Invasion Talk and Allied Plans Foresee Major Moves
A British Home Secretary, Herbert Morrison, outlined a restricted coastal zone near the English Channel opposite France as a potential base for offensive operations. The discussion suggested possible Allied invasion targets around Boulogne Calais Dieppe and broader Norway actions as weather and war progress allow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt Mackkenzie
Tunis
Herbert Morrison
House of Commons
Britain
France
Hitler
United Nations
Europe
Anvasion
Russia
Ivasion
Boulogne
Calais
Somme
Dieppe
Norway
Market Report from St Louis Livestock and Grain
Livestock quotes show steers and heifers firm amid active trade with top steer prices near 18.50 and yearlings around 13.75 to 15.75. Hog and calf markets mix as buyers chase varying classes while the grain and provisions section notes wheat firm on parity gains ahead of Bankhead bill action. corn and oats steady to higher with general quiet trading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Livestock National Sotckyards, Ti
Marcly
U. S. Dept
Hoyts
Chicago
Formidable coastal defenses in Europe amid invasion fears
The column warns that an English Channel invasion could trigger history's fiercest battle across land air and sea. It notes Italian, Greek, and Balkan defenses and moves, including Italian fleet control by Germany, German troop redeployments in the Med, and strengthened Salonika fortifications with Gestapo involvement on Axis-occupied Greek islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
English Channel
Italy
Sicily
Sardinia
Corsica
Axis
Reynolds News
London
Greece
Czech
Aegean
Balkans
Turkey
Ankara
Mediterranean
Salonika
Co-Ed and Cook Shot to Death in Akron Area
Akron dispatch reports Summit County Coroner RR Amos ruled murder in the deaths of Lucille Caprano a Kent State senior and George W Reynolds a Twin Lakes country club cook. Bodies found in a car on a wooded road between Cleveland and Akron. authorities suspect robbery. Caprano carried only 41 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Ohio
Summit County
EL Amos
Lucille Caprano
Kent State University
George W. Ryenolds
Negro Cook
Twin Lakes Country Club
Cleveland
Amos
Reynolds
Danrano
Miss Caprano
Joseph Caprano
University to go on 12 months basis
Fayetteville March 31 The University of Arkansas will begin a new college year June 5 one day after the 1943 graduating class receives diplomas and will continue on a 12 months a year operational basis for the duration President A M Harding announced High school graduates may obtain a university degree in three calendar years under the new system Dr Harding said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
University of Arkansas
A. M. Harding
Sister Subs For Brother In The Navy
Rebecca Miller signed up for the Waves after telling Navy recruiters in Chattanooga that her brother Dolph was not 17. The Navy rejected Dolph but accepted Rebecca for service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
Rebecca Miller
Navy
Dolph
Dalph
Rebecca
The
Waves
Flashes of Life wartime items spark local auctions and oddities
A war bond dinner in Raton, a dentist auctioning free tooth extractions. a Montana caller reporting a bomb in the yard, a sheriffs deputy uncovering a football. Boise pins Christmas gifts from 1941, Manila to Gowen Field. Venice crash injures four fire crew, and Salt Lake City notes student elections and a theft of a dental plate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Champ Raton
N. M
Boise
Idaho
William Carrithers
Fred B. Carrithers
Manitou Springs
Colo
Manila
Gowen Field
Roosevelt Eyes Russian Talks On Postwar World
President Roosevelt outlined planned exchanges with Russia on current and postwar issues in the near future. He and Foreign Secretary Eden agreed on political and military questions and hoped similar talks would start with the Soviet Union and other United Nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Stalin
Molotov
Anthony Eden
United Nations
Senate
George
D - Ga
Barkley
Kentucky
Burton R
Ohio
Burton
Balt Rminn
United States
Eden
Russia
State to Stay Democratic Adkins Says
Washington dispatch reports Arkansas Governor Homer Adkins after meeting with President Roosevelt stating the South will remain Democratic and Arkansas will stay with the party. He called for independence of Congress, support for the president during the war, and respect for state rights after the conflict while noting the need for freight rate adjustments. He dodged questions on a fourth term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Homer Adkins
Arkansas
Roosevelt
Congress
Adkins
Johnes
Louisiana
Arnall
Georgia
South
Jones
Take My Advice Dont Go Exotic Jungle Adventure
Allison Top ping recalls warnings from Barry Field ing as she finds resolve from her father to endure a lonely jungle estancia the setting for a gripping tale of exotic adventure on tropical trails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estancia
Applicants Wanted For Railroad Work
The United States Employment Service announces a Railroad Retirement Board interview at 201 East Second Street Hope on Thursday April 8 from 9:00 to 5:00 for laborer positions with multiple railroads. Wage rate ranges from a base to overtime after eight hours. workers in lumber mining and agriculture should not apply. Applicants must sign a statement they are not employed in those industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Employment Service of the
War Manpower Commission
Railroad Retirement Board
East Second Street
Hope
Local donor Adds Volumes to Hempstead County Library
W C Washburn of Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania donates Guadals canal Diary by Richard lregitskis a best seller on the New York Herald Tribune list and a year’s subscription to National Geographic Magazine The note highlights other recent reads including Paul Revere and the World He Lived In by Esther Forbes Let the People Know by Norman Angell Captain of the Andes by Marqueda Harrison and remarks on their historical or civic themes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hempstead County
W. C. Washburn
Wilkes Barre
Pennsylvania
Richard Lregitskis
New York Herald-Tribune
Tregiskis
Star
King Features
U. S
Guadalcanal
Henderson Air Field
Paul Revere
Esther Forbes
Boston
Norman
Angell
Andes
Marquaret Harrison
San Martin
Secion
Argentina
Spain
Napoleon
Joseph
Washburn
National Geographic Magazine
Amos' Father Dies in Hugo Oklahoma
O W Amos of Hope reports his father T W Amos died while returning from church in Hugo Oklahoma at 76. A Missouri native and longtime Cherokee county farmer, he was active in Clayton Avenue Baptist Church. Funeral services were held at the church with burial in Mt Olivet cemetery. Survived by wife, two sons, and two daughters. Also notes about British nurseries charging 25 cents per child for full day care and free service for the poor, and paint packed in treated paper containers due to metal shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Amos
Oliver W. Amos
West 16Th Street
Hope
Hugo
Okla
Amos
Clayton Avenue
Mt. Olivet
Arkansas Governor Sard Arkansas In Strong Farm Health
Governor Adkins spoke with President Roosevelt about farm labor shortages caused by the draft and war industry shifts. He urged pilots for diamond beneficiation and discussed farm support, dairy issues, and using extension agents and schools to aid farming. He noted Arkansas’ strong overall condition and reported $85,000 raised this year for infantile paralysis efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Chester C. Davis
Arkansas
Tombat
Honor Roll Students Announced for Second Semester
National Honor Society lists first nine weeks honor roll with straight A’s and high honor points. Named students span 12th grade Mary Ross Meladdin Billy James Betty Monts Ophelia Hamilton Patsy Ann Campbell Joyce Betty Hilda McIntosh Virginia O’Neal. 11th grade Marcine Abbott Maxine Tabor John Paul Sanders Carroll Hyatt Betty Ruth Coleman Phyllis Williams Mary Roy Moses. 6th grade Matikias McFaddin Martha Ann Adkins Betty Ann Benson Jessie Clarice Brown Mary Louie Brown Jimmy Cox. 7th grade Ruth Ellen Stubbe man Effie Elise Hyatt Patsy McPherson David Newbern. Note Ophelia Hamilton’s name omitted from the semester list when submitted to Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Honor Society
Mary Ross Meladdin
Billy James
Betty Monts
Ophelia Hamilton
Patsy Ann Campbell
Joyce Betty
Hilda Mcintosh
Virginia O'Neal
Marcine Abbot
Maxne Tabor
John Paul Sanders
Carroll Hyatt
Betty Ruth Coleman
Phyllis Willams
Mary Roy Moses
Matikias McFaddin
Martha Ann Adkins
Betty Ann Benson
Jessie Clarice Brown
Mary Louie Brown
Jimmy Cox
Sih
Rosa Nell Ross
Walnat Tabor
Bonnie Anthony
Barbara Lagrone
Norma Jean Archer
Ruth Ellen Stubbeman
Effie Elise Hyatt
Patsy MclPherson
David Newbern
Ophelia Mamilton
Davis Status Over Farm Prices Undefined in White House Talks
Washington March 31 The issue of whether Chester C. Davis will have full authority over farm prices remains unresolved as his aides debate the powers needed after Congress refused to fund 100 million dollars for war crop incentives. Farm leaders Davis and Wickard pressed Roosevelt for clear control, but the president offered no commitment, signaling price decisions would stay in negotiations among the Office of Price Administration the food administration and the office of economic stabilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ovid A. Martin Washington
Chester C. Davis
Davis
Agriculture Wickard
White House
Roosevelt
Office of Price Administration
The
Food Administration
Office of Economic Stabilization
Edward A. O'Neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
Albert 5. Goss
National Grange
Wickard
Agriculture Department
Food Production Administration
Fron Wickard
Bloc
Hhe
Spellman Tours Ireland Visiting De Valera in Dublin
Archbishop Francis Spellman of New York visited Prime Minister Eamon De Valera at government buildings after Mass at St Marys Cathedral. He planned tours of American army camps aiding European theater war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Francis Spellman
New York
Bire
Eamon de Valera
Tocay
St Mary's Pray
District Home Demonstration Clubs Hold Three County Meetings
Three district county council meetings of Home Demonstration Clubs were held across the county with 56 members attending. The program covered victory gardens war bond drives and food production led by county officers and extension staff. The next county district council meeting is set for March 20 at Doeyte Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin Betts
Old Liberty Church
Early MeWliams
County Council
GE. Goorlet
Old Liberty Club
Victory Gardens
Earl J. Allen
Union Grove
Marlbrook
Burlin McWilliams
Carl Evans
Troy
McWilliams
Mary Claude Fletcher
Miss Fletcher
Oakgrove Church
Oakgrove Home
Early McWilliams
Cecil Woodul
Gravee Huckabee
Liberty Hill
Sid Skinner
Oakgrove
March Goth
Doeyte
Kiwanis Speaker Details Missouri Pacific Payroll and Rates
Joe Weiginger, former Hope resident and Missouri Pacific passenger agent, spoke at the Kiwanis luncheon at the Henry Hotel. He noted MP’s $12,500 monthly payroll in Hope, $27,167.50 taxes over ten years, rate reductions since 1984, and cheaper travel per mile in couches versus higher pullman fares, along with Pullman comforts and rail usage figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Weiginger
Hope
Missouri Pacific Lines
Kiwanis
Depit
Henry
Ite
Missouri Pacific
Weisinger
United States
Sntent Ho
Ray Andersen
Johnny Waele
Prank McGibbony
Emery Thompson
Bob Moore
Government Finance For Appeal Agency Plan in Arkansas
Labor Commissioner Metin Wood said the federal government tentatively approves the operation of a new three member Board of Review for unemployment appeals replacing the State Disclosures Board by July 1 under a 1943 law. The chair would earn 4200 annually and two members 1 per diem. estimated annual savings 17150. Ed Speaker, current industrial board chairman, would be named chairman of the new board by Governor Adkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Mirels
Wood
Metin
Board of Review
Industrial Board
Stairhouse
Ed Speaker
Adkins
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Tunisia
Taxi Service
Yellow Cab Taxi Co
Jesse Brown
Shorty
FREE
Bob Elmore Auto Supply
Hone, Ark
Hope Star
Market Report
Poultry and Produce
N - Norinal
Seaton
Great Falls
Mont
Sheriff's Office
Mike Quealy
Venice
Calif
Acros Street
Age
Salt Lake City
University of Ula
Jack Logan
Logan
Portland
Oregon
Toju
Roger Yower
Allison Topping
Barry Fielding
O. W. Amos
Hugo, Okla
Spellman
de Valera
Government Finance For Appeal Agency
Pontine
St. Joseph
L. R. Urrey
Taxi Co
Cook's
White Star Laundry & Dry Cleaners
Studebaker
Studebaker Engineering Laboratories
Archer Motor Company
East Third Stre Hope, Arkansas
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