Our Fourth of July Means World Liberty and Hope
Our Daily Bread notes the 1942 Fourth of July as a global memorial of liberty. It asserts Americans unite to defend self government, with Allied forces and exiled governments aiding the fight for freedom. The piece frames hope and victory amid war across Egypt, Russia, France, the Balkans, and occupied Europe.
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America
Freeman
Egypt
Russia
Balkan
Holland
Norway
Europe
Jones Returns to High School as Principal
Jones returns to Hope High School as principal effective July 1. W C Brasher, interim principal and coach, was elected principal of DeWittigh School. A new course in Trade and Industrial subjects and a pre flight Aeronautics program will be offered under State Board rules and federal support.
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Jones
the Hope High School
NYA
Beryl Heury
W. C. Brasher
DeWittigh School
Brasher
State Board of Education
Nexarkana Junior College
Henderson State
German trial judge weighs punishment for treason
Detroit July 3 AP German German: Shorn Max Stephan convicted of treason, the highest US crime, with verdict by jury after 1 hour 23 minutes deliberation. Federal Judge Tuttle weighs penalties from five years or $10,000 fine to death. no appeal unless death sentence chosen. Stephan, 49, naturalized citizen, faced 12 overt acts aiding then war prisoner Hans Peter Kreg. Jury comprised six men and six women. one initial vote for acquittal.
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Detroit
Max Stephan
Arthur J. Tuttle
Tuttle
Stephan
John W. Babcock
United States
Stephen
Fiidge
Stephian
Erleutnant
Hans Peter Kreg
Bowmanville
Qnt
Wray Heads Rotary Club
Bill Wray assumed the presidency at a luncheon meeting in First Christian Church following an accounting of the year’s work ending June 30 by George W. Robison, outgoing president. Robison and Rohingan, back from the Rotary International convention in Toronto, reported on the convention and Canadian conditions. Wray named the program committee: W. B. Steffey, chairman, Liyan Armstrong, and Donald Moore.
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Bill Wray
Dele Hope Rotary Club
George W. Robison
Wray
Rohingan
Rotary International
Toronto
Canada
W. B. Steffey
Liyan Armstrong
Donald Moore
Steel output outlook curbs civilian demand as war effort grows
S Burton Heath notes daylight in steel industry as United States ramps to satisfy wartime needs. Ingot capacity, auto mills conversion, and structural shapes bottlenecks are easing by 1942 end, signaling ample steel for military use though civilian supply remains limited. Continued discussion continues on page two.
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United States
Kursk Front Battles Escalate in Tank Clash
Soviet dispatches from Moscow report the heaviest tank engagement of the German offensive east of Kursk with hundreds of German and Soviet tanks involved. The battle began Wednesday with about 260 German tanks and continued noon onward as Red Army fortifications tighten amid village recaptures. To the south near Belgorod and Volchansk German forces press but sustain heavy losses, while Soviet artillery and infantry, supported by tanks and planes, push back the assault.
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Henry CG
Cassidy
Moscow
Kursk
Nauk
Red Army
Red Star
Kharkov
Belgorod
Volchansk
Kupyansk
Armas
Nippon Base at Timor Blasted
Allied HQ announced a double night bombing of the Japanese held Dili in Portuguese Timor concentrating on enemy buildings the wireless station and the airdrome Two buildings took direct hits and fires started General MacArthur’s war bulletin said A prior communique noted the Salamu New Guinea raid with initial estimates of 60 casualties and two wounded in the cost of the operation
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Allied
Australia
Dili
Portuguese Timor
Wireles
MacArthur
MiveArthur
Timor Sea
Darwin
Salarmau
New Guinea
American Casualties Return From Pacific Front
A contingent of wounded U S forces including soldiers sailors and Marines arrived in the United States today from western Pacific battlefronts under UN auspices.
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United States
Western Pacific
United Nations
Flashes of Life From Time Marches On
A regional round of brief items traces life across towns. J L Sutphin, 75, recalls first Big Lick visit decades ago, now Roanoke. Paul Helphinstine and wife ride homemade motor scooter to Toledo. Reno raises 50000 in bond drive, with a donor boosting goal to 100000. In Chicago, alimony inmates gain release by enlisting, a fourth is returned to custody for antiwar sentiment.
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Associated Press
Roanoke
Yau
J. L. Sutphin
Wythe County
Society Note
Coffeyville
Kas
Paul Helphinstine
Toledo
Twelve Arkansans Listed As Dead or Missing by Navy From June 7-17
Washington July 3 AP The Navy Department announced that 12 Arkansans were killed or missing during June 7 to 17. Five enlisted men were listed as dead and one officer with six enlisted men missing. Names include Biby Loyd Hat James Ewell Howard Willie O Nea l and Thadeus Tunnell Jr plus several relatives. Also noted is the Distinguished Service Award for gallant actions at Marshall and Gilbert Islands.
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Arkansans
Navy
Washington
Navy Department
Biby Loyd Hat
Cliss
Eva Ethel Hall
Ozark
James Ewell Howard
Jessie Maude Howard
Leahyville
Willie O'Neal
Mack Ayth
Pine Bluff
Nathaneail Lee Relerford
Becker T. Relerford
Stuttgart
Thadeus Occola Tunnel, Jr
Seaman
Thadeus Occola Tunnell
Wickes
Paul J. Riley
Hot Springs
Usted
Marshall
Gilbert Islands
Bremen Bombed Again by RAF in Weeklong Assault
London reports Bremen, a German port, was blasted overnight by a large RAF force for the third time in a week. Thirteen bombers failed to return as Canadian pilots joined British crews in the attack, with many fires burning after the strike. Coastal Command Hudsons attacked German shipping off the Dutch coast.
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London
Air Ministry
Bremen
Belgium
Netherlands
Cologne
Essen
Nizth
Germany
West soldiers learn Cape Cod fishing on Edwards trips
Veterans from inland states stationed at Camp Edwards join U S O sponsored outings off Buzzards Bay. Lou Cohen, former Boston University basketball star, mentors the landlubbers as they haul in flounder and blackfish, shouting yippees when they land their first catch. The program introduces about 200 soldiers at a time to ocean angling and sea life.
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Frank Carey
Buzzards Bay
Mass
Cape Cod
Avins Lou Cohen
Jewish Welfare Board
Burgards Bay
U.S.O. Club
Cape
Lou
Cohen
Boston University
U.S.C
Regular Quotas for 1-B Men
The Army will begin inducting regular quotas from the deferred 1-B class for minor physical defects starting August 1. Men with one eye or complete deafness in one ear will enter limited service if they meet requirements, freeing more fully qualified soldiers for task forces. Re-examined 1-B men may qualify for full service as LA registrants. Among those now 1-B eligible for limited status are men whose weight and other factors meet standards.
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Washington
Army
Corps
War Department
Propaganda Leaflet Drop Backfires in Memphis
A Nazi propaganda campaign in Memphis backfired as plane leaflets urging rubber collection caused chaos. Police and newspapers faced a flood of calls as residents blamed the drop on Hitler Mussolini and an imagined Emperor. The effort aimed to speed up U S wartime goals but provoked panic instead.
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Memphis
Tenn
United States
Hitler
Mussolini
Emperor Luphite
Star Is 5e a Week at Suburban Points
Effective Monday July 6 the Hope Star price for carrier delivery in six nearby towns matches the city rate at 15 cents per week. Carrier boys in Prescott Emmett Fulton Lewisville Washington and Quan will collect and settle with the office on the same basis as city carriers. The newspaper price remains 15 cents weekly. the rate is now uniform for all subscribers.
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Hope Star
Tayrer
Hope
The
Star
Prescott
Emmet
Fulton
Lewisville
Washington
Qtan
Scrap Over Bill for Agriculture Iris Roosevelt
President Roosevelt intervened in the deadlocked agriculture appropriation fight to oppose pressure group tactics and insist the government must use feed resources to produce wartime food. He endorsed selling 125 million bushels of wheat for feeding at parity under price safeguards and backed Senate funding for the Farm Security Administration to meet war food goals.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congressional
Congress
Farm Security Administration
Senate
House
FSA
James G. Patton
The
Hopkins and Macy to marry soon in New York
New York dispatch says Mrs. Louise Macy a noted fashion authority and former Paris editor of Harper's Bazaar announced she and Harry Hopkins presidential aide will wed in about a month. Macy said they met six months ago through mutual friends Averell Harriman and wife.
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New York
Louise Macy
Paris
Harper's Bazaar
Harry Hopkins
Japs Report Early Wartime Advances In Kiangsi Front
Japanese Domei reports 50 days of fighting on the Chekiang Kiangsi line with 17031 Chinese killed and 7505 captured. Tokyo claims control of the Hangchow to Nanchang railway and seizure of munitions including guns and mortars. Chinese High Command confirms capture of Shwang Chungking, 80 miles south of Nanchang, while noting the railway gap may still remain in Chinese hands.
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Tokyo
Domei
Chekijang-Kiangsi
Hangchow
Nanchang
Kiangsi
Shwang Chungking
Ihwang
Chekiang - Kiangsi
Sub Attacks Costa Rica Port Thursday
A submarine attacked Puerto Limon in Costa Rica, sinking the 3,305-ton freighter San Pablo at the dock while it discharged cargo. Puerto Limon sits on the Caribbean coast near the Panama Canal. the vessel belonged to Balboa Shipping for United Fruit Company.
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Costa Rica
San Jose
Puerto Limon
San Pablo
Balboa Shipping Company
United Fruit Company
Nation Prepares to Observe First Wartime Fourth of July
The nation marks its first wartime Fourth of July in 25 years as war plants run, gas rations limit travel, and coast regions face possible air raid bans. Central states host large celebrations while several cities adjust shows to support the war effort with parades, speeches, and recruit swearing-ins. The Phoenix re enactment of Tokyo bombing, with veteran Eldred V. Scott present, caps regional observances.
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Associated Press
Seaboard
Atlantic Coast
Midwest
Gulf States
Washington
Minneapolis
American War Dads
Indianapolis
Shriners
Army Relief Fund
Omaha
American Legion
Creighton University Stadium
Navy
Southwest
Phoenix
Ariz
Tokyo
Eldred. V. Scott
British Fight to Halt Axis Move Near El Alamein
Cairo dispatch reports unrelenting British defense near El Alamein as Rommel’s Axis drive stalls. Reinforcements join, RAF and American air power pound Tobruk and coastal routes while Rommel’s forces retreat, leaving El Alamein and Qattara area under tighter Allied pressure.
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Edward Kennedy
Cairo
Egypt
el Alamein
Alexandria
Qattara
Mediterrane
Bott Neck
Alamein
RAF
Tobruk
Rommel
Mehal
Erwin Rommel
Thenemy
el Alamet
Littario
Desthashing
Star Suspends for Fourth of July Holiday
The Star will not publish on Saturday due to the Fourth of July holiday. The office closes all departments for the holiday, with three annual suspensions: Thanksgiving and Christmas as the other two. Publication resumes with the city edition Monday afternoon.
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Star
the Star
the Mail
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Clarence Hurst
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Paralee Lewis
Holly
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Martha Ada Horton
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Maunsel
Edward Ramsey
Moira G. Ramsey
McCrory
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Somaan
Frank A. Scarborough
del Quene
Oscar Young
Dave Clinton Young
West Fish Lots
Iris Roosevelt
Mr. Hopkins
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