Deciding Hour in Battle for Egypt Near Matruh
Wartime note by Witt MacKenzie analyzes Rommel vs Allied forces near Matruh as British reinforcements assemble at Rhiy after Libyan campaigns. The piece discusses air power, supply lines, and the strategic stakes for Egypt and Suez with Rommel pressing to force a decisive clash.
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Churchill
Suez
Ritchie
Matruh
Rommel
Ommel
Eighth
Samney
Bengasi
Hitler
Tany
iFairs Postponed Until After War Says Official
Washington June 26 AP officials urge delaying state fairs to conserve tires and support war needs. Joseph B Eastman of the Office of Defense Transportation rejects pleas to cancel fairs and returns a negative reply to fair association requests.
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Washington
Irs
Joseph B. Eastman
Office
Defense Transportation
Astman
Zip Your Lip campaign could curb dangerous gossip
In Monterey and Salinas a public relations crafted effort silenced casual gossip about troop movements to Fort Ord. The Zip Your Lip slogan reduced insider information leaks and noise, turning gossip into caution. The piece urges a similar quieting campaign locally to prevent aiding any axis efforts through loose talk.
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California
Monterey Peninsula
NEA Service
Ford Ord
Feeney
Chambers of Commerce
Monterey
Salinas
Fort Ord
Bremen Targeted by RAF Fire Path in Heavy Bombing Raid
An air ministry communique notes Bremen, Germanys second largest port with 500000 residents, faced intensive RAF bombardment plus heavy cloud hampering results. The raid cited attacks on nearby airfields in the Low Countries, intruder operations, and fierce defense by night fighters and anti-aircraft guns as RAF resumed large scale bombing after weather delays.
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Bremen
Germany
Focke-Wulf
Air Ministry
RAF
Temporary Gas Rationing Proposed by Eastern Mayors
A conference of eastern mayors proposed temporary nationwide rationing of gasoline and fuel oil to ensure essential petroleum reaches the east. The plan targets western New York, western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and other Midwest states as needed.
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Washington
New York State
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Midwest
Tokyo Air Raid Panic Report From Neutral Eye Witness
An eye witness to the April Tokyo air raid, now arrived in Ankara, says Tokyo residents panicked and spirits fell after a daylight strike. He notes sparing of inner-city areas, heavy damage near Yokohama, weak anti-aircraft response, and belief the war would last many years.
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Ankara
United States
Tokyo
Yokohama
Japan
Ex-President of Chiropractors Dies in Little Rock
Dr. A. H. Green, Sr., 77, former president of the Arkansas State Association of Chiropractors, died at his home after a long illness. A former Missouri Pacific railroad machinist with 30 years service, he retired in 1938. Survived by son Dr. A. H. Green, Jr. Funeral set for tomorrow afternoon at his home.
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Little Rock
A. H. Green
Arkansas State Association of Chiropractors
Missouri Pacific
Green
U-Boat Toll Reaches 312 In Western Atlantic Sinkings
The Navy reports sinking of a U S merchant vessel in the Gulf of Mexico on May 4. A Canadian ship was damaged but with no loss of life after a Japanese submarine attack near a west coast Canadian port. Twenty three survivors praised new liferafts. The tally for merchant ships sunk in the western Atlantic since Pearl Harbor reaches 312.
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Associated Press
Navy
U. S
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic
Pearl Harbor
Caribbean
University trains Arkansans for wartime defense work
Harding outlined wartime university programs that prepare more than 700 Arkansas men and women for immediate ordnance plant work. Training centers in Little Rock Pine Bluff Fort Smith Helena Hot Springs Searcy Siloam Springs and Fayetteville offer classes in engineering science and management. The university extends food production education to farms through Extension Service and helps high school students soldiers in Alaska continue schooling.
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Harding
Keller to Speak Tonight at Hempstead Courthouse
Conway and Jonesboro Democrat Fred Keller, a leading Arkansas agriculturist and former Soil Conservation Service executive, campaigns for governor by skipping a Hope speech at 6 40 oclock tonight in Hempstead County Courthouse.
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Fred Keller
Conway
Jonesboro
Hempstead
Mr. Keller
United States Soil Conservation Service
Nce
County Land May Be Leased by State Officials
State lands totaling about 1,000 acres in Hempstead Miller and Little River counties were recommended for oil and gas leases by Acting Chief Appraiser Harve B Thorn to a subcommittee. Leases include 80 acres in Hempstead, 11.82 acres in Miller, 300 acres in Hempstead across eight tracts, and 560 acres in Little River. Rates proposed are 10 per acre annually for most lessees with an 1/8 royalty on production. Williams S King and Marion county applicants faced denials or conditions. Additional notes cover ROTC training, naval reserve programs, and postwar agricultural charter proposals by Dr W R Horlacher.
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Little Rock
Hempstead
Miller
Little River
Harve B. Thorn
Joe Hardin
Barnsdall Oil Co
Thorn
Midway Ueld
Miller County
DB. S. Montgomery
Texarkana
Hempstead County
R. BD. Franklin
Hope
Little River County
Joe Strahan
Henderson Jackson
Mena
Strahan
Jackson
Barnsdall
Williams S. King
Sam Seligson
Marion County
Harry B. Kniseley, Jr
N. J. Andrews
Kenneth Ray
ROTC
Infantry
Signal Corps
Naval Reserve
Navi
Air Corps
Aermantics Authority
University School of Medicine
Dyo
W. R. Horlacher
College of Agriculture
Harlacher
Herlacher
Market Report Sheds Light On Cotton And Grain Fluctuations
New York Cotton futures slid late in the session with July at 18.05 and December 18.60, while Open 18.27 and close 18.09 to 18.60 across contracts. At St Louis, hogs traded around 14.70 with broader declines later, cattle and calves steady, and sows around 13.60 to 14.10. poultry in Chicago mixed with varied live weights and prices. Grain in Chicago fell as Wheat dropped to near two-cent lows, with July at 1.16 1-2 and corn around 65-78 cents, while soybeans eased and oats held near 40-50 cents.
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New York
T. Louis
Chicago
Southwest
Group Probes Gas Pipeline to Halt War Shortages
The Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission discussed dual completions in Cotton Valley sand Dorcheat and Macedonia fields to supply sweet gas for Lake Catherine Aluminum plant and other war industries. A 1 inch pipe line to the Aluminum plant near Hot Springs would be finished by August 1, with interim gas needs until two plants under construction are completed next year.
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Magnolia
Tasmany
Sotton Valley
Corcheal
Macedonia
Calumbla County
Oi and Gas Commission
Lake Catherine
Arkansas
Hot Springs
C Bailey
Commission
Dorcheat
Ol King Segis Monument Praised In Northwest Valley
A new seven by five by one foot monument honors Ol King Segis in Boise Idaho. The plaque calls him an Idaho Holsteinfri sian sire who greatly contributed to the dairy industry. The late George Leighton of Meridian sold his herd to Carnation Farms of Seattle and critics found the site modest but fitting.
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Boise
Ida
King Segis
Northwest
Segis
George Leighton
Meridian
Idaho
Carnation Farms
Seattle
Penalty Set for Excess 1942 Cotton Sales
Secretary Wickard signed an order imposing an eight cent per pound penalty on sales of 1942 grown cotton that exceed farm marketing quotas. The penalty rises from seven to eight cents, while the basic loan rate for 1942 cotton is about 16 cents per pound, with excess marketings penalized at half the loan rate.
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Washington
Wickard
Dope on State Political Races Dope on State Political Races
John J. McClellan of Camden named seven men to his U S senator campaign committee including Joe C Barrett Abe Collins Arthur Johnson Henry W Smith W L Wells G C Jardin and TL Caryile Arkansas Gazette notes governor's official family also tied to Mott and Terry race Osro Cobb accuses Republicans of limited representation on election boards and urges minority party appointees per county boards
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Clark County
W. L. Wells
G. C. Jardin
Fort Smith
Caryile
Lexarking
The
Arkansas Gazette
Jack Mott
David BD. Terry
Litle Hockings
Osro Cobb
State Election Board
ExAmbassador to Italy Dies Today
Baltimore June 26 AP John W. Garrett United States ambassador to Italy from 1928 to 1930 died early today at his home in suburban Baltimore He was 70 last month and had been in failing health for a year A career diplomat he served as secretary to the embassies in The Hague Berlin and Rome and as minister to Venezuela Argentina and Holland He chaired a commission that negotiated an agreement between the United States and Germany on treatment of prisoners of the World War
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Baltimore
John W. Garrett
United States
Italy
Garrett
Hague
Berlin
Rome
Venedici
Argentina
Molland
Germany
Bicycle racks at 10 stations for commuter parking
The New York New Haven Hartford railroad plans free parking at 10 stations in Westchester County and Connecticut to encourage commuters who cycle from home to trains into New York City. The article also briefly mentions a culinary note about Asiatic turkey with dark meat on the breast and white meat on the drumsticks.
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New York
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Westchester County
Connecticut
New York City
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