Remembering Billy Mitchell and the rise of air power
Today’s telegraph note salutes Brig. Gen. Billy Mitchell whose 1910s warnings on air power presaged a shift in defense strategy. Congress backs large ship and aircraft carrier spending, while Germany and Japan already leveraged air power in war.
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Telegraph News
Billy Mitchell
United States
Army
Navy
House Naval Committee
America
Germany
Japan
Congress
France
Singapore
Pacific
Supreme Court splits on license fees for religious literature
The five to four decision upheld local medical and peddler license fees amid questions on free speech and religion. Justice Reed led the majority noting governments may regulate distribution while ensuring equal application to religious and secular materials. Critics warn phrases may foster ongoing constitutional confusion.
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Supreme Court
Opelika
Ala
Fort Smith
Ark
Casa Grande
Ariz
Jehovah's Witnesses
Reed
Justice Reed
Navy to Build Carriers Give Up Battleships
Washington reports the House Naval Committee approved a vast shipbuilding plan to expand the fleet, focusing on carriers and air power with no new battleships. The plan envisions over 1,400 ships overall, including more than 400 carrier cruiser destroyer type vessels, while existing battleship construction is deferred or repurposed into aircraft carriers. Senate members quoted admirals saying the service will abandon new super battleships and convert some cruisers to support air power.
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Washington
U. S
House Naval Committee
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Navy
Ellender
D.-La
Brewster
Rep
Maine
Brewstar
Steno Exams on Wednesday at Hope High School
Two examinations for stenographic and typist jobs in Washington will be held at Hope High School at noon this Wednesday. Applicants who were interviewed at Hotel Barlow by J W Sugg may apply to him Wednesday morning or go to the high school with a plain application and take the tests. Postmaster Robert M Wilson reminds applicants to furnish their own typewriters for the examination period.
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Washington
Hope High School
Barlow
J. W. Sugg
Robert M. Wilson
Senatorial Candidate David D Terry Visits Hope
David D Terry, a Democratic U S Senate hopeful from the Fifth Arkansas district and a visiting congressman, toured Hope on Tuesday to see supporters. He was joined by John H Greene of Little Rock and planned to return to Washington Wednesday night for a House committee meeting.
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David D, Terry
Little Rock
Arkansas
United States Senate
Hope
John H. Greene
Terry
Washington
Hause Committee
Filling Station Reopens as Home in Tumapa, Florida
A Ryde Parl section filling station in Tumapa, Florida, closed for lack of business and has been remodeled into a dwelling. The change reflects shifting local commerce as a former service site becomes a residence.
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Tumapa
Fla
Sign of the Times
Ryde Parl
Japanese Alien Sentenced To Buy War Bonds In Hawaii
An alien Japanese national in Honolulu was sentenced to purchase $500 worth of war bonds and to remain unable to sign goods until Allied victory. The case references naval flags and wartime measures affecting economic control and labor priorities in Germany and Britain.
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Honolulu
Nippon
Fort Niagara Soldier Recalls Shaving Mirror Marked Made in Japan
Private Reuben Stol le at Fort Niagara, N Y, picks up a mirror piece after it falls and notices the marking Made in Japan. He promptly reports the finding.
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Fort Niagara
N. Y
Reuben Stolle
Stotler
Japan
Hitler's Troops Fight Sevastopol Defense Wall
Axis forces met stiff resistance at Sevastopol as a 10 day assault stalled on the Soviet Black Sea base. Soviet reports say Red Army and Navy repelled German Romanian attacks while German command noted reduced fighting. On the Kharkov front, German bridgehead across the Donets widened though Russian hilltop defenses held. Mo
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Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Sevastopol
Soviet
Black Sea
Kharkov
Hitler
Donels
Moscow
Russian Arctic
Murmansk
Arkansas grocers say 75 percent load rule impractical
Governor Adkins said Arkansas wholesale grocers find it impossible to meet Office of Defense Transportation orders requiring private carriers to haul at least 75 percent capacity on return trips. This stance highlights tension between wartime logistics and regional commerce in Little Rock.
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Little Rock
Adkins
Arkansas
Office of Defense Transport
Finale Believed Near in Battle of North Africa
The long North African clash between British and Axis forces appeared near its end as Axis generals claimed victory in the Libyan battle west of Tobruk. British headquarters acknowledged withdrawals near Ain El Gazala while praising troops at Acroma for their defense. Observers predicted a possible stalemate after eight weeks of hard fighting and a near exhaustion point for both sides.
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Associated Press
North African
Hitler
Libya
Tobruk
Acroma
Balbo
Ain el Gazala
Rommel
Bec Adem
Cairo
Ex Hope Boy Gives Account of Sinking of USS Lexington
William Harold Davis of Dallas recounts the Coral Sea battle aboard the Lexington, detailing how the carrier was sunk after fires and torpedo hits. He describes staying at his post, aiding with guns, surviving two hours afloat, and witnessing comrades pulled from the water as the ship went down.
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Lexington
William Harold Davis
Nope
Louis Sutton
North Main Street
Star Office
U.S
U S
Seaman Davis
Orvill Raines
Dallas Morning News
Dallas
U. S
Pacific
Davis
J. D.davis
Holmes
Coral Sea
Hit and Run Kills 10-Year-Old Girl Near Hope
Tiny Jones, a 10 year old negro girl, was killed in a hit and run on Highway 87 about four miles west of Hope. A soldier nearby carried her home. authorities say he is being questioned. A black coupe was reported as the presumed killer, heading west at the time.
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Tiny Jones
Hope
Highway 87
Two Killed in L and N Wreck Evansville Ind
Two men die when a Louisville and Nashville passenger train and a freight engine collide near Evansville Indiana. The locomotive baggage car mail car and a passenger coach overturn. The deceased include Harry Orndorff the passenger train’s engineer.
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Evansville
Ind
Egan
Louisville & Nashville
Harry Orndorff
To Visit Survivor of U. S. S. Lexington
Mrs Sid Houston of Hope and Hattie Calhoun of Anniston Mo depart Hope for Bakersfield Calif to visit Charles Bud Calhoun son of Mrs Calhoun who was rescued from the aircraft carrier Lexington sunk in the Coral Sea battle.
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Sid Houston
Hope
Hattie Calhoun
Anniston
Bakersfield
Calif
British Admit Mediterranean Naval Battle Report
CBS in New York reported a British language radio acknowledgment of a naval battle in the Mediterranean. The broadcast said enemy attacks on British convoys were extremely heavy and ongoing.
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New York
CBS
Mediterranean
Hay Fire Causes Little Damage at Old Warehouse
Fire officials report a small blaze at the old Boyette Warehouse at Front and Walnut streets early Tuesday. Some hay stored inside burned but overall damage was minor. A separate note mentions the British Hurricane fighter plane firing 9,600 shots per minute.
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Boyette
Front and
Walnut Streets
Star School Graduation Pictures Available
Photos of the 1942 Hope High School graduating class in caps and gowns and the High School band are available at The Star office while supplies last. Call early to help the newspaper close out this listing promptly.
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Hope High School
Star
Italians Claim Sea Victory in Mediterranean Battles
Rome reports heavy naval and air battles in the central Mediterranean on Monday. Italian high command says it sank or damaged multiple Allied ships, including cruisers and destroyers, during attacks on two large British convoys from Malta to Gibraltar and from Alexandria, with no independent confirmation yet.
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Rome
Mediterranean
Malta
Gibraltar
Cigarettes for Soldiers Urged
Blank forms available at The Star office, 212-14 South Walnut, to remit Camel cigarette cartons for soldiers both in the U S and abroad. Carton price 65 cents outside the U S, Alaska or Hawaii and $1.25 inside the U S, Alaska and Hawaii. Remittance and recipient list mailed to Reynolds Tobacco or Gibson, P O Box 669, Little Rock.
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Star
South
Walnut Street
United States
Alaska
Hawaii
R. J. Reynolds
Tobaccs Co
Winston-Salem
N. C
Er C. EB
Gibson, P
Box
Little Rock
Ark
How to Avoid Fine Honolulu
A note in Honolulu suggests that the usual 30 day driving license suspension tied to a speeding fine may be waived if the driver donates blood to the hospital.
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Honolulu
China Admits Jap Advance In Kiangsi Province
Chinese high command said Japan advanced in eastern Kiangsi while Chinese forces inflicted heavy losses on the column seeking to close the Chekiang Kiangsi railway. The communique reported Kwangfeng abandoned after an all night battle with over 1000 Japanese casualties. The gap between invading columns was reduced to about 80 miles, per an army spokesman.
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Chungking
Kiangsi
Chekiang-Kiangsi
Kwangfeng
Stations Aid Rubber Drive
Local filling stations join a nationwide rubber salvage campaign running from June 15 to June 30. C. V. Nunn, Sinclair Oil distributor, says Arkansas employees will devote two weeks to collecting scrap strap rubber, buying rather than selling at one cent per pound.
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C. V. Nunn
Sinclair Oil Company
Arkansas
Mr. Nunn
Roosevelt
Hope
U. S
Resident of Hempstead County Dies at 75
Mrs. Alice Moore, 75, long resident of Hempstead County, died at her Hope home. Survived by five sons Leon ard, Robert, W. W., Claude of Tyler, M. G. Moore. two daughters Mrs. Myrtle Mills of Marshall and Mrs. Bert Hoshlin of Houston. 22 grandchildren. Funeral services set for Bright Star at 2:30 Wednesday.
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Alice Moore
Hempstead County
Hope
Leonard
Robert Moore
W. W. Moore
Claude Moore
Tyler
Texas
M. G. Moore
Myrtle Mills
Marshall
Bert Hoshlin
Houston
Bright Star
British Aid in Sinking Italian War Fleet Units
The Associated Press reports Allied air and sea attacks set afire two Italian battleships a 10000 ton cruiser sunk and a small cruiser and destroyer damaged amid a four day Mediterranean sea air battle. German accounts claim additional hits against British convoy ships with several vessels sunk or damaged. American fliers in the Pacific and Aleutians pressed a third major victory against Japanese forces.
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Associated Press
Pacific
U. S
Asar
Navy
Japones
Aleutian Islands
Alaska
RAF
Cairo
Mediterranean
Strai
Italy
Africa
Coral Sea
Midway
Ital
Stroyers
Taanto
Edghi
House Panel Delays Action on 25000 Income Limit
Washington lawmakers said the House Ways and Means committee will not take up the administration's request for a $25,000 per individual income limit after taxes. Members indicated the proposal will likely not be addressed with the pending tax bill.
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Washington
Doughton
N.C
House
Ways and Means
WPA Offices in State to Close Towns Fort Smith Jonesboro El Dorado
The State WPA Headquarters announced the closing of district WPA offices at Fort Smith Jonesboro and El Dorado effective July 15. A spokesman said leases covering office space in the three cities were being terminated on that date.
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Little Rock
WPA
Fort Smith
Jonesboro
el Dorado
Two Ralph Smiths in County Courts Highlight Identity Issue
The Ralph Smith who lined Monday in municipal court for drunkenness is not Ralph Smith, a Hope grocery employee of East Thirteenth Street. Court docket shows two persons named Ralph Smith in the county, and The Star notes the distinction.
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Ralph Smith
Ralph Smith Hope Grocery Company
East Thirteenth Street
Michigan State Coach to Receive Family Help Next Year
Lansing Michigan AP reports John Xobs Michigan State baseball coach will get family aid next year. John Jr pitched for the Spartan freshman squad this season.
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Hast Lansing
Mich
John Xobs
Michigan State
John, Jr
Spartan
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