Sliced thin by the editor on highways and progress
Our Daily Bread argues for paving highways No 29 and No 4 to connect Shreveport Nashville Hope and Nashville. The piece urges regional unity to secure better roads, contending paved routes will boost commerce for all towns and farmers despite fears of shifting business away from smaller centers.
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Barksdale Field
Shreveport
Arkansas
Kansas City-Newerleans
Texarkana
Nashville
Hope
Louisiana Line
Washington
Ozan
Peuntey
Little Rock
Lewisville
Stamps
Parley Sought in Missouri Pacific Tax Fight in Arkansas
Governor Adkins says cooperative round table with officials and the Missouri Pacific Lines could settle long running 1938 to 1940 tax disputes in Arkansas. He notes 10 federal court actions to lower corporate assessments and signals continued court action if cooperation fails.
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Little Rock
Missouri Pacific Lines
Arkansas
Adkins
Missouri Pacific
Arkansas Corporation Commission
Corporation Commission
Attorney General and Corporation Commission
Jack Holt
Charles G. Miller
Oul Pavish
United States District Court
St. Louis
Church Services at Shover Springs Sunday Morning and Night
Church services at Shover Springs Sunday morning at Tiedlock and Sunday night at 7 30 oclock with the Rev. E T Burgess officiating. Public is invited.
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Shover
Shover Springs
Tiedlock
E. T. Burgess
March Mars and March clues in Cranium Crackers
The page poses trivia about March including the ides of March and who was warned, saints honored in March and their dates, two animals linked to March, a famous general who became president born in March, and the meaning of a ringed date on March 21. Answers appear on a separate page.
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Hitler
St. Valentine
Invention Made Jobs Before 1930 Accountants Rise
A historical note cites 169000 book keepers and accountants in 1890 United States, rising to 931000 by 1930, reflecting early automation and labor shifts. mentions the term Musea meaning fly and its constellation reference as a tangential point.
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United States
Jugoslavia coup installs pro British regime under Mlrg Peter II
A coup d etat ousted the Axis aligned government in Jugoslavia and placed a pro British, anti German regime led by Mlrg Peter II on the throne. General Rich ard Dusan Stuovich, army corps commander, attended to the country s premiership duties as ruler in his own right for the first time.
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Telephoto
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Mlrg
Peter II
Richard Dusan Stuovich
Jugoslavia
Premiec
Steel Plant CIO Workers Strike at Johnstown
In Johnstown Penn CIO workers walked out at the Bethlehem Steel plant protesting an ERP ballot plan after a Bethlehem plant settlement ended a four day strike. Workers left as ballot boxes were placed for an election and unions assented to terms previously agreed upon by negotiators.
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CIO
Johnstown
Penn
Cambine Works
Bethlehem Steel Company
Bethlehem
ERP
Approves Food Stamp Plan Expands to 17 Arkansas Counties
Washington reports the Agriculture Department extended its food stamp plan to distribute food to needy families by about a month. The expansion covers 17 Arkansas counties including Hempstead Union and Phillips, increasing access for residents in need.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Arkansas
Hempstead
Union
Phillips
Girl Scouts to Hold Sale Here in Saenger Building
The Girl Scout Council sponsors a sale of nationally advertised goods from Sand 4, offered in the Saenger building. Items include groceries, drugs, hardware, hardware tools, cosmetics, crank-case oil, and jewelry donated by local and national vendors. Proceeds support the council’s yearly budget.
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Girl Scout Council
Saenger
Scout Council
Honor Students at Willisville Honor Roll List
Willisville school announces sixth month honor roll for fourth and fifth grade pupils. Names include Nobbie Jon Butcher Mary Jo Silvey Audvig Martin Billie Jean Haynes Nervelle Waters Virginia Honca James Milton Rogers Azelle Martin Dean Martin Marilyn Powell Selma Martin Bobbie Sue Ezelle Calvin Bennett Billie Bradshaw Jimmie Butter Betty Sue Dixon. Alaska pulpwood output stands at 1,500,000 cords yearly enabling about 3,000,000 tons of newsprint.
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Nobbie Jon Butcher
Mary Jo Silvey
Audvig Martin
Billie Jean Haynes
Nervelle Waters
Virginia Honca
James Milton Rogers
Azelle Martin
Dean Martin
Marilyn Powell
Selma Martin
Bobbie Sue Ezelle
Calvin Bennett
Billie Bradshaw
Jimmie Butter
Betty Sue Dixon
First full car of Southern Pine newsprint to Stir at Lufkin
The Stir received a full car shipment of new newsprint made from Southern pine pulp from Southland Paper Mills at Lufkin Texas. The Lukin mill began operation last year and first in the world to use Southern pine timber for newsprint. Friday’s 44 rolls weighed 41 508 pounds and were unloaded by Hope Transfer Company after delivery by Cotton Belt and Missouri Pacific.
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Lufkin
Texas
Lukin
Stag
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Star
Cotton Belt
Missouri Pacific
Hope Transfer
Driver Leaves Green Then Dives Into Pond in Joplin
A motorist admitted the accident after driving across a city golf course green into a pond in Joplin Missouri. The judge fined him despite the claim it was not intentional.
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Joplin
Nazis to Force Japs Into War
German and Japanese officials weighed Japan joining active combat against Britain or confronting Britain and the United States. Informed sources said talks touched on Singapore as a Pacific stronghold and Japans participation, with Germany and Italy showing disinterest if Japan does not join the fight.
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Matsuoka
Japan
Britain
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Singapore
Pacific
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Italy
Mrs. Sallie Kate Holt Dies at 86 in Washington
Sallie Kate Holt 86, Hempstead county pioneer and noted poetess historian, died at her Washington home after Thursday night. A native of Alabama, she moved to Arkansas as a girl and was active in the Presbyterian church. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. from the Washington Presbyterian church, with burial in the church cemetery. Survived by two daughters, Mrs. Lee A. Holt and Mrs. Benjamin A. Hartsfield, one granddaughter, Mrs. Ward L. Stevens of Detroit, and a brother, Charles S. Harris of Mimbres, N. Mex.
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Travis O. Holt
Hempstead County
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Arkansas
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Benjamin A. Hartsfield
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Mich
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Hope High Star Leads Air Corps Class of 238
Vasco Bright, former Hope High School football star, headed the Air Corps class of 238 in flying ability. Bright, stationed at Ontario California, has been in training since December 1940 as the U S Air Corps expands training programs.
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Hope High
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Ontario
Calif
Yugoslavia Refuses Ratification of Axis Pact
Belgrade reports King Peter's government refuses to ratify the 3 day Axis pact with Germany while United States pledges aid if attacked. U S notes inform Premiers Simovic and Lane of American support as crowds cheer envoys at a cathedral oath ceremony amid tensions with Germany and the Axis.
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Yugoslavia
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Delive Hardy
Simovic
Yugo
Vienna
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Roosevelt
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Hitler
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Anta
U. S
Col
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Britain
America
Hope Woman Lydia Hamilton Dies Near Hope
Lydia Hamilton 58 wife of S M Hamilton Hempstead farmer died at home near Hope Friday morning Funeral service set for Forrest Hill Chapel at 2 pm with burial in Forrest Hill Cemetery She leaves husband two daughters Grace and Dorothy Hamilton and two sons Obert Paul and S M Hamilton Jr all of near Rope
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Lydia Hamilton
S. M. Hamilton
Hempstead
Hope
Forsest Hill
Forrest Hill
Grace
Dorothy Hamilton
Obert Paul
S. M. Hamilton, Jr
Flyers Reach AAU Finals in 1941 Championship Route
In St Joseph Missouri the Little Rock Flyers defeated Davenport Iowa ABC 25 to 18 to reach the national women s AAU basketball final. Hazel Walker Crutcher eight time All America led the Flyers with nine points as the game stayed tight through three quarters. The piece also oddly notes a state governor s average age around five years and an annual jewelry stipend of 8050 dollars, which appears irrelevant to the sports story.
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ST. Joseph
Little Rock
Julius Krabs Arrested for Deportation Fight
The Department of Justice announced that Richard Julius Krab, writer of Out of the Night, was arrested for deportation. He was taken into custody at New York immigration offices and is held at Ellis Island on a $5,000 bond. A German citizen, he is described as a suspected Communist instigator. He and Dr Vallin had recently spoken on radio about Gestapo experiences.
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Department of Justice
Richard Julius Krab
Jar
District Press
Yaltin
Krab
New York
Ellis Island
Vallin
Gestapo A
Adkins Vetoes and Signs 29 More Bills in Arkansas
Gov. Homer M. Adkins worked past midnight trimming the legislature. He vetoed 13 bills and signed 16, reducing the total bills needing action before the next Tuesday deadline to about 50. The article also notes Australia cancelling its duck hunting season due to war and drought.
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Little Rock
Homer M. Adkins
Australia
Noted Proverb on Law and Punishment from Early Text
A brief excerpt cites a decree linking obedience to God and the king with swift judgment. It lists possible penalties including death banishment confiscation of goods and imprisonment, reflecting a rulers law code emphasis.
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