MacArthur’s Philippines campaign reshapes Pacific war aims
Mackenzie analyzes MacArthur’s return to the Philippines as a turning point in the Pacific war. He notes Leyte and Luzon as keys to breaking Japanese power, enabling air bases to threaten Japan, while warning the campaign may be long and costly. He cites British naval and Indian manpower mobilization as complementary fronts against Nippon.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
MacArthur
Philippines
Pacific
Japan
Mikado
Leyte
Archipelago
Bataan
Philippine
Luzon
Manila
East Indies
Indonesia
Burma
Formosa
Nippon
China
Tokyo
Orient
London
Far East
India
Bay of Bengal
Necobar Islands
Vnse
Arkansas Soldiers From War Department Casualty List
The War Department announced 23 Arkansas soldiers listed as dead in Central Pacific and European theaters. Names include Harold L. Goodman Malvern and Everett W. Andrews Little Rock among others from Cabot Batesville Pine Bluff and Walnut Ridge with family ties listed.
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Washington
War Department
Arkansas
Central Pacific
Pfe
Harold L. Goodman
Lucy Goodman
Malvern
Thomas Q. Perkins
Rube H. Perkins
Cabot
Pfc
Herbert Anderson
Mattie Anderson
Batesville
Everett W. Andrews
Charlotte W. Andrews
Maryland Ave
Little Rock
Tech
James A. Beaty
Annie Iva Beaty
Beaton
James Beckett
Ora Beckett
Waveland
David S. Brown
Charlie C. Brown
Pine Bluff
Ned A. Chidester
Arthur Chidester
Warren
Claude W. Clampit
Effie Clampit
Allie M. Pinckney
Walnut Ridge
Frank L. Pyle
Minnie Pyle
Buckner
Raymond H. Reed
Sarah A. Reed
Biggers
Don K. Sanders
Helen M. Sanders
Deli
Herbert L. Shatsar
Leon Shatsar
Arkansas Aggie Becomes Nation's Top College Football Scorer
Billy Cromer of Arkansas Aggie emerged as the nation's leading scorer after tallying 11 touchdowns for 66 points in six games. The marine trainee leaves the team November 1.
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New York
Billy Cromer
Arkansas Aggie
Tressel
Baldwin- Wallace
Cromer
Marine
Hogs Recover From Beating by Texas
Arkansas coach Glen Rose vows improvement after a 19-0 loss in Little Rock to Texas with Bobby Layne starring for the Longhorns. Layne threw two TDs, ran for one, and Texas held the Razorbacks to stifling defense.
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Fayetteville
Arkansas Razorbacks
Glen Rose
Little Rock
Texas Longhorns
Bobby Layne
Parkers
Memphis
Mississippi
Crump Stadium
Tulsa
Layne
Razorbacks
Texas Christian
Texas A
Rice
Southern Methodist
Texas
Christian Oklahoma
Tulane
North Texas Aggies
Ball Endorsement Highlights Roosevelt Policy and U N Role
Ball argues Roosevelt has shifted the U S from isolationism to global leadership through United Nations cooperation. He cites wartime strategy and postwar security plans. Dewey campaigns toward Minnesota’s 11 electoral votes, traveling from Albany for a speech in the senator’s home state.
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Ball
Roosevelt
United Nations
Dewey
Albany
Minnesota
Aspirin-World Ad Claims 100 Tablets for Low Price
An advertisement touts St. Joseph Aspwin as the purest option with promises of speed and reliability. It claims you get 100 tablets and urges customers to demand the product from the seller.
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St. Joseph Aspwin
Roosevelt on Stump Again This Week
President Roosevelt plans more campaign stops this week with a Philadelphia speech on business at Shibe Park and possible talks in Chicago and Boston ahead of the November 7 election. Analysts expect a tight race with New York and Pennsylvania pivotal for 82 electoral votes, though outcomes remain uncertain as late soldier ballots could decide the result.
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D. Harold Oliver Washington
Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Shibe Park
Chicago
Boston
Cleveland
Midwest
Teamsters’ Union
White House
New York
Brooklyn
Way Points
Washington
Napa
New York City
Dewey
Pennsylvania
Maryland
West Virginia
Kentucky
Oklahoma
Missouri
Salisbury man starts UNC studies after 25 year aim
Silas O Nicholson, 44, of Salisbury, has entered UNC Chapel Hill as a freshman after leaving a successful business career to pursue a degree. He says he has wanted to study for 25 years and is now finally doing it.
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Chapel Hill
N.C
Silas O. Nicholson
Salisbury
University of North Carolina
Pro Football Draft Sparks Round of League Tensions
In New York a sports roundup notes friction as the All America League disputes NFL draft lists while some players move between leagues. Other items include Connie Constance's bowling mishap in Seattle, Milwaukee football fans spending more on game day meals, and Lee Sonedecker’s brief coaching tenure followed by an overseas assignment.
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
New York
Arch Ward
A. A. Frachise
Connie Constance
Seattle
Connie
Stanley Lowe
Marquette U
Milwaukee
Dewey Urges Increased Production for Prosperous Agriculture
Governor Thomas E. Dewey called for full production in business and industry as key to prosperous farming and adequate diets. The Dewey commission urged higher output of dairy, meats, eggs, fruits and vegetables, tying farmer incomes and consumer purchasing power to national employment and education on diet. The plan accompanies a state food commission report as Dewey heads to Minneapolis then Chicago with Wisconsin meetings en route.
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Gardner Bridge
Albany
Thomas E. Dewey
State Food Commission
Minneapolis
Dewey-appointed Commission
United States
Dewey
Harold M. Stanley
Skaneateles
New York State Grange
Roosevelt
Foreign Policy Association
Chicago
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Wendell Willkie
Draftsmen Sought for Camden Plant
Local United States employment service offices in Arkansas seek at least 135 draftsmen for the Camden naval ordnance plant project. The facility will employ at least 10,000 during construction. Fraser- Brace, the architect engineering firm, needs half the draftsmen by week’s end as Denton O. Rushing, state manpower director, notes improvements for industries affected.
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Little Rock
United States Employment Service
Camden
Denton O. Rushing
Fraser- Brace
Crawford Co Local Option Vote Upheld In Liquor Case
The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld Crawford County’s local option vote conducted June 27, ruling it legal despite being less than 30 days before the July 25 primary. The decision affirmed a circuit court ruling that the initiated act 1 1943 eliminated the 30 day restriction of act 108 1935, and reversed a $20,000 railroad death verdict.
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Little Rock
State Supreme Court
High Court
Crawford Circuit
Crawford County
W. R. Moncher
Crawford County Liquor
Supreme Court
A. M. Medlock
Ethel Keeton
van Buren
S. Keeton
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Keeton
Briggs
Okla
Non-Support London Tragedy Claims One Life
A pair of braces caused the death of James Huby aged one by tripping him as they broke. his trousers fell and he struck his head on the ground, dying from a fractured skull.
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London
James Huby
Half-and-Half Drink Style Cited From Old Era
The article notes a historical beverage mix of equal parts ale and stout. It describes the half and half as a traditional drink from earlier times and references its popularity in past social contexts.
Lighted pumpkin eases fears during Halloween at home
In Sue Tab bot’s window a glowing pumpkin frightens Heather Kidwell until Sue explains the tradition of their Hallowe’en display. They trim the jack o lantern to a smile, preserving homey rituals that comfort soldiers overseas like Dave, keeping "lithe things" alive until they return.
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Sue Tabbot
Heather Kidwell
Heather
Hallowe'en
Sue
Dave
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Hope, Ark
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Leon Bundy
Crosby Shelvador
B. J. Ettis
Emmet
Dodge Motor
Fulton
Old Washington Road
J. R. Wynn
P. O. Box
Walter Wright
Floyd Porterfield
R. L. Lewallen
Coca- Cola
Ella Monroe
Hempstead County
Hillards Cafe
East Third
Chas. F. Reynerson
the City
Hempstead Nursery Florists
SPG
Frances W. Sommerville
Hope
R. M. Patterson
East Second St
Bath
West Division
Nassau St
N. Y
John P. Cox
Gop
Joan Fontaine
Cupid
V-mail
South Pacific
20Th Century-Fox
Mimi Berry
Alex Guerry
Sewanee
Lydia E. Pinkham
Camden Plant
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