Cotton voting set for Saturday in Hempstead County
Farmers in Hempstead County will vote Saturday December 7 on reimposing marketing quotas for 1941. Any person who shared in this year’s cotton crop can vote, with one vote per person or entity. Polls open 8:50 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Hope Court House and 17 other community locations.
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Hempstead
Oliver L. Adams
Hope
Patmos
Shover Springs
De-Ann
Guernsey
Springhill
Fulton
Cross Roads
Bingen
Saratoga
Ozan
Washington
Blevins
Columbus
Saradis
Nashville
McCaskill
Sweeting
Baird's Chapel
Church Service at Shover Springs Dec 8
Elder E. C. Pearrow will preach at Shover Springs Church Sunday night. Pearrow is viewed as an interesting speaker and an outstanding Baptist missionary. The public is invited.
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E. C. Pearrow
Shover Springs Church
Bro. Pearrow
Battlefield Sunday Church Services Scheduled
Sunday School at 10 and preaching at 11 led by the Rev. Ivers of Lewisville officiating at Battlefield Sunday.
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Battlefield
Ivers
Lewisville
Spectacles Authorized for Certain British Navy Ratings
The British navy allows certain ratings to wear spectacles if needed under a standardized pattern supplied by the quartermaster. This provision outlines who may wear them and the sourcing of the eyewear.
Londoner's wartime letter on luck and staying calm
A freelance author in a London suburb writes about surviving air raids with cautious optimism. He notes improved sangfroid, distrust of rumors, and practical measures like sleeping downstairs and wearing a steel helmet, while joking about chain mail and enduring conditions until life steadies.
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London
Solar System Moves toward Hercules Vast Stellar Drift
Our solar system, including Earth, is traveling toward a point in the Hercules constellation at roughly 12 miles per second. The motion reflects the galaxy’s overall movement and places the solar system on a new trajectory through space.
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Solar System
Constellation
Hercules
Hendrix Debaters Head to Millsaps Warm-Up Tourney
Conway Edward Lester of Hope a Hendrix College sophomore and debate team member will leave Thursday for Jackson Mississippi to enter Millsaps College warm-up tournament. Over fifty teams from eight states participate with Capel saying the Hendrix duo Lester and Bryan Harris Monticello won last year.
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Conway
Edward Lester
Hope
Hendrix College
Hendrix
Jackson
Miss
Millsaps College
Robert B. Capel
Lester
Bryan Harris
Monticello
Power Project to Be Revived in Canada Treaty
DETROIT president Roose velt said he would ask Congress in January to approve a treaty with Canada to complete the St Lawrence seaway and power project. The plan, long debated and defeated in 1934, is pitched as vital to national safety and welfare. A A Berle Jr. announced the plan at a Great Lakes Seaway and Power conference.
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Detroit
Roosevelt
Congress
Canada
St. Lawerence Seaway
A. A. Berle, Jr
Great Lakes
PTA Book Drive Seeks Donors From Hope Community
The PTA at Hope High invites residents to donate books listed for a school library drive. Call Mrs. C. V. Nunn or Mrs. Charles O. Thomas with inquiries or book pickups. The list includes numerous classics and educational works spanning history, science, literature, and travel.
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Parent Teachers Association
Hope
C. V. Nunn
Charles O. Thomas
Anthony Adverse
Hervey Allen
Bloomsbury
George Ark Hairicane Sands
Ralph Barbour
Bussit & Elson's
Becie—Beebe
Margery—Glady Blake
Boulingert
Weathering Heights
E. Bonte
Charles Chaptian
Ad W. Bowman
J. Boyd
Bradley & Lowell
Frances Carpenter
Mile Creek
Marion Chapman
Chase
B. L. Clark
Irving Cobb
Joseph Conrad
S. Crowe
Provincetown
Cook & Sag
Corsar
Davis
Old Chester
Margaret de
de Druif
DeKruif
Doone
W. D. Edmonds
Lillian Eichler
Treasury Chief Backs Jones on British Loans
Secretary Morgenthau said he and United States aid administrator Jessee Jones regard the British government as a good risk for loans. He spoke after arranging a Friday meeting with Sir Frederick Phillips, Undersecretary of the British Treasury.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Jessee Jones
Frederick Phillips
Barbara Hutton Heiress’s Father Dies in Washington
Franklyn L. Hutton, broker and father of Barbara Hutton, Woolworth heiress, died at 12 30 p m Thursday in Charleston, D C his attorneys reported. The report accompanies a geographical note about the Pacific Ocean and land drainage.
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Barbara Hutton
New York
Franklyn L. Hutton
Woolworth
Charleston
D. C
WPA Employees Urged to Seek Private Jobs
Washington WPA officials urged its 1,817,000 enrollees to pursue jobs in expanding private and public industries. Commissioner pais O Hunter warned those refusing offers could be dropped, but reinstatement possible if they seek work due to no fault of their own. Workers should accept temporary or permanent jobs under fair conditions, including prevailing wages.
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Washington
Work Projects Administration
Pais O. Hunter
Action Wpa
Hammons Reflects on Pine Bluff and Ouachita Football History
Hammons recalls a coaching career across Pine Bluff Ouachita College Monticello A M and Hope. He rates Ouachita 1927 as best, notes 1925 Pine Bluff Zebras national champs and 1923 Pine Bluff track team walloping Little Rock. He predicts 1949 Hope team as notable and lists football men slated for sweaters.
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Pine Bluff
Ouachita College
Monticello A. & M
Hope
Ouachita
Zebras
Fine Bluff
Hammons
Little Rock
Tigers
Kendall Smith
Charles Bundy
Curtis Breeding
Jack Bradshaw
Howard Cumbie
Mack May
Floyd Chance
Bill Routan
Mike Snyker
O. B. Thompson
Dale
Legion to Give Stew Supper
The focal Ane w Legion Post will entertain member tcl visitors with hostow supper at Paic park here Thurs day night, T. 8. Cornelius, Past Com mander announced. Principal speakers on the program include State Commander, Walter Hielman, Little Rock mid State Ad juant, Bert Preisson, Little Rock, Legionnaires from Prescott, Stamps, Nashville, Texarkana, Fordinin and Ashdown are expected to attend. All local members are urged to be pre sent.
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Focal Anew Legion Post
Tcl
Paic Park
Cornelius
Walter Hielman
Little Rock
Mid State
Bert Preisson
Prescott
Stamps
Nashville
Texarkana
Fordinin
Ashdown
Garrett Church to Hold Singing Meet
The Garrett Memorial Baptist church will host its regular weekly singing meet on Thursday night in December. All AM singers and listeners are invited. The article also notes the Australian kingfisher is known as a laughing jackass due to its laughlike call and notes the bird’s size akin to a crow.
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Garrett Church
Garrett Memorial Baptist Church
Important Ingredient Blood Eut A Chemical Chutting Event
A description notes a chemical known as ambin that makes blood clot when exposed to air. Without it humans could bleed to death from minor scratches, indicating crucial safety implications of this coagulating agent.
Student award recipients named in 1960s Wilton Jewell event
Wilton Jewell and Richard Stanford led the list of honorees with student managers Jerral Bales and Jack and Thomas Honeycutt. Juniors receiving letters included Dun can Cobb Ledford Bell Jack Bell Wilson Britt Jack Force Justin Roberts creme Duffie Earl Montgomery Dennis Ross Homer Tu Y Eeles Locke W Ray Clinton Taylor Dick Bennett Billy Wells and Howard Cumbie.
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Wilton Jewell
Richard Stanford
Jerral Bales
Jack and
Thomas Honeycutt
Duncan Cobb
Ledford Bell
Jack Bell
Wilson Britt
Jack Force
Justin Roberts
Creme Duffie
Earl Montgomery
Dennis Ross
Homer Tu
Y Eeles Locke
W. Ray
Clinton Talor
Dick Bennett
Billy Wells
Howard Cumbie
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Partington & Walpole
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M. K. Rawlings
Kenneth L. Roberts
K. L. Roberts
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W. Scott
Paul Bunyan
J. Stevens
Frank R. Stocklen
Horsce Vachel
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Dickens
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Sienkilwiez
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Wilder
the Virgian—Wister
Treasury
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Old Kentucky Garden
Stephen C. Foster
Blevins High School
Juniny Girls Glee Club
WPA
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