles
RAF
Sinclair
All Dressed Up for War Work
Sister Susie and Brother Bill step out in new blue uniforms as WWII civilian defense programs expand. OCD, Red Cross, and AWVS enlist volunteers, with ready made outfits priced from 3.50 to 195. Uniforms issued through local chapters and stores.
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Dorotity Roe
OCD
Red Cross
AWVS
Red Cross Motor Corps
Patriotic Program at Lonoke Baptist Church
A patriotic program will be held at Lonoke Negro Baptist Church on Friday night to benefit the Hempstead Red Cross drive. The choir prepared a special singing program. An admission for white visitors has been reserved. Louis J. Taber, newly named Master of the National Grange, delivered eighteen 12 minute addresses in one day.
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Lonoke Negro Baptist Church
Hempstead
Louis J.taber
National Grange
Naval Supply Bill Sends House for Next Fiscal Year
A 2,096,138,875 supply bill for independent agencies and ship building for the Maritime Commission advances from the appropriation committee to the House. The package totals about 5 million dollars less than the president Roosevelt budget recommendation, with expected supplemental funds likely offsetting the apparent reduction.
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Washington
Maritime Commission
House
Jesshua
Roosevel
State Oil Output Raised 800 Barrels for Arkansas
Washington The secretary Ickes petroleum coordinator set February national output at 4,100,800 barrels daily and recommended 4,500 for Arkansas an increase of 800 barrels over January with the plan to boost state production amid wartime needs.
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Washington
Interic
Ickes
Petroleum Cordinator
Arkansas
Grant to Hope Schools by Government
The Federal Works Administration announced presidential approval of defense public works. A grant of 5500 was allotted to Hope School District 1-A for maintenance and operation. Congressman Oren Harris telegraphed the Star Wednesday afternoon confirming the grant and naming Miss Beryl Henry as sponsor to negotiate payment with the Federal Works Agency.
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Federal Works Administration
Defense Public
Honey
Star
Oren Harris
Royal School District
Harris
Lloyd Spencer
Hope
Beryl Henry
Federal Works Agency
Ouachita College to Meet Hope All-Stars in Thursday Game
Ouachita College, state champions, faces Hope All-Stars Thursday night at Hope High gym. Bradshaw's squad, led by Roberts, Harrison, Nichols, Williams, and Faraueron, aims for the 1982 title. team boasts a 14 game win streak and pre-season wins over Hendrix and Henderson State.
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Arkadelphia
Hope
Ouachita College
Hope High School
Quachita
Orville Roberts
Harrison
Dene Nichols
Warren
Alvin
Pop
U S Fortifies Hawaii and Pacific Coast After Pearl Harbor
A government official said since Pearl Harbor the army has fortified Hawaii and the Pacific coast more than ever while beginning a steady stream of reinforcements to the southwestern Pacific. Details of the men and materials were not disclosed.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Pacific
Russian Troops Press On In Severe Winter Front Action
Russian snow troops push forward under frosty conditions along the Mozhaisk line near Borodino and Vynama as Soviet forces press the offensive with artillery targeting rear German units while Rommel strikes into British positions near El Agheila in a cautious, limited move amid a global air offensive.
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Moscow
Adolf Hitler
Borodino
Mozhaisk
Red Army
Vynama
Leningrad
Kharkov
Thanks for an Old Coat From London Girl Letter
A 14 year old London girl Kathleen Calling sent a note from a London home bombed by Nazis to Martha Matiella of Nogales high school. The sleeve coat donated to Bundles for Britain carried the greeting My dear Martha. The letter thanked Americans for aid and support in wartime Britain.
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Nogales
Aviz
Kathleen Calling
London
Martha Matiella
Paine
Britain
Martha
Singing Program at Rocky Mound Church
A community sing at the Rocky Mound church will be held Sunday night. The event was announced and all persons are invited to attend.
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Rocky Mound
Anti Axis Front Finally Assured
Rio de Janeiro reports Argentina and Chile joined 19 other American republics in a declaration to sever diplomatic ties with the Axis. Argentina accepted the compromise plan at the foreign ministers conference, but ratification by the Argentine congress is required.
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Rio. DE Janeiro
Argentina
Chile
Axis
Augentina
Conference of Foreign Ministers
Mind Your Manners Test Your Knowledge Quiz
A reader quiz on polite behavior asks about audience etiquette and safety. Answers: 1 Yes 2 Yes 3 Yes with optional note about hat removal if visible 4 Yes to chaperone expense clarification 5 I beg your pardon. better option in the What Would You Do scenario is back-seat driving in a car after an accident is avoided unless necessary.
Daily Drilling Report from Arkansas by ARK OIL GAS COMMISSION
The report lists multiple drilling entries across Arkansas regions including McKiamie 160 acre spacing, Carter Haines No 2 with Elev 297, Big Creek 16 acre spacing, J W Love Stager No 1 drill, Atlantic Bodeaw No 9 drill, Bodean No W Lee C SE Sec 22 47 23, Macedonia 80 acre spacing, Warnock Brewer No 1, McAlester Snider Unit No 1 testing, Mt Holly 40 acre spacing, Midway 40 acre spacing, Dodson Est BR U, Arkansas Fuel Oil Bond No 2, Doreheat 40 acre spacing, Pinewoods B-1, Wildcats McAlester Jeffus No 1 drill.
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Ark
Macedonia
Atlantic
Warnock-Brewer
C-S
McAlester
Snider
Warnock
Orig
Midway
Barnsdall
Dodson
U, Arkansas Fuel Oil Co
Bond
LR. Jr
Roberts
R. U
Religious Movie to Show Here at Garrett Memorial Church
A life size talking picture depicting the Apostle Paul will be shown at Garrett Memorial Baptist Church on North Ferguson Street Saturday at 7 30 p m announced by Rev D G Silvey pastor The England produced film dramatizes Paul s life from Stephen s stoning to his missionary work Lydia and the jailer story are included plus an earthquake and court scenes All ages welcome with no admission charge A temperance talkie and safety lessons precede the feature presented by Rev J A Williams and Rev Woodie W Smith
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Apostle Paul
Garrett Memorial Baptist Church
North
Ferguson Street
D. G. Silvey
Paul
Stephen
Damascus
Lydia
Phillipian
England
J. A. Williams
Woodie W. Smith
Emmet Teams Win Both Ends Of Twin Games
The Emmet girls beat Okolona 31 to 0 as Ruth Hale and Chambless led the Emmet lineup while Seals and Arnett starred for the Nevada County boys in a 34 to 20 victory.
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Emmet
Okolona
Ruth
Hale
Chambless
Seals
Arnett
Nevada County
Miss Henry to Talk Over Radio Network
Miss Beryl Henry, superintendent of Hope Public Schools, will broadcast on a Little Rock station Friday afternoon for the state infantile paralysis drive. She was asked to speak by the state paralysis committee. Kenesaw Mountain Landis was named after a Georgia mountain where his father was wounded in the Civil War battle.
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Patmos
Hope
McCoulough
Star Hope Center
Rogers
Maybo
Paimus
Jordan
McCullough
Sims
North Little Rock
Selenbeck
Howard
Matthews
Young
Bauman
Bill Brasher
Bobcat
Beryl Henry
Hope Public School
Little Rock
Miss Henry
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Georgia
Red Cross drive boosted by Hempstead workers
Workers from Temple Cotton Oil and Hope Transfer plus WPA county warehouse donors contribute to Hempstead Red Cross emergency drive, totaling 2224 dollars against a 4000 dollar county quota. Oil company list names many employees including Sam Taylor and Elmer Brimmage among others.
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Temple Cotton Oil Company
Hempstead Red Cross
Oil Company
Sam Taylor
N. W. Webster
Alfred Hickey
R. L. Richards
Connie Dugan
A. L. Smith
John Ames
Stafford Hunter
W. E. Lamb
Elmer Brimmage
Ruth Smith
Tommie Keeler
J. E. Ward
Temple Cotton Dilco
John Coleman
Wyatt Paine
Ed Wilson
Jessie Pigrum
Sherman Cole
Charlie Bostic
John Noble
Clements Fulks
Leo Nicholson
Ford Johnson
Joe Duffie
Perry Joshua
Lem Muldrow
Johnie Montgomery
Fezelle Montgomery
Charlie Montgomery
John Henry Bragg
John Turner
Jessie McFadden
Elmer Shaw
Tom Green
Iva Isley
James Delaney
Alvin Ray
Clea Williams
Berry’ Steward
Hd Hayden
Charlie Thomas
R. B. Watson
Milton McKinney
Otis Bostic
Arthur Pigrum
D. C. Crawford
George Isley
Elisha Pool
Ben Williams
Mion Jones
Will Poindexter
Oscar Garland
Marcellus Montgomery
John Montgomery
Johnie Hill
Hope High School program broadcast by Home Econ and FFA
Wednesday representatives from the Home Economics club and FFA at Hope High School aired a 15 minute segment on a Texarkana radio station. Edwin Jackson served as MC. Margaret Campbell introduced members and Mary Ross McFaddin discussed club improvements and fundraising. Dorothy Henry spoke on flower arrangements. Other participants included Jimmy Henry, Charles McCorkle, J C McCullough, Leon Collier, Carel Hyatt and Howard Sanford. Abbreviations were used among ancient writers.
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Home Economic Club
FFA
Hope High School
Texarkana
Edwin Jackson
FFA Club
Margaret Campbell
Mary Ross McFaddin
Dorothy Henry
Jimmy Henry
Charles McCorkle
J. C. McCullough
Leon Collier
Carel Hyatt
Howard Sanford
Strike at Main Jap Army With Aid of Planes
A Singapore radio report picked up in San Francisco said a American flying fortress scored a notable success off the Dutch East Indies by sinking a 10,000 ton Japanese freighter. The war update notes 41 Japanese ships sunk since the war began. British jungle troops launched a major Malayan counteroffensive near Singapore as Hurricane fighters arrived to bolster defense, with several Japanese planes shot down over Singapore. Advanced reports from Rabaul and Batavia describe rising tensions as New Britain may be evacuated and Japanese forces push toward Australian territory. The Philippines facing heavy attacks, Luzon estimated at 200,000 Japanese troops with reinforcements landing in Lingayen Gulf and Subic Bay. Special FBI agents captured over 2,600 federal fugitives in the last fiscal year.
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San Francisco
Singapore
CBS Listening Post
Dutch East Indies
Japan
Malaya
Johore
New Britain
Tadhtad
Melbourne
Rabaul
Wantom Island
Raubaul
Rabat
New Guinea
Luzon
Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Batan
Philippines
War Department
Department
Lingayen Gulf
Subic Bay
Hojima
Cebu
Mindanao
Cranium Crackers True or False Comic Page Quiz
The comic page presents a true or false quiz about military trivia. It asks if Sam Browne belts are named after Gen San Browne, if Adeste Fidelis is the Marine Corps motto, if only three full generals exist in the Army, and if captain and corporal share a Latin root, noting the Marines have been organized for 66 years and labeling the piece as comic content.
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U. S
Sam Browne
San Browne
Adeste
U.S. Marine Corps
U.S. Army
U.S
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Lonoke Baptist Church
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Cairo
el Agheila
Erwin Rommel
Middle East
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Alaya
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Pacific Ocean
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Bismarck Archipelago
Coral Sea
Java
NEA Telemap
Thailand
Burma
Daily Drilling Report of
S. Arkansas
Mt. Holly
Wildcats
Jeffus
Drig
Garrett Memorial
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Batavia
Aneta
Netherland East
Indies
United States
Netherlands East Indies
Nei
Anda
FBI
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