Nazis Aim at Sevastopol and Kharkov Drives
German forces reported to press attacks around Kharkov amid signs of a coming summer offensive. Soviet dispatches acknowledged German advances east of Kharkov. On Sevastopol, defenders reportedly counterattacked and repulsed renewed assaults as Berlin signaled a major push once Sevastopol fell.
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Associated Press
Feder von Boek
Kharkov
Adolf Hitler
Crimean
Jong
Sevastopol
Black Sea
Red Stag
Berlin
Hempstead Nurses Report at Camp Polk Station Hospital
Two Arkansas nurses arrived for duty at the Camp Polk station hospital headquarters as commissioned second lieutenants. They earned their RN degrees at Shumpport Sanitarium, Shreveport, Louisiana, and are identified as Miss Helen Ross of Hope and Miss Irene Pickett of McCattle, Arkansas.
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Camp Polk
Station Hospital
R. N. Deprees
Sthumport Sanitarium
Shreveport
Lelen Ross
Earl Ross
Hope, Ark
Irene Pickett
J P. Pickell
McCatteill
Ark
First U. S. General Missing in Action in World War II
The War Department reports Major General Clarence L. Tinker commander of the Hawaiian air force is missing after the Midway battle, marking the first American air general officer reported missing in action. Also notes wartime personnel returns and sugar shipments data from Hawaii.
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Washingtonm
War Department
Clarence L. Tinker
Midway
Yar
Perfect but Not a Voltaire Quote
The piece notes a Voltaire attribution error traced to his biographer and Beatrice Hall, with Feather reporting in Imperial Type Metal. It recalls Franklin and Emerson quotes, then shifts to wartime labor management collaboration, citing Mill & Factory survey results on union and employer cooperation in war production and the hope such collaboration endures after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Franklin
Richard
Emerson
Voltaire
William Feather
Imperial Type Metal Magazine
Casper Milquetoast
G. Tullentyre
Beatrice Hall
Christopher Morley
Harry Weinberger
Donald Nelson
Mill & Factory
Labor
Admick
Plane crash near Sarasota claims two survivors
Eight Army fliers were killed and two injured when a four engined bomber crashed into Arasion Bay, Sarasota. Major Gardiner Fiske said the night training ship cleared the runway and went out of control, sinking in 12 feet of water about 200 feet from shore. Two crewmen were rescued with minor injuries. The dead include Second Lieutenant James H Butler of Hope Arkansas, 26, son of Mr and Mrs J T Butler. Butler, a 1936 Hope High School graduate, joined the Army Air Corps in 1941 and was commissioned in 1942. Funeral plans were incomplete with body to be returned to Hope. Surviving relatives include his parents, three sisters and three brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarasota
Fla
Arasion Bay
Gardiner Fiske
James IH. Butler
Hope
Aris
James Herring Butler
J. T. Butler
Piorida
War Department
Butler
Hope High School
Henderson College
Army Air Corps
Mathers Field
Calif
Florida
Pacific Bases To Be Bolstered After Midway Battle
Clark Lee reports that American reinforcements may be sent to Western Pacific bases following Midway. Defenses at U S mainland remain secure, with freed West Coast units redeployed to urgent needs as Japan’s offensive strength is reduced but still formidable. Puerto Rico to establish a modern large-scale commercial fishing industry per Commerce.
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Clark Lee Pearl
Pacific
U.S
United States
Midway
Japan
Puerto Rico
Department of Commerce
Italians Claim 1000 Fatally Hurt at Libya Post
Italians say about 1,000 killed and more than 2,000 captured as Free French and British imperial forces retreat in the Bir Hacheim operation. The Italian commander announced the toll and gains on Friday after the clash near the Libyan oasis town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Libya Post
Rome
Bir Hacheim
Figh
Local Man Killed in Highway 79 Wreck Near Pine Bluff
A Friday collision seven miles north of Pine Bluff involved a pipeline construction crew truck with 28 men and a southbound Greyhound bus with nine passengers. Three truck occupants were killed, including Charles M. Gray of Hope, Daniel M. Brinkley of Monticello, and Joe Castello of Sparkmen, while seven others were injured. One injured truck occupant was D. Pollard, 21, of Bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Bluff
Greyhound
Roosevelt Launches Nationwide Scrap Rubber Drive
Washington President Roosevelt announced a two week campaign to collect the nation's old scrap rubber. Beginning June 15 and ending June 30 individuals were urged to search basements attics and backyards for discarded tires tubes and rubber items. Offices factories and farms were asked to cooperate with 400000 filling stations acting as collection bureaus while paying one cent per pound with the government reimbursing them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Thief
Legion Elects New Officers
The Leslie Huddleston American Legion Post elected Olie Olsen as commander at a legion hall meeting. Elected and appointed were Floyd Crank as first vice commander Hugh Hall as second vice commander Cornelius as past adjutant C Cook as sergeant at arms R C Brien as finance officer Eugene Cox as post chaplain Cecil Weaver as service officer R M Jones and Vedder as flag bearers Dr L M Lile as post surgeon Bill Smith as historian. Installations follow the state convention in Ft Smith this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Huddleston
American Legion
Olie Olsen
Hope Organization
Legion Hall
Floyd Crank
Hugh Hall
Cornelius
Tuts
C. Cook
R. C. Brien
Eugene Cox
Cecil Weaver
R. M. Jones
4. T. Vedder
L. M. Lile
Bill Smith
Ft. Smith
Bitter Battle Raging In Libya Near Tobruk
British tanks clash with German armor about 30 miles southeast of Tobruk as three German columns push northeast toward Bir Hacheim, driving the Free French from the desert stronghold. The action centers around Harmap near Knightsbridge crossing in a wide desert offensive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aita
Tobruk
Bir Hacheim
Harmap
Knighltsbrodge
Oil and Gas Filings in Lafayette County 1942 Deeds list
Royalty deeds and oil lease filings dated June 1942 record transfers in Lafayette County. Instruments show H M Melyer to Robert Pampson, George A. Goss to R P Brooks Jr, J E Amis to Gordon L. Gressford, and North Central Texas Oil Co involvement. locations include Sec 17 Twp 18S R 24 West and other sections and townships with acreages noted, filed mid June 1942.
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Lafayette County
H. M. Melyer
Robert PD. Pampson
Nesey Sec
West
George A. Goss
R. P. Brooks, Jr
SEW
Bee
J. E. Amis
Gordon L. Gressford
North Central
Speculation on Agreement of Allied Powers
Speculation spread among Allied capitals Friday on three potential developments aimed at breaking Germany and Japan and shaping a postwar peace. Washington debate centered on a European second front in 1942, a possible Soviet attack on Japan, and Soviet air bases for U.S. bombers against Japan.
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Associated Press
Germany
Japan
Berlin
Hitler
United Nations
Europe
Washington
Roosevelt
Russia
Molotov
Valdivossov
U.S
U. S
Wheeler
D. Mont
China
Ja- Mung
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chungking
Ta Kung Pao
Aleutians
Alaska
Soviet Kamchatka
Siberia
Pearl Harbor
Midway
Farmers Benefit From Triple A Payments In Hempstead County
Hempstead County farmers received 53415.00 in Triple-A payments to support 29 soil and building practices under the 1640 Agricultural Conservation Program as chairman E N Martindale reports. An additional 29260.00 was set aside but unused. 618 operators did not participate. The program issued materials like triple superphosphate and limestone, with costs deducted from conservation checks.
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Hempstead
E. N. Martindale
Martindale
Arkansas
Naotash
Tire Thieves Strike Twice In County Car Thefts
Police warn residents to lock cars after a spike in tire thefts reporting four tires stolen Thursday night, bringing county total to 10 or 11 tires in two weeks. Ed Van Sickle’s car on Division Street lost two tires and wheels, and C. A. Jones’s vehicle at the George Dodd residence on Highway 67 also lacked two tires and wheels.
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Ed van Sickle
Division Street
C. A. Jones
Jones
George Dodd
Highway 67
Rotary Luncheon Features Col Adamson Discussing Proving Ground
Col K TF Adamson commanding officer of the Southwestern Proving Ground spoke at the Rotary Club’s Friday noon meeting at First Christian Church, outlining military reservation issues and community concerns. Staff officers Captain R C Richards and Lt R N Wolfe attended, civilian A W Stubbeman joined, program run by Fred Cook, with James Hannah Ward and Frank Ward as guests.
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Col
K. TF. Adamson
Southwestern Proving Ground
Rotary Club
First Christian Church
R. C. Richards
R. N. Wolfe
A. W. Stubbeman
Proving Ground
Coronel Adamson
Fred Cook
James Hannah Ward
Frank Ward
USO Campaign Nears 800 in Hempstead County Drive
The United Service Organizations drive in Hempstead County neared 800 dollars on Friday as volunteers push toward the county quota of 1250 dollars. Local organizers urged residents to contribute to support military personnel and community service programs.
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United Service Organizations
Hempstead
Drilling Report of South Arkansas by Arkansas Oil & Gas Commission
Arkansas Oil & Gas Commission lists drilling activity across South Arkansas with multiple wells in Dedgon, Midway, Southwood, and Atlantic regions. Notes include drilling, casing, shale targets, porosity readings, core prep, and permits to deepen with tests planned for Simackover Lime in Columbia County.
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S. Arkansas
ARK. Oil & Gas Commission
Midway
Barnsdall
F.C. Roberts
Powell
Southwood
Hodnett
Arkansas Fuel Oil
Turner
Phillips
W. C. Cc
McKamis
Carter
Hanes
Atlantic
Badean
W. C
Patton
Tidewater
Bendaw
Orig
Village
Bradham
Eley
Atlanta
J. T. Beene
Wakefield
Saunders Rouse
M. S. Lake
Ship Sunk In Coral Sea Battle Off Australia
The Coral Sea fight cost the United States the aircraft carrier Lexington after five hours of heroic effort. The battle, first naval clash where all damage came from aircraft, damaged or sunk 15 Japanese ships and kept Port Moresby and Australia out of major peril. 92 percent of Lexington's 2300 crew were rescued. many planes were lost and fires consumed the ship.
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Australia
Washington
Coral Sea
United States
Lexington
Japan
U. S
Sims
Carrie
Owith
Corel
Port Moresby
New Guinea
Rev Copeland to Delight Rev Copeland Accepts New Pastorate
The Rev. J. A. Copeland of Hope Church of Christ will leave next week for his former home Delight to serve as pastor there. Taylor Davis of Fayetteville will succeed him at Hope Church of Christ.
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J. A. Copeland
The
Hope Church of Christ
Delight
Church of Christ
Taylor Davis
Fayetteville
Copeland
Car Superphosphate Arrives in Hempstead County
County administrative officer B E McMahon told Hempstead County farmers that a car load of 20 percent super phosphate has arrived at the local Triple A office and is available now. Farmers needing fertilizer should call at once.
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B. E. McMahon
Hempstead
Cars Damaged In Night Collision Near Hope
Two autos were badly damaged and occupants received minor cuts and bruises when their cars collided on the old DeAnn road about five miles north of Hope Thursday night. Chester Stephens and Albert Dye of Blevins were slightly hurt in a crash involving a vehicle driven by a man named McFaddin.
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Old DeAnn Road
Hope
Chester Stephens
Albert Dye
Blevins
McFaddin
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