Friday Music Club Meeting Changes Date
The Friday Music Club will meet Thursday evening at 7 30 at Mrs Dick Watkins home. Note the date change from Thursday to Friday. The W S C S of the First Methodist Church holds its last Mission Study Thursday afternoon 2 30 to 4 and Mrs Royce Weisenberger speaks on Post War Planning for Southeast Asia.
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Dick Watkins
W.S.C.S
The
First Methodist Church
Royce Weisenberger
South East Asia
Red Cross reports dressings produced by eleven workers
Eleven workers at the Red Cross Production rooms on Tuesday completed 500 dressings. The workers named are Mrs. D. B. Cutler, Mrs. R. V. Herndon, Mrs. C. C. McNeil, Mrs. Percy Sharp, Mrs. W. Y. Foster, Mrs. Ned Williams, Mrs. W. J. Arnold, Mrs. Lewie Goad, Mrs. Royce Weisenberger, Mrs. P. H. Stephens, and Mrs. R. D. Franklin.
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Red Cross
D. B. Cutler
R. V. Herndon
C. C. McNeil
Percy Sharp
W. Y. Foster
Ned Williams
W. J. Arnold
Lewie Goad
Royce Weisenberger
P. H. Stephens
R. D. Franklin
Coming and Going in Ashywn and Nearby Areas
Finley Ward, former Hope man now operating a drugstore at Ashywn Ark, was a brief visitor en route to Little Rock. Mrs Orrie Gilbert will arrive Friday from Trenton New Jersey where she has worked in Essex Rubber Company office. Gilgert serves with Combat Engineers in the European theater and has been overseas since June. Mr and Mrs J T Stewart and son Jimmie from Bradley visited Lipscomb family for a reunion. Ernest Davis S2C stationed at Naval Air Base Corpus Christi Texas arrived to visit. Gilbert Osburn S M 2C returned to Lido Beach New York after a 14 day visit with his parents.
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Finley Ward
Hope
Ashywn
Ark
Little Rock
Orrie Gilbert
Trenton
New Jersey
Essex Rubber Company
Cpl. Gilgert
Combat Engineers
J. T. Stewart
Jimmie From
Bradley
D. H. Lipscomb
Lipscomb
Ernest Davis
Naval Air Base
Corpus Christi
Texas
Gilbert Osburn
S.m.2c
Lido Beach
New York
A. B. Osburn
Prescott Soldier Earns Paratrooper Wings at Fort Benning
Pfc. William Armen, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Carmen of Prescott, earned the right to wear paratrooper wings after completing four weeks of Army jump training at Fort Benning. The course included a day jump and a combat landing exercise with no night jump.
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Ft. Benning
William Armen
W. S. Carmen
Prescott
United States Army
Mrs Powell Undergoes Major Operation In Patmos
Mrs Andrew Powell of Patmos had a major operation at Josephine hospital on Tuesday and is reported to be doing nicely.
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Andrew Powell
Patmos
Josephine Hospital
Roosevelt on 2 Day Swing Through West
President Roosevelt begins a two day westward swing as part of a full production campaign tour. He travels by train with platform appearances slated to showcase his bid and rally support among regional voters.
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Howard Flieger
Washington
Roosevelt
Ration Coupon Schedule Updates and Stamp Validity
Summary of wartime ration changes detailing start dates for blue red and airplane stamps in Books IV and III. Notes include indefinite validity for many stamps, sugar allowances, and gasoline coupon values with specific dates and stamp numbers.
Roosevelt outlines two day Middle West tour and speeches
President Roosevelt will travel by car and train on a two day swing to the Middle West ending with a Chicago Soldier Field speech. He will also speak in Philadelphia and Wilmington with platform stops in Camden and Fort Wayne and inspect Cramp Ship Yards. National radio broadcasts will carry all addresses.
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Middle West
Chicago
Soldier Field
Shibe Park
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Wilmington
Del
Camden
N. J
Cramp Ship
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Robert E. Hannegan
Vote Probe Reopened by U S Agents in Arkansas
Two agents from the Senate Campaign Expenditures Investigating Committee returned to Little Rock to reopen about 200 ballot boxes from the Arkansas Democratic senatorial primaries. They reviewed township returns from seven counties at the secretary of state's office, with more work planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Senate Campgian Expenditures Investigating Committee
George J. Shillito
C. V. M. Sutcliffe
Secretary of State
Statehouse
Shillito
Jackson
Crittenden
Hot Spring
Desha
Phillips
Sharp
Newton
Robert J. Murphy
Washington
Senate
Senator Green
Dem-Ri
Hopewell Club Takes Third in Achievement Event
Hopewell Home Demonstration Club earns third place in the achievement contest while Mt. Nebo secures first in secretary book and in the year’s activities report. Multiple members win in Fine Arts Division including Thrift pillow cases and bed spreads with Mt. Nebo and Sweet Home prominent among winners.
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Hopewell Club
Oscar Rider
Hinton Home
Mt. Nebo
Union Grove
Hopewell
Doyle
Tom Shackleford
Wallaceburg
Beulah Thomas
Marlbrook
Harold Markham
Liberty Hill
Jesse Powell
Nebo
S. D. Cook
Sweet Home Club
Sweet Home
Yarberry
Crews
Bertha Martin
W. Wiggins
Troy Irvin
W. T. Yarberry
Harold Burns
Kent
Newton
Pickens
Rogers
H. Burns
J. B. Bailey
Two Arkansas Marines Die on New Casualty List
The Navy Department announced two Arkansas Marines killed in action. Pvt. Ralph P. Beazley of Forrest City and Pfc. William H. Elderton of Springdale are named in the casualty list released in Washington.
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Washington
Navy Department
Arkansas
Ralph P. Beazley
James W. Beazley
Forrest City
William H. Elderton
William Henry Elderton
Springdale
County boxes split in race between Adkins Fulbright runoff
The plan calls for reopening additional boxes with 200 total ballots. One hundred boxes come from counties that backed Governor Adkins and another hundred from counties carried by Representative J. W. Fulbright who defeated Adkins in a runoff.
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Adkins
J.W. Fulbright
Smart bugler helps recover missing bugle at Keesler Field
At Keesler Field Mississippi a squadron alarmed by the missing bugle sees the topkick post a bulletin. All members must rise an hour earlier in full Class A uniform until the bugle is found, and the bugle reappears within 24 hours.
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Keesler Field
Miss
Topkick
Navy condemns Allegheny as unsuited for war purposes
In 1846 the United States Navy condemned the USS Allegheny the second U S iron warship as unsuitable for combat roles and declared it unfit for war purposes.
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U.S. Navy
Allegheny
U.S
Princeton Warship Losses Highlight Pacific Carrier Actions
Nimitz reports carrier actions south of Formosa with the Third Fleet damaging enemy battleships and cruisers. Princeton, the second escort carrier lost by the U S, joins a list of six flattops sunk in major battles as Japanese forces attempted to bombard Leyte and delay MacArthur.
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Nimitz
Formosa
Sibuyan
Sulu
Douglas MacArthur
Leyte Island
Negros Island
Philippines
Princeton
Japan
Form
Jaluit Atolls
Marshall Islands
Germany Will Act Again by Sigrid Schultz
Sigrid Schultz traces how Germany’s secret general staff relies on racial prejudice to spread Nazism and influence both American and European minds. She argues that German blitzkrieg regimentation and university indoctrination helped make Nazism possible and warns of a looming war in peace.
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Germany
Sigrid Schultz
Prument
Berlin
United States
Sixth Trojan Horse We Must Be Christian
The piece argues Nazi propaganda blames others for the war and insists Germans, including the general staff that created the Nazis, are responsible. It warns against excusing German aggression and calls for vigilance to prevent future wars and atrocities.
Seventh Trojan Horse Distrust of Our Allies
A column on allied distrust during wartime, warning that whispers and misleading claims about Britain and Russia influence public opinion. It notes how propaganda can undermine unity, cites examples of Lend Lease nerves, and recalls past pan German strategies to fracture European cooperation. The piece suggests vigilance against deliberate misguidance.
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America
B 29s Strike Kyushu and Southern Japan in Daylight Raid
U S forces say 100 B 29 Superfortresses of the 20th Air Force daylight attacked strategic targets on Kyushu with previous raids on Sasebo and Yawata. Tokyo radio reports Saishu raid with some damage on Japan’s side. War Department promises further details.
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Washington
20Th Air Force
Kyushu
Tokyo
Saishu
China
War Department
Air Force
Yawata
Sasebo
Soldier Mail Tied Up by Holiday Is Moved by Mailmen
Pueblo Colo A recent holiday that came on Monday delayed soldier mail then mail carriers moved bundles to clear routes. Local post office officials noted that delivery schedules were adjusted to accommodate the holiday backlog and resume normal service.
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Pueblo
Colo
Princeton Converted Ship Becomes Escort Carrier
A 10 000 ton light cruiser was converted into an escort carrier after construction began. Launched October 18, 1942 and commissioned last year, she carried about 45 aircraft capable of landing on accompanying carriers. The Princeton in the Independence class can reach 33 knots and carry dive bombers torpedo or fighter planes. A fleet spokesman said no captain name was announced due to a new skipper assignment and uncertainty if the new commander had taken charge or the retiring captain remained aboard.
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Princeton
Delayed Letters Impounded Then Redistributed by Mail Carriers
Post office impounded late Saturday letters due for morning delivery. Several mailmen searched the mail on their own time, delivering letters to overseas soldiers’ families that night. One man even delivered a long awaited letter to a farm family. Clouds are rarely seen above six miles.
Jehovah Witness Chooses Reformatory Over Army Induction
Dave Hilliard of Benton 20 a member of Jehovah's Witnesses refused to report for induction and was sentenced to three years in a federal reformatory after a jury found him guilty. Hilliard argued clergy exemption but the judge ruled otherwise.
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Little Rock
Dave Hilliard
Benton
Jehovah's Itnesses
Thomas C. Trimble
Hilliard
Arkansas Oil Men Oppose Anglo-U.S. Petro Pact
The El Dorado News reports Arkansas oil and gas operators plan to oppose the Anglo American petroleum agreement at a statewide hearing by the Arkansas oil and gas commission in Magnolia tomorrow.
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Arkansas
el Dorado
el Dorado News
Arkansas Oil and Gas Operators
Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission
Magnolia
Air weight and nurse counts in Canadian forces
The report notes air density at roughly 33 grains per cubic foot and cites over 3,707 nurses serving with the Canadian armed forces.
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Vote Probe
Donald O'Connor
Ryan
Blyt Treacher - Knowles - Ynson
Jimmy Lydon
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
Aachen
Yan
Mindanao
Gen. de Lattre de Tassigny
France
Col. Jacquot
FFI
Legion of Honor
Blizkriess
Europe
Baby
Pat Foreyvee
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Bacon
KIRK
de Marco
Stylemart
Talbot
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