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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1939
Page
2
A battered squad after two wins in two years morphs into a disciplined unit, losing only one of eight starts. Coach Eddie shuns praise, insisting the victory stems from the players he calls his cage to riches team.
Willisville High School and Prescott face strong opposition after opening season wins. Willisville girls chase a state title as the local court hosts the district championship, Wednesday night, with the quintet aiming to advance.
The Bodcaw quintet, fresh from last week's Rosston invitation win, visits Prescott for the night’s curtain raiser at 6 45 and will be opposed by the junior boys from both schools in the earlier game. The Prescott girls play before the boys contest.
Yerger High School football state champions were treated to a banquet at the school home economics building on December 13 with Senior class members serving. Coach Rainey and Supervisor K J Blakely spoke. The team later traveled December 15 to Pine Bluff via AL & M College for the AM&N College banquet and dance, returning to Hope the following Saturday.
Washington faces a two sided clash as Secretary Ickes and the U S Chamber of Commerce power lobby dispute how much industrial power is needed for national defense. Estimates range from 250000 to 2000000 kilowatts with talks of grids and government roles.
Capt Langsdorff’s fate follows the Graf Spee battle as the Columbus is scuttled after urgent orders. Norfolk base reports a radiogram confirming the ship’s sinking. At Westminster Hospital a radium supply is reported lost in a steel shaft. A negro high school rally aims to raise funds for sweaters.
Goodfellows Fund funds. Other matters before the council include purchasing a half ton utility truck with trade in of the old one. The water and light committee is to review. Street commissioner reports scrap iron stolen from the junk pile and that wire will be furnished to Theodore Roberts for fencing the junk yard with Roberts providing labor free. Treasurer Charles Reynerson filed November's report noting receipts and a balance, with items from the Hope Water and Light Plant, licenses, taxes, fines, athletic fund, and cemetery deeds. The passage ends with mention of BBC radio bulletins in multiple languages.
Hot Springs outlines a Christmas Eve tableaux program on a city bluff with scenes of the angel shepherd wise men and the birth of Christ. The final tableau symbolizes peace as living characters and expanded lighting and selling areas enhance the production. Mrs McMath leads the tableaux effort with Mrs Sims directing carols.
Mrs Charles Hy Lutterloh serves as general chairman of the Nations Parks Chamber of Commerce sponsored event. The program ends in three minutes and traffic around the area will be halted at street lights during the concluding moment.
DeAnn school will present a Christmas program Thursday at 7 o clock. Primary pupils perform Christmas sketches, junior high stages two one act plays, and the intermediate grades contribute a tableau of the first Christmas. A school chorus will sing carols.
In Mason City Iowa Dr Eddie Eldie, brought to town to lead football, told a banquet he could not perform miracles or wave a hand to create victories. Yet local fans credit him as a master strategist, shaping a team with the aid of unconventional allies.
Ladies at the First Baptist quilling bee smelled smoke and grabbed axes and buckets to combat a blaze discovered in a partition inside the building. By the time firefighters arrived, the women had the fire well in hand.
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