Comic strip diplomacy boosts U S image in Latin America
Lucia Fonseca, Brazilian ambassador’s daughter and noted writer, says American comic strips like Blondie and Popeye shape attitudes in Brazil and across Latin America. King Features confirms cartoons do more for inter American amity than goodwill missions as Brazilians, Cariocas, and the public digest translated US humor daily.
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United States
South America
Brazil
Portugues
King Features Syndicate
Daily Star
Blondite
Popeye
Donald Dueck
Lucia Fonseca
Charles Martins
Biondie
Dagwood Bumpstead
Senhora Fonseca
Oswaldo Avanha
Rio
State Department
England
U.S. A
Blondie
Cariocas
Florisbela
Eex
Justice Murphy Leaves High Court for Army
Associate Justice Franke Murphy will leave the Supreme Court to serve as a lieutenant colonel in the U S Army. He will take the oath at the War Department at 3 p m EWT, depart for Fort Benning Georgia for training, and attend Fort Benning's infantry school. He will not resign and plans a temporary absence abroad.
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Washington
Franke Murphy
Supreme Court
War Department
Fort Benning
Murphy
Escarge
Marshall
Remember Father s Day Observance in 1942 NEA feature
New York service notes Father s Day on June 21 1942 with nationwide and international observances led by the American Legion International Father s Day program in Central Park broadcast to troops abroad and across the U S. National Committee data shows a 44 year old average father living at home with wife and 1-2 children. 2.5 million U S fathers have an infant child each year, and rare large families exist. Mrs. John Bruce Dodd of Spokane plans to speak by radio.
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NEA
New York
American Legion
Central Park
United States
National Committee
John Bruce Dodd
Spokane
Washington
William Smart
U. S
What peace we should seek after the war
By S. Burton Heath a sign of the times shows growing optimism as debate on postwar peace grows. Before Roosevelt signed the Lease-Land Act many asked why fight and what a victory would mean for the United States. They sought reasons beyond money or privilege.
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Times
Roosevelt
Bluly
Nazi Efforts to Take Sevastopol Stopped by Reds
Soviet dispatches report 2500 Nazi dead in Tuesday fighting as Red Army defenses halt a German push toward Sevastopol amid a seven month siege. Red Star notes German infantry penetrated toward two heights but battle remains intense with no decisive change.
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Sevastopol
Reds
Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Crimea
Red Star
The
Ely
Great Black Sea
North African
Ritchies
No Politics Says Adkins Adviser Order Aims at State Workers
Governor Adkins announced a no politics order covering all state department employees. He said department heads should ensure workers are paid to work for the state and must not engage in political activity.
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Little Rock
Adskins
State Department
Newsmen
Adkins
Resident of Nevada Dies
Mrs. Rhoda Parson aged 68 of Prescott Route 1 died at her son Jewell Parson's home in Prescott Tuesday night. Survived by two daughters Mrs. Robin McCormick Hope and Mrs. Flayvy Porterfield Blevens and Ernest of Arkins. Funeral at Washington Baptist church Thursday at 1 a.m. Burial in Washington cemetery with Herndon Cornelius in charge.
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Rhoda Parson
Prescott
Jewell Parson
Robin McCormick
Hope
Flayvy Porterfield
Blevens
Ernest
Arkins
Washington Baptist Church
Washington Cemetery
Herndon Cornelius
Ceilings on Women's Clothes Are Revised
Washington reports ceilings on women's fall and winter coats and dresses were revised to base selling prices on current costs plus margin charged last fall. The action adjusts pricing to reflect modern costs and profits for women apparel.
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Washington
Ration Card Passport to Bar in Denver Women’s Drinking Access
A sugar ration book is now a passport allowing young Denver women entry to drinking places. The card states the holder’s age and can be asked for to prove she is not a minor. Vanebuth warns officers to verify eligibility when ages are unclear.
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Denver
Vanebuth
Czech Village Wiped Out By Nazi Reprisals
Prague radio reported that a Czech village near Kladno had all men shot on suspicion of aiding Heydrich’s killers, women deported, children sent to educational centers, and the village razed with its name erased. Germany warned of harsher reprisals across occupied Europe.
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London
Prague
Kladno
Heinrich Heydrich
Gestapo
Heydrich
Bern
Germany
Reinhard Heydrich
Czechoslovakia
Europe
Berlin
Paris
Amsterdam
Poland
Yugoslavia
Monthly Safety Records Show Fewer Accidents in May
Industrial Safety Council met at the Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday June 9 and reported nine accidents with 635 hours lost in May. Despite more hours than April, seven plants logged 136,507 hours worked and nine accidents, totaling 435 hours lost. Reads: Gunter Lumber 18,720 hours 1 accident 120 hours. Anthony Lumber 20,120 hours 4 accidents 206 hours. Bruner Ivory Handle 40,434 hours 4 accidents 147 hours. Hope Heading 5,832 hours no accidents. Temple Cotton Gin 2,078 hours no accidents. Union Compress & Warehouse 8,375 hours no accidents. Hope Basket 43,038 hours 1190 accidents 168 hours.
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The
Industrial Safety Council
Chamber of Commerce
Gunter Lumber Co
Anthony Lumber Co
Bruner-Ivory Handle Co
Hope Heading Co
Temple Cotton Gil Co
Union Compress & Warehouse Co
Hope Busket Co
First Baptist Vacation Bible School Tops Attendance
One hundred forty seven pupils and instructors attended Wednesday morning at the First Baptist church Vacation Bible School. The devotional session was led by Rev. Albert Craighead, a missionary newly arrived from Romania. Enrollment for four to sixteen year olds opens Thursday at 8:30. Also notes Canada gasoline ration limits tourists to 24 gallons per car per year per Commerce report.
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First Baptist Church
Albert Craighead
America
Romania
Ggada
Canada
United States
Department of Commerce
Oil and Gas Filings Lafayette County June 8 1942
Oil and Gas filings show Eunice Triplett granting a royalty lease to J W McSpadden for all undivided interest in NEY Sec 2 Twp 13 8 Ree 25 West. Nevada County filings note Helen Hesterly preparing royalty deeds dated 6 8 42 and transfers from J A McKamie et ux to J E Cooper for W NE Sec 19 Twp 14 Ree 22, plus a Royalty Deed dated 3 20 42 from Lem White to Walter Keith for multiple quarters in Sec 2 Twp 1s Age 22.
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Lafayette
County
Eunice Triplett O
R. J. Clark
J. W. McSpadden
J. A. McKamie
E. Cooper
Lem White
Walter Keith
Goodrich Plans Synthetic Rubber Production Demonstration
Washington witnesses a B F Goodrich executive simulate synthetic rubber use before senators. K D Smith of Alston Ohio, assistant VP, presented liquid Americol Hatex in a beaker, added acetic acid, and bounced the liquid to show a tire sample. He claimed 20 cents per pound as a fair synthetic rubber price.
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Washington
B. F. Goodrich
K. D. Smith
Alston
Ohio
Senate Agriculture Committee
Italian Naval Base Hit Again by British Bombers
British bombers attacked the Italian naval base at Taranto on Tuesday night for the second straight night. The Italian high command reported 20 killed and 7 injured, with high explosives and incendiaries causing fires that were later controlled and extinguished.
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Rome
Taranto
Lttling High Command
Ex Convict Gordon C Trapp Arrested on Larceny Charge
City police arrested Gordon C Trapp an ex convict on a grand larceny charge. He was lodged in jail and will be returned to Little Rock to stand trial.
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Gordon C. Trapp
Little Rock
Trapp
H. M. S. Pinafore removed from London stage
The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company must drop H M S Pinafore after wardrobe destruction caused by enemy action. Chicago's six major depots handle 1 284 passenger trains daily.
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London
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
Combs
Chicago
USO Campaign Reaches 630 Dollars in County Drive
The United Service Organization campaign reached 630 dollars in focal contributions with 630.35 dollars announced by Chair Man Spragins on Wednesday. The county goal is 1,250 dollars, with previously reported 573.36 dollars. Names include J. D. Barlow Bruner Ivory Ha Ark Machine Spex Co Hope Basket Company Comer Boyett Hotel Barlow Marys Beauty Shop.
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United Service Organization
Man Spragins
J. D. Barlow
Bruner Ivory Ha’ Ark
Aero-mecs Enjoy Work at North-West RAF Station
ROSETTE HARGROVE profiles the first women fabricating and flying with the Women's Auxiliary Air Force. Eighteen WAAF aero-mechanics have passed the final tests to accompany pilots on sorties, with many more training across England. The article follows twelve first-time fliers, from diverse backgrounds, sharing team spirit and daily life at the station as four training planes take off.
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Rosette Hargrove
Firs
W. A. A. F. Ftight
Women's Auxiliary Air Force
England
London
Midlands
Wales
Toronto
Canada
Jean
Glasgow
Star
Retail License Is Due State AA Merchants
State AA merchants selling cigaretts beer or wine or operating music or slot machines must file for the state permit and pay the fee by July 1 1942. County revenue inspector I L Pilkinton urges prompt applications by June 15 to ensure renewal stamps arrive on time. Health permits for cafes hamburger stands hotels tourist courts and boarding houses are also past due and applications should be made at the courthouse.
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State Revenue Department
I. L. Pilkinton
Public Singing in Hope Sunday
The public is invited to attend a community singing in Hope Sunday June 21 at 2 o clock. A program of quartets and noted singers from Hempstead and adjoining counties is arranged by John Ridghill and Clifford Franks with Mr Franks as master of ceremonies.
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Hell
Hempstead
John Ridghill
Clifford Franks
Franks
Byron Timberlake Killed in Dutch Harbor Raid
Byron Timberlake, a former Hempstead county resident related to local families, was killed in the Japanese raid on Dutch Harbor June 3. He is a nephew of John and Sally Timberlake of DeAnn and Winburn Timberlake of Hope. his parents are Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Timberlake, Snyder, Ark.
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Byron Timberlake
Hempstead County
Dutch Harbor
John
Sally Timberlake
DeAnn
Winburn Timberlake
Hope
M. P. Timberlake
Snyder, Ark
Pictures of Star High School Band Prints Now Available
Star newspaper offers prints from its original negative of the Hope High School Band and a graduating class photo in caps and gowns. With the school year closed the paper aims to end its file, so readers are urged to call for ordered prints at the newspaper office.
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Prsons
Hope High School
Star
Japanese Say Troops Land on U S Islands
News from Tokyo reports Japanese forces landed on Aleutian Islands amid ongoing operations after the Dutch Harbor raid. Tokyo claims ships sunk and planes down, while U S Navy counters with no occupation confirmed and questions Tokyo’s battle tallies as Midway developments unfold.
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U.S. Islands
Associated Press
Roger Greene
Imperial
Tokyo
Aleutian Island
Dutel Harbor
Islands
Midway
U. S
Bei
Aleutian Islands
Minay
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
Pacific
United Nations
New Guinea
Portugese
Hideo Hiraide
Citc
Naval
Impori
Aleutians
Dutch Harbor-Midway
Washington
Navy
Special federal grand jury seated in Little Rock
A federal grand jury, including three Negroes, was impaneled Wednesday to probe the fatal shooting of Sal. Thomas B. Foster, a Baltimore Negro soldier, by a white civilian policeman during a Sunday afternoon stay in Little Rock’s Negro business district on March 27. China and India are leading peanut producers.
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Little Rock
Sal
Thomas B. Foster
Baltimore
Little Rock Negri
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