Disney lone vote on Army Navy pay raise sparks record stance
The article argues Congressman Disney cast a solitary no to the Army Navy pay raise in protest of federal spending. It claims his position served to frame the issue as financially prudent, while noting the Senate supported higher base pay and the House stalled, awaiting conference. It discusses broader questions of military pay, budget deficits, and economic consequences in wartime.
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Disney
Oklahoma
Republic
Houses
Congress
Senate
House
Army
Navy
Debate on War Hysteria and Propaganda Analysis
Burton Heath argues against hysteria and warns readers to scrutinize propaganda from both sides. He cites the Office of Facts and Figures monograph Divide and Conquer and MacLeish’s summary, urging careful evaluation of implied attacks and the risk of infighting over wartime unity. He supports economy, allied collaboration with anti-Hitler Russia, and tight oversight of Stalinist activity at home. Continued on page four.
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Beng
United States
Hoop-la
America
Divide and Conquer
Office of Facts and Figures
Baethaele
Hitler
Goebbels
Diviide and Conquer
MacLeish
Axis
Europe
Russia
Special Victory Program to Be Held on Sunday
A Victory Day event honoring service men and fallen Americans will take place at city hall on Sunday May 24 from 2 30 to 4 p m. Organizations in Hempstead County urge civic participation. The program features a high school band master of ceremonies Rev J J Hamill star spangled banner audience Taupcation Advance to Colors allegiances to the flag the American Legion Boy Scouts community singing and a pageant along with talks and songs by local groups including Girl Scouts and Mrs Collis Larekeens ern.
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Vearl Harbor
Bataan Peninsula
Corregidor Fortress
Hempstead County
Bana
J. J. Hamill
Boy Scouts
Young
Collis Larekeens
Girl Scouts
E. F. McFaddin
Hope, A U graduates six from Hope at Arkansas commencement
Fayetteville is set for a large University of Arkansas commencement on June 8 with 585 candidates for degrees. Dr Homey P Rainey will speak at the graduation in the Greek amphitheater. Baccalaureate services on June 7 will be led by Dr Wallace Dassoul of Dallas. Hope graduates include Joe Wimberly, Janet Lemley, Analee Rider, Robert Porter, Teeshing Floyd, and Enola Alexander.
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Fayetteville
University of Arkansas
Homey P. Rainey
University of Oxas
Wallace «Dassoul
Cliff Temple Baptist Church
Dallas
Texas
Hope
Joe Wimberly
Janet McRae Lemley
Analee Rider
Robert William Porter
Teeshing Floyd
Enola Alexander
Ex-Hope Man Wins Best All-Around Firestone Award
Former Hope resident Jesse Hutson won a silver loving cup as Best All Around Firestone Man at a Beaumont Texas contest covering six months. Hutson advanced from pump man to stock man and has 13 months with the company as about 65 other employees competed.
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Jesse Hutson
Hope Man
Beaumont
Texas
Hutson
Us & Pump-Man
Tock Man
Blytheville Murder Trial Begins Monday
Judge Neil Killough is away on army business so a special judge will preside over the Moulder murder trial of Ben F. Hargrave 29 a furniture salesman accused of killing his estranged wife and a policeman in Blytheville Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blytheville
Neil Killough
Little Rotk
Ben F. Hargrave
Nazi Warship Again Escapes British Planes
British forces caught the 10,000 ton German cruiser Prinz Eugen off southern Norway in a running battle after two months of pursuit. Air Ministry reports say aerial torpedo hits may have damaged the ship as she tried to reach Trondheim for repairs, with nine British planes lost and German fighters and destroyers countering the attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Norway
Air Ministry
Trondheim
North Sea
Senate panel backs $199.7 million airport program
The Senate Appropriations Committee recommended a $199,740,000 airport program to develop 104 new airports and upgrade 266 existing fields. It also includes funds to complete landing fields in Alaska and furnish the Ferrying Command with new binding fields. The program drives the $204,628,000 net increase proposed for state justice and commerce departments.
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Washington
Senate
Alaska
Semy Ferrying
U. S
Departments of State, Jusice and Commerce
Little Rock Man to Address Kiwanis
H. W. Gheiger of Little Rock representing Standard Oil Company will speak to the Hope Kiwanis at Hotel Henry Tuesday noon on The History of Synthetic Rubber. He will be introduced by Charles W. Tarpley. A large crowd of Kiwanians and guests is expected. The Guinea pig note follows as a trivial aside.
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H. W. Gheiger
Little Rock
Standard Oil Company
Hope Kiwanis Club
Hotel Henry
Mr. Gheiger
Charles W. Tarpley
Chinese Claim Lungling State Cleared of Japs
Chungking dispatches report the western Salween bank region north of Lankang in Yunnan cleared of Japanese forces sending a boost to Paoshan defense. Chinese say advances southern Burma drive back Japanese, while another force between Salween and Melong renews attacks after repulses. British forces fall back toward Assam as fresh Indian troops replace tired units. Communiques claim progress in broader campaign beyond Shanghai vicinity.
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Chungking
Salween
Lanking
Yunnan
Burma Road
Paoshan
Melong
Shan
Burma
Chinwin
Assam
Sir Archibaldd P. Wavetl
Harold
Chickiang
Shanghai
Three Killed in West Virginia Mine Blast
A devastating explosion at Hitchman coal and Coke company mine in McMechen West Virginia killed three miners early Monday and severely burned two more. Thirty other miners escaped uninjured as spectators were kept away after high tension wires were downed. The blast, heard miles away, may have been caused by gas buildup with no immediate sign of fire.
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Mcmechan
West
Hitchman Coal and Coke Company
Bellaire
Ohio
Ohio River
House Leader Bolan Dies
SCRANTON Pa. U S Representative Patrick J Bolan Democratic whip in the house died of a heart attack at his home on Monday while seeking renomination in the Pennsylvania primary. The 62 year old legislator, a close friend of President Roosevelt, had returned from Washington Saturday and spoke Sunday night on a local radio station in support of his campaign. He was stricken at 5 am and died before a guard could arrive.
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Scranton
Penn
iAy
U. S
Patrick J. Bolan
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
Washington
Oil and Gas Filings and Deeds in Prescott Arkansas 1942
Royalty deeds and lease releases dated 1942 involve R. M. LaGrone Jr and spouse to Roger B. Owings and Southland Royalty Co. N% of SW of Sec 2 and NE of NE in Township 15 South Range 25 West, plus other portions in Secs 2 11 13 15 10 14 in T16S R24W and related releases. filed May 15 16 or 26 1942. Prepared by Helen Hesterly in Prescott Arkansas.
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R. M LaGrone Jr
Roger B. Owings
Westally
Royy West
Roper B. Owings
Swia
Ney
Sey
O. & G. Lease
W. B. Wrigh
Carl J. O’horner
ENE
Cleary
Louie Pel
Soldier Gifts Pour in Here
Mrs. Roy Anderson reports Hempstead county Red Cross donations for Camp Robinson day room. Contributions include tables, lamps, piano, radio, and cash from multiple donors such as Miss Beryl Henry Mr. and Mrs. Orie Reed Mrs. Henry Hitt Miss Mable Ethridge Mrs. Mary Foster Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Eugene White Mary Luster Leo Ray Mrs. Henry Taylor and Mrs. E. S. Greening. Call Mrs. Robert Wilson at 663 to contribute.
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Roy Anderson
Red Cross
Hempstead County
Camp Robinson
Beryl Henry
Orie Reed
Henry Hitt
Mable Ethridge
Mary Foster
Robert Wilson
Eugene White
Mary Luster
Leo Ray
Henry Taylor
E. S. Greening
Lemley Hears Court Monday in Hope City
Thirty two cases heard in municipal court at Hope City hall with Judge W K Lemley presiding. City docket items include Murray lacking license, Ellis parking, Dotson signaling, Murry stop sign, Mitchell speeding, McNedy reckless driving, Caldwell reckless driving, Thompson reckless driving, Barr disturbing the peace, Phillips disturbing the peace, Hubbard drunkenness, Mayton drunkenness, and a long list of others including Bond forfeitures and guilty pleas. State docket covers illicit liquor, dancing on Sunday, false pretense, DUI, and a high profile driving while intoxicated case. several defendants held to grand jury with bonds set. A note mentions a 1776 law granting U S Marines prize money shares for captures by US vessels with Leathernecks aboard.
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Hope City Hall
W. K. Lemley
James Murray
Tom Ellis
J. W. Dotson
James Murry
I. R. Mitchell
S. M. McNedy
W. J. Caldwell
W. H. A. Thompson
Frankie Barr
Loren P. Phillips
Leo Hubbard
Gorham Mayton
B. Sanders
Henry Smith
Clifford Pruitt
McQuigan
Lester Lee
Cecil Hogan
Edd Easterling
W. J. Durham
Lula Dunn
Horace
Lester P. Martin
Willie V. Coleman
Oscar Oxden
Polly Joe Coffee
Atty
Henry Voss
Jack Johnson
Saratoga Youth Killed in Accident at Barksdale Field
Rudolph MeJunkins 21 of Saratoga died early Monday in an accident at Barksdale Field Shreveport. He entered service in September 1941. Survived by aunt Mrs Ora Cox of Hope of two brothers Louis Saratoga and Garland MeJunkins Texarkana and sister Mrs Annie Low Black Hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph MeJunkins
Saratoga
Barksdale Field
Shreveport
Ora Cox
Hope
Louis
Garland MeJunkins
Texarkana
Annie Low Black
Barksdale Bomber Crash Claims Nine Crew Members
A B 24 bomber crashed near Barksdale Field Louisiana during a routine flight killing all nine crew aboard. The plane struck a tree exploded near the south border of the reservation by a pecan orchard, with remains scattered over a wide area and three officers and six enlisted men dead.
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Barksdale Field
Louisiana
Barksdale
Sutton Test at 2100 Feet Near Sutton Nevada County
The Sutton wildcat oil test was reported Monday to be coring at 2100 feet. The test is W. E. Wakefield's Sudders and Rouse No. 1, located northwest of the northeast, Section 4-13-23, about a half mile east of Sutton in Nevada county.
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Sutton
W. E. Wakefield
Sudders & Rouse
Nevada County
Record rainfall hits 2.66 inches at Fruit & Truck Station
A heavy rain swept southwest Arkansas causing crop damage after 24 hours ending 2 45 p m Monday and 2 46 inches by 7 a m Monday. The Fruit & Truck Branch Experiment Station notes continued wet cool spring delaying crops and cites historic Fort Fisher ties from 1865.
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Arkansas
Fruit & Truck Branch Experiment Station
U S Panama Sign Treaty For Defense Areas
The United States and Panama sign a treaty in Panama City covering use of defense areas by U S armed forces already occupying them by Panamanian consent. Areas include gun emplacements, an airplane detector station, bombing ranges, and Rio Hato airbase. The State Department also announced settlements of outstanding bilateral issues.
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Washington
U. S
Republic of Panama
Panama
Republic
State Department
Rio Hato
Panama Canal
Allies Destroy 10 Jap Planes
Allied forces claimed ten Japanese aircraft destroyed or damaged over the weekend in actions around New Guinea and the Louisiade Archipelago. Nine bombers were put out of action at Lae in three swift raids. An additional seaplane base at Nehowne Island was damaged by a separate strike.
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Australia
New Guinea
Louisiade
MacArthur
Lae
Nehoyne Island
Nine Stock Chutes Designated for Bangs Disease Testing
Hope area residents can test cattle for Bangs disease at one of nine designated chutes. The first convenient chute for town cattle over months of age will be at L. C. Summerville Dairy on Rocky Mound Road Friday May 29 from 7:30 to 9 a.m. The last scheduled location is at Harry Moore chute ten blocks on North.
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Hope
L. C. Summerville
Rocky Mound Road
Harry Moore Chute
Lester Hobbs to Be Commissioned Lt
The Star reports from Camp Lee Virginia that on May 23 the Quartermaster School will hold graduation exercises and award second lieutenant commissions to student officers including William Lester Hobbs son of Mr and Mrs J B Hobbs of 301 South Shoyer Street Hope He is a former corporal of Company A local National Guard unit
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Quartermaster School
Camp Lee
Virginia
William Lester Hobbs
J. B. Hobbs
South Shoyer Street
Hope
Hobbs
National Guard
Kharkov Drive Report Claims 12000 Nazis Killed
The Red Army offensive toward Kharkov reportedly swallowed waves of counterattacks, with 12000 Germans killed and 1200 taken prisoner in the first four days of the campaign. Parachutists were wiped out as efforts to disrupt the Russians failed. Russian claims also say Kerch battles continue with German victory claims contradicted by Soviet reports of stiff resistance and fading remnants.
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Red Army
Kharkov
Krasnograd
Kerch
Kerch Petinsina
Hitlamrove
Fanea
Caoi
Jewell to Get College Degree at Hendrix College
Robert Jewell Hope Jewell to receive a Bachelor of Arts at Hendrix College in Conway this spring with degrees conferred at the May 23 commencement. Dr W B Slack will deliver the baccalaureate sermon May 24 and D Umphrey Lee will give the commencement address May 29. Jewell, son of Mr and Mrs A T Lowiss, is an outstanding student, captain of 1940 41 football, charter member of Blue Key, president of Wigwam dormitory group, active in the Hendrix Christian Association, and named on the Dean's List and Who's Who.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. T. Lowssi
Robert Jewell
Blue Key
Hendrix Christian Association
Troubadour’s
Bobby
Bomber With Crew of 5 Reported Missing
An A-20 medium bomber with a five man crew disappeared after departing on a routine patrol from Mitchell Field on Sunday May 10, as announced by the airforce headquarters of the Eastern Defense Command on Monday.
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Mitchell Field
N.o. 4
Airforce Headquarters
Eastern Defense Command
Mother Hears From Son in Honolulu
Mrs. W. H. Burke of Hope Route Three received a Mother’s Day telegram from her son Jewell Burke in Honolulu Hawaii. The message read Best love to the best of mothers. The dateline noted Honolulu Hawaii and included a cryptic line about a population figure, with the rest of the text faded or garbled.
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W. H. Burke
Jewell Burke
Honsolulu
Hawaii
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Alex. H. Washburn
Burton Heath
A.U
Guinea
Lungling
Bolan
Lafayette County
Eunice Triplett
Helen Hesterly
Prescott, Ark
Crimea
Pyat Ol Fee Ae
Gee
Kerch Straits
Black
Lea
Dailes
Caucasus
Lemley
Admiral Porter
Fort Fisher
The
Associated Press
New Orleans
New York
U.S
Lester Hobbs
Ktasnograd
Jewell
Honolulu
China
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