Arkansas Gazette Critique of Party Regularity Debate
The piece notes a Pulaski County Democratic Committee drive to bar from the August 13 primary any Willkie Democratic Club sponsors, while officials refrained from action. It cites Roosevelt remarks on cross party voting, and suggests party regularity faces opposition from past Democratic leaders, including Roosevelt, who supported bipartisan voting at times.
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Arkansas Gazette
Pulaski County
Democratic Central Committee
Pulaski
Little Rock
Willkie Democratic Club
Roosevelt
Democratic Committee
Willkie Club
Deats
South
Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
White House
Pittsburgh
Democratic
Willkie Democrats
Wilkicerats
United States
Democratic Party
Production of Arms Will Hit Stride in 41
The piece analyzes U S defense progress as of early 1941 noting mass production delays for Army arms, with Navy lagging further. It cites mobilization plans for 750,000 men, later expanded to 1,000,000, proposing hundreds of aircraft, thousands of guns, tanks, and armored vehicles planned or under contract.
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Milton Bronner
NEA
Washington
United State Army
Navy
Jyst Hetter
Army
Appropriations Committee
House
War Department
Pierre
Sreer
National Defense Advisory Commission
Aitlee
France
Ballwin Locomtive Works
Philadelphia
Miny
Defense Conuission
Major Ship Canals Named in Puzzle
Five large waterway names appear in a comic page puzzle. Suez Canal links the Red Sea to the Mediterranean. Panama Canal connects the Atlantic with the Pacific via a Caribbean Sea gateway. Kiel Canal joins the Baltic Sea with the North Sea. Manchester Canal is referenced as a historic inland waterway in England. Welland Canal links Lake Ontario with Lake Erie through the Saint Lawrence River system.
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Suez Canal
Panama Canal
Manchester Canal
Kiel Canal
Welland Canal
Turkey to Aid Greece in War
Athens reports Turkey pledged to aid Greece if Italy threatens the country. Turkish minister met Premier Metaxas but officials gave no comment on the visit. Italian propaganda accuses Britain supporters. Albanian border violence fuels Albania Greece tension and fears of Mussolini expanding demands.
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Athens
Greece
Tuirkey
Italy
Metaxas
Daut Hoggia
Albania
Mussolini
Yugoslavia
Cotton New York Opens Higher in December Trading
The December cotton market opened at 9.16 and closed at 9.22 to 9.24. Middling spot priced at 9.98. Market activity shows modest gains with end of day near the highs. Futures and spot values reflect ongoing demand and supply dynamics shaping prices this session.
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New York
Fair Group to Select Queen for Pageant
The Hempstead County Fair Association will host a popularity contest to choose a hostess for the three night production America on Parade during Fair week. Any girl 16 or older is eligible. contestants receive one nominating coupon per vote. Betsy Rost leads the 300 local cast in costumes portraying historic American scenes from Columbus to World War II. Rehearsals, under Miss Martha Jean Robinson, began Tuesday afternoon.
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Hempstead County Fair Association
John B. Rogers
Columbus
Ferdinand and Isabella
America
Paul Revere
Betsy Rost
United States
Martha Jean Robinson
What's a Reef Without a Reel
In Honolulu, Canton Island remote in the East Pacific now has a hotel with movies and modern conveniences, marking a shift in the remote atoll's accessibility and tourism prospects.
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Honolulu
Canton Island
East Pacific
U S Refugee Ship on Way Through Uncertain Waters
A U S intelligence bulletin reports the American Legion, carrying refugees largely Americans, may be in danger near British waters as Germany warns of mine dangers. German envoy Wilhelm Tannenburg stated authorities will not threaten the ship, while officials await more information.
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Washington
U. S
America Legion
Germany
Navy
Nevilis
American Legion
Br. Wilhem Tannenburg
Sa7
Berlin
J. Borden
Harriman
Norway
British Bomb 2 German Ships in Haugesund Raids
British air crews pressed retaliation as widespread Nazi raids ended a lull. The admiralty said two German transports at Haugesund, near Britain, were bombed. A German plane attacking the Suffolk coast was shot down. A Bristol Beaufighter raid on Berlin failed. Continued on page two.
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London
Haugesund
Britain
Admiralty
Suffolk
Air Ministry
Berlin
Oldenburg
Bremen
Germany
Clubs to Take Part in Fair in Hempstead County
Hempstead County fair plans a September event with Home Demonstration Club led exhibits. Education booths will feature live at home displays for colored communities and pantry food preservation. Demonstrations include mattress making and chair bottoming by 4-H and club leaders with merchants invited to participate.
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Hee
Ssk
Adkins Favors Budget Plan in Arkansas Race
Homer Adkins, Democratic gubernatorial candidate, on Tuesday backed a joint budget committee to work before the 1941 legislature. He proposed forming such a committee to come to Little Rock after the general election to handle all budget matters for presentation to the next session.
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Little Rock
Homer Adkins
Kiwanis Meet Thursday At Hotel Barlow
Hope Kiwanis Club members and guests meet at Hotel Barlow at 7 15 Thursday night for a program headlined by James Pilkinton about his Washington DC trip. The event replaces the regular Wednesday noon luncheon and all members are urged to attend.
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Hope Kiwanis’ Club
Barlow
Jor Jumchean
James Pilkinton
Washington, D. C
How About Pins? A barter idea echoes past practices
New York reports on a barter system where Thingdon farm produce is exchanged for tickets. The idea, though novel locally, mirrors older methods like coconut payments noted in The Story of the British Empire.
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New York
Ideuley
Thingdon
British Empire
British Library of Information
Fiji
Four Men Killed in Du Pont Plant Explosion
Four men died Tuesday when an explosion hit a cartridge filling building at the Du Pont Company's Repaune dynamite plant in Gibbs town New Jersey. The blast shook nearby structures and shattered windows as far as five miles away.
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Gibbstown
N. J
du Pont Company
County Men to Farm Meet in Biloxi Mississippi
Hempstead County is represented by four county Farm Bureau leaders L C Sommerville C E Rosenbaum E M Osborne and Riley Lewallen attending the Southern Farm Bureau Training School in Biloxi Mississippi. Arkansas expects 1100 in attendance from ten states and Puerto Rico. The program includes President Edward A ONeal of the American Farm Bureau Federation and officials Claude Wickard and Frank Ahlgren among others. The meeting is set at Elioxt famed Gulf of Mexico resort and delegates will combine a vacation with the agricultural meeting returning Friday.
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Hempstead County
Tthe
Southern Farm Bureau
Biloxi
Miss
Farm Bureau
L. C. Sommerville
Hope
C. E. Rosenbaum
Fulton
E. M. Osborne
Hopewell
Riley Lewallen
Shover Springs
Puerto Rico
Arkansas
Edward A. O'Neal
The
American Farm
Bureau Federation
Claude R. Wickard
Frank Ahlgresn
Memphis Commercial Appeal
W. W. Waymack
Des Moines Tribune and Register
Eiloxt
Gulf of Mexico
Britain offers long term lease speech in Commons
Churchill told the House of Commons Britain will offer 99 year leases to the United States and seeks no rent while seeking reinforcement and keeping vital bases. Halifax in Lords said an agreement in principle with the United States on Western naval bases had been reached as war casualties mount.
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London
Britain
United’ States
Winston
Churc
House of Commons
Tui
United States
Churchill
Wounde
Halifax
Commons
Lord Halifax
House of Lords
Livestock boom eyed as impact of world crisis grows
Jonesboro Arkansas Cal T Barton president Lion Oil Be ing company El Dorado and Democratic national committeeman opened Jonesboro stock yard. He warned the world fair upheaval harms finance industry and trade and particularly hits European livestock. He urged consideration of long range effects on U S agriculture and particularly the South's potential as a livestock region. He predicted foreign demand for breeding stock as Europe rebuilds after war.
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Jonesboro
Ark
Cal. T. Barton
Lion Oil
el Dorado
Europe
South
Lafayette May Get Game Fish Reserve
Secretary D. Graves of the state game and fish commission said four more refuges are under consideration in Union Lafayette White and Boone counties. Each refuge needs at least 10 000 acres, bringing the total refuges to 19 with expansion aided by federal funds. The 16 existing refuges cover about 265 000 acres.
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Little Rock
NW. Graves
State Game and Fish Commission
Union
Lafayette
White
Boone Counties
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Blaine Ellington
Hope District
Arkansas Employment Service
Ted Hendrix
Adkins
Hempstead
Col. Barton
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