Bicycle Riding at Night and USO Fund Drive
War time traffic warnings urge bicycle riders to use lights after dark. Hempstead County trails its $1,250 quota with $1,197.20 raised, needing the last $100 now. USO volunteers Spragins and McMath urge contributions to reach the goal.
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United Service Organizations
Lota
Hempstead
Arkansas
Columbia County
Magnolias
C. C. Spragins
Syd McMath
USO
You Cant Print That by Burton Heath
Disturbing chastisement from Office of Facts and Figures sparks broad debate beyond newspaper rivalry as readers react to how government messages should reach the public. Continued on Page Six.
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S. Burton Heath
Archibald MacLeish
Office of Facts and Figures
British Smash Axis Equipment in Egypt Area
British fighter bombers attacked Axis vehicles and landing grounds in the Western desert near Alexandria after night raids, with losses on both sides. Rommel’s lines were stretched as Auchinleck pressed flanks and disrupted supply routes, while Allied air forces gained a stronger position despite pilot losses.
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Cairo
Alexandria
Erwin Rommel
el Daba
el Ala- Tacin
el Alamaein
Sir Claude J. &. Auchinleck
Nile Valley
Rommel
Posinio
Axis
Larry Allen
Associated Press
Britain
Mediterranean Feet
Lests to Make Rubber Costly
Washington July 8 reports the Agriculture Department concludes there is no quick substitute for natural rubber to replace supplies cut off by the war. Plant specialists study guayule crypto stegia Russian dandelion golden rod and rabbit brush. Guayule shows promise as a slow growing shrub native to Mexico and Texas with progress toward commercial production. An estimated 50 000 acres may be planted next winter with seedlings to be grown this summer.
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Ovid A Martina
Washington
Agriculture Department
Mexico
Texas
Roosevelt Resists State Political Pressures on 1942 Purge
Washington reports President Roosevelt resists calls from numerous politicians to take sides in feuds elsewhere. He has reiterated that politics are war, and he will not engage beyond stating support for the administration's foreign policy. Observers expect no 1942 purge, with focus on backing government in wartime.
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Douglas
Corwell
Washington
Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
Air Offensives Boost Morale in China Rail Campaign
Reports from Chungking say U S air strikes offset losses on the Chekiang Kiangsi line linking Shanghai to Singapore. Stilwell headquarters detailed July raids on Hankow Canton and Yanagta port with fires. Chinese claims say 30,000 Japanese trapped in Kiangsi with heavy casualties and reoccupied towns. Navy reports also indicate a Japanese destroyer sunk near Kiska on July 5.
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Associated
Joseph W. Stilwell
Hankow
Canton
Yanagta
White Cloud
Chekiang-Kiangsi
Aleutians
Navy
Kiska Island
Chungking
Ceasral Kiangsi
Kiangsi
Nancheng
Jhwang
Speaking Tour Plans for Hempstead County Candidates
Hempstead county candidates met at the courthouse last night and favored a typical stump tour but left scheduling to the County Central Committee. The committee will meet July 24 to set times and dates. Indications point to a single speaking engagement before the first primary, with a main tour planned before the second primary. All but two candidates attended the meeting.
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Hempstead County
County Central Committee
Lend-Lease Official to Visit London for Survey
Washington reports that Stettinius Jr. the lend-lease administrator will travel to London soon to assess how lend-lease aid to Britain is functioning and to review Britain’s supply support for American forces in the British Isles.
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Washington
Eaward
Stettinius, Jr
London
British Isles
RAF Resumes Air Attacks on Wilhelmshaven Raid
London reports a strong RAF bomber force hit the Wilhelmshaven naval base area with 4000 pound bombs. Four British bombers were lost. Canadian planes carried extra large loads. German defenses claimed three attackers shot down as RAF fighter command hit French targets and intercepted two German bombers. The raid followed a stretch of bad weather with Bremen noted earlier in the month.
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London
Germany
Wilhelmshaven
Wesermuende
Weser River
Fighter Command
France
Air-Ministry
Bremen
Married Men Not Needed in U S Draft Plan
Washington predicted the war would end by 1943 and said there is no need to induct married men or 18 and 19 year olds. May of the House Military Affairs Committee cited Selective Service data and a 3,125,000 potential recruits in the under twenty group. He claimed the nation could rely on 5,000,000 soldiers and avoid a large home army as the war progresses.
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Washington
House Military Affairs Committee
Kentucky
May
War Department
Trial of Nazi Spies May Be Made Public
Washington July 9 The Hun bristling caravan boarding eight German born men accused of plotting against the United States swept back into the Justice Departments day There were indications that parts of the secret trial might be made public A wartime information official arrived at the department to discuss disclosure and there was talk of the trial before seven generals ending soon The defendants all had lived in the United States at some time and include George John Dasch Edward John Kerling Ernst Peter Burger Henry Harm Heinek Werner Thiel Richard Quirin Hermann Otto Neubauer and Maupt.
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Washington
United States
Justice Departments
Office of War Information
Department
Elmer Davis
Stimson
Roosevelt
District of Columbia
Wrest
Gerda Melind
Chicago
Herbert Hans Haupt
Biddle
Myron C. Cramer
Army
Amagansett
Long Island
George John Dasch
Edward John Kerling
Ernest Peter Burger
Henry Harm Heinek
Werner Thiel
Richard Quirin
Hermann Otto Neubauer J
Maupt
British occupy Mayotte in Mozambique Channel
British forces announced occupation of the French island Mayotte on July 2 with no resistance or casualties. Mayotte is part of the Comoro Islands and lies about 200 miles west of Madagascar and 300 miles east of Portuguese East Africa. the island is noted for rum and perfume production and strategic position controlling the Mozambique channel.
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London
Mayotte
Mozambique Channel
War Office
Comoro Islands
Grand Comoro
Anjouan
Moheili
Comoros
Madagascar
Portuguese East Africa
Vote to Hold County Fairs in Arkansas Expositions
Representatives of over 60 Arkansas county fair associations voted unanimously to continue with annual fairs despite a request by defense transport coordinator Eastman to cancel as a conservation measure. Governor Adkins prompted a two hour conference and local counties will run fairs with conditions. The state funds 35000 for premiums. 48 of 75 counties have applied. Frills to be cut, fairs focused on exhibits of food seed livestock and poultry.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Defense Transportation
Joseph Eastmay
Adkins
Eastman
Fifth Jap Destroyer Sunk in Aleutians
The U S Navy announced another Japanese destroyer was torpedoed and believed sunk near Kiska in the Aleutians, marking five destroyers sunk or damaged by American undersea craft in two days amid fog and low visibility.
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Washington
United States
Aleutian
Tooholds
Navy
Kiska Island
Aleutians
Army Promotion for Sergeant Oscar Beckworth in Alabama
Oscar Beckworth son of Mrs J B Beckworth of Shaver Springs is promoted to First Class Sergeant. The notice comes today from Camp Rucker Alabama confirming the rank upgrade.
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Oscar Beckworth
J B. Beckworth
Shaver Springs
Camp Rucker
Ala
84 Bundsmen Are Arrested In New York Roundup
FBI agents rounded up 84 additional German American band members in the metropolitan area as dangerous alien enemies and sent to Ellis Island for hearings that could intern them for the war. Earlier 29 defendants faced charges from espionage to evading the draft with bail up to 50000 dollars. Gerhard Wilhelm Kunze and Wilbur V. Keegan were among those arraigned, with Kunze held on espionage charges and Keegan on conspiracy counts.
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New York
FBI
Ellis Island
Selective Service
Gerhard Wilhelm Kunze
National Band
Mexico
Hartford
Conn
Wilbur V. Keegan
Band
Counsbel
Sweeny
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Long Island
New Jersey
To Close APL Utility Sale In New York
Ark ansas Power and Light Co negotiates with a Philadelphia banking group for sale of its water properties in 20 communities. Bankers led by Butcher and Sherrerd of Philadelphia may operate the properties if acquired. Transaction valued around $3,000,000.
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New York
Arkansas Power & Light Co
Philadelphia
Butcher and Sherrerd
Poperties
New Gnu News at Bronx Zoo Sparks Joke
The New Gnu at the Bronx Zoo becomes the day’s odd highlight as a humorous prompt from a distant mother prompts celebratory news in a quirky broadcast style. A robbery in Indianapolis nets 68 dollars but misses 10 left behind, while Crosbyton notices a class-A admission message amid local chatter.
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Associated Press
New Gnu
New York
Gnu
Bronx
Zoo
Enemy Wedge West of Don is Endangered
Moscow reports Germany's great offensive east of the Don river is faltering. Red Army counterattacks threaten the Nazi wedge, recapturing several communities on the flanks while German forces attempt to maintain crossings and press toward Voronezh amid heavy artillery and machine gun fire.
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Henry, Cassidy
Moscow
Germany
Don River
Red Army
River
Foward Voronezh
Voronezh
Orel
Kursk
Staryi Oskol
U S to Confer With DeGaulle Over War Cooperation
The State Department announced the designation of Admiral H R Stark and Brigadier General Charles L Bolte as American representatives to consult with the Free French National Committee in London. The move emphasizes military purposes and maintains that there is no basic change in policy toward the Free French.
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Washington
State Department
Tad
H. R. Stark
Charles L. Bolte
Representa
United States
Free French National Committee
London
Charles de Gaulle
Stark
Bolte
de Gaulle
European
General Bolte
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
Roosevelt
Lend-Lease Administration
Midway Field Sees 20th Producer Amid Oil Run
The Midway field welcomed its twentieth producer today as Barns dall Roberts No 6 section 11 15 24 flowed into pits. Porosity measured 64 percent at 6400 feet with total depth 8499 feet. Two more wells expected this week including Hodnett No 1 CSW NW 38 15 24 and Dobson No 3 10 15 24. Total depths 18499 and 6575 feet respectively. War production updates follow with England and Russig.
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Midway
Barnsdall
Roberts
Dobson
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