FSA Builds Roving Camps to Eliminate Ghost Towns
The Farm Security Administration plans mobile migrant camps and pre fabricated housing to house defense workers and families. Using 5 million from the deficit bill, 284 family trailers 40 portable houses and dormitories will house 5789 workers in 14 localities including Brig. Grotan Cor and San Diego. Camps will roll along the Pacific Coast following harvests with caravans moving up to three times a year until permanent housing is ready. If an industry ends after the defense emergency the trailers may stay or move to a new site.
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Eleanor Ragsdale
NEA
Washington
Defense
Farm Security Administration
FSA
Roosevelt
Brig. Pa Grotan
San Diego
Calif
Texas
Florida
California
Pacific Coast
Oregon
No Increase in Stocking Prices
Washington price administrator Henderson told Congress that any rise in silk stocking prices would be profiteering. He said the stoppage of silk production does not justify higher prices for stockings on retailer shelves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
I/M
Henderson
Congress
House Banking Committee
Jones saves by giving blood at Roanoke hospital
Fi J Paul Jones rushed to Roanoke hospital to donate blood for transfusion and afterward learned he likely prevented an earlier crisis for another man named J Paul Jones. The two men are not related. The rodent fact notes teeth grow throughout life.
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Roancke
J. Paul Jones
Hope Arkansas ordinance fixes Municipal Court Clerk salary
City of Hope votes an emergency ordinance amending Section 5 of Ordinance 648 to appoint a Municipal Court Clerk with an annual salary of 360 dollars, split between the city and Hempstead County. The measure takes effect July 1, 1941, declaring an emergency for public health and order.
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City of Hope
Arkansas
Hempstead County
General Assembly
State of Arkansas
Arkangss
Albert Graves
Military Group Organizes Soldier Comfort and Support Plans
Continued from page one the group outlined a soldiers service program with concessions such as beer water stations at corners, rest areas, writing spaces, and newspapers. Committees on signs, supervision of cabins, church hospitality, recreation parks, and long distance calls outlined tasks and proposed funding. Local churches and officers pledged support as soldiers praised Arkansian hospitality.
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Iremmel Young
Henry Haynes
Graves
Robinson's
Stubbeman
Leon Bondy
Spore
Hope
Shower Facilitius
Spragins
Soldiers Service Center
Haynie
Leon Bundy
Bregcott
Henry Hotel
Dr Copw
Luther Hollen
Stonequist
Ted Jones
Prescatl
Arkansis
Beild
Oath Committee
Pigford Pets Earn Their Keep in Kenansville
In Kenansville G Pigford notes his cat and dog contribute daily. The dog, reacting to observed worms pulled from tobacco plants, begins stomping tests to death while Pigford watches the scene all day.
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Kenansville
G. Pigford
Pigford
Our Boarding House Veers From Sage Advice
A quirky cartoonish note mocks a character named Mator and laments the loss of a guide. The text seems to mix playful taunts with scrambled phrases about a St Bernard and an Alpine guide, echoing a humorous panel style.
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Mator
Guy ST Bernard
Tam
Brother Dake
Army Career Progression for Flight Sergeants and Enlisted Pilots
The Army outlines a career path from Flight Sergeant 2nd Class through Flight Sergeant 1st Class to Master Sergeant with specified pay scales of 123 and 207 dollars. After nine years, Flight Sergeants 1st Class may take a competitive examination for appointment as Warren Officers, Junior Grade. All enlisted pilots receive standard clothing, subsistence, and allowances for their grade.
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Saevice
Fergeants
Weeikl
Mutineer John Adams on Pitcairn Island Stamp
A 1804 voyage to Pitcairn by John Adams, alias Alexander Smith, is recounted with the 15 mutineers on Pitcairn and the rise of a religious, four-woman-four-child community. Adams, after years of study, preached to islanders and sought reconciliation with Britain before his death in 1829.
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Pilewlyn Island
Pyvird
John Adams
Bounty
Alexander Smith
Adams
Pitcairn
Arficery
England
Wedding suit fiasco causes breathless delay in Bluffton
In Bluffton, Marquart and bridegroom Bail Ropryct rushed to explain their wedding was delayed as the groom’s suit arrived without trousers. The groom said anger and a creaking delivery process slowed the outfit’s completion. The text then shifts to a confusing note about cheese varieties and ages.
Notable but Fragmentary Computer Thought From Hindu Symbol
Fragmented OCR notes praise a Hindu symbol as a major advance in computation. The text is garbled but suggests a claim about a foundational symbol in computing history. No clear names, dates, or places are available.
War and Dust Stirs in Abourica Amid Global Turmoil
In Abourica dust stores are unsettled as World War in Europe escalates. Ba'mers breach Wye suit on all fronts, while winds aggravate conditions and prices rise for wheal.
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Abourica
Europe
Reds Claim Heavy Losses In Eastern Front Battle
Fragmentary report cites Soviet and German dispatches on ongoing fighting. Descriptions note large German offensives and heavy Red Army casualties, with figures claimed for prisoners killed and wounded amid prolonged combat near the front.
Supply Base Grows in Columbus Amid Expansion
A misread OCR item notes the U. S. Army aviation depot expansion in Columbus, enlarging its size to become one of the nation’s largest supply systems. Also mentioned are unrelated playful phrases about a sea turtle and cameron pits not clearly tied to the main event.
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Columbus
U. S
Aviy
tiGe
Bupply
Ordinance regulates portable shelters in Hope Arkansas
City council enacts rules banning tents trailers and portable shelters except where allowed by ordinance. Violators face fines from ten to one hundred dollars and possible up to thirty days imprisonment. Permits required to locate or maintain tents or trailers on private property with annual renewals. Application for permit must be in writing to the city council.
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ITE City Council
CiTy OF Hope
Arkansas
Hage
Hove
Arkansay
Leveaster
Cowell
Lucnin Pelfy
Hosilitation Court
Elwelling
Imani
Arkurisas
Anne
Pebtie
Ity
Abe White
Connell
Amy
Amy Dent
Derby
Hewiling
Cannell
Topo
Pipe
Arkinsas
Porte Shefley
Arliss
Perlite
Statt Board of? Health and Dye City
Alditim
Flaps
Ste Bowed of Health
State Board of Wealth
Lars Coil
Nur
Abd Wach
City of
Hope
Wiserias
Arkursus
Albert Ghayes Margery
Hope Arkansas enacts trailer park and tent shelter rules
The ordinance regulates trailer camps and portable shelters in Hope Arkansas. It requires permits from the City of Hope and health board compliance, notices, and public postings. Renewal, fines, and enforcement details set penalties for noncompliance. It addresses protests, hearings, and emergency provisions amid a transient surge.
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Natian
Utut
Ciedis
A. B. Billingsley
Deri
Rea
Rural Electrification Administration
American Legion
Dr. Henry
Reynersm
Chaiman
Heynerson
Henry
Southward
Cfe Stewart
Egad
Twiges
Boyrood
Japan
Wakie
Chita
Winston Churchill
Nuvia Ceackou
Vonte
A. Lonovsky
Hille
Red Army
Bivsis
Russivik
Camerons
Teller Court
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