War era letters from Hope reveal news travels wide
A Hope, Arkansas reader collects letters and clippings from coast to coast about a local Election Day joke imagining young men at war and old men duck hunting. Seaman Bert Mauldin, a Coast Guard member in New York, mentions reading the item in the New York Daily News. Other correspondents report similar clippings from Los Angeles, Springfield, Boston, and newsrooms in Baltimore, Wilkes-Barre, and Harrisburg, with notes on friends, Marines in 1918, and a Columbia roommate who became a writer. The piece ends noting the joke’s reach and the public’s fondness for it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope
Associated Press
Bert Mauldin
Bert
U. S. Coast Guard
U. & C. G. Port Security
New York City
New York Daily News
Kendall Lem Jey
New York
West Coast
War & Ducks
Los Angeles Exopiiner
Thomas Boyett
Navy
Tom
Thomas James Boyett
Fleet Postoffice
San Francisco
Calif
Springfield
Illinois State Journal
Ollie M. Ward
Denver Whitten
Time Department
Sangamon Ordnance Plant
Ill
Arkansas
Ilinois State Journal
M. 3
Reynolds
Waldron St
Marblehead
Mass
Boston
Marines
Mathew C. Thomas
Sarah Jobe
Thomas Jobe
South Dakota
Washington, D. C
Baltimore
Wilkes-Barre
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
el Dorado
G. L. Gano
Oneonta St
Shreveport
Mathilde Goodwins
CBS
Shreveport Times
J. M. Harbin
Elbert Harbin
Portland
Ore
Columbia University
Carl Glick
Bethune Sr
Reader's Digest
Chinatown
Little Rock
Eddie Campbell
Pugh Moore
Germans Pay Price for Gain at Stalingrad
Moscow reports after a week of renewed offensive the German advance in Stalingrad was minimal and costly. Red Star notes German attacks across a 400 yard sector while Soviet counter pushes around Tuapse harass the invaders and keep the siege under pressure as civilians endure brutal street fighting.
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Henry C
Cassidy
Moscow
Stalingrad
Caucasus
Nalshik
Red Star
Tuapse
Leningrad
Certificates for Commercial Vehicles December 1 Postponed
The Office of Defense Transportation postpones certificates required for operation of commerce vehicles to December 1. Registration is handled by the county farm transportation committee. ODT prohibits tires, parts, or gasoline without a certificate. Temporary gasoline rationing may be issued after December 1 to applicants awaiting certificates. Farmers should apply at the Triple office in Hope.
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Office of Defense Transportation
Earl N. Martindale
Chaman
Wempstead County Farm Transportation Committee
State
Usda War Board
County Farm Transportation Committee
ODT
Office of Price Administration
Martindale
OPA
County Farm Transormation Committee
Triple
Hope
Little Rock
Thirty Persons Hurt in Train Collision in Chicago
Approximately 30 persons were injured today in two elevated train collisions that halted L traffic between the north and south sides and the loop during the morning rush hour. The report notes the disruptions in Chicago as the incidents occurred near transit routes.
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Chicago
Rommel Defeated Most of Axis Tanks in Egypt Report
Cairo reports British commander Sir Harold Alexander said only 15 of 500 Axis tanks in the battle area escaped destruction. He predicted Rommel would make a stand near Agheila, Libya, as the Eighth Army pressed within 70 miles of Gengasi. Alexander praised the Sherman and warned further heavy fighting may follow in North Africa. He noted supply as a key Allied issue in the Libyan chase eastward.
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Cairo
Harald Alexander
Middle East
Egypt
Eighth Army
Rommel
E Agheila
Libya
Alexander
Gengasi
EL AR Hetla
North Africa
Tripoli
No Deferments to Government Workers-FDR Memo
President Roosevelt orders all federal departments to cancel any military deferments granted to government workers and to notify the selective board. He directs no further deferments be requested and notes exceptions may exist for uniquely experienced personnel. The memo argues most will welcome the action and asks for details on any workers fitting a special category.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Selective Board
Youths to Sign for Draft From December 11 17
Roosevelt fixed three draft registration periods for youths turning 18 in July through December. The plan splits registrations by birth months with distinct weeks starting December 11 and December 26. Induction orders begin with oldest 18 year olds, and school postponements are allowed through the spring term. Continuous birthday registration begins next January 1.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
Mc Roosevelt
United States
Alaka
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Selective Service
Army
Flashes of Life in Penny Wishing Well and Odd Notices
Short miscellany items from various locales including Fort Benning where 400 pennies, some slugs, funded goldfish after a stone wishing well drew requests from soldiers. A Seattle jail transfer request was sped by an airmail stamped letter to a judge five stories below. Oklahoma City reports a contractor damaging a sidewalk, and a Hollywood anecdote features Desmond Slattery seeking his pet skunk with a comical misstep over cigars.
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Associated Press
Fort Benning
124Th Infantry
Africa
Super Service
Seattle
Royle Griel
de Grief
Selly Cigars
Hollywood
Desmond Slattery
Alexander O'Schicklegruber
Slattery
Natal
Brazil
Japs Admit Losses in Solomons Battle
New York reports Japan announced the sinking of one battleship and damage to another in the Solomons fight. Imperial headquarters also listed cruiser and destroyer losses and damaged transports, while US figures showed higher vessel losses. The Tokyo release framed the clash as a partial Japanese success and framed the broader battle in terms favorable to Japan.
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Associated Press
New York
Japan
Salomons
United States Navy
Tokyo
U. S
Tokyo Radio
United States
Solomons
U.S
Imperial Headquarters
U. S. Navy
J. 8. Navy
Milum Leads Opposition to Buller for 1943 Senate Sec.
Butler opposition arises as Senator Ray Milum of Morrison and a group of senators announce a candidate against B. J. Buller of Forrest City for secretary of the 1943 state senate. The move comes amid rival plans in Little Rock on November 1.
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Little Rock
Ray Milum
Morrison
B. J. Buller
Forrest City
Senate
Gas Rationing Registration at Local Schools
Auto owners register on Wednesday Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Hope High School with R. E. Jackson as registrar for Ward 1 and Ward 2. Ward 1 areas including Waliant Street register at Brookwood School with Mrs. Florence Hyatt in charge. Ward 3 registers at Paisley School with Mrs. George Green. Ward 4 registers at Oglesby Schools with Mrs. Crit Stuart. Negro automobile owners register at Yerger School.
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Fallow Main
Elm Streets
Hope High School
R. E. Jackson
Waliant Street
Brookwood Schol
Ith
Florence Hyatt
Paisley School
George Green
Oglesby Schools
Crit Stuart
Yerger
Senate Clears Path On Anti-Poll Tax Bill
Senate approval of the journal summary follows a party line vote as leaders push to end poll tax barriers. Barkley seeks immediate consideration though debate may stretch days with Southern opposition shaping the measure.
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Senate
Washington
Chamber
Barkley
Kentucky
Wallace
House
Flood Control Group to Trim New Budget
The State Flood Control Commission votes to cut its 1943 45 budget by almost half. It will request $15,000 annually from the 1943 legislature, down from the 1941 level of $27,600. Major reductions include a $3,600 legal services allotment and a $3,860 engineer salary. The group will rely on the attorney general for legal work and army engineers for surveys. The office has lacked an engineer since Carthes Christian resigned for a WPBE post, and a secretary director post may wait until after the war.
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Little Rock
State Flood Control Commission
John P. Morrow
Army Engineers
Carthes Christian
WPBE
Morrow
Farm Leaders to Attend State Meet in Arkansas
Principal speakers at the Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation annual convention in Little Rock on November 23 and 24 include three national leaders. W. R. Ogg legislative representative of the national federation Oscar Johnston Scott Migs national cation council president and Cully Cobb Atlanta Ga former southern AAA administrator. Also listed are Governor Adking and Assistant Extension Director Aubrey D Gates.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation
W. R. Ogg
National Federation
Oscar Johnston
Scott
Migs
Calton Council
Cully
Cobb
Atlanta
AAA
Orperan
Adking
Aubrey D. Gates
Harris urges Dems to rethink wartime policies across seven points
Washington reports Rep Harris lists dissatisfaction with administration farm and labor policies, gasoline rationing, and bureaucratic excess as factors in the party setback. He cites war effort priorities, price controls, manpower, and the 40 hour week amid conflicting war news.
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Washington
Harris
Democratic Party
Democratic National Committee
Edwin M. Pauly
Wineners
Allied and Axis Air Moves Near Tunisian Front
Allied forces push toward Bizerte from Bone as RAF and American pilots strike 200 air miles from base. Germany claims Bizerte capture while paratroopers land near Tunisian airfields. Axis preparations and submarine activity signal a larger Mediterranean clash. Nations orbit Eisenhower and Clark as North Africa battles intensify.
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Africa
Kenneth A. N. Anderson
Tunisia
Bizertet
Sicily
Sardinia
Afia
Italian
Libya
RAF
Dercon
II Army
Strikin
Bizerte
Bone
Associated Press
London
G Manes
Tunisi
Tunis
Paradio
North Africa
Italia
Reuters
Repo
Oran
Pa Radio
B Zerle
Tuisia
Taxis
Algeria
Morocco
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mark Clark
Clark
Europe
Italy
Crete
Mediterranean
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Theo
Alex. H. Washburn
Ducks & War
Australia
Oklahoma City
Henderson
Sam Hamilton
Sbougainville
Jop
Robouf
Buin
Bougainville
U. 5
Usses
Guadalcanal
Solomon Islands
Sig Bat. Me
Malaita
San Cristobal
Jutland
Knox
Pacific
Butler
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