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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1940
Page
3
A correspondent recalls the Burma road from Mandalay to Lashio and beyond to Wanting. The route crosses 650 miles of mountains and gorges. The road is hampered by rain, landslides, and snow even in dry spells. It contrasts with the Burma road’s long history as a pack trail before 1937 when Ching Kai-Shek pursued a southern life line.
The plan would extend the occupied zone to the Seine and place Paris region under Vichy control. Axis bases would seize Dakar Tou lon Casablanca and Bizerte with air bases in North Africa and Syria, potentially paving a drive on Egypt. The navy would defend these bases and a release of French POWs is anticipated as the armistice terms shift.
The Burma road was completed in two years by labor from Yunnan tribes and villages. Workers faced landslides floods and danger, yet 120,000 people at times labored to widen and bridge rivers. The road, not a fast route, is finished though nature and bombs threaten its maintenance as Chiang Kai-shek insists it can be done.
The War Department announced a plan to reorganize the U S Air Corps doubling its combat groups and creating highly mobile fighting forces able to operate anywhere in the western hemisphere.
The Patmos club met October 15 with 21 members and five visitors. Devotional from Psalm 26, prayer by T J Drake, and roll call highlighted each member’s top contribution. The grounds committee reported progress, and Mary Fletcher outlined rug and mattress making. FFA trip details and a Halloween game with prizes were noted.
Reports describe a move north from Tours toward the Seine with Paris under a mixed regime of Petain government and German authority. A transition plan replaces the first armistice with a temporary arrangement, avoiding direct alliance with the Axis.
A Chancery Court decree directs a public sale of multiple tracts totaling about 512 acres in Hempstead and Howard Counties Arkansas. The sale, at the Howard County Courthouse on November 2 1940, offers 3 month credit with 6 percent interest and a bond with approved security. Clarence Garner Commissioner. Oct 1 1940.
The Allen Home Demonstration club met September 2 at Mrs. F. B. Fenwick’s home on the Blevins highway. Mrs. Fenwick presided, devotionals were read, and members shared lawn improvement goals. A community fish fry was voted to sponsor with details to follow.
Mempins Tennessee brief notes juror Henry Butler, called for jury duty, carried a tote from his boss R R Meadows and asked to be excused. The judge ordered Butler to appear the next day with Meadows.
A group from Allen and nearby communities met at Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Allen’s lawn on Monday September 23 to start mattresses. Sixteen were begun but only two completed amid occasional showers. The families reported finishing their mattresses and expressed pride in their new beds.
A group of longtime foreign residents in New Jersey were arrested amid voting allegations. The report notes political overtones tied to Boss Hague territory and references Hollywood figure Helen Hayes reacting to a campaign climate as Butler returns to his bookkeeping and Meadows remains on jury duty.
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