Flying Jobs Offered for Bombers Across Atlantic
A Dallas recruiter outlines civilian flying opportunities for men to ferry American bombers to England and to pilot various aircraft in England. Pay ranges from 3300 to 500 per trip plus two monthly trips, with other positions at 140 weekly. Qualifications include letters, photos, birth cert, and readiness to depart, with commissions possible in Canadian or British forces.
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United States
England
Atlantic Ocean
William C. Brooks
Dallas
Texas
Atlantic
Trans-Atlantec
Canada
British Isles
Boelieve
Royal Air Force
United States Army Air Corps
Wmn. C. Brooks
Clayton Knight Organization
Baker Hotel
Two Americans Die as Italian Plane Attacks Mission Station
British official accuses an Italian aircraft of machine-gunning a protected station in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, killing two American missionaries and wounding two others despite an American flag. London skies erupt in furious dogfights as German bombers raid and fighters clash overhead. Berlin reports downing 51 British planes as Axis forces threaten in Europe and Romania cedes Transylvania under a Vienna ultimatum.
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Cairchp
Sudan
Treritory
London
Spo
Cartier
Berlin
DNB
England
Associated Press
Carol
Balkan
Rumania
Transylvania
Mungary
Rudania
Bucharest
Vienna
Germany
Russia
Bulgaria
Rattlesnake Bested by Mountain Skunk in Virginia
In Staunton Virginia a skunk fought off a rattlesnake near Mt Elliott as campers Lee and Mrs. Lee Wilkins heard the rattle. Warden C L Miller notes the spotted skunk is small, akin to the weasel family, and typically stays in mountainous areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staunton
C. L. Miller
Lee Wilkins
Washington
Mt. Elliott
Miller
Underpass and Highways Are C C Objectives
Arkansas Chamber of Commerce official Robert Mall laments local hindrances to industry and calls for a central agency to regulate solicitors. At the Hope Chamber banquet, Hall outlined two aims: free roads for help and a highway underpass, plus paving for state routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Comerce
Robert Mall
Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce
Hope Chamber of Comerce
Barrow
Hall
Arkansas
Chamber of Commerce
Guy E. Basye
Hope Chamber of Commerce
Basye
Horace Delmar
Prescott Chamber of Commerce
Carson C. Lewis
Hope Merchant
Prescott
Walter Verhalen
Dallas
Hope Basket
Bowen
BR. P. Bowen
Missouri Pacific
Roy Anderson
Anderson
Texas
el Dorado Chamber of Commerce
Harvey C. Couch
Col
T. H. Barton
State Chamber of Commerce
Wall
Dick Bowen
Hope Man and Wife to Sing on WBAP Radio Program
Word from here says Jack Griffith a former Bope boy and his wife will appear on a special WBAP Fort Worth radio program at 12 30 Saturday noon They will sing a new song Building and New Romance which they wrote.
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Jack Griffith
Wbap of
Fort Worth
Mrs. Griffith
First Cotton Bale Reported by Charlie Howard
The first cotton bale of the year was brought in Friday morning by Charlie Howard. The 571 pound Stoneville 2-B bale was gathered at the Murphy and Jones Farm in Red River bottom below Dooley’s Ferry. Howard also brought a 255 pound watermelon on January 1 from the 198 melon season. the cotton has not yet sold.
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Charlie Howard
Negra
Murphy and Jones
Red River Bottom
Dooleys Ferry
Howard
Mexico Clings to Old Methods in New Mexico Wheat Fields
AP report explores the "little people" of northern New Mexico who still thresh wheat with goats in San Trampas Truchas Penasco and nearby villages. Goats calm old routines, while women wash grain at the river and adobe homes use vegas for roof poles. Carson National Forest officials estimate average native annual income under 200 dollars.
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Taos
N. M
Great Plains
New Mexico
Juan
Pedro
San Trampas
Truchas
Penasco
Las Trmpas
Chimayo
Simks
Vegas
Carson National Forest
War versus Labor: Winant on Europe's labor crash
John G. Winant, former New Hampshire governor and director of the International Labor Office, analyzes war's impact on labor in Europe as Labor Day nears. He argues war spending erodes social gains, destroys unions, halts collective bargaining, lowers wages, raises living costs, and worsens living standards under conquest and militarization.
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Winant
Europe
John G. Winant
New Minmpshire
International Labor Office
Hitler
Reichstag
United States
Germany
Guering
Butler
Probable 1940 Champion Melon Displayed at Banquet
A 15 pound Triumph watermelon grown by J A Porterfield and sons near Patmos seven miles south of Hope was shown at the Chamber of Commerce banquet at Hotel Barlow. Porterfield said his patch is sold out and noted a 195 pound world champion in 1935.
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Triumph
Hope
Chamber of Commerce
Porterfield
Dick Powell
Arkansas
New Church Completes New Sunday School House
The Hope Gospel Tabernacle will move into a new Sunday school building costing about 7,000 dollars plus materials from the old structure. Completion is planned for Sunday with interior work done. exterior remains. Pastor J E Hamill cites a capacity of 1,000 and forecasts 1,000 attendees in the future. revival led by Rev Carl W Barnes from Pine Bluff begins in the morning service.
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Hope Gospel Tabernacle Sunday
J. E. Hamill
Tabernacle
Hamill
Tabernacle Sunday School
Guy £. Basyo
Chas
Green
Bernice Bradley
Joe Burkey
J. EB. Hamill
Fred Robertson
J. Foster Young
Roy Heck
Carl W. Barnes
Pine Bluff
Hamilton Family Reunion at Patmos Draws 18 Members
S R Hamilton Family held a reunion on Sunday August 25 in Patmos with 18 members present. Dinner and supper were served in the Hamilton dining room. Attendees included S R Hamilton, Jesse Crews and Jerry, Verdis Moses, Glen and Stuart Hamilton, Paul Hamilton, Austin Lynn and Lite Rock spouse, K G Hamilton and Carolyn, and Guy Hamilton of Huntington Park California.
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S. R. Hamilton
Patemas
Familly
Hamilton
Jesse Crews
Jerry
Verdis Moses
Glen Doyle
Stuart Hamilton
Patmos
Paul Hamilton
Haynesville
Austin Lynn
Lite Rock
Thought Wickedness Punished Elsewhere Not Here
A compact quotation from C Simmons notes that wicked thoughts become disgraceful only when punished, implying moral judgment follows action rather than intent. The remark frames punishment as a social response rather than intrinsic guilt.
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C. Simmons
Education Drive Against Counterfeiters Gets Results
The United States Secret Service expands efforts to stamp out counterfeiting by plane and ship searches and a widespread public education campaign. Know Your Money leaflets reach small shopkeepers, with a six month loss figure of 122234 from 1939. Genuine bills show sharp portraits and blue or red seals. counterfeit notes have blurry portraits, uneven backgrounds, and misprinted serials. If handed a suspect bill, contact police and note the suspect or vehicle details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEA
New York
U.S
Secret Service
Portugese
Lisbon
Sanaa
United States of America
Federal Reserve
United States
Ages of Spencer Siblings Reach 292 Years
In Anaconda Montana a Spencer family record shows three sisters and two brothers totaling 292 years and 10 months. The five children average 78.6 years, with Mary Spencer of Oberlin Ohio the youngest at 70 and the oldest being Christina Spencer of Liberty Center and EB H Spencer of Ashland Ohio.
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Anaconda
Mont
Spencer
Mary Spencer
Oberlin
Ohio
Mrs. Spencer
Christina Spencer
Liberty Center
Eb, H. Spencer
Ashland
Familiar Allusions Explained Five Classic Literature References
A concise guide explains five familiar allusions: the Battle of the Rooks, tilting at windmills, drawing the white feather, Yellow Jack, and the Star Chamber. Each entry clarifies origin and meaning, with context on authors and works to aid comprehension.
Hope High Band Plans Rehearsals for Hempstead Fair
The Hope High School Band directed by Thomas Cannon will start Monday night September 2 for 7:30 PM rehearsals as part of the Hempstead County Free Fair preparations. They will follow the usual summer schedule to be ready for the football season opener.
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Hope High School
Thomas Cannon
No Rural Mail on Labor Day in Hope Area
Postmaster Robert M. Wilson announced no rural delivery on Labor Day in Hope. Mail will follow a limited schedule with one delivery and no Hope city routes Monday morning. Stamps and general delivery windows open 9 to 10 a.m. Incoming mail will be sorted and placed in official boxes on the usual schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Roosevelt Denies Involvement in Draft Bill Controversy
President Roosevelt charged that efforts were made to pull him into political debate over the conscription bill enabling government seizure of private plants. He refused at a press conference to state his stance on Wendell Willkie's demand.
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Hyde Park
Roosevelt
Wendell Willkie
Cotton New York opens mixed as December seed prices drift
Cotton market in New York opened at 15 cents per pound and closed with a 9.2 percent change. Middling spot price reported at 93 dollars, reflecting trading activity in the December cotton market.
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New York
Back to School Edition for Hope Star on Sept 3
The annual Back to School edition of the Hope Star will appear Tuesday, September 3. It will include photos of local college and high school students, news on opening plans for Hope public schools, and feature stories on fall fashions.
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Hope Star
Hope
Rocky Mound Box Recount Yields Luck Lead
A county judge recount at Hope city hall shows Fred Luck winning over John L. Wilson by five votes after canvassing Rocky Mound and Fulton boxes. Initial unofficial tallies favored Wilson, but the Rocky Mound recount swung the result with affidavits supporting Luck. The Hempsad County Democratic Central Committee continued the official canvass Friday afternoon.
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Fred Luck
John L. Wi
Hope City Hall
Luck Wilson
Rocky Box
Wilson
Whett
Hope
John S. Wilson
Ats Hope City Hall
Hempsad County
Democratic Central Committee
John Vesey Appe
Luck
Mound
Liu
Guest Wilson
New Play Puts on War Paint in German Amphitheater
A wartime outdoor production in a German venue features Winnetou and Sam Hawkens in a western tale of Comanches and Apaches clashing with white settlers. The cast, amid mock battles and windmill backdrops, blends tragedy and humor as East meets West in a 8,000 seat arena.
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Berlin
Germany
Winnetou
QI Bhatterhand
Sam Hawkens
Wf West
Santer
Hawkens
Sam
San
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Moscow
Flotilas
Priday
Locgle
C.C
State Chamber
Hope Annual Meeting
Hope Man
Murphy
Jones
Red River
Mexico
J. A. Porterfield
Gospel Tabernacle
Ederal
Treasury Teal
Amer
City
FDR
Rocky Mound
Wilso
Raat
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