30 Jul 1943
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1943
Page
1
Our Daily Bread argues Senator Wagner’s plan to expand Social Security into socialized medicine would tax private payrolls 12 percent funded 50-50 by employers and workers. The writer warns the huge levy would require general tax subsidies and calls the proposal presumptious amid war debts and pensions.
Allied headquarters report American troops advance 200 yards toward Munda air base on New Georgia. MacArthur calls progress satisfactory. Substantial bombardment has limited enemy supplies. fourteen Japanese pillboxes fallen. forces near the air drome within 1900 yards.
Colorado abandons the national 35 mile speed limit as wasteful of equipment and manpower and will not enforce under 45 miles per hour. The patrol board expects a nationwide shift to 45 mph soon by the Office of Defense Transportation.
Ration calendar details red stamps J L M N expired June 30 P valid through July end Q valid July 4. Blue stamps N P Q valid July 1 through August 7. Shoes Book 1 stamp 18 good through Oct 31. Sugar Book 1 stamp 13 five pounds through Aug 15 and stamps 15 16 five pounds for home canning. Gasoline No 6 A coupons four gallons through July 21. Renewal of A books via application blanks at stations. new books issued starting July 22. motorcycles follow same procedure.
First Lieutenant Edgar P. McBryde of Little Rock Arkansas received the Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism in aerial action against Japanese forces during November 23 to December 24 1942. He participated in 13 missions including a direct hit on a destroyer and bombing enemy ground installations before strafing amid heavy fighter opposition.
Moscow dispatch reports fresh German units from France and Germany failed to halt a major Soviet drive on Orel. Soviet lines claim up to 3,000 German casualties and gains of as much as six miles, with village seizures and continued pressure against German positions north and east of the city.
Allied air forces led by Flying Fortresses attacked Southern Italian airfields both night and day as part of a broader push toward Sicily. Bombing targeted Capodichino and Montecorvino near Naples and Viterbo 50 miles northeast of Rome, with several enemy aircraft downed and ships sunk while some Allied planes failed to return.
Chrome plated parts benefit from a thin protective coating of furniture wax after washing and drying. Typical items include automobile trim porch and yard furniture plant stands and other household articles.
American and Canadian troops pushed deeper into the Mt Etna position in Sicily and neighboring Italy. Patton’s Seventh Army advanced north of Nicosia and seized Agira as British Eighth Army probing below Catania. Allied air power struck Milazzo Mesina and Rome Napoli outlines while German minefields and fortified slopes resisted. The push aimed at trapping troops near Catania and threatening a retreat toward Messina.
U S Senator John L McClellan spoke at the Hope Rotary Club in Hotel Barlow urging support for war effort and warning against expanding executive-only appointments. He defended wartime appropriations, criticized labor strikes, and urged Congress to keep policy decisions under legislative review. Guests included Ensign Edward Lester and Major Linus Walker.
Robert Claude Harris 24 machinist’s mate first class son of Claude and Jennie Harris of Blevins was killed in action November 13 1942 in the Guadalcanal battle. Parents notified by letter from Navy Secretary Frank Knox. Born at Emmet. Continued on Page Four.
Roosevelt releases a postwar demobilization report proposing three months furlough at base pay up to 100 dollars monthly plus family allowances. The six point program includes unemployment insurance, readjustment counsel, education and training, veterans' credits, agricultural opportunities, and national coordination for civilian reintegration. The plan emphasizes converting industry to peacetime needs and national leadership in policy and administration.
The National Safety Council reports U S traffic deaths through June 1943 fell 41 percent from 1941 and 32 percent from 1942, totaling 10 030. Wartime speed and mileage restrictions plus public cooperation largely credited for the drop.
The British war cabinet met twice in London amid Italia n peace terms speculation. Churchill hosted sessions early morning and later, with no official agenda given. Bern reports say Milan unrest and Badoglio actions sparked talks on armistice and peace offers.
Madrid reports ongoing clashes between German and Italian troops in Northern Italy amid German control of five Italian submarines at Fiume. Rome communications describe a planned Nazi occupation of the Istrian peninsula and Udine region, with Dalmatian guerrillas negotiating with Italian divisions in northern Dalmatia as tensions rise.
An army spokesman announced sustained Chinese assaults on Japanese garrisons near Hangchow and Chongqing. He said Shanghai Hangchow rail passenger traffic was halted due to U boat threats and that Japan seeks to reinforce garrisons by enlisting Koreans and Formosans. Tokyo radio says the French concession keys were handed to the Japanese puppet government.
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