Forced labor decree in Vichy France stirs wartime debate
Analysis notes Laval government decree to mobilize 350000 workers for Germany amid Nazi labor demands. Reports 3 million foreign workers in Reich amid shortages, with Polish and Italian women among millions enslaved. Observers say Moscow and London sources stress Hitler’s drive to augment slave labor while sabotaging allied morale.
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Laval
Vichy
London
Hitler
Levalui
Germany
Mussolini
Gerany
Marshal Goerin
Reich
Sweet Home transformed by bauxite mining boom
In Arkansas, the town of Sweet Home sits atop vast bauxite deposits. Large firms and independents drive mining deep into residential plots, with hundreds of residents aiding or affected as homes are moved. One resident, Hannah Montgomery, views relocation as sacrifice for war and a future airplane destined to bomb Hitler.
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Sweet Home
Home Sweet Home
Saline County
United States
Uncle Sam
Arkansas
Reynolds Metal Company
Aluminum Company of America
Sweet Home Buuxite Company
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Hannah Montgomery
Nero
Municipal Court September 34 1942 Reckless Driving and Fines
The Municipal Court lists defendants with bonds forfeited or fines imposed. Names include Nilon Bishop, L D Bradt, Robert Lindsey, John C Hines, Bill Davis, J M Braden, John Adams, Francis Harris, M H Webb, Jeff Moore, K Carson, Jim Williams, Burnett Strong, and others. Several plead guilty for driving under the influence or drunkenness with fines from 5 to 100 dollars and bonds forfeited up to 25 000 in one case. The docket shows several instances of gaming and disturbing peace with various dismissals and city attorney references.
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Nilon Bishop
L. D. Bradt
Robert Lindsey
John C. Hines
Bill Davis
John Adams
Francis Harris
M. H. Webb
Priea
Jeff Moore
K. Carson
Jim Williams
Burnett Strong
Chester Curtis
Elizabeth Looms
Drs J. Massey
A. S. Senete
Thomas Cargile
Truman Downs
Edgar Sterling
Hulbert Flesher
Shaun Guthrie
T. A. Lockridge
Charles Shirley
Chester Armstrong
James Reynolds
Kike Campbell
Ed Bradford
Daniel Lewis
Bert Pearson
Carence Wesley
Ed Williams
C._C. Hite
LeRoy Ellis
Robert Johnson
Witherspoon
Gaming
Velma Gideon
Market Report from St Louis Stockyards and NYC Stock Market
National Stockyards market opened steady with hogs 180 to 270 pounds 14.10 to 14.20, cattle and calves mixed. New York stocks rose temporarily on tax relief hopes before fading. Chicago poultry and grain also reported changes with mixed price moves and volume.
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ST. Louis
Cano Ners
New York
Senate Finance Committee
Record Continued From Page One Tax Changes Total
Record notes proposed U S tax reforms including medical expense deduction limits, corporation tax rate shifts toward 90 percent, 80 percent income collection cap, elimination of capital stock and declared value taxes, and changes to interest on state and local bonds. Also mentions compulsory savings study due by December and new excise tax increases.
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Luxabte
Congress
Farm price safeguards eyed in senate warp era plan
Henderson reports White House backing for a senate resolution to stabilize living costs and wages near the August 15 general scale. Brown notes farm prices at about 101 percent of parity. Bankhead seeks a 90 percent loan limit on crops, with loans still based on parity. Proposals aim to prevent postwar price collapse as wartime demand subsides.
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White House
Senate
Brown
Bankhead
D-Ala
Senator Bankhead
Rep
Steagall
Forfeited Cash Bonds In Local Proceedings
In a municipal record a $100 cash bond forfeited for the offense of drunkenness involving Joe Gill. A $10 cash bond forfeited for W. L. Anderson for interfering with a State Sanitary Employee in the discharge of duties. Dismissed on payment of cast.
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Aquor
Joe Gill
W. L. Anderson
Bombing raids widen World War II air offensive
The RAF struck Wilhelmshaven in a second September night raid, while Russians defend Stalinrad with heavy Nazi casualties. A Berlin broadcast cited fires and residential damage. Portal warned of Axis destruction as Allied air forces converge on Germany from east and west. In Tobruk, British forces hit Rommel's supply base despite stiff defense.
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Stalinrad
British
Air Ministry
Wilhelmshaven
North Sea
Germany
Berlin
Britain
RAF
Charles Portal
United Nations
London
Erwin Rommel
Tobruk
North Africa
Stron
Damae
Cape
Election Vote Is Changed Not Outcome
Secretary Harvey G. Combs announced revised totals from the July 28 and Aug. 11 Democratic primaries after precinct by precinct tabulation. Recount totals altered nearly all races but did not change any contest outcomes. McClellan led in the first primary while Holt trailed, with Holt finishing 456 votes ahead in a noted recount result.
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Little Rock
Harvey G. Combs
Democratic State Committee
U.S
John L. McClellan
Jack Hart
Guy BE. Wilams
Duval L. Parkins
J. Oscar Humphrey
Ed Bethune
Claude Bankts
John H. Page
T. M. Mehaffy
Ed F. McFaddin
Charles Mehaffy
T. H. Humphreys
R. W. Robins
Robert AlLeflay
Karl Greenhaw
Ben E. Carter
Arthur L. Adams
Wilbur D. Mills
O.B. Robbins
J. W
Bill) Fulbright
Homer M. Adkins
A. L. Rotenberry
Venereal Diseased Men to Be Drafted
Major General Lewis B. Hershey told a House committee that starting October 1 the Army would begin inducting men with venereal diseases. He outlined expanding manpower needs and said induction stations would soon take more illiterates daily. He warned the supply of single men without dependents or occupational deferments would be exhausted this fall.
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Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
House Committee
Search for Wife of Slain Farm Husband Near West Branch
Officers pressed a night long search for Ruth Madsen 25 wife of Henry Madsen 34 found dead from shotgun wounds at their Cedar County farm near West Branch. Sheriff W W Christian said the wife likely fled the countryside after the murder scene was discovered. State police radio warned patrols she is described as a former mental patient.
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West Branch
W. W. Christian
Cedar
Iowa
British raid reported with Italian claims of prisoners
A Rome broadcast said British parachutists joined an attack by six cruisers and destroyers. Italian headquarters claimed many officers were captured within five hours. The Fascist command asserted tanks and ships were destroyed or sunk, including a cruiser and several patrol boats.
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Rome
Army PM program trims fuel and repair costs hoped by rubber saver program
U S Army implements preventive maintenance PM to cut motor vehicle wear and tear and save rubber. Surprise inspections by four enlisted men and an officer audit trucks jeeps and command cars for proper care and repairs. At an infantry training center parts bills dropped 500 monthly fuel use fell 46 percent and tire wear dropped 40 percent. The plan cites higher mileage and disciplined crews.
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John Grover
Jack Stinnett
Washington
Army
August Cotton Consumption Rises in August Report
The Census Bureau reported August cotton consumption totaling 925,089 bales of lint and 122,13% bales of linters, up from July and last year’s August levels. On hand inventories across consuming establishments and public storage rose or fell, with lint and linters counts and active spindles noted for August.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Jinters
Chinese Press Backs J. B. Powell Fund
Chinese National Press Association supports the J B Powell fund sponsored by the National Press Club of Washington. Powell, editor of the China Weekly Review, was held by the Japanese in Shanghai before returning to the United States. Chinese spokesman lauds his decades long anti Japanese crusade and journalistic record.
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Chungking
Chinese National Press Association
America
Powell Fund
CNPA
State to Consider 35 Mile Speed Limit
Highway Director W. W. Mitchell says the Baruch committee proposal to limit highway speeds to 35 mph will probably be considered by the Highway Commission Thursday but he declines to predict action. The commission has already cut the limit from 60 to 40 mph since last November at Governor Adkins request.
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Little Rock
High Way
W. W. Mitchell
Baruch Committee
Highway Commission
Adkins
Arkansas
Spring Hill School Head Leaves Sunday for Harvard Chaplain Course
First Lieutenant H L Ferguson superintendent of the Spring Hill school system will serve Sunday as a chaplain candidate at Harvard University Cambridge Mass before returning to lead Spring Hill. He previously attended Arkansas State College William Jewell College and did postgraduate work in Missouri. He was superintendent of schools at Berryville and Marshall Arkansas and pastor in the two towns. He will be accompanied by his wife and two children.
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H.L. Ferguson
Spring Thu
Harvard University
Cambridge
Mass
Spring Hill
Hev P
Arkansas State College
William Jewell College
Kansas City
Missouri
Berryville
Marshall
Arkansas
AAA Officials Say Tax Will Not Be Paid
Little Rock announces AAA administrator A Daniels said the AAA did not propose taxes on Witte legume sales and conservation payments. He cited two legal opinions from Attorney General Holt and the US Department of Agriculture supporting the AAA view, countering State Revenue Commissioner Hardin who argues federal farm agencies should pay taxes and inspection fees.
Four Candidates for House Speaker Race in Arkansas
Four candidates for the Arkansas House speakership operated campaign offices at the Marion hotel in Little Rock as the Democratic state convention opened. Robert W. Griffith Pulaski County James R Campbell Garland Tod Mer Castrain Monroe and Hl A North cut Fulton opened offices while Governor Adkins remained hands off the meeting.
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Little Rock
Marion Hotel
Robert W. Griffith
Pulaski County
James R. Campbell
Garland
Tod Mer
Castrain
Monroe
Hl. A. North
Fulton
Adkins
Higgason Jr Volunteers for Navy Training
Luther Higeason Jr son of Mr and Mrs T F Higgason of South Pine Street volunteered in the U S Navy last week and departed for Great Lakes Illinois to be trained in naval duties as a mechanic.
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Luther Higeason, Jr
T. F. Higgason
South Pine Street
U. S. Navy
Illinis
Ner Annuties
Culture lawyers pursue seating and tax stance dispute
The report notes culture lawyers argue Ing taxes won’t be paid unless opinions change or a seat suit wins a decree. Daniels pushed the situation before the War Board and AAA exertives, supporting Hal din’s contention.
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Din
Daniels
War Board
AAA
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