American airport port rises in African jungle at war effort
Cairo Nov 23 America advances pioneering work in equatorial Africa linking air routes to wartime aims. A vast port, now a modern hub with electricity and refrigeration, sits on a 15 mile long bay used for land and flying boats, built by American workers with 700 native recruits. Mosquito control and drainage eased health risks. natives gain employment and pride as a gateway for Atlantic routes through the Orient.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Cairo
America
Equatorial Africa
Isis
Tmi
New York
London
Rio de Janeiro
Lisbon
Majic
Cou
Kovides
Mally
Age Bay
Africa
Aganiss
Nar
Franklin McGibbony Named State Police Sergeant
Frank McGibbony, former state vice sergeant of the Hope and Florage district, has replaced J. G. in the Tate position, signaling a leadership change in the state police.
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Frank McGibbony
Newtate
Hope and Florage
J. G
Reapportionment Bid Aimed at East Arkansas District Balance
East Arkansas weighs district population changes since 1900. State Senator Jules James proposes 1943 legislation to redraw congressional districts, citing 1938 reapportionment and disproportionate populations. He lists seven current districts and outlines potential starting points for new boundaries to achieve equity, while noting possible shifts to reflect community interests.
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Navy
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Severth
Juelian James
Jonesboro
Associated Press
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Congress
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Craighead
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Woodruff
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Benton
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Sevier
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Baxter
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I2ard
Indeerdence
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White
Pulaski
Prairie
Littcoln
Chiect
Little River
Ouachita
Our Daily Bread on Vichy Policy and North Africa
An excerpt discusses the North Africa campaign as the end of the beginning and questions whether Roosevelt and Hall supported a landing by aiding Vichy. It notes Mussolini's regime facing potential collapse, and mentions motorist casualties and rationing as impacts on civilian life and transportation.
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Vichy
North
Africa
Europe
Morris appointed as Hope district sergeant after HQ work
Doug Morris served as sergeant of the Hope district and had been based at Lite Rock headquarters before his appointment, marking a shift in local policing leadership.
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Doug) Morris
Hope District
McGigbeny
Lite Rock
Market Slump Persists Amid War News And Tax Selloff
New York stocks edged lower as war reports especially the Stalingrad offensive weighed on sentiment while peace-group leaders stalled. Grain futures retreated as rye led the drop amid selling and weak demand, with wheat and corn also closing down and cash markets uneven across livestock and poultry sectors.
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New York
Stalingrad
Chicago
Rome
Municipal Court City Docket Summary of Fines
Municipal Court listings show numerous drunkenness and traffic offenses with cash bonds. Individuals include Lige Ferguson, B. Jones, Jessie Hubbard, Ralph Jones, Phil Shaw, Helen Moore, Hida Muldrow, A. A. Fundiller, Jim McFatdin, and many others. Penalties range from $1.00 to $25.00 bonds with jail days and fines. some pleas of guilty or not guilty. appeal noted in one case.
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Lige
Helen Moore
Hida Muldrow
A. A. Fundiller
Jim McFatdin
Archer Batheout
S. H. Jackson
R. C. Jamerson
WF. Rayford
J. W. Nelson
Henry Campain
Harmon Powell
Edgar L. Peel
Andrew Keith
Floyd Green
John Fitzgerald
Oscar Wyatt
Osear Gaff
Bennie Jones
Jess Blackwood
Jd. M. Fitzgerald
Ike Harris
Bud Bingham
Louis Livestock at National Stockyards Report
National Stockyards data show hogs 11,000 head, steady to 5 cents higher than average, calves light supply with 4,500 calves and 1,500 in slaughter mix, steer loads around 33 with opening steady to strong, heifers and yearlings 11.50 to 13.65, cows 9.00 to 10.75, bulls 10.75 to 12.00, vealers 16.25, stockers 9.60 to , lambs and yearlings limited with no early action. receipts mostly trucked in.
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T. Louis Livestock National Stockyards
U. S. Dept
New York Cotton Falls on War News
Favorable war developments weighed on cotton trading in New York. Prices declined sharply with bales down by 31.75 to 1.50 in late afternoon trading.
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New York
Retirement Marks End of Admiral King’s Active Career
Washington, Nov. 23. Admiral Ernest J. King, noted head of the U S Navy, reached the statutory retirement age but will remain at the helm as top commander with intense duties ahead. King, 64, has long hours and a vast workload, overseeing plans, staff meetings, and decisions affecting ships and supply routes for Allied life at sea. He became Fleet Chief in Washington last December and was named Chief of Naval Operations in March, directing two staffs and reporting only to President Roosevelt and Secretary Knox.
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Washington
Ernest J. King
America
Tody
Navy
King
United States Fleet
Roosevelt
Knox
Cripps IIs New Air Production Chief in Britain
Sir Stafford Cripps, once a leading figure in the government, leaves the War Cabinet to become minister of aircraft production at Churchill's request. Churchill framed the move as meeting a critical wartime need, amid reports of Cripps clashes with colleagues and unease among some House of Commons readers.
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Cripps Iis New Air Production
Britain
London
Sir Stafford Cripps
Churchill
Sir Stafford
House of Commons
Ministry of Aircraft Production
Cripps
Times
Cotton futures slide on liquidation renewed trading pressure
In a session marked by renewed liquidation, cotton futures fell as much as 2.60 per bale from prior levels with gains eroding to the day’s low. Market activity showed brokers lowering bids and cutting contracts, while closing quotes ranged from 17.90 to 18.04 on most active months.
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Rch
Nee
Mch
President Has Good Plan to Save Coffee
Washington reports Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt quoted the president as an expert in coffee making. She described his plan to ration coffee, allow one cup per day for all, with extra for state affairs. She noted heat regulations and centralized heating at the White House.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Irpress
White House
Executive Mansion
Short Fears Socialization of Farm Land
In Little Rock on November 23, Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation President R. E. Short warned at the annual convention against perceived efforts to socialize farm lands. He argued such moves threaten democracy and private enterprise, threaten resource use, and reflect a shift toward drastic social changes in agriculture. He also criticized the Agriculture Department for focusing on broad social changes over farm production.
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Little Rock
R. E. Short
Arkansas Farm, Bureau Federation
Privary
Short
Agricvwiture
Soviet War Cabinet Critique Brings Calls for Peace Policy
A fragmentary quotation from Soviet rhetoric notes that withdrawals from the war cabinet provoke public demand for decisive action. The speech links this pressure to forming a future peace policy ready for a turning tide and public shift in support.
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Soviet
Russia
U S Reaches Agreement on Martinique
Washington said secretary Hull announced a satisfactory accord with Martinique authorities, covering all French possessions in the western hemisphere. The deal aims at Caribbean security and economic support, ending the prospect of U S occupation and clarifying ties with Vichy France.
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Washington
United States
Hag
Millinique
IW Hull
Hull
French Guinea
Robert
Martinique
Caribbean
Samuel Reber
State Department
Hoover
United States Navy
Robert — Sill
Vichy
Mull
Pavette
Vicky
Hempstead Musician Jack Warner Dies in Galveston
Jack Warner, 62, a former resident of Hempstead and longtime musician, died Sunday in Galveston Texas. He was born in Hempstead and had lived here for several years. Private funeral services were held Wednesday, November 14, with interment at Lakeview Cemetery in Galveston.
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Jack Warner
Imusiciiine
Mapa
Galveston
Texas
Hope
Lakeview Cemetery
Navy recruit Bill Robins trains at Great Lakes station
Bill Robins of Hope Arkansas aged 29 70 West Avenue began recruit training as a Machinist's Mate Second Class at the U S Naval Training Station Great Lakes IL He enlisted recently in the U S Naval Reserve and will be considered for further training or assignment to sea or a naval shore post Meanwhile about 4500 tons of rough steel are used for liberty cargo ships.
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Great Lakes
William J. Robins
West Avenue
Hope
Ark
U.S. Naval Reserve
U. S. Naval Training Station
Navy Seryiige Seriagl
Farm Leaders Criticize Price Office Over Labor Costs
Farm leaders blamed the Office of Price Administration for rising living costs and reduced power from farms. They charged failure to control labor costs worsened farm earnings and efficiency. The remarks reflect broader concerns about agricultural policy and labor use.
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Office of Price
Snnulpower
Labor Usi
Denounces Coddling of Labor in U S Denounces Coddling of Labor
Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation official Wy R. Que faults the New Deal and wartime policy for coddling labor and consumers. He warns the administration sacrifices agriculture for industry, calls for repeal of the 40 hour week law, and urges restricting labor policies to essential wartime needs while opposing price subsidies and social reforms framed as war measures.
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Litle Rock
Officii
American Farm Bureau Federation
Arkoneas Farm Bursa
Inbar
Hhe
Wy R. Que
Wuahfuitlan
Fnd Reply Jative
Oge
Ianpower Commissionee
Department of Agriculture
National Labor Relations
Firstrarity
Bre
Ing
Federal
Hinds
FSA
OPA
Butter Stocks Frozen in 35 Centers Amid Market Strain
Chicago reports 35 market centers freeze most storage butter stocks as War Production Board earmarks half for government use. Dealers note peak holdings near 46 million pounds in mid November, with current supplies around 26.0 million, signaling ongoing adjustments and pending quality and price decisions.
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Chicago
War Production Board
Yraders
Delense
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