Advertising, war, and brand memory in the public eye
The piece discusses Raymond Moley and Walter Gebhart on war time advertising, noting 16 of 17 major firms that halted ads later faltered or failed, and explains how preserving brands during war sustains peacetime momentum. It also shifts to Attorney General Biddle pursuing inflammatory “dirty white sheets” and subversive publications, including actions against Copperhead Notes and others, warning of lingering propaganda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Moley
Newsweek
Mir
Moley
Walter J. Gebhart
Molly
Cheverlet
W. C. Durant
General Motors
Chevrolet
Mr. Moby
Biddle
Father Caughlin
Departament of Justice
Copperhead
Tells
X-Ray
Munice
Ind
Belshaazar
Removal of All Non-Essential Laws Quoted
Washington and Little Rock reports say Donald M. Nelson of the War Production Board urged state officials to remove non essential laws and regulations hindering war material transport and conservation. He cited gas rubber and repair part shortages and noted Arkansas police supposedly blocked workers pooling cars for commuting. state police denied delaying defense work.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
Roosevelt
WPB
Atee
Mojor
Arkansas
Wittle Rock
Gray Albright
State Police
Local Men on List Navy Dead
Three men from the Nope area appeared on the first official casualty list of dead or missing issued Monday night by the Navy Department. The Arkansas total was 62. Named locals are Earl Maurice Ellis radioman third class Navy son of Mrs Mariat Alice Ellis Hope Yarl Coplin Nelson seaman first class Navy son of Joseph Prank Nelson Russtan Wouston Oliver Wallace water gender first class Navy son of Mrs Mildred McCullian Stamps.
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Navy Department
Arkansas
Earl Maurice Elis
Navy
Muraret Alice Ellis
Hope
Yarl Coplin Nelson
Joseph Prank Nelson
Wouston Oliver. Wallace
Mildred McCullian
Steel Banned for Civilians Halt Ordered on Iron Goods
The War Production Board ordered a 90 day stop on production of iron and steel civilian articles across 400 item classes. Thousands of plants must suspend output including bathtubs mail boxes fountain pens pie plates cash registers cigarette lighters house numbers automobile accessories and various other steel goods. A limited production window is allowed until the deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Production Board
Japanese Drive Up Burma Road Threatens Chungking
Japanese forces push 500 miles from Rangoon toward China’s back door, seizing Lashio railhead and the Burma port, with a small vanguard threatening Wanting and Chungking. Chinese troops employ guerilla actions as the front near Atunggi strains supply routes to India.
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Chungking
China
Yunnan
Burma
Wanting
Rangoon
Lashio
U.S
Joseph.w. Stilwell
India
Atunggi
Cows Left Home In Great Haste Reported By Deputy
Deputy Sheriff Tom Middlebrooks located a hempstead county chronicle woman cow caller near Bright Star eight miles from Hope on the Columbus road. He discovered a still in operation with nine barrels of mash and moonshine gear, plus sorghum molasses and other items. he destroyed the setup.
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Tom Middlebrooks
The
Star
Hempstead
Bright Star
Hope
Columbus Road
Tom
Middlebrooks
Pilsen Bombed Heavily by RAF
British warplanes blasted the Sokola armament works at Pilsen in Nazi occupied Czechoslovakia before dawn. RAF crews also attacked Stuttgart in southwest Germany and dropped flares over Vichy France. Night raids struck Nantes docks and shipping off Holland and Norway, while German raiders hit the English coast near Cowes and Eastbourne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Sokola
Pilsen
Czechoslovakia
Vichy
France
Stuttgart
Germany
R. A. FB
RAF
Nantes
Holland
Norway
Suth
Cowes
Eastborne
Nevada Man Arrested on Liquor Charge
Dick Martin of Prescott was arrested by Hope Police Monday afternoon on a charge of possessing untaxed liquor. Authorities seized 7% gallons of untaxed liquor from Martin's automobile and he was turned over to the Hempstead county sheriff pending trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Martin
Prescott
Hope
Martin
Hempstead
Camden Aviation School Tribute to Camden's Enterprise
Camden Arkansas story describes residents converting a farm into the Camden Aviation School. More than 500 Army cadets will train there with E W Wiggins Airways, Inc. overseeing instruction and Wessell Construction Co. building facilities. City leaders funded land purchase and construction, ensuring a postwar airport. Camden residents reinforce war bonds, civilian defense, and state guard readiness with many locals serving in coastal artillery and other units.
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AL Rose
Camden News
Camden
Ark
Little Rock
Washington
Chamber of Commerce
South Arkansas
Camden Aviation School
E. W. Wiggins Airways, Inc
Army
Wessell Construction Co
Memphis
Tag
Don Hurrell
Mack Graves
War Department
Camnden
State Guard
Camden Mit
206Th Coast Artillery
Ouachita County
Australia
Philippines
Nazi Generals May Institute a New Rule
A group of Adolf Hitler's generals led by Field Marshal Walther von Brauchitsch reportedly warned Hitler they might establish an alternate plan to end the Nazi system if the 1942 Russian campaign faltered. Goering and others were also linked to potential political friction as Hitler, now directing his armies, faced internal opposition and possible shifts in power.
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Lonrcon
Adolf Hitler
Walther von Brauchitsch
Faherer
Russia
Germany
Hitler
von Brauchitsch
Supreme Command
Gestapo
Baptist Meet Draws Crowds Like a Revival in Town
The First Baptist revival draws large crowds for morning and night services led by Rev. James W. Middleton who arrived in Hope after attending an air crash victim funeral in San Angelo. He will preach multiple times daily on walking with God as Rev. Hamilton earlier spoke on the three kinds of homes. The public is urged to attend and register presence. Francisca’s potato tale notes a historical jail joke about Charles I.
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First Baptist
James W. Middleton
San Angelo
Texas
Hope
God
Hamilton
Rev
Christ
Hamilton Teft
Lillard Adams Dies in Alaska Coastline Incident
Lillard N. Adams, 20, of Emmet Route Two Laneburg area Nevada county, reportedly drowned off the Alaskan coast after being caught by an undertow while bathing near Yakutat. He joined the National Guard at Magnolia during A M College enrollment and went to Alaska with the first Guard movement.
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Lillard N. Adams
J. T. Adams
Emmet
Laneburg
Nevada County
Yakutat
Alaska
Henry B. Whitley
Adams
National Guard
Magnolia
A & M. College
Hope High School to reopen Friday after delay
City Superintendent Beryl Henry said Hope High School and grade schools will remain in recess until Friday due to the sugar ration registration campaign's strain on teachers. Classes that were to resume Wednesday are postponed, with Friday set as the new start. An automotive tip notes a dull cold cylinder signals a missing plug.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beryl Henry
Hope High School
Reds Hammer 3 Key Bases In Ukraine Front
Soviet forces under Marshal Semeon Timshenko attacked three German bases in the Ukraine near Kursk Kharkov and Taganrog as Leningrad defenders pressed to break the siege. Timshenko announced the Red Army is advancing toward occupied Ukraine in a message to residents.
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London
Semeon Timshenko
Red
Ukraine
Kursk
Kharkov
Taganrog
Leningrad
Serge Ring
Timshenko
Sea of Azov
Moscow
Red Army
Hit Run Driver Kills Convict at Cummins Prison
A work truck carrying two convict laborers to repair caving banks near Pine Bluff was sideswiped by a passing car that fled the scene. Cecil Cartwright, 27, of Booneville died at a Pine Bluff hospital. Jeff Lawson, 47, of Crittenden County, suffered burns and was expected to recover after helping free Cartwright from the wrecked cab.
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Cummins
Arkansas
Pine Bluff
Cecil Cartwright
Booneville
Jeff Lawson
Crittenden County
Cartwright
Free Bridge
Arkansas River
Oil and Gas Filings in Lafayette County May 4 1942
May 4 1942 oil and gas records show royalty deeds and leases in Lafayette County. Filings list E A Markley and wife to Walter W Rogers segment 13 and 14 town 15 south range 4 west. L A Fos Jp and wife to R P King section 8 town 15 south range 25. J W Ramine et al to Donald C Laskey sections 26 and 34 town 13 range 22. Elka G Waldrep to J E Childers sections 31 14-15 town 14-15 range 21-21. L F Wallet ux to Pilot Royalty Co and Home Stake Oil & Gas Co in sections 1 17 town 14. amendments and other Royalty Deeds filed May 4 1942. No oil filings May 1 2.
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E. A. Markley
Walter W. Rogers
L. A. Fos Jp
R. P. King
Rye
E. Childers
L. F. Wallet Ux
Pilot Royalty Co
L. F. Wallet
Home Stake Oil & Gas Co
L. F. Wallet Ax
W. M. Crainet
Gene Goff
Gilbert
McKissack
G. Lease
British Forces Attack Madagascar Base
British forces launched an assault on Madagascar's northern tip with marines and infantry while reports from Vichy agencies say French defenses at Diego Suarez are holding. German and DNB dispatches note French casualties as fighting continues after the Monday landing. Laval in Vichy called Roosevelt's note inadmissible and warned France will not move toward rupture with the United States.
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London
UPI
Madagascar
Vichy
Diego Surtrez
France
Petain
Darlan
Courier Bay
Isthmus
Diego Suarez
DNB
Bril
Orde
Indian Ocean
Ceylon
Mauritius
United Nations
Madagas
Roosevelt
Laval
Madagass
U. S
Hoosevelt
Hospital Note Dont Linger In Oakland War Era Policy
Oakland hospitals seek shorter patient stays to ready for wartime emergencies. Aiming to cut average length from ten to nine days by earlier maternity discharges, private institutions report near capacity due to population growth from defense factories and hospital service plans. The Philatelic Agency of the U S Post Office Department was created in 1921 with sales rising from 50 000 to over 2 000 000 annually.
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Oakland
Calif
Rumni
Philatelic Agency of
United States Post Office Departent
New York Cotton Prices Spill Briefly in May Market
In New York May duties and cotton quotations show modest activity with middling spot recorded at 21.00. Traders noted limited movement as the market absorbed early reports from regional exchanges.
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Associated Press
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Stephney
Stoke Newington
Nevada
Enterprise of Camden
Nate
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Baptist Meet
Francisca
Spain
Charles I
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