Melon Shipment From Hempstead County To New York
Twenty five Watermelon melons weighing 100 to 118 pounds were sent from Patmos, Hope Route One, by John H. Kent to his son S. E. Kent at 214 Church Street New York City. The shipment cost 126.73 dollars. Kent bought most melons from neighbor John Porterfield who last year produced 151 pounds and hopes to beat that mark. The 1938 world record of 195 pounds was set by D. Middlebrooks of Patinos and bought by Hope businesses for Dick Powell in Hollywood.
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D. Middlebrooks
Business Houses of Hope
Dick Powell
Hollywood
Calif
Our Daily Bread Sliced Thin by The Editor
An Army weekend visit to Hope draws praise for hospitality from the Chamber of Commerce Civilian Military Committee and local churches. Soldiers from Brooklyn to Nebraska, the Carolinas to Arkansas, mingle with locals while townspeople organize showers, rec rooms, and lifts. the piece reflects on wartime unity and a memory of August 1939 Berlin Russia Germany pact and escalating tensions.
Russia mobilizes force in Siberia amid Far East crisis
A.P. dispatches indicate a fully mobilized Russian army on the Siberian frontier opposite Japanese forces in Manchukuo. Hull in Washington said Japan offered no satisfactory reason for barring 100 Americans from leaving Japan. Grew met with Japan's foreign minister in Tokyo as tensions rise.
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Associated Press
Russia
Siberian
Manchukuo
Tola
Far East
Hull
Washington
Japan
Roosevelt
Churchill
Chiang Kai -Shek
Moscow
U.S
Joseph C. Grew
A Thought Owe No Man Anything Quote
A brief quotation from Romans 13:3 urging mutual responsibility, “Owe no man anything, but to owe one another,” reflecting moral duty and social ethic in a compact biblical line.
13 000 Soldiers Get Free Bath in Our Town
Hope hosts thousands of troops during Second Army maneuvers with free showers at Fairpark and citywide hospitality. Civilian Military Committee oversaw baths, post office, ice water, and recreation rooms at First Methodist and First Presbyterian churches for officers and men. Negro troops organized separate hospitality with General Richardson assuring control.
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Star
Omahal Webr World-Herald
Brooklyn
Eagle
Hope
Hope Chamber of Commerce
Nebraska
Carolinas
Arkansas
Fairpark
Civilian Military Committee
Ferce
New York
Ohio
Third
Main
Talbot Feild, Jr
Terrell Cornelius
Cecil Dennis
Kroger’s
Ted Jones
Western Auto Store
Pairpark
First Methodist
First Presbyterian
First Presbyterian Church
Harry J. Lemley
Mamie Twitchell
First Methodist Churen
Richardson
South Carolina
Prescott
Redheads in History and Pop Culture Quiz
A comic page prompts readers to answer questions about red hair. It asks which English and Egyptian queens were famed for red hair, nicknames for redheads, three of five U S presidents with red hair, a British naval hero and an English playwright who were redheads, and three movie or stage actresses with red hair.
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U. S
100 Degrees Monday Hottest Day of Year
The mercury topped 100 degrees Monday afternoon marking the hottest day of the year so far, reported by the University of Arkansas Experiment Station. The Sunday high reached 9% degrees while the prior year’s high was 6 degrees recorded last Monday.
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University of Arkansas Experiment Station
Russians Claim to Hold City as German Drive Fails
Soviet reports describe fierce counterattacks saving a Ukrainian city identified as K m Possibly Kiev as German forces near the town are pushed back several miles. Red Army claims include heavy losses for German divisions and a major push toward Odessa’s defense lines along the Dnieper.
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Associated Press
Ukraine
K'm
Kiev
Red
Nikolaev
Odessa
London
Hitler
Estonia
Leningrad
Budyonny
Dnieper
Qodéssa
Black Sea
Bug River
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Luftwaffe
262Th
94Th
British Leader Churchill Returns Home from Historic Meeting
Prime Minister Churchill returned safely to Britain after a historic Sea meeting with President Roosevelt and a visit to Iceland. He was greeted by Brenden Bracken and an inspection of British and U. S. troops in Iceland. Crowds cheered as the Prince of Wales carried him to a special train.
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London
Churchill
Britain
Roosevelt
Iceland
Brenden Bracken
U. S
Churchill T
United States
100 Pound Melon Sent to Major in Nebraska
A 10 pounds Watermefon was purchased here over the week-end by Sergeant George D. Sibert of the Army Recruiting Service at Texarkana Ark and shipped to his superior officer Major E C Boebnke in the Federal building at Omaha Nebr.
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George D. Sibert
Army Recruiting Service
Texarkana
Ark
E. C. Boebnke
Federal
Onoha
Nebr
Waterfront Blaze Kills Four In Brooklyn Fire
A series of explosions sparked a waterfront fire in Brooklyn destroying the Cuban freighter Panuco and damaging piers and barges. Four men died, 27 rescued with injuries, as investigators probe possible sabotage and determine the blaze origin on Pier 27. Numerous longshoremen and others were rushed to hospitals as the fire burned for over an hour.
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New York
Brooklyn
Valentine
B. E. Sackett
Manhattan
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Kings County
William O'Dwyer
U. S
Cuba
Should Report Loss Promptly From Army Land Board
Statement issued Monday from the Army Land Board offices in Hempstead county asks damaged parties to report any losses quickly. It urges reporting for perishable produce such as watermelons and peaches, and damaged livestock, with mail address, contact location, and land numbers for restitution.
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Army Land Board
Hempstead County
Land Board
National Defense
Gravel Haulers Idle Near Blevins Amid Pay Dispute
Eighty three gravel truck drivers hauling from a pit near Blevins to the Southwestern Pray ing Ground struck on Monday. They accuse Standard Material Co of Indianapolis of deducting 11 percent for insurance while base pay for longer routes yields less than promised. A company statement was not obtained.
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Blevins
Praying Ground
Second Army
The
Stars
Standard Material Company of
Indianapolis
Ind
Hope Negro Chamber Plans Civilian Military Council Division
A special meeting convened by president A McKinley at chamber headquarters on Saturday night aimed to organize a negro division of the Hope Civilian Military Council. The council is under direction of Rep Talbot Feilds who proposed the organization for the negro group. Continued on page three.
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Hope Negro Chamber of Commerce
A. McKinley
Chamber
Hope Civilian Military Council
Talbot ‘Feilds
Roosevelt Signs Law to Exempt Men 28 and Older
President Roosevelt signed legislation relieving men aged 28 and above from the draft under the selective service act. The move accelerates existing exemptions as the army reduces obligations for older draftees, reshaping wartime manpower.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Cemetery Removal Question Angers Arkansas Cemeteries
The War Department plans to move public cemeteries in the Southwestern Proving Ground area at government expense. Arkansas lawmakers dispute status of private cemeteries as public burial grounds, citing attorney general rulings and seeking a satisfactory settlement. Congressional telegrams from Oren Harris and Hattie Caraway discuss legal and funding steps and expect updates early next week.
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Southwestern Proving Ground Reservation
Tember
Hempstead County
War Department
Proving Ground Area
Sheets
Cabell
Oren Harris
Washington
Hattie W. Caraway
Glen D. Eley
Mel Caskill
One Injured in Auto Accident Near Hope
Warnie Meiserschlenger of South Texas suffered a broken arm and minor injuries after an automobile collision on highway 67 about 4 miles west of Hope. Three autos and a truck loaded with people parked on the highway. The Merserschlenger car struck the truck. two other cars were slightly damaged. Details unavailable as state police investigated.
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Warnie Meiserschlenger
SouthTexas
Highway 67
Hope
Merserschleager
Merserschlenger
Pontoon Bridges Seal Arkansas River Crossing In War Games
Army maneuvers in southwest Arkansas hinge on pontoon bridges across the Little Missouri River as 120000 troops test field conditions. Units from Illinois and Missouri split across two divisions, while Gen Lear asserts high morale despite national reports.
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Southwest
Arkansas
Little
Missouri
Missouri River
Camp Forrest
Tenn
Kansas
Nebraska
Robert C. Richardson Jr
Seventh Army Corps
South Arkansas
Mai
Second Army
Lits
Oklahoma
Texas
Seventh Corps
Almat
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Tennessee
Katmk
Kentucky
Seventh Army
Blue Army
Kevmk
Reds
Richy “Ndson
107Th Ohio Cavalry
Boughton
Ark
Woods King
107Th
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Danzig
Maseicki
Europe
M. Nash
Nevada County
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Emmet
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DeAnn Cemetery
Haledyt Nash
Ivar Prescott
Wehters
Marie Campbell
Sol
Siberia
Nevada
L. M. Nash
Our Town
England
New Orleans
Kimbrough
Johny Kimbrough
Texas A&m
Sheth Ryan
20Th Century-Fox Studios
Negro Defense Council
T. S. Adams
Little Rock
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Prescott, Ark
Ben Lear
Life
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