War Ground tax loss eyed amid nation’s school funding shift
Willis Thornton notes Hempstead County faces about 37 000 acres of farmland removed from tax rolls for the War Department Proving Ground. Estimated losses include $4 402 in overall levies, with schools taking roughly $2 664 and the county government about $740, as officials plan reapportionment. He urges prompt action while cautioning figures are approximate.
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War Department
Proving Ground
Hempstead
County Cotton Stamp Group Meets Friday at City Hall
County cotton merchants, clerks, and wholesalers are urged to attend a Friday meeting at City Hall auditorium at 7 p.m. June 20 in Hempstead County. Co chairmen VA Er Stonequist will preside. speakers include B S McMahon Miss Mary Claude Fletcher Oliver L Adams and David T Northbcutt. Attendees will learn about accepting Cotton Stamps and completing the Retailer's Statement form to participate in the government program.
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City Hall
At & P.m
Er Stonequist
Hempstead
Surplus Marketing Administration
Stonequist
Kate Stonequist
Nazis Report British Losses in Desert Battles
Berlin 44 reports further British tank losses south of Sa usage and six British planes shot down as German air forces bombed Alexandria. The Libyan Egyptian frontier battle results show British aircraft losses around 42 planes and about 200 tanks, according to German high command.
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Berlin
Sa- Jun
Desert
Britain
Alexandria
Halian
Brigin
Off Screen Romances in Hollywood Rich List
A quiz identifies stars linked to recent sensational romances. Clues point to marriages, rumored liaisons, and comeback attempts, naming connections to Jack Benny, Skippy, The Lady Eve, Billy the Kid, The Bad Man, Alice Page, and ex-husbands, reflecting a bustling gossip page.
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Jack Benny
Jonelay
Hollywood
Skippy
Eve
Billy the Kid
Caribbean
Alice Page
Comic Page
Quicksilver Boom Drives California Production Rise
San Francisco reports a rush in quicksilver output as soaring prices drive mining. Quicksilver is essential for detonator caps in shells and bombs, boosting California industry. Also notes that most U.S. motor accidents occur at night, with two thirds between sunset and sunrise. Roger Williams founded Providence by July 4 1636.
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San Francisco
California
United States
Ag mi
Roger Williams
Providence
Hope to Build Large WPA Airport With City Share
Finances report state WPA Administrator Floyd Sharp announced approval of an $87,647 municipal airport project, with Hope contributing $25,000 and the remainder from the state. Construction could span the summer, creating a large civilian airport near Hope to serve larger aircraft while military airfields remain separate.
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Little Rock 4
WPA
Floyd Sharp
Washington
Hope
Hope Municipal
Ayn Allert Graves
Rope
War Department
Baptist Revival Led by Dr Leo Eddleman at First Baptist
Dr Leo Eddleman, a Baptist missionary in Palestine, will preach sixteen revival services at the First Baptist Church beginning Sunday June 22. A Mississippi College and Southern Baptist Seminary graduate, he is married to Sarah Fox and has served as a missionary and youth revival speaker in Palestine and Covington Virginia. Continues on Page Five.
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Leo Eddieman
Palestine
Peop
First Baptist Church
Mississippi Coleee
Southern Baptist Seminary
Louisville
Sarah Fox
Br. Arthur Fox
Hope
Eddlemiury
Southern Baptist Convention
Eddleman
Covington
Virginia
Hempstead USO Seeks Donations For Soldiers’ Camp Entertainment
Hempstead USO chairmen announce Thursday additional collections of 14 dollars to aid entertaining soldiers in army camps. Donations include Hempstead Lumber Company five dollars BE L Archer three dollars Hempstead Motor Co three dollars Cecil Dennis one dollar Mrs J A Battle one dollar and Lee Garland four dollars.
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Hempstead Uso
Hempstead Lumber Company
BE. L. Archer
Hempstead Motor Co
Cecil Dennis
J. A. Battle
Lee Garland
Finland Calls Up Reserves Crisis Measures Amid Tense NATO Climate
Finland called up reserves at midnight and curtailed civilian train traffic for military preparations. A presidential decree made reserve officers regular army officers and ordered cadets graduated as lieutenants. Public calm persisted as papers debated a Russian German crisis and sovereignty risks.
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Helsinki
Finland
Russia
Gasoline Ration Card Teased by Washington Official
Secretary Ickes said a ration card system for gasoline could be considered if shortages require strict restrictions. He stated no oil should ship from the Atlantic seaboard without government approval and noted an embargo on exports. He clarified the policy would apply to all cargoes and not only Britain.
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Washington
Ickes
Defense Cordinator
East
Atlantic Seaboard
Britain
Presbyterian Men to Meet at First Church Fish Fry
The First Presbyterian Church monthly supper meets Thursday at Fair Park, seven thirty. Men should assemble at 7 15 for church transport. The event features a fish fry and brief post supper program. This is the last meeting until October. all men urged to attend.
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First Presbyterian Church
Fair Park
Nazi Turkish pact seen as threat to Russia or Suez
London reports that the German Turkish accord is viewed as a likely prelude to a new Nazi strike, with experts split on whether Russia or the Suez region will be targeted. The pact is noted for press and radio control in Turkey and for isolating Britain. In Dalmatics, French Syria defense rejects a British surrender ultimatum as forces press Mezze and Jebel el Kelb. A Berlin spokesman downplays the pact as a setback to British diplomacy amid rumors of broader German moves and Moscow tensions.
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London
Russia
Suez
Crete
Agean
Hitler
Turkey
Britain
Germany
Associated Press
Syria
Dalmagus
Mezze
Jebbel el Kelb
Anid
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Franz von Papen
Moscow
Tabernacle Meet to Open Revival Campaign
Hope Gospel Tabernacle to open Sunday morning led by Rev. J. E. Hamill with Sanders Brothers Evangelistic Party of Jefferson City Missouri. Sanders Brothers bring singing and preaching with Raymond directing congregational singing and Le Roy preaching as revival runs daily for two weeks ending July 6.
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Hope Gospel Tabernacle
J. E. Hamill
Sanders
America
Canada
St. Louis
Houston
Dallas
Kansas City
Chicago
Cleveland
Mineanapolis
Philadelphia
Detroit
Montreal
Turahto
Raymond Sanders
LeRoy
The
Tabernacle
Gold Injections May Be the Cure for Rheumatism
A US drive by doctors to treat rheumatism with gold injections may offer relief for up to 60 percent of early cases, with trials at Harvard, Columbia, Cincinnati, Cornell, New York and Michigan schools. The treatment remains experimental, aims to curb toxic side effects, and faces physician and public apathy as research funds stay scarce.
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James E. Jlelbert
NEA Service
Cleveland
Samuel
Kentucky
United States
Grand Ba
Rheumatic Association
H. Garfield Snyder
New York
J. A. Albert Key
Washington University Medical Association
St. Louis
American Rheumatism Association
American Medical Association
EB. FL Hartung
Columbia University School of Medicine
Albert H. Saibin
University of Cincinnati School of Medicine
Want
Harvard
Columbia
Washington
Cincinnati
Cornell
Michigan
U S Consuls Ordered Closed Across Europe
Berlin demanded removal of all U S consuls and Amex employees from Germany and occupied territories by July 15. The note, delivered by Germany’s foreign minister, cites retaliation for a prior U S action and names consulates and agency staff deemed injurious to state security. Washington asked Britain to grant safe passage for German consul officials to depart by July 10.
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Berlin
Germany
United States
American Express Company
Norway
Holland
Belgium
Luxemburg
France
Greece
U. S
Roosevelt
DNB
DNB and
Washington
United Stats
Britain
Thought and indignant expulsion in ancient land
Fragmentary line from a scripture passage cites anger and removal of a people to another land as described in Deuteronomy. The text appears as a religious quotation continued from page five of the newspaper.
Approval of Tax Measure Begins Tax Hike Push
The Horse Ways and Means Committee tentatively backed steep sur tax increases on individuals and tighter excess profits for corporations to raise about 2.48 billion dollars. The plan would set a 5 percent rate on the first 2,000 income rising to 75 percent, plus a 10 percent excess profit tax on profits under wary contracts.
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Washington
Horse Ways and Means
Doughter
Treasury
Red River Waters Near 281 Feet After Rise
Reports from Fulton Thursday said the Red River stood at 261 feet and is expected to rest there for the next two or three days. Observers noted the fall is slow due to rising water upstream. Authorities warn about lingering dangers from past floods.
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Pulton
Red River
Sina
W.O.W. to Meet at Hall Thursday Night
The Hope Woodmen of the World lodge will gather at Woodmen Hall at 8 o clock Thursday to plan sending the Degree team to Nashville Friday. The loyal Woodmen will assist in initiating Nashville men.
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W.O.W
Hall
Hope W. O. W. Lodge
Wooodmen Hall
Nashville
Loyal
Woodmen
Nashville Meneers
Army land damage plan for August maneuvers outlined
The Army will reimburse actual property damage and crop loss from August maneuvers. Landowners and tenants in southwest Arkansas counties will receive blank triplicate forms to document land and crop details, with Major Forrest S. Rutgers leading Hempstead County offices from the Courthouse. Local officers include Captain Reynold Fredeen Captain Stanley Rishol and Staff Sergeant Paul Campbell at Garden headquarters.
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Citiz
Arkansas
Forrest S. Rutgers
S. Army Land Board
Hempstead County
Garden
Gardon
Col
Irwin
U. S. Army Land Board
Forth
Ritgers
Hemp
Stead
Reynold
Fredeen
Stanley
Rishi
Paul Campbell
Rittgers
Cos Colleg
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Fargo
Rishol
Brookings
Campbell
Fayetteville, Ark
French Admit Attacks Stall as British Drive on Damascus
Vichy France conceded counter attacks in Syria stalled after Wednesday while British forces pressed to within six miles of Damascus and pounded positions along the Lebanese coast. The road Sidon to Djuzzine was controlled by British forces as French counterattacks failed due to depleted troops. French circles expect a siege of Damascus rather than a direct assault.
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VICHY
Syria
Damascus
Sidon
Beirut
Djuzzine
Dasmascus
Britain
Tennis Courts Open at Hope Fair Park
The tennis courts at Hope Fair Park will open to the public from morning to 10 o clock and again at 1 o clock in the afternoon. Recreational director Mrs Sydney Ward announced Thursday.
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Hope Fair Park
Fair Park
Sydney Ward
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Willis Thornton
Brazil
Robin Moor
South Atlantic
Willliam P. Frye
South Africa
Hug
Wwe
Wwkiwil Stamp Group
Libyan
Leo Eddleman
de, Leo Addleman
New Orleans
Oven
Hal Dev
Hal
Dee
Jaws
Tabernacle Meet
U.S
Sir A
Rutgers
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