TVA cheap power risks hurting city utilities in West Point
An editorial argues TVA brings cheap industrial rates but domestic rates harm municipal utilities. West Point’s taxes rise as city utility profits shrink, threatening the city government load. Hope may gain from TVA without repeating West Point’s error of neglecting municipal plant sustainability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mid
Tennessee Valley Authority
West Point Times Leader
West Point
Miss
Edgar G. Harris
TVA
Lowe
South
Mississippi
Europe
Sone
Roosevelt Says Winant Brought No Peace Talk
Washington UPI reports President Roosevelt stated Ambassador John G. Winnant delivered no peace terms from England. He said any peace talk was nonexistent and blamed German propaganda for pushing such rumors. Cripps To Moscow Returns Soon For Consultations.
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Roosevelt
Winant
Washington
UPI
Ambassa Mior
John G. Winnant
England
Winnant
Bopped Burgled and Dunked in Street Prank
New York report describes Wasily Yonetz walking on a hot day when two youths grabbed him from behind. One held him while the other stole $24, then they pushed him into the water before fleeing the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Is— Wasily Yonetz
Cranium Crackers on Gilbert and Sullivan operas
Questions quiz readers on the comic operas by Gilbert and Sullivan. It asks who wrote the lyrics and when they produced their works, the Navy role in H M S Pinafore, Cox and Box spelling, the Mikado characters, and Fredovic's birthday and why he could not leave his pirate apprenticeship. Answers at Conde Paye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert
Sliven
Sullivan
Bri
Queen
Cox
Bux
Mickado
Wis Fredovic
Pirates
Auction Trade Day Favored by Merchants
Hope merchants endorsed a monthly Farmers Auction and Trades Day to be run the first Monday of each month. A merchant cooperative would fund a $4 monthly fee covering an auctioneer, advertising, and a post auction meal or barbecue. Farmers would bring old household items and farm implements to sell on a downtown sidewalk venue. Committee members include Vincent Foster and George W. Robison, with 18 attendees and 11 retailers represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeQueen
Hope
Ted Jones
Royce Smith
G. A. Nobbs
Guy Card
A. H. Washburn
A. E. Stanequist
George W. Robison
Oscar Greenberg
Lamar Cox
Bernard O'Steen
Dewey Baker
Vincent Foster
Lyman Armstrong
Herbert Burris
C. C. Lewis
K. J. Caplinger
B. E. McMahon
George Churchman
Funny Things in Washington by Jack Stinnett
Satirical notes from Washington as defender costs and trivia unfold amusingly. The piece mocks budget hurdles, Capitol security costs, and a weekly Congress Record column by William Lambertson, noting humor in official business and policy absurdities.
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Jack Stinnett
Washington
Interior Department
Cascade Mountains
Washington State
Capitol
House
Senate
Wiliam P. Lambertson
R.kans
Congressional Record
Tam
Ramsey Black
Mr. Libbertson
Col Hwmnar
LaGuardia
Invision Defense
State Department
House of Representatives
RAF Bombers Hit Aleppo Airdrome in Syria
Cairo report states RAF bombers destroyed an Italian plane at the Aleppo airdrome in Syria on Thursday, marking the first indication that Italian aircraft had reached Syria. The Middle East Command released the brief confirmation in its wartime dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Aleppo
Syria
Middle East Command
May Lower Age of Draftees
Senate military affairs committee approved an amendment to the selective service act authorizing deferment of draftees who have reached their 28th birthday. The provision passed 5 to 3 despite opposition from Chairman Reynolds and two others. Senator Gurney said it would let the President decide deferment timing after age 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Reynolds
Gurney
U S to Take Foreign Ships Seized for Emergency Use
President Roosevelt signed a law allowing the government to seize and operate about 80 idle foreign ships in U S waters for the emergency period. The Maritime Committee will implement the act. Owners will be compensated, funds to be held for possible use against foreign debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
U. S
Maritime Committee
Treasury
Washington
tPj
Eelalaton
College Group Arrives Here
About 80 students from the University of Arkansas College of Agriculture will visit Hope for a week long tour led by Professors R J Hall and Phillip L Kelley. They will stay at the Fruit and Trade Branch Experiment Station and study local agricultural activity under George W Ware. George Robison Vincent Foster and the Junior Chamber of Commerce organize the visit. Mount McKinley is planned for 14,000 feet below its summit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College of Agriculture
University of Arkansas
R. J. Hall
Phillip L. Kelley
Hope
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Dutch Deliver Unfavorable Reply to Japanese Demands
In Batavia the Dutch rejected Japan’s demands for a large share of Indies exports of war materials rubber tin and oil. Kenkich Washizawa said the 10 page memo was disappointing and Tokyo would not find it satisfactory. He would study the reply further though negotiations remained precarious and could affect friendly relations.
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Batavia
Netherlands East Indies
Indies
Kenkich Washizawa
Tokyo
Woshizawa
Eighteen Hempstead youths drafted for Camp Robinson
Eighteen Hempstead county youths were notified by the local draft board to report to Camp Robinson Little Rock on June 13 for induction under the compulsory military law. Draftees and alternates listed by sequence include Watt Bonds Page Hite Stultz Nelson Hern Bryant Davis Martin Gray Taylor Finley Foster Allwhite Williams Moore Brooks Rogers O’Steen Hartsfield White and others with several draft numbers and ties listed.
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Hempstead County
Drift Board
Camp Robinson
Little Rock
U. S. Army
Thomas Watt Bonds
Coy Edward Page
Hubert Collins Hite
Hollis Fredrick Stultz
James Huey Nelson
George Arthur Hern
Rulus Alex Bryant
Clinton Eli Lee
Erbin Blanchard Martin
Carrel Clob Davis
Roy James Martin
John Franklin Gray
Willie Ray Taylor
Warren Irving Finley
Dalan
Carsile
Soldier Drive Fund Near Top Reaches Quota Says Spragins
Hempstead county moves toward a 760 dollar quota for the Soldier Drive fund aimed at supporting recreational clubs near Army camps. C. C. Spragins county chairman and Syd McMath treasurer told the Hope Rotary Club that about 680 dollars is on hand with roughly 50 more in transit. Last minute donors may direct their gifts to the United Service Organizations through Citizens National or First National banks.
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Hempstead
C. C. Spragins
Syd McMath
Hope Rotary Club
Bartow
Spragins
McMath
United Service Organizations Fund
Citizens National
First National Banks
Rotary Club
Mr. McMath
Clarence Smith
Ted Jones
Black Man Electrocuted at Tucker Farm Slaying Case
At Tucker Farm near Elaine Arkansas a Black man was electrocuted at sunrise Friday during a charge related to the slaying of Patton. He pleaded innocent to the accusation that he struck Patton when found in a chicken house. Aboard, unrelated note mentions cardboard money in Barcelona.
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Arle
Percy Lee Lewis
Elaine
Ark
Patton
Barcelona
County Woman Succumbs Here
Mrs. Bessie Arterberry, 21, wife of Oscar Arterberry of near Hope, died at Josephine hospital Thursday night. Funeral set for 10 o'clock Saturday at Pairview cemetery, 12 miles south of Hope on the Roesslon highway. Survived by husband, daughter Wendell of near Hope, father Wesley Fennie of Donaldson, Ark, four brothers Tilman Vernon Milton Fennie of Bellstown, Ark, Ezea Fennie of Chicago, and sister Mrs. Nona Stone of Bellstown.
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Bessie Arterberry
Oscar Arterberry
Near Hope
Josephine Hospital
Pairview Cemetery
Hope
Roesslon Highway
Wendell
Tear Hope
Wesley Fennie
Donaldson, Ark
Tilman
Vernon
Milton Fennie
Bellstown
Ark
Ezea Fennie
Chicago
Nona Stone
Hope City Considering New Exhibit Building Plans
In a Fair Park commission and Hope city council finance committee meeting at City Hall on Thursday night, plans to rebuild the main exhibit building destroyed by fire were discussed. City engineer C O Thomas presented a 50 by 100 foot stucco design and was instructed to estimate costs and submit plans for council approval. A council vote on the project is expected Tuesday night, June 17.
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Fair Park Commission
Hope City Council
City Hall
Fair Park
C. O. Thomas
Thomas
Hammill Family Returns From Three Week Trip
Mr and Mrs J E Hammill returned home Thursday night from a three week trip to Nashville Tennessee where the pastor of Hope Gospel Tabernacle conducted a revival. The Hammills then undertook a cavalcade tour through Virginia.
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Nashville
Tenn
Hope Gospel Tabernacly
Humiils
Virginia
Hard luck crash victim rescued from wreck in Mexico Mo
Rash Treatment with a car crash left Marshall Machin battered with back and gut injuries after plunging off a highway near Mexico. An motorist pulled him from the wreck and dragged him onto poison ivy. Report notes Rock of Gibraltar’s height at 1400 feet.
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Mexico
Marshall Machin
Jong
May arrests in Hope total 149 with traffic heavy share
Local police records show 149 arrests in Hope in May, including 55 for traffic violations. The offenses spanned murder, burglary, grand larceny, carrying concealed weapons, assault and battery, untaxed liquor, public drunkenness, disturbing the peace, runaways, and insanity with various dispositions such as convictions, dismissals, and releases after investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope
Vichy Replies to Hull on France Policy
A French foreign office spokesman on Friday responded to Secretary Hulls declaration on French cooperation with Germany. Washington allegedly misunderstands Frances need in the present crisis. The French government seeks friendly US relations but must safeguard its vital interests in this difficult situation.
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Vichy
Foreign Office
Hulls
Germany
Washington
France
United States
U. S
British Fleet Moves as Axis Drives Reported Around Suez and Damascus
The Associated Press notes a British fleet in motion near Gibraltar guarding the entrance to the Mediterranean while Axis powers forecast attacks on Suez. Reports from Alexandria cite 150 killed and 209 wounded. German radio claims British landings on Syria’s north coast, with Damascus distance disputed by French and German governments. Dentz calls for defense of Levant possessions as French forces prepare to hold territory and resist British promises.
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Syria
Iraq
Associated Press
Gibraltar
Suez Canal
Alexandria
London
Tro
NBC
Turkey
Damascus
Trans-Jordan
Beirut
Palestine
Jordan
Britain
Hove-Belisha
Scotland
United States
Henri Dei
Germany
Dentz
Levant
Prescott area Nevada Woman Dies at 68
Mrs. W. D. Hale of Nevada, 68, mother of Mrs. C. L. Renfro of Hope, died at her son pak Hale's home near Prescott on Thursday. Survived by six daughters including Mrs. John Terrell of Granada Texas and Mrs. J. L. Griffids, with others in Prescott, Helena, and Hot Springs.
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Prescott
W. D. Hale
C. L. Renfro
Hope
Pak Hale
John Terrell
Granada
Tex
J. L. Griffids
Ira Maretin
Sid Puble
E. E. Davis
Helena
Sid Chappell
Hot Springs
Funeral for Patmos Man Walter Vines dies at home near Patmos
Funeral services for Walter Vines 66 Hempstead county farmer who died Tuesday at his Patmos area home will be Sunday at 10 am at New Hope Cemetery north of Patmos. He leaves a widow five sons Alfred Vines Bodean Otho Carson Gardgly and Horace Vines and a daughter Mrs Ludie Hodnett all of Patmos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Vines
Hempstead
Patmos
New Hope
Alfred Vines
Bodean
Otho
Carson
Gardgly
Horace Vines
Ludie Hodnett
Fatinos
Thought Trust in God and Keep Your Powder Dry
A compact motto attributed to Cromwell urging steadfast faith and preparedness. The quote emphasizes reliance on divine guidance while maintaining readiness for action. It reflects a historical mindset valuing both spiritual assurance and practical vigilance.
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Cromwell
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Gilbert and Sullivan
Conde Paye
National Defense
U.S
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North America
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New Orleans
Lee Bia
Nidling Spot
William Emmett Foster
Luther Franklin Allwhite
Tellis Victram Williams
Aai Taen
Richard Donner Moore
Albert Charles Brooks
Clarence Monroe Rogers
Bernard van O'Steen
George Walter Hartsfield
Chessey Walker White
Soldier Drive
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Jaxis
Mersin
Adoha
Teers
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Cyprus
Suezt
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Saudi Arabia
Hope Hospital
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