Government papers vs private press sparks wartime clash
The War Production Board faces pushback as publishers urge Congress to curb official publications while government agencies expand new print ventures. The Boren committee calls for cuts and favors for newsprint suppliers, citing wartime rationing and democratic principles amid talk of LaGuardia’s possible overseas role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trac
Congress
War Production Board
Boren Committee
House of Representatives
New York Trade Organ
Elmer Davis
Booneville Power Administration
Watts News Monthly
America
Republic
Ired
Supreme Court limits county power on highway plans
The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled county courts cannot alter plans or right of way for highway improvements after the state highway commission petition. Reversing Saline County, the court said the county lacked authority to reroute the Benton Bauxite access road through land owned by BA Pletcher and to modify the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Highway Department
Supreme Court
Saline
State Highway Commission
Toto
Neil Bahlinger
Ment
Mment
Hot Springs Chancery
Wigh
Derby Service
Malvern
M. Young
Walvern
Im.oression
City
Two Accidents on Highway Over Weekend
Over the weekend two highway incidents occurred near Eupe and on the Washington Highway. Ous Gilbert sustained a fractured leg and lacerations when his vehicle hit a bridge. he was taken to Julia Chester hospital and reported as injured. In a separate crash on Sunday night a cab from 879 Taxi Co driven by Neal Elder overturned after striking loose gravel. no passengers were aboard and both occupants escaped injury, though the vehicle was damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ous Gilbert
Eupe
Mrashilugion
Gilbert
Julia Chester Hospital
Washington Highway
879 Taxi Co
Neal Elder
Elder
Two SPG Officers Get Promotions at Southwestern Proving Ground
Captain H. Berkey Bishop, executive officer at the Southwestern Proving Ground, was promoted to major by the War Department on May 11. Second Lieutenant Walter Keith was promoted to first lieutenant and is with the bomb design group at the proving ground. Women marrying at age 38 or younger in early Canada received Rioney rewards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Berkey Bishop
Southwestern Proving Ground
War Department
Walter Keith
Leutenant
Keith
The
Proving Ground
Canada
Five Arkansas Boys Wounded in Action in North Africa
A War Department list shows five Arkansans wounded in action in the North African theater. IC Norman C. Barnard, Avlon F. Beshoner, James P. Farley, W. Johnson, and Edward L. Shockley are named along with the recipients’ family ties and home towns in Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Washington
Arkansans
United States
War Department
Wereic
Norman C. Barnard
Bof
Barnard
Dermott
Avlon F. Beshoner
Carl Beshoner
Roseville
Paris
James P. Farley
Hilaband
Janine Farley
Carlisle
Pec
W. Johnson
Lula Johnson
Strong
Sgt
Edwad L. Shockley
Buelal Shockley
Hamburg
Drys Leading in Izard County Elections In Arkansas
In Izard County Arkansas incomplete returns from Saturdays local option election show a dry view. About one third of the vote in five of 33 precincts: 281 opposed sale of intoxicants to 31 in favor. The county bars whisky sales but has four retail wine and beer outlets. Postmasters confirmed in Washington May 17 include Sooty L. Kirkpatelek Forrest City Harold M. Austin Murfreesboro Hebert L. Slaughies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Ark
Arkkansas
Ieard
Washington
Senate
Arkansas
Sooth L. Kirkpatelek
Forrest City
Harold M. Austin
Murfresboro
Hebert L. Slaughies
Slerielit
WLB Says Lewis Challenges U S Sovereignty
The War Labor Board accused UMW President John L. Lewis of defying law by avoiding a meeting to resume coal industry bargaining. The board ordered soft coal operators not to resume negotiations until further orders while the 15 day truce nears expiration. Lewis, in New York, said he would bargain but would not attend today’s WLB meetings, asserting readiness to meet the operators later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiorello LaGuardia
New York
Benito Mussolini
LaGuardia
America
Little Flower
Army Air Force
Italy
United Nations
Lons
Mussolini
Washington
Kapp
War Labor Board
UMW
John L. Lewis
Jeader
WLB
Lewis
United States
Hope Still Held for Lt Nolan Cargile
Letters from Lt Nolan R Cargile known as Tootsie describe a crash over Europe during a B24 mission. The Hope Bobcat football star and pilot reportedly survived the attack by German fighters before his bomber’s tail was severed and crew members parachuted to safety as the aircraft went down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slive
Hope
Nolan R
Tootsie
Cargile
East Prussia
Air Farades
J.J. Cargile
South Shower Street
Hope Bobcat
Europe
War Department
Former Hope Woman Dies in Louisiana
Mrs. L. Oden, formerly of Hope, died Wednesday May 5 at her Bosier City home in Louisiana. She is survived by her husband and four daughters, including Mrs. Mainie Berryman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Oden
Hope
Bosier City
Mainie Berryman
Battle Rages on Attu Reinforcements Press On
Reinforcing American forces push into the seven day battle for Attu island as heavy fighting erupts along the northern coast. Tokyo radio reports three pronged U S offensives with bombardment while Japanese counterattacks claim regained ground at times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Greene
Associated Press
Attu Island
Toko
Aleutians
Tokyo
U. S
Toops
Nakao Yuhagi
Army
Tokyo Radio
Fear for River Levees Near Pine Bluff
The Army reported two crevasses near Pine Bluff Turker Lake dike, but built sandbag setbacks around both. Weather bureau raised Pine Bluff crest forecast to 32.3 feet, yet engineers said adequate protection remains and cited a 433.9 crest. Upstream at Fort Smith a pontoon bridge and two eight inch pipes restored water supply, with a third line planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Turker Lake
Pine“Bluff
Weather Bureau
Pine Bluff
Tucker Lake
Pine Bluff Arsenal
Fort Smith
Soviet Planes Bomb Germans on Whole Front
Soviet air forces and artillery continued raids along the entire Russian front as the war entered a new week. In two weeks, the Red Air Force claimed 1,300 German planes destroyed in combat and on airfields, while sustaining 39 aircraft losses. Targets included Bryansk, Kremenchug, and Dnieperopetrovsk with fires and explosions reported, as well as widespread artillery strikes from the Kuban to the Baltic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McGaffin Snosdhwy
Red Army
Red
Bryansk
Dnieperopetrovsk
Kremmenchug
Kremenchug
Kharkov
Dneper
Kuban
Baltic Sea
Vomniuitique Re
Rumors of Hitler Leaving Italy and Abdication in Rome
News from Bern and London report unconfirmed rumors that Hitler may abandon Italy and King Victor Emmanuel III could abdicate in favor of Humberto. Monitored chatter cites Morocco radio and Dakar and Moscow broadcasts with no confirmation, while Swiss neutrality and defense concerns shape cautious coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Italy
Victor Emanuele
Bern
Mary
Mediterranean
Masso
Mir
Switzerland
Mussolini
Morocco
Vittoria 1 Emanuele
Ae Umberto
London
King Emanuele
Rome
Arcotts
Tunisia
Dakar
Moscow
Ialy
Die Nation
Germany
Brenner Pass
Alps
Favors Taking Fathers Not in Defense Work
Washington reports Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey warned the Senate Military Committee that delaying induction of fathers in nondefense work could hasten the day all fathers are drafted. He said about 2.6 million men remain in the 4-F category and current practices already draft some fathers, with opposition to a state wide quota plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lewis B Hershey
Senate Miliary Committee
Selective Service
Hershey
War and Navy Departments
Armed Services
Reynolds
D-Nc
Senate Committee
Conference on Food Production Opens in Hot Springs
A United Nations food conference begins in Hot Springs Virginia with delegates from 43 governments. The exploratory session will assess how to make 4 000 000 000 acres of cultivatable land feed 2 000 000 000 people, addressing poverty and postwar needs without binding commitments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
Sugar Rationing to Remain Unchanged
The Office of Price Administration announced that the current sugar ration will stay the same in the next period starting June 1. Sugar Stamp No. 13 will be valid June 1 through August 15 for five pounds, replacing Stamp No. 12 which expires May 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Allies Blast Seaplane Base Near Rome
Allied bombers raided the Lido Di Roma seaplane base at the mouth of the Tiber, 15 miles SW of Rome, under bright moonlight. RAF Wellingtons damaged hangars moorings and planes with minimal opposition, two hangars set afire, while no bombs fell on the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. King
North Africa
Rome
Lido di Roma
Tiber
Ligdo di Roma
Churchill
Hom
Roosevelt
Pius XII
United States
Britain
Vatican City
Holy See
Italy
Germany
Valletta
Campo Leone
Naples
Wellington
New Superintendent for Spa Schools
Hot Springs appoints Dr. R. L. Bedwell of Columbus Mississippi as the new school superintendent succeeding Dr. E E Bratcher whose contract was not renewed. The Arkansas Education Association urged NEA to investigate the Hot Springs situation and refer findings to the North Central Association. The board said any investigation would be welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
R. L. Bedwell
Columbus
Miss
Missisippi State Colleg
E. E. Bratecher
Bratcher
Harvey H. Haley
Arkansas Education Association
Little Rock
National Education Association
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Bombing Blitz Hits Berlin and Italian Front Villages
British aircraft struck Berlin and enemy territory near Rome last night as RAF crews attacked the Ruhr and Rhineland, destroying the Mohne and Eder dams and flooding valleys. Sir Archibald Sinclair praised the operation as a severe blow to German war power, noting eight Lancasters were lost with crews. Wellington bombers from North Africa hit La Guardia? No, Lidge Di Roma seaplane base near Rome, close to the capital, as part of the offensive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Washington
Frank Knox
Berlin
Ruhr
Rhineland
London
Cotinent
Rome
Germany
Eder
Archibald Sinclair
Mohne
Sinclair
Albert Hall
Gibson
Wellington
Lidge di Roma
Tiber
Archibald
RAF
Cour
Yank Tells of Shooting Down 5th Jap Plane
In New Guinea on May 4 a P-40 and P-38 pilot recounted chasing and shooting down a Japanese bomber at close range during the Oro Bay attack. The air battle involved about 45 enemy planes, with several pilots claiming multiple kills and Lieut. Robert H. White achieving his fifth ace kill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gmarlin Spencer
New Guinea
Oro Bay
Douglas MacArthur
Eigth
Darwin
Port Moresby
Heros
Papuan
Robert H. White
Kanas City
White
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Alex. H. Washburn
SPG
Drys
Izard
Nolan Cargile
Louisiana
Attu
Allies
Spa
Yank
Roaring River
Missouri
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