Arkansas Business Faces War Toll as Delinquency Drops
Murray B. McLeod reports July 1 sales tax delinquency at 9 percent while total Arkansas accounts fall from 30,000 to 23,268. June saw 45 closures. over 6,000 businesses have perished since the war began due to material and labor shortages. Relief hinges on ending the European conflict and expanding civilian production as Mediterranean logistics improve.
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Murray B. McLeod
Arkansas
McLeod
North Africa
Africa
Italy
Mediterranean
United Nations
India
Near East
Russia
South Africa
Germany
Probe of Grand Jury Brings Coal Strike Collapse
Pittsburgh reports the Western Pennsylvania coal strike collapsed as a federal grand jury continued its probe into who bore responsibility for the walkout that began June 20. About 3,500 of 10,000 holdouts returned to work as UMW locals met to decide on resuming operations.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers
UMW
FBI
Anthony Congelio
Isabella
Weirton Steel Company
Uniontown
Washington
eSecretary
Morgenthau
Treasury
United Mine Workers Union
John L. Lewis
Lewis’ Union
Springfield
Daily News
Lewis
The
Progressive Miners of America
AFL
Allied Bombers Hit Messina and Sicily in Heavy Strikes
Allied air forces bombed Messina in a major blow to the fortress guarding the strait between Sicily and Italy. Medium and heavy bombers targeted rail yards, stations, and an anti aircraft position in Palermo, while torpedo planes sank a tanker and damaged another. Fighters provided air cover and claimed several enemy planes.
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North Africa
Messina
Sicily
Italy
Alleed
Tyrrhenian Sea
Palermo
Ara
Great Formations of Planes Cross Channel
Allied air forces pressed across the channel toward northern France with bombers and escorting RAF fighters observed in formation. Anti aircraft fire appeared near Boulogne and Le Touquet as observers on the coast reported activity. The RAF carried out harassing operations against Germany's transport network with no large scale bombing indicated. Britain had a raid free night.
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English Channel
France
RAF
Boulogne
le Touquet
English
London
Western Europe
Germany
Air Ministry
Britain
Russians Halt London Front Offensive Near Orel
A July 15 Russian communique said the Red Army shifted to the offensive against Orel, advancing 12 to 15 miles on a 25 mile front north of Orel and capturing over 50 populated places. A note adds a three inch hummingbird flaps its wings 200 times a second.
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London
Red Army
Orel
Moscow
Ration Book Updates For July And July 22 Start
Ration calendar outlines expiration dates for Book 2 red stamps J L M N expired June 30. P valid through end of July Q valid July 4. Blue stamps N P Q valid July 1 through August 7. Shoes Book 1 stamp 18 good through October 31. Sugar Book 1 stamps 13 15 16 for five pounds each through August 15. Coffee Book 1 stamps 21 22 July 1 to July 21 and July 22 to August 11. Gasoline No 6A four gallons through July 21. Renewal requires application blanks at stations. new books issued starting July 22 for cars and motorcycles.
Maxon Resigns Over OPA Red Tape Crisis
Lou R. Maxon, Detroit advertising executive, resigns as OPA general manager amid conflicts with staff and critics of policy making. He blasts professors and "slide-rule boys," calls for drastic reorganizing and a clear direction to restore morale and ensure functioning price controls.
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Washington
Lou R. Maxon
Detroit
Office of Price Administration
Houdini
OPA
Maxon
Price
Prentiss Brown
Haley
Leander B. Lovell
Northwestern
American Universities
NRA
State Department
Yankees Launch New Offensive Against Mubo in New Guinea
Allied forces in the New Guinea theater push toward Munda as they close on Japanese positions at Mubo. General MacArthur announces a designed to clear the Mubo zone and pin Japan near Salamaua. Green Hill falls to Allied troops and a medium-size enemy force is cut off at Mubo.
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Southwest Pacific
New Guinea
Munda
Mubo
Douglas MacArthur
Salamaua
Green Hill
Alas Lake
New Georgia Island
Solomons
Buna
Guadalcanal
Blackett Strait
Vella
Lavella Island
Tokyo Express
Kula Gulf
Japan
Buka
Kahili
Ballale
Capital bookies fined in Little Rock crackdown
Thirteen men arrested in a campaign against bookmaking establishments were fined by Circuit Judge Gus Falk. Ed Bevis Paul Brooks Harold Dunaway and George Foster paid 500 each for permitting gambling. Others, including Joe Leobner Louis Goldberg and multiple aliases, were fined 100 or 25. The judge warned against reopening and noted police cooperation.
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Little Rock
Gus Falk
Ed. Bevis
Paul Brooks
Harold Dunaway
George Foster
Joe Leobner
Louis Goldberg
David L. Loyd
Bob Nelson
Joe Hooks
Travis Johnson
Jack Tatum
Russian Counter Gains Ground as Red Armies Halt Germans
Moscow dispatch reports Stalin’s forces halted German advances in Belgorod and Kursk regions. Heavy fighting continued at Orel and Belgorod with repeated counterattacks. Luftwaffe and weather challenges noted. Pravda tallies 30 tanks lost by Germans, while Soviet losses include hundreds of tanks and planes claimed destroyed by the German air force. Eyewitnesses describe unprecedented German fire and lines of engagement along a Russianheld highway.
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Moscow
Stalin
Belgorod
Kursk
Orel
Red
Gera
Pravda
Time for Kiska Offensive Is Growing Short
Washington reports the window for an American attack on Kiska Island is narrowing as weather worsens in the Aleutians. Commanders weigh an amphibious strike to retake the base, with Attu already conquered and Amchitka looming as a close blockade.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Kiska Island
North Pacific
Kiska
Attu Island
Aleutians
Amchitka
Attu
Japan
North American
Midway
UK to supply 89 million pounds of potatoes to US troops
The United Kingdom agrees to deliver 89 100 000 pounds of potatoes to American forces in Europe in 1943. Henry Clay served in the United States Senate at the age of 29.
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United Kingdom
Europe
Henry Clay
United States Senate
Industrial Tour of South Arkansas Weeklong Visit
A two day industrial tour of south Arkansas began with more than 50 participants including several out of state figures. The group will end with the Harvey Couch generating plant dedication in Stamps, a $3 million project by Arkansas Power and Light. Leaders include Gov Adkins and executives from McKamie Gas Cleaning, Ford, Bacon and Davis, and Electric Power and Light.
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Little Rock
South Arkansas
Stamps
Harvey Couch
Arkansas Power and Light Company
South Arkansas Sour
Hurricane Creek Alumina
Bryant
Aluminum Company of America
Malvern
Camden Chamber of Commerce
el Dorado
Col
T. H. Barton
Magnolia
Predicts Big Increase in Beef Supplies
Washington July 15 price administrator Prentiss Brown said beef supplies will rise due to heavy livestock movements to market and that the pleasure driving ban in the east will be lifted for A card holders as soon as possible. He noted corn prices should stay steady and no live beef ceiling is planned to give the industry room to adjust. He discussed a hog price cap with Food Administrator Marvin Jones and called the oil situation better though war demand remains uncertain.
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Washington
Prentiss Brown
Brown
House Agriculture Committee
Senate
OPA
Marvin Jones
Not Close Enough Abilene Kans Baseball Banter
A humorous Abilene anecdote recalls a service men’s baseball game where a sergeant corrects an officer calling him major. The tale contrasts military ranks with etiquette as a major mishap in umpiring prompts witty retort.
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Abilene, Kas
Allies Push In Eastern Sicily Amid Fierce Battles
Allied forces report deepening holds in eastern Sicily as American Seventh Army led by Gen. Patton advances six to seven miles in the Ragusa Vizzini area, captures an airfield, and seizes key heights. British Eighth Army under Gen. Montgomery reaches Brucoli near Augusta after repelling a German counterattack. Lentini and Carlentini reported captured by NBC correspondent. fighting ongoing near Catania with French Goums aiding.
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Belman Morin
North Africa
Sicily
Seventh Army
George S. Patton, Jr
Ragusa - Vizzini
Napoli
Vizzini
Augusta
Gela
Eighth Army
Bernard L. Montgomery
Brucoli
Bruceli
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Montgomery
Melilli
Hermann Goering
Goering
Catania
Goums
Mediterranean
Tunisia
Lentini
NBC
Carlentini
Cantania
Sicilian
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Turkey
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Malona
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Miles
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Tripoli
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