Germany Embarks Troops in Baltic Says Paris
Italian opinion reports growing fears of a German invasion of Sweden. Paris cites German troops with minions officially embarking at battle ports opposite Sweden. French war ministry calls the em migrations an evident menace to Sweden. DNB lists 57 British naval units out of action since the Scandinave Tan campaign. British air raids on five German bases described as highly successful. Italy aligns with Germany amid European war coverage.
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Associated Press
Sweden
Wedneslay
Paris
French War Ministry
DNB
London
British
Air Ministry
Germany
Sylt
Royal Air Force
Nazis Swedes negotiate in Stockholm over Baltic trade
Berlin and Stockholm officials pursue settlement of Baltic region economic woes caused by Nazi occupation of Norway and Denmark. An authoritative commentary warns of the risk if war expands and Sweden faces pressure from Germany. Britain reports intensive air raids on Sylt and German counterattacks near Trondheim. Britain invites Russia to submit proposals aimed at preventing war supplies reaching Germany.
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Berlin
Germany
Sweden
Stockholm
Baltic Sea
Norway
Denmark
Scandinavia
Britain
France
Sylt
London
Westerland
War Office
Trondheim
Russia
Briwin
A Thought Nor Thieves Nor Covetous Inherit Kingdom
A fragment quotes I Corinthians 6 10 about inheriting the kingdom of God. The line lists thieves covetous extortioners and related groups as excluded from salvation. Source text reflects a biblical warning often printed in religious pages.
Foreign City Size Comparisons Quiz
A test on relative sizes of foreign cities lists five statements to judge as true or false. It asks if Montevideo is larger than Lima, Edinburgh larger than Yokohama, Paris larger than Moscow, Buenos Aires larger than Cairo, and Singapore larger than Montreal. Page two provides answers.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Linta
Peru
Edinburgh
Scotland
Yokohama
Japan
Paris
Moscow
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Cairo
Egypt
Singapore
Montreal
Detroit Former Mayor Indicted in Graft Conspiracy Case
Richard W. Read ing, former mayor of Detroit, and 139 others were indicted by the county grand jury on charges of graft corruption and conspiracy in the operation of lottery and numbers rackets. Twenty eight others were named as conspirators but not as defendants.
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Detroit
Richard W. Reading
Skyliners to Appear Here Monday Night at Hope City Hall
Skyliners will appear in a musical program at Hope city hall next Monday night. Robberts, a native of Mope, and his Skyliners have been heard on radio station KTHS at Hot Springs for several months. The program will run about an hour and a half.
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Traint Gee Wee
Robberts
Skyliners
Hope City Hall
Mope
KTHS
Hot Springs
Derby Distance Change History From 1875 to 1896
Louisville report notes that from 1875 to 1895 the Kentucky Derby used a mile and a half distance. In 1896 the distance was shortened to one and a quarter miles and has remained since. Spokane set a record in 1889 for two miles and thirty-four seconds. Twenty Grand won the 1930 Derby in 2:01 4/5, the record for the current distance.
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Louisville
Spokane
Tale Tellers Behind Eight Ball in St Joseph
A St Joseph old timer claims Jesse James once robbed after pool games. A newspaperman notes at least 50 residents say they played pool with him. The piece also recalls Brazil’s first railway, opened in 1854, nine miles long.
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ST. Joseph, Mo
St. Joseph
Jesse James
Jesse
Brazil
Chinese Capture Province Capital Reverts to Chinese
Chinese Central News Agency reports Kaifeng in Honan province has fallen back to Chinese control, marking the first provincial capital to revert since the war began July 7, 1937. The capture signals a notable Chinese gain as Japanese forces retreat from the capital city area.
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Kaifeng
Honan
Chungking -Pi
Ithe
Keep Quiet Poster Sparks Debate in Aargau Parliament
In Aarau Switzerland deputies demanded removal of a military camp poster warning against idle talk. A motion to remove it failed 62 to fd votes. Meanwhile parliament continued through lengthy debates over road and canal projects.
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Aarau
Switzerland
J— Someways
Canton
Aargau
You Can Catch Fish With a Snood You Can Catch Fish With a Snood
Hazel Dell Washington report recalls Snood forerunner of the fisherman's dipnet. A pioneer woman recalls Indians catching smelt by impaling them on sticks, and later creating nets from fine material. The piece ties this to early Columbia River history and notes New York’s Washington Square origins as Potter's Field.
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Hazel Dell
Milady
Columbia River
Edwin Huntington
Fortifications in Albania Raise Balkans Alarm
Nelo Drizuri, Albanian authority on the Balkans, reports Albania under Italian control with impregnable fortifications, underground bases, and 1,000 planes. Italy’s military reach, including Yugoslavia and Greece borders, could bottleneck the Adriatic and expand Albania as a strategic springboard. Italy’s plan to continue expansion faces Allied concern as Albania’s oil and minerals feed a growing war economy. Continued on Page Five.
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Nolo Drizuri
Diella
New York
Mary
Balkans
Nelo Drizare
NEA Service
Albania
Italy
Germany
Haly
Albanis
Mussolini
Pietro
Badoglio
Yugoslav
Mioti
Mati
Hermins
Yugoslavia
Mount Libvarhd
Taly
Greece
Maly
Koree
Argyrokastra
United States
Stratetic
Ouanto
Adriatic Sea
Brligin
Franca
France
Aspania
Standard Oil
Soda Fountain Debates Pay and Life in Beloit
In Beloit, a soda fountain worker notes that wages aren’t the only measure of work. He recalls three female peers leaving recently, while a leap year month is cited as a quiet gauge of pay and prospects as he talks about balancing wages with life choices.
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Crane
P;ry
Pop
Softball Season Opens With Bruner-Ivory Victory
Opening night action shows Bruner-Ivory defeating City Bakery 13 to 4 as softball kicks off in Hempstead. Ashdown ill health postpones Hempstead girls game while a boys practice match goes five innings, girls win 13 to 6. Schedule lists multiple league games with 7:30 pm starts and one hour five minute limits. admission five or ten cents, free for Arkansas Softball Association cardholders.
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Bruner-Ivory
City Bakery
Bobcats
Toad Coleman
Hempstead
Ashtown
Ashdown
Raymond Urban
iBirls
Arkansas Softball Association
Independentat Aid Ane
Hompastead
American Legion
Snow White Grocery
Gunter Bros
Snow White Bracery
CCC
City
Bakery
Bruner Ivory
County Ave
Cleaners
Texaxkaha
Hempstead Girls
Prescott, Tenative
Chinese Still Run Own Postal Lines Under Occupation
AP feature describes how China’s Chungking government maintains control of the postal network across occupied zones. Despite Japan’s aggression, stamps sold by Japanese soldiers fund the Chinese treasury while letters are transported and delivered by Chinese postal workers. The system operates under international postal rules, allowing only Chinese stamps on mail from China.
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Sergice
Shanghai
Japan
China
Chungking
Seabiscuit Trainer Ex-Cowboy From Grand Junction
Grand Junction Colorado trainer Tom Smith who handles Seabiscuit and other Charles S Howard horses once rode as a cowboy around Grand Junction in western Colorado. Seabiscuit’s jockey Red Pol comes from Butte Montana.
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Grand Junction
Colv
Tay
Tom Smith
Seabiscuit
Charles S. Howard
Wester Colorado
Red Poland
Butte, Mont
City reduces water and light plant gas rate this winter
City Attorney E F McFaddin announced Arkansas Louisiana Gas company cut the rate for the municipal water and light plant from 15 to 10 cents per thousand cubic feet. The rate applies from February 26 to September 22 under a six month contract, with a ten year City of Hope agreement to follow via Las Vegas Nevada Transit Company providing gas at the lower price.
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E. F. McFaddin
Arkansas
Louisiana’ Gas ‘Company
Arksansas Louisiana Gas Company
Louisiana Nevada Transit
McFaddin
Louisiana; Gas Company
Hope Water & Light Plant
Las Nevada
Pope Blesses Little Rock Area School Children
Archbishop Amileto Cicignani as apostolic delegate conferred the Pope Pius blessing on Catholic school children in the Little Rock area. He urged them join prayers with that of the Holy Father and children of faith worldwide for the restoration of peace.
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Little
Rock
Amileto Giovanni Cicignani
United States
Pope Pius
Little Rock
Holy Father
Patmos Home Destroyed by Fire Near Hope
The home of Clifton Formby in the Patmos community south of Hope was destroyed by fire Monday afternoon. Loss estimated at 1100 dollars with house and most contents destroyed. Fire believed caused by sparks from the chimney falling on the roof. home owned by Joe Rider.
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Clifton Formby
Patmos
Hope
Joe Rider
Camden Offers Site for Arkansas Park
Camden proposed a state park on about 2000 acres near United States Highway 9 outside Camden. The offer was made by local business leaders for a state lake and surrounding recreational area. Days Graves of the game and fish commission and the secretary were to inspect the site soon.
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Little
Rock
Camden
Secetary
Gallie and Fish Commission
Listening Center studies wartime radio propaganda trends
Princeton professors established a Listening Center with a Rockefeller grant to analyze Axis and Allied broadcasts aimed at America. Reviewing over 2,000 programs weekly, they note German efforts to sow Anglo American friction and keep the U S out of war, with British and French efforts following distinct lines.
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Tom Wolf
NEA Soervice
Pelligerents
North America
America
John B. Whitton
Harry
Towen
Lord Hee-Haw
Hhrough
Paris Mondial
Nightclub blaze traps dancers as thousands flee
A deadly fire at a Night club in Natchez sent 200 dancers scrambling as smoke and flames swept through the building on a Tuesday night. Survivors report eight people trapped inside while firefighters battled the blaze amid chaos. Police and fire officials investigate the cause as the scene remains dangerous.
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Natchez
Migs
Uo Caust
Hema Viva
Kitchens Files for Re election in Seventh District
Wade Kitchens, a Magu0rian, announced his candidacy for re election in the Seventh District. He criticized the secretary of state over alleged corrupt practices and filed Wednesday.
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Aemah
Wade Kitchens
Maguo
Bad Weather for Poor Bre'r Rabbit
AP feature from Fierre South Dakota reports churches volunteer firemen and American Legion posts organized 250 rabbit hunts to defend shelter belts. Hunters cleared 1,618,600 acres with 16,000 participants, reducing jackrabbits to under 23 per square mile. Proceeds from rabbit sales totaled 8,000 dollars for charity with rabbits fetching up to 21 cents each.
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Fierre
S. D
Legic Posts
South Dakota
Forest Service
1940 Derby Has Large Nominee List
Louisville report notes 127 nominations for this year’s Kentucky Derby, the largest since 1931’s 130. Nineteen Derbies have had bigger lists than 1940, with 1928 holding the record. Added purse money from 50000 to 75000 may spur faster growth in subscriber numbers in coming years.
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Louisville
Cotton New York July Opening and Closing Prices
Cotton for July opened at 10.55 and closed at 1047 in New York. Middling spot priced at 20.84.
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New York
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Ivory
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Formby
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Derby
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