Bridge across Little Missouri to link Hope and Delight
County Judge Fred Luck announces completion of arrangements for a bridge over the Little Missouri river north of Blevins and a direct road link between Hope and Delight in Pike county. The piece recalls past efforts dating to 1944 and 1934, credits local officials and WPA supervisors, notes impact on farmland and the Southwest Proving Ground, and envisions future farm-to-market roads guiding regional trade and growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Luck
Little Missouri River
Blevins
Hope and
Delight
Pike County
Mauney
Pike
Hempstead County
Nashville- Murfreesboro
Hempstead
Udge
H. M. Stephens
Northern Empstead
Hope
Little
Missouri
Prescott
Issauri
Nevada County
Luckas
Kizzia
Judge Wells
Clark County
WPA
Southwestern Proving Ground
Southwest Arkansas Farm Trading Center
Delight Road Bridge to Be Started Soon
Hempstead county officials announced the Hope to Delight bridge project on the Little Missouri river would begin within ten days with site selection by a panel and WPA aid. The plan uses old iron bridges from Hempstead and Pike counties, with material shared by Hempstead, Pike and Clark counties to create a continuous all weather route from Hope to Delight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope
Delight
Pike County
Fred Luck
Missouri River
Ozan Creek
Little Missouri River
Hempstead County
Empstead
Nashville-Murfreesboro
Owen's
Little Missouri Iver
Wallaceburg
Blevins
No. 20
Hope Star
Nevada County
Little
Bowen
Luck
Missouri
Hempstead
Pike and Clark
Kizzla
Wells
Clark County
WEA
Bazter
el Dorado
Soutt Wpa
Deal
Jope
Ozan
Bingen
Little Missouri
Allies Clarify Mutual Aid Pacts In World War II
The United States, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, and France concluded reciprocal aid agreements to clarify mutual assistance terms. Signed on the third anniversary of war declarations, the accords formalize aid to armed forces under lend lease terms. The British, Australian, and New Zealand deals were made in Washington. the French pact in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Great Britain
Australia
New Zealand
France
Germany
All
Lord Halifa
S. S. Owen Dixon
Walter Nash
London
John E. Dahlquist
Maurice de Jean
Charles de Gaulle
U S Equipment Ranks Highest at Army War Show in Chicago
Chicago September 3 U S Army war show highlights American troops marching with confidence and modern gear. Tanks and five pound walkie talkies showcase U S superiority over German equipment while a six ton rubber pontoon bridge and a mobile assault gun hint at evolving battlefield tech. A novel clock shaped searchlight in a South American city adds a curious note.
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Angus M
Thuermer
Chicago
Roosevelt frames UN cause as youth's cause in World War II
President Roosevelt addressed the International Student Assembly in Washington warning that Nazi German, Fascist Italian, and Japanese militarist regimes offer only death. He linked the United Nations to youth hope, freedom, justice, and decency, urging fighters to see their battles as defense of homes, schools, and safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
United Nations
Axis Nations
International Student Assembly
Europe
Hitler
America
White House
Solomon Islands
Red Sea
France
Malo Street
Slump in Japanese Air Power Stirs Pacific Attack Talk
The AP reports a mysterious drop in Japan's A A strength in the southwest Pacific alongside withdrawals in China fueling speculation of a major offensive elsewhere. MacArthur HQ notes aerial challenges at two large Japanese bases while U S bombers target Lae and Buelfle area. China fronts report Lupao recaptured and heavy fighting near Kinhwa as Japanese forces retreat in Chekiang.
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Associated Press
Southwest Pacific
China
Japan
Pacific
Russia
Siberia
India
United States
Douglas MacArthur
Gen. MacArthur
United Nations
Buelfle
Buxa
Solomon Islands
Lae
New Guinea
Lupao
Canon
Siberian
Manchukuo
Kinhwa
Chekiang
Zoot Suits Are Out Says WPB
Washington report from September notes War Production Board officials call zoot suits and similar garments wasteful in wartime. Deputy chief Frank Walton urges action against manufacturers and distributors violating clothing simplification orders to conserve fabric for soldiers and sailors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth L. Dixon
Washington
Sam Shears
Frank Walton
WPB
Textile, Clothing and Feather Branch
Walter
U S Starts Building Belgian Congo Camp
American army technical forces arrived at Leopoldville in the Belgian Congo and began a large Roosevelt Camp project amid preparations for further troop arrivals. Veterans plan a Sept 5 reception. The Belgian government news agency said American troops had arrived in central Africa near the Allied supply route to Egypt. No size or nature of the force was disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leopoldville
Belgian Congo
Roosevelt
London
Africa
Antinent
Egypt
Life Terrer Paroled After Governor Commutation
Lucius Newton, jailed for the 1934 Gordon murder of Hawkie Barfield, was paroled after Governor Adkins commuted his term to 1 year. He has not to return to Gordon and may serve at the Pine Bluff arsenal, with clemency recommended by Circuit Judge Bush and ex-sheriff Tolleson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Lucius Newton
Ife
Clark County
Hawkie Barfield
Gordon
State Paole Board
Adkins
Newton
Pine Bluff Arsenal
Dexter Bush
Tom Tolleson
D. N. Crawford
Reuben Johnson
Columbia County
Andrew Mitchell
Ouachita
Hester Smith
Guachita
H. B. Wells
Chas
Peach
Union
Otis Scott
Chester Holly
Quachila
Exciting letter from Sgt Formby aboard combat bomber
Sgt E Fred Formby writes from Australia to Mr and Mrs Fred Formby of Hope describing life as a combi gunner and photographer on a combat bomber. He mentions a news reel with General Scanlon, being among the first to Australia and Java, and an evacuation with English Australians Dutch Javanese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Formby
Hope
E. Fred Formby
Sgt
Formby
Australia
General Scanlon
Java
Flashes of Life The Complete Replacement
A collage of small town blurbs from multiple locales. A Topeka attendant fired for rough language during wartime service. Farmington deputies and a highway patrolman chase a bound woman, a hay fever misread. In Macon a GI rumored to receive letters from Hedy Lamarr. Manchester sandlot hit sparks as a home run hits a fire alarm box drawing firefighters.
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Associated Press
Topeka
Kis
Farmington
Utah
U.S. Aparshal
North Fa Mington
Manchester
Conn
Nazis Halted to North but Move Up in the South
Moscow reports a bifurcated Nazi advance near Stalingrad with a halted northern push toward the Volga city while German tanks surge southwest, as Soviet forces retreat in some sectors and defend Novorossisk on the Black Sea. A Russian anti aircraft battery near Stalingrad repelled a 50 tank assault, holding until reinforcements arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Stalingrad
Volga
Red Army
Black Sea
Novorossish
Izvestia
Stalin Grad
Gnamy
Red Star
Bittery
Kletskaya
Don Bend
Leningrad
Berlin
Volga River
Adolf Hitler
Theater Sells $11 875 Bonds at Saenger Theater
War Bond sale at Saenger Theater netted 11875 with City of Hope purchasing 10000 and individual buyers contributing 1875. Purchases ranged from 25 to 1000 dollars, with a single 1000 bond and two 100 bonds among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saenger Theater
Hiram Meeks
Saenger and
Rialto
City of Hope
Meeks
Chinese Encircle Japs at Kinhwa
Chinese troops have encircled Kinhwa the provisional capital of Cheklang province and one of the last good air bases held by the Japanese in that province. They attack It from all sides in a field dispatch reported tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
Kinhwa
Cheklang
Heavy fighting near Kinhwa as Chinese push west and south
Reports from Chungking say Japanese forces hold outskirts of Kinhwa, Chekiang. Chinese columns enter Kiangsi coastal region, closing in from west and south. Lupao in Kwangtung recaptured by Chinese, puppet troops desert in large numbers, with over 800 revolting troops said to have killed their Japanese overlords.
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Chungking
Kinhwa
Chekiang
Lupao
Kwangtung Province
Canton
Kiangsi
Treasury seeks $5.6 billion levy to fund postwar rebates
Secretary Morgenthau told the Senate Finance Committee that Congress should impose an additional $5.6 billion in taxes on individuals plus a $4.5 billion postwar rebate plan. The proposal would raise total annual tax collections to about $30.3 billion and lower exemptions to $9 for individuals, $1,000 for married couples, and $250 per dependent. A 5 to 7 percent manufacturers sales tax was urged as a practical revenue boost to reach $8.7 billion yearly.
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Washington
Treasury
Morgenthau
Senate Finance Committee
House
Morgeanthau
Herring
D-Lawn
Senate
Besause
Workers Asked Not to Lay Off Labor Day
Governor Adkins urged all workers in government and private business to stay on their jobs Monday to honor the legal holiday and support wartime effort. He said soldiers and war plant workers would continue to labor day and night, and the capitol would remain open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WFI
Adkins
Allied Planes Hit Axis in Record Desert Bombing
Allied bombers and fighter aircraft launched a record bombardment on Rommel’s Axis forces in Egypt, targeting communications and troop concentrations near El Alamein as British and American planes pressed counterattack. Axis air activity and ground clashes continued along the Ruweisat and Himeimat sectors with losses reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Erwin Rommel
Egypt
Bat Tle
Rommel
el Alamein
Ruweisat-Himeimat
Communiané
London
B. L. Montgomery
Eighth Army
Montgomery
Q U. 5
Air Force
Mediterranean
Candia
Crete
Six Barksdale fliers killed in B 26 crash near Little Rock
Six Barksdale Field airmen, three officers and three enlisted, died when their B-26 bomber crashed in a wooded area 18 miles west of Little Rock late Wednesday night. Wreckage spread, bodies reportedly torn beyond identification. Names were not immediately released pending positive identification and kin notified. Officers from Barksdale investigated. no survivors reported.
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Little Rock
Barksdale Field
Here
Shreveport
Barksdale
Antilien
Tenaeeiend
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U. S
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Weinberger
Cochran Field
Hedy Lamar
Cornell University
Britain
Cornell
New York Hospital
Allied
Axis
England
Parham
Lite Rock
T. G. Parham
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