No Housing for Hope Action to Save Southern Mill
War era reporting on Hope Arkansas facing housing shortages for workers in a war plant region. Text describes FHA absent local operation and quotes Senator Spencer about paper mill material needs and priority orders. Includes references to Southern News Paper Publishers association critique of wartime procurement and local routing through Commerce and housing offices.
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Housing For Hope Action
Southern Mill
Chamber of Commerce
America
Hope
PHA
FHA
Daniel
Arkansas Democrat
Arkansas
Stuttgart
Newport
Blytheville
Walnut Ridge
Southern News Paper Publishers Association
War Production Board
Southern Pine
Lufkin
Texas
Lloyd Spencer
Hattie Waaway
South
Canada
Theard
Senator Caraway
Edator Spencer
Caraway
Senator Connally
Spencer
Connall
Donald Nelson
Washington
Dragnet Spread for Touhy Gang Members in Illinois
Illinois authorities launched a state wide dragnet after a dramatic prison break at Stateville Prison. Leaders Roger Touhy and Hugh Banghart, both serving long terms for kidnaping, escaped along with three others. Guards were wounded and a truck was driven from the yard as the pair fled toward freedom aided by used prison ladders and stolen keys. Police extended highway checkpoints and airport surveillance to prevent further escape attempts and protect associates connected to the fugitives.
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Yalute
Ilinois' Tay
Manturoe
Seven Life
Suteville
Roger
Ard
Stubblefield
Edward Darlak
St. Clair Melherney
Touhy
Banghart
John Jake Factor
Chicago
Duck Cito
Cito
Samuel Johnson
William Dahler
Jamey O'Connor
Stateville
William Stewart
Matthew Nelson
Herman Kross
Johnson
Kross
Dahler
Ier
Krogs
Flve
Kross’ Tar
Bamer
Menard
Gus Schacter
Pollynose) Kator
Factor
Pygtox
Ecords
Cedar Rapids
Daniel Gilbert
Priso
Thalie
Casting Aspersions By S. Burton Heath
After a two week tour of the United States President Roosevelt told a press conference that Americans understand war needs and will respond. The piece argues Washington lagged behind public sentiment since Pearl Harbor and criticizes Congress the press and the radio for three weak spots in the war effort. Continued on Page Four.
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United States
States
Roosevelt
Aleady
Washington
Wwe
Pearl Harbor
Congress
Press
Bobcats edge Jonesboro 14 13 in last minute thriller
Hope High School Bobcats win a conference game 14 to 13 over the Jonesboro Golden Hurricanes on a dramatic final drive. A 20 yard Huddleston to McCullough pass and a late extra point clinched the come from behind victory.
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Jonesboro
Hope High School Bobcats
Jonesboro Golden Hurricanes
Hope
Huddleston
McCullough
Bobcats
Cunningham
Mullins
Jones Batrn
Associated Press
Blytheville
Pine Bluff
Sebras
Arkansas
Chicks
Sherly Turchi
Finis Buckner
Buckner
Dougan
Beshares
Little Rock
Tigers
Hot Springs
Trojans
el Dorado
North Little Rock
Joneshore
Babgals
Benin
Bauxite
Forrest City
Mariana
Camden
Texarkana
Russellville
Clinton
Fort Smith
Fayetteville
Catholic High
Atkins
Conway
Heber Springs
Greenwood
Panama
Okla
Huntsville
Rogers
Augusta
Carlisle
West Helena
Helena
Nashville
Prescott
Stuttgart
DeQueend
Ashdown
DeQueeen
Sheridan
Dierks
Paris
Springdale
Smackover
Monticella
Crosseit
Dumas
Canadian Contingent Arrives in Britain
Thousands of Canadian soldiers landed in Great Britain to join Maj. Gen. Y. Worthing’s armored division. Troops singing and cheering arrived with hundreds of Canadian, British, Australian and New Zealand airmen aboard ships crossing the Atlantic. Reinforcements included Canadian Harp ing sisters and fighters arriving in the convoys.
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Oeil
Great Britain
Y. Worthingon
Atlantic
United States and Britain Agree to End Extraterritorial Rights in China
Washington and London announced that the United States and Britain will join with China to abolish extraterritorial rights and foreign privileges in China. The move, timed with China's 31st republic anniversary, follows decades of Western insistence on foreign courts and special privileges. Officials hailed it as a new era in China’s relations with the West, while observers noted ties to Willkie’s call for an empire free of domination.
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Wade Werner
Washington
Ching
London
Hina
China
United States
Cling
Welles
Wei Tao- Ming
Wei
Kellogg
Hull
Wendell Willkie
Chungking
Empire of Nations
Willkie
British Down One of Four German Planes
British ground defenses downed one of four Messer schmitts in a low altitude attack on a southeast England town. The fighter crashed into an empty boarding house on the beach. the pilot parachuted into an alley and was captured by a bakeryman and a young boy. The incident triggered a brief London daylight alert, the ninth of the year.
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London
Qet
Biel
Said
Flashes of Life Collected News Vignettes
A roundup of brief items from various locales results in a mix of oddities and mishaps. Reports note a stray dog litter found beside overturned waste in Birmingham, a labor strike risk near Cheyenne, a curious radio mishap in Buffalo, a hospitalized Cheyenne Indian named Joe Broken 4, and Camden Missouri residents losing taxi service after a collision.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
Russians Beat Off New Enemy Flank Attack
Front reports say Soviet forces repelled five German assaults on the northwest flank between the Don and Volga, while on the Leningrad front near Lake Ladoga German losses were 60,000 to Soviet 21,334. In Stalingrad the battle continued with heavy fighting and claims of German attempts to cut to the Volga, as air raids and bombardments intensified. Meanwhile, Britain called for Allied escalation against Berlin, and U.S. bombers supported daylight raids over France as casualties and strategic aims mounted.
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Europe
Roger P
Stalingrad
Tzvestia
Red Army
Adolf Hitler
Tzvestin
Volga
Berlin
Columbus
Sovie
Stalin
Rea
Britain
Lille
France
U.S. Army
Pembritish
Pir
U.S
Edgar Louis Graville
United Nations
Granville
Puisal
Nazis Told German People of U S Plane Attacks
New York reports that German authorities finally disclosed some of the war news, revealing a major U S air attack north of occupied Europe. The communique notes US bombers and pilots, few losses among escorts, and limited damage to civilians as Allied fighters claimed several German planes.
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New York
United States Army Air Forces
RAF
Europe
United States
Canada Orders Retaliatory Manacles For Dieppe Prisoners
Ottawa announces noon deadline for retaliatory binding of German POWs in Canada and Britain over Dieppe raid. Officials say enough shackles exist and preparations are ready as Swiss consul general awaits transmission to Berlin. Canada and Britain poised to mirror German moves unless Germans relent.
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Ottawa
Dieppe
Hadeen
Berlin
Canada
Britain
Trans
Department of External Affairs
Ted Yes
Hope Man on Stamps Legion Drive Program
The Carlton Devante American Legion Post opened its annual county membership drive with a fish fry at the Ocal hut. Dr. L. f.i Sky of Texarkana spoke on supporting present servicemen and aiding them after the war, as 150 attendees, including visitors and guests, watched the program with officials from multiple towns.
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Carlton Devante
American Lion Post
Ocal Hut
John L. McClellan
L. F.isky
Texarkana
Legion
Ed Patten
Richmond Jeeves
N. E. Graham
W. . Parking
Stamps
Terral Cornelius
Hope
Jean de Camp
G. G. Martel
Magnolia
de Herne
Little Rock
C. M. Sanders
Arkadelphia
Carl Thompson
Litle Rock
Fieid
State Service Bureau
Gladys Martin
Willkie's China tour ends as he heads home
Wendell Willkie completes a fact finding mission in 13 countries urging a second European front and increased Allied aid to China. He reviews a Chinese division near Chengtu, praising its troops before heading to Washington to brief President Roosevelt.
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Chungking
Wendell - Willkie
China
Chengtu
Szechwan Province
Ching
Chiang Kai-Shek
Jap- Forge
Oeam
Willkie
Washington
Roosevelt
Chvson
Wilkie
America
Gas Rationing to Limit Tire Ownership
Detroit reports indicate nationwide gasolene rationing may cap tires per registered vehicle at five. Applicants must swear or pledge to sell excess casings to government. Plan could release about 6 million tires and restore them to the pool to keep 26 million passenger cars moving. Rubber industry expects production of 1.6 million reclaimed tires monthly.
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David J. Wilkie
Detroit
Star's New Serial to Begin Monday in City Edition
The Star announces a new serial by Paul David Reston, to start in Monday’s city edition. The previous serial ended yesterday and today’s issue carries no chapter as the national release is Monday.
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Star
Paul David Reston
the Mail
Navy reports Japanese ships sunk and planes damaged near Guadalcanal
The Navy announced a Japanese destroyer was sunk and a destroyer and cruiser damaged as dive bombers and torpedo planes attacked enemy warships during landing operations on Guadalcanal. The report cites additional strikes near Giza and Reti, with several enemy planes shot down and Japanese ships totaling 32 sunk or damaged in the Solomons Campaign.
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Washington
Act
Ute
Navy
Guadalcanal
Solomon Islan
Cuadaleana
Amerias
Solomnos
Nav i
Navy Communiqte
Coord
Ehemy
Giza Island
Reti
Thursd
Army - Navy - NY
Buka
Oday
Solomons
Barnsdall Seeks Eight Wells in Lafayette County
The Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission will hold a hearing in El Dorado to consider Barnsdall Oil Companys request to drill eight wells in the Midway field Lafayette county in deviation from standard spacing. The plan proposes one well per 40 acres with center shifts on sections 9 10 and 14, seeking authorization to adjust locations within the tract.
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Hone Star
Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission
el Dorado
Barnsdall Oil Company
Midway
Lafayette County
Wallace Carter of Blevins Enlists in Navy
Wallace Carter age 18 son of Mr and Mrs Bert Carter of Blevins enlisted in the Navy today and will be sent to the Great Lakes Naval Training School it was learned May 16.
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Wallace Carter
Bert Carter
Blevins
Navy
Great Lakes
Emmet Men Enlist in Army Air Corps Mechanics
Howell Baker and William R. Allen of Emmet enlisted in the Army Air Corps as mechanics on October 6 at the Texarkana Army recruiting station.
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Emmet
Howell
Baker
William R. Allen
Army Air Corps
Army Recruit. Ing
Texarkana
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S. Burton Heath
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Geiss
Radio Theiler
Buffalo
Ola
Myre Jonnie
Wheeler
Scottsbluff
Neb
Joe Broken 4
Noe
Thomas Nance
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