Hope Telephone Losses Highlighted in State Hearing
At a Little Rock hearing on June 22, 1943, Southwestern Bell’s W F Clark testified Hope exchange revenues barely covered service costs from 1933 to 1942, leaving 647 for owners after taxes and expenses, a 0.07 percent return. 1942 showed a deficit of 8092, as local rate cuts suspended by the department affected earnings. Similar cases in six Arkansas towns prompted a statewide inquiry into telephone property and earnings.
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Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
State Department of Public Utilities
Hope Telephone Exchange
Little Rock
Department of Public Utilities
W. F. Clark
Hope
Citiet
Hope's
Department of Appeal
Arkansas
Clark
Arkansas Telephone Rate Hearing Hopes for End to Seven-Year Litigation
Officials report Hope area rate schedules lag state levels and would require 45 502 in eight years to reach parity. Dr W Shepard notes no rate hike request and aims to conclude seven-year dispute so Arkansas customers get essential swift service during wartime. In other notes, a sports item hints at a local championship with a mystery maneuver by a nameless lieutenant, while fieldwork mentions chigger counts reaching 77 under a single uniform.
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Arkan
Hope
W. Shepard
Arkansas
The Winnah With 77 Chiggers At Camp Polk
A Camp Polk lieuten ant from the Elev enth Armored Division issued an open challenge to the U S Army to match his record of 77 chigger bites. The boast highlights the rugged training setting and the lighthearted claim from a frontline officer.
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Camp Polk
Eleventh Armored Division
United States Army
To Work Out Canning School Schedule
Persons interested in using the High School Canning Center are asked to meet at the Economics Cottage Tuesday morning at 9:30 to organize and discuss ways to get the most out of the canning program. The meeting will plan the summer schedule and equip usage for experienced canners.
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Tme Economics
Flashes of Life and Wartime Notes Across Cities
A mash of brief items from Middletown to Los Angeles and Warsaw reports odd wartime vibes. A child and a pony ride to Dwyer’s office prompts a homeward trip. John Baker ends bare legs ban for women at employments services. vaudeville actor Jackson, Jr. notes stolen bikes and mischief. heavy rainfall boosts church attendance as pastor Wagner notes fish won’t bite in mud.
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Middletown
Conn
Southington
OPA
Frank C. Dwyer
Dwyer
Cincinnaté
John M. Baker
War Manpower Commission
U. S. Employment Service
Los Angeles
Doc Jackson, Jr
Jackson
Warsaw
Wagner
U S Airmen Score Hits on Jap Cruiser
U S bombers flying 2000 miles round trip claimed a direct hit on a Japanese cruiser at Macassar Celebes. They dropped 38 tons of bombs in daylight, with one bomber reported missing after a Japanese fighter crashed into its wing. Australian fighters repulsed a third Japanese assault near Solomata, killing and wounding 64. Tokyo warned of renewed raids on Japan and Burma offensive plans in October as Allied operations continued in the Solomons and Rekala Bay area.
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Associated Press
Macassar
Duleh Celebes
Mube
Burma
Japan
Jurmat
Tokyo Radio
Tomokaiza Hori
Japanese Information Bureau
China
Aleutians
Hori
North Africa
Pacific
Solomons
U. S
Dauntleys
Avenger
Rekala Bay
Santa Isabel Island
Bur Village
Gannonga Island
Candini Sore Arm Opens Way To American League Struggles
New York brief notes Mila Candini of the Washington Senators battles a sore arm as he nears a seventh win. Despite pain he dominates the Yankees and leads the AL, with trade rumors and past moves shaping the season as other clubs watch his form.
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Sid Feeder
New York
Mila Candini Reit
Butcher
Washington Senators
Yankees
Senators
Claudinals
Nats
Derry Priddy
Bill
Newsik
One-Time Candidate for Governor Dies
Melbourne, June 14. Ashley, 68, Melbourne attorney and one-time governor candidate, died at a St. Louis hospital. A native of Tard county, he taught in Tard and Independence counties, studied law at Cumberland, and was admitted to the bar. He served three terms as state senator and authored Arkansas highway bond refunding in 1984. At death he was president of the Bank of Melbourne and owner of extensive property. Survivors include his widow, a daughter Katherine, and a son Capt. John C. Ashley, in North Africa. Funeral arrangements were incomplete.
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Melbourne
Ashley
St. Louis
Tzard County
Melbourne High School
University of Arkansas
Tard
Independence
Cumberland University
Senate
Bank of Melbourne
Katherine
John C. Ashley
North
Africa
Jap Attack on U.S. Vessel Beaten Off
The Navy reported two separate Japanese air attacks against U.S. vessels in the Southeast Solomon Islands area. On June 20, four Japanese planes attacked near Sayesland, and on June 22 to 28, two U.S. patrol crafts were strafed near the Russell Islands by Japanese planes, both near Guadalcanal.
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U.S
Washington
Salomion Islands
Navy
Unite States
Sayesland
Tirah natives paid by Britain to avert bandi tax
The British government pays the natives of Tirah India 240 000 rupees a year to avoid bandi. There are nearly six million recorded victories of cultivated rice. Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin.
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Tirah
India
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Hall Bros
Cleaners & Hatters
Uncle Sam
Sears
Army Ordnance Division
Seattle
the Winnah
Your McCormick-Deering
Arkansas Machine Specialty Co
V. C. Johnston
North Walnut—Hope
The
Fletcher
Castoria
U. S. Food and Drug Administration
Fletcher's Castoria
Candini
Dot and
Cash
Ness
Esuplea
Pitt Vitami
Good Drug
Cox and Gilson Drug Stores
Railroad Retirement Board
United States Employment Service Office
Geo. W. Robison & Co
Nashville
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