When Double-Crossers Meet in Moscow and Berlin
The Soviet press warns of an impending invasion by Adolf Hitler as tensions rise between Russia and Germany. It argues Russia helped shape espionage tactics later adopted by Nazi Germany, and calls for Stalin and Hitler to meet to avert further global danger.
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Russia
Germany
Moscow
Adolf Hitler
Red
Nazi Germany
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Norway
France
Balkans
Berli
Europe
Kremlin
Joe Stalin
Stalin
Hiller
Irvin Cabb
Ili
Free Auction and Trades Day Starts July7 in Hope
The town of Hope will launch a monthly Free Former's Auction and Trades Day beginning Monday July 7, patterned after a 14 year old DeQueen event. Hope Junior Chamber of Commerce endorses the effort with 49 local firms already signed on as co-operators. The $4 monthly fee covers advertising, event costs and a dinner after each auction, with remaining funds funneled into a kitty for promotions.
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Hope
Sevier
Hope Junior Chamber of Commerce
Junior C
Hope Junior Chamber
President Wives Quiz Sparks Historic Guessing Game
Cranium Crackers invites readers to identify which presidential wives were travelers, name five presidents who married widows or divorcees, name the first First Lady, list five presidents married twice, and name the eldest widow, with answers on the comic page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
White House
Oliest
Price Circus The Five Ring On Wage And Price Control
Willis Thornton discusses the difficulty of keeping price levels steady without triggering wage increases or triggering government controls. Henderson argues price hikes must reflect real costs and profits, urging voluntary cooperation by labor and management to avoid inflation and possible compulsory measures.
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By Willis Thornton Price
Washington
Leon Henderson
Henderson
Kibor
Jahor
President Roosevelt denounces Robin Moor sinking to Congress
President Roosevelt told Congress the sinking of the American liner Robin Moor by a German submarine was ruthless and an act of piracy. He warned Germany cannot threaten U S high seas use and called for reparations while signaling tough action options without detailing steps.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Snc
United States
Germany
Congress
South Atlantic
Odysiumeges
Seven Seas
United’ States
Britain
U. S
German Reich
No Action by Local Bureau on Farm Extension Protests
Little Rock AM 5G Ragsdale of EB Dorado, chairman of the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees, said Friday there is no foundation for rumors of added personnel charges for the Extension Service as the board meets Monday. The Arkansas Farm Bureau protests over alleged political activity were denied by Hempstead County secretary Lee Garland, who said the local Farm Bureau took no action. The Arkansas Gazette reported protests from Pulaski, Benton, and Jefferson county farm bureaus. For every degree rise in temperature, noise travels one foot faster tach second.
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Little Rock
Ragsdale
EB Dorado
University of Arkansas Board of Trustees
Noe Foundation
Arkansas Farm Bureau
Lee Garland
Hempstad County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Garland
Sam Bucesy
The
Arkansas Gazette
Burenus
Pulaski
Benton
Jefferson
Petroleum Exports Limited to Britain Under Roosevelt Order
President Roosevelt ordered export controls on all petroleum products restricting shipments from the Eastern Seaboard to only Britain Egypt and the Western Hemisphere. The move centralizes war time energy policy and channels supplies to allied regions.
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Britain
Washington
Roosevelt
Eastern Seaboard
Egypt
Damascus Fall Nears as Siege Enters Final Phase
Associated Press dispatches describe a climactic siege of Damascus with fighting in the desert heat. French forces claim repelling all assaults toward the city while British troops say its fall or surrender is imminent. Allied forces approach from three sides, with Gaza oasis in British possession. Indian troops reportedly penetrated small gaps but were quickly stabilized.
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Associated Press
Sea Sany
Damascus
Oasis
Gaza
Vichy
Morris Confers With Germans Amid Consulate Closures
Berlin reports U. S. charge Leland B. Morris discussed deteriorating German American relations as U S consulates and American Express offices in Germany and other European areas prepared to shut down at Nazi request. The talks covered sinking of the Robin Moor and who would assume care of French and English interests after 18 months of American diplomatic activity.
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Berlin
Leland B. Morris
U. S
Germany
Robin Moor
American Express
France
Norway
Holland
Belgrm
Greece
Serbia
Change in Sales Tax Payments in Arkansas 1941
LITTLE ROCK Consumers will continue to pay the state's 2 percent sales tax under the 1941 gross receipt tax law starting July 1. Revenue Commissioner Joe Hardin said the transition will be seamless and the general tax will remain the same despite the shift to gross receipts.
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Little Rock
Joe Hardin
De Gaulle breaks silence on Petain surrender move
In a revelatory interview from Brazzaville General Charles de Gaulle accuses Petain of seeking surrender before the armistice. He describes the debacle and his own split from Vichy, speaking from French West Africa with NEA Service reporter Ben Burman. His remarks reveal the genesis of Free France and the resolve to continue the fight.
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General de Galle
Jean d Arc
Free France
Germany
Ben Luce
Jen Burman
Burman
de Gaulle
America
Brazzaville
French West Africa
Africa
Charles de Gaulle
Marshal Petain
France
Petain
Reynaud
Armistiee
Fle Gaulle
The
Congo
Surplus Food Distributed in Hempstead April 1941
County Judge Fred Luck received a report from the State Department of Public Welfare detailing April surplus food allocations to Hempstead County Hope Arkansas. The list shows pounds and valuations of grits white flour apples raisins and other commodities totaling 19994 pounds valued at 6697.92 dollars for 1935 cases or 5820 persons served.
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Hempstead
Fred Luck
State Department of Public Welfare
Hope
Arkansas
John G. Pipkin
Department of Public Welfare
Norton Jones
Desha County Man Executed in Electric Chair
Desha County inmate John Henry Rainey, 23, was executed in the electric chair at Tucker Prison Farm for the April rape of a young white matron in McGehee. The sentence was carried out at 4:58 pm Friday with Sheriff H. Claywn and other officials in attendance. The report notes Rainey showed no emotion during the procedure. The piece closes with an unrelated line about Lake Superior being the longest of the Great Lakes.
Negro Charged With Murder After Patmos Man Dies
Officers Wyitley arrested Sylvester Boy Easter a Patmos resident on a murder charge in the death of Luther Moss 35 of Patmos who died from blunt force injuries suffered in a fight the previous Sunday Easter told officers he struck Moss with a club after an argument Dr J B Weavey stated death resulted from head heart and kidney bruises Deputy Sheriff Tom Middlebrooks and state patrolman Porterfield led the investigation
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Wyitley
Sylvester
Boy” Easter
Patmos Negro
Luther Moss
Patnos
Easter
Hoss
Moss
J. B. Weavey
Eyster
Tom Middlebrooks
Patcalmary Herald
Porterfield
Basye Tells of Fight on Reds at Hope Rotary Luncheon
Beuny-Ivory Handle company sales manager Guy E Basye spoke to the Hope Rotary Club about how American industry counters democracy’s foes at home. He cited three national groups backed by industry the U S Chamber of Commerce the National Association for Manufacturers and the Small Business Men's Association plus the Southern States Industrial Council in the South, as part of the tripod sustaining the American way of life.
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Guy E. Basye
Beuney-Ivory Handle Compiary
Hope Rotary Club
Motel Barlow
Basye
United States Chamber of Commerce
National Association For Manufacturers
Small Business Men's Association
South
Southern States Industrial Council
Tripod
Submarine Sinking Off Portsmouth Echoes 1939 Rescue
Data from Navy reports Friday describe the Squallus submarine going down in a 370 foot dive off Portsmi near the isle. The 0-9 class craft, with crews of two to four officers and men, vanished after diving gear arrived from Washington. Divers faced brutal depths and weak underwater locating signals as rescuers from Grendaier Triton and others worked through the night.
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Fortemouth
Falcon
John Wainwright
Aroun
Grendaier
Triton
John J. Brown
Washington
Admiral Edwards
Mid
Nedon
Conn
H. H. Ellis
First Naval
Locat Maton Seerae
Condit
Navy
Squadus
Russians Brace for War Amid Border Warnings
Moscow shows outward signs of war prep as the government newspaper declares Russia ready to answer any breach of its frontier. The NKVD border units are praised while Finland orders reserves and braces for possible conflict between Germany and Russia.
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Moscow
Russia
Ty7vestia
Red Army
NKVD
Russia Police
A Thought An Avenging God Closely Follows the Haughty
A compact reflection on divine justice follows the stern warning of the Senecs, noting that wrath mirrors pride. The piece casts fate as a calculated response to arrogance.
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Alex. H. Washburn
Adolf H. and
Uncle Joe
iSoviet
Geo. W. Robison & Co
Rephan's Department
Scott Store
Hitt's
Talbot's
Western Auto Associate
Hope Furniture Company
Hope Star
Crescent Drugstore
jHlobb's Grocery & Market
Morgan & Lindsey
M System
Hope Confectionery
Charles A. Haynes Co. Ward & Son
Kroger
J. C. Penney Co
Checkered Cafe
Hope Cova Cola Bottling Company
Diamond Cafe
Duffie
John P. Cox Drug Company
Haynes Brothers
Ladies Specialty
Hope Builders Supply Company
John S. Gibson Drug Company
Hope Hardware Company
City Bakery
Hempstead County Lumber Company
J. F. McDowell Clothing
B. R. Hamm Motor Company
Sutton Livestock Commission Company
Bob Elmore
Morris
New Orleans
New York
Ben Lucien Burman
NEA Service, Inc
General de Gaulfomn
Sulein
iVichy
Free French
Hempstead County
Desha County
Great Lakes
Rotary
Finland
Helsinki
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