Russia Getting Most U S Lend Lease Aid
President Roosevelt disclosed that in just over two years the United States sent Russia more actual fighting equipment than any other country. Through March 31 the Soviet Union received planes tanks motor vehicles ammunition ordnance water craft and billions in various goods and services. The report underlines Russia receiving the bulk of fighting gear while Britain led in industrial exports and food, with emphasis shifting to sustaining Soviet supplies for offensives aimed at Berlin and Tokyo.
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Hot Springs
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New Zealand
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Burma Road
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Africa
Axis
First umbrella imported in the United States year stated
The record notes the first umbrella brought to the United States from Md in 1772 during colonial trade.
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United Sites
Re-planting Time After Flood Damages Cotton
J L Wright and Earl N Martin Dale discuss replanting flooded cotton in Arkansas counties. Insurance holders must replant or face adjusted production. noninsured farmers may replant. War crop releases available without premium or indemnity, if inspection reports approved by county committee. FCIC requires compliance to avoid liability.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Wright
FCIC
Mrs. Lula Messer to Be Buried at Rocky Mound
Funeral services for Lula Messer 65 long time Hempstead resident who died yesterday at a daughter’s home on Emmet Road are set for Thursday at D p m at Rocky Mound Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Rocky Mound Cemetery with pallbearers including Bill Fincher Ralph Hunt Alfred Bearden L J Partie Ted Purtle Wilbur Pickard Denzie Calhoun WinstonMonts Dale Hunt and Fred Hunt.
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Lula Messer
Hempstead
D. P
Rocky Mound Baptist Church
Buriai
Rocky Mound Cemetery
Bill Fincher
Ralph Hunt
Alfred Bearden
L. J. Partie
Ted Purtle
Wilbur Pickard
Denzie Calhoun
Winston Monts
Dale Hunt
Fred Hunt
Vacationing at Home Can Be Patriotic Fun and Restful
Alicia Hart argues summer at home saves travel costs and supports the war effort. Readers are urged to pack light, enjoy simple gatherings, and plan small picnics to relax and refresh while remaining productive and patriotic during wartime.
Market Report includes cattle, grain, stocks from New York
Market data across livestock prices, grain and provisions, and New York stocks with notes on cattle, hogs, and steers. grain futures drift, rye and wheat prices, and cotton and poultry figures amid modest activity and mixed demand. Data mention New York May prices and regional offerings from farms and markets.
Skilled Men Can Now Join Engineer Corps
The Army seeks skilled mechanics and construction workers to join the Engineer Corps attached to the Army Air Forces at Westover Field Massachusetts and Army Service Forces at Fort Screven Georgia. Captain Vorpahl and Henry Aflen visited to recruit, urging applicants via the Worcester County Selective Service Board. Eligible ages 18 to well past 50 may apply. many trades are listed from machinists to crane operators and surveyors, with opportunities for rapid advancement and Engineer Officer Candidate School.
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Army Air Forces
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JL. Ch. Vorpahl
Henry TL. Aflen
Tram
Willian C. Campbell
Bngi Neer
Quark Ordonnce Works
el Dorado
Arkansas
Himstead County
Selective Service Board
Tony
Urey
Engineer Corps
Heivy
N.C. O
May Substitute With Cotton
Washington May 26 Fi Senator Metiellian D Ark said today he understood that Chester Davis war fed administrator will issue an order sun permitting vollen arrowers whose crops have been destroyed by feeds to wainsfer their aercine anulius to other lands when necessary. More cotton lands have been damaged in Arkisashan in any other stile McClelhin said by many instances he explained it is impossible to replant or the same kots. The farmers' quotas are identified with particular tracts of land he said and a few regulation is necessary to give those farmers relief.
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Metiellian
Ark
Chester Davis
War Fed
Arkisashan
McClelhin
Lepdsscal Emerges in Old Brenneh Weed Meaning
A cryptic note describes Lepdsscal as a weed with an old Brenneh term meaning Titty bundle, mentioning species that tolerate frost and noting Jiyva as sometimes reaching a notable height. The passage blends linguistic hints with botanic reference.
RFC Sells Arkansas Refunding Bond Bloc
Washington May 26 The Reconstruction Finance Corporation completed the equation of the 86 million 380 thousand dollar Arkansas highway refunding bond issue with the sale of an eight million seven hundred sixty five thousand dollar block to Palgey Ark Band Company of New York at 1 percent and a fixed interest. Commerce Secretary Jesse Jones announced the sale to the New York investment house represented a premium to RFC of 300 thousand 720 dollars bringing its total premium for the original transaction to 487 thousand 012 dollars. The sale, stories asserted, aimed to offer the bonds until a group led by American National Bank of Nashville Tennessee had completed a dissolution of 2 million nine hundred thousand dollars of the same issue.
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Finudiee — Corporation
Palgeyark Band Company of
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Commerce
Jesse Jones
REC
Tories
Anerican National Bank of Nashville, Tenn
Missing Brother of Neil Martin Vowed Revenge
Texarkana May 26 A battered report says Staff Sergeant William C Martin younger brother of Neil G Martin vanished in action over Germany after serving with the Flying Tigers officer Crarg Chenault. He was unrepealed since May 17 bombing raid over Germany. An outstanding athlete Co captain of Texarkana Turk Bligh School and played for Arkansas State team Conway Henderson State Teachers College and others.
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Athk
Neil G. Martin
University of Arkansas Ofhide
Burma
Con. Crarg Chenault
Flying Tigers
William C. Marlin
Martin
Ac S
Gerrowny
Rr. G. Martin
Adjutant General's Office
Germany
Sergent Martin
Ntewis
Selectees to Get 3 Weeks Furlough
Little Rock May 26 in effect July 18 men inducted into the armed services will be furloughed three weeks says Drig Gen BE L Compere state selective service director The seven day furlough period extended to two weeks effective May 21 due to anticipated early drafts affecting married men with children and their need to settle affairs Arkansas draft boards were restricted by the Selective Service Mead res tricted Arkansas draft byoardls would be a calling fathers hit Avg de
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Little Rock
Armed Services
BE. L. Compere
State Selective Service
Compere
Willy
Arkansas
Today in Congress Incomplete Subcommittee Hearings
Today in Congress reports on Senate recess and hearings on rules and orders. It notes subcommittee actions on fines, deceased members, and Farm Security Administration investigations, with references to agriculture and energy topics.
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Ihe
Moyse Talds
Guntul
Ivestigation
Farm Security Administration
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