Fight Now for Victory in 1942 Not 1943
The author rejects wishful Axis collapse, urging immediate war effort in 1942. German and Italian leaders are assessed as unlikely to fall easily, while Japan remains strong. Emphasizes fighting Philippines Malaya Midway Libya and Dutch Indies with MacArthur and allied forces to avert Axis success in 1942.
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von Reichenau
Germany
Mussolini
Virilly
Haly
1942
Philippines
MacArthur
Malaya
Midway Island
Dutch Indies
Australia
Libya
Tripoli
Japan
Axis Cave- 18
Oil Commission Fixes Rules of New Oil Field
Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission in Lewisville sets 40 acre spacing and initial daily 400 barrel allowance for Edmond No. 1 in Midway field. 14 permits issued for various wells. Barnsdall to drill four offsets. field viewed as potentially second only to East Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewisville
Ark
Arkansas’ Oil and Gas Commission
Midway
Great East Texas
O. C. Bailey
Sethe Commission
Edmond No. 1
Barnsdall Oil Company of Oklahoma
Crowell
Midway Field
Barnsdall
Roberts No
Dobson cl al
Dodson Olal
Creek
Arkansas Fuel Oil Company
R. Rutherfored
Stamps Lane Cmpany, Inc
J. J. Roberts
B. P. Wingfield
Rodgers
Southwood Oil Company, Inc
W. MW. Iodell
M. M. McClain
McKamie
New Midway
Lafayette County
J. L Roberts
Bond
Barnsdall Oil Company
Dodson
McAlester Fuel Oil Company
Jeffus
Wildcat
Carter Oil Company
Bailey
Basil Huag
Texarkana
Ed Halleyfield
Robert Short
el Dorado
J. D. Reynolds
Camden
J. W. Patten
R. S. Warnock
Magnolia
Commission
Cranium Crackers Front-line Island Questions
A wartime quiz item asks about Pacific island battles. It quizzes British islands off China, Philippine group count, Hawaiian group count, and whether the Dutch East Indies are larger than Japanese islands, naming Lugen Oahu and Guam, and Britain's greatest Far East base with its island name.
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State of
Texas
Ike Borneo
Wake Island
China
Philippine
Dutch East Indies
Lugen
Oahu
Guam
Britain
Far East
Dutch Bombers Hit Eight Jap Warships In Pacific Action
Dutch warplanes in the Macassar Straits scored direct hits on a large Japanese warship and transports while dive bombers struck a destroyer and three transports. The Dutch reported no losses. Meanwhile British Australian and Indian forces launched a major counteroffensive across Johore Malaya, as Japanese raided Singapore and coastal areas near Batu Pahat. Australian troops invaded New Guinea and parts of the northern Solomons, prompting blackouts and gas mask orders in Australia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singapore
Johore
Malaya
Balu Rahat
Bukit Payong
Batu Pahat
Batavia
Macassar Straits
Bor’ ‘Nao
Celebes
Anety
Melbourne
Australia
New Guinea
Solomon Islands
Tolkyt
Britain
Frances Forde
Bismarck Archipelayo
Kieta
Bougainville
Solomon Island
Axis Recapture Agedabia in Counter Thrust
The Axis armored drive led by General Erwin Rommel recaptured Agedabia, 90 miles northeast of El Agheila, as Britain reported strong Luftwaffe and Italian air support. The British said light 8th Army forces withdrew east of Agedabin while Rommel continued the forward movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Axis
Agedabia
Catro
Erwin Rommel
Libya
el Agheila
Rommel
Middle East
Britain
Agedabin
Must Buy Auto Tax Stamps by Feb. 1
Auto mobile, truck or motorcycle owners using public highways must fix a federal use tax stamp on their vehicle by February 1, 1942. Failure to comply incurs penalties. Stamps cost $2.09 for five months ending June 30, 1942 and are sold at post offices and IRS offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue
Benefit Cage Game at Blevins Friday Night
Friday night January 23 at Blevins gym two top ballgames of the season will feature Blevins meeting Gordon. Net proceeds from the doubleheader go to the Infantile Paralysis campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blevins Gym
Blevins
Gordon
Hope Boy Enters School on Aircraft Hope Boy Enters School on Aircraft
Alberti Jewell of Fayetteville Arkansas, a Hope student at the University of Arkansas, among 47 male students granted honorable discharge to join armed forces or take defense jobs. Jewell attends an air craft school amid wartime mobilization. The report notes a roman effort advancing into the British Isles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
Alberti Jewell
Hope
University of Arkansas
Jewell
Daily Drilling Report for multiple Arkansas and Oklahoma wells
Daily drilling report lists numerous wells across 60 to 100 acre spacing with operators such as Carter Hanes J No 2 Macedon Brew er Warnock J1 and J W Love Steger No 1 and Bond No 1. Entries include elevations and rough measurements like 297 sus inch cpg 7100 7179 61 and 4367 with references to Atlantic Barnsdall and McAlester fields and Thursday testing.
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MecKannic
Carter
Hanes
Alsek
Atlantic
Bodgay
Orig
Baas
Bneeen
CSE Lev
Argentine and U S Leaders Confer Over Axis Relations
Argentine foreign minister Enrique Ruiz Guinazu met for a half hour with Brazilian and U S Pan American delegates in Rio de Janeiro and reportedly submitted an Argentine counter proposal for breaking relations with Axis nations. Ramon Castillo, acting president of Argentina, drafted the measure as Argentine officials balked at the current anti Axis wording. Conference leaders were to meet to consider the proposal, details of which remained undisclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio de Janerio
U P
Argentina
Enrique Ruiz Guinazu
U. S
Ramon §. Castillo
Lewisville Man Treated Here After Fight Wound
Claude Cabiness of Lewisville, about 53, treated at Josephine Hospital as doing very well after a quarrel over money led to a slash wound to the neck. Lewis Watwood, 22, also of Lewisville, was arrested after injuring Cabiness and Doc Seward. Sheriff Dee Griffin said Watwood held on the charges. The Federal Bureau of Investigation reported 83 convictions in the last fiscal year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Cabiness
Lewisville
Josephine F Hospital
Lafayette County
Lewis Watwood
Doc Seward
Watwood
Cabineess
Dee Griffin
United States Seeks $12.5 Billion for 33,000 New Planes
The House debated a record $12,525,872,474 wartime appropriation for 33,000 aircraft to secure air superiority over the Russian front, the Mediterranean, and the Pacific. Chairman Cannon urged swift action, saying control of key theaters is essential before advancing toward victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Mediterranean
Pacific
U. S
Congress
Cannon
D. Mo
House Appropriations Committee
N L A to Play Here Friday Tigers Win Big in Benefit
The Ouachita College Tigers routed the SPG all-stars 78 to 20 in a Red Cross benefit game. Tigers dominated the first half and held opponents to three points after intermission. Officials said net proceeds totaled 46 dollars for Hempstead county quota. Hope Bobcats face North Little Rock Wildcats next, Friday at 7:45 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita College Tigers
SPG All-Stars
Red Cross
Tigers
Allstars
Hempstead Cowny
Hope Bobcats
North Little Rock Wildcats
Barlow Dining Room to Reopen Sunday
Clay Hairsion owner of the Barlow Hotel announces the reopening of the Hotel Harlow Dining Room on Sunday January 25. The dining room has been closed for several months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay Hairsion
Barlow Hotel
Harlow
State Board Denies Patmos School District Debt Request
The State Board of Education denied Patmos School District No. Hempstead County permission to incur 2500 dollars in temporary indebtedness, holding the district cannot repay the amount. Submarines can stay at sea as long with travel as far as battleships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
State Board of Education
Patmos
Hempstead County
Keys Stolen From Autos
The Hope police urge drivers to remove keys from parked cars after a spate of downtown thefts. Several key sets were taken in recent days, with two cars stolen from a repair shop belonging to Herman Downs and M. L. Smith of Hope. Police seek a Buick driver who, with a trailer, took $20 and gasoline in a busy Thursday afternoon incident at Bundy service station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope
Herman Downs
M. L. Smith
Bundy
Proving Ground 97 Percent Complete Progress Update
The Southwestern Proving Ground is 97 percent complete for usable facilities, with 26 at 95 percent, 45 between 85 and 99 percent, 23 between 60 and 84 percent, and 12 under 60 percent. Spring weather aids progress as officials note strong overall development. unrelated line about Sam Rayburn and Molotov appears as filler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern Proving Ground
Proving Ground
U S Forces Repulse Japanese Attacks on Batan Peninsula
General Douglas MacArthur announced to the War Department that all Japanese assaults on the Batan Peninsula in the Philippines were repulsed in the last 24 hours as heavy fighting continued. The War Department noted renewed Japanese reinforcements and a 10,000 Japanese resident military presence in Davao Mindanao.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Douglas MacArthur
War Department
Batan
Philippines
Philippine
Mindanao
Luzon
Davao
Red Cross Relief Drive Nears Hempstead Quota
Hempstead county Red Cross relief campaign nears its goal with deposits totaling 3000 dollars, only 100 short. Contributions include 1315 from W E Callahan Construction employees, 300 from South Western Playing Ground units, 46.75 from a benefit basketball game between the Quachua Tigers and an SPG all-star team, and Frisco railroad workers giving a half-day of work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hempstead County
Red Cross
W. £. Callahan Construction Company
CQM
Architect
Southwestern
Quachua ‘Tigers
SPG
Hope
Frisco Railroad
Willisville Cagers to Play Hermitage at Walda Next Week
Willisville boys and girls basketball teams travel to meet Hermitage at Walda next Wednesday night. Hermitage has held the District 8 title for several years. Last week Byng Oklahoma girls beat Willisville 51 30 as Evelyn Casey and Louise Marcelle scored 42 for the visitors. The piece notes the first U S billiard national match was played in 1859 at Durioit with a $15 000 stake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willisville
Hermitage
Walda
Byng, Okio
Evelyn Casey
Louise Marcelle
United States
Duroit
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Willis Thornton
Miss Perkins
Willian Nuckies Dowk
Organized Labor
Tina
Oil Commission
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London
Red Army
Novgodadt
Moscow-Leningrad
Leningrad
Moscow
Mozhaisk
Takceny
Borodino
Mozhwisk
Napolenic
Napoleon
Tokyo
Shigenori Togo
House of Representatives
Russia
Hideki Toja
British Isles
Daily Drilling Report of
S. Arkansas
ARK. Oil & Gas Commission
Macedonia
Warnock-Brewer
Brewer- Warnock
Delg
Mt. Wally
Davis
Big Creek
J. W. Love
Steger No
R. UL
Arkansas Fuel Oil Co
MLA
Roberts
Wildcats
McAlester
Raffles Square
Holdout Republic
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Associated Press
New Orleans
New York
U.S
N.L.A
Ouachita
Barlow
Sam Rayburn
East Texas Normal School
Molotov
Rangoon
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