Interest rate puzzle for installment buyers explained
An Imperial Type Metal magazine excerpt analyzes how to compute true interest on installment plans. Using a Lowell radio example, a $100 cash price versus $104 on time with $5 down and 12 monthly payments yields a claimed 4 percent rate, but the real rate is about 33 percent when considering averages and credit recovery. The article notes many buyers struggle with the math.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imperial Type Metal Magazine
Public Affairs Committee
Lowell
Massachusetts
Moscow Front Battles Escalate as Winter Rages
The Associated Press reports intensifying fighting on the Moscow front with temperatures near 1 degree below zero. Hitler claims seven towns captured while Soviets push through Kalinin sector and threaten positions 50 miles west and north of Moscow.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Adolf Hitler
Kalinin
Novi
Mazhaisk
Klin
Ovel
Kursk
Ukraine
Tha’ Are
Sal Rowters
Pradva
Tula
Tula-Moscou
Leningrad
Hiller
Tikhvin
Britain
Finnland
Hungary
Rumania
Finland
Russia
Stops Lightning and Skua Survive Antarctic Edges
Rain acts as a conductor causing lightning to discharge to earth in stormy conditions. The fiercest carnivorous bird in the south, the skua, is the southernmost bird on earth and often travels inland toward the South Pole edge. It preys on penguin eggs and chicks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
South Ole
South Polar
Talbot Feild Jr County Chairman Rev J BE Has Mill City Choir
Talbot Feild Jr and Rev J B E are highlighted as county leaders with influence over a local mill and city choir, reflecting community leadership roles. The fragment suggests combined civic involvement and cultural activity in the town.
A New Look at Industrial Relations and Social Solutions
Willis Thornton Evely contends that social problems like industrial relations lack a single final formula but can yield workable solutions over time. He notes proposals such as employee payroll checks to fund union costs, arguing that ongoing ideas keep hope alive for solving difficult issues even if current notions seem impractical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Food Stamp Office Announces Thursday Openings and Saturday Closings
Crit C. Stuart issuing officer of the Hempstead County Stamp office announces new hours starting December 11 with Thursday full day openings. The office will close Saturdays at noon each week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crit C. Stuart
Hempstead County
Youth Dies After Being Hit by Truck Near Hope
Eight year old James McGarity of Hope died from injuries after being struck by a pickup on Highway 29 two miles south of Hope. L B Hollis of Hope drove the truck. witnesses said the boy ran from behind a school bus into the truck’s path. Funeral services set for New Hope cemetery Sunday at 3 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McGarity
D. R. McGarity
Hope
Julia Chester Hospital
Highway
L. B. Hollis
Tom Middlebrooks
Middlebrooks
Anthony Lumber
Ere
Jean Roland McGarity
New Hope Cemetery
Sheridan
Senator Pilkinton to Speak Over KTHS
Senator James H. Pilkinton of Hope will be guest speaker on the Americanism quarter hour broadcast by KTHS Hot Springs next Monday night from 6:30 to 6:45 p.m. The regular weekly program is sponsored by the Hot Springs Junior Chamber of Commerce and will be introduced by William Lockadoo. He will discuss The Sources of American Liberty. An elf owl, about six inches long, is noted as the smallest owl in North America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Pilkinton
Hope
KTHS
Hot Springs
Barrage balloons part of growing U S defense units
Army plans a 1000 acre training site near Paris Tennessee to form barrage balloon units and finish a six to twelve week school by Jan 31, 1942. Two units formed last summer with four more in development as the Air Corps transfers balloons to the Coast Artillery Corps.
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Milton Bronner
NEA
Washington
Sam
London
Panama Canal
Welland Canal
Saulte Ste. Marie
Air Corps
Coast Artillery Corps
Tyson
Paris
Camp Davis
Hope Boy on Debate Team
Edward Lester Conway of Hope returns to Hendrix College debate squad as president of Tau Kappa Alpha. The team will compete in a Murray State Teachers College tournament in Murray, Kentucky, with the resolution urging government labor union regulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Lester
Hope
Hendrix College
Robert B. Capel
Hendrix
United States
Lester
Tau Kappa Alpha
Murray State Teachers College
Murray
Rebels Seek to Carve New State of Jefferson
Four frontier counties in California and Oregon back a proposed 49th state named Jefferson. With 12 465 square miles, the territory would dwarf Connecticut and Rhode Island in area though lack population. Proponents cite untapped timber and minerals while criticising California and Oregon for failing to build roads and develop resources.
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Walt Stafford
NEA
Yreka
Calif
Jefferson
Frontier
California
Oregon
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Delaware
Curry County
Gilbert Geble
Port Orioz
Siskiyou
del Norte
Modoc
The
Siskiyou Daily News
J. E. Mundell
Vacancy at Proving Ground for Telephone Operator
The Ninth U S Civil Service District in St. Louis announces an exam to fill a Telephone Operator position at Southwestern Proving Ground Hope Arkansas with a $1260 yearly pay. Applicants must have ten years experience plus six months in a large central office and one year in a branch exchange. age 18 to 55 with veteran preference note. Further info and application blanks available at Hope Post Office or the Southwestern Proving Ground Hope Arkansas office.
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U.S. Civil Service District
New Federal Building
St. Louis
Ordnance Department
Southwestern Proving Ground
Hope
Arkansas
Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
Civil Service District
Tigers Triumph Over Hot Springs In Historic Victory
The Yeager Tigers, first to claim Langston Negro High School status in Hot Springs, defeated Hot Springs 6-0 at Hammons Stadium. After three scoreless quarters, Yeager marched 65 yards for the lone touchdown as eight Tigers played their final game.
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Yeager Tigers
Langston Negro High School of
Hot Springs
Hammons Stadum
Tigers
Cranium Crackers Familiar Statues Quiz Notes
A curious item invites readers to test knowledge of famous statues and relics. It poses questions about the Statue of Liberty, the Minuteman on defense stamps, the Liberty Bell, Nelson’s Column at Trafalgar Square, and the Lincoln Memorial, with answers on the comle page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defense Savings
Trafalgar Square
London
Lincoln
Lincoln Memorial
Washington
Progress of Seal Campaign in Hope Welcomed by Citizens
Citizens of Hope respond wholeheartedly to the Christmas Seal Campaign of the Tuberculosis Association. Rev J E B Hamill, city chairman, says the campaign is not a complete success yet and outlines a 1942 program. Roy Hamill notes strong support as an old American institution.
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Citizens of Hope
Tuberculosis Association
J. EB. Hamill
Hamill
Roy Hamill
Smith Take a Back Seat
Logan West Virginia telephone directory shows Brownings with 36 members as the most common surname in the city. Cooks are second with 20, Staiths have 16, while the Joneses and the Browns are not listed among the top names.
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Logan
W. Va
Joneses
Brownings
Moon position theory vs weather prediction claims
An analysis contrasts long-range moon phase predictions with weather forecasts, noting that while celestial positions can be projected centuries ahead, accurate multi month weather forecasts remain unreliable. It argues that long-term climate patterns are more predictable than short term atmospheric events.
Car Lot Watchman Attacked and Killed in Little Rock
John Holtman a 65 year old night watchman for a used car lot was found bludgeoned to death in his shanty in Little Rock. A 1933 coupe was missing, and authorities suspect an automobile thief or thieves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
John Holtman
Merchants Invited to Banquet Honoring Plant Locators
Hope Chamber of Commerce urged merchants who profited from the Southwestern Probing Ground site to reserve tables for clerks at a banquet honoring the two men most responsible for locating the defense plant. The chamber said many would appreciate the gesture, and noted Governor Adkins Senator Spencer and others would be named in a published list. Women are welcome, reservations for single seats will not be made.
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Chamber of Commerce
Hope Reserve
Hope Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Spencer
Adkins
Niee
Drive of Red Cross Closes Drive Near Hempstead Drive
Hempstead county Red Cross drive nears completion with officers reporting donations totaling 3,882.76 dollars and only a few names left to publish. The list includes numerous local residents and race volunteers from Wepe, Arkansas, and nearby communities, showing broad community support for the relief effort.
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Hempstead County
Red Cross
Britain orders recall of troops to defend against Japan
AP reports Britain threatens to pull fighting men back to posts in the East Indies defense. Singapore mobilizes tanks and aircraft. non-Britons restricted from leaving Malay states. Japanese nationals in India and Ceylon may be sent home. Australia prepares a new declaration with Britain and the Dutch Indies amid warnings of possible rapid developments.
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Associated Press
Britain
East Indies
Ser
Singapore
Gibraltar of the Orient
Nippon Yusen Kaisha
Hom
Bay
Japan
Washington
Domei
Aispatch
Bombay
India
Ceyl
Tokyo
Jay Ready
Australia
W. S
Indies
United States
French Authors Draft Novel Across Occupied Lines
Three French writers Philippe Herlat Francois de Roux and Gery maine Beaumont reside in Villefrance-Sur-Mer Cassis and Montfort l Amaury split by the demarcation. They exchange corerespondence via Post cards to bridge the two zones amid the Vichy era
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Vichy
Philippe Herlat
Francois de Roux
Gerymaine Beaumont
Villefrance-Sur-Mer
Cassis
Mont
fort-l’Amaury
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Army
New York
Hope Boy
Ous
USAIN
EASE
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Smith
Hope C. of
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Claude Walker
Ambrous Hamm
Herbert Whitten
J. W. Mayo
Faye Boyd
Addell Bruce
Mary Taylor
Geraldine Co
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B. Roberts
F. Beasley
Ola Taylor
Mary Lou Rowe
Mildred McElfresh
Opal Pedron
Timothy McClendon
Barnum Wright
Willie Hunt
Russell Hightower
Brice ‘Thomas
Wepe
Arkansa
Roma
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Maury Chambers
N. Story
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