Unemployment Tax Cut Urged By Taxpayers Group
A press release from the American Taxpayers Association urges Congress to cut the 3 percent unemployment payroll tax to 2 percent. It argues the tax harms workers who receive no benefits and funds government deficits, noting New Jersey over five years collected far more in taxes than benefits paid and urging relief to help businesses brace for new National Defense taxes.
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Roosevelt
American Taxpayers Association
Munsey Building
Washington
Congress
the Star
Arkansas Press Association
New Jersey
Ambassadors and shoe-on-the-other-foot diplomacy
Willis Thornton analyzes wartime ambassadorial conduct and the double standards of nations, inviting readers to imagine Argentines in Germany to expose how power and propaganda shape international behavior. The piece contrasts German policies with broader wartime ethics and questions how nations justify coercive dominance.
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von Thermann
Germany
Argentina
Hitler
Nazi Germany
Genini
Are ‘Gentine
Bulgarian King Heads to Meet Hitler in War Preparations
Reports from Ankara say Boris of Bulgaria travels to Berlin for a conference with Adolf Hitler, with Ribbentrop and von Papen noted as attendees. Some saw the visit as a move toward a Russo Bulgarian diplomatic break, while others doubted its likelihood. In Sofia, deputies aligned with the Communist party faced arrests as martial law appeared to be enforced amid mounting Axis pressure.
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York
Boris
Tloatia
Adolf Hitler
Russia
NBC
CBS
BBC
Ankara
Turkey
Bula
Owever
Grlin
Antara
Bulgaria
Ribe “von Ribbentrop
Acder Und von Papen
Ben
London
BBS
Iwz von Papen
Berlin
Key
Switzerland
Sofia
Hope City Municipal Court Drunkenness Plea Notes
In Hope City Hall Monday Judge W K Lemley heard drnkenness pleas from L A Cawthen HL Wynigur A Mane ver Mason Lester Collins H Ellsworth Firth QO E Bur Ernest Lurner H Harvey Killian Edmond Holloway Insey Virgil McNatt Lunnie all pleading guilty and fined 10 dollars each Forfeited fees and fines also noted for Selous AL G urt Brown Charles Singler Penegar Rey Thompsort Willie Smith and others with notices of appeal and bonds forfeited or suspended for reckless driving speeding and related charges
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the Hope City Hall
W. K. Lemley
E.agockel
L. A. Cawthen
Vie
HL. Wynigur
A. Manever Mason
Lester Collins
H. Ellsworth Firth
E. Bur
Ernest ‘Lurner
H. Harvey
Killian
Edmond Holloway
Insey
Virgil McNatt
Lunnie
Win or Die Rally As Leningrad Defends Front
Leningrad workers plead to defenders to win or die as Soviet dispatches report the city’s ring holding off German forces. Bombings around Leningrad intensify while Kiev remains in German hands and Moscow tightens defenses amid grim war prognostications.
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Leningrad
Russia
Putilov
Kiev
Moscow
Kharkov
Donets River
Rustav
Don River
Caucasus
Ukraine
Crimea
Sevastopal
Hope Resident Is Stabbed In Knife Attack
Elmer Bow man of 400 South Elm Street Hope was in critical condition at University Health Center in Texarkana after knife wounds from a confrontation near Crown One around 2:30 Sunday morning. Texas police and Bowie County sheriff's deputies pursued a named suspect with a solid description.
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Texarkana
Elmer
Buck) Bowman
South Elm Street
Hope
Michael Meagher
Texas Police
Bowie County Sheriffs Department
Cranium Crackers News From Abroad Headlines
War fronts and diplomatic fronts bring new names to U S papers. Read abroad current events with questions on northern Russian siege founders, three ancient Middle East nations under British control, the occupied French capital’s location, and German industrial river valley raids amid Russian offensives.
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Europe
U.S
Middle East
France
Atlantic
Germany
Civil Traffic to Continue on Washington Rd
The Hope Washington road on State Highway 4 will not be closed to civilian traffic. Proving Ground officials sought only authority to halt traffic at the gates, not full shutdown. Speed limits near the gates are strict due to construction traffic and a military railroad crossing is being built between the two installations.
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Hope-Washington
Proving Ground
Associated Pr
Little Rock
Star
State Highway Department
Kent Brown
Hope District
Hope Chamber of Commerce
No. 4
Track Arrives for SPG Roads at Southwestern Proving Ground
Some 2000 feet of trackage have arrived for the permanent rail system at SPG. Workers string ties and tails along the right of way as grading for the 13.5 miles of railroad progresses. Final grinding remains. steel laying to begin immediately.
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Proving Ground
Southwestern Proving Ground
Man Cuts Self With Knife in Murfreesboro
Ellis Fegan about 40 of Murfreesboro was treated at Josephine hospital Monday afternoon after slashing himself on the chest with a pocket knife and an ice pick. Regan was taken to Hope Hospital by ambulance from near Rocky Mound community. Police investigated motive as condition was not believed critical. The Indians called bees white man's flies.
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Ellis Fegan
Murfreesboro
Josephine Hospital
Regan
Hope
Herndon Cornelius
Rocky Mound
Couch Deramus Head Railway Chiefs of Kansas City Southern
C Peter Couch and William N Deramus move to top posts of Kansas City Southern railroad following a board meeting Couch elected chairman succeeding the late Harvey C Couch Deramus becomes president. Directors report strong earnings gains for KC Southern and the Louisiana Arkansas line with August income 154 729 versus 40 425 in 1940 and nine month total 799 060 versus 388 596 in 1940.
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New York
Railroad Lahor
C. Peter Couch
William N. Derarmus
Kansas City Southern Railroad
Couch
Harvey C. Couch
Caramus
Kansas City
Kansas City Southern
Louisiana
Arkansas
Nashville Vols Beat Dallas 6 to 1 In Dixie Series Opener
Nashville Vols overpower Dallas 6 to 1 behind Roxie Lawson steady pitching and a crisp double play combo led by Culller and Shilling. Dallas, defending Texas League champions, were swept by the Southern Association titleholders in the opening game as 8,773 fans watched the strong start and early runs. Leap year rules and light clothing tips follow in the second item.
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Dallas
Texas
Nashville
Vols
Roxie Lawson
Southern Association
Rebels
Miracle Men
Lawson
Brews
Dick Culler
Jim Shilling
Hase
A Thought To Will What God Dut Wil
A reflective line on fate and will in divine order. The verse suggests belief that human effort aligns with God’s will, presenting morality and humility as guiding principles for action and understanding.
Cotton Stamps Totaled Forty Thousand For 1941 Aid
The County AAA Office reports issuing 37009 in cotton stamps to 2293 producers through September 20. The total is expected near 50000 once deliveries finish. Producers should not request cards early this week as staff deliver cards to listed towns on Tuesday through Thursday.
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B. E. McMahon
McCaskill
Blevins
Sweet Home
Washington
Sardis
Bingen
Fulton
McNab
Saratoga
Columbus
Boats Attack Gibraltar by Italian Tiny Craft
Italian high command reports three supply ships sunk and a fourth damaged by small covert boats off Gibraltar on Sunday night. Each craft carried a torpedo in its nose and was crewed by one or two men risking capture or death. The attack followed prior operations near Crete and Malta.
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ROMN
Itelian Navy
Gibraltar
High Command
Crete
Malta
Standard Oil Builds Esso Servicenter in Hope
Construction of a modern Esso Servicenter began Monday at Third and Laurel streets. F. R. Johnson announces completion around November 1. Charles Tarpley will move from Third and Hazel to manage the larger station with Atlas tires, batteries, and fuels.
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Third
Laurel Streets
F. R. Johnson
Standard Oil Company of
Louisiana
John W. Booth
Esso
Johnson
Charles W. Tarpley
Third and
Hazel Streets
Atlas
Kiwanis Chief Hubert Minton to Speak at Ladies Night Banquet
Kiwanis Governor Hubert Minton of the Mo Kan Ark district will address Kiwanis Ladies Night at Hotel Barlow on Tuesday night. Dr Minton, a professor at State Teachers College Conway, is regarded as a top state orator and will be introduced by G T Cross. Delegations from Texarkana and Fort Bluff and others are expected. Tickets available from Cecil Dennis. reservations encouraged Monday. Event begins at 8 30 p m Daylight Saving Time.
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Kiwanis
Hubert Minton
Mo-Kan-Ark
Barlow
Minton
State Teachers College
Conway
Hone Club
G. T. Cross
Dr. Minton
Texarkana
Fine Bluff
Cecil Dennis
House Committee
Danny Kaye's Favorite Story in Hollywood Humor
Danny Kaye, the youthful Broadway comedian, hears this tale making the rounds in Hollywood where he is filming. Two Swiss cheeses on a shelf argue about each other’s shortcomings. One calls the other out, saying, Stop taking that holier than thou attitude. Tee ee Mothballs are a product of cuul fats.
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Danny Kaye
Hollywood
Cuul
Hope White Schools Enroll 1 444 Pupils
The Hope Public Schools opened Monday with 1 444 students in four white schools, up from 1 390 last year. Yorger high and elementary enroll 176 on day one, totaling 2 220 citywide, with several white schools above last year’s peak. Brookwood and Paisley reach near last year’s totals, showing a clear increase in white school enrollment overall.
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Hope Public Schools
Yorger
Paisley
Oglesby
Brookwood
Defense Area Issue Cleared in Hempstead County
Rep. Talbot Feild Jr announces Hempstead County is designated a Defense Area by the Hempstead County Defense Council. Hope gains priority rating for building materials, lifting competition with Prescott and other Arkansas towns. locals urged to contact FHA Little Rock for procedures and approvals.
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Talbot Feild, Jr
Hempstead
Defense Council of Arkansas
FHA
Hope
Noonger
Prescott
Arkadelphia
Gordon
el Dorado
Camden
Arkansas
Fort Smith
Little Rock
F. U. Administration
Mistaken identity case ends in friendly brush pass
Pueblo Colorado police chief J Arthur Grady had a minor car incident downtown with a woman driver who threatened to have him jailed. He joked that they would call every officer in town if needed and they parted amicably with little damage.
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Pueblo
Colo
J. Arthur Grady
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Dev
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Margh Lido
Middding Sput
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Greeva
Nia
Istanbul
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Kaer
Russian
Grozny
Russian Lake
Deramus Head
Southwesterners
K.C. S
L. & A. Lines
Willy Feoll
Mulhorbe
Standard Oil
3Rd and
Laurel
Hope High School
Brookwor
Ogleshy Lars
Negro ‘School
Yerger High School
Yerger Elementary
Epie
Entetivencine
Feild
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