Senator Tydings Fights War Bureau Publicity Waste
Senator Millard Tydings denounced federal publicity releases flooding newspapers, calling wasteful the mailing of full sets to every paper while telegraphed items suffice. He praised the Office of Censor Byron Price and urged cutting abuses in future appropriation bills to curb the costly practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millard Tydings
Maryland
Senate
Federal Bureau
Tydings
Office of
Censor
Byron Price
Associated Press
Price
Senator Tydings
News Dispatch
Washington
Senate Committee On Fiscal Affairs
Canary Islands
United States
Court Decision Favors Fulton Firm in Suit
The Arkansas Supreme Court dismissed a $40,000 personal injury suit by J D Blankenship Sr. against W B Cox and Sons of Fulton for work on dead engines. The ruling found state law barring employment of under 16 did not apply to overhaul of gin engines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock Se
Iempstead
Supreme Court
J.D. Blankenship
W. BE. Cox
D. W. Futrell
Alfred
Hempstead
Nevada Circuit
Decementers
James K. Carruthers
Missouri Pacific Railroad Co
J. K. Carruthers
Prescott
High Court
Carruthers
District Legion Meet Sees D 12 Commander Elected
District 12 American Legion Posts met Sunday at the legion hall in Bix southwest Arkansas cities and towns were represented. Dr. D. Ellis of Nashville was elected commander for the coming year. Speakers included Capt. Linus Walker of the U S Army the Rev. Thomas Brewster John P. Vesey State Commander Neil Heed and State Adj Bert Pressin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bix Southwest
Arkansas
District 12
American Legion
Legion Hall
D. Ellis
Nashville
Linus Walker
U. S. Army
Thomas Brewster
John P. Vesey
Neil Heed
Bert Pressin
Harden Jr Letters Home From Army Life
William T. Harden Jr writes his parents from Hawaii about early mornings as a second cook, expressing mixed feelings about Army life and a plan to rejoin if home prospects are poor. The note also mentions high voltage static electricity charges generated by autos on dry roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tam
Willum T. Harden, Jr
William T. Harden
South Main Street
Hope
Ha` Wali
Harden
William T. Harden, Jr
Navy favor toward Sea Otter type ships discussed
S Burton Heath reports Navy remains cool to the Sea Otter emergency cargo ship while noting potential for miniature carriers. Sea Otter would cost about 500000 dollars, carry 1000 tons, and take roughly 83 days to complete after delays, versus 60 to 80 days for Liberty Ships costing about 1500000 dollars for 10000 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Warsten Noble
Joint Mass Air Raids to Follow Cologne Attack
British and American air leaders said a joint mass air offensive against Germany is near. They forecast further raids to dwarf the Cologne strike, with Lt Gen Henry Arnold and Air Marshal Arthur Harris pledging unity and overwhelming devastation as bad weather permits new forays into northern France and Holland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drew Middleton
London
Germany
Cologne
Henry H. Arnold
U. S
A. T. Harris
RAT
Britain
France
Holland
Germans in Reprisal Raid Hit Canterbury Town
Three waves of German air raids struck Canterbury England with around 25 planes using high explosives and incendiaries. Historic buildings including two churches two schools a hotel and a newspaper office were damaged while fires were controlled by morning. Initial reports counted 12 dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canterbury
England
Cologne
Salvage Group Meeting Tuesday In Hempstead County
The Biale Salvage Committee leads a drive to convert idle metal for war use and will meet county committees at 1 PM Tuesday in the Hempstead county courthouse. Wallace Cowan of Little Rock is state group executive secretary and A A Albritton of Hope chairs the Hempstead county committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biale
Hempstead County
Wallace Cowan
Little Rock
State Group
A. A. Albritton
Hope
Hempstead
Senator Spencer Says 72 Ounce Duck Favored
Senator Lloyd Spencer told Governor Adkins the War Production Board favors 74 ounce cotton duck for cotton-pick sacks since 8 ounce duck is on a strict priority list. He said the heavier material may be less serviceable but will meet the emergency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Lloyd Spencer
Adkins
War Production Board
Nazi General Cruewell Captured in Libyan Desert Stand
General Ludwig Cruewell second only to Rommel in the North African command was captured Sunday in Libya by British forces. A diary found on him shows a conference with Adolf Hitler a week before Rommel's latest attack. Cruewell, 55, had led Nazi tank formations in France and Yugoslavia and returned to the desert just days before the African corps new drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Libyan Desert
Ludwig Cruewell
German African Corps
Erwin Rommel
Adolf Hitler
Rommel
France
Yugoslavia
Crucwell
Mary
Oklahoma sterilization law ruled unconstitutional
Washington report states the Oklahoma statute permitting sterilization of habitual criminals was struck down by the state supreme court. The ruling found the law unconstitutional for classifying stealing chickens as a crime while excluding embezzlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Oklahoma
Supreme Court
Theater Robbery Nets Armed Bandits $2100 Found at Warner
Three armed men bound a theater manager and staff in the Warner theater in Memphis Sunday night and escaped with about 2100 dollars. Police investigated the robbery as they sought suspects and reviewed security footage. More details unavailable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Warner Theater
Oil and Gas Filings Lafayette County May 29 1942
Royalty and lease filings dated May 1942 in Lafayette County include transfers of fractional interests in Section 35 Township 15 South Range 23 West from John T. Lindsay to Karl Reynolds and others, along with several Royalty Deeds and O G Lease releases involving Lion Oil Refining Co. and multiple properties across Sections 10 25 6 and 8 in adjacent townships. Names cited include Eunice Triplett Crites E L Archer Walter Keith Kate Ames Bessie Anders and Henry Moore Jr in various deed and release actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette County
Eunice Triplett
John T. Lindsay
Karl Reynolds
Bank I-7
C. D. Crites
E. L. Archer
See
West
Walter Keith
E. J. Craig
Ny& Fot
Lion Oil Refining Co
Kate Ames
Bessie Anders
Midway Field sees two new producers in 16th and 17th wells
Special correspondent reports Barnsdall Oil company completing Roberts No. 4 in Section 16-15-24 and Roberts No. 5 in Section 14-15-24, LaFayette county. Both wells flow into pits with tubing pressures of 635 and 625 pounds. McClain No. 1 in 19-14-24 tops porosity at 6 323 feet depth, while test awaits casing. Barnsdall also drills Spencer-Gunter at 4 785 feet and Barney Powell No. 2 at 250 feet, with three new locations named McClain No. 2 13-14-24 Roberts No. 24 and Dobson No. 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ark
Midway Field
Barnsdall Oil Company
Roberts
LaFayette County
McClain
Dobson
Coal Miners Win Decision In Arkansas Supreme Court
Little Rock Arkansas coal miners won in the Supreme Court on Monday their claim that compensation under the 1935 Workman’s Compensation Act should be based on union contract amounts rather than the annual pay rate. Operators argued for average weekly wages computed by 52 weeks, but miners said Arkansas operations are seasonal and their contract pay bases should set compensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Arkansas
Supreme Court
Hempstead Boy Listed Missing in Action
Private William H. Mouser of Blevins a 20 year old son of Mr and Mrs Mouser enlisted in the coast artillery in September 1940. He was last heard from stationed on Corregidor Island fortress in Manila Bay and is now listed as missing in action by the War Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Mouser
Blevins
War Department
Coast Artillery
Corregidor Island
Manila Bay
Hearse Bus Ships Workers In Wartime Portland
C W Carson, a Portland shipyard worker, bought a used black hearse for under 500 dollars and converted it into a 12 seat bus to transport shipyard workers. He offered a practical, inventive solution to transportation bottlenecks as war boosted orders and manpower to about 100000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEA
Portland
Gre
C. W. Carson
Carson
Cotton in Tires Drives 1930 Rubber Demand
The United States rubber industry used 870000 bales of cotton in 1930, about 18 percent of domestic consumption, for tires and related products, highlighting cotton’s role in tire manufacture and allied goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
USO Campaign to Start Here
A local USO fundraising drive begins Wednesday as C S Spragins announces the national effort to raise about 32 million dollars for Our Fighting Men. The campaign supports entertainment for service members and maintains centers at camps to provide a home away from home for soldiers sailors airmen and Marines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USO
C. S. Spragins
United Service Organization
Gas Rationing Eases Problem in the East
Government moves to restore normal crude oil supply of 1,200,000 barrels per day to the East with minimal tanker use. Railroads near capacity limit while inland waterways grow in importance. Brooklyn shifts from tanker deliveries to alternate methods as shortages and transport limits press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Gulf
Seaboard States
Brooklyn
Three Jap Midget Subs Sunk Off Sidney Harbor
Japanese midget submarines launched from a mother ship penetrated Sidney harbor but were met by heavy gunfire and depth charges. US and Australian defense flooded the area, with reports the three subs were sunk and only an old ferry was lost. The raid marks southern Australia’s first direct war strike, stirring Sidney’s residents with night sounds of battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Australia
Japan
Sidney Harbor
Pearl Harbor
Idaho Citizens Form Militia
Idaho's militia unites guerrilla and home guard units into a single body named the Idaho Volunteer Reserves. The force is expanded by 25,200 effective, range bred citizens drawing nicknames such as Commandos and Paul Reveres, while stressing they are not playing cowboys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEA
Sun Valley
Idaho
Idaho Volunteer Reserves
Paul Reveres
Hempstead Youths Enlist in U S Navy at Little Rock
Two Hempstead County youths, William Archie Draper of McCaskill route one and Columbus McQuery of Fulton, enlisted Friday in the U S Navy as Mess Attendant and Third Class seamen. They were transferred to USNES Norfolk Virginia for duty and training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hempstead County
U. S. Navy
Little Rock
USNES
Norfolk
William Archie Draper
McCaskill
Columbus McQuery
Fulton, Rk
Battle at Standstill on Russian Front
Three week battle in the cinema and the Ukraine sees new lines stabilizing as both sides prepare for possible renewed and more violent outbreaks amid war reporting from Moscow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Ukraine
British Tighten Grip on Axis' Libyan Armies
Kampfberichte describe Rommel's Africa corps trapped and trying to escape as British forces press a multi direction push. General Cruewell reportedly captured after recon plane downed. Axis losses include planes and armor. Italian claim of British repulse in Libya counterattacks cited from Rome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tor
RAF
Rommel
Rome
Libya
Fould Fire Group Handling Wage Bill
Senator Lato Setle gave notice Monday he would press a motion to discharge the state conference committee. The committee has opposed raising the Buc Private's pay from $21 to $50 a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lato Setle
Buc
Japs Begin Offensive in China Province
Tokyo reports the Japanese army has launched an offensive in Kwangtung province in south China, with headquarter announcements claiming large scale operations aimed at knocking China out of the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China Province
Tokyo
South China
Kwangtung
China
Adkins Says No Dog Racing in 1942 in Arkansas
Governor Adkins expressed impatience Monday over reports that West Memphis dog racing might be allowed this year. He stated there will be no races and that settles the matter, according to reporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Adkins
West Memphis
Arkansas
Duke Duchess Guests of President at White House Luncheon
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor were guests of President Roosevelt at a White House family luncheon on Monday. They were accompanied to the executive mansion by Lady Halifax, wife of the British ambassador.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Duke
Q Dutchess of Windsor
President Roosevelt
White House
Executive Mansion
Lady Halifax
Lt Porter Called to Active Duty for Fitness Examination
Second Lieutenant Robert Porter departed Monday for Hot Springs to undergo a physical examination for active duty in the U S armed forces. From Hot Springs he will be sent to Fort McClellan Alabama for further processing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Porter
Hot Springs
U. S
Ft. McClelland
Ala
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alex. H. Washburn
Arour
Fulton Firm
District Legion Meet
T. Harden, Jr
New Orleans
New York
By S. Burton Heath
London—i
Sen
Spencer
Navy
Navy Relief Society
Dick Watkins
Louisiana Nevada Transit Co
J. L. Goodba
Leo Robins
Roy Anderson
Farm Security Office
C. E. Baker
Triple A
J. P. Byers
Paul Cobb
Charles Moxley
J. A. Davis
E. EB. Austin
Oliver Adam
Clifford Franks
B. E. McMahon
Newt Pentecost
Mary Claude Fletcher
Isabelle Onstead
Frank Ward
L. C. Byer
Frank Darden
Jae Meere
Ocis Landers
Ruth Cornelius P. G. Alston
Louise Lewis
Bernice Erw
N “East
Rye
Highway
Henry Moore Jr
Nevada County
Helen Hesterly
Sydney
Beryl Tuchin
Sgt
Malinoski
V. O'Keefe
Pvt
Harry Katz
Cairo
Erwin Remmel
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!