Rise of the Small Cities Attracting Industry Growth
Our Daily Bread notes decentralization of industry, driven by federal plans for new war material factories away from coasts. The piece highlights Hope Mississippi and other small cities like Starkville and Tupelo as population and industry shift trends, with references to Birmingham and Chattanooga as benchmarks.
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Henry Ford
United States
Chamber of Commerce
Cameden
New Orleans
America
Mississippi
West Point
Miss
Edgar G. Harris
Blytheville
Ark
Courier News
Starkville
Tupelo
Harris
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Mark M Smyth Ritchie Official Dies Wednesday
Mark Marion Smyth 53 Hope grocery executive and Hitchic Grocer Co. branch manager and vice president died at home on South Main Street about 9 15 a m Wednesday after two weeks illness. Born Sedalia Missouri he lived in Hope 19 years and was a First Methodist Church steward. Funeral Thursday at the Methodist church with burial in DeAzte Cemetery Prescott. Survived by widow daughter Marian Buchanan of Hope sister N B Price of Shreveport and grandson Mark Buchanan of Hope. Pallbearers include Honorary Stewards and many men from EL Dorado Camden Prescott Texarkana Hope and Alexandria La. Active pallbearers listed.
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Mark Marion Smyth
Hope Grocery
Dids
South Main Street
Sedalia
Smyth
Hope
Hitchic Grocer Company
Businss
First Methodist Church of
Hap
Methodist
DeAzn
Prescott
Marian Buchanan
Nfupe
N. B. Price
Shreveport
Mark Buchanan
First Methodist Church
R. N. Benson
J. H. Alpin
D. Ricks
G. E. Wilson
J. K. Mahaney
J. P. Garrison
EL Dorada
J. D. Reynolds
Garland Hurt
W. J. May
R.T. Halloman
Camden
Thoms C. McRay
al Buchannan
Dan Pittman
Charlie Pittman
R. H. Wilmoth
W. M. Parford
Texarkina
Don Smith
C. c. Sproggles
LG. Thompson
Alexandria
Charles Walker
H. J. Hanegan
T. H. Webb
C. D. Dickinson
Ralph Smith
H. J. Wilson
Cranium Crackers Mostly Musical This Quiz Bond
A reader quiz item asks five questions on music and literature. It covers Pepys as a flautist, Jericho’s wall destruction by trumpet, the term whern, Coleridge Taylor’s heritage, and which instrument appeared first between the saxophone and trombone, with answers promised on Page Two.
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Samuel Pepys
Nishinlin
Jericho
Samuel Coleridge -Taylor
Africa
America
Australia
England
Scotland
Britain grants dictatorial powers to Churchill government
Amid grave peril, Parliament approved a sweeping war emergency bill granting Winston Churchill's government authority to conscript labor and wealth. The measure, passed by both Houses, aims to strengthen Britain's defense against German invasion.
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London
Brimain
House of Commons
House of Lords
King George
Winston Churchill
Two Are Fined on Liquor Charges
A circuit court jury fined two individuals for liquor violations. Nicia Williams was acquitted of stealing after a lengthy jury deliberation. Bettie Davis faced a mistrial on receiving stolen goods charges due to a hung jury. In City of Hope v Daisy Johnson, Dolph Reed and Fred Scott were fined 100 dollars each plus costs for selling Hanop and liquor without a license, with 50 dollars stayed pending good behavior.
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Nicia Williams
Bettie Davis
Lawar
City of Hope
Daisy Johnson
Dolph Reed
Fred Scott
Annual Audit of City Reported to Council Session
The city council heard an annual audit on the city water and light plant records and a proposed budget for the coming year. The council deferred budget action until a meeting with Mayor Atkins and will publish the financial statement and budget later.
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A. V. McDuffie
McDuffie, Stewart & Co
Little Rock
W. S. Atkins
Ee W. T. Smith
T Council
American Legion
Hazel Street
Missouri Pacific
East Thind
Edgewood
T. H. Butler
Council
Charles O. Thomas
South Main Street
Highway Department
75 Persons Visit the Sewing Room
On the first day of This Work Pays Your Community Wheels, 75 business and professional people toured the WEA sewing room. Workers in uniforms assembled garments step by step while observers admired the new buttonhole attachment and overalls crafted by the group. The room remains open to the public the rest of the week to show the project’s impact.
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WEA
Marriage Licenses Issued in Hempstead County
County Clerk Frank Hill at the Hempstead county courthouse reports licenses issued for two couples: Harvey Brown 26 of Blevins and Josephine Davis 21 of Hope, and A W Harvis 31 of Hope with Martha Berry 42 of Gordon, plus William Royston 22 of Blevins and Lizale Bell Watkins of Blevins.
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Frank Hill
Hempstead County
Harvey Brown
Blevins
Josephine Davis
Hope
A.W Harvis
Martha Berry
Gordon
William Royston
Lizale Bell Watkins
France Will Hold and Stand Against German Push
Paris reports Premier Reynaud pledges France will hold for as long as needed against relentless German pressure. General Weygand commands, with Franco-British forces, as German advances threaten northern France and the Channel coast. Romanian mobilization and German air and naval activity widen the war as lines shift toward the English Channel.
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Berlin
Channel
Wien
France
Paris
Reynanclared
Maxine, Weygand
Germany
Brosslons
World War Baule
Ital
Pol
Monetreuil
Straits
Dover
British Isles
High Command
Osten Dunkerque
Boulogne
Dieppe
Hempstead County Wildlife Association to Meet May 28
The Hempstead County Wildlife Association will hold its annual meeting on Tuesday night May 28 at 7 p.m. A fish fry will open proceedings with Dewey Hendrix in charge of the culinary plan. Dues must be paid by members in good standing for attendance. New officers and directors will be elected for the coming year with Lloyd Spencer presiding over the business session.
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Hempstead County Wildlife Association
Dewey Hendrix
T. J. Gay
Little Rock
The
Arkansas Wildlife Association
D. N. Graves
Tom Mull
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Hempstead
A.C. Monts
Lloyd Spencer
Germany Not to Move in Orient
Tokyo reports Germany informs Japan it is not interested in altering the status of the Netherlands East Indies. Germany aims to maintain the current arrangement there, pledging no interference with the islands’ status quo as Japan, the United States, and Great Britain have previously shown concern.
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Tokyo
Germany
Japan
Netherlands East Indies
United States
Great Britain
Anita
Arkansas officers testify before U S grand jury in illicit liquor probe
Fort Smith police members testified Wednesday before the U S grand jury probing illegal liquor traffic between Arkansas and dry Oklahoma and Kansas. Superintendent Gray Albright of Little Rock and Sergeant F W Haynie of Hope were among the first 10 subpoenaed officers.
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Fort Smith
Arkansas State Police Force
U. S
Grand Jury
Oklahoma
Kansas
Gray Albright
Little Rock
F. W. Haynie
Hope
Navy to add 25000 enlisted personnel in supply bill
The Senate Naval Appropriations Subcommittee, with Roosevelt's telephoned approval, added 478 million dollars to the navy supply bill to fund a 25 000 increase in the navy's enlisted strength. Roosevelt also urged moving the immigration and naturalization service from labor to justice to speed action on aliens whose conduct conflicts with the public interest.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Naval Appropriate Laws
Congress
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Labor
Justice Department
Entries Wanted in Nashville Show
Plans are shaping up for the big Dairy Day show in Nashville on Wednesday May 2. Howard County agent Paul N. Eddleman says local farmers are showing much interest.
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Nashville
Paul N. Eddleman
Howard County
A Thought And If Ye Walk Contrary Verse Quotation
A Leviticus 26:21 passage warns that walking contrary and ignoring commands will incur seven times more plagues according to sins.
Hope High School Graduation Program
The 1440 graduating exercises at Hope High School will be held Thursday night in the auditorium due to weather. Dr. J Edward Sanders will deliver the class address and the top four seniors will discuss The American Way of Life. The Class of 1940 numbers 83, the largest in school history. Program begins at 7 30 with processional prayers music and several performances by the glee club and soloists, followed by the class address by Dr. Sanders from Hendrix College.
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Hope High School
J. Edward Sanders
Thos. C, Brewster
Andantino
Lemare-Neil
Glee Club
Thomas Cannon
J. P. Young
Elsie Wortman
Joyce Wells
Verla Allen
Cornet Solo
Liszt
Wallace van Sickle
J. E. Sanders
Hendrix College
Forest
Ronald
Will Form Adult Home Ec Class In Hope
Miss Ruth Taylor of Hope High School will organize an adult home economics class to teach clothing construction for women of Hope and Hempstead County. The session is set for Friday May 24 at 3 p.m. in the high school home economics cottage. Attendance is free and open to all interested women, including those who already attended previous classes.
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Ruth Taylor
Hope High School
Hope
Hempstead County
Cotton New York Opens October Market Session
An unclear OCR fragment references Cotton New York and October opening activities, noting glazed or altered state and a possible date. Limited legible details prevent full naming of persons, organizations, places, or events.
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Alex. H. Washburn
Mark M. Smyth
Ritchie
the. Wholesale Grac
Ory Co
Churchill
Iengland
Hondon
Hastings
Garman Subiaod Hone
Wanassa
Jeune ™ Ae
Belcium
Agia Gorman
Brive
Elon
South Main St
U.S
Counter Art General
Shetl- Arras
Vance
Ville
Weyg
Hitler
Rumania
Bucharest
Ruman
Reynaud
Wildlife Ass’n
Orient
Dutch Indies
Haynie
Navy
New York
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