Hope faces housing crunch during Army maneuvers
An Army march setup in August will bring many officers to Hope, creating a housing emergency. The Star urges the city to form a central information clearinghouse and mobilize community groups, with free daily listings offered to aid accommodations for officers and their families during maneuvers in 1941.
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Army
Star Office
Second Army
Second
Leutenants
Car Erals
Chamber of Commerce
Eliic
Star
Visiting Day Set by University of Arkansas Branch
About 2 000 farmers from Arkansas and neighboring states are expected for the annual Visiting Day at the University of Arkansas College of Agriculture Fruit & Truck Branch Experiment Station. Highlights include tours, talks by Grover B. Hill and Gov Homer Adkins, and demonstrations on pasture, soil, timber, fertilizers, and crops. Entertainment features and home demonstration activities accompany the program.
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Arkansas
University of Arkansas College of Agriculture
George W. Ware
Grover B. Hill
Washington
TD. C
Homer m. Adkins
Walter R. Horlacher
Hempstead County
Skyliners
KTHS
Hot Springs
Mary Claude Fletcher
Ella Posey
J. & Tins
Oliver L. Adams
Hermpetead
Funeral for Nevada Pioneer W Y Edwards
Funeral services for W. Y. Edwards, a Nevada county pioneer, were held at Pleasant Ridge after noon. He died at his home between Rosston and Prescott Sunday and is survived by his widow, four sons Walter Fred and Paul of Prescott, Son Edwards of Taft, Cal, three daughters Eva Edwards, Mrs Hugh McDaniel of Prescott, and Mrs F W Williams of Smack Dyer.
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W. Y. Edwards
Nevada County
Rosston
Prescott
Pleasant Ridge
Walter
Fred
Paul
Edwards
Taft
Cal
Eva Edwards
Hugh McDaniel
F. W. Williams
Smack, Dyer
Cranium CrackersIdentifying Famous Nonrelated Pairs
A genealogist links Roosevelt and Taft by distant ties, then lists famous pairs sharing surnames but unrelated. Connie Mack and Helen Mack, John and Tom Dewey, David Lord George and Walter George, Pearl and Frank Rbyck, Luther and Larry Adler are identified as distinct individuals with matching last names.
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Roosevelt
Taft
Ohio
Connie
Helen Mack
John
Tom Dewey
David Lord George
Walter FL George
Pearl
Frank Rbyck
Luther
Larry Adler
The Pinch Is Coming by Willis Thornton
A humorous column notes the looming pinch of wartime rationing and shortages. It sketches small sacrifices in everyday life from butter and ice to gasoline, aluminum trays, and defense bonds, contrasting U S. patience with Europe’s lack of a standard of living.
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Europe
United Service
Defense
U. S
Pistol and Rifle Club Shoot Thursday in Hempstead
The Hempstead Rifle and Pistol club will meet at the National Guard Armory Thursday night at 7 30 announced by C P Robarts. All members and others interested urged to attend. Bring 22 caliber rifles and pistols if available. club guns provided if not.
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Hempstead Rifle and Pistol Club
National Guard Armmy
C. P. Robarts
Clark County Singing School Set to Start at Gordon Sunday
The annual Clark County singing school will begin at Gordon on Sunday July 21 under the direction of L. D. Huffstatler of Stamps Music Co Dallas Texas. The public Ike is invited.
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Clark County
Gorden
L. D. Huffstatler
Stamps Music Co
Dallas
Texas
Ike
Eden Welcomes Russia as Ally of Britain
In Commons Eden formally welcomed Russia as an ally to defeat Germany. He urged Britain to set aside politeness, stressing that Russia fights the aggressor while Britain pledges to redeem Poland and coordinate military and economic aid. He warned communism is not the core issue.
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London
Anthony Eden
Russia
Germany
House of Commons
Eden
House of Demans
Hitler
Britain
Poland
County Paved Road Plan From Nashville to Lockesburg
Nashville officials report the state highway department will pave Highway 24 from Nashville to Lockesburg as a federal aid WPA project. Labor is diverted to north Howard county until August, delaying road work. Completion will connect Nashville to the outside world with paved access.
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Nashville
W. W. Mitchell
Court House
Highway Department
Lockesburg
Mitchell
Howard County
Murfreesboro
Mineral Springs
Kirby
Reynerson Named to Library Commission
Charles Reynerson was appointed by Governor Homer M. Adkins as the seventh district representative of the state library commission. The selection followed recommendations from the Parent Teachers Association and local organizations.
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Charles Reynerson
Treasures
Homer M. Adkins
State Library Commission
Reynerson
Parent Teachers Association
The
Duty Council
Army Appeals to Nevada County for Summer Maneuvers
Prescott officials set up offices at the high school as the U S Army plans extensive summer and early fall maneuvers. Landowners in Nevada County will receive permit forms by July to grant temporary access for maneuvers on desert premises with full reimbursement for any damages. Local officers thank residents for past cooperation and urge continued support.
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Prescott
United States Army
Tennessee
Arkansas
A.T. Leddell
H. B. Moreland
Lee W. Chatfield
Ineul
Progeois
Desert 1
Nevada County
Bowen Is Critically Ill In Hospital Stay
R P Bowen secretary of Hope Chamber of Commerce is seriously ill and scheduled for surgery at Julia Chester hospital at 2 pm. Dr L M Lile the attending physician said Bowen had been in the hospital since Sunday and his condition Tuesday remained serious.
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R. P. Bowen
Hope Chamber of Commerce
Julia Chester ‘Hospital
Warn Citizens to Be on Guard for Typhoid
Hempstead county Health Department issues a special warning about possible typhoid infection from drinking water during Second Army maneuvers involving up to 80 000 troops in the area this summer. The notice urges boiling water, securing safe supplies, typhoid immunization, early clinics, and community cooperation to prevent an epidemic.
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Secion
Hempstead County Health Department
Public Health Department
Health Department
Swanke Visitors Arrive in Hope for Brief Stay
Arthur Swanke former manager of the Saenger theater visits Hope with Mrs. Swanke for a few days. They stay with Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Hern in South Main Street before returning to Beaumont Texas. Swanke left the Savage May 1, 1948 and has since managed the Peoplesheater for Jefferson Amusement in Beaumont. They plan to leave Thursday morning.
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Arthur Swanke
Saenger Theater
Army Letters Seek Cross Land Permits for August Maneuvers
Hempstead county officers publish the army correspondence sent to landowners in advance of August maneuvers. The Second Army will use land across southwest Arkansas to cross as needed, with full payment for any damage. Over 80,000 troops will participate, with Hope serving as Second Army headquarters. Landowners are urged to sign and return the permit to cross promptly.
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Hempstead
Second Army
Prescott
Nevada County
Arkansas
Governor Adkins call for cooperation with U S Army maneuvers
The Arkansas governor appeals to residents of Scott, Park, Sevier, Little River, Howard, Montgomery, Pike, Hempstead, Nevada, Clark, Dallas, Ouachita, Calhoun, Cleveland, Bradley, Union and Hot Spring counties to permit temporary trespass rights August and September 1941. The U S Army will reimburse any damages and seeks citizen support to ensure successful maneuvers. Governor Homer M. Adkins signs the proclamation dated June 13, 1941 with Secretary C G Hall.
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United States
Congress of the
Sons of
Arkansas
Army of
Scott, Park
Sevier
Little River
Howard
Montgomery
Pike
Hempstead
Nevada
Clark
Dallas
Ouachita
Calhoun
Cleveland
Bradley
Union
Hot Spring
Government of
State of Arkansas
Homer M. Adkins
State OF
Army Letter Seeks Land Permits for 1941 Maneuvers
A June 15 1941 communication from Governor Homer M Adkins outlines a plan for the Second Army to conduct maneuvers in August and September requiring up to three million acres. A Gordon Arkansas Rents Board will issue permits and settle damages. owners tenants or sharecroppers urged to sign promptly and provide contact details of interested parties. The letter stresses national defense and the need for land access amid world tensions.
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Homer M. Adkins
Second Army
Gordon
Arkansas
Reats
Europe
Asia
Farmer Signs War Dept Permission To Use Land Hope Arkansas
Hope Arkansas farmer John Doe grants permission for U S Army National Guard units and their animals vehicles and gear to enter maneuver bivouac and sample on Hempstead County land from August 1 1941 to October 30 1941. Owner agrees to be reimbursed for actual damages upon notice to Hempstead County Courthouse within ten days.
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Hope
Arkansaz
United States
National Guard
Hempstead
Ezra 7:23 Commanded Devotion To God of Heaven Adopted
A quotation from Ezra 7 23 notes that whatever is commanded by the God of heaven should be diligently done for the house of God. The verse stresses obedience and fidelity in temple service and moral conduct.
German invasion advances across Eastern Europe in early days
Reports from Reuters and Soviet sources describe German spearheads driving deep into the Soviet frontier, with claims of breakthrough through bunkers and rapid advances toward Brest Litovsk and Minsk. Moscow and Pravda dispute German gains and recount Russian defense, prisoner and loss figures amid chaotic frontline reports.
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Russia
Ukraine
Red
Europe
Brest-Litovsk
Minsk
Reuters
Berlin
Alh
Red Army
High Command F
Moscow
Furi
Pravda
Munist
Si Vila
Kolno
Annie Dnb
German drive claims heavy tank losses and air raid alerts
Berlin reports DNB says German forces destroyed 280 Russian tanks in the east while another sector claimed 180 tanks. Luftwaffe also claimed 100 more tanks and one entire Russian division fell back. Bucharest reports air raid alarms lasting 20 minutes with no other details.
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Berlin
DNB
Aet
Collumn
Luftwaffy
Ae Dnb
Bucharest
P-Dnb
Sak
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Alex. H. Washburn
Secretary of Agriculture
Hill
Willis Thornton
Clark County Singing School
Library Commission
Army Appeals To Nevada Co
Grover B. Hile
Associated Payss
NEW Orleans
Oper High Low
New York
C. G. Hall
WAR Department
John Doe
Hickory Shade
Hickory Shade Community
W. I. Mouser
Bulletins
Syria
Admiralty
RAF
North American Aviation Plat
Inglewood
Calif
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