Rubber breakthrough eyed to ease civilian supply
INS said today the industry developed methods for producing synthetic rubber that may yield 34,000,000 pounds by next year and 200,000 tons of butadiene rubber in addition to 800,000 tons already planned. Senator Farish said the new flexon and butadiene processes could become a vital rubber substitute to meet civilian transportation needs, though he cautioned against premature optimism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
INS
Ator Thomas
D-Okla
Cairman
Donald M. JN Ison
sfFarish
X House Mines
F Arish
Farish
Amer
Army Glider School Instructor Killed in Air Collision
NeM reports a midair collision near the U.S. Army Glider School killed a civilian instructor and a Glider Training unit sergeant. Also dead were Sergeant Tom Moxley, Sergeant John Russell, and R Gibbs Jr of Hot Springs, all instantly killed. No home stations or further details released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nem
U.S. Army
Army
Tom Moxley
John Ussell
Red R. Gibbs
Dra R. Gibbs
Hot Springs
Cutter-Carr Raining Flight
Moxley
Moxley Lassels
War Labor Board Takes Over Stockyards Work Stoppage
In Stockyards Illinois on July 15 the War Labor Board assumed jurisdiction at National Yards and ordered a two day lull as 1,600 Packinghouse workers were sent home after a strike began over a contract dispute. AFL union leaders reported workers back at their posts following the board action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Stockyards
War Labor Board
National Yards
AFL
Ikers
WLE
Lambert Named Arkansas Basketball Chief Coach
Lambert, a former Razorback letterman, was appointed by Athletic Director Fletcher today to lead Arkansas basketball. A reserve officer called to active duty, he has served as a football coach and instructor in recent years. He will return this fall as part of Thomsen's coaching staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iley Rock
EU Lambert
Razorback
Unity of Arkansas
Freden
Varants
Arkansas
Lamt
Marge Cole
Asant
Thomsen
Arks
Eet
Prescott Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Guild Meeting
Prescott residents host and visit relatives with guests from Pine Bluff Little Rock Kansas City and Arkadelphia. Corporal Jimmie Duke from Camp Robinson returns to family. Westminster Guild of the Presbyterian church meets with Misses Anderson hosting and Miss Balrymble leading a spiritual discussion and Bible quiz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Taylor
Pine Bluff
H. E. Rouse
Ann Childers
Little Rock
Ida Martin
Sue
Maxine Martin
Homer Braswell
Marian
Carl Richsard
Kansas City
Missouri
Joe Boswell
Frank Tuberville
Jimmie Duke
Camp Robinson
Tara Duke
Nina Katherine Scott
Hen
Westminster Guild
Marjorie
Virginia Anderson
The
Presbyterian Church
Carl Balrymble
Marjorie Anderson
Oil and Gas Filings Lafayette July 1942
Royalty Deed and mineral deeds filed in Lafayette and Nevada County dated July 13 1942 and July 14 1942 list transfers among J K Wadley Claude N Valerius G A Schwab Gene Goff A C Taylor L A Longino Joella Russell May Ira Boyd Humphreys R Foster Lawrence Boswell and J B Warmack. Transactions include royalty interests mineral deeds lease corrections and quitclaims across sections 9 14 11 33 14 15 in townships 15 south range 24 west and nearby. Continuous record notes indicate leases and deeds for O G Lease and Royalty Deed entries with various fractional interests 1/128 to 3.70 acres and corrections to prior descriptions. The filing date range covers July 10 to July 13 1942 with recordings through July 19 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Eunice Triplett
J. K. Wadley
Claude N. Valerius
NEW
G. A. Schwab
C. N. Valerius Wily
Sig
West
John W. Turner
Lion Oll Refining Company
Gene Goff
L. A. Grelting, Jr
C. Taylor
L. A. Lan
Twa
A. C. Taylor
L. A. Longino
Joella Russell May
Sec
Rge
Nevada County
Helen Hesterly O. & G. Lease
Ira Boyd Humphreys
J. B. Warmack
O. & G. Lease
Foster Et al
J.B. Warmack
Lawrence Boswell
War Economy Hits America
A two writer report outlines how war production reshapes towns across the nation. Large steel and aircraft centers mix with rural areas, as factories convert to war work and farms boost local commerce despite labor shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
California
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Army Arsenal
West
Minnesota
Utah
Arizona
New York State
Maner
New England
Armed Services
Gestapo influence grows as Hitler warns of sabotage
Berlin dispatch explains how the Gestapo tightens grip as Hitler labels anyone less than total war effort as punishable. It cautions that arrests and disappearances could rise, yet notes the Gestapo is a human force, not all-knowing, with both good and bad elements. It outlines methods like informants and denunciations and underscores staying loyal to Nazi leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Steinkopf
Associated Press
Berlin
Wide World
New York
Gestapo
Hitler
Reichstag
United States
Germany
Pennsylvania
Polee
Himmler
National Socialist Party
County Applies for State Fair Funds
Ten additional counties applied to the state auditor's office for shares of the $35,000 county fair premium money to be distributed tomorrow, increasing the total to 70 counties. New applicants were Jefferson, Quachita, Hempstead, Stone, Sharp, Lincoln, Craghead, Monroe, Johnson and Pike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
State Auditor’s Office
Jefferson
Quachita
Hempstead
Stone
Sharp
Lincoln
Craghead
Monroe
Johnson and Pike
Oil field priorities eyed for renewal decision
In Tulsa Ohio on July 13 oil men anticipated renewal of WPB order P-98 setting priorities for drilling equipment as it nears expiry on July 31. There is a belief M-68 requiring 40 acre spacing of wells will be modified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Ohio
WPB
Air Cadets Training Hard Commanding Navy Preflight Program
Navy pre flight training for naval aviation cadets at Chapel Hill North Carolina described as the most strenuous program in military training. Lt Com Tom Hamilton and top physiologists plan a three month course to build physical peak and technical knowledge for 30,000 pilots annually. 242 recruits arrive from four schools including UNC Iowa Georgia and St Marys University and begin with strict discipline and removal of civilian life.
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John Grover
Wide World
Chapel Hill
N. C
Navy
Frank Knox
Naval Aviation
Knox
Tom
Hamilton
Annapolis Grid
University of North Carolina
University of Iowa
University of Georgia
St. Mary's University
California
E. S. Masavage
Hedy Liamarr
U.S
Younster
Cadets Learn Tough Sports As Core Military Training
The program emphasizes two aims: build instinctive obedience and provide practical drills for high altitude, sea rescue, and survival. Cadets undergo two weeks in each of a dozen compulsory sports, focusing on endurance, swimming in uniform, long hikes, and obstacle courses to prepare for harsh conditions and potential evasion or survival.
Probes death by own action in Mississippi
Jackson Mississippi July 15 A check on the movements of John T Grisard of Vicksburg and Antonio P Arguimban of Mexico City found dead of liais in Vicksburg has failed to reveal any activity pertaining to national defense. The FBI statement by Percy Wyly II said the agency had joined the probe. Grisard, a medical technician, had made several trips to Mexico after his mother's death. Harlem's Negro population exceeds 800000 in New York City.
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Jackson
Miss
John T. Grisard
Vicksburg
Antonio P. Arguimban
Mexico City
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Percy Wyly II
FBI
Grisard
Mexico
Charles de Gaull
Ife
Arguimban
Two More Seek High Offices in Arkansas Primaries
Little Rock reports two previously quiet candidates for Congress plan Saturday stump drives. Lieutenant Governor Bob Bailey will speak at Ozark and Centerville with a final rally in Russellville, while O B Robbins will hold his first rally in Batesville. Meanwhile, Rep. D. D. Terry’s staff works in Washington on the agricultural appropriation bill as a statewide advisory committee forms. Attorney General Holt rules new voters post April 10 may vote in July and August primaries without poll tax. Fort Smith cancels the 1942 Western Arkansas Eastern Oklahoma Livestock Exposition due to war conditions, replacing it with a junior calf and pig show. The Falkland Islands are noted as largely British in descent.
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Little Rock
Arieanans
Congress
Bob Bailey
David D. Terry
U.S
Ozark
Franklin County
O. B. Robbits
Heber Springs
Wilbur Mills
Res
Batesville
Bailey
Centerville
Faulkner County
Russellville
Robbins
Terry
Washington
House
Senate
Roy Penix
Jonesboro
Herbert Thomas
Fayetteville
Harry Neely
Searcy
Alfred MacMillan
el Dorado
Frank Bloom
Pine Bluff
D. D. Glover
Malvern
de R. L. Smith
Jack Holt
Fort Smith
Fort Smith Chamber of Commerce Agricultural and Livestock Committee
Chamber
Puerto Rico War Strains Island Economy and Life
San Juan reports Puerto Rico entering wartime strain as food prices surge, imports double, and meat eggs milk and other staples become scarce. Public transport scarce power cuts affect 32 towns, unemployment looms, housing is diverted to military use, and fuel and rum logistics frustrate daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. McKnight
Wide World
San Juan
P. R
Puerto Rico
America
Centrol
Suticnl
Rexford Tugwell
Fort Smith Stockyards Open After Schedule Resumption
Fort Smith stockyards opened on schedule with trading resuming at the nation’s 11 stockyards. Prices in East St. Louis and nearby markets were bused as local activity kicked off for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Smith Yards
Fort Smith
West Fort Smith Stockyards
East St. Louis
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Ambert
U. A
Atlan
Murmariskan Peirce Port
Prescott
Helen Hesterly
Derson State’ Teachers College
Arkadelphia
H. Scott
Milton Young
W. R. White
James Marlow
William Pinkerton
Amerie
Kansas
John Doe
Foreign Office
Ribbentrop
Propaganda Ministry
Goebbels
Victory el
RAN i
Junipero Serra
Terminal Island
Calif
Greenland
Mississippi
Harlem
Falkland Islands
Intel
Arkansas Louisiana Gas CO
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