Sober warning about wartime OPA and science drain
Wartime policies risk crippling postwar needs. The piece notes an OPA raid on Lufkin pine cordwood pricing that could push the white paper mill out of business. It warns that shortages of medical, engineering, and other graduates threaten civilian recovery and long-term prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Price Administration
Southern Publishers
Lufkin
Texas
Hot Springs
OPA
Kraft
Hempstead County Tops War Bond Drive But Needs E Bonds
Hempstead county reported 634000 in sales toward a 624000 goal for the Seventh War Loan but still trails its 305000 E bond quota by about 10000. County Chairman Syd MacMath urged an 11th hour push as bond sales continue with Hardy Rowland touring and a New theater bond booth aiding admissions through God Is My Co Pilot.
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Hempstead County
Syd McfMath
MacMath
Hardy
Spider) Rowland
Arkansas Gazette
Army Transport Command
Theo Chaffin
Fort Smith
Remmel Young
Hope Civic Club
Stephens Boy Drowns While Swimming in Local Pond
John C. Thompson a 19 year old resident of Stephens drowned while swimming in a pond near the town. He was believed to have suffered a heart attack. His body was recovered after two hours once the pond was drained. Survived by his parents two mothers and one sister.
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Stephens
John C. Thompson
J. I. Thompson
Thompson
Early river traffic limited to barges and keel-boats
The article notes that early Mississippi travel was mainly by barges or keel-boats and that returning trips were rarely undertaken. It mentions Chile producing the largest iron ore in Latin America.
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Mississippi
Chile
Latin America
Lion Oil to Take Over War Plant in El Dorado
Lion Refining Company of El Dorado plans July 24 stockholder votes on buying the Ozark Ordnance Plant from the government and launching a postwar expansion into commercial fertilizer chemicals plastics and synthetic rubber. The plan includes acquiring a butadiene plant and renaming the firm to Lion Oil Company to reflect broader operations.
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el Dorado
Lion Refining Company of
T. H. Barton
Ozark Ordnance Plant
Ozark Ordnance
Lion Chemical Company
Defense Plant Corporation
War Department Ordnance
Barton
War Department
Lion
Ordnance Works
Lion Refining Co
Lion Oil Company
Extra liquor tax receipts in Arkansas total 146 428
Arkansas reports 146 428.84 from the extra 38 cent a gallon liquor tax on stocks in the May 31 inventory of 513 outlets. Revenue commissioner Otho A. Cook said whiskey in transit from distilleries to wholesalers would yield 500 to 1 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Arkansas
Otho A. Cook
Child welfare bureaus and widows pensions across states
The article notes that in over three quarters of U.S. states there is an organized child welfare bureau and most states provide widows pensions or mothers allowances, reflecting broad social support development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Bureau of Child Welfare
Airplane Swifter Yet Ferry Travel Shows More of Pacific Isles
Between Tinian and Saipan the eight minute air ride gives way to a ferrying view aboard an LCI. The coastlines drift by, caves once used for guns replaced by flowering Pointiana trees, while planes and ships move in the background. Navy Pharmacist Mate Curtis G Nerison visits his uncle during a pass and travels for an hour on the water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Isles
LCI
Robbin Coons
Tinian
Saipan
Linian
Marianas
Navy
Curtis G. Nerison
Montevideo
Minn
Greatest Thrill of Soldier's Life Meets Eisenhower
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower paused at Grand Central Station to greet a wounded soldier, Pvt. James Randtke of Rochester, N.Y., in a brief encounter after accompanying Mrs. Eisenhower. Randtke, injured on Luzon, called the moment the greatest thrill of his life.
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Eisenhower
New York
Grand Central Station
Kansas City
Pvt
James Randtke
Rochester
N.Y
Luzon
Mines Cleared Near Balikpapan Amid Invasion Prep
Allied mine sweepers began work in Balikpapan Bay as part of pre invasion preparations for Borneo oil centers. Tokyo claimed a sweeper was sunk, while MacArthur reports show heavy air attacks and continued ground advances in northern Luzon, including the 37th Division’s push toward Ilagan and Naguilan. Over 400 Japanese casualties reported along highway four by the Sixth Division.
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Don Caswell
Manila
Radio Tokyo
Bay of Balikpapan
Great
Borneo
Tokyo
Domei
Balikpapan
Douglas MacArthur
Samarinda
Luzon
Cagayan River
37Th
Ilagan
Isabella
Naguilan
Philippines
Bagabag
Highway Four
Truman in Washington for UN conference progress
President Truman rested in the Northwest awaiting word from San Francisco on a definite UN conference conclusion date. He planned two brief appearances and a medal ceremony for Sgt. John D. Hawk, Bremerton, then a governor’s reception with about 100 officials before a possible Puget Sound fishing session.
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Merriman Smith
Olympia
Wash
Truman
Northwest
San Francisco
E. R. Stettinius, Jr
Mon Wallgren
John D. Hawk
Bremerton
Capitol
Hawk
Ardennes Bulge
State Supreme Court
Puget Sound
Wallgren
Peru's Sierra Indians Form Over Half of Population
The article states that more than half of Peru's population consists of Sierra Indians, highlighting a significant demographic majority and regional identity within the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
Frisco Meet Hopes to End by Saturday
San Francisco dispatch says Australian Foreign Minister Evatt stands firm against Russian limits on the general assembly discussion powers, risking a delay beyond Saturday if no compromise is reached. Big Five seek reconciliation as the ninth week begins, with U S and Britain mediating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Shackford
San Francisco
Herbert V. Evatt
General Assembly
Evatt
Moscow
Truman
Olymphia
Wash
Big Five
United States
Great Brition
Hat
Assembly
Francisco Franco
Spain
United Nations
Franco
U. S
James C. Thinn
Debate advancement of Rayburn as successor in vacancy
Washington moves toward early consideration of legislation naming House Speaker Rayburn as Truman’s successor if vacancy occurs. Senator Bridges introduced a parallel bill. Sumners plans action. Monroney Kefauver proposals also seek cabinet or Senate leadership succession with Stetinius cited.
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Washington
Congress
House
Rayburn
Dtex
Truman
White House
Berlin
Bridges
R-Nh
Sumners
House Judiciary Committee
Senate Elections Committee
Judiciary Committee
Representative Monroney
D-Okla
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Edward R. Stetinius, Jr
Senate
Governor Laney to address Hempstead Rotary Friday
Governor Ben Laney will speak to the Hempstead County Rotary Club this Friday at noon at the Hotel Bar. Directors of the Farm Bureau will join him, and members may bring guests by notifying secretary Dr. Thomas Brewster by Thursday noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope Rotary Club
Ben Laney
Hempstead County Farm Bureau
Thomas Brewster
Six Drownings Shock Morrilton Arkansas Plunge
Six Arkansas children aged six to 14 drowned near Morrilton while swimming in a deep hole left by the 1943 Arkansas River flood. Families involved were the Rudkins and Manus, with Millege Rudkins as a witness. Rescuers recovered all the bodies after bystanders failed to save them.
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Morrilton
Arkansas
Earnest Lee Rudkins
Leonard
Charles Paul
Lewis Earl
Earnest Rudkins
Alvin Manus
Thurman
Frank Manus
Arkansas River
Millege Rudkins
American Enlisted Men In Paris Open Own Night Club
American soldiers in Paris now have a private night club run with Army supervision. Champagne costs eight dollars a bottle and cognac fifty cents a shot, with nightly crowds of soldiers and their companions. The venue features music, a floor show, and friendly MP chauffeur service, drawing praise from servicemen despite high prices.
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Paris
Cynthia Lowry
Hal Boyle
Coloseum
Army Special Services
America
James W. Hughes
South Chestnut St
Spokane
Wash
T-4
Walter H
Biezrte
Calorie intake to drop for Americans in 1945 prompting famine fears
The Agriculture Department said Americans will have 5 to 10 percent fewer calories in 1945 due to shortages of meat fat and sugar while overall nutrition remains adequate. Production sits 7 percent below last year but 32 percent above prewar levels as eastern produce merchants warn of a potato famine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Gmeine
Washington
United States
Agriculture Department
Yanks Nearing Japs Hdas on Okinawa
U S and Marine forces push along Okinawa southern coast as Japanese troops and civilians flee or surrender. Two Marine regiments seize coast, deeper battles around Mabuni hold slow progress against entrenched defenses and caves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okinawa
Son of D B Phillips Reported Wounded in France
Mr and Mrs D B Phillips of announced the return of their son Pfe D B Phillips Jr to a hospital in France with a foot injury. He is a private first class receiving treatment in a French hospital.
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Pfc
D. B. Phillips
French Hospital
Ward
Pfe D. B. Phillips, Jr
France
Eisenhower Would Unite Army Navy Into One Unit
General Eisenhower told cadets at West Point that the Army Navy and Air forces must be a single unit and would share one uniform if feasible. He joked that Congress and senior officials would likely oppose such a change.
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Eisenhower
Army
Navy
West Point
N. Y
Air Forces
United States Military Academy
Congress
Big Brass Hats
Chinese troops reach to within three miles of Liuchow
Chinese forces press toward Liuchow amid heavy fighting in southern Kwangsi. The high command said troops advanced to within three miles of the former American airfield and recaptured a key six miles southwest junction on the Kwangsi railway. The Central News Agency noted Chinese gains of up to seven miles in 24 hours as Japanese resistance stiffened.
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Chungking
Liuchow
Chinese High Command
Kwangsi Province
Rairoad
High Command
Chinese Central News
Kwangsi
Pingjiang
Indo-China
Hitler and Eva Braun Die by Suicide in Berlin Bunker
Berchtesgaden dispatch reports Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun married days before their deaths. Eyewitness Eric Kempke says he carried Braun’s body from the Reich Chancellery bunker as Hitler shot himself on April 30. Goebbels and his wife reportedly killed themselves May 1, with the bunker set ablaze.
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Jack Fleischer
Berchtesgaden
Adolf Hitler
Eva Braun
Berlin
Reichschancellery
Hitler
Eva
Red Army
Kempe
Joseph Goebbels
Kemke
Goebbels
Fort Smith Eyes $3 Million Hydrogenizing Coal Plant
Fort Smith plans a federally operated experimental coal plant to hydrogenize coal a project valued at 3 million dollars. Arthur D. Murray secretary of the Fort Smith Chamber of Commerce said the plant would be located in Fort Smith and run by the government for experimental work.
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Fort Smith
Washington
Arthur D. Murray
West Memphis and Crossett Annexation Rights Approved
The state board of municipal incorporation approved annexation of new territory by West Memphis and Crossett and raised Star City to a second class city. Secretary of State C. G. Hall announced.
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Little Rock
West Memphis
Crossett
Star City
State Board of Municipal Incorporation
C. G. Hall
3 000 Tons of Fire Bombs Strike Japan
3000 tons of incendiary bombs were dropped by 450 B 29s on three Japanese industrial cities Shizuoka Fukuoka and Toyohashi. The raids aimed to destroy war making centers with widespread fires and damaged factories. Tokyo radio reported fires raged for hours as fighters and flak were largely ineffective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robin Coons
Guam
Shizuoka
Tokyo
Japan
Tokyo Radio
Toyohashi
Honshu
Fukuoka
Kyushu
Radio Tokyo
Kanmon Strait
Okinawa
Omuta
William W. Potter
Knoxville
Tenn
Ig 4
Marianas
Moscow Says Prosecution Drops Death Penalty for Polish Leaders
London reports Mos cow prosecutors will not seek the death penalty for 16 Polish underground leaders charged with subversive activity against the Red Army. Maj Gen Asansiev said he would press prison terms but stop short of demanding execution. Defendants include Gen Leopold Okulicki and Jan Jankowski with final pleadings underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Moscow
Red Army
Asansiev
Leopold Okulicki
Assistant Director of Forestry Parks Dismissed in Arkansas
Madl Morrison of Malvern was dismissed as assistant director of the forestry and parks division of the Arkansas Resources and Development Commission. The post was abolished to cut supervisors and hire staff for park construction repairs. Morrison had served under Division Director Fred H. Lang and led the former state parks commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Madl Morrison
Malvern
Forestry and Parks Division
Arkansas Resources and Development Commission
Morrison
Resources and Development Commission
Hendrix Lackey
Lackey
Fred H. Lang
Old State Parks Commission
Resources and Development Board
Native wine price controls approved for state liquor
Little Rock on June 20 state revenue Commissioner Otho A. Cook was advised by the Attorney General that he has authority to regulate minimum prices of native wines but not other alcoholic beverages. Cook sought the opinion to advance a liquor price control program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Otho A. Cook
Attorney General's Office
Cook
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American Council On Education
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State of Washington
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Laney
Seif Erickson
Mabuni
Coas
Kunishi Ridge
Komesu
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Archibald W. Arnold
Seventh Divsion Infantry
Simon Olivar Buckner, Jr
Buckner
Eighth Marine
Tteam
Associated Press
al Dopkin
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Ft. Smith Experimental
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