Patriots Swell DeGaulle Army
Ben Lucien Burman describes Brazzaville and French Equatorial Africa as vital fronts for Free French forces led by General De Gaulle. He blends military critique with observations of local loyalties, colonial reach, and the wide frontiers facing Germany, urging support for De Gaulle’s movement.
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Ben Lucien Burman
NEA Service, Inc
Brazzaville
French Equatorial Africa
Free France
France
General de Gaulle
Stanley Pool
Belgian Congo
Congo
Cabinda
Angola
Lisbon
Oporto
Portugal
Nigeria
Cape
British South Africa
Vichy Africa
Niger
Senegal
de Gaulle
Lorraine
League of Nations
Army
Germany
de Gaul‘le
High Command
Iris
Mediterranean
Lyon
Paris
Rhone
Seine
Vichy
de Gaudle
Mers el -Kebir
North Africa
Stanley
Boula Matadi
Brazza
Black Forest
Hbeing
Our Daily Bread critique of world expansion rhetoric
The piece condemns terms like equitable adjustment of frontiers and new world orders as euphemisms for aggression. It argues modern aggressors suppress protest with slogans, contrasting 9th century expansion where some resisted with today’s claim of unity and inevitability.
Evacuees Relate Court Rebuff After War Seizure
A respondent recalls being evicted from a farm near Little Rock after Army engineers claimed no fence or fruit trees existed. Despite offered small yearly sums, they received nothing. The writer says court proceedings were a sham, with officials allegedly labeling them as examples and threatening retaliation for speaking out. The piece questions patriotism and fair treatment by government entities.
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Gévérement
Little Rock
Rom
America
the Gazette
Great Nation Rises From Ashes Across the Continent
A fragmented passage recalls ancient exoduses and conquerors, then shifts to a modern Africa described as a great nation awakening from long ashes. It notes vast upheavals from Egypt to Congo and likens current events to phoenixlike rebirth amid conflict and change.
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Egypt
Pharoahs
Congo
Proving Ground workers seek WPA sewing room jobs
An ex-housewife, now a tramp from Fort Smith Arkansas, writes that after illness and her husband’s operation left them unable to work, she tried via delegates, wires, and letters to secure WPA sewing-room work but was rejected. she asks for assistance and includes a photo from their house with a fence.
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Washington
Barling
Hope
Optimist Defined as Crossword Solver by Pen and Ink
An optimist is any person who starts out to work a crossword puzzle with pen and ink. Regardless of your walk of life, smooth running pets you there wit janicker.
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Janicker
Edson in Washington explains 49-cent wheat penalties
In a Washington column, the writer outlines how AAA penalties punish farmers who exceed allotments. Using Farmer Friend as an example, the piece details 125 excess bushels, bonds, storage incentives, and loans, revealing financial traps and government payment schemes tied to wheat quotas.
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Washington
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Ilinois
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Congress
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Friend
Parmer Friend
AAA
Paver
Sam
Tim
Farmer Friend
Avery Farmer
Michiga
U S Farmers Fight Insect Invasion Across Regions
AP reports U S farmers repelling insect attacks with favorable weather and prompt countermeasures. In the Deep South boll weevil remains serious but not hopeless, while the Pacific Northwest battles codling moth losses estimated at 30 million dollars annually. Eastern beetles advance as new predators and diseases curb their spread.
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Washington
U. S
Department of Agriculture
Southwest
Northwest
Pacific Northwest
Public sale of Hempstead County Arkansas land notice
Commissioner J. P. Byers to sell at public vendue on August 2 1941 at Hempstead County Court House front entrance. Property is NW quarter of NE quarter NW quarter of NW 44 and NE quarter of SW quarter in section 29 township 14 south range 23 west totaling 160 acres. Credit three months with ten percent interest and bond secured by approved security.
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Changery Court
Heapstead
W. BE. White
Faruiee Bearden Tendrix
Towwiship
Hempstead County
Arkansas
Global tensions and farming fines in wartime talk
Reports describe Britain freezing Japanese credits and suspending treaties, the United States ending a long commerce pact, and the looming Japanese advance in China. Experts warn a total blockade could cripple Japanese industry within six months as appeasement fades. In U S farming policy, penalties for surplus wheat drive absurdities about market cards and fines, illustrating satirical reactions to wartime controls.
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Britain
Japan
United States
London
China
Leadership realignment shifts West Elm area offices
General Lear restructures staff offices in the Pi block near the grammar school on West Elm street. The 100 Engineers Battalion moves from the Park to a new focal location as quarters, with Lear to occupy the American Legion Hut and an uptown office in the library gym area. Buildings for offices include the gym, elementary and junior high schools, and the Christopher building on West Elm street. The Armory becomes a dress hall.
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West Elm Street
Grammar School
Tealquarters
100 Engineers Battalion
Park
Lear
American Legion
Brary Roor
Gymnasirum
Schnal
Christopher
Roanoke man recalls happiest and worst day after operation
A Roanoke man endured a two week lead up to a planned event he described as the happiest day of his life. After waking from anesthesia he learned the surgery had left him unable to speak, calling it the worst day of his life in a startling contrast to his earlier anticipation.
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Harry
Roangke
Defendants Forewarned in July 1941 Court Action
Mrs. Lar Sandlers Fore is warned to appear within thirty days to answer the plaintiffs' complaint. Witness hand and seal of the court dated July 1, 1941.
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Freel Smith
Fret Smith
Aif
Judy
J.P. Byers
Aynn Butler
Lar Sandlers
Ely
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