War era farming outlook brighter for peace period
Governor Adkins told the Future Farmers of America convention that farm labor will stay tight as men go to war and women enter industry. He warned of shortages after the war but said mechanization has grown since World War I and agriculture could improve with higher productivity yet face postwar shortages in food and clothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adkins
Anesth
Farmers Ofannte
Mot Vridny
Vietory
Gasoline rationing urged to aid wartime rubber use
S Burton Heath argues for nationwide gasoline rationing as a wartime measure to conserve rubber and support war industry. He cites President Roosevelt and lawmakers, warns of fuel and tire shortages, and says the nation cannot delay rationing for political reasons while transportation to plants risks disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Midwest
House
Congress
Washington
Will Not Ask Congress for Price Control
Washington reports indicate the administration decided against requesting price controls or subsidies this year. Substantial subsidy plans were dropped as officials argued price increases at the source would still reach consumers, with little hope for relief through Congress this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Jack Bell
Washington
Sean S Henderson
Senderson
Senate’ Appropriations
Roosevelt
Appropriations Committee
McKellar
Office of Price Administration
Commodity Credit Corporation
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Senate
Henderson
OPA
Marines to Recruit Here in Hope Arkansas
Sel Eugene Mullerton of the Marine Corps Recruiting District in Arkansas visits Hope to interview and enlist men ages 17 to 34 for active service with regulars and reserves. 43 to 50 year olds are sought for limited reserve service. Sgt Fullerton will be at the Post Office from 8 am to 8 pm daily through Wednesday the 15th, excluding Sunday, to discuss joining Leathernecks and potential training in San Diego after final exams in Little Rock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Mullerton
Marine Corps
Arkansas
America
Leathernecks
Fullerton
Little Rock
San Diego
Calif
Mailing of Ballots Stepped Up for Soldiers in Arkansas
Little Rock, July 1. Distribution of absentee ballots to Arkansas soldiers will be sped up by several days as the Democratic state committee changes its rules to allow ballots to be mailed at the request of a member of a soldier's family. An attorney general's opinion says the law now sanctions mailing ballots on written request from a family member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Arkouis
Democratic State Committee
Atc Tan
Allied planes hit Linchwan base and Chinese forces push back
Allied raids on Linchwan the Japanese main base in Kiangsi provoked heavy fighting as planes returned safely. Chinese dispatches say 30,000 Japanese were ambushed and scattered, with Japanese dead left behind near Nanchang while Chu ngsu and Usingten retaken. Chennault said bombings will expand to all occupied Chinese cities and the war may last years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
Iy 11
Linchwan
Niangsi
Joseph Stilwell
Flying Tigers
AVG
U. S
China
Kiangsi
Claire L. Chennault
U.S. Army
Chennault
Hankow
Canton
Nanchang
Kiangs
Chungsu
Nanching
Usingten
Chang Chihsiung
National Military Council
Japan
FBI Arrests 158 Germans in New York
The FBI announced the arrest of 158 German aliens linked to a group funding the return to Germany of a submarine-borne saboteur who recently landed on American shores. Annie Tardieux, former French premier, is seriously ill at his Riviera home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Germany
Federal Bureau of Ineestigation
Nice
France
Annie Tardieux
The
Riviera
Increase in War Risk Insurance Rates
The Associated Press reports sharp increases in cargo war risk insurance rates in New York as the navy confirms the sinking of a U S vessel in the Caribbean. Rates rise about five percent for most Atlantic voyages and Canada bound routes, while U S Brazil Argentina trades move from 15 to 20 percent. The sunken American ship, lost May 27, saw 9 of 40 crew survive after a five day, 20 hour ordeal on life-rafts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press Marine
New York
Navy
United States
Caribbean
Associated
Gulf Cnast
New Oil Wells Expected Soon in Midway Field
In Lafayette county Arkansas the Midway Field shows ongoing activity with Barnsdall Oil Roberts No.6 and Southwood Oil Hodnett No.1 tests near term flow. Eight new locations announced, five wells drilling, with gauge readings around 24 barrels per hour and crude at 36.5 gravity.
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Stains
Ark
Midway
Lafayette County
Barnsdall Oil Company
Roberts
Southwood Oil Company
W. B. Hodnett No
Hodnett
Midway Field
Barnsdall
Powell No
McClain
CNW Nec
Frankel & Frankel & Ridell Petroleum. Corporation
Bodean Lbr, Co
Arkansas Fuel Oil Company
S Creek
Southwood- Wakefield
Minnie McClaine Et al
Pabson No
Eastman Savey
CSSW
Futrell Hospitalized in Memphis Arkansas Governor Admitted
Former Arkansas governor M Futrell was admitted to Baptist hospital Memphis totaling treatment for a skin rash as of yesterday. Local sources report the patient is receiving medical care in the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tems
M. Futrell
Arkansas
Baptist Hospital
Flashes of Life No Panic and a Bomb Find
A Mount Wilson area patrolman spotted what he believed to be an unexploded bomb. After notifying authorities the Army bomb-removal squad recovered a medium-sized device described as a beverage charger. The incident prompted a safety response and removal by the military unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Pigase
Los Angeles
Mount Wilson Observatory
Army
One Per Cent Income Tax Boost Favored
Washington reports the Ways and Means committee approved a new revenue bill raising the basic income tax by one percent across the board. The panel added a 1 percent to the surtax, expanding rates from 6 to 7 percent to 7 to 8 percent, and aimed to boost revenue by about 310 million dollars while preserving exemptions for soldiers and sailors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Broadway
R-Mass
Treadway
Negro Soldier Shot to Death in Flagstaff Riot
In Flagstaff Arizona on July 1 six Negro soldiers armed with machine guns rifles and pistols terrorized the business district before one was shot and killed and another wounded. Maj H C Nichols said police shot two soldiers and captured the rest. Names were not released. A coroner's inquest was set for 10 a m as civil officers prepared a full report after subduing the troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flagstaff
Ariz
Oney
Peery Francis
H. C. Nichols
Vale
Nichols
Francis
Three Negroes Held on Liquor Charges
Police arrested three negroes and seized five patrons of untaxed liquor yesterday. Will Rhodes and Ruffin Holston were charged with transporting untaxed liquor and Pearl Thompson was charged with possessing untaxed liquor.
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Will Rhodes
Ruffin Holston
Pearl Thompson
Former Hope Resident Dies in Little Rock
Mra J D Mead 27 former resident of Hope died at her home in Little Rock yesterday She is survived by her husband one daughter Judy Anis Mead her mother Charles L Ellison her grandfather FP Stockhill her husband Little Rock Funeral services were held early today Brooklyn Dodgers posted 43 victories in their early season standings for the first 60 games since McGraws Gigs of 1912.
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Mra. J. D. Mead
Hope
Little Rock
Judy Anis Mead
Charles L. Ellison
FP. Stockhill
Finners
McGraw
Brooklyn
N.Y
Brooklyn Dodgers
Joh McGraw
Grandfather to Enter Army After July 18
El Dorado drafts Otto Waller a 45 year old filing station operator and grandfather to Sandra Sue Waller who lives in Amarillo Texas. Waller, a widower who recently remarried, is classified 1-A and will be inducted after July 18 as one of Uncle Sam’s boys.
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el Dorado
Uncle Sam's Army
el Dorado Draft Board
Otto Waller
Sandra Sue Waller
Amarillo
Texas
Waller
Fourth Day of Saboteur Trial Stirs Washington
In Washington on July 1 the saboteur trial entered its fourth day as evidence and testimonies dominated a lengthy session. Elmer Davis urged more news from the chambers while Maj Gen Frank R McCoy led a cautious hearing into eight Germans accused of violent acts at production centers. The case is expected to extend into next week amid defense and prosecution warnings of a vast volume of documents. The army allowed film and stills, but press access drew protests from Davis over security concerns and publicity handling.
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Washington
Elmer Davis
War Information
Frank R. McCoy
Commission
Germany
McCoy
Signal Corps
Davis
Associated
Army
Dad
Citiz ens Must Save for War
Detroit July 1 The War Production Board chief Donald M. Nelson told automo bile industry leaders that Americans must conserve resources and boost production with less material for months or years. He praised past gains, urged long war planning, and backed synthetic rubber projects while acknowledging personal accountability for decisions. Knudsen received multiple ovations for his contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David J. Wilkie
Detroit
Pels
Donald M. Nelson
Automoasive Council For War Production
Nelson
William 5. Knudsen
Knudsen
Spekers
Asemblage
Altitude Affects Car Gas Mileage at Sea Level vs High Elevation
A driver at sea level gets about three miles more per gallon than a driver living at 10,000 feet elevation due to air density and engine performance.
British Hold Initiative in Egypt Battle
British forces gain ground at retreating Nasi lines in Egypt as Auchinleck’s troops push forward five miles at dawn. In Europe, German forces advance toward the Don, with Red Star noting Soviet resistance and heavy losses. The war’s desert phase nears a potential second front opening in Western Europe.
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Henry C
Cassid
Moscow
Rossosh
Don River
Red Star
Semeon Timoshenko
Don
Voronezh
Kantemirovka
Lishchaisk
Sovi Tronps
Kantem
Trovka
Roger D. Greene
Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Caspian Sea
Don Rivier
Stalingrad
U. S. Army
Hitler
Kursk- Kharkov
Egypt
Europe
Imperial
Claude Auchinleck
Kharkov-Kursk
Ros
Vichy
Orel
Industrial celebration at Stamps honors new regional projects
About 506 guests and Lafayette county citizens gathered at Lake June for the Stamps Chamber of Commerce event highlighting rising industrial activity. Speakers from Arkansas Power & Light Company, McKamie Gas Cleaning Plant, and regional officials outlined a $3,000,000 power plant under construction, new gas field developments, and other established fields in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamps
Ark
Lafayette County
Stamps Chamber of Commerce
Arkansas Power & Light Company
McKamie
Midway
8. Lynch
Arkansas Power & Agrit Co
Pine Bluff
Clyde Shores
Charlie Evans
Little Rock
Roger Howe
W. C Kelly
J. C. Cabe
Jamps Chamber of Commerce
Hempstead Singing Meet at Spring Hill
Hempstead County Singing Convention at Spring Hill Baptist church July 19 announced today. Quartets to attend include the Wright Sisters Dixis Henshaw Austin Arnold Pickard and Hope quartets. The public is invited.
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Hempstead County
Spring Hill
Baptist Church
Wright Sisters
Dixis
Henshaw
Austin Arnold
Pickard
Hope
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Patton
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Wash
Omaha
Russell Ainsworth
Ainsworth
Gop
Hal Boyle
Herbert H. Lehman
Thomas E. Dewey
Wendell L. Willkie
James A. Farley
Farley
Oneral
John J. Bennett
Pearl Harbor
Bennett
James M. Mead
Buffalo
Mead
Africa
Hempstead
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