Our Daily Bread and the 15 Day Coal Truce Turmoil
The article critiques John K. Lewis for delaying a coal miners strike and accepting a 15 day truce only after a government seizure of mines and President Roosevelt’s radio address. It portrays Lewis as endangering national war effort and calls for removing him and his district mine chiefs to protect fuel supplies and American citizens.
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John K. Lewis
United States
Roosevelt
Tom
Pearl Starbor
Americat Federation of Labor
Congress of Industral Organizations
United Mine Workers of America
Lewis
Maine
Irine
Court Cuts Personal Injury Award In Half
A Hot Springs resident’s 25 000 judgment for a 2014 Arkansas crash was reduced to 12 500 by the Supreme Court. The case involved George Garretson who suffered skull, shoulder and hip injuries in a three-vehicle wreck near Arkadelphia. Witnesses described dense smoke and glare as factors. The court let several related awards stand while reducing Garretson’s total, with statements noting his after-injury recovery and challenges to the verdict.
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Gite Bock
Agepreme
Hot Springs
Chork
George Isan
Arkadelphia
John BD. Oviatt
Emma Tarnutzer
Ohio
Missouri du Ce Railway
Tarnultzee
High Court
C. C. Garretgan
Flat Springs
Velen
Irene Dunes Garretson
George Garretson
Fb Seintorear
Garretson
N. Paul Ruffing
Texarkund
Paul Ruffing
J. H. Lackadell
The
Plainlifes
kd I. Melad+din
Cakull
Etler
Relief Director Ends Long Trip
New York March 3—Fadian, director of the Office of Foreign Relief and Rehabilitation, has returned from a 15,000 mile trip describing it as very useful and very successful. Governor Wie durme arrived aboard a Pan American Clipper and said he went to get first hand information, holding conferences with British and other national representatives.
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New York
Fadian
Office of Foreign Relief and
Mehabilitalim
Wie
Durme
Allies Said to Hold Ground Near Tunis in North Africa
Radio reports via Associated Press claimed Mateur was occupied by Allied forces and that a Kef Touila arc extended toward Sidi N Sir and approaches to Jefin. Not yet corroborated by other sources, U.S. and French troops reportedly held positions in a 12 mile radius west of Mateur in North Africa.
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London
Mity
AL Aello
Malem
Bivzerte
Tunis
Tress
Jan North Africa
Algiers
United States
Mateur
Reagh
Kef Radio
Edward Kennedy
North Africa
Biserte
Alviers
Associa Press
Alvies
Matone
America
Matuer
Binorte
Punis
Peeben Twoops
Moroscan Gaums Udo
Aeea
Bizcute
eWind
Privet
U.S
Kel Adjal Torla
Moteur
Accident Fatal to Storm Troop Chief in Potsdam
London reports Vic tor Lutse, chief of staff of the Storm Troop, died in a Potsdam hospital from injuries after an automobile accident. Lutse, an adherent of Hitler, had succeeded Col. Ernst Roehm following Roehm's 1934 purge.
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London
Jaye
Reton
Victor Lutse
Adolf Hitler
Potsdam
Laver
Col
Ernst Roehm
Storm Trooper
Roehm
Hitler
Piggott Soldier Listed As Prisoner Of War
Washington May 34 Pv William B Lightfoot son of Mrs Grace A Fish Piggott was the only Arkasus soldier on a list of 170 held as prisoners of war by Traly made public by the War Department today Lightfoot is interned with the military hospital Sadler
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Washington
William B. Lightfoot
Grace A. Fish
Piggott
Arkasus
Traly
Pat. Lightfoot
Sadler
First Lady Warns of High Casualties
Mrs Roosevelt told the Graduate Club of Teachers College that America must prepare for tremendous casualties after the war. She warned that many veterans will be incapacitated and must be reintegrated into daily life, stressing the need to face harsh realities and support returning servicemen.
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New York
Pranklin D. Roosevelt
America
Graduate Club
Teaehersy College
No Stoppage Reported in Oklahoma Arkansas Mines
United Mine Workers District 21 head David Fowler announced there was no stoppage in the Oklahoma Arkansas mining area. Operators and workers agreed the weekend idle period did not reflect a walkout, with no national directive to halt April accords. War Mothers and American Legion groups urged action against John L. Lewis amid wartime tensions.
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War Smith
Uh— Bank
Arkansas, Oklahoma
Warke
David Fowler
United Imine Workers District 21
New York
Fowler
John L. Lewis
Thik
War Mothers Organisation
Stile Jutier Chamber
Lower Point Values for Canned Goods Adjusted by OPA
The Office of Price Administration announced weekend changes to point values for canned foods and juices. Reductions affected pineapple juice and various fruit juices while apricots and pineapple saw increases. some vegetable juices were removed from rationing. other items like soups and dried vegetables saw adjustments. End dates extend to month end with no change to certain coupons.
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Washington, Mary
Office of Price Administration
Cubs
Welard
Geapoltuil
Tod
Ponsa
OPA
Allied Planes and Subs Target Jap Shipping Worldwide
Allied bombers and submarines push to cut Japanese shipping as Darwin raids intensify. MacArthur’s forces sink 27,800 tons of Japanese vessels and damage 65,800 tons. U S submarines add another 125,900 tons. Planners compare Japanese submarine offensive to North African losses, with air and sea actions ongoing in Barina, Mauridge, and other theaters.
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Associated Press
Atteicu
Australia
United Nations
Darwin
Southwest Pacific
Coupe Nes MacArthur
Nola
Intur
MacArthur
Kai Island
Korping
Vimor
Hey
Barina
Mauridge
Britain
RAC Blenheims
Chinthvin
Vengil
India
CIA
Blytheville Man To Head Jaycees
Bennish Blytheville is the new president of the Avksusis direct Chamber of Commerce elected at the annual convention. Officers named include Gene Moore first vice president Byrum Eluist second vice president WC Reeves third vice president and Jack V Clark national director.
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Tol Springs
Bene
Bennish
Blytheville
Avksusis
Conmnearee
Wooh. Winehell
Morita
Gene Moore
Harrison
Byrum Eluist
Hot Springs Secmd
WC. Reeves
Fort Smith
Jack V. Clark
Texarkany
Arkansans Named to Manpower Group
President Roosevelt sent to the Senate nominations for the Man Power Commission. Will S. Denham of Missouri is named area director at Kansas City and Mayd W. Sharp of Arkansas is named area director at Little Rock. James Moose Jr. of Mariaville, Ark is nominated as minister to Saudi Arabia and United States consul there.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senae
Man Power Commission
Will S. Denham
Missouri
Kansas City
Mayd W. Sharp
Arkingsis
Little Rock
James
Moose, Jr
Marvillon
Ark
Foreign Service
United States
Saudi Arabia
Woman Skipper Teaches Heroes in Denver Navy Course
Denver skipper Mary Corr, likely the only woman with a master’s license in merchant marine, runs a navigation course for Navy Reserve recruits. A former student wrote he was well and busy, days after South Pacific reports of an ensign aiding in sinking or damaging enemy ships.
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Denver
Mary Corr Vise
Navy
South Pacific
Ehelgt
Local Boys Take Alaskan Road Job Away From Home
Two underage Arkansans, Claude Nunn Jr and Billy Ramsey, left Little Rock for road work on an Alaskan highway project. They travel to a Canadian site for assignment as jobs were scarce with only ten openings statewide.
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Hope
Myers
Claude Nunn, Jr
Claude Nunn
Sinclair City
Billy Ramsey
W. M. Ramsey
Chetkored Cafe
Little Rock Balure
Canada
Arkansis
Nazis Seek to Raise Army of Russians in Baltic
Stockholm reports indicate Nazi authorities pursue a plan to form an army in Russian hands estimated at up to 400000, including about 50000 captured Russians and civilians in the Baltic states under a former Soviet general now under Nazi control. Preferential selection would use only those deemed reliable by the navy, while general mobilization efforts face manpower shortfalls.
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Stockholm
Baltic States
Germain
Reich
Frankfurter Zeitung
Germany
Andreia A. Vlasov
Kiev
Litler
Gestapo
Heinrich Ummter
Kaun Marehit
Nuvi
Tistonda
Alfred Tesenberg
Nawl
Europe
Han
Nazi Commission Probes Polish Officers Murders
Berlin radio reports a German commission, selected from 12 nations, investigates Polish officers allegedly killed by the Russians near Sinovsk. Mass graves opened. about 942 bodies examined, 70 percent identified. Russians accuse Germans of the killings. the probe follows failed joint inquiries and intensified propaganda.
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Associated Press
Berlin Radio Today
Bilied
Sinovsk
Mareh
Geriiny
Russia
Agen
Eles
Moscow
Poland
Germany
Lieternational
Rec Cr
Red Cross
Allied Forces Take Mateur in Tunisian Campaign
Allied troops entered Mateur cutting the Tunis to Bizerte link as French forces moved along the coast. Operations near Kef Adjal Touila and the Mateur area pressed German defenses, with U S and French units driving toward the coast and more prisoners taken. The offensive focused on the Medjerda valley and nearby heights to prevent a Tunis breakthrough while German withdrawals continued.
New Director for University Women Chosen in Arkansas
The Arkansas Division of the American Association of University Women will be guided this year by Mrs. J. W. Ramsey for Smith. She was elected president at the recent meeting, succeeding Miss Elizabeth Kitte Rock. Other officers named include Mrs. ELM. Ar Lite Rock as first vice president, Byrum Hurst of Hot Springs as second vice president, and Miss Chia 2. KRemnan of Monticello as treasurer.
Tanager of Middlesex Wins Appeal Over Food Waste Fine
A tanager from Middlesex restaurant challenged a conviction and £5 fine for food waste. He testified he kept 12 traps and three eats, believing the setup would suffice and was exposed in the mice safeguard.
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Donder
Middlesex
Stopiuce
Capt. Joe Hinton Receives Air Medal for Valor
Captain Joe Hintoun of Hope Route One Spring Hill is awarded the Air Medal for valorous actions over China Burma and Indo China. He completed more than 24 missions between September 23 1942 and January 10 1943, including an aerial victory on December 27 over Lashio.
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Joe Hintoun
K. C. Hinton
Spring Hill Road
China
Burma
Indo-China
War Department
Kinton
Lashio
Nazis Abandon Efforts to Expand Wedge
Moscow reports Red Army artillery shelled German positions in the Kuban sector as the six day drive to widen the bridgehead ended with 7,000 German casualties. Soviet communique notes 200 more enemy deaths and 16 batteries silenced, while Berlin claims Russians failed in fresh Kuban attacks. British and American cooperation praised by Pravda.
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Moscow
Red Army
Kuban
Caucasus
High Command
Berlin
Associated Press
TR Prussia
East Prussia
Neon
Obu- Suev
Donets River
Kharkov
Communist Party
Pravda
Joseph Stalin
United States
Great Britain
United Nations
Germany
Soviet Union
Britain
Jap American Soldiers Entertained by West Coast Women
Chartered buses carried LOU young Jap Anterman from Rohwer relocation camp to entertain several hundred Japanese American soldiers. The women, mostly college girls and West Coast professionals, stayed in war housing while the troops, volunteers from Hawaii and the mainland, donated funds to cover transport and meals. The piece notes Tokyo's size and defines enclave as a nation surrounded by another country.
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Carp Shelly
Miss
Vry
Lou Young Jap Anterman
Rohwer
Ark
West Coast
Hawaiian Islands
United States
15 Day Truce Called by Lewis Averting Strike
Washington firestorm on coal crisis ends as nearly 500000 miners return under U.S. government supervision and a 15 day truce. President Roosevelt urges immediate resumption to support wartime production while Harold Ickes leads talks to settle wage disputes between miners and operators. United Mine Workers chief John L Lewis announced the truce and hoped to renew contracts during the period.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States Government
Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
UMW
Gallatzin
Wwlinois
AFL
Sam
Harold Ickes
America
Harald L. Ickes
John Ia Lewis
Mr. Ronsevelt
New York
Frances Perking
Iokes
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Moraio
Oe Commission
Mia
Sally Gonise Bounds
Clyde Bounds
Henry Irvin
Bounds
Startford
Dudemnity Cadrvan
Girdy
Jevan
Sinwaull
Supreme Court
National Soldiers and Saijlors
Hoxre
Reynolds
Shire
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Jaycees
Arkansans
Miatour
U. S. Army Corps
Kef Adjal
Touila
Medjerda
Santa
Aius
Ilenrl Giraud
Bernard B. Montgomery
Nudaville
Pout Ba Hubs
al Due
Tho Gon
Marie Lxouis Keltz
Mronweh
Bac
Wey
Dean
Selves Inheir Dorning
Joe Hinton
Tokyo
New York City
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