Farm bloc argues inflation must cover wages in price-fixing
The piece argues Congress should fix labor and commodity prices together to avoid inflation. It cites the Farm Bureau Federation leader R. Short of Brinkley, who warns inflation will worsen if wages are excluded from price controls and calls for an overall policy placing ceilings on industrial, agricultural goods and labor wages.
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Farm Bloc
Congress
America
Third Congressional District
House Banking and Currency Committee
American Farm Bureau Federation
Japs Angered Over British Pledge to U S War Warning
Tokyo dispatch reports Japanese public reaction to Churchill’s vow of a British declaration in response to Japan’s actions against the United States. Newspapers Yomiuri and Asahi echo caution and resolve, noting Britain’s fleet movements and Japan’s steadfast policy amid rising tensions. British ambassador Cripps met at the foreign office to discuss Churchill’s statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Churchill
Britain
U.S
Yomiuri
Japan
U. S
Asahi
Mediterranean
Indian Ocean
Englan
Robert Crifigh
Foreign Office
Art Display Planned for National Art Week in County
Mrs R A Boyett chairs Hempstead County National Art Week events beginning November 17 with daily programs in county rooms. Mrs George T Crews discusses photographic art, Mrs Gus Haynes presents illustrated lecture on Madonnas, and Mrs D C Carlton covers Indian art. Rug and shag displays by Happy Neal Hocking club and Czech needlework by Mrs A W Stubbeman and Miss Mary Corrigan. Sale of art objects to accompany exhibit. all items insured during the week. County residents urged to bring art to Hempstead County Library on November 1 and attend lectures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.A. Boyett
George T. Crews
Gus Haynes
D- C. Carlton
Happy Neal Hocking Club
A. W. Stubbeman
Mary Carrigan
Hempstead County Library
Pilferers Fail Over Hydrant Tops in Lancaster
Public Works Commissioner Harold Huber notes the stolen hydrant tops are merely wrought iron, not copper, disappointing expected profits for the thieves. The note adds an unrelated line about the adhesive postage stamp debut in 1847 in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Public Works Commissiner
Harld P4
Golt-26
Harold Huber
Iran
United States
Dark Age Threatened By Nazi Rule and War
Dr. E. A. Graham of St. Louis warns that Nazi dominance would return Europe to a Dark Age, stifling science and education. He cites Germany under Hitler as sterile in surgery and arts, with books burned and professors repressed, while many scholars flee or bend to Nazi doctrine. Continued on pages three.
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Germany
Europe
Old World
E. A. Graham
St. Louis
American College of Surgeons
Hitler
Iind
Berliners Tageblatt
Frankfurter Zeitung
Grant for Hope sewer facilities approved by President
President Roosevelt approved defense public works projects totaling 2,463,608. An $18,000 grant for Hope sewer facilities was awarded with no local contribution, though the city hoped for about 140,000. Officials note the grant helps, but new mains must connect to an overloaded disposal plant. City council to discuss at next meeting on November 18. Other Arkansas grants include Fort Smith hospital expansion 40,000 with 60,000 local, health center 56,000, and North Little Rock auditorium and cafeteria 75,000 with 500 local.
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Roosevelt
Defense Public Works
Quen Harris
Hope
Harris
Arkansas
Fort Smith
St. Edward's Mercy Hospital
Sisters of Marcy of the Female Academy of
Little Rock
Branch Library Reports Boost Hope Hempstead County Circulation
October 1941 library data show Hope Hempstead county system circulating 6454 books and magazines to 4298 borrowers, with 99 reference questions answered and 19 publicity items. Branches like Spring Hill and Washington circulated hundreds of titles to several hundred readers, many employed at the Southwest Proving Ground. The main headquarters circulated 1878 books to 2300 borrowers, with schools contributing 600 more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope Quel Nempstead County
Wong
Spring Hill
Hempstone County
Washington
Southwest Proving Ground
Blevins
Fulton
Columbus
Hope J
Hempstead
Hope-Hempstead County
Auto fires itself with self alarm in Bradenton
A car in Bradenton caught fire due to an under hood short circuit that burned the insulation from wiring and caused the horn to blast continuously. Fire crews extinguished the blaze before serious damage. A note recalls Long Teres Dame Wilson of Iowa as a U S cabinet member who served 16 years as secretary of agriculture under McKinley Roosevelt and Taft.
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Bradenton
Fla
I.p
Long Teredames Wilson
Iowa
U. S
William McKinley
Theadore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Roosevelt Armistice Day Address And Observances
President Roosevelt urged that liberty be defended and that the world be made safe for democracy as Armistice Day was observed in 1940. The address at Arlington National Cemetery accompanied a wreath-laying for an unknown soldier. Local Hope events included a county defense council meeting and a one minute whistle salute, with national Defense Week activities planned.
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America
Britain
Washington
Office of Production Management
Russia
Swiss Snowflakes Pick Their Own Seas
Swiss Alp snow melts and drains into three seas. In Grisons a single slope guides meltwater to Lake Longhin then the Black Sea, another to the Rhine and North Sea, and a third over a mountain into the Rhone reaching the Mediterranean.
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Bern
Switzerland
Canton of
Grisons
Lake Longhin
Black Sea
Rhine
North Sea
Marve Valley
Rhone
Mediterranean
Barefoot Boys Contest At Queen View School
Miss Lucy Mason Holt reports a barefoot contest at Queen View school in Norfolk Virginia with a devoted yearly following among students who aim to go longest without yielding to winter. The current record is December 12 and music is used in the tens plants speed production.
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Norfolk. Va
Vpi
Queen View School
Lucy Mason Holt
King Winter
French to Give Up Possession Vichy Surrender Details
Colonial Secretary Rene Platon returned to Vichy saying France would blow up Somaliland port works before surrendering to the British. He did not specify surrender timing. Earlier, a colonial ministry representative said surrender of Jibuti was imminent due to blockade and famine.
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Vichy
Rene Platon
Jibuti
France
Somaliland
Juhiti
Good Accident Record at SPG Sets Safety Standard
The Southwest ern Proving Ground reports a leading accident record as workers approach a million man hours with a strong safety program. The Safety Officer and team credit careful planning, disciplined cooperation, and data-driven precautions for minimizing injuries in an industry where annual accident costs exceed 38 million dollars. Continued on page three.
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Southwestern Proving Ground
Studs of Safety Department
Statis Diselo
United States
Serbs Attack Axis Soldiers Reported in Dalmatia
A strife across Spalato in Dalmatia wounded over 24 Italian soldiers, one fatally, and injured 25 civilians in guerrilla bomb and machine gun attacks. An Alpine division column suffered 49 casualties from three bombs. A separate ambush hit a soldiers on leave truck. The communique notes 150 hostages described as Communists.
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Rome
Spalato
Dalmatia
Yugoslavia
Bulgarian Peasants Gain Farms After Dobrudja Return
Sofia reports 15,000 Bulgarian immigrants from northern Dobrudja granted 416000 acres and 13680 dwellings in the southern area. An additional 160000 acres were allocated to 7000 landless peasants and 13960 other farmers lacking sufficient land. The agriculture ministry plans to buy ten thousand acres of land formerly owned by Jews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sofia
Dobrudja
Bulgaria
Ministry of Agriculture
Boom Forces Bank to Close in Johnsville
A bank in Johnsville shut down after a boom caused losses that emptied its vaults. The bank could not meet expenses and customers were unable to borrow, ending its operation and leaving creditors with dissolved accounts.
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Johnsville
Merchants Plan Christmas Fireworks and Lights Repair
In a Chamber of Commerce gathering, Hope merchants voted unanimously to sponsor a Christmas fireworks program set for December 11 and to fund downtown lights replacement estimated at about $10,000. The plan includes a free picture show for all Hempstead county school children at the Saenger theater, supported by local merchants and Males Ca cooperation, with last year drawing over 5,000 youths. Twelve merchants attended.
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Hope Merchants
Chamber of Commerce
Psi Hall
Tone
Hempstead County
Saenger
Hope
Miny
Cranium Crackers for Victory and the Alphabet Quiz
A puzzle page themed around the letter V lists prompts naming famous people, places, and items starting with V. It features references to a U S president, an English queen, Italian kings, and other entities across nations and eras, challenging readers to identify each starting with V.
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U. S&s
U.S
U. S
Viches
Troops Taken Are Exhausted Russians Claim
Official Soviet dispatches report large German forces trapped near Volokolamsk, 85 miles northwest of Moscow, as Nazi prisoners show exhaustion after a 40 day aid battle on the central front. German and Romanian units press toward Sevastopol and Kerch, while Soviet counterattacks test German panzer lines near Moscow.
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Associated Press
Volokolamsk
Moscow
Crimea
High Command
Sevastopol
Kerch
Caucasus
Red Army
Serpukhov
Reuters
Oka
Tula
Ussr
London
Norway
Leningrad
Karelian
Adolf Hitler
Dr. Matt Ellis Speaks on National Unity and Defense
Henderson State Teachers College president Dr. Matt Ellis spoke to the Hope Kiwanis at Hotel Henry Tuesday urging unity and a strong civil defense. He rejected the idea that war sacrifices were in vain, called for civilian defense in the interior, and stressed a united front while supporting the right to strike in this emergency. Talbot Feild Jr. joined as a new member. guests included W. M. Sparks and Mr. Reynolds of the State Employment Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nord of Unity
Matt Ellis
Henderson State Teachrs College
Hope Kiwanis
Henry
Eilis
Pilkinton
Ellis
Spearmen
World 4 United Front
Talbot Feild, Jr
W. M. Sparks
Mr. Reynolds
State Employment Service
Thought on the first just and friendly man
A fragment reflecting on the appearance of the first righteous man and foreseeing a fatal Waterloo for the men of pride fraud and blood attributed to Charles Fletcher Dole.
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Men of Pride and Fraud
Charles Fletcher Dole
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Alex. H. Washburn
Willis Thornton
North Little Rock
Wilson
Specint School District
Arlington
Alzerty
Hope Public
Hempstead County Defense Council
Henderson State Teachers College
J. G. Martindale
T. S. Cornelius
American Legion Post
Texarkana
NEA
Randolph Field
Texas
Safety Department
Asswet
Henderson
Kiwanis Club
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