Arkansas Population Rises 5.7 Percent in 1940 Census
Arkansas gains 5.7 percent since 1930, reaching 1,948,268, with strongest growth in urban areas. State counties show uneven changes, 49 of 75 up while remote Montgomery County declines. Hope territory and Hempstead County post notable boosts, and the City of Hope leads local gains.
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Arkansas
Bureau of the Census
Kentucky
Louisville
Arkansan
Tennessee
Memphis
Nashville
Knoxville
Alabama
Birmingham
Mississippi
Arkannsas
Montgomery
Hempstead
City of
Hope
Hungary Moves Into Transylvania Amid Resistance
Reports from Bucharest say Admiral Horthy led Hungarian troops into northwestern Transylvania as 150 people died in clashes at Sighet. Unrest spreads as 9,500 Romanian soldiers reportedly volunteer for a Death Legion to resist the occupation. Carol surrenders powers to General Ion Antonescu, who promises a nationalist program to heal wounds and restore strength.
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Satu-Mare
Transylvania
Hungary
Nicholas Horthy
Germany
Italy
Bucharest
Sighet
Transylvaniae
Death Legion
Cluj
Pi— Haggard
Carol
Magda Lupescu
Ion Antonescu
Antonescu
He'll Need a Ladder to Harvest His Cotton
In 1937 Abner Hill planted a pocket of new seed. A stalk yielded 128 bolls and four pounds picked. By 1939 he saved seed to plant 16000 acres. The cotton grows six feet tall with blooms, far taller than the usual three feet with ten bolls. Scientists are using cockroaches in some research tasks.
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Holly Springs, Miss
Abner Hill
Hill
Thought on sin and human appetites by Hitchcock
A reflective note questions sin as the abuse of human appetites passions and faculties asserting that sin harms innocence, attributed to R D Hitchcock in a brief literary musing.
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R, D, Hitchcock
Cranium Crackers The President Quiz
Five questions test presidential knowledge as the national election nears. Topics cover eligibility age salary and electoral outcomes. Answers appear on the comic page.
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United States
Electoral College
Miss Marshall in Recital at City Hall Friday Night
Miss Mary Bell Marshall of Boston, former local girl and cousin of Miss Maggie Bell, will give a piano recital at City Hall Friday at eight. A New England Conservatory graduate and pupil of Sylvan Levin, she has concert and radio appearances, collaborates with Arthur Wilson artists, and has taught piano. Tickets are fifty cents from sponsoring organizations.
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Mary Bell Marshall
Boston
City Hall
Maggie Bell
South Main Street
Hope
Mies Marshall
New England Conservatory
Sylvan Levin
Curtis Institute of Philadelphia
Dorothy George Wilson
Corinne Paine
Columbia
Columbia Broadcasting Company
St Mark's
Miss Marshall
Mery Bell Marshall
F.C. Marshall
Texarkana
Ring on the Register Prompts Shopper To Question
A Memphis store signs a promotion promising a ring with every purchase. A woman buys groceries and asks where her ring is. The clerk smiles and says the ring was given on the cash register, a pun that highlights the store’s gimmick.
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Memphis
Tenn
Huge Parade to Open Hempstead County Fair Tuesday
A mile long parade will open the Hempstead County Free Fair on Tuesday September 14 in Hope with about 65 floats already entered and more firms sponsoring. The parade starts at 2 pm from uptown and ends at Fairpark, followed by a patriotic pageant America on Parade produced by John B Rogers with a 300 cast. School Day Wednesday offers rides at half price until 6 pm and a trailer of ads from De Lang will promote the fair within 30 miles.
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Hempstead County
de Lang
Hope Thuyrrsday
John. B. Rogers Producing Co
America
Martha Jean Robinson
Ynd
Uhion Compress Co
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co
Saenger and Rialt Theaters
John” Barlow
Tom Wardlow
Sweeny Copeland
Leo Rabing
Aubrey" Collier
Rank McLarty
Howard Byers
Sara Jane Murphy
Buddy Bowden
C. Cook
Jack Wray
Terrel Cornelius
P. B. Carrigan
Buddy Sutton
Marian Smith
Evelyn Murphy
Martha Anne Alexander
Doris Urrey
Batty Methbin
Frances, Banner
Ellington
Tom McLarty
Rufus Herndon
J. W. Branch
Lloyd Kknard
John Sparks
James Kent
Patmos
Mro Sheppard
Leon Bundy
Single Term Is Advocated
Thomas Jefferson Coolidge Dr William Alfred Eddy and James Truslow Adams urged a constitutional amendment to limit presidents to one six year term at a Senate judiciary subcommittee hearing led by Senator Burke. Adams warned a world trend toward one man government and suggested the limit to curb executive power.
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Washington
Thomas Jefferson Coolidge
William Alfred Eddy
James Truslow Adams
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
Burke Dem. Neb
Covlidge
Boston
Treasury
Roosevelt
Burke
Congress
Supreme Court
Senalay Burke
Adams
Cotton New York Opens, Closes Slightly Lower
Cotton New York opened at 9.38 and closed at 9.37 38, with the spot price shown at 9.98. The brief market note records minutes of trading activity and price levels for December cot ton.
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New York
Britain’s Air War Seen Eating London’s Sleep
London dispatch reports German air strategy increasing day pressure and night raids on factories and airfields. Despite heavy losses, RAF fights back with courage, British morale remains hopeful yet wary as Luftwaffe targets coastal airfields and Midlands factories.
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Paul
Manning
NEA Service
London
Britain
England
Royal Air Force
Midlands
Messerschmitt
Luftwaffe
Mannerheim
Rotterdam
Germany
Berlin
Junkers
Dessau
Unter den Linden
North Sea
Channel
Columbus to Open Schools for 1940 41 session
Columbus High School will open Monday Sept 9 at 9 a m After classification by noon students will go home The 1940 41 faculty includes High school teachers Hugh Bristow principal English Forney Halt Mathematics and General Science Miss Mary Gammill Social Science Grammar school teachers Mrs R K Reed First and Second grades Mrs Forney Halt Third and Fourth grades and Miss Dorothy Stophs Fifth and Sixth grades
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Columbus High School
Hugh Bristow
Principel
Forney Halt
Mary Gammill
RK. C. Reed
Dorothy Stophs
Not Patented Yet Shines in Odd Winchester Tale
In Winchester Virginia Lee Dick proves a quirk in fish timing by feeding bass at his home pool without hooks. If fish bite he fishes, if not he delays his venture. Nearby London sees its lord mayor spending up to 150000 annually to keep office dignity and hospitality.
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Winchester
Lee Dick
London
U S Warns Japan Over Indo China Passage
United States Secretary of State Hull urged Japan to stay out of Indo China where reports say Japanese forces may gain passage for an attack on South China. He warned that honoring the ultimatum could hurt U.S. public opinion. France Indo China rejected earlier demands for passage and bases.
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Washington
United States
Japan
China
South China
Hull
Pacific
Chiang Kai-Shek
Papan
Indo-China
Employment ban on bachelors in Prolteville city government
In Prolteville Ky a local government policy prohibits the employment of unmarried men. The rule restricts hiring across municipal departments, affecting applicants and staffing plans. Officials cite concerns over family status and community standards in this historical note.
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Prolteville
Arkansas population gains five percent says Census Bureau
The Census Bureau reports Arkansas population up 5.1 percent, below the East South Central average of 3.9 percent, with 49 of 15 counties reporting gains. Fort Smith leads with 16.3 percent rise, Little Rock grows 7.9 percent to 88129 people, while Montgomery County falls 17.6 percent and Poinsett County surges 268 percent.
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Washington
Arkansas
East South
Census Bureau
Montgomery County
Poinsett County
el Dorado
Fort Smith
Little Rock
East South Central
Talking to Himself a Costly Luxury in Toledo
Roland Buehrer assistant police prosecutor talked to himself in court and fined himself after a mock trial. He admitted guilt and suggested a fine. The whimsical episode illustrates odd courtroom behavior and self-accusation.
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Toledo
Roland Buehrer
Miss Hendrix Still Leads Fair Queen Contest Votes
Marie Hendrix remains top in the Fair Queen's Contest with 2005 votes resuming on Thursday Dorothy Henry holds second with 1950 votes Elizabeth Hendrix has 1780 votes final tally to be completed by Saturday 6 30 pm The winner will lead the patriotic pageant America on Parade and the long parade float standings list Rose Marie Hendrix Dorothy Henry Elizabeth Hendrix Daphne Rowland Carollyn Trimble Martha Waddle and Doris Webb among others
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Rose
Marie Hendrix
Dorothy Henry
Elizabeth Hendrix
America
Pnij
Rose Marie
Hendrix Dorothy Henry
Elizabeth
Hendrix
Daphne Rowland
Carollyn ‘Trimble
Martha ‘Waddle
Doris Webb
Adel Johnson HS
Kill 1 More Convicts
In southeast Arkansas two more of 36 convicts who escaped Cummins prison farm on Labor Day were killed at dawn when they resisted a posse near a plantation cabin. Jamies Scott and Raymond 2, both in their 20s, died. B. G. Holtzclaw, 47, was captured nearby while asleep. Governor Bailey defended the trusted guard system, calling the break one of those things people think they can pull off.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Cummins
Jamies Scott
Raymond
B. G. Holtzclaw
Bailey
Cummins Farm
British Sink Nazi Trooper
Dagens Nyheter reports that a British submarine torpedoed the transport Marion of Hamburg, sinking near Kattegat on Monday night. About 400 German troops aboard drowned. Swedish and Danish fishermen witnessed. The Marion, part of a convoy with two armed trawlers and a destroyer, was en route from Germany. Only around 100 survivors were saved. A second vessel’s destruction was rumored but unconfirmed.
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Stockholm
Dagens Nyheter
Norway
Kattegat
Lysekil
Goteborg
Marion
Hamburg
Germany
Ion
Local Judge John L Wilson Defeated by Nine Votes
The unofficial results show John L Wilson winning the local judgeship by nine votes. After the election, legal observers and attorneys from Steelville and Hope spoke of affidavits and central committee tabulations. The sheriff’s office will issue receipts for poll records and related documents as part of the post election process.
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John’ L. ‘Wilson
Sheriff's ’Office
Wilson
George
Steelville
Steve ‘Carrigan
Central Ee
Fred
John P. Vesey
Central
Tabutetic
Mrs D F McCargo Dies at 68 During Prescott Visit
Mrs. D. F. McCargo, 68, of Prescott, died at daughter Mrs. C. F. Brooks in Rodessa where she was visiting. Funeral services set for Thursday at Mt. Olive church in Iverloo. Survived by son P. E. Cargo of Bodcaw, brother Warmack of Hope, and sister Mrs J. D. Parker of Prescott.
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D. F. McCargo
Prescott
C. F. Brooks
Rodessa
Mt. Olive Church
Iverloo
P. E. Cargo
Bodcaw
Warmack
Hope
J. D. Parker
Vesey Urges Caution on Refunding Ballot Issue
Attorney John P. Vesey spoke at a Kiwanis meeting at Hotel Barley, noting Arkansas owed 137 million in callable bonds with 244 million paid since 1924. He outlined three voter questions, urged studying the bill, and warned about governor appointing a self directing board while promising possible road and highway funding if refunding proceeds. Additional guests included Rev Bowen and the Rev Barnes.
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John P. Vesey
Kiwanis Club
State of
Arkansas
Bailey
Vesey
U. S
Bowen
Mr. Barnes
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Alex. H. Washburn
Hope Territory
Pacific Coast Region
Ani
Mannerheim Line
Columbus
U.S
Miss Hendrix
Louisiana
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