Advertising Arkansas Winter Tourism Push Aimed at Hot Springs
The State Planning Board authorized a three month national ad program led by Information Director Glenn A. Green to lure winter tourists. Arkansas cites Hot Springs and the Ozarks with mild southern climate as selling points, urging heavy promotion to counter wartime travel limits.
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State Planning Board
Glenn A. Green
J.N. Heiskell
Arkansas Gazette
New York Times
Arkansas
U.S. 67
Third Street
Hot Springs
Arkansas Ozarks
Missouri
New Nazi Troops Crack Russians Push Nearer Orel
Moscow reports that German reinforcements flown to the front were broken by a furious Soviet assault toward Orel. The Red Army claimed 4,000 German deaths, gains of up to six miles, and 20 villages captured as it presses a three pronged drive toward the German base.
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William MC Gaffin
Moscow
Russia
Germany
Red Army
Orel
Stettin
Yester .Ay
Belgorod
Donets
Voroshilovgrad
Leningrad
Kalinin
Barents Sea
Gulf of Finland
Krymskaya
Kuban
Lake Ladoga
Adkins Bailey to Attend Oil Meet
Gov Homer Adkins and O C Bailey of the State Oil and Gas Commission will attend a Kansas City meeting August 3 4 with a special congressional committee led by Senator Bennett Clark to study Midwest gasoline and fuel oil needs amid proposed extension of rationing. Army ambulances cost 1555.40 each.
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United Press
Little Rock
Homer Adkins
O. C. Bailey
State Oil and Gas Commission
Kansas City
Midwest
Bennett C. Clark
Clark
Civilians urged to leaveItaly as talks with Vatican intensify
German civilians in Italy were advised by their consuls to return home at once while diplomatic talks with the Vatican accelerate. Reports from Milan claim rioting for peace and a police chief’s assassination in Chiasso border notes.
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Frank Brutto
Bern
Switzerland
Italy
Vatican
la Suisse
Geneva
Renzo Chierici
Chiasso
Trieste
Istrian
Milan
Pietro Badoglio
Rome
Basler Nachrichten
Badoglio
Luigi Cardinal Maglione
Ration Book Updates For July 22 Issuance Start
Ration schedule lists expired red stamps J L M N June 30, P valid to July end, Q valid July 4. Blue stamps N P Q valid July 1 to August 7. Shoes Book 1 18 good through Oct 31. Sugar Book 1 13 five pounds to Aug 15. stamps 15 16 five pounds each for canning. Gasoline No 6A four gallons through July 21. Renewal forms available at filling stations. new books issued starting July 22. same for motorcycles.
Women Wanted for Production Work in War Effort
A representative from Arkansas Ordnance Plant in Jacksonville will visit the U S Employment Service office in Hope on August 5 to hire white women ages 18 to 45 for production work. Applicants must be in good physical condition with good hearing and eyesight, no missing fingers, slender to medium build, and not employed in an essential industry. These workers will perform important war work.
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Arkansas Ordnance Plant
Jacksonville
U. S. Employment Service Office
U. S. Employment Office
Jim James Becomes President of Tyler Junior Chamber
Jim James, formerly with the City Bakery here and active in Tyler's clothing trade, was elected president of the Tyler Junior Chamber of Commerce last Wednesday, according to local friends.
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Jim James
Tyler
Texas
Tyler Junior Chamber of Commerce
Flamethrowers Push Japanese From Munda Strongholds
Allied forces in the Southwest Pacific reported heavy use of flamethrowers near Munda to clear Japanese rock caves and pill boxes as battles continued around the Central Solomons airbase. US tanks, naval air power, and air-dropped demolition bombs supported offensives in the region.
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C. Yates Mc
Daniel
Southwest Pacific
Munda
Solomons
U. S. Navy
Navy
Bairoko Harbor
Bairoko
Douglas MacArthur
Ballale
Vitiaz Strait
New Britian
Mubo
Salamaua
New Guinea
Bena Bena
Bobdubi
Tambu Bay
Cream Island
Unea Island
Allies Act in Close Harmony on Peace Plans
London reports show the United States Great Britain and Soviet Russia acting in close harmony over Italy with terms of surrender to be agreed jointly. Britain’s Eden summoned allied representatives and Churchill ordered cabinet and services to standby for developments as Italy’s fate appears near.
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James F. King
London
United States
Great Britain
Soviet
Russia
Italy
Britain
Europe
Argentina
Mussolini
United Nations
Winston Churchill
Anthony Eden
Germany
Vatican City
Radio
Algiers
Luigi Cardinal Maglione
Holy See
The
Daily Mirror
Badoglio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
House of Commons
Eden
War Cabinet
Ciano Resigns Vatican Post Amid Rumors of Arrest
Rome radio reports Count Galeazzo Ciano has resigned as Italian ambassador to the Vatican. Other broadcasts claim Mussolini and Ciano were arrested and held at Palazzo Chigi, per Bern dispatches.
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London
Rome
Galeazzo Ciano
Mussolini
Vatican
Switzerland
Ciano
Palazzo Chigi
Bern
Oil Producer Expected Soon in LaFayette County
Stamps Ark July 31 Special to The Hope Star Barnsdall Oil Company expects to add the 38th producer for the new Midway field of LaFayette County over the weekend. Production pipe was set at Luzenia Creek No 1 NE NW of section 9 15 24 after porosity was topped at 6470 feet. In the McKamie gas distillate field south of Stamps Lion Oil Refining Company was drilling in hard formation at its Wheat No 1 in section 35 17 24 with a depth below 8600 feet. The Rev Rowland E Crowder former pastor of the First Baptist Church at Parkin has accepted the pastorate of the First Baptist Church at Stamps and will begin duties here Sunday. The Rev James Fitzgerald former pastor at Stamps resigned a month ago to accept a similar position at Dumas Ark.
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Stamps
Ark
Hope Star
Barnsdall Oil Company
Midway
LaFayette County
Luzenia Creek
McKamie
Lion Oil Refining Company
Rowland E. Crowder
First Baptist Church
Parkin
James Fitzgerald
Dumas
Major Blows Against Japs Being Planned
The United States plans major land and sea offensives against Japan as the island hopping strategy shifts. Navy Secretary Knox signals new targets in the Philippines Turk area and northern islands while operations in China bolster the western front. President Roosevelt said the enemy will be attacked from all directions as Manila aims to cut supply lines and isolate territories south of the Philippines.
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Washington
Pacific
Japan
Navy
Knox
Turk
South Pacific
Phillipines
China
Roosevelt
Southwest Pacific
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Kiska Island
North Pacific
United States
Kurile Islands
Russia
Kamchatka Peninsula
World Language Count Report Highlights 2769 Speeches
A global survey notes 2769 spoken languages and dialects across regions. Researchers emphasize linguistic diversity, documenting languages by region, community, and usage. The count underscores preservation needs and educational initiatives worldwide.
RAF targets Remscheid in first war raid on city
Allied air offensive shifts to Remscheid, German steel center near the Ruhr, with RAF heavy bombers striking the Alexanderwerk A. G. and 25 smaller factories. Mosquitos and Beaufighters hit targets in France and Holland as losses mount and casualties are reported by Berlin.
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London
Remscheid
Ruhr
Hamburg
Folkestone
Boulogne
France
Holland
Air Ministry
Alexanderwerk A. G
Berlin
Associated Press
Kassel
Vichy Radio
Ex Representative Henry Kaufman Dies in Fort Smith
Henry Kaufman 73 former state representative from Sebastian county died at a Fort Smith hospital after a period of failing health. Funeral services will be held at a local mortuary with burial in the Jewish cemetery. He is survived by his widow a daughter a brother and a grandson.
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Armer Solon
Fort Smith
Henry Kaufman
Sebastian County
Further Rationing Without Reason In El Dorado
Petroleum Administrator Ickes was informed by the State Oil and Gas Commission that the agency believes further rationing of gasoline in this area would be without legitimate reason. The note comes amid ongoing wartime fuel controls.
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el Dorado
Ickes
State Oil and Gas Commission
Allies Tighten Noose Around Enemy in Sicily
Allied forces push along Sicily from east to west with American Seventh Army gains and British Eighth Army advances. Torpedo boats disrupt Axis shipping while air bombardments target Rome and Grottaglie. In Sicily, Favignana Levanzo and Marettimo surrender. 500 Germans captured in the north.
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Rel Morin
North Africa
Sicily
Eighth Army
Bedlore Catania
Seventh Army
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sicilian
Messina Strait
Rome
Hinge
Agira
Russia
Favignana
Levanzo
Marettimo
Trapani
Practica di Mari
Grottaglie
Taranto
Messina
Reggio Calabria
Locri
Crotone
Middle East
Italian Lines Break Through in Udine Region
The Yugoslav government announced that Mihailovic’s fifth and sixth Slovene Partisan brigades penetrated Italian lines and reached Udine in Northern Italy. It says local Slovene inhabitants are joining guerillas in large numbers to resist the Axis. Earlier reports noted fighting on Italian soil but no Udine penetration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Draja Mihailovic
Udine
Italy
Achya
Axis
Trieste
Papitics
Zagecar
Hurricane Described From Ellington Field By Ruby Willard
A graphic wartime hurricane report from Ellington Field near Houston describes planes grounded since Monday night and the storm reaching full force by Tuesday afternoon. Strong winds and rain made travel nearly impossible, with water rising to engine levels and buildings losing roofing, creating a shockingly unstable scene.
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Gulf
Ellington Field
Houston
Texas
WAC
Ruby Willard
Ellington
C. R. Willard
Blevins
Ex Convict Don MacGregor Eyes Pro Football Debut
Don MacGregor 27 of Des Moines has joined the Philadelphia Eagles Steelers for a pro football tryout after five years in Iowa State Penitentiary on an auto theft sentence. The former prison star grew to 6 feet 185 pounds and excels in backfield duties, with passing and placekicking ability.
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Philadelphia
Don MacGregor
Iowa State Penitentiary
Des Moines
Philadelphia Eagles
Pittsburgh Steelers
Don
MacGregor
Eagles
Edwin
Alabama) Pitts
Sing Sing
Planters in Ceylon Use Snakes to Catch Rats
Report notes that plantation workers in Ceylon employ trained snakes to control rat populations. The method aims to reduce crop damage and pest issues while leveraging natural predator behavior.
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Ceylon
World War I Planes Now Face Higher Ground Fire
Report notes WWI era aircraft reached 16 000 feet, but bombers flying at twice that height are still vulnerable to enemy ground fire. Observers warn increasing altitude may not guarantee safety as anti aircraft actions adapt rapidly.
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Alex. H. Washburn
S. Burton Heath
Adkins
Bailey
Miles
Palermo
Tyrrhenian Sea
E Sainaaratone
Catania
Yonian Sea
NEA
Mt. Etna
Vatican Post
LaFayette
RAF
Ft. Smith
Blevins Wac
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