Our Daily Bread War Notes On War Time Duty And Debt
Our Daily Bread column laments wartime post office orders to stay open on the Fourth of July. It argues civil service workers should enjoy holidays, cautions against debt during emergencies, and notes tax complications on mortgages and life insurance while suggesting a possible debt moratorium backed by the government. It urges prudence in borrowing only for sound investments aligned with one’s means.
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Society of Friends of
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Washington Dispatch
Randolph E. Pal
United States Treasury
Mr. Paul
Spy Ring in Caribbean Nabbed by U S Army
Lieut. Gen Frank Andrews announced the arrest of 20 persons linked to a Caribbean spy network aiding Axis submarine operations. The roundup, ending June 25, stretched from British Honduras to Panama and includes prominent figures, laborers, and Canal Zone workers.
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Chandler Diehl
United States
Panama Canal Zone
Frank Andrews
Caribbean
United Stads
British Honduras
Panama
Coast Guard
Panama Canal One
U. S. Army
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Most Pipeline Laid in State
Washington July 2 AP Representative Harris says more than 60 percent of the long line pipeline from Longview Texas to Salem will be laid in Arkansas with six or more pumping stations built within the state. The $40,000,000 War Production Board approved plan estimates stations at about 50 miles apart costing about $150,000 each. Ground surveys will take weeks, construction to start this month with about 140 miles of pipe expected for July. City Chamber of Commerce in New York formed in 1768 under royal charter.
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Harris
War Production Board
Congressional Record
Arkansas
Missouri
New York City
Chamber of
Reexamining Selective Service Philosophy Faces Pressing Strain
By S. Burton Heath, the author argues that growing manpower demands force a rethinking of Selective Service principles. He notes that past methods used random draws to assign soldiers while protecting the home economy, but predicts the Army will reach a high water mark later this year, signaling a critical turning point.
Germans Claim Full Possession of Soviet Base
Moscow reports indicate heavy fighting as German assault troops push into Sevastopol. Red Star notes numerically superior German forces and stubborn Soviet defenders around the Crimean base, with partial Russian holdouts at Cape Fialent and ongoing battles into the ruined city.
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Henry C. Cassidy
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Red Army
Sevastopol
Red Star
Crimean
Cape Fialent
Balaklava
Khersonese
Red Navy
Black Sea
Red Crimea
Red Caucasus
Caucasian
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Taupse
Sukhum
Batum
Crimea
Sevaestopol
Cally
Black Sea Fleet
23 Paralysis Cases in State
State Health Officer Dr Grayson reports 23 new infantile paralysis cases this year, with over nine in June, prompting immediate reporting by county health officers. The uptick raises concerns as the decade trend suggests a shortening presence of the disease, the last major epidemic in 1987 saw over 200 cases, with most new cases from north central rural areas.
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Little Rock
W- B. Grayson
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Health Department
Grayson Sing
Adkins Urges Winter Fuel Prep Across States
Governor Homer M. Adkins urges citizens to stockpile wood coal and oil as domestic fuel due to worsening transportation and fuel supply concerns. He cited Eastern and New England governors warn of rationing and noted talks with Army Navy on using university facilities for training pilots near Fayetteville. Modern blast furnaces measure about 100 feet in height.
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Little Rock
Homer M. Adkins
Adkins
Washington
Asheville
M. C
New England
Adkis
Army
Navy
University of Arkansas
Agricultural Colleges
Fayetteville
Land of Pyramids Again Key to Plans of Warring Powers
Wide World Features notes Egypt’s central role in global power struggles. Cairo hosts the Nile flood festival as the river peaks, shaping harvests and commerce. Egypt’s strategic location links Europe, Asia, and Africa while supporting cotton output and Alexandria’s vast shipping.
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Wide World
Egypt
Europe
Asia
Africa
Mediterranean
Red Sea
Atlantic
Indian Ocean
Cairo
Nile
Alexandria
Churchill Wins Overwhelming Confidence Vote in Commons
Prime Minister Churchill secured a large confidence majority in the House of Commons after a lengthy defense of wartime strategy. The vote stood 471 to 25 with 15 members unaccounted for, many abstaining due to wartime duties. Churchill emphasized progress in reinforcements and vowed to press on with the Mediterranean and Middle East war effort.
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Churchill
House of Commons
Mediterranean
Middle East
Britain
Auxiliary Police Meet at 7 30 Tonight in Hope City Hall
The Auxiliary Police will resume its seventh session at 7 30 tonight in the Hope city council chamber. Captain Earl Scoggins, superintendent of identification for the Arkansas State Police, will deliver the lecture under the Hempstead County Civilian Defense Council.
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Hempstead County Civilian Defense Council
Cit Council
Hope City Hall
Earl Scoggins
Arkansas State Police
Arkansas Guard to be supplied with hand grenades
The Arkansas guard will receive hand grenades tear gas bombs and light machine guns within a few days announced Lieut Col Hendrix Lackey. The munitions have been shipped for the War Department.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Guard
Hendrix Lackey
War Department
56 Prisoners Are Paroled From Cummins Prison Farm
Little Rock July 2 AP Fifty six prisoners were paroled by the state parole board at a Cummins prison farm meeting yesterday. Included were Charles Buggy Garland June 21 1937 15 years assault to kill Roosevelt Hill Union Sept 8 1941 two years voluntary manslaughter Tom J Hinton Jefferson Nov 1 1945 ten years robbery Johnny Holland Columbia Aug 24 1936 12 years assault to kill Andrew Hudson Garland May 8 1996 ten years robbery Bessie Jefferson Columbia Feb 3 1940 seven years second degree murder Eddie McCoy Jefferson Feb 26 1941 one year grand larceny William McKindley Union June 12 1937 15 years robbery and burglary James W Ramsey Jefferson March 1 1941 three years grand larceny Floyd Simpson Garland Oct 13 1941 18 months grand larceny Alf Thomas Jefferson Feb 26 1942 one year grand larceny Jewel Thomas Union June 12 1937 15 years robbery and burglary and grand larceny Lucius Whitmore Jefferson Sept 20 1941 two years grand larceny Fred Jones Columbia Oct 22 1941 two years burglary and grand Tareeny
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State Parole Board
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Name County
Charles Buggy
Garland
Roosevelt
Hill
Union
Tom J. Hinton
Jefferson
Johnny Holland
Columbia
Andrew Hudson
Bessie Jefferson
Eddie McCoy
William McKindley
James W. Ramsey
Floyd Siimpson
Alf Thomas
Jewel Thomas
Lucius Whitmore
Fred Jones
French Warn British Not to Damage Ships
Vichy warns the British against attacking the interned French fleet at Alexandria. A semi official statement says any assault would be an act of violence. Nine war vessels have been interned there since 1940, amid fears of Axis advances in the desert and debates sparked by a London Times article.
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Alexandria
London Times
Chinese Planes Take Offensive War in Pacific
Chinese air force launches first major offensive in five years of war against Japan with large bomber raids on Hankow and Yochow along the Yangtze. Gen Chiang Kai-shek’s forces face grave East China Sea front, while Allied air power increases with strikes on Kendari, Dili, Lae, Salamaua, Tulagi, and Bougainville as MacArthur reports intensified UN air action.
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Japan
Yangtze River
Chiang Kai - Shek
East China Seaboard
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Yochow
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Tokyo
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Australia
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations
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Dutch Celebes
Dili
Portuguese Timor
Lae
Salamaa
New Guinea
Tulagi
Bougainville
Solomon Islands
Postoffice to Be Open on Fourth
Postmaster Robert M. Wilson announced a special order from Postmaster General Frank C. Walker that the Hapel post office will stay open in all departments on Saturday July 4, with city delivery but no rural service. The move aims to support the war effort by maintaining full service during the holiday.
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Robert M. Wilson
Frank C. Walker
Washington
Hapel
Flashes of Life: Odd Scenes Across Cities
In Winston-Salem and Seattle, a heatwave lingers while residents face strange moments. A city attorney questions a laborer on a minor charge, a man misstates his name, and Dr. Palmer fills out a government questionnaire about a pleasure craft with quirky, blunt remarks.
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Seattle
Peyya
Tove
Don Palmer
British Stand Slowed Axis Assault West of Alexandria
British forces manning the Egypt front about 70 miles east of Alexandria repulsed heavy Axis attacks near El Alamein. Allied bombers hit Axis land forces and depots amid sandstorms. Churchill warned of grave developments as Libyan retreat and Tobruk’s fall reshape Middle East strategy.
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Egypt
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Sisi Barrani
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