Army radio interception station near Washington under guard
An Army radio interception unit hidden in deep woods near the Southwestern Proving Ground southeast of Washington was discovered by SPGQ police who ordered the unit to leave War Department property. The narrator recalls the incident alongside reflections on French resistance and Hitlerist rhetoric from the era.
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Hempstead County
Second Army
Southwestern Proving Ground
Washington
Army Radiad
SPGQ
Army
War Department
SPG
Arkansas Trade School opens in Little Rock with county quotas
Hempstead county holds a quota of 2 boys for the new Arkansas Trade School opened September 1 in Little Rock. Howard, Lafayette, and Nevada counties are listed with higher quotas based on population. Registration began September 1 at the State Employment Service. The WPA will fund a permanent site at the old Blind School grounds. Classes run in shifts from 6 am to 10 pm, with three six hour shop blocks and three hour evening courses. Trainees will be selected statewide by employment agencies and will receive certificates and records for potential transfer to defense plants.
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Hempstead
New Arkansas Trade School
Lite Rock
Ncense
State Department of Education
Royce Weisenberger
General Assembly
Arkansas
Howard
Lafayette
Nevada
Te State Employment Service
Shoemaker
Gol
Markham Street
Little Rock
WPA
O-Howr Chass
State Employment Service
Works Project Administration
Civilian Conservais Corps
CCC
National Youth Administration
NYA
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War was a trade without scruples says Frederick the Great
A historical quote attributed to Frederick the Great describes war as a mercenary trade that exploits neighbors, leaving them helpless, reflecting his views on aggression and the moral dimensions of conflict.
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Frederick the Great
College reopenings list of notable institutions
Fragmented OCR lists colleges and universities across states. Items mention West Point Annapolis Randolph Field Brigham Young Stanford Vanderbilt Villanova Queens College Duke University and others in a mixed, unclear roster of schools and campuses.
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Tn College College
West Point
Annapolis
Randolph Field
Brigham Young
Les
Stanford University
Pacific College
College of Aeie
Pacife University
Vanderbilt University
College
Villanovs
Queens College
King Col Be
Duke University
Comig
Troys Clothing Store Opens in South Main Street
Troy's Clothing Store opens at 109 South Main Street with Trey Monroe as manager and Mrs Lillian Cargilo as chief saleslady. The shop offers men and women apparel including suits hats shoes shirts and accessories. public invitation extended.
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Troy's
South Main Street
Trey Monroe
Lillian Cargilo
Government to Remove SPG Cemeteries
Government plans to remove graves and stones from 13 SPG cemeteries with bids invited. Bodies must be removed and reburied by October 15, with a new site selected after approval, preserving grave patterns and margins. Relatives may choose alternate sites at government expense if notarized consent is provided.
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Southwestern Proving Ground
Jefferson Proving Ground
Marison
Indiana
War Department
Army
Jwork
State Board of Mourth
Final Rites for Henry Taylor
Funeral services for Henry Taylor Sr., a well known Hope resident killed in an automobile accident near Harrison, were held Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at the family home on South Ping Street. He leaves a wife, three sons Lane Marked Tree, Frederick in Alaska, Henry Jor in Hope, five brothers and other relatives.
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Henry Taylor
Hope
Harrison
South Ping Street
Lane
Marked Tree
Frederick
Noma
Alaska
Henry Jor
Neede
Bradley
Ronie
Mignotia
Charles
Meamie
Curtis
Horseshoe
Texas
EB. Taylor
Little Rock
Ark
Joe Sutton Visits The Star Office
Joe Sutton, formerly advertising manager of The Star, visited the newspaper office Wednesday night. He now heads the Second Army in Memphis, with postings in McAllen Texas and Shreveport before entering the Army. An incomplete 1870 census shows the U.S. population at 38,558,371. Novgorod is named as the first capital of Old Russia.
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Joe Sutton
the Star
My. Sutton
Second Army
Memphis
McAllen
Texas
Shreveport
Army
United States
Air Superiority May Decide Leningrad Fate
The Associated Press reports a climactic battle across four sectors near Leningrad, Kiev, Odessa, and west of Moscow. Russians claim German advances around Leningrad are checked but heavy losses are reported. Kiev battles intensify as Red Army eyes air superiority shaping Leningrad’s fate.
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Associated Press
Russia
Leningrad
Moscow
Kiev
Odessa
Pravda
Communist Party
Ukraine
Red
Hadlo Ha
Hitler
Red Army
Luftwaffe
Bargains in Cotton Goods for Thrifty Homemakers
Rural homemakers with cotton stamps should find bargains on the cotton piece goods counter during September sales. Miss Mary Claude Fletcher, county home demonstration agent, notes cottons are most used for work clothing and household articles. Read labels carefully to ensure best buys as you shop for next summer wardrobes or early fall needs.
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Mary Claude Fletcher
Fletcher
Miss Fletcher
Sue Marshall
University of Arkansas College of Agriculture
A Thought Set ukine house In order ll Kings 204
A fragmentary note references a sequence titled A Thought Set and mentions a house in order and a biblical verse in Kings 204. The readable segment offers little contextual clarity beyond the religiously tinged phrasing.
Melon Reaches Senator Spencer at Washington Lunch
Senator Spencer D Arks hosted a private lunch in the Senate secretary's dining room featuring a 138 pound Hope grown watermelon. Grown by J A Porterfield of Hope the melon was delivered to Washington by the senator's friends and cut by Vice President Wallace. Majority Leader Barkley attended as an invited guest.
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Washington
Spencer D. Arks
Hope
J. A. Porterfield
Wallace
Barkley
D. Ky
Senate
How to Spot a Smart Child
Adelaide Kerr reports on Public School 208 in New York where gifted children study Rosetta Stone history and hieroglyphs under a structured unit. Teachers and parents praise the program, with parents donating payments and attending meetings as students prepare reports and related writings.
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Adelaide Kerrap
New York
Pori
Arkansas Home Demonstration Clubs Meet in September
Hempstead county will be represented at the 13th annual Arkansas Council of Home Demonstration Clubs meeting in Lide Rock September 3 to 6. About 60 club members will participate on the program, with 300 in the state’s club and membership, under the theme The Rural Woman's Party in National Defense. Guests include Mrs. Caroline King Governor Homer Adkins Dr. A. G. Harding and Aubrey Gates. The program features reviews, speeches, a panel on rural women’s defense work, flag etiquette, and entertainment. Official business includes the biennial election and installation of officers.
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Hempstead
Tate
Rural Woman's Party
National Defense
Caroline King
Country Gentleman
Philadelphia
Homer M. Adkins
Little Reel
A. 3. Harding
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville
Aubrey D. Gates
Little Rock
Home Demonstration Council
Connie J. Bonslagel
R. C. Harville
Babelvale
Sally Ogilvie
Harmony
Dulei- Incs
Army Begins Withdrawal From War Games Pursuit
Army units retreat across the Quachita toward central Louisiana in a rapid 200 mile maneuver as infantry cavalry and armored divisions converge. New York’s 27th Division pulls back from Camden, others shift toward El Dorado and Haynesville as Katmk forces pursue across swampland with Ridley’s Katmk army in pursuit. One in eighty draftees rejected for subnormal eyesight.
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Jerry T. Baulch
Arkansas
7Th Corps
Quachita River
Louisiana
New York 27Th
Camden
Smackover
el Dorado
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Kotmk Second Cavalry
Ft. Riley
Quachita
Dard
Haynesville- Homer
First Armored
Ft. Knox
Robert C. Richardson
Red River
Ridley
Milliken
Churchill and King Call for Wider US Aid Against Nazis
London and Ottawa leaders press for fuller U S cooperation in the war. Churchill warns no lasting solution without allied unity and joint action across all fronts. King lauds the Far East pledge and urges U S leadership to shorten the conflict and bolster Britain’s stand against Nazi power.
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Prne
Churchill
Britain
W. L. Mackenzie King
Canada
United States
Far East
Free World
New World
U.S
Atlantic
North Bridge
U. S
Dress Children for School Initiative Urges Readiness
Miss Mary Claude Fletcher urges rural homemakers to start home programs now to ready beginners for school. A University of Arkansas adviser stresses planning for lunch, supplies, and transport, plus mental and physical preparation, to help children greet the bell and bus with confidence.
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Mary Claude Fletcher
Sue
Ida A. Fenton
University of Arkansas College of Agriculture
American Legion to Meet Thursday Night
AM members of the American Legion and visiting legionnaires are asked to meet at the city hall Thursday night at 8 o'clock. Important business will be discussed. all members urged to attend.
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American Legion
Legionaires
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