Time Magazine Praises Arkansas Healing Old Slander
Our discussion notes Time magazines July 27 feature on Arkansas correcting past bad press from the novel On a Slow Train Through Arkansas. It cites Arkansasist prejudice pride, the Ozark country, war contracts, and a shift in image as the state moved beyond the old backwoods stereotype.
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Time Magazine
Arkansas
Keystone
Pennsylvania
New York
Brooklyn
Arkane
Fom
Oldsters
Time
Arkansaw
Thomas W. Jackson
U.S
Arkansans
U. S
Little Rock
Manhattan
Fud
Dudie
Bob Burns
Ozark
Midwest
Axis in Africa Dig in to Hold Advance Points
Cairo July 28 Harassed by British land and air counter thrusts Field Marshal Rommel’s African army digs in to hold forward positions 7 to 80 miles from Alexandria rather than advance toward the Nile Delta and Suez. Fighting continues on the northern front with prisoners taken and losses reported on both sides as both sides rush to bolster troops and supplies.
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Exward Kennedy
Cairo
Rommel
Alexandria
Nile Delta
Suez
Fighty
Sir Claude Auchinleck
Auchinleck
Texas Runoff Ill Assured After Democratic Primary
With 2 percent of votes uncounted in Texas, the Democratic runoff for the U S Senate seat appears assured for August 22. W Lee O Daniels leads with 469 346 votes 48 37 percent, James V Allred has 310 615 32 07 percent, Dan Moody 176 916 18 27 percent, Floyd Ryan 12 278. The party nomination is tantamount to election.
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Dallas
W. Lee O'Daniel
James V. Allred
Texas
O’daniel
Texas Election Bureau
O'Daniel
Allred
Dan Moody
Floyd
Biologist to Survey the Ouachita River
Dr C K E Wurtzman of the University of Arkansas will lead a Fish and Game Commission survey of pollution needs on the Ouachita River. Dr Hoffman and assistant W K Bell will work about 30 days in the Heating laboratory taking stream samples. Findings will inform proposed regulation by Secretary T A.
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C. KE. Wurtzman
University of Ark- Hinds
Fish and Game Commission
Ouachta River
Hoffman
W. KK. Bell
Tiair
T. A
State Scrap Iron Goal Set for Six Months
Washington announces a national salvage goal of 17,000,000 tons of scrap iron and steel to be collected in six months. The Bureau of Mines estimates quotas by region. the Pennsylvania Maryland Delaware Virginia DC region leads with 3,422,000 tons, followed by Indiana Illinois Iowa Wisconsin with 3,125,000 tons. Officials report about 500,000 tons on hand, enough for about a month at current rates, and 13,700,000 tons used in the first half of the year. Arkansas is listed with 85,000 tons.
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Washington
Bureau of Mines
WPB
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Delaware
Virginia
District of Columbia
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Wisconsin
Atkins Wins Nevada County Treasurer in Primary Race
In Nevada county's preferential primary July 28 Dallas M. Atkins won a clear majority with 974 votes to Stockton 543 and Ridgell 370. Bartow led tax assessor race but will run against May in a runoff. Mec Guire trailed. L McClellan won US Senate. Adkins secured governor. Howard County totals show Joe A. Cannon dominant in six man tax assessor race amid 28 returns.
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Nevada
Prescott
Dallas M. Alkins
Jesse Stockton
Herbert Ridgell
Bartow
May
Guire
John L. McClellan
Homer M. Adkins
Nevada County
Howard County
Nashville
Joe A. Cannon
Allies Bomb New Guinea Bases In World War II Push
Allied bombers and fighters struck Japan’s expanded positions in New Guinea while ground patrols kept contact with retreating or advancing forces near Buna Oivi Kokoda and Port Moresby. Japanese forces had advanced about 50 miles inland since landing at Gona mission last week, raising fears of an assault on Port Moresby and a possible base for an Australia invasion.
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Associated Press
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
New Guinea
United Nations
Hona
Papua
al- Ned
Port Moresby
Australia
Darwin
Townsville
MacArthur
Givi
Kokoda
Buna
China Front
Chiang Kai-Shek
Nanchang-Hangchow
Rial
Buna- Gona
Oivi
Papan
Fort Moresby
Gona
Dutch Timor
Kaepang
McClellan Holt Runoff Neck in Senatorial Race
In unofficial returns McClellan and Holt lead the senatorial field with Holt at 1122 and McClellan 1110 while Terry 442 and Elis 264 trail. Governor Adkins dominates governing contests with 2085 votes. Keller 742 and Heath 27. Neill 11. Rankin leads land commissioner race with 1170, Page 117, Golden 230, Woodburn 54. Cook leads tax assessor race with 926. Compton 840. Ridghill 633. Dodds 484.
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LaFayette
Lewisville
John J. McClellan
LaFayette County
Homer M. Adkins
Las Fayette County
Terry
Ellis
McClellan Holt
Heath Neill
Keller
Adkins
Supreme Court
McPuddin
Genlyy
Meharty
Rankin Taylor
Woodburn
Galden
C. Cook
W. W. Compton
John McClellan
Jack Holt
Rocky Mound
Cook
Ridghill
Dodds
McClellan
Holt
McClelan
Elis
Heath
Neill
Rankin
Page
Golden
Austria Starts World War Anniversary Reflected in 1914 Outbreak
The piece notes the 28th anniversary of Austria’s declaration of war on Serbia, sparked by the Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassination in Sarajevo. It recalls Austria’s July 23 1914 ultimatum demanding sweeping purges and Serbian compliance, setting off World War I.
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Associated Press
Europe
Serbia
Austria
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Sarajevo
Archduke
Franz Josef
Gavrilo Princip
Prinz Ferdinand
Hapsburg
Austran
U S Citizens Treatment Under Review by Hull
Secretary Hull said the government is gathering all possible information on how Americans are treated in Japanese hands. He will not comment until a complete picture is known.
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Washington
Hull
Curtailment of Train Service During War Time
Washington July 28 Transportation Director Joseph B Mastman said local train service would be discontinued for the war in places where duplicating bus service is reasonably adequate He asked state public service commissions to survey rail and bus service to free engines and cars for more important uses Commuter trains would not be affected and in areas with adequate bus service local trains should be cut to prioritize national needs.
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Washington
Joseph B. Mastman
Public Service
Roval Rail
Eastman
Compulsory Savings Plan Debated by Senate Panel in Inflation Fight
Washington hearings on a compulsory savings plan to curb inflation featured NY merchant Julian Goldman urging 25 to 30 billion dollars siphoned from the public purchasing power. Senator Taft supported the idea over taxes, while Senator Vandenberg warned limits on individual income would barely fund war bills. Benja min C. Marsh of the Peoples Lobby urged a pay-as-you-go approach to finance the war, or risk a commission to study repudiation tactics.
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Washington
New York
Senate Finance Committee
Taft
Ohio
Julian Goldman
Goldman
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Treasury Department
House
Roosevelt
Benjamin C. Marsh
The
People's Lobby
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Congress
Buyers Return From New York Markets With Fashions
The Chas. A. Haynes Co buyers C. C. Lewis and Mrs. Jett Lee Talley have returned home from New York markets. They report especially good styles in ladies ready to wear, veils, suits, and men's clothes. The Dominican Republic capital was nearly destroyed by a 1900 hurricane.
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Chas. A. Haynes Company
C. C. Lewis
Jett Lee Talley
New York
Te Leal
Dominican Republic
Senate Race Narrows to About Thousand-Voice Gap
Voting tallies from Little Rock and surrounding counties show tight margins across multiple statewide offices. Precinct counts for Governor Land Commissioner and other offices reflect scattered leads for Adkins Heath Holt McClellan Terry Ellis Neill Rankin Taylor Golden Woodburn Mehaffy and McFaddin as results trickle in from approximately 2,100 precincts across the state with continued updates promised.
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Little Rock
Error
Adkins
Heath
Ler
Neill
Land Commissioner
Golden
Rankin
Taylor
Woodburn
Ask Justice
Gountry
McFaddin
Mehaffy
Senator
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McClellan
Terry
Sen
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McClan
Governor
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Keller
Atking
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Page
Associate Justice
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Ley
Neijl
Gentry
Haffy
Sociale Justice
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Goden
Akin
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Homer
Adki
John L McClellan
United States
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Neal
Preci
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McFadden
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