Patchwork fix on Third street provokes by pass fears
A Our Daily Bread column argues the State Highway Department is patching worn Third street pavement to wait for a U S 67 by pass. It warns holes will return, urges a new modern pavement, and cites Royce Weisenberger’s call to fix city streets permanently. The piece blends inflation critique and wart analogy, lamenting Washington price controls and wage policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Department
East Third Street
U. S. 67
U. S. 07
Third Street
Royce Weisenberger
Weisenberger
Cars Safe for Year but Tires May Be Taken
Washington reports rubber officials warn tires could be diverted for war needs if labor or facility shortages worsen. Arthur B. Newhall says no requisitioning of tires this year, but top war agencies warn the grim rubber situation may require tire yields for war purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Arthur B. Newhall
Newhatl
War Agency
1 B Men to Be Drafted Soon in Arkansas
In Arkansas a small number of 1-B men will be called up in the next months for limited military service. State Director E L Compere said the initial call is part of a national experiment to determine how men with minor physical effects can be used. The number to be inducted later will depend on results from the trial, with success easing local boards that struggle to meet quotas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Arkansas
E. L. Come Pere
Compere
Legion Rally at City Hall Highlights American Spirit
Legion to participate in Sunday program at city hall with Boy Scouts in uniform reciting allegiance, Girl Scouts presenting The Spirit of American Democracy, Jippe High School Band, community singing led by Young, and a brief address by City Attorney Me Faddin on American Heritage. The event runs 2:30 to 4:00 PM with Rev Haineill as master of ceremonies.
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Jippe High School
EB. .» Young
E. . MeFaddin
J. BE. Haine
Kenneth L. Spore Pranatine
American Legion
Allies May Risk Grand Assault on Europe
NEA Service military writer Thomas M. Johnson reports Allied strategy may press a grand assault on the European continent this summer. He notes Britain with substantial American aid seeks to establish a second front as Germany strains to crush Russia while Nazi drafts pull labor and troops from subject nations to sustain broader war efforts.
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Thomas M. Johnson
Washington
United Nations
Caregidor
Russia
Germany
Marines Brigadier General Dunlap Dies in Rescue Effort
Brigadier General Robert J. Dunlap of the U S Marines was killed while trying to rescue a French woman from a collapsing wall in France in 1931.
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Robert J. Dunlap
U. S. Marines
France
Italians Claim Sinking of Big U S Battleship
Rome reports at least one Maryland class battleship was sunk by Italian submarine Barbarigo off the Brazilian coast 100 miles west of Fernando Noronha and 125 miles east of Brazil. Three Maryland class ships weighed about 31,800 to 34,900 tons with a crew around 1,407.
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Rome
Barbarigo
United States
U. S
Fernando Noronha
Brazil
Maryland
Colorado
West Virginia
New Funds for Police Station
Congressman Oren Harris reports to John P. Vesey that Works Projects Administration funds. State No. 18052 Supplement 2 finances construction of a Police Radio Broadcasting Station for the Arkansas State Police near Hope. Project amount 899 dollars. subject to War Production Board rules. operation ready when funds and materials arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oren Harris
John P. Vesey
Hope
State Police Commission
Arkansas State Police Commission
Ark
Dear John
Works Projects Administration
Arkansas
War Production Board
Floyd Sharp
Lum
German Cruiser Said to Arrive at Kiel
London dispatch says the damaged cruiser Prinz Eugen has reached Kiel as of Friday, with reports confirming its arrival and status following previous damage.
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Kiel
London
Highway department patches East Third Street repairs begin
Crews from the highway department patched holes on East Third Street on Friday. The street continues a state highway through town, so the work is a state maintenance obligation rather than city duties. State crews began the repairs Friday.
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Sale Highway Department
U.S. 67
21 Killed When Ship Is Sunk
A medium sized American cargo ship sank in the Gulf of Mexico after two torpedoes hit amidships. Ninety seconds later the vessel vanished with at least 21 crew and gun crew killed. Nineteen survivors reached safety after about 30 hours in lifeboats. five hospitalized in Galveston. The submarine was not sighted.
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New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Navy
Galveston
Texas
Schedule for Health Work in Hempstead County May 25 30
Public health nurse Lucille Dixon announces Hempstead county schedule for May 25 through 30. Monday includes home visiting in district No 2. Tuesday morning home visiting in Hope and afternoon general clinic by Dr Budd. Wednesday home visiting in district No 3. Thursday typhoid clinics at McCaskill 10 am Binger 1 30 pm Zion 6 pm. Friday nurses meetings in Hope courthouse. Saturday midwife meeting in County Health Office 4110 am, office open until 12. Immunizations for smallpox typhoid and diphtheria available.
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Lucille Dixon
Hempstead
Hore
Hope
Budd
County Health
McCaskill
Binger
Zion
Admits Killing Young Wife in Jealous Rage
Nashville report says Felix Tucker, 29, confessed to stabbing his 19 year old wife to death Thursday night as she placed their 11 month old baby in bed. Inspector Tom Aldred described the attack as the climax of a jealous rage. Tucker's wife was found dead outside the city limits with a crude butcher knife protruding from her back and the infant clutched in her hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Tom Aldred
Felix Tucker
Oil and Gas Filings Lafayette County May 20 1942
Oil and Gas filings in Lafayette County dated May 20 1942 list multiple royalty and O G lease deeds. Transfers involve W G McGill I W Love C H Button to Lion Oil Refining Co Walter Keith M F Wakefield and J C Thompson among others. Pages note assignments of leases in sections 2 3 4 5 8 9 13 14 17 19 20 21 22 26 township 14 15 16 south range 21 22 23 24 25 west with dates from 1939 1942 and filings through May 21 1942.
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W. G. McGill
I. W. Love
Ney
Rye
West
Hester Dunn Jones
Ira Dunn
Latha Dunn Stewart
Hunt Gil Company
N& of NE
C. H. Button
Lion Ol Refining Co
Tom Ross Young
Horrace Cabe
Walter Keith Etux
M. FE
Wakefield
M. R
B.C. Cagsey
See
Lot
M. Kt
Walter Keith
H.C. Causey
W. NH. McMillan
J. C. Thompson
SENE
T. J. Barbaree
Maurice Stewart
NW SI
CR. Hamilton
Rae
R. C. Casey
J.C. Thompson
H. McMillan
W. SW
R. J. Blakely
M. B. Wakefield
Els
J. B. Silvey
South
Range
Registration dates set for 18 to 20 year olds in nation
President Roosevelt designates June 20 as the registration day for youths aged 13 to 20 and sets June 30 for all men who have reached 20 but have not registered. The plan completes manpower registration for both combatant and noncombatant duties under the current law, with 18 and 19 year olds registering June 30 between 7 a.m. and 2 p.m. and not facing draft until age 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Roosevelt warns against over optimism in war outlook
President Roosevelt urged caution at a Friday press conference, saying the war would be long and public opinion fluctuates with big moments. He warned against overstatement by Americans and suggested the press could help stabilize expectations to aid the war effort.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Weisenberger Receives War Department Orders for Army Duty
Rogee Weisenberger a former Arkansas lawmaker and current real estate staffer has been ordered to report to Barksdale Field Louisiana on May 26 for active Army duty. A first lieutenant in the Reserve Corps he chaired the education committee in the 1941 Legislature and helped pass key school funding and highway bills. He is active in the Methodist Board of Stewards Kiwanis Hempstead Boy Scout Council and Masons. His wife and two children plan to join him soon.
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Rogee Weisenberger
War Department
Barksdale Field
Army
Weisenberger
Welsenberger
Methodist Board of Stewards
Kiwanis Club
Hempstead
Mexico Might Declare War Over Tanker Sinkings
Mexico City reported unofficially that a second Mexican tanker was torpedoed in the Gulf of Mexico this week, following another sinking that pushed the nation toward war with the Axis as military leaders and state governors met in the capital to shape the crisis.
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Mexico City
Gulf of Mexico
Very Well-Stitched Ann Arbor Star Stitches Record
Michigan sophomore three-sport star Paul Whitee claims to be the most sewed up man on campus with 39 stitches from athletic accidents. Bad Omens Comets struck terror into ancient peoples whose curved tail foretold destruction.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Paul Whitee
Michigan
Roosevelt vows curb on unwarranted wage hikes
President Roosevelt said the government would do everything possible to prevent wage increases by private plants. He outlined several steps but did not specify them, stressing wage stabilization to keep plants in line and avoid disparities that would upset workers elsewhere.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Army Pay Bill Is Taken Up
Washington lawmakers debated an army pay bill with official estimates showing a lower grade pay boost could add about 408 million dollars to the annual armed services payroll. Chairman May of the military committee stood firm on a 42 dollar monthly pay rate for army privates and apprentice seamen. Minnesota reported producing over 67 million bushels of barley in 140.
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Washington
House
Senate
May
D. Ky
Military
Enemy Drives On in China Near Strategic City
American and other missions left Kinhwa Friday as Japanese armies sweeping offensive drew nearer the provisional capital of Chekiang province and railroad gateway to Kingshi and central China. Reports indicated the four pronged Japanese offensive continued with full vigor.
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Chungking
Kinhwa
Chekiang Province
Kingshi
China
Reports of Enemy Agents in Maine Coast
Francis H Farnum state director of Civilian defense said authorities possess accurate information showing foreign agents recently landed on Maine coast. He warned agents may enter from Canada or other areas to plot destruction and that parachutists or fifth columnists could be organized in the state.
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Augusta
Maine
Francis H. Farnum
Canadian
U. S
Farnum
Drilling Report of S Arkansas by ARK Oil & Gas Commission
Midway 40 acre spacing with multiple wells at Barnsdall and surrounding areas including F C Roberts No 4 and 5, McClain No 1, Powell 1 and more each with elevations, drilling dates and statuses. Hodnett No 1 roadwork advanced, Berformat wells in Macedonia and Dorcheat with 80 acre spacing. Atlantic and other fields show various drillings and locations such as Nipper 1, Willis Unit 1, Warnock Brower, Vaughn Jamerson Willis No 1, Tidewater Beene 5, Wakefield Saunders-Rouse 14 and big west contracts noted.
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S. Arkansas
ARK, Oil & Gas Commission
Gene
A.T. D
Hodnett
Lel
Grady Vaugh
Ork
Recedes
Macedonia
McAlester-Atlantic
Nipper
Drig
Magnolia
Willis Unit
Careing
Hughes
Atlantic
Warnock-Brower
Warnock
Vaughn
Jamerson-Willis
Sit
Dorcheat
Jeff Hunt
Stacy
Barton
McKamie
Carter
Hanes
Allantic
Patton
Tidewater
W. S. Bendlaw
Brabham
Tissue
Orig
Atlanta
J. T. Beene
New Loee-Sene
Big West
Wakefield
Saunders-Rouse
Delg
Nevada County
Battle Reported at Lake Ilmen and Kharkov Clash
Associated Press describes heavy fighting near Lake Ilmen with German reserves entering the battle as Soviet forces press Kharkov. Red Star reports say Soviet attacks failed to break German lines, while German broadcasts acknowledge some Russian breakthroughs but claim initiative remains with Germany.
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Associated Press
Red Star
Army
London
Lake Timen
Leningrad
Lake Umen
Hitler
Lake Iimen
Lake Ilmen
Staraya-Russa
Kharkov
Arkansas Cement Company Requests Rail Rate Reduction
The Arkansas Portland Cement Company of Okay asked the Arkansas Corporation Commission to reduce freight rates on cement moved in carload lots within 80 miles. The company said current rail charges are unreasonable and that carriers have not set a comparable scale for similar distances in other states.
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Little Rock
Corporation Commission
Arkansas Fortland Cement Company
Okay
Agents to Attend 2 Day Conference
Miss Mary Claude Fletcher and Miss Louise Lewis will attend a two day conference in Hot Springs on Food Preservation and Foods and Nutrition. A county wide leader training meeting will be held May 26 in the Educational building, with home demonstration agents bringing material back to county leaders. Food preservation leaders and nutrition leaders are urged to attend. The meeting starts at 10 am.
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Mary Claude Fletcher
Louise Lewis
Hot Springs
First Baptist Elects a New Secretary in May Ceremony
Miss Edith Mitchell of Winnsboro Texas began work as Educational Secretary of the First Baptist Church on Thursday May 21. She trained at the College of Marshall Texas and completed two years at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Fort Worth Texas on May 8 1942 earning a Bachelor of Religious Education degree.
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Edith Mitchell
Winnsboro
Texas
First Baptist Church Church
Miss Mitchell
College of Marshall
Marshall
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Fort Worth
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S. Burton Heath
Muareh
Leon Henderson
Henderson
Legion
U.S
Highway Department
E. Third St
Lafayette County
Eunich Triplett
Helen Hesterly
Mexico
Lancia Oly
Yunnan Province
Rau
Kurts
Tsutung
Kunnan
Gulf of Martaban
Orn
Kong
Ema
Vinnie
Miles
Burma
Assam
Yunnan
Kublai Khan
Indo-China
Minnesota
East
First Baptist
New York
Midalin
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