Our Daily Bread and the War's Effect on Education
The essay argues war reshapes civilian life and tests a nation’s schools. It predicts private colleges may falter due to wartime debt while public schooling up to high school could strengthen. It notes Germany’s high literacy, US illiteracy rate, and urges emphasis on common education over higher ed after the conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Bross
Germany
United States
United Haga
Jusiia
Marr
Japanese Reshuffle Signals War Party Shift Toward Russia
Chungking reports and Allied observers describe Japan’s leadership change as a shift toward hardline action. Shigenori Togo’s resignation as foreign minister accompanies Japanese moves to bolster the Kwantung Army, with divisions and 100,000 troops redeployed in northern China. Western sources note Tojo’s cabinet swap and warnings of possible Soviet strikes. Chinese communiques claim major advances near Kinhwa and along lines toward Hangchow, with Tangki and other targets falling as Chiang Kai-shek’s forces push north and east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
Shigenari Tagotodd
Japan
Soviet Russia
Japa
China
Ta Kung Pan
Bunge Nation
Janal Herald
Togo
Russia
National Herald
Hideki Tojo
Foreign Ministry
Pacific Council
Washington
Pacific War Council
White House
Siberia
V. Soong
Pacific War
Shigenori Togo
Lord Halifax
Peter Fraser
New Zealand
Halifax
Salomon Islands
Roosevelt
Solomons
Kinhwa
Cheliang
Yungkang
Wuyi
Chiang Kai-Shek
Lishui
Sungyang
Hangchow
Suanping
Tsuyung
Tangki
Prison Waterboy Escapes During Cotton Gin Fest
At Cummins Prison Farm on September 2 Governor Adkins and other dignitaries attended a celebration for the cotton ginning season. Wade Caple, 22, a Lite Rock convict sentenced from Pulaski county in March to 15 years for robbery, was serving as a waterboy as a “half trusty.” After ceremonies, Caple slipped away, vanishing from the prison grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cummins
Adkins
Gain Fon Wade
Caple
Pulaski County
Lakewood
Alion
May Stabilize Wages in U S Washington May Stabilize Wages in U S Washington
President Roosevelt weighs three wage categories manual labor white collar workers and high earners while debating how to handle farm prices. Options include cost of living tied raises, wage ceilings and subsidies or tax deduction limits. A super board to oversee the program may be created.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving Erlmeter
Washington
Roosevelt
Adminster
Main St Not in the Paisley School Area
The Paisley school boundaries exclude residents west of Main Street not including Main Street. Announcement cited yesterday and reiterated today by the superintendent of schools office.
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Main St
Paisley School
Paisley
Main Street
Superintendent of
London Welcomes American Troops Parade Through City
More than 100000 Londoners lined the West End streets to cheer a detachment of United States soldiers and Marines as they paraded through Hyde Park Buckingham Palace Trafalgar Square and the Strand The lord mayor hosted a Guildhall reception with guests including Clement Attlee U S Ambassador John G Winant Anthony Eden and Sir James Grigg General Lee said Eisenhower could not attend but that the Allied force would not stop until victory is achieved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
West End
Britain
Guildhall
Hyde Park
Buckingham Palace
Trafalgar Square
Strand
Fleet Street
Anthony Eden
James Grigg
A. V. Alexander
Admiralty
Marsha
John C. H. Lee
U. S
Lee
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Action urged to curb inflation by Congress
Representative Voorhis urged swift congressional action to curb inflation through legislation rather than agency rules. He backed a November draft and proposed a tougher tax bill, compulsory bonds, War Labor Board wage ceilings, and ending the farm price escalator to freeze prices at 110 percent parity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Rep. Voorhis
Dcalif
House
Voorhis
Senate Finance Committee
War Labor Board
First Bale of Local Cotton Is Reported From Emmet
Emmet farmer Ralph Crider brought in the first bale of 1942 local cotton. Ginned by Golden Gin of Eximet, Mr Crider said the bale sold to Anderson Clayton & Co for about 19 4 4 cents and a $25 premium was collected from Hope firms. Magnolia Cotton Oil Co protested gas rates charged by Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co to the utilities commission in Little Rock, filing a detailed complaint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Crider
Emmet
Golden Gin Company
Eximet
D. M. Hood
Little Rock
Magnolia Cotton Oil Co
Magnolia
Uilities Commission
Arkansas-Louisiana Gas Co
Russians Stand Firm in Battle for Stalingrad
Russians repel German tank thrusts against Stalingrad as Soviet forces press counterattacks on the Volga front. Red Army defenders clogged the wedge near the Don and Volga, reported heavy losses for the Germans, with Red Star detailing a two-column assault and subsequent Soviet countermeasures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Stalingrad
Volga
Fedor von Bock
Red Army
Don
Lower Volga
East Prussia
Poland
Warsaw
Black Sea
Anapa
Rahev
Caucasus
Grozny
Moadok
Prokhladnaya
Voronezh
Tzvestia
Red Star
van Bock
Timosheikos
Kotelnikovski
T Men
von Boek
Stalin- Grad
Spyielnformation Bureau
Kletskaya
Pon Bend
Information Bureau
Bon Bend
Versatile Army in Paso and Deferment Tales
In Paso Texas Mrs Hill Logan waits in a downtown beauty parlor when Pvt A R Kuehm, a former hairdresser, arrives and teases about a new look. In Topeka the draft board warns that bashings are not permissible as a draftee injures his hat and dignity before deferment. In Portland Virginia Newell, initially unable to enter WAAC work, lands a waitress job after weeks of experience, becoming the 100th WAAC recruit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Paso
Tex
Hill Logan
Fort Bliss
Pvt. A. R. Kuehm
Great Bend
Kas
Draft Board
Air
Portland
Ore
Virginia Newell
Appearance of U S Soldiers in Belfast Touches Off Disorders
In Belfast on September 2, two U S soldiers appeared on the streets sparking disorder after the hanging of 18 year old IRA member Thomas J Williams for killing a policeman. Police dispersed a crowd of about 300 as demonstrators hurled missiles while Irish Republican songs played and some arrests were made. UK security tightened with doubled guards at military depots and public buildings as Belfast police stayed on duty. The hanging provoked protests across Northern Ireland and in England, with petitions for leniency and political responses from the Eire government declaring a day of mourning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Northern Ireland
United States
Thomas J. Williams
Irish Republican Army
Williams
AML
Ira
U.F
Army
St. Patrick's Procathedral
Ulster
Wire
England
Patrick Murphy
Eire
Big Rush to Unload Stock
A nationwide rush to unload meat animals drove an unprecedented early-week outflow to major markets. Hog, cattle, and sheep moves rose sharply across Buffalo to Beaver and as far south as Fort Worth, with increases of 82 percent for cattle and 46 percent overall. Market factors include ample on‑farm inventory, strong meat demand, and fears of price ceilings prompting earlier marketing.
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Chicago
vAj
Buffalo
Beaver
Fort Worth
Oklahoma's Famous 101 Ranch Named for Acreage
The 101 Ranch gained its famed title from its vast expanse of 101000 acres. The property was renowned as a symbol of ranching power and frontier life in Oklahoma history.
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Oklahoma
101
U S Troops Land in Belgian Congo
American troops have arrived in the Belgian Congo and were warmly welcomed at Leopoldville by locals who praised their spirit and equipment. Belgian sources offered no further details on the personnel, while a strong force of native and white troops already operated in the region under the exiled Belgian government amid fighting French forces nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Belgian Congo
Leopoldville
Congole
Africa
Egypt
United States Army
Text Book Committee Recommends Books
A state textbook selection committee named to recommend a list of spelling books for grades two through eight interviewed representatives from 143 publishing houses. The committee will report to Education Commissioner Ralph B. Jones in December and the State Board of Education will adopt for four to six years at its December session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ralph B. Jones
State Board of Education
British Raid on Saarbrucken Described as Outstanding Success
London reports an RAF attack on Saarbrucken, a Nazi coal and iron center, using more than 200 bombers in clear weather with only three losses. The raid, second in a week, followed by Spitfires over the channel. Canadian gunners call it highly destructive, comparable to the earlier 1000-plane raids.
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London
Air Ministry
RAF
Saarbruecken
Germany
France
Luxembourg
RAI
Nuernberg
United States
Lingland
Folkestone
French
Boulogne
Dieppe
Dover Strait
Club Members to State Meet in Lite Rock September
Hope County women and club members from Hempstead will attend the State Council meeting in Lite Rock from September through the 4th. Mrs. Early McWilliams leads the county council along with four executive members. Pauline Samuels of DeAnne Club will serve as Paige and compete in the state 4-H wool suit contest against three other girls. The program emphasizes the farm woman’s role in supporting the war effort and will be followed by four county meetings in Belton, Shover Springs, St. Paul, and Mt. Nebo.
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County Council of Hope Demonstration Clubs
Hempstead
Lite Rock
Early McWilliams
Mae Daniels
McCaskill
E. Kidd
Avery's Chapel
EF. Aaron
Shower Springs
H. H. Huskey
Sweet Hope
Pauline Samuels
Deanne-H ¢Lub
Belton Church
Shover Springs
St. Paul
Mt. Nebo
Rommel’s Main Army Strikes South In Egyptian Front
British observers warned Rommel’s power could pivot on an El Alamein flank push near El Himeimat as Montgomery’s Eighth Army held firm. Allied air power blasted Axis depots amid stubborn dust storms, with U S fighters aiding tank defenses along the Qattara line and Ruweisat Ridge.
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Rommel
Himeimat Hill
Quttara
London
el Alamein Ring
Qattara
Erwin” Romel
Romel
Harold Alexander
Qattara-El Alamein
Lake Ontario
el Himeimat
Cairo
United States Army Air Force
Alexan Ier Suez
Canal
el Ruweisat
Mediterranean
el Alamein
Ruweisat Ridge
Bullistin
Bulletin
Gambut
Sidi Bar ‘Rani
Nerl Himeimat
Alamein
Eighth Army
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Alex. H. Washburn
Sap
U.S. -Washington
Topeka
State Selective Service
East
Gatt
U.S
Asia
Australia
South America
Roger D. Keene
Erwin Rommel
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