Character, education and unity in troubled times
The editor argues that youth seek answers from elders as prosperity and panic recur through history. Character, defined as conquering vice and remaining steadfast, preserves individual and national peace. Historical echoes from Hayman and Longfellow stress unity, courage, and loyalty amid global strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hayman
Longfellow
Europe
French
France
Germany
Hirlec
6 Million Tons Shipping Losses Reported in Atlantic Battle
London reports Allied and neutral ships totaling 6 million tons lost since the Nazis invaded the Low Countries. Admiralty figures show 1,008 ships lost, 4,734,407 tons, with April alone at 488,124 tons. Broken down, British ships total 3,810,541 tons and 58 Allied ships at 2,150,503 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Low Countries
Admiralty
Dunkerque
Greece
Ht Md Greenee
Evening News
America
Congressmen Pay for Meals in Capitol Restaurant Proposal
Rep John W McCormack of Massachusetts urges a $15000 appropriation to open a Capitol Mouse restaurant in the House office building to ease the lunch rush. Rep Earl C Michener of Michigan clarifies guests and free meals, noting many meals are charged to members. Continued on Page Three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Stinnett
Washington
House of Representatives
Ryan
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
Capitol Mouse
House
Capitol
McCormack
War Department
Potucidale
Earl C. Michener
Michigan
Will
Michinert
Rev Hamill to Conduct Nashville Revival Tour
The Rev J E Hamill and Mrs Hamill depart Monday for Nashville to lead a revival at Gospel Tabernacle with Mrs Hamill assisting in the first week. Afterward they visit Virginia to see her parents while the pulpit is filled by visiting preachers including S A Mays and Stephen Vander merwe. Hamill speaks on Mothers of Today and Armageddon in May with June 1 chapel services and city church visits. The Statue of Liberty is now part of the U S national park and monument system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Hamill
Nashville
Tenn
Hamill
Gospel Tabernacle
Virginia
Guy J. Stone
Hope Gospel Tabernacle
S. A. Mays
Stephen Vandermerwe
Malvern
Mays
Tabernacle
Our Mothers of Today
A Thought Faith Elevated Beyond Rensore Bailey
A Thought Faith is described as a higher faculty than Rensore Bailey in the provided text. The statement contrasts two concepts or entities, placing Thought Faith above Rensore Bailey in a hierarchy of faculties or qualities. The source does not provide additional context or outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faith
Rensore Bailey
Blevins High School Graduates 43 At Friday Ceremony
Blevins McCaskill district graduation drew over 1,000 patrons as 43 seniors received diplomas. T. M. Stinnett delivered the commencement address on the importance of the individual in democracy, contrasting with totalitarian mass control. Special awards honored top students and citizen leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blevins-McCaskill
Hope
T. M. Stinnett
Little Rock
Stamps
Blevins
A. B. Wetherington
Stinnett
Mr. Stinnett
Hitler
Germany
America
M. L. Nelson
Bard
Leslie Huddleston Post
American Legion
Horace Curtis
Christine McDougal
A. H. Washburn
the Star
Legion
C. H. Giessen
Berlin Faces War With United States Looming
Berlin reports rising speculation that the United States may enter the war as German sources warn interventionists gain ground. Officials and the press assess risks, urging Europe to stay unified while marking the anniversary of a German advance through the Low Countries. In Budapest, Western Hungary tightens rail rules and the Clovals frontier reportedly closes, with unclear troop movements amid Bulgaria’s occupation context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
United States
Europe
Low Countries
Hungary
Budapest
Slovakia
Clovals
Rumania
Bulgaria
Pillow Aids in Air Raids
English readers seek shelter by pillow to muffle bombs during nine months of bombardment in London. Few deep subway stations are bombproof. millions crowd saloons and stay home after sirens. A single big bomb can shatter several brick houses, with widespread damage within 300 feet and beyond. People adapt to danger as shelters prove limited.
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Edwin Stout
Associated Press
London
New York
Plymouth
Hong Arn
Auto Crash at Ping and West Division Streets
Friday night an auto and a half ton truck collided at Ping and West Division Streets, Clarence Calhoun of Hope Route One driving the car and Louie Lee of Hope driving the truck. Dorothy Nesbitt received minor bruises while Jean King and C. King escaped injuries. The crash severed a telephone pole and both vehicles were badly damaged.
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Ping
West Division
Clarence Calhoun
Hope
Louie Lee
Dorothy Nesbitt
Jean King
C. King
Thhe
Scouts plan replacement of field executive in Arkansas district
Representatives from six Arkansas districts of the Caddo Bay Scout council met in Lewisville to plan replacing Bury Blodgett as field executive by June 4 after his transfer to Beaumont Texas. Attendees included Minor Huffman Joe Clement and many local Scout leaders from Stamps Prescott Hope Nashville and Lewisville.
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Lewisville
Ark
Arkansas
Caddo Bay Scout Council
Bury Blodgett
Blodgett
Beaumont
Texas
Minor Huffman
Dallas
Segional
Joe Clement
Texarkana
Caddo Council
F. A. Rymer
A. W. Hudson
Prescott
Glen C. Ward
Mike H. Carter
N. EB. Graham
Stamps
Ed F. McFaddin
A. W. Stubbeman
L. W. Walker
F. C. Ward
Hope
George Ed Steels
G.S. Trowbridge
Cecil Callaham
Nashville
Bill McClendon
N. E. Scott
W. F. Bray
J. C. Landes
Mack Oglesby
A. L. Mashaw
Plt. Landes
Favorite Table Is a Wreck
GhaNNEL La-i?-Ola Thompson presents the “Table of Tragedy” made from 576 inlaid wood pieces salvaged from automobile wreckage. The piece, representing 972 deaths, includes a fragment Thompson drove 160 miles to obtain. Elephants like onions, just as well as they do peanuts.
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Ghannel
La—i
Ola Thompson
Thompson
Skeet Club at Columbus Opens 1941 season
The Wilson Skeet club at Columbus reopened for the 1941 season Friday afternoon with 23 shooters. Jim Wilson started repeating his .4940 record by winning the banl he had put up for the best score and broke all of 50 targets. Ross Wright, George Wylie and Buck Morgan followed with 49 hits. Complete scores follow.
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Wilson
Columbus
Jim Wilson
Jim
Ross Wright
George Wylie
Buck Morgan
Hope Ministers Meet Monday
The regular monthly meeting of the Hope Ministerial Alliance will be held Monday at 10:30 AM in the study of the First Baptist church. Officials urge all ministers to attend as R. Bowen, Hope secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, will speak on an important matter.
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Hope Ministerial Alliance
First Baptist Church
Alliance
R. Bowen
Hope
Chamber of Commerce
Cranium Crackers Comic Page Puzzles Earth’s Hidden Riches
Five questions challenge readers about metals and minerals beneath Earth. It asks which metal cooks avoid for defense needs, explains differences between bituminous and anthracite coal, names a $2,000,000 diamond, links bauxite and ore as sources, and contrasts 24 karat gold with “black gold.”
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Mother Earth
Hope Street Personnel Shuffles Outlined by City Committee
A Hope Street Department personnel shakeup was announced Saturday by the city council street committee. The changes take effect Monday, May 2, with Frank Rider replacing Tom Butler as commissioner and Frank Russell assuming duties handling prisoners working off fines, replacing Henry Simpson. Frank Newberry becomes leader replacing Johnny Dodson. Tom Rowland takes B. B. Belk’s post. Henry Boyette fills Sam Simpson’s role. Elton Cassidy remains as grader, Fred Russell remains tractor driver, and Gilbert Clark is retained.
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Hope Street
City Council
Frank Rider
Tom Butler
Frank Russell
Henry Simpson
Frank Newberry
Johnny Dodson
Tom Rowland
B. B. Belk
Henry Boyette
Sam Simpson
Elton Cassidy
Fred Russell
Gilbert Clark
Lillian Hellman on Writing The Watch on the Rhine
AP reports Lillian Hellman the first woman to win the New York drama critics award writes in diverse places from Florida camps to Atlantic islands. She describes long writing sessions with moments of doubt and research, finishing after a year of intense labor. Hellman recalls her start in New Orleans and New York, from poetry to publishing offices, shaping her craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelaide Kerrap
Lillian Hellman
New York
Florida
Atlantic
America
Miss Hellman
New Orleans
New York University
Columbia
RAF raids reach Mannheim and Ludwigshafen across Rhine
RAF strikes on Mannheim and Ludwigshafen across the Rhine, with Polish squadron involvement, report extensive damage to docks and industrial areas. Berlin acknowledges raids on Mannheim and Berlin, noting fires, casualties, and several bomber losses.
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London
Mann
Germany
Ludwigs
Rhine
Mannhei Ludwigshafen
Air Ministry
Mannheim
Wigshafen
Germain
Pla
Calais
Oster Boulougne
Aansend
Norway
Netherlands
France
Nor’ France
United States faces sharp rise in income taxes
Washington reports forecast that federal, state, and local levies will climb next year with a total burden near 22 billion dollars, far surpassing Britain's 7.389 billion. A 2500 dollar net American couple would face about 72 dollars in tax, while projected English payments would reach 566 for a similar income, highlighting differing per capita impacts.
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Jack Stinnett
Washington
Joe Dokes
England
Morgenthau
Treasury
Joe Doaks
U. S
United States
United Kingdom
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