County Farmers to Ballot On the AAA Program Saturday
Hempstead county farmers prepare to vote on the 1940 cotton program referendum with 17 polling places designated by the County AAA Committee. Community meetings across the county inform farmers on quotas and soil tactics ahead of the December 3 vote, with 1,200 farmers attending and more sessions planned.
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Beard's Chapel
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Hope
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War eliminates ship's first class travel in wartime
Transatlantic travelers find tourist class fares close to former first class, as war risks raise insurance and scarce first class passengers shift to lower tiers. The liner Saturna ends top level on its last westbound voyage, allocating space to tourist class amid broader travel disruption.
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Rome
Daly
Elas
Wright Sisters Quartet to Sing in Gurdon December 14
The Wright Sisters Quartet, regarded as one of Arkansas’ best, will perform at Gurdon High School Gym at 7:30 PM on December 14. The concert is sponsored by the Men’s Bible Class of the M. B. Church and marks Clark County’s longest-running event.
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Arkansas
Wright Sister
Gurdon High School
M. B. Church
Clark County
39 Indicted in Detroit for Building Compact Monopoly
A federal grand jury indicted 48 individuals and eight manufacturing concerns along with three contractors' associations, two ATL union teens, and others in Detroit area. They charged a monopoly scheme that allegedly controlled the Getvoit area.
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Mich
Federal Century
ATL Union
Getvoit
Randolph Hamby Wins Prescott Mayor Race in City Primary
Randolph P. Hamby, the incumbent, defeated James Whittemore 313 to 240 in Prescott Arkansas city primary. Hamby has served 14 terms. Other incumbents ran unopposed for city offices, with ward races deciding several seats. Fifty nine votes were cast, the largest city primary turnout to date.
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Ark
Randolph P. Hamby
James Whittemore
Hamby
Curtis Ward
James Yancey
Wren Beott
Don Pittman
Horace Delwear
First Ward
Lee Montgomery
Edwell Garrett
Watson White
Ralph Nardey
Secone
Emond Logi
J. D. Cornish
BE. M. Sharp
Homer
J. M. Stripling
German Bund Leader Fritz Khan Sentenced for Larceny
Fritz Khan, German-American Bund leader, was sentenced in New York Tuesday to a prison term of two and a half to five years after being convicted last week of grand larceny of Bud funds.
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New York
Fritz Khan
Bund
A Thought Heavening earth shall pass but my words shall not pass away
A biblical verse attributed to Matthew 24 35 offers a concise reflection on permanence of words beyond earthly change. The quote emphasizes enduring truth and memory beyond time.
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Matthew
Good News From Heaven Harmonized by Bach Oratorio
A historical note recalls Martin Luther composing a Christmas Eve benediction in 1534 for his son. Centuries later Johann Sebastian Bach harmonized the text as part of his Christmas Oratorio, linking Lutheran hymnody with Baroque sacred music.
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Bach
ASK SWEDISH AID HELSINKI STRUCK BY BOMB BARREN BASE
ASK SWEDISH AID HELSINKI reports indicate Finland claims air bombers struck Paldiski a naval base leased by Russia from Estonia. Confirmation lacking. Finnish fortifications on Åland suggest hope for Swedish aid. Soviet air raids reported near Kirkenes with unclear damage data.
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Sweden
Aaland
Congress Faces Tough Budget Cuts in Election Year
A wary look at a nine billion dollar federal budget shows little room for trimming. Congress and the President each trim in stages, often restoring funds, with agriculture and farm programs drawing scrutiny. The piece notes the political influence of crop and dairy interests and hints at further discussion on page six.
Football team treated at Hope Country club gathering
Thorne High School players Colotes Hammons and Brasher will be entertained Tuesday night by Leo Robins at his cabin at Hope Country club. Quail and squirrel mulligan will be served to about 35 players, coaches, and guests as prizes are awarded for a few inexpensive gifts.
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Brasher
Leo Robins
Hope Country Club
Aldermen Pass Ordinance After Jail Reflections
In Little Rock a chastened city council of 12 previously convicted members met at city hall and quickly approved Subsidy Avenue Improvement District No 465. Eleven of 42 were released from jail after serving 10 days to attend, while one member was fined $50 and given two reprimands by Judge Lawrence Auten for disrespecting the law. The 18 aldermen unanimously passed the ordinance, after reading it three times, amid warnings about defying state orders and court rulings. The session followed heightened tensions over enforcement and accountability.
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Stever Improvement
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Wain Kender
Lawrence C. Auten
Second Division Circuit Court
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Fa Walle
Dhes
Ashland essay notes Lincoln freed slave on request
A fragmentary item from Ashland recounts a historic claim about President Lincoln and a former slave. Timothy Yuener, described as an alumnus, laments continued hardship and cites Lincoln’s actions as the catalyst for freedom in a documented or remembered context.
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Zien Timothy Yuener
Lincoln
Six State Parks Are Recommended in Arkansas
The State Parks Commission approved Tuesday the proposed establishment of six additional parks in Arkansas. The program had prior approval from the regional office of the National Park Service. The new parks would be near Svatey Camda, Texarkana and El Dorado.
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Little Rock
State Parks Commission
Arkansas
National Park Service
Svatey Camda
Vexarkana
el Dorado
Home Clubs Meet at Mt Nebo Hosts in December Program
The County Council of Home Demonstration clubs will meet at Mt Nebo on Wednesday December 6 with registration at 10:00 am and the program at 10:00. Mt Nebo hosts will include installation of officers, welcome songs, business session, educational AAA program briefing, and a Xmas program with poems songs and a skit.
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Mt. Nebo
Evle Turner
Juy
John Wallace
Paros
Mt Nebw
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Hinlan
Mt Nebo
Mt. Roll Gall
Miss Fletcher
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Mente Her
State Board of the Agricul
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Yin
Pan
Italian leader approves technicians day ceremony
Premier Benito Mussolini approves establishing technical studies in military schools to create a reserve supply of technicians for Italian industry and commerce. The “Day of the Technicians” will be observed on May 30, 1040.
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Rome
Benito Mus Solini
Lieut Schooley Among Army Maneuvers at Camp Robinson
In Omaha and Fayetteville, 12 junior officers of the 6th and 7th Infantry regiments, now at Camp Joseph J. Robinson Arkansas, gather for winter training. Most are Arkansas College or University undergrads serving as reserve officers under the Thomason Act. Lieut Carl T Schooley of Hope is the sole direct Thomason entrant. Schooley, son of Mr and Mrs J E B Schooley, graduated from Ourhita College in 1938 with highest honors and serves in the 6th Infantry.
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Standard Oil Campaign Wins National Chemical Award
Standard Oil Co. launches a nationwide advertising push in 632 newspapers as Reso Laboratories, operated by Standard Oil Co. of Louisiana, earns the 08 national award for chemical engineering achievement for Esso's advances in developing super-fuels.
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Notable Historical Figures Quiz Returns With Errors
A fragment lists famed individuals with incomplete clues across fields like engineering, literature, painting, and philosophy. It includes Garibaldi, Denis Diderot, Hans Holbein, and Peter the Great, but the page text is garbled.
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Vento
Denis Diderot
Hans Holbein
Nazi Battleship Sinks Britisher
London reports the torpedoing of the 1,670 ton London steamer Horsted with survivors and three bodies landed. Five crewmen listed as missing. The 10,081 ton Doric Star marked as sunk by the German raider Admiral Scheer, with no confirmed fate for its crew. Doric Star was en route from New Zealand and Australia with meat cargo under Capt. W. Stubb of Liverpool.
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Australia
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Cox Drugstore Becomes One Of The State's Modern Shops
The John P. Cox Drug Company completed a modernization of its store adding three poster shaded walls with chrome strips and a reformatted prescription department in a green shade. A new foot combination display and soda booth mirrors Walgreens. The soda fountain now serves fifty six customers at once while the drug side gains forty feet of display shelving and thirty two feet of open counters. The owner says the upgrades position Cox’s as a leading modern drugstore in the state and invites friends and patrons to view the improvements.
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Cox
Finland Invokes League Over Soviet Finland War Mobilizes Troops
Sweden increases force to about 150000 with 40000 mobilized as Finnish invasion alarms grow. Norway invites Sweden and Denmark to peace talks, while Italy blocks anti Soviet protests. Britain plans league briefing and US considers Pan American condemnation. International tension rises.
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Finland
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Sandlers
Statue Beckoned Finns to Freedom
An AP feature recounts Finland under Czarist rule where protests were crushed. Sculptor Robert Stigell carved Shipwreck a raft scene facing Helsinki Obser vatory Hill in 1898 as a subtle plea for aid. The piece endured through 1917 and the Red Army era, symbolizing ongoing distress.
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Russia
Observatory Hill
Helsinki
Robert Stigell
America
Red Army
New York Cotton Prices Edge Down on December Cut
Cotton market in New York shows a four percent December cut with futures opening Tuesday around 1012 and closing near 10-14. Middling spot price sits at 10.35, reflecting modest restocking and demand shifts.
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