The Egypt crisis under Rommel and Britain
Field Marshal Rommel presses toward Egypt as Britain races to reassemble Inflex soldiers under General Claude Auchinleck. A fall of Alexandria or Port Said could widen the war, threaten the Middle East, and draw Indian nationalists into a panicked response while Axis forces push toward the Suez and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Inléck
Midleast
Egypt
Hitler
Ukraine
Beypt
Britain
Mediterranean
Alexandria
John Bull
London
Port Said
Ifa
Palestine
Morover
Axis
Middle East
Caucasus
Indian,Ocean
Airo
Africa
New Approach to China Extraterritoriality and Exclusion
The piece argues the United States should end extraterritorial privileges in China and reassess exclusion policies. It notes the impracticality of imposing territorial control and emphasizes the need to withdraw troops and renounce extraterritorial rights after Allied actions against Japan. It discusses economic tensions from Chinese labor competition and the complexities of future immigration and citizenship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Tasmania
San Francisco
New York
United States
Native of Hope Dies Today in Pine Bluff
S. J. Sid McCarra 84, night chief dispatcher for the Cotton Belt in Pine Bluff, died suddenly at home after two weeks of illness. A Hope native who moved to Pine Bluff in 1888, he rose from messenger boy to telegraph operator then dispatcher in 1908. Survivors include his widow, two sons Clifton of Fort Worth and Sidney Jr. of Pine Bluff, two daughters Mrs Floyd Huddleston of Hot Springs and Mrs Zeno Mitchell of Alexandria, VA, two sisters Mrs W T Norris of Pine Bluff and Mrs Maude Payne of Texarkana. Funeral arrangements incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Bluff
S. J. Sid McCarra
Cotton Belt Railroad
Hope
McCarra
Cotton Belt
Clifton
Fort Worth
Tex
Sidney, Jr
Pirie Bluff
Floyd Huddleston
Hot Springs
Zeno Mitchell
Alexandria, Va
W. T. Norris
Ping Bluff
Maude Payne
Texarkana
Ten Million Lost to Army Ten Million Lost to Army
Denver July 1 AP Ten million American adults are lost to war industry and the armed forces because they cannot read news papers or simple printed directions or write letters or ABC instructions. John W Studebaker says they are functionally illiterate and a threat to soldiers and workers. The Office of Education has prepared a program to address illiteracy with objectives for universal accessible schooling. He noted a possible teacher shortage next year that could force school closures and lower standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Roberts
Denver
United States
Studebaker
U. S. Office of Education
Congress
NEA
British Front Advances Reported as Rommel Pushes
Harry Crockett of the Associated Press describes desert front reporting German and Italian captives saying they are exhausted hungry and thirsty from the grinding advance. British officers doubt supply lines can hold much longer without a pause as Rommel presses ahead beyond Mutrah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mutrah
Harry Crockett
Associated Press
Rommel
Corbett
Spencer II Continued from Page One
Senator Spencer II argued that bombing cities alone cannot end the war and military experts doubt victory will come in less than a year unless Germany goes on the defensive. He urged curbing all unnecessary spending by government and citizens and emphasized paying off debts before the war ends. He warned of a postwar readjustment and noted that people rarely go broke if they owe money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Spender
Storms Cause Three Deaths in Arkansas Weather
Scattered thundershowers across Arkansas this week left three people dead and another injured. Albert Watkins was killed by lightning while working in a barn. Homer Watkins sustained serious injuries. Elvett I Steadman died returning from a field near Tuckerman. Ellie Gale Franklin was fatally struck by a torn high tension wire near DeQueen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Arkansas
Albert Watkins
Iaather
Homer Watkins
Elvett I. Steadman
Tuckerman
Ellie Gale Franklin
Nazi Front Losses Grow. Allied Reports Hint Kursk Offensive
Reported central front losses were described as considerable, with no denial from military quarters about the scale. Officials declined to confirm the Russians and British claim of a large offensive at Kursk, leaving the exact scope unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mies
Kursk
Local Club Welcomes I. L. Pilkinton as Member
In a Tuesday meeting Luther Hollaman Jr and Mr Thayer and Mr Spencer attended. Charles Turpley announced that 75 tons of scrap rubber were secured in Hempstead county and urged Ri vandians to continue their campaign in line with the president's extension of time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. L. Pilkinton
Luther Hollaman, Jr
Thayer
Spencer
Charles Turpley
Hempstead
Fletcher Promoted to Rear Admiral in Coral Sea Task Force
Washington reports that Rear Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher, commander of a task force in the Coral Sea battle, was promoted today to the rank of rear admiral. Details indicate a formal confirmation and continued leadership role in ongoing operations. The promotion underscores Fletcher's critical performance amid the Pacific war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letcher
Washington
Frank Jack Fletcher
Coral Sea
328 Ships Sunk in the Atlantic
The sinking of a Panamanian cargo ship by an Axis submarine raises western Atlantic losses to 428. A Canadian merchant ship was torpedoed in the Caribbean with only six survivors among 30. The three sinkings yesterday produced 67 deaths, including crew from a Malta bombing last February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Atlantic
Caribbean
Navy
Malta
County Fair Fare at Stake in Arkansas Flap
County livestock show officials await a decision by the Arkansas Livestock Show Association on a suggestion from Director Joseph Eastman that all fairs be cancelled this year. Secretary Clyde Byrd says most county fair officials contacted are undecided as the association plans a 2 p.m. meeting to act on the proposal, with Eastman appealing to Governor Addsing for action to call off state and county fairs as a conservation measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Livestock Show Association
Arkansas Livestock Show Association
Joseph Eastman
Office of Defense Transportation
Clyde Byrd
State Association
Byrd
Eastman
State Livestock Show Association
Addsing
Negotiations to Build Major Pipeline Purchase
New York July 1 AP Phillips Petroleum Co and Missouri Kansas Pipe Line Co negotiate a 10.5 billion deal with Columbia Gas Electric to buy its Panhandle Eastern stake. If closed Phillips would acquire 404,426 Panhandle shares, 50.1 percent, to be split with Missouri Kansas Pipeline financing the purchase. The deal would affect about 750,000 customers in 200 communities including Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Phil Ups Petroleum Co
Missouri-Kansas Pipe Line Co
Columbia Gas & Electric Corp
Columbia
Panhandle Eastern Pole Line Co
Phillips
Panhandle Eastern
Columbia Oil& Gasoline Corp
Columbia Gas & Electric
Missouri - Kansas Pipeline
Columbia Gas & Eeletric
Mokan
Eastern Panhandle Picture Com Panhandle Eastern
Detroit
Moscow Recognizes Independance Day in Kuibyshev
Moscow New, now published in Kuibyshev, marks United States Independence Day by urging a second front in Europe. It rebuts a Nazi broadcaster's claim that the U S has not fought real battles and promises the Fascists a sharp reply from the ASP and British army in western Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kuibyshev
Rusia
Moscow New
United States
Europe
ASP
Denies Permits to 40 Retail Beer Firms in Arkansas
About 40 retail beer establishments in Arkansas were denied permits for the 1941 42 fiscal year due to protests by law enforcement officials and the Arkansas Committee of Lie Brewing Industry Foundation. Supervisor J M Whittemore of the revenue department beverage division reported today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Arkansas
Arkansas Committee of Lie Brewng Industry Foundation
J. M. Whittemore
The
Revenue Department
Beverage Division
Fishermen Take Notice on Age of Fish by Scales
Kerrville Texas AP Specialists at Texas A and M College study aging fish from scales. Yarluts species are caught and banded. Sportsmen are asked to return banded fish. By comparing scales experts hope to estimate ages. Vice Admiral President Roosevelt sent to the Senate a nomination for a rank up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerrville, Tex
Texas A & M. College
Roosevelt
Senate
Market Report: Poultry and Produce and Livestock Prices
Market report from Chicano uses AP data detailing poultry and produce prices, eggs and potatoes receipts, and livestock figures at St. Louis National Stockyards. Includes Kansas City and New York market highs, with cattle, calves, sheep, and hog ranges, plus wheat corn oats soybeans and cotton trends and New York stock activity amid Egypt reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis Livestock National Stockyards
U.S. Dept
Grain and Provisions Rise as Buying Rebounds in Chicago
In Chicago on July 1 AP reports a broad buying surge lifting wheat and other grain prices by over a cent per bushel. Gains came as contracts were covered, flour sales stimulated demand, and professional dealers covered shorts. Earlier, wheat, rye and soybeans fell on hedging, but feeding grain strength reversed the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Okla City man rescued in daytime underwear mishap
Charles C. Snyder of Milwaukee became stranded in broad daylight with only his underwear after sleeping in the Canadian river area. Mrs. R A Bryant lent him her husband’s trousers and alerted police, a sympathetic act that saved the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Charles C. Snyder
Milwaukee
Wis
Snyder
R. A. Bryant
Albert Graves Chosen Holt Campaign Aide
Albert Graves named as campaign manager for Attorney General Jack Holt. Graves, deputy prosecuting attorney of the Mithih Judicials District, active in Arkansas Municipal League affairs, previously served as mayor in 1895 and again last year. Mayer Graves will work with County Judge J M Malone of Lonoke as Holt’s campaign team moves forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braves of Hope
Asgoglite
Jack Tali
United States
Ial
Holt
Mayer Graves
J. M. Malone
Lonoke
Graves
Mithih Judicials
Arkanans
Wals
Lite Rock
Aid
WPB Curbs Delivery of Woodworking Machinery Sales
The War Production Board extended curbs on sales and deliveries of woodworking, sawmill, and logging equipment over 250 dollars per unit. The rule, effective immediately, bans standard orders while allowing approved Army Navy and certain federal agency orders and United Nations aid shipments to proceed with military priority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Production Board
WPB
Army
Navy
United Nations Aid
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Arkansas Machine Specialty CO
Hope, Arkansas
Bob Elmore
Spencer II
Hawaii
Willis H. Hale
Seventh Air Force
Haswaiian
Clarence L. Tinker
Moscow
Market Report
White Rock
California
Alabama Bliss
Arkansas Bliss
Virginia Cobblers US
Missayn't Cobblers US
Coca-Cola
Goodness
Cocs-Cola Company
Albert Graves
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