Rommel in Dire Peril as Sixteen Armies Break Through
MacKenzie assesses the Mareth Line breakthrough by Montgomery and Patton and the Allied push toward Gabes. Rommel faces a panicked retreat with Allied forces closing in from the coast, while Axis divisions strain to meet the threat from north and south. The coordinated assault aims to split Axis defenses and trap Rommel, but fierce resistance and high casualties are anticipated before final victory.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Montgomery
Eighth Army
Marshal Rommel
Tunisia
von Arnim
Ameri
Gener
Patton
Soussex
Fondouk
Mareth
el Hamma
Gabes
Rommel
Wen
el Alamein
Egypt
Rom ™Mel
Market Report from St Louis Livestock and Markets
Market data from National Stockyards shows hogs at 14,000 head with slow to lower trade. sows steady. Cattle and calves about 4,000 and 1,200 respectively with steady to slow demand and mixed grades. vealers up to 16.50. Sheep around 4,000 with diverse offerings. Poultry and produce in Chicago firm. butter prices steady. New York stocks firm on investment fund buying. grains and provisions mixed with wheat slipping. Cotton fluctuated awaiting Roosevelt farm conference. May at 20.33 opened 20.29 close 20.28.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Plymouth Rock
White Rock
Springs
New York
Forenson
Board of Trade
Oais
Roosevelt
Jly
Statement of Husband of Slain Woman
Tulsa March 29 County Attorney Dixie Gilmer began an investigation into a Tulsa oil man T Karl Simmons statement that he gave Ella B Howard twenty thousand dollars in 1942. Simmons claimed he met Howard in Fort Worth eight years earlier and funded her, including a sixty day note and later notes totaling over twenty six thousand dollars. He said he told his wife and planned to uncover all involved with the money following the Mayo hotel shooting death of Mrs. Ella Simmons.
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Tulsa
Okla
Dixie Gilmer
T. Karl Simmons
Ella B. Howard
Gilmer
Simmons
Mayo
Preson
Veteran Methodist Minister Dies in Conway at 79
The Rev. R. C. Morehead, a veteran Arkansas Methodist minister aged 79, died at his Conway home. He retired in 1938 after leading the Helena, Conway and Searcy districts and serving pastorates in Searcy, North Little Rock, Marianna, Clarendon, Jonesboro, Paragould, Batesville, Russellville, and Osceola for more than five decades. His son, Rev. Connor Morehead, pastors Little Rock's First Methodist Church.
Time for V Gardeners to Thin Out Rows
Hempstead County gardening update advises thinning early crops after 3 to 4 leaves to achieve proper spacing. Miss Mary Claude Fletcher notes many rows will have excess plants. recommended distances include beets three inches and radishes one inch, with other crops listed. Free garden seed packets available from the county Extension Office.
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Hempstead County Victory
Mary Claude Fletcher
County Home
University of Arkansas College of Agriculture
Migs Fletcher
Kohlaki
Japs Report Battle in Aleutian Area
Tokyo radio declares Japanese naval units fought an engagement with U S forces off the Aleutians on March 23 damaging two cruisers and a destroyer with only slight losses. Washington said U S light forces fought a long range engagement with Japanese heavy and light cruisers and destroyers escorting two cargo ships. The enemy reportedly retreated eastward in disorderly flight.
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London
Tokyo Radio
Aleutian Islands
Tokyo
Washington
United States
Aleutians
Associated Press
Homer Burke Elected President Of Southeast Missouri Officers
Homer Burke of DeAnn and former Hope policeman won the presidency of the Southeast Missouri Peace Officers association. He serves as a Missouri Pacific railroad special officer between Poplar Bluff and Little Rock, with his home in Poplar Bluff. The officers convention drew 150 attendees. Also noted are cattle hide facts and 1942 livestock data.
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Homer Burke
DeAnn
Hope City
Southeast Missouri Peace Officers Association
Mr. Burke
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Poplar Bluff
Little Rock
Southeast Missouri Peace Officers Convention
Retailers of Meats Get Slight Rest
Meat rationing begins with a point system but demand slack gives retailers relief. New York shops lack beef as an emergency shipment fails to arrive while Newark and nearby cities secure small releases. Cleveland, Philadelphia, Chicago and other hubs report limited supplies and widespread slow restocking with OPA expectations of eventual balance.
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Associated Press
Fort Greene
Brooks Iyn
Hudson
OPA
Newark
Paterson
Passaic
Columbus
Ohio
Cleveland
N. C. Jeroski
Chicago
John A. Kotul
National Association of Retail Meat Retailers
Raymond S&s. McKeough
Detroit
Omaha
Sait Lake City
Louisville
Cincinnati
State Dealer Can Sell 417 Autos in Dallas Report
Arkansas automobile dealers will be allowed to sell 417 passenger cars next month. The OPA announced this weekend that the state was given a reserve of 72 cars for the month.
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Dallas
Tex
Arkansas Automobile
OPA
Swedish Navy Approves Cruisers at Two Shipyards
Stockholm reports the Swedish government has authorized contracts with Gataverken and Eriksbergs Ship Yards in Gothenburg for the construction of two new 7,000-ton cruisers for the Swedish Navy. The move signals a significant expansion of naval capacity and supports industrial employment in Swedish shipyards.
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Stockholm
Gataverken
Eriksbergs
Gothenburg
Flashes of Life Happy Interruption at Open House
A Philadelphia couple planned to wed at the U S club but civili ans arrived for an open house. The ceremony moved across the street in a vacant club room with Chaplain Julius Marks officiating. A special supper with a white floral centerpiece awaited the couple afterward.
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Associated Press
Happy
Chicago
Albert Glazer
Norma Stein
Philadelphia
U. S
Stephen Baumann
Julius Marks
Great Lakes
Glazer
Rommeln’s Mareth Line Breakthrough Reported
Dispatches say Allied air bombardment pummeled Rommel’s Mareth line near El Hamma and Gabes, forcing a German retreat. More than 6,000 Axis troops were captured as U S and British forces pushed from Maknassy Fondouk toward the coast while Rommel draws back to avoid a trap.
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Mareth Line
Hamina
EL Hamma
Rommel
Mareth
Matniata
Toujane
Maginot
al- Med
Cairo
Gabes
Heathes
Jurgen von Arnim
Tunis - Blaerte
United States
George 5. Patton, Jr
Fondouk
Muknassy
el Guetar
el Hiarnma
el Guttar
Gubes Plaza
Maknassy
Djebel Abiod
Bzierte
Sir Bernard Mont- Romery
Moont Vomery
el Alamein
Municipal Court Docket Details for Local Offenses
Arthur Lee Mases ran a red light and forfeited a one dollar cash bond. Dolph Davis pleaded guilty to drunkenness and paid a ten dollar fine. The record lists Joseph Webb Sims Jeff erson E D Moore Fred Veélvin El wood Miller as also forfeiting a ten dollar cash bond on drunkenness.
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Arthur Lee Mases
Dolph Davis
Joseph Webb
Sims Jefferson
E. D. Moore
Fred Veélvin
Elwood Miller
Noted Negro Lawyer Dies in Little Rock
Selpia Afriginus Jones, Arkansas’ best known Negro attorney born in Tull and educated in state schools, died at his Little Rock home aged about 80. A 57 year criminal-law practitioner, Republican leader and longtime delegate to national conventions, he promoted Negro education and civil advancement. Funeral Tuesday at 2 pm.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Selpia Afriginus Jones
Tull
Ark
Jones
South
North Lite Rock Negro Ign School
Colorful Missouri Politician Shannon Dies in Kansas City
Joseph B. Shannon a long time Missouri political figure and former congressman is dead at 0 years old from heart ailment and pernicious complications. He rose with Tom Pendergast, served six terms starting in 1830, and led a federal probe against government competition with private enterprise.
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Kansas City
Marcel
Joseph B. Shannon
Missouri
Tom Pendergast
Shannon
Washington
Congress
James Pendergast
North Side Democratic Boys
James
Pendergast
Heaviest Raid Continues Across Allied Bombing Campaign
Allied air forces hit Berlin and targets across the continent in a new heavy raid. Reports say 80 bodies recovered from Rouen as night operations followed a day strike on February 16 and March. British and American aircraft intensified efforts amid occasional fog, with Lancasters Halifaxes and Stirlings bombing Rotterdam Duisburg and Axis lines in Holland and Germany.
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RAF
United States Army Air Force
Reuters
Paris
Vaid
United States
Rouen
Berlin
Rotterdam
Duisberg
Holland
Germany
Continent
FDR to Confer on Pace Bill and Parity Costs
Senate Agriculture panel seeks FDR input on the House backed Pace bill to include all farm labor costs in parity price ceilings. Reports say Secretary Wickard may move to another post, with options including a diplomatic post, UN food program coordinator, or food chief for the armed forces.
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Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate
Wickard
United Nations
Complete Food Rationing Changes Spark Stamp Cost Shifts
Government weighs new portion limits as CPA restrictions hit eating places. Point values for staple items shift widely from meats to canned goods with many items reduced or reclassified. Canned meals and juices see notable adjustments while dried fruits temporarily carry zero points amid spoilage concerns.
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CPA
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Market Report
Aleutian
Police Association
Harold D. Fleischmann
Franklin D. Roosevelt
George C Marshall
Harald D. Fleischmann
Farmington
Utah
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Denver
Battleneck
Phoenix
Ariz
Southern ‘Pacific
Taos
N. M
Los Angeles
John Weber
Laverne Weber
County Law Library
Weber
P. S
Ephrata
Robert H. Hensey
Walla Walla
Taxi Service
Yellow Cab Taxi Co
Jesse Brown
Shorty
Free Estimates
Bob Elmore Auto Supply
Hope, Ark
Cook's
White Star Laundry & Dry Cleaners
Nora
FDR
Virginia Donnelly
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Planar
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