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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1940
Page
2
A fragmented report surveys Taft era campaign tactics and family influence in Ohio and Pennsylvania. It notes Mrs Taft and Martha Taft aiding the bid, with speeches from Tito West Virginia to Pennsylvania. It contrasts brisk stump style with a public thirst for integrity and cautious rhetoric.
Reward for Valor teaching him all he knew out behind the barn. The chances against such a boy clicking would be a million to one, yet here he is the least in the business. Feller and Mose Grove Take Life Out of Ball Feller has it all including the perfect temperament and good habits. His comment following opening day masterpiece in Chicago was typical, Thanks everyone for the congratulations but don't forget the support I got. The important thing was not pitching a ho hitter but winning. When you pitch a no hitter you’ve got to be lucky. And the 40 year old Robert Moses Grove had an opening day no hitter until the eighth inning. Young Elb and Old Mose show how to deaden the ball.
Cleveland star Robert Feller is likened to Frank Merriwell as a farm boy who rose to dominate majors. From youth strikeouts to major league records, Feller’s rapid ascent and dominant performances are chronicled, noting exhibitions, early AL starts, and long-term achievements.
The article notes Senator Taft writing his own speeches, often from pocket notes, and campaigning without a staff. He travels alone, consults no one on remarks, and withholds transcripts from his press team until late, unsettling reporters and shaping public perception.
The Sunday results show Litle Rovk 6 2 Memphis 4 0 Nessville 16 7 Atlanta 4 7 Knoxville 8 4 Chattanooga 6 4 Birmingham 4 2 New Orleans 2 3 plus Monday open dates. NL teams Cincinnati Brooklyn Philadelphia Pittsburgh Chicago St Louis Boston New York. Sundays results include St Louis Chicago 4 and various postponements. American League matches Cleveland St Louis Detroit Chicago Washington Detroit 12 Cleveland 2. Chicago 6 St Louis 2. Philadelphia at New York. Washington at Boston. Curseau noted as largest island under Dutch control in the West Indies.
Hope team defeated Waldo 4 to with strong pitching by Blickin flliott allowing five hits and striking out 12. C Ramsey Slayton Urban and Frank Ramsey contributed solid defense and base hits. Hope led 3-0 early and never relinquished the margin. A game with the Strok kay team at Hope is being sought for next Sunday and a Hope baseball meeting is set at City Hall Monday night at 7 to discuss rules.
Vienna dispatch reports authorities in Vierton issuing an immediate order to protect clothing and soup rations. Citizens complain of lost ration cards prompting stricter rules and a ban on substitute cards to ensure stock for genuine holders.
Columbus’s third voyage in 1498 led to the discovery of the Island of Trinidad. The note highlights early exploration and the city of New Orleans as a notable hub with official aims and foggy context.
Grated clothing and soap ration cards reported lost, while food rationing cards remain issued for five weeks. Clothing and soap cards are valid for a year, so their loss strikes hard as textiles and soap cannot be bought without them in Germany.
Chicago Cubs defeat St. Louis 4 to 2 as Dizzy Dean struggles in a rough start. Bob Strongeon, Bros Slaughter, and Johnny Mize drive a late rally, while Dean exits after four frames with only one hit allowed.
Sheriff reports a fatal shooting near Hope after a confrontation between two Black men, one dying at a relative’s home at 2 AM. A third party, Henry, was wounded earlier that night. the investigation notes a shotgun blast entering the left shoulder and a subsequent surrender by the shooter.
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