Air Aid For Allies In War Aims And Hopes
DeWitt Mann antic Wide World column by Glenn Babb discusses the Russia China aid context on the eve of October 3 1942. It analyzes the strategic forces facing the Axis on the Volga Yangtze and Huang He fronts, the diplomatic gaps with Stalin and Chiang Kai-shek, and the need for American and British help to turn defensive battles into offensive ones as Willkie’s mission aims to inform and shape policy.
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DeWitt Maantic
Glenn Babb
Kenzie
London
Mons
DeWeridell Wiltkie
Russia
China
Volga
Jéré
Turestan
Tienshan
Heavenly Mountains
Feither
Issia
Japan
Kremlin
Ermany
Hitler
Rus
America
Bri
Mayi
Willkie
East
Soong
United States
Chungking
Jong
Amer
Allied Air Raids and Tank Attacks Reported Across Europe
British and American air fleets mounted raids on Nazi targets including Le Havre and German airfields. US pilots claimed several Fortress bombers damaged heavy fortifications while fighters claimed enemy aircraft shot down. Allied advances continued in the Pacific with strikes near Port Moresby as American air power pressed toward occupied Europe. Officials noted significant losses on both sides amid ongoing bomber and transport operations.
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Rhi
S. Arm
King Force
Eaulte
U.S
Pilos
le Havre
France
Gergit
Europe
Geranes
Marshal Gee Focke
Ting
Stiing
Aus
Japan
New Brita Islands
Atta
Ately
Sateley
Pictures That Became Hits and Actor Reluctance
Hollywood anecdotes recount how stars like Claudette Colbert Gable and Irene Dunne turned down or questioned roles yet helped make hits. Many items show actors misjudging scripts while directors and producers persuaded them, yielding landmark films such as The Awful Truth and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.
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Robbin Coons
Hollywood
Miriam Hopkins
Claudette Colbert
Clark Gable
Metro
Columbia
Lhon
Frank Capra
Colbert
Gable
Irene Dunne
Cary Grant
Ralph Bellamy
Mr. Smith
Washington
Edward Ellis
Ellison
Harry Carey
Spencer Tracy
Fred Astaire
Charles Laughton
Captain Bligh
Rosalind Russell
George Ratt
Humphrey Bogart
Mrs. Miniver
Greer Garson
Miss Garson
Jack Benny
Paramount
O Garba
Sueven
Shearer
Garbo Et Als
Bobcats Come Back From Page One Upset Losses Across League
The report lists multiple high school football results with Bobcats winning outside the league as Big Cup McCullough scored three touchdowns in Hope’s 12-8 victory over Texarkana. Batesville upset others 14-9, Clarksville dropped its conference slate, and Subiaco beat Searcy Ashdown 34-20 while Morrillton topped Heber Springs 51-13.
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McCullough
Hope
Texarkana
Russellville
Paris
Batesville
Clarksville
Johnson Countries
Conway
Fayetteville
Bentonville
Gncke
Little Rock Catholic
Prescott
Horatio
Garrison
Springdale
Vns
Clinton
Subiaco
Searcy
Ashdown
Minera Springs
Morrilton
Heber Springs
Verger Tigers Cruise Past Idabel Bears 61 to 0
Verger Tigers routed Idabel Bears 61 to 0 in the season opener. The one sided game saw Verger jump ahead early with the starting eleven scoring in the first quarter. Next up is a trip to Pine Bluffs for a game with Corbin High next Friday.
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Verger Tigers
Idabel
Okla
Bears
Corbin
Today in Congress Senate and House recessed until Monday
The Associated Press reports both chambers in recess, delaying scheduled votes and committee work. No further action expected until the next session on Monday.
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Associated Press
Senate
House
Market Report Highlights Mixed Stock Market Swing
New York traders saw continued gains with rail and steel shares leading, while profit taking capped advances. Volume approached 500,000 shares on a Saturday session as the AP average neared late-week highs. cotton and grain markets swung on new price control signals and inflation orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Associated Press
Rail
Relates How Continued From Page One On Guadalcanal Battle
The battle ends with the Japanese resistance broken by 5 pm as American forces press into Tenuru plantation. Tanks led by Lt. Leo B. Case mop up remaining pockets while destroyers and field hospital units treat the injured. Marines exhibit discipline and cooperation as orderly evacuation and care sustain operations into the night.
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Lelut
Leo B. Case
Syracuse
Tenuru Plantation
Pain
Navy
Theodore Pratt
USN
W. Tt. Brown
Dane, Knowlton
Glien
Wmater
Guadalcanal
Flashes of Life and Lively Local Vignettes
A jagged, irregular recap of notices from the West to the Midwest. A man loses two fingers after prying a dynamite cap from a child’s curiosity in Tillamook Oregon. A Los Angeles resident fined and tires confiscated in Mexico rationing evasion near Viajuana. A Farragut Idaho sighting of the president’s visit at a naval training ground. A Racine Wisconsin draft notice father awaiting triplet daughters. A Chicago librarian sought by Pvt Yepe’s letters to a mystery 31 year old beauty connected with 20 public libraries.
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Vurious
Tillamook
Ove
Bruce
San Diego
Calif
Mexico
U.S
Los Angeles
Viajuana
Don Yepe
Canto Shelby
Miss
Sea
Flyers to Meet Tigers in Arkadelphia Next Friday Night
Flyers travel to Arkadelphia to face the Tigers in a late season football game. The matchup revives the schedule after earlier disruptions with the Leumy organization and field conditions.
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Arkadelphia
Oct
Wechita College Tigers
Leumy
Stimson
Tex
Baylor Bears Rally Past Aggies Cowboys 14–12
In Oklahoma City 5000 spectators watched Baylor overcome a 12 point first half by scoring two late touchdowns. Kittrell and Bill Coleman connected on a key scoring drive to spark Baylor’s decisive late surge, giving the Bears a 14 to 12 victory over Oklahoma A M Cowboys.
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Oklahoma City
Baylor Bears
Oklahoma A. & M- Cowboys
Aggies
U S to Care for Veterans of Warfare
Washington authorities say the United States has built a veteran care system in advance of World War II and is ready to support those returning. The Veterans Administration, led by Brig Gen Frank T Hines, already runs hospitals and clinics nationwide and plans for compensation, medical care, domiciliary benefits, and job reinstatement for returning service members.
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Jack Stinnett
Washington
United States
Navy
Army
Veterans Administration
Frank T. Hines
Congress
Sixth Avenue Only Shell of Former Self
GEORGE TUCKER recalls Sixth Avenue in New York as a ghost street amid war, once a hub for employment agencies and living quarters, now quiet with signs like "Coals wanted" and "Sleep on Premises" as crowds dwindle while people join factories or the armed services.
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George Tucker
New York
Sixth Avenue
Lower East Side
Jill
Armed Services
Veterans to take civil service exams for jobs
Veterans prepare for government employment tests as a World War II veteran gains a lead over his father in advancing through the civil service process.
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Voetorah
Oil and Gas Filings for Lafayette County Ark 1942
Royalty Deeds and filings detail multiple transfers from Gene Gott and wife to Nat Hughes in sections 14 16 10 6 8 5 7 1 15 township 15 south range 24 west. Dated Sept 1942 with Oct filings and various percentages of interest. Royalty agreements and titles listed with precise aliquots and locations in Lafayette County Arkansas.
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Lafayette County
Ark
Eunice Triplett
Lewisville
Arkansas
Gene Gott
Nat Hughes Els
Ney
Altin
S. Rie
West
Nat Hughes
Gene Golf
Net Hughes
Nat Hughes Si
Rue
Williamy B. Nodgett
D. W. Gladney
Rye
Ander
NEW
See
SIM
State Revenue Fights Missouri Pacific Tax Appeal Continues
State Revenue in its fight to raise the Missouri Pacific tax assessment pursued lengthy federal court proceedings. The case, which led to about 1.3 million dollars recovered for the state and counties along the Trend, remained in litigation as Gentry left the attorney general's office to head the revenue department's staff but continued as the state's chief counsel under an agreement with Governor Adkins Holt and Revenue Commissioner Joe Nurdin.
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Missouri Pacific
Gentry
Attorney General
Revenue Department
Adkins
Holt
Joe Nurdin
Stamps Scraps Cannon Honored in Oakland Tribute
In Oakland California Monty J Caisey, a ship builder, is praised as a local hero for his wartime production efforts. The city land council votes him commanding citizen and plans a testimonial ceremony to honor his service during the Liberty Loan drive.
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Oakland
Calif
tMi
Monty J. Caisey
Washington
Qaleland
Proposed Constitutional Amendment Arkansas General Assembly Measure
A legal notice states the Arkansas General Assembly proposes an amendment to the state constitution. Filed March 27 1941 in the Secretary of State office. If approved by majority voters at the next general election the amendment becomes part of the constitution. Section 1 defines applicability to counties with public hospitals owned by county or municipal entities and outlines hospital operation.
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General Assembly
Secretary of State
House OF Representatives
Senate
State OF Arkansas
Lkansas
Towse
Town Life Frays at Edges as War Looms Over City
A fragmented reminiscence paints Manhattan streets crowded with spillovers from galleries to diners where prices fall cheap and crowds thin. A speaker at a library talk faces interruptions as an elderly man demands corrections to a poem. The scene illustrates a city stretched thin by impending conflict and changing culture.
Public Hospital Tax Amendment Approved in Arkansas
The 1943 amendment outlines petitions by 100 electors to levy a one mill tax on real and personal property for hospital maintenance in Arkansas counties. It details petition timing, ballot wording, election certification, and post election funding to county and hospital treasurers, with provisions to raise, reduce, or abolish the tax by general election and a self executing amendment becoming law after voter approval in the next general election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Election Commissioners
State of
Arkansas
Cc. G, Wall
Warning Order in Hempstead County Chancery Court
In Hempstead County Arkansas Rosie Woods sues Jim Woods. The defendant must appear within days to answer the plaintiff. Official seal dated September 18 1842. Clerk Byers and attorneys Atkins and McFadnin noted. Court notices include terms September 16 24 30 and October 7 with Thomasville referenced. Mention of 146000000 barrels of oil production cited as a lands claim.
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Chancery Court of
Jim Woods
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