Longan biography questions value of college education
Our Daily Bread notes George Baker Longan, longtime Kansas City Star leader who died at 63, never attended college. The piece highlights his rise from a $4 a week reporter to president and GM, powered by high school schooling and printer’s ink, arguing success hinges on individual effort, with or without college.
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OWI Finds U S Planes Average in War Review
The Office of War Information reports that American aircraft perform well on average and are improving. It notes P-40, Airacobra, and P-51 fighters are inferior at high altitude, while B-17 and B-26 bombers show strength. Navy fighters and other types are satisfactory. future advances depend on production and battle testing.
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Office of War Information
United States
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Southwest Pacific
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England
Bremacy
Vilish Raf
Americas
Jitter Angus Steer Is State Champion
In North Little Rock on October 19, John L. Fry of Pocahontas owned the 7000 pound Jitter Angus steer named Jitter, declared class champion in the Future Farmers of America beef calf contest at the Arkansas Livestock Show. Lusian Sioan Jr. of Imboden won reserve with his steer Jake.
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John L. Fry
Pocahontas
Farmers of America
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Imboden
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Public Enemy Captured by Chicago Police
Chicago police captured Irwin Kudens after a failed hold up at a Currency exchange on Madison Street. Kudens, described as a three state crime wave by Edgar Hoover, was beaten by Officer Richard Nelson and unconscious when confronted. He had a record including desertion from Camp Grant II and burglary from a Detroit policeman's home. Continued on Page Four.
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Irwin Kudens
Edgar Hoovar
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Joseph Fallon
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Senate Action Delayed on Drafting Youths
Washington DC reports the Senate postponed until Thursday its debate on drafting 18 and 19 year olds. House passage anticipated, with Sen Vandenberg proposing a constitutional amendment to lower voting age to 18. Debate centers on long tax and Navy appropriation bills, while a delay potential affects student draft timing through the current semester.
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Michigan
Conference Committee
Adkins Seeks Extra Car Mileage for Arkansas District
Governor Adkins asks President Roosevelt and federal officials to grant higher auto mileage. He argues the Southwest is sparsely populated and requests 5,000 miles per year for car owners instead of 2,880.
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Seven Quit Election Board Membership
Seven resignations on six county election boards were reported today by Secretary of State C. G. Hail. The names include Clark L E B Tenneyson Cross Li C Cato Faulkner J E Lyons Jackson B W Jones Tra J Mack Pike W B Lawless. Vacancies must be filled by the state board of election commissioners.
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L. EB. Tenneyson
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Li. C. Cato
Faulkner
J. E. Lyons
D Jackson
B. W. Jones
Tra J. Mack
Pike
W. B. Lawless
State Board of Election Commissioners
Flashes of Life From the Associated Press
A jumble of short items from various cities describes wartime spirit and odd happenings. Charley the China man sells his laundry, supports dogs for defense, and heads to military induction. In Spokane Sam McVey battles a jiu jitsu bear, while Denver’s Ellington boasts speed with a pistol. Fort Logan’s healing wound, Tacoma blackout curios, and a bear left at a hospital add local color as towns cope with wartime era shortages and dimmed lights.
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Pittsburgh
Yee Joe
Sam
John Ellington
John
Fort Logan
Marshall A. C. Lucas
Nazi Troops in Norway Have Low Morale
Mutinies, desertions, and personal crises rise among 200,000 German occupation troops in Norway as reports from the government in exile describe mounting discontent. Concentration camps opened for mutineers. thousands reportedly rebelled near Kirkenes, while firing squads refused to shoot.
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Three Violent Deaths Reported in Arkansas Weekend
In Little Rock on October 19 coroner Johnson reported three weekend deaths in Arkansas. A carnival worker, William J. Price, shot and killed Dorothy Eilen War Sell in a Fort Smith cafe before fatally shooting himself. In Jonesboro, Ferdinand Fortenberry, 16, died from injuries after a truck collision.
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Little Rock
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Rules Dismissal of Taxpayer's Suit An Error
The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled independence chancery court erred in dismissing a taxpayer suit to recover 16704.38 from Sheriff Allen on technical grounds but held Allen need not repay the funds. The decision covers salary and mileage fees for 1937 and 1936, the 1936 salary act, and related contract issues, with broader holdings on public policy and property rights.
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Pine Bluff
American Excelsior Laundry Company
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American Excelsior
Columbia Chancery Court
Isam ‘Lavada
Joe F. Rushton
Emerson
W. C. ‘Tisdale
Emma Dickens ‘Tisdale
Tha Abboud
Danville
Arkansas Power and Light Company
Yell Circuit
Harry Ponder
Walnut Ridge
Max B. Reid
Blytheville
W. F. Kirsch
Paragould
A. A. Lavell
Springdale
Cliftonade
Fayetteville
Young Arkansan Killed in Pacific War
Conway, Oct. 19. Mr and Mrs Zachary Kennamer of Mt. Vernon were notified by the army that their son Lieut Earl Kennamer aged 23 was killed somewhere in the southwest Pacific on Oct 13. He was a former Conway high school athlete and attended Arkansas State Teachers college, graduating from Eastern Oklahoma A M college at Wilburton in 1941. He won his wings at Randolph field last June and is survived by his parents four sisters and three brothers.
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Zachary Taylor Kennamer
Mt. Vernon
Ar Department
Earl Kennamer
Southwest Pacific
Kennamer
Arkansas State Teachers College
Eastern Oklahoma A. & M. College
Wilburton
Randolph Field
Lyle Webb to Take Navy Oath on 22nd
Lyle M. Webb, longtime advertising manager of The Star from 1929 to 1939, reports from Los Angeles that he passed the Navy physical and will take the oath on October 22. He was a recent Hope visitor en route to California for enlistment from Suffolk, Virginia, where he led circulation at the Suffolk News Herald for several years.
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Los Angeles
California
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Suffolk News- Herald
No Priorities Issued for Hope Housing in 1942 Letter
Senator Spencer reports to the Hope Chamber of Commerce that national housing authorities found no need for public or private housing in Hope Arkansas after reviewing a 1942 housing plan. He directs Bowen to pursue private construction channels via National Housing Agency Regional Representative Preston Wright and notes no Washington record of priority allocations. He asks for progress updates after contractors or authorities apply for housing priorities.
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Preston Wright
Power Petroleum Company
Dallas
Texas
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Lloyd Spencer
Senate
Washington, D, C
Adult School to Open at Hope High School
Trade and Industrial Education offers an adult evening program at Hope High School starting October 26 with classes from 7 to 9 pm for 12 weeks. Supervising principal J H Jones leads instructors Irma Dean and Wyble Wimberly. Courses include typing shorthand and office practice. Registration is October 22 from 1 to 4 pm.
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Scouting as a pillar of freedom and morale
James H. Jones argues national defense hinges on morale and youth education. He cites Napoleon on morale, stresses mobilizing youth through Boy Scouts to defend democracy, and urges adults to strengthen scouting as a national asset for liberty.
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Napoleon
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Aged Hempstead Resident Dies Sunday
Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth Lively, 76, longtime Hempstead County resident, died at her Washington area home. Funeral services set for 2:30 p.m. today at Columbus. She leaves six daughters Mrs Tefteller Washington Mrs Woolsey Columbus Mrs Hutchens Hope Mrs Stout Washington Mrs Clark Washington and Mrs Gallagher Texarkana, plus two sons Dewey and John Lively of Washington.
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Hempstead County
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Sam Tefteller
S. M. Woolsey
Frank Hutchens
Hope
T. J. Stout
W. C. Clark
Frank Gallagher
Texarkana
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Senate Group Urges Fast Action on Draft Bill
The Senate Military committee urged quick passage of a bill to draft 18 and 19 year olds, saying national survival depends on utilizing youthful soldiers. They argued young men possess superior leadership, stamina, and combat potential and compared Allied and Axis forces to justify mobilization. The panel planned to debate the measure Thursday and discussed possible deferments for students finishing the academic year.
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Senate Military Committee
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America
Soviet Russia
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Lewis B. Hershey
Hosmer and Ellis at Ellington Field in Army Air Corps
George W. Hosmer a mechanical superintendent at The Star and Leonard Ellis former managing editor are stationed with the 1st School Squadron Ellington Field Houston Texas having enlisted this month in the ground forces of the Army Air Corps.
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the Star
Leonard Ellis
Ellington Field
Houston
Texas
Army Air Corps
Randolph Field Welcomes Large Cadet Flight Contingent
Clifford E. Whatley, 23, of 110 West Avenue G, begins basic flight training at Randolph Field Texas joining one of the era’s largest cadet contingents. He attended the University of Arkansas 1938 to 1941 and previously trained at Grider Field Pine Bluff Ark. He had ROTC experience before service.
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West Point
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West Avenue G
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University of Arkansas
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Pine Blast
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Critical turns at Stalingrad and Guadalcanal unfold
United States and Japanese lines clash on Guadalcanal as U S Marines and Army troops brace for a new assault while German forces press in Stalingrad. Russian defenders inflict heavy losses on Sunday as German efforts to seize the city advance amid urban ruin. Allied air power targets Japanese ships and bases around Buin Shortland, with bombers and fighters reporting multiple hits and disrupted supply lines in New Guinea and the Pacific theater.
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