Hope Texarkana clash over Praying Ground labor control
An editorial view opposes Texarkana union tactics to gain control of Proving Ground labor while condemning land dispossessions of Hope area homesteaders. The piece argues government favors capital and labor, favoring Hope amid a National Defense land seizure.
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Southwestern Proving Ground Reservation
Hope
Texarkana
Proving Ground
National Defense
War Department
Praying Ground Reservation
Union Control Battle Over Texarkana Carpenters at Proving Ground
Texarkana carpenters claim jurisdiction over the Southwest Proving Ground sparking a clash with Hope unionists over $100000 two week payroll and control. Officials hint the project will be built open shop with Hempstead county workers favored. Texarkana denies aiding Hope for a charter, stressing national Indy office issues. camp Robinson had no union shop, while local men deny pressure.
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Mwith
Texarkana Union
wWihwestern Proving Ground Area
Hope
Texarkanany
Hich City
Oeal Carpenters
Idianapolis
Ind
Ther A. F
Camp Robinson
A. M. Rettig
Rettig
Fort Leonard Wood
161St Field Artillery
Camp Robin
al Meyer
Rettigid
Patel
Texarkana
Texpana
Texarkana Clybus Control
Hope Carpenters
AFL
Jesse Bentley
Caruman
Exarkana
Indianapolis
Alona
Bentley
Une
Hope Dparpenters
Southwest Proving Ground
Natonal
Gew
Warkand
Hempstead
Tex “Gokana
Itsiders
Fee Aentley
The New Bastille A Bastille Day Reflection
Willis Thornton argues that Bastille Day 1941 and 1942 reveal a new Bastille in France a symbol of oppression under German influence. He notes a Swastika over Paris and warns that true freedom is compromised by occupation while small signs of resistance fly from England over the Channel.
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France
Paris
Bastille
Gery Camille Desmoulins
Palais Royale
Syria
Channel
England
Prisoner strike ends with deputy’s padlock blow
In Boonville Missouri a prison escape attempt by an inmate was halted when a deputy grabbed a padlock and threw it striking the prisoner behind the left ear. Sheriff A W Tally confirmed the incident and said the inmate was confined again.
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Boonville, Mo
A. W. Tally
Aluminum Drive to Start Here on Tuesday
Heads of Boy and Girl Scout organizations met in the city hall Friday morning with Mayor Albert Graves and planned Hope's participation in the national campaign to gather old aluminum utensils for National Defense. Scouts will canvass homes while municipal trucks collect articles. The pieces will be piled on the post office lawn for exhibition. Ward canvassing days were set for July 22 in Wards One and Four and July 23 in Wards Two and Three. Housewives are asked to inventory and place usable aluminum on front porches the morning of canvassing. Attending were Mrs. James McLarty, Mrs. J Milam, Mrs. B E McMahon, Mrs. Bernard O'Dwyer, Clyde Coffee, Wingfield Stroud, Linus Walker, A H Washburn, and Johnny Gibson.
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Albert Graves
Hope
Graves
James McLarty
J. ©. Milam
B. E. McMahon
Bernard O'Dwyer
Clyde Coffee
Wingfield Stroud
Linus Walker
A. H. Washburn
the Stag
Johnny Gibson
Lear Is Upheld by War Dept
Washington New details show War Department treats the disciplinary actions by Lt. Gen. Ben Lear as a closed incident. Secretary Patterson said Lear submitted a report and it will not be made public, defending generals and minimizing public interest in the 15 mile march and golf course episode.
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Washington
Robert P. Patterson
War Department
Ben Lear
Memphis
Fatterson
Lear
2Nd Army
Patterson
Wage Increase for 14W. L. and L. Plant Workers
Hope city council voted to raise municipal Water and Light plant workers' salaries in an executive session. The new scales range from $5 to $20 monthly, with individuals listed by name and amount. Additional items included a survey for an extra boiler, night chief promotion, a new city plumbing inspector, and rejected bids for an exhibit hall at Fair Park. The health committee urged downtown toilets and drinking fountains after noting debris and unsanitary conditions.
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Hope
Butler
Fred Fromby
Gentry
Bill Mann
Southwestern Proving Ground
F. W. Haynie
John Turner
Elert Jones
Fair” Park
Sid Bundy
Hervey Street
Bundy
P. B. Carrigan
Konoye Heads Jap Cabinet in Streamlined Reform
Prince Konoye heads a new streamlined Japanese cabinet formed with many generals and admirals, pledging to implement an empire reshaped policy amid a shifting international scene. Foreign Minister Matsuoka, who struck a neutrality pact with Russia, is ousted and replaced by naval expert Toyoda as Tokyo signals possible treaty shifts.
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Tokio
Konoye
Fuiay
Yosuke Matsuoka
Russia
Japan
Teijira Toyoda
Hongkong
Elberta Crop to Move in Week
In Nashville district orchardists anticipate the Elberta peach harvest, delaying heavy picking until late next week as the Beauty peach sale emptied and supply ran short. Early Elberta picks on Thursday were light and conditions depend on favorable weather for a extended harvest into August.
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Nashville
Seven Indicted for Espionage in Brooklyn Case
New York report says seven of 3H indicted on espionage charges linked to the German government. Some pleaded guilty in federal court at Brooklyn, others pleaded not guilty or failed to appear. Federal officials call it the nation's largest spy roundup. bail set at 25000 each with trial date September 23.
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New York
Brooklyn
Galsden
Roosevelt to Seek Extension of Selectee Service
Washington press conference quoted President Stacevel saying he will urge Congress next week to extend service for selectees National Guardsmen and reserves to prevent disintegration of the army. He declined any outside Hemisphere service for draftees and guards. The Northwest Mounted Police history notes their 1873 establishment and 1905 rename to Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
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Washington
Stacevel
Congress
Hemisphere
Northwest Mounted Police Force
Royal Northwest Mounted Police
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Four draftees called for induction on July 31
The local Selective Service Board announced that four registrants are to report at 12:30 p.m. on July 31 for induction at Camp Robinson. Named are 2012-V Joseph Harold Wray, 991-V Austin Willis Hendrix, 1378-V Bernard Van O'Steen, and 1304 James Theo Flaherty. Alternates listed are 2195 Leonard Ova Bearden, 2233 Leroy Lewis Haltom, and 2345 James Warren Rider.
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Hope
Army
Selective Service Board
Camp Robinson
Joseph Harold Wray
Austin Willis Hendrix
Bernard van O'Steen
James Theo Flaherty
Leonard Ova Bearden
Leroy Lewis Haltom
James Warren Rider
Rain Threatens to Bog Down Hitler's Forces in Russia
Allied dispatches and official reports from London Berlin and Moscow describe a brutal 27 day war front where Nazi advances toward Leningrad and Moscow press on amid heavy rain and fuel shortages. Soviet forces claim no major changes while German reports boast large scale battles in their favor.
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Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Nazi High Command
East
London
Leningrad
Moscow
Berlin
DNB
Red Army
Ussr
Rumania
Europe
U S Plans Massive Ship Construction Amid World War II
London reports U S to build enough merchant ships to supply England and other democracies fighting Hitler. Hopkins says 1941 and 1942 totals total 10 billion and 6 million tons respectively. He notes Iceland routes possible but declines comment on large scale transshipment. In Hope, Betts boy Jack Fuller Betts, 10, drowns near Hope Brick Co. clay pit. body recovered minutes later. no witnesses. Surviving are parents Bewin and Mrs Betts and grandfather Arthur Puller.
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London
United States
England
Adolf Hitler
Harry Hopkins
Neuse Lend Program
Hopkins
Iceland
Jack Fuller Betts
Hope Brick Company
Clay Put
Hope
Betts
Bewin Betts
Arthur Puller
Blevins Man Seeks Sentence Set Aside
Rex Mr Donald Blevins asked the Arkansas Supreme Court on Friday to set aside a one year prison sentence imposed in Hempstead county court on a grand larceny charge.
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Blevins
Little Rock
Rex
Donald
Arkansas Supreme Court
Hempstead Vicjour
Land Offices Not to Move to Hempstead Courthouse
Land requisition project manager H. B. Grace said the land and appraisal offices will stay at the Hempstead county courthouse. The planned move to High school headquarters was dropped due to extra rooms available. The board invites farmers and landowners to discuss farm purchase and crop issues and to receive guidance.
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H. B. Grace
Hempstead County
Proving Ground
Tol-E-Tex Oil Truck Burns North of Little Rock
A Tol E Tex Oil gasoline transport truck en route from Conway to Hope burned near Highway 65 about 101 miles north of Little Rock. The fire, likely from hood wiring, destroyed cab and motor while the empty tank remained undamaged. Driver Ralph Hunt of Hope escaped injury after efforts to extinguish the blaze failed. traffic on the highway was tied up. Deputy W L Shelton and State Patrolman Blucker investigated.
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Little Rock
Conway
Hope
Ralph Hunt
Hope Tol- E-Tex Oil Company
Hunt
W. L
Young Evangelist Draws Large Crowds
Evangelist Angel Martinez conducts a revival on the courthouse lawn with strong attendance. The Friday theme is What We Must Do to Be Saved, directed by Clayton Day of Palestine. A Bee Bee Memorial CME church recital follows at City Hall Tuesday July 22 at 8 p.m. Reserved seats are available for whites.
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Court House
Evangelist Angel Martinez
Evangelist Martinez
Bee Bee Memorial Cme
City Hall
Aid aid assurance as tents head for Proving Ground families
Gov Adkins office told Rep Talbot Feild that 45 National Guard tents will be sent from Conway and 55 more sought from Camp Robinson to shelter about 100 families evicted from the Southwestern Proving Ground. The move follows a county survey showing 424 affected families with 1,349 workage people and varied supplies and relocation needs.
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Talbot Feild, Jr
Adkins
National Guard
Hope
Southwestern Proving Ground Reservation
Feild
Camp Robinson
Conway
State Highways Department
The
Star
William Yarberry
Southwester Proving Ground
County Emergency Relocation Committee
Oliver L. Adams
House of Representatives Defense Committee
Hope-Nashville
Proving Ground
Hempstead County
Arkansas
Army bugle calls quiz in Cranium Crackers section
Amy Symphony prompts soldiers to name bugle calls that mark daily events. Questions ask which call wakes the soldier, signals meals, the retreat ceremony, calls to quarters and tattoo, and who wakes the bugler, with answers on the comic page.
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Amy Symphony
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Matsuoka
Roosevelt
Foreign Office
Japan Times and Advisor
Hitler
U.S
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