Hope High elects co-captains for 1940 grid team
Jones and Curtis Breeding share captains duties after a squad vote tied. Norman Green named most valuable player. Joe Eason chosen best all around student athlete. Six lettermen ready to return. basketball season starts with about 20 candidates reporting to Coach Hammons.
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Hope High School
J.D. Jobet
Curtis Breeding
Julia Chester
Breeding
Jones
Wolkhs
Eason
Norman Green
Stewart
Joe Eason
Foy Hammons
Bery Henry
J. A. Jones
Comlazh
Ara
Beryl Henry
Jones Breeding
Synker
Simms
Ward
May
Harmmans
Hammons
Arkansas School Funds Apportionment and Board Action
The second quarter apportionment totals 17326.60 to Hempstead and other counties with state funds and sales tax allocations. The Arkansas Education Board deferred action until March, noting vacancies in the assistant commissioner and planning director posts. Several district refunding bonds were approved, including a 4000,000 issue by Nashville schools. Dr. F C Crow returned from Kansas City after addressing a Cleveland Chiropractic college event.
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Lettle
William L. Hue
Nashville
Clark
Columbia
Hempstead
Howard
Lafayette
Miller
Montgomery
Nevada
Ouachita
Pike Poll
Sevier
Soviet Calls Reserves for Finnish Campaign
London dispatch from Moscow reports Russia recalled to active service reservists released after occupying eastern Poland since the Finnish conflict began. The move signals renewed wartime mobilization and heightened tensions in the Baltic region.
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London
Eng
Reuters
Moscow
Russia
Poland
Voting Heavily as City Primary Attracts Voters
A city democratic primary drew strong turnout with 627 votes reported by 2 PM. Projections suggested 1,000+ votes by close as weather remained clear. Ward tallies showed Ward One 292, Ward Two 190, Ward Three 17, Ward Four 82, with four alderman seats contested.
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Funds Set Up for Rural Housing in Arkansas
United States Housing administrator Nathan Straus announced Arkansas joined four Southern states Mississippi Georgia and Louisiana in an experimental rural housing program. He will visit Lonoke county plantations Tuesday to inspect farms and a formal application will be presented for a 300 home project. The effort aims to study rural housing conditions and guide future federal housing work.
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Little Rock
Ark
United States
Nathan Straus
Arkansas
Mssissippi
Georgia
Lou Lees
Feders
Lille Rock
Memphis
Lonoke County
Alsewide
Herve
Straus
Boar's Head Carol Tradition at Queen's College Oxford
Christmas carol tale recalls the Boar's Head tradition sung at Queen's College Oxford where a boar's head is served at Christmas dinner. A legend ties the custom to a student defending himself from a wild boar with Aristotle, and the carol first appeared in 1521.
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Queen's College, Oxford
Legion Post Sponsors Goodfellows Drive in Hope
The Leslie Huddleston post of the American Legion will sponsor the Goodfellows Drive in Hope. Campaign opens Friday morning with street solicitation in downtown Hope and runs until December 20. Mrs. Arch Moore will manage purchases for the needy as Cecil Weaver announces committee assignments and the campaign goal.
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Leslie Huddleston
American Legion
Hope
Cecil Weaver
Weaver
Aven
Arch Moore
Young Business Men's Association of Hope
Ray Anderson
Germany says sea lanes wiped out on Britain
Berlin reports the German news agency DNB claims British sea power is on the defensive as shipping within certain waters falls under naval control and neutral shipping faces British protection. Paris notes German patrols were repelled from a French post on the Western front while rifle fire disrupted the Rhine sector. London says British air strength holds definite superiority and has inflicted heavy losses on German fighters.
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Germany
DNB
Britain
Paris
Prince Ee
Tres
Three Pots
Rhine Front
Tondon
Eng
Kingsley Wood
House of Commons
Eaue
British French Parity Accord Announced in Paris
Paris announced Tuesday that a British French parity accord would hold for six months after signature to prevent changes in the pound franc exchange during hostilities. Finance Minister Paul Reynaud said the pact aimed to avoid modifying current currency parity as the war with Germany continued.
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France
Germany
Paul Reynaud
Britain
Woman Leaps to Her Death in Los Angeles Building
Despondent over prolonged illness, Mrs J M Short leapt from the 10th floor of the Boyle Building at Fifth and Main in Little Rock just before 1 am Tuesday. Coroner Howard Dishough ruled death by suicide.
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Awoman
J. M. Short
Boyle
Fifth
Rock
Howard Dishough
Thought God writes gospel on trees and skies
Quote attributed to Luther about the divine message not only in scripture but in nature. The remark emphasizes nature as a living testament, with trees, flowers, clouds and stars conveying religious truth beyond the Bible.
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Luther
Russia Hides From League Reply At Geneva
In Geneva the 44 hour deadline for a Soviet reply to the League of Nations mediation offer on the Russian pianist war passed without a response. Diplomatic ties between Moscow and the League and many actors remain strained as the Assembly weighs Russia’s appeal amid stalled talks.
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Switzerland
League of Nations
Soviet Union
Ditivin
Binland
League Assembly
Russia
Adrid
Ti Davis
Hussie
Mary Jo Compton Buried After Sunday Funeral
The funeral for Mary Jo Compton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Copton of Hope, was held Monday with Rev. W. O. Hamilton of First Baptist officiating. She died Sunday morning and was laid to rest at Rose Hill cemetery beside her parents and her brother Jim.
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Mary da Cumsett
Wad Mes
Wow
Copton
Hope
W. OR. Hamilton
First Baptist
Rose Hill Cemetery
Ig Oaure
and Caplan
Jim
Doug Fairbanks Sr Dies at 56 in Hollywood
Hollywood star Doug Fairbanks Sr aged 56 died Tuesday from a heart attack at his Santa Monica beach home. Famous for acrobatic stunts, he was remembered for a dramatic film career and a quiet recent life. A stray note mentions a king cobra as a dangerous serpent with a record length of 18 feet.
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Hollywood
Calif
Doug Fairbanks
Dan Juan
Santa Monica
Cotton New York Market Opens With Mixed Prices
Cotton market in New York opened Tuesday with middling cotton at 11.01 cents and December futures at 11.08 to 11.09 cents. The report notes slight fluctuations and general market jitters as traders watch global demand.
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New York
Bremen's voyage amid British naval chase ends in Russian port
The Bremen, a German liner, reportedly evades the British fleet after leaving New York as war breaks out. Authorities say she docked at a Russian port after sightings and a submarine incident that followed the rules of sea warfare. Fleet movements and subsequent routes remain unconfirmed.
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Londong
Bremen
Admiralty
Russia
Brent
New York
Tard Gennany
Cotton Moves Up Passes Je Mark In Market Rally
Cotton rose to new season highs here Tuesday as buying from both foreign and domestic sources pushed prices above the Je Mark level for the first time since August 9, 1987. The advance followed a rain delay and a tight supply outlook, signaling ongoing strength in the fiber market.
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Cotton
Mark
Cranium Crackers Word Choice Quiz
A word-choice quiz asks to select the best fit for meanings in groups. Options cover revolution, appease, stigmatize, condemn, ordain and similar terms, with clues and misprints guiding selections.
Federal aid urged for education by Southwest Arkansas leaders
Approximately 76 school superintendents principals and teachers from several southwestern Arkansas counties gathered Monday night as Senator James H. Pilkinton of Hope urged federal aid for education. He argued southern opportunities lag behind and warned against letting aid die in Congress, advocating tax-funded public schools only and urging a cooperative statewide program to raise educational standards. The meeting in Hope also named new officers and featured performances by the Yerger High School quartet.
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Arkansas
James H. Pilkinton
Hope
Southland
Southwest Arkansas Schoolmasters Club
Hotel Barlow
South
Pilkinton
New York
California
Mississippi
Pilkinson
Congress
United States
Williams
M. BR. Oweng
Little Rock
G. W. Wares
University of Arkansas Fruit
J. H. Jones
Yerger High School
J. H. Harris
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