Inflation threat and war bonds stance by Leon Henderson
Leathered inflation warning from Leon Henderson, price administrator, to the senate banking committee. He argues that inflation is a deadly, treacherous force, likening it to government bankruptcy and urging stabilization of farm and industrial prices, plus directing excess purchasing power into federal taxes and war bonds to curb spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Henderson
Price
Senate Banking Committee
Henderson
Journalistic Association of
America
Hardin appeals for harmony in state Democratic party
Little Rock reported that G C Nardin as peacemaker urged unity at the Democratic state convention amid bitterness from the recent senatorial election. Hardin, tied to Adkins campaigns, urged officials to forget differences and work for the common good as the party certified primaries and faced factional fights ahead of the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
G. C. Nardin
Fort Smith
Homer M. Adkins
John McClellan
Hardin Qpras Adkins
Adkins
McClellan
Jack Holt
McClallan
Holt
Lot
Hardin
Arkansas
Democratic State Committee
Eugene Sloan
Jonesboro
Joe C. Barrett
Jones
Arkansas Democrat
State Committee
Arkansas to Sell 240000 Acres Land
The state land office will sell about 40000 acres of tax forfeited lands in the Ouachita and Ozark National Forests to highest bidders. Purchasers must follow forestry practices. U S Forest Service offered to buy under 10000 acres in Pell Montgomery Garland Johnson and Pope counties at about 2 to 3 dollars per acre. The land use committee negotiates with the USFS but funds limit purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
State Land Office
Ouachita and
Ozark National Forests
U.S. Forest Service
Pell
Montgomery
Garland
Johnson
Pope
USFS
Local Negroes Draft Call Septembers 24 Induction List
A local draft board notifies a large list of Black men who will leave for induction on September 24. The names include John McKinley Wilson Jr, Ezikel Collins, Ifan Phillips, Leon Wesson, Sear Heard, Booker Jinkins, Otis Cheathem, Howel Brown, art Weatherspoon, Author Nelson, Robert Lee McClellan, Coy Edward Draper, John Herry Scoggins, James Taylor, Willie Lee Cheatham, Clifford Thornton, Green Bostic, Leroy Stuart, Ruben Adams, Otis Edward Brown, Robert C. White, Willie Floyd White, L. C. McFadden, Otho Roberts, Edwin Johnson, Patom Allard, Dr Edd Trotter, Lee Oliver Holmes, Otis Watson, Lyn Leelza Hickles, ONie Gamble, Clifford Gordon Carmichael, James Ora Gamble, David Harris, Christopher Columbus Hindman, Janes McFadden, Willie Johnson, Brownie Jesse Mubbard, George Charlas Holeman, Mack Nash, Cureus Jamison, Lonnie Ragland, Luther Edward Evans, Leo Dunlap, Floyd Cheatham, Jack Hart, Joseph Witherspoon, Aaron White Jr, John Milton Shaw, George Perry Rhinehart, Dennis Eugene Bishop, Sam Austin, James Eddie Walker, Leo Autry Turner, Luke Phillips, Carl Jackson, Joseph McFadden, C. Lee Cantley, J. Hunter, Johnnie
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McKinley Wilson,Jr
Ezikel Collins
Ifan Phillips
Leon Wesson
Sear Heard
Booker Jinkins
Otis Cheathem
Howel Brown
Art Weatherspoon
Author Nelson
Robert Lee McClellan
Coy Edward Draper
John Herry Scoggins
James Taylor
Willie Lee Cheatham
Clifford Thornton
Green Bostic
Leroy Stuart
Ruben Adams
Otis Edward Brown
Robert C. White
Willie Floyd White
L. C. McFadden
Otho Roberts
Edwin Johnson
Patom Allard
Edd Trotter
Lee Oliver Holmes
Otis Watson
Lyn Leelza Hickles
Onie Gamble
Clifford Gordon Carmicheal
James Ora Gamble
David Harris
Christopher Columbus Hindman
Janes McFadden
Willie Johnson
Brownie
Jesse Mubbard
George Charlas Holeman
Mack Nash
Cureus Jamison
Lonnie Ragland
Luther Edward Evans
Leo Dunlap
Floyd Cheatham
Jack Hart
Joseph Witherspoon
Aaron Whi Jr
John Milton Shaw
George Perry Rhinehart
Dennis Eugene Bishop
Sam Austin
James Eddie Walker
Leo Autry Turner
Luke Phillips
Carl Jackson
Joseph McFadden
C. Lee Cantley
J. Hunter
Johnnie
Madagascar Surrenders French Forces After British Landing
London reports a new British landing on Madagascar forcing surrender of remaining French troops in a northwest coast area. Governor General Armand Annet seeks terms for ceasefire, while British advances push toward Antananarivo as multiple landings secure coastal points.
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Associated Press
London
Madagascar
British East Africa Command
Armand Annet
Ambanja
Marormandia
Maromandia
Andviba
Tananarive
Diego Suarez
Madarascar
Port Louis
Mauritius
Vichy
Annet
Reuters
Antsialabosila
Macvalinana
Lananariye
Caisumin
Majunga Widh
Antsiafabositva
Morondava
Majunga
Talingrad
China
Manchukuo
Siberian
Russia
Tokyo
Japan
U.S.S.R
Pacific
Aleutian
United States
India
Indian Ocean
East
Sia
Africa
Middle East
New Assignment for Lt. G. Walker at Aberdeen Proving Ground
Second Lieutenant Glen Walker son of Mrs. W. L. Monroe of Hope Route 1 has been assigned to the Military Law section of the ordnance department at Aberdeen Proving Ground according to a War Department notice. Before entering the armed forces he was a senior in the University of Arkansas School of Law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Walker
Hope
Route 1
Military Law
Ordnance Department
Aberdeen
Proving Ground
War Department
Armed Forces
Walker
University of Arkansas School
U S Forces Strike Back in Solomons War Drive
Washington reports heavy fighting across land sea and air as U S Marines hold positions in the Solomons. A new Pacific air command is created, signaling intensified Allied strategy while Japan signals possible moves toward India or Siberia amid global war rumors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Japan
Solomon Islands
Navy
United States Pacific Fleet
Southwest Pacific
Chester W. Nimitz
Associated Press
Siberia
India
Far Pacific
Indian Ocean
Madagascar
U. S
Salmon Islands
Tokyo
BBC
Shunroku Hata
China
Hata
Asia
Europe
Russian Planes Believed Over Germany Again
London reports indicate Russian bombers active over Germany as air defenses show jittery behavior. Royal Air Force coastal commands attacked Cherbourg docks with no reported losses among RAF flights. Fires and bomb damage reported in southeast England after raids. Radio stations across Europe suspended broadcasts. Budapest and Bratislava stations also went off air. Eagles fighters join United States Air Forces, with three squadrons expected to field in Britain and claims of 73 enemy aircraft downed while flying with RAF.
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London
Hurone
Air Ministry
Cherbourg
Germany
Budapest
Bratislava
Luxembourg
Bremen
Breslau
Kalundborg
Calais
United Bates
Britain
RAF
Channel
France
U.S
Flashes of Life Agile Thief in Cotton Club Raid
A thief leaped into the Cotton Club through a window and ransacked the interior before calling to a night watchman to let him out. The watchman’s door opened, the man vanished, and police were alerted. The incident occurred near a Negro night spot in Indianapolis.
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Associated Press
Thiefindianapolis
Cotton Club
Few Election Upsets In G L K Smith Defeated
Returns from primaries across five states show few upsets as incumbents mostly win renomination. Massachusetts sees Casey and Putnam favored for senator and governor, while Lodge leads in a landslide for the GOP. Ferguson leads Smith in Michigan, Eaton trails. Wisconsin nom goes to Heil. Keller and Sullivan vie for Democratic governor. Continued on Page Four.
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Associated Press
Henry Cabot Lodge
R-Mass
Julius P. Heil
Wisconsin
Homer Ferguson
Detroit
Gerald L. K. Smith
Huey Long
Massachusetts
U.S
Joseph E. Casey
Roger L. Putnam
Springfield
Francis E. Kelly
John F. Fitzgerald
Boston
Casey
James M. Currey
Bay State
Leverett Santonstall
Lodge
Courtenay Crocker
Ferguson
Smith
Michigan
Elton R. Eaton
Plymouth Weekly
Prentis M. Brown
Paul W. Shafer
Clare 8. Hoffman
Burtel Joukman
Murray LD
van Wagoner
Harry F. Kelly
Hei
Milton T. Murray
James K. Robinson
Milwaukee
Gustave J. Keller
W. C. Sullivan
Orland
Red Defenders Hold Lines Amid Stalingrad Assault
Nazi pressure around Stalingrad intensified with heavy Luftwaffe bombings and ground attacks, yet Soviet lines remained intact. Russian forces recaptured heights near Voronezh, repulsed enemy assaults, and a new Don crossing was reported as winter loomed and Red Army crews claimed success against German tanks and planes.
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Europe
Atasa Bny
Red Army
Red Star
Stalingrad
Russia
Moscow
Voronezh
Rzhev
Don
Red Navy
Black Sea
Novorossisk
Army
Central Caucasus
Nalchik
Prokhladnenski
Stallsgrad
Don Bend
Kotelnikayski
Allies Take Offense in Moresby Battle
In New Guinea Allied air and ground actions pushed the Japanese back in the Owen Stanley range. Delayed reports indicate the enemy massing several thousand troops for a drive toward Port Moresby, with more than half between Buna and Efoi near 40 miles from the outpost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Schedler
New Guinea
Owen Stanley
Port Moresby
Buna
Efolgi
Wage increase urged by mediation panel for war workers
A War Labor Board panel recommended a $1 a day raise for about 14,000 copper, lead, zinc workers in Idaho, Utah, to curb migration to higher paying plants. It also urged raises from 20 cents to $1.24 for 7 American Smelting and Refining plants, with three others to negotiate. The minority warned this risks breaking the Little Steel formula. The report cites wage disparities across industries as a national wartime issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Labor Board
Idaho
Utah
American Smelting and Refining Company
Little Steel
WLB
City drops dispute over license fee with Hempstead store
In a routine session Hope city council dropped its license fee dispute with Hairston liquor store after several months of controversy. The council voted to return the license fee from a Hempstead library sponsored show, and all bills were ordered paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope
Hairston Liquor Store
Hempstead
Turner Leaves Hope To Join Coast Guard
L C Turner of Hope departed Sunday night for Pinellas Florida to join the U S Coast Guard. He plans to enter the service as soon as possible. His wife and son will remain in Hope for the present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Turner
Coast Guard
Hope
Pitamb Fla
U. S. Coast Guard
Sun Real
the Service
Yorktown Fights For Life In Midway Battle Losses Mount
An Associated Press field report from June 4 aboard a US cruiser details the aircraft carrier Yorktown's critical condition after heavy dive bombing near Midway. The 39,800 ton ship is severely wounded and may require days to reach safety as salvage vessels gather nearby debris and wreckage.
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Pacific
Yorktown
Associated Press
Midway
United States
Wendell Webb
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Battle of Midway reported by Washington Navy details losses
The Navy announced United States ships Yorktown and Hammann were lost after Midway combat. Japanese carriers Ki Akagi Soryu and Hiryu suffered severe losses, with 13 ships sunk or damaged on their side. Casualties totaled 82 officers and 215 enlisted from Midway. The report notes American destroyers hunted the attacker submarine after the Yorktown’s demise.
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Battle of Midway
United States
Midway
Yorktown
Uni States
Lexinton
Coral Sea
Lexington
United’. States
Enterprise
Saratoga
W. Hornet
Ranger
America
Unite States Navy
Akagi
Soryu
Hiryu
Pacific
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Alex. H. Washburn
Adkings
Old Bailey
Hattie Caraway
Iamic Nees
New State Committee
John L. McClellan
J. W. Fulbright
Selective Service
Ay L. Compere
Brooks Hays
1Lth
Lt. G. Walker
Solomons
Norfolk
Dave Robertson
Princess Alone Road
Pound Building
el Paso
Tex
Pyt
William Kuehl
San Francisco
Willie Edwards
Willie
G. L. K. Smith
Moresby
W.L.B
West Miners
Ee Navy
Department
Midway Island
Pearl Harbor
Yorks
Howe
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