Eisenhower Still Has Chance to End War This Year
War analyst DeWitt Mackenzie argues Allied gains toward the Rhine show potential to end the war this year but warn weather and German resistance could stretch campaigns. He notes difficult winter conditions, German defenses, and the need for a Russian push to support the Western drive.
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Eisenhower
Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Rhine
Aachen
Metz-Belfort
Europe
Westwall
Tiger
Berlin
Germany
Hitler
Ruhr
Sear
Vistula
Arkansas WW II Army and Navy casualties listed by hometowns
The Navy Department reported four Arkansans wounded in action and listed dozens of service members by name and hometown. Names include Pvt. Hubert D. Reed of Jonesboro, Pfc Milas L. Rose of Little Rock, Pfc Thomas M. Skelton of Monette, and Cpl Norman M. Whitfield of Marvell among others, with ranks and family details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Crocker
Jonesboro
Otis B. Dickerson
Stella Dickerson
Ozark
Alexander Erickson
Pansy O. Erickson
Hampton
George J. Faulkner
Rena Faulkner
Little Rock
Charles L. Gramlich
Mary Gramlich
North N. St
Fort Smith
Harley R. Hayes
Myrtle Hayes
Success
Troy M. Hobgood
Daphne Hobgood
Royal
Cornelius L. Huskey
Evelyn Huskey
Rt. 1
Manila
Hoyt R. Jones
Beulah Jones
Smead Jones
Susie Jones
McGehee
Donie G. Strickland
Vilonia
Henry M. Taylor
Lucy Taylor
Augusta
Cpl. Boyd DL. Thompson
Mary Thompson
Charles E. Watkins
George B. Watkins
Denmark
Carrol M. Williams
Josse A. Knowles
Roand
Navy Department
Arkansans
Naval
Hubert D. Reed
William Reed
West Washington
Milas L. Rose
Erma P. Rose
Thomas M. Skelton
James C. Skelton
Monette
Monette. Marine Cpl
Norman M. Whitfield
Elisha A. Whitfield
Marvell
Nimitz Announces Key Pacific Actions In World War II
The report describes a British warship leading an amphibious operation in the Southwest Pacific and the Mapia invasion on Nov. 15. Nimitz says American ships bombarded two island fires on Nov. 10, with Japanese defenses largely ineffective. Ngeregong islet recaptured near Peleliu, and Saipan mop up by Marines is noted with casualties and captives totals.
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Southwest Pacific
Chester W. Nimitz
Pearl M Harbor
Nimitz
Ngeregong
Palaus
Peleliu
Saipan
Marianas
24 Arkansans on Wounded List of War Department
The War Department released a casualty list naming 24 Arkansas soldiers wounded in action in the European area. The names include S Sgt William F. Adcock of Dardanelle route route 2 and Pfc Bennie A. Clements of Marmaduke, among others with their family ties listed.
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Arkansans
War Department
Washington
Arkansas
William F. Adcock
Robert S. Adcock
Dardanelle
Pfe
Melvin I. Bowling
Alma M. Bowling
Jacksonville
Bennie A. Clements
Lillie E. Clements
Marmaduke
Arthur J. Cook
Edna E. Wallace
E. Hillsboro St
el Dorado
James A. Creecy
Harrison Creecy
Osceola
Edwin F. Crocker
Simple Test Aids Thousands Who Are Hard of Hearing
An easy no risk hearing test helps thousands temporarily deafened regain hearing. The ad promotes the Online Home Method test and promises money back if you do not hear better, with claims tied to John P. Cox and drug stores nationwide.
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John P. Cox
Eastern Pro Title Still Is Unsettled
In the NFL eastern division race the Philadelphia Eagles kept pace after a 37-7 win over the Washington Redskins as Green Bay claimed the western crown with a 24-0 defeat of New York. Detroit’s upset over Chicago kept the Packers atop the west while the Giants stunned Green Bay and the Chicago-Cardinal-Pittsburgh unit fell to Cleveland 33-6. Brooklyn also lost to Boston 13-6 as other league games went on.
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Jimmy Jordan
Chicago
Green Bay Packers
New York
Chicago Bears
Detroit
Frankie Sinkwich
Packers
Green Bay
Bears
Philadelphia
Eagles
Washington Redskins
Brooklyn
Cleveland
Giants
Len Younce
Boston New York
Don Hutson
Chicago-Cardinal- Pittsburgh Steeler Combine
Boston Yanks
Government and Labor at Odds on Pay
Washington scene notes a government labor clash over living costs and wage gains. The piece outlines the cost of living index usage, its 1921 adoption, and the dispute over whether current measures reflect true expenses for city families with moderate income, excluding farm families.
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Germany
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Department of Labor
Wartime costs vs the living index and global political reshuffles
The piece critiques the wartime cost of living index noting it reflects only national averages and city costs, while low income families face higher adjusted expenses. It also covers censorship direction, Chinese education and political reshuffles amid military strain and calls for government reorganization.
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CIO
Chicago
Philip Murray
Former Shanghai mayor becomes minister of information
O. K. Yui, aged 44, former mayor of greater Shanghai and Chinese spokesman during the Shanghai battle, is named new minister of information. He later served as vice minister of finance in 1941 and is regarded as a sound, honest official.
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Hupeh
O. K. Yui
Greater
Shanghai
Finance
Information
Postwar Tax Problem Is Under Study
Washington, Nov. 20. Treasury and congressional experts, after four months of joint work, near a light on postwar taxes. Hearings held in private, with unions and mayors to appear. first report to Congress anticipated soon. Documents may include actual tax legislation recommendations for the postwar transition or forecasts of conditions guiding Congress.
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Max Hallashington
Treasury
Congressional
Morgenthau
Capitol Hill
U. S. Conference of Mayors
Congress
America
Telephone Strike Expands Across Ohio Cities
The Ohio telephone walkout spreads to 26 towns in three days and may extend to the northeastern industrial region. Union spokesman Earl Culp says operators, maintenance staff, and other workers are expected to join by tomorrow in Akron and Canton, with about 4,000 strikers statewide and 1,300 in Cleveland.
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Cuiurbus, O
Ohio
Earl Culp
Ohio Federators of Telephone Workers Bulletin
Akron
Canton
Cleveland
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Strike spreads through Ohio as out-of-town hires protest pay
In Day ton the independent union's southwestern Ohio council began a walkout over expenses averaging 18.25 dollars weekly for out-of-town workers. Sympathy strikes spread, reaching Youngstown's steel center, though detailed worker counts outside operators were not available.
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Independent Union
Southwestern
Ohio Council
Dayton
Youngstown
Court Names Confinued From Page One Affirmed
The high court affirmed a Crittenden Chancery ruling that J. H. Pope, a local landowner, had parted with his interest in jointly held property with his wife. The decision clarifies ownership and spousal rights in the disputed property.
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Crittenden
Little Rock Mayoralty Vote Tuesday
Little Rock voters head to polls to pick a Democratic nominee for mayor. If no candidate wins a majority a run off is planned for December 5. Three contenders Sam Wassell Dan T Brick and Floyd Karp campaign on developing Little Rock as an air center in the postwar era.
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Little Rock
Charles E. Moyer
Runagi
Sam Wassell
Assisant U. S
Dan T. Brick
Floyd Karp
Works Progress, Administration
Pope contends land trust in bank foreclosure dispute
The case concerns Union Planters Bank foreclosing on two acres after Pope argued that when his stepdaughter Erine McBride bought the land and conveyed it to her mother Lady P. Pope of Memphis a trust was created in his favor.
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Union Planters Bank
Pope
E “Erine McBride
Lady P. Pope
Memphis
Thanksgiving Spirit Amid War Time Rationing
Pert Childers praises Ed Carey on the back porch as they discuss rationed Thanksgiving foods and substitutes. Bert notes a chicken while Ed notes the turkey-sized effort for fighting men overseas. The piece extols the Spirit of Thanksgiving and freedom in a world returning to light under Allied victory.
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Pert Childers
Ed Carey
Bert
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Hope, Ark
Harry W. Shiver
Sec
John E. Owen
Riverside
Calif
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Riverside Junior College
Mary Hurley
Los Angeles Union Stockyards
Tirpitz
J. B. Tait
RAF
Tromse Fjord
Norway
Adv
Kiamichi Mountains
Southeastern
Oklahoma
James Marlow
TCU
Texas
Wang Kih-Chieh
Chiang Kai Kek
Britain
Chu Chia-Hua
TCU Horned Frogs
Texas Longhorns
Ft. Worth
Hadaway
Roger Evans
Frogs
NER
England
Brazil
U. S
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Pelican State
Joe Marsh
Turkey
Che Marsh
Brewing Industry Foundation
Arkansas Committee
J. Hugh Wharton
Pyramid Bldg
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Highway 29
McCormick
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