Mechanical cotton picker eyed for South production boom
The International Harvester Company unveils a new mechanical cotton picker tested in Delta regions of Mississippi and Arkansas and parts of Texas. It extracts cotton from open bolls without harming unopened bolls, potentially replacing 50 to 80 hand pickers in the field. Small farmers may rent or co op to buy, amid labor shortages and rising South American cotton competition.
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Arkansas Mer
International Harvester Pany
Arkansas
Rust
Misssippi
Texas
South
South America
War Loan Kickoff Draws County Workers at City Hall
One hundred workers in the Sixth War Loan drive meet at Hempstead County City Hall Monday night at 7 30 to hear O A Graves and receive task instructions. Hempstead County quota is 525000 with 185000 in E bonds. The drive opens Monday and work starts Tuesday morning. Hope merchants heard plans for a December 2 Army show Here Your Infantry at Hope High School stadium.
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O. A. Graves
Hempstead
Hope
City Hall
Treasury
Ted Morley
War Finance Committee For
Arkansas
Little Rock
Robert R. Rodgers
Fort Benning
Hope High School Stadium
James Warner
Bellah
Treasury Staff
Ben Lear
U.S
Camp Robinson
Morley
Gets 7 Years for Fire at Prescott
Terry Orr pleaded guilty to setting fire to the General Box Company planing mill in Prescott. Judge Harry K. Lemley sentenced him to seven years in prison. Loss was about $56,000 as the plant, which produced ammunition and food boxes for the armed forces, was shut for six months. Orr said he acted in revenge. his lawyer quit and he contended intoxication at the time of the fire.
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Texarkana
Terry Orrot
General Box Company
Prescott
Harry K. Lemley
United States District Court
United States
Philip G. Alston
Orr
Sister in Holland Sends News to Kyler Family
Mrs. Sammie Alexander Gast and her husband, living in Holland, reported by a Canadian soldier that they are well since the war began. The letter reached Mrs. H O Kyler on November 17, confirming contact with their sister and daughter.
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H. O. Kyler
Alma Alexander
Sammie Alexander Gast
Holland
Gast
Japanese Efforts on Leyte Beaten Off By U S Forces
General MacArthur's headquarters reports that Japanese counter attacks and reinforcements around the Ormoc perimeter on Leyte failed to gain ground. The 24th Infantry and 32nd Division aided by artillery repelled attacks near Limon and Pinamoppan while advancing to cut off Japanese units. The Seventh Division repelled an assault south of Romoc along the coast as terrain and jungle fighting continued.
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Yates McDaniel
MacArthur
Philippines
Ormoc
Leyte Island
24Th Infantry
Limon
Pinamoppan
24Th
Red Arrow
32Nd
Buna
Aitape
Mt. Minoro
Badian
Ormoc Road
Seventh Division
Romoc
Tabgas
Town Taken on Road to Bologna by Polish Forces
Monte Fortino five miles south of Faenza captured by Polish troops in the Eighth Army drive on the Bologna Rimini road. Allied headquarters said the town fell after a 1,000 yard advance amid stiff German resistance and counterattacks. Other troops reached four miles from Faenza as British units engaged near Villagrappa and Fuena. The Molinaccio airport west of Ravenna was cleared. German air raids on Forli caused little damage.
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Rome
Monte Fortino
Faenza
Eighth
Bologna Rimini
Villagrappa
Fuena
Adriatic
Molinaccio
Ravenna
Forli
Doctor G. E. Cannon In Critical Condition In New Orleans
Dr. G. E. Cannon a prominent Hope surgeon and head of Josephine Hospital is in critical condition at Touro Infirmary New Orleans following a major operation. He progressed to poorer health yesterday after a reasonably stable recovery on Wednesday and Thursday.
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G. E. Cannon
Hope
Josephine Hospital
Touro Infirmary
New Orleans
Nut Hunting Chicago Nov 16
Mrs Frances Sproul heard a noise in a closet and called police. Detective John Stauffer charged up stairs and opened the closet door as a gray squirrel escaped through a window to the outside.
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Chicago
Frances Sproul
John Stauffer
Stauffer
Anti Union Bill Leads in Arkansas Ballot Return
Certified returns from 71 of 75 counties show the anti closed shop amendment ahead by over 17,000 votes with 100,651 for and 82,612 against. Other measures included Fish and Game 108,536 to 68,779 and Poll Tax 143,045 to 36,946. Presidential returns: Democrats 126,581 Republicans 55,137 and Socialists 389.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Secretary of State
Franklin
Logan
Sharp
Thanksgiving Observed on Nov 23 in Three Arkansas Cities
Arkansas tribes Fay etteville Port Smith and Morriston will celebrate Thanksgiving on November 23 as usual while the official state observance, per Governor Adkins, shifts to November 30. Lawmakers designated the last Thursday in November as the state holiday, creating a second celebratory date this year with five Thursdays in November.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Fayetteville
Port Smith
Morriston
Adkins
Iurkey Guy
Patton's 3rd Army Surges Into North End of Saar Basin
Soviet forces press toward Budapest frontiers as German resistance weakens under renewed Russian flanking drive. The Huszar river valley and towns like Eger Miskolc Hatvan see advancing Red Army units threatening rail routes. Luftwaffe attempts to contest airover Hungary meet heavy losses while Malinovsky’s forces push toward Slovakia.
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Patton
3Rd Army
Saar Basin
Daniel DE Luce
Moscow
Budapest
Matra
Bukk
Slovakian
Eger
Miskolc
Hatvan
Maklar
Fezesabony
Red Army
Tisza Luc
Seire
Karacsond
Fuzesabong
Gyoengoes
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Mikole
Slovakia
Csany
Zsambok
Danube
Batiia
Belgrade
Hungary
Malinovsky
Second Ukraine
Allied Armies Push Toward Rhine Across 400 Mile Front
Across a 400 mile front six Allied armies led by Eisenhower press toward the Rhine with 1 250 000 men. Patton's Third Army breaches toward the Saar while First Ninth and Seventh Armies strike near Aachen Belfort and Strasbourg. German reports claim intense fighting as tanks are knocked out and the offensive accelerates.
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William Frye
London
Third
Germany
Saar
The
Reich
Iha
Metz
George S. Patton
Rhine
Aachen
U. S
Berlin
Geilsenkirchen
Roermond
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Montjoie
Belfort
Seventh Army
Strasbourg
Holland
Venlo
Patton
Third Army
Perl
Luxembourg
Bouzonville
Saarbrucken
Filstroff
Saarlouis
Merschweiller
Dwight D. Eiseenhower
Islanders trade for cigarettes in tree-climbing raid
Natives on a South Pacific island agree to exchange one cigarette for permission to climb the tallest cocoanut tree and cut down coconuts, or even topple the entire tree, under an odd local custom described in the report.
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South Pacific
Beet Etymology Ties Name to Beta Shape
The vegetable beet gets its name from the swelling seed pods that resemble the Greek letter beta when they mature. This linguistic note links the plant’s appearance to its nomenclature.
Unhappy Stolberg-Border Town That the Yanks Own in Daytime
In Stolberg Germany nine tenths of the town is American held by day and one tenth by German troops at night. US First Army infantrymen describe a hot cold town between two hills with mortars fired from nearby positions. Civilians face crossfire, while propaganda leaflets and loudspeakers attempt to sway loyalties.
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Stolberg
Hal Boyle
Germany
Nazi
Volksstrum
People's Army
I-39
John Maple
Rushville
Ind
Kane Sai
Chris Kacoyanis
Somerville
T-5 Maple
Jap Sealanes to Philippines Will be Cut
Navy summary on the Leyte battle highlights decisive implications for the Philippines campaign. It notes American landings near the Philippines, potential northern island invasions, and a strategic push toward Luzon as MacArthur’s forces press to sever the island routes.
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Philippines
John M. Hightower
Washington
Philippine Islands
Genral Douglas MacArthur
Lyte
Samar
Luzon
Pacific
MacArthur
China
Japan
Navy
the Philippines
Princeton
Sant Lo
Gambier Bay
Johnston
Hoel
B. Roberts
Ored
Leyte
Almos
Tokyo
Marc A. Mitscher
Third Fleet
Peleliu
Morotai
Leytean
Oldest US Road Near El Paso Now U S Route 62 80
The oldest road in the United States lies near El Paso Texas and is now known as U S route 62 and U S route 80. It is about six thousand years old.
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United States
el Paso
Texas
Jelly from Lotus Blossoms Cooked Into Sugar Jelly in India
Lotus blossoms are steeped in sugar water, boiled to a paste, powdered with sugar, and set as a food jelly in India.
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India
Censorship of Danish Domestic Mail Introduced
Nazi authorities imposed censorship on domestic Denmark mail over two months before seizing control of the Danish government. The move marked an early step in the occupation regime’s suppression of communications and civil rights.
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Dometic
Denmark
Good Eating Too Peanut Hulls Used In Many Ways
Peanut hulls have diverse potential uses including fuel insulation paper board floor sweep compounds and dynamite.
China Holds Vast Arid Land Area Estimates
The article notes China possesses around two billion square meters of arid country, highlighting the scale of dry land across the nation. It discusses implications for agriculture, development, and resource management, underscoring policy interest in utilization and conservation.
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China
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