Hitler speech fuels talk of wider war risk
Reports from Berlin and London discuss Hitler's Reichstag speech and German aims amid Allied bombing. Observers weigh the chance of American intervention and a prolonged conflict while Luftwaffe raids strike Belfast and ships at Brest and Le Havre. British strikes hit Rotterdam and Dar, and Near East tensions rise with Iraq and Iran eyed.
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Berlin
Durant
Germany
Hitler
U. S
Fuehrer
Armen
Italy
Associated ‘Press
Adolf
Luftwaffe
Striki
Reichstag
Béll
Northern Ireland
Livpool
Belfast
U.S
Nazi High Command
Rotterdam
Brest
le Havre
London Air Ministry
Gneisenau
Scharnhorst
Air Ministry
Near East
Britain
Trea
Mediterranean
Iraq
Lake Habbaniyah
Bagdad
Haifa
Palestine
London
Iran
High Court Advances School District Bond Case
The Arkansas Supreme Court moved the Lakeside special school district case toward submission with a June 8 filing and a probable June 16 decision. It concerns Act 91 of 1941 allowing districts with high valuations to issue bonds to cash financial needs. The suit argues the act is unconstitutional by permitting debt growth from seven to eight percent of assessed value.
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Little Rock
Supreme Court
Vie Tribunal
Friends of the Court
Lakeside
Chicot County
Chico
KG. Hammock
Distret
Ben Gaines
Cotton as paper’s future or folly in public policy
The piece argues a federal cotton paper mandate fails without new uses for cotton. It cites Congressman Hampton Fulmer, Southern pine paper trials led by Dr. Charles H. Herty, and the Lufkin mill, noting politics won’t fix cotton’s market. It warns taxation harms paper while urging industry-driven innovation. It also notes Verkhoiyansk as the earth’s cold pole at minus 100 degrees.
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Hampton Fulmer
Howe
Cullen
Amere
U. S
Great Lakes
Canadian
Southern
Charles H. Herty
Savannah
Commerce
Jesse Jones
Houston Chronicle
RFC
Lufkin
Texas
Star
Congress
Catton
Helys
Rifle Group Gets Charter for Hempstead Club
Washington reports the Hempstead Rifle and Pistol club of Hope has received a senior charter from the National Rifle Association. Organized April 10, the group aims to support handgun and rifle shooting with indoor and outdoor ranges under construction. Charter membership stands at 2, joining 4700 affiliated clubs nationwide. Officers include C. P. Robarts as president, Ray Cumbie as vice president, C. E. Messer as executive, and Raymond Jones as secretary-treasurer.
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Washington
Hempstead Rifle and Pistol Club
Hope
National Rifle Assituialion
Monthaay
N. RA
Allienat
America
Much
C. P. Robarts
South Shaver Airees
Cecad
Ray Cumbie
South Main Street
View
C. EB. Messer
Raymond Jones
East Thint Street
Speeding Case in Washington and Baseball Legends
In Washington a debate notes Maurice Areh deacon as a fast baserunner, rivaled only by George Cust as the American league base stealing champion. The piece also references Juha Hancock and Job Hatcock with long signatures, while a historical aside mentions Finland shifting from Swedish rule to independence in 1918.
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Washington
Maurice Areh
Deacon
Chiegga
George Cust
London Seeks Mediation in Iraq War
London offers to mediate the undeclared war with Iraq aimed at halting fighting and withdrawing Iraqi forces from Halbaniyah airfield. Britain says full relations would be restored if Iraq withdraws, as RAF reports show most of Iraq’s air force destroyed and Basra area occupation continuing.
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London
Turkey
Iraq
Britain
Hal-baniyah
Rashid Ali al Gailani
Cairo
Middle East Command
Artilley
Habbaniyah
Basra
Persian Gulf
Royal Iraq Air Force
Iraq Air Force
Ing
Rutha Mayr 2
Projerman
Mesopotamia
Tigris-Euphrates Valley
Near East
Europe
Home Club Machine School Meet May 6 Reminders Issued
Weather notes report 4.91 inches of rain in Hempstead County and rising Red River levels near Fulton. Arnold, Extension Engineer, announces the machine school to be held May 6 with Fulton flood forecasts showing a peak near 26 to 27 feet before decline. May rainfall totals for several days are listed from May 1 to May 5.
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University of Arkansas Experiment Station
Hempstead County
George Ware
Staation Club
Eayle
Arnold
Fulton
Red River
Wis
Wether Bureau
Yugoslav Ships Boarded By Coast Guard
U S coast guardsmen opened protective custody actions in New York harbor after rumors, boarding the Sreca and Neti in Brooklyn and the Predsednik Kopajpic off Stapleton Staten Island. No seizures were declared, but ships were closely watched as guarding officials pursued precautionary measures in a manner similar to earlier wartime vessel takeovers.
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New York
U. S
New York Harbor
Coast Guard
Sreca
Neti
Brooklyn
Predsednik
Predsednik Kopajpic
Staten Island
Stapleton
Washington
Craf T*guard
Fish and Seafood Book Is Part Of The Star Series
The Star reveals its ninth in a 20 booklet Culinary Arts Institute series, 260 Fish and Seafood Recipes. It offers baked haddock in cream and a wide range of fish and seafood preparations from baked and fried to salads, souffles, chowders, and grills. A purchasing guide and cleaning boning tips are included, with coupon access from page 2.
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Portine
Baye Timy
Bach
Star
Stu
Two Local Masons Receive High Degree
Scottish rite degrees were conferred on 29 candidates Monday by the Little Rock consistory in conjunction with the spring reunion. Out-of-town candidates included Victor H. Cobb and Roy C. Craine of Hope. Rarely used stationmaster authority to alter train schedules exists only in exceptional cases to permit hospital transport.
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Little Rock
Lille Rock
Victor H. Cobb
Roy C. Craine
Hope
Must File By First of June for State Benefit Claims
Commissioners and interested parties in improvement districts on state highways urged to file claims for state benefits under Act 385 of 1941 before June 4. The act funds districts formed to pave gun situations on highways and covers county turn back funds and municipal turn back. The note mentions fossilized sandstone pyramids formed at the sea bottom.
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Rnher
Royce Weisenberger
Weisenberger
Hope Naval Officer Aboard Damaged Ship
The U S S Neville was damaged by an explosion near the engine room while Lieut Commander T D Wilson served as executive officer under Captain C A Bailey. The ship, a former merchant vessel, is being refitted at Portland Oregon as a hoop transport. Wilson is son of Mrs Mae Wilson and brother of Postmaster Robert M Wilson. The tankey wrench was named for inventor Charles Monck.
Hope Second in State on Bonds
Hope post office ranked second in Arkansas for Defense Savings Bond sales in the first three days of the state drive. Purchases totaled 7,875 dollars at buying price, with Hope reporting a 10,500 dollar maturity value, and four day trade reaching 12,400 dollars. The area faced a shortage of 25 dollar denomination bonds, affecting local sales potential.
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Little Rock
Robert M. Wilson
Hope Post Office
Wilson
Hope
Jonesboro Woman Dies in Little Rock
Mrs Gean Stuart Hendricks 56 of Jonesboro died at 6 am Monday after a heart attack at a tourist court where she was staying with her husband Homer Hendricks Her body was sent to Jonesboro She is survived by her husband her mother and sister of Los Angeles Also mentioned is Canada wartime pilot training with 10,000,000 square yards of highway runway surface being paved, equal to 800 miles.
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Little Rock
Gean Stuart Hendricks
Jonesboro
Homer Hendricks
Los Angeles
Canada
Star Extends Delivery to Washington Ozan and Nashville
The Star expands carrier delivery to Washington Ozan and Nashville effective with this issue. Carriers will deliver each afternoon at the same time as Hope city routes, marking the third suburban extension in three years. Previous runs reached Emmet Prescott, then Lewisville Stamps and Bradley, and now Washington Ozan and Nashville within 30 miles of Hope.
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Washington
Ozan
Nashville
Hope City
Emmet
Prescott
Lewisville
Stamps
Bradley
Hope
First Motor Taxicab Reported in New York City
An early account claims the Hirst Cab A French car driven by Benjamin Riley in 190% is the first for hire motor vehicle in New York City and perhaps the United States, marking a landmark in urban transportation history.
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Benjamin Riley
New York City
United States
A Thought Deuteronomy Verse on Virtuous Deeds
A compact reflective line cites Deuteronomy 11 27 linking blessings to virtuous deeds. The phrasing hints at fate, success, and a moral, possibly from a congregational or poetic source.
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Sue Yeward
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