Churchill cites Allied unity in Tunisia progress bulletin
Premier Churchill in Commons outlines Allied unity and success in Tunisia. He praises coordinated British French and American action, credits the Mareth Line defeat to joint leadership and air power, and warns against underestimating remaining tasks as fighters push toward final victory.
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Ewitt MacKenzie
Churchill
Tunisia
Gabes
Ettask
Rommel
Cheif
Eisenhower
Iran
Alexander
Montgomery
Mareth Line
Patton
Berlin
Egypt
Libya
Market Report 8T Louis Livestock and New York Stocks
Market report covers Louis Livestock with hogs cattle and sheep prices and Chicago poultry and produce figures. New York stocks show profit taking, war optimism, and mixed gains with transfers around 1.8 million shares and cotton futures firming late day.
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Louis Livestock National Stockards
Iil
U. S. Dept Agr
Chicago
New York
Grain and Provisions Wrap Up Mixed Trading in Chicago
Grain and provisions markets closed a tight range with firm undertone as traders awaited Washington developments. Wheat held near the previous close, May at 1.45, July 1.453 4. rye rose modestly, oats unmoved to fractionally higher, corn at ceiling. Cash wheat and No 2 yellow corn saw no sales. In New York cotton, reports highlighted Allied manpower buildup and strong morale, noting Rommel’s potential withdrawal as a strategic possibility.
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Chicago
Washington
Poland to Defend Rights After War
Gen. Wladyslaw Sikorski told a London luncheon that Poles would unite to the last man to resist any post war claims on Poland. He praised Polish soldiers who fought with Britain and called for continued underground resistance. He also urged an Allied air force to shift to the Russian front after Tunisia.
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London
Wladyslaw Sikorski
Poland
Sikorski
Great Britain
Britain
Tunisia
Fatal Shooting Ties Quarrel To Company President
In Jonesboro on March 30 a three month quarrel stemming from the discharge of Parr’s niece led to the slaying of James B. Parr 61 compress company president and friend of Senator Hattie W. Caraway. Prosecutor Marcus Fietz filed a first degree murder charge against 67 year old Fret Mathes and said he will be tried in April. Joe Finch an insurance adjuster witnessed the shooting in Parr’s office as Mathes sought Parr’s signature to pay rail vouchers and an amicable settlement. Caraway hurried from Washington to attend Parr’s funeral. Also noted, Rev Dr Karl Ruf Stolz 59 Hartford school dean and psychologist died last night.
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Jonesboro
Fret
Mathes
James B. Parr
Hattie W. Caraway
Marcus Fietz
Parr
Fietz
Joe Finch
Jonesboro Insurance Adjuster
Senator Caraway
Washington
Board Calls for Uniform Freight Rates Across Nation
A three-member board created by the transportation act urges abolition of regional freight differentials and adoption of a nationwide uniform rate. Two members say uniformity will ensure equal economic development and no artificial rate bias, while urging Congress to amend the Interstate Commerce Act to permit nationwide differential ratings if clearly ratified.
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Wahington
Congress
Kraft to Appeal High Court Tax Ruling
Southern Kraft Corp of Camden said it would appeal to the U S Supreme Court from Arkansas Supreme Court decisions allowing the state to collect a 2 percent sales tax on wholesale consumption of imported natural gas and electricity. The State Tribunal ordered Southern Kraft and Creed Lumber Co to pay about $123,000 in back tax dating to 1935. The company argued the tax violated the interstate commerce clause of the Constitution.
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Little Rock
Southern Kraft Corporation of
Camden
The
Revenue Department
U. S. Supreme Court
Arkansas Supreme Court
Southern Kraft
Creed Lumber Company
Major Changes May Result in Draft Meeting
Washington reports suggest a State Selective Service directors conference will discuss possible regulatory changes to draft fathers when classes are exhausted. Rumors center on creating a new father class or broadening the non deferable list to meet July quotas, despite official caution from War Manpower head McNutt.
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Washington
National Headquarters
Paul V. McNutt
Armed Services
Five More Arkansans Listed Missing in Action
War Department lists 814 U S soldiers missing in North Africa including five Arkansans. Names include Pvt Grady B Candra of Harrisburg Rt 1 Box 200, Set Fancer B Furt of Alexander, Lt Joseph R Green of Myry wife Maxine W Green North Little Rock, Pvt John K E Maher Devalls Bluff, Staff Sgt Ruben H Summerhill Gurdan Rt 1. The notice notes many are likely prisoners of war.
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Washington
North Little Rock
John KE. Maher
Amy Maher
Devalls Bluff
Ruben H. Summerhill
Alice E. Lewis
Rt 1
Gurdan
Tulsa Financial Probes in Murder Case of Mrs Simmons
County Attorney Dixie Gilmer probes T Karl Simmons finances with Mrs Elin B Howard in murder case. Bank records sought for payments from 1942 to 1996 to trace funds, as Simmons allegedly admitted a long relationship and a $20,000 payment in 1942.
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Tulsa
Okla
Dixie Gilmer
T. Karl Simmons
Elin B. Howard
Fort Worth
Gilmer
First National Bank
Trust Company
Common Pleas
Grad Cornett
Simmons
Howard
Man Awakens To House Fire in Bla itchfield Maine
Roger Left awoke to a house fire at the single story dwelling in Bla itchfield Me. He jumped from a window but found himself unclothed and reentered the burning house to retrieve minor items. Flames consumed the structure as he eventually escaped wearing clothes.
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Blaitchfield
Roger
Lett
Siun
Rate threat to supply could exhaust in three months
A warning notes that supply levels are running extremely low and could be virtually exhausted in three months across many locations. Authorities urge prompt action to secure reserves and manage distribution before shortages escalate.
Connally Seeks Favorable Post War Program
Washington March 300 Postwar legislation dominates Senates goal to gain broad support for a postwar security program with the United Nations. Connally hopes a Senate approved proposal minimizes dispute while endorsing joint military and naval action to deter aggression after the war. The committee plans hearings on measures urged by Bull GleAlia Mate Burton to shape a concise declaration.
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Washington
Senate
Connall
United Nations
Connally
Bull
Crminn
Will GleAlia
Mate
Dnm
Burton ¢Rohio
Connolly
Lawmakers Debate Referendum on Peace Treaty Terms
Rep Keighan proposes a constitutional amendment for a national referendum on all peace terms the president negotiates if the Senate fails to ratify. Fehgingine notes aim to avoid repeating the League of Nations rejection after World War I.
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Senate
Keighan
Dohio
Feghan
League of Nations
Roosevelt Confers With Eden Before Ottawa Journey
President Roosevelt spent the morning in a bilateral conference with British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden. Eden, a White House guest since Saturday, is set to depart for Ottawa en route to London.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Anthony Eden
Eden
White House
Ottawa
London
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