Underpass Plan Moves No. 29 Paving Hopes Rise
Arkansas news notes PWA bids for a $100000 underpass south of town to remove a grade crossing with the Louisiana & Arkansas Railway, a step toward paving State Highway 29 linking U.S. 67 with Louisiana No. 10 at the state line. The broad drive aims to attract federal designations to fund road work.
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Little Rock
Arkana
Federal Public Works Administration
PWA
Louisiana & Arkansas Railway
New England Hit by Quake Damages Slight
A earthquake originating in New England and felt in New Jersey and Canada shook tall buildings, caused slight damage, and alarmed thousands. Harvard University Observatory’s Prof Don Leet said the quake lasted about 30 seconds. Residents from New England to Rochester and Syracuse awoke in night clothes as homes swayed and a baby was reportedly jolted. Montreal also felt the tremor with minor disturbances but no serious damage occurred.
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Boston
New England
New Jersey
Canada
Don Leet
Harvard Daversity Observatory
Rochester
Syracuse
N. Y
New
Montreal
British Insist Nazis in Holy Rome Threaten UK Powers
The BBC reported Italian officers told a neutral observer that large German anti aircraft gunners and other units have arrived in Rome. Rome councils of the Fascist Militia urged mobilization to resist Duce, while a major crisis nears its end.
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London
British Broadcasting Corporation
Rome
Abserver
BBC
Council of the
Fori
Tl Duce
Kroger Stores Set Early Christmas Closings
The Kroger Grocery store on South Main will close at 6 p m Tuesday night December 24 for Christmas Eve. Hope store will also close at 6 p m Tuesday and stay closed all day Christmas to allow staff time with families. Cecil W Dennis and Ik L Caplinger announced the changes to inform the public. Silkworm culture in Japan now highly developed with licensed egg sales and guaranteed health of worms.
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Kroger
South Main Street
Hope Store
Cecil W. Dennis
L. Caplinger
Japan
The Great Ziegfeld The Great Dictator The Great McGinty The Great Victor Herbert The Great Profite
Five film titles begin with The Great. Identify the actor who played the title role in each film as listed on the comic page.
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Ziegfeld
Dictator
McGinty
Victor Herbert
Christians to Hold Xmas Play at Christian Church
A Christmas drama titled My Heart Shall Not Fear will be presented Sunday night at 1 30 at the Christian church under Winufield Stroud. The Bible School's Christ Ws program with tree and Santa Claus follows on Christmas Eve at 7 30. Cast includes Thea Grandpauw Mason Alya Reynerson Ida Newins Mrs Cline Franks and others.
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Christian Church
Winufield Stroud
Bible School
Christ Ws
Thea Grandpauw Mason
Alya Reynerson
Ida Newins
Cline Franks
Alice
Rose Mary
Coop
Barbara
Carolyn Arnett
Judy Franks
Flint
Donald Vu, Moore
Mr. Houston
Shareh Elder
Lloyd Coop
Highway 29 Underpass Projects Seek Bids in January
Bids for two underpasses on Highway 29 near Hope and on Highway 82 at Garland City will be received by the state Highway Commission on January 10 or 19. Each project is estimated at $100,000 and funded as Public Roads Administration programs. W. W. Mitchell notes past near misses at Garland City. The commission also awarded several road contracts, including 15 miles of Salada Mountain road in Independence County to D. B. Hill and Ben M. Hogan for $59,157.36 and a one mile section of blacktop near Bella Vista to Evans Construction Company for $35,920.79.
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U. S. 67
Bradley
Lewisville
Stumps
LaFayette
Hempstead
Nevada
Little Rock
State Highway Commission
Hope
Louisiana & Arkansas Railway
Garland City
Cotton Belt Railroad
Public Roads Administration
W. W. Mitchell
Independence County
Salada Mountain Connection
D. B. Hill
Ben M. Hogan
Ford CIO row sparks federal probe in labor dispute
Detroit dispatch reports the Labor Department ordered James F. Dewey to investigate the Ford Motor Company and CIO United Auto Workers dispute over alleged discrimination. UAW leader Widman accuses Ford of provoking a strike, while Ford officials deny wrongdoing and cite seasonal layoffs at Lincoln and River Rouge plants.
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Detroit
Mich
Ford Motor Company
United Auto Workers
James F. Dewey
Labor Department
Ford C. I .O
Roosevelt
Michael F. Widman Jr
Ford
Ford Company
Widman
C. Ciarge
Harry “H. Bennett
Bennett
Linccoln
River Rouge
Britain Eyes Ships in U S as Key to War Effort
London officials warned that blocking enemy ships and deploying certain U S vessels to Britain could be decisive. Prime Minister Ronald Cross said Britain’s real struggle would come in 1941 and warned submarines threaten Britain’s lifeline. He urged U S aid in the coming year, expressing gratitude for past support.
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London
United States
Briain
Ronald Cross
Britain
A Thought on Humility and Peace from Leighton
A compact medieval style reflection urges a humble view of self to win favor with God and man. It counsels giving less to oneself and more to others, framing humility as a pathway to peace and social harmony.
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God
Leighton
Sylvia Pankhurst Aids Mussolini Revolt Plot In Africa
A mid age white woman Sylvia Pankhurst and her mother Emmeline aim to incite Ethiopian tribes to revolt against Italian rule near Sudan with British arms support. The plan hopes to block Suez and help Haile Selassie regain power, as Mussolini faces Greek resistance and British actions in Egypt and Libya. The piece notes Mussolini’s 1935 invasion and 1936 annexation of Ethiopia, and recalls Haile Selassie’s exile and a Bath visit.
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Sudan
Ethiopia
Benito Mussolini
Albania
Egypt
Libya
Haile Selassie
Sylvia Pankhurst
Emmeline Pankhurst
Suez Canal
Mussolini
Addis Ababa
Haile Belassie
England
Palestine
Italy
Victor Emmanuel
London
Robert Cecil
Haile
Bath
Miss Pankhurst
Hope Cagers Win Two Games In Texarkana， Hope Bobcats Triumph
Hope High School Bobcats basketball team swept a doubleheader against Texarkana on Thursday night with scores of 20 6 and 27 17. In the opener Texarkana stalled, scoring only six in the first period as Hope amassed 29 points. The second game was a closer contest with Hope winning by ten. Kendall Smith led with points.
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The
Hope High School
Bobcats
Texarkana
Texas
Hope
Kendall Smith
Hopi katchinas as ritual figures in Hopi life
The Hopi Indians carve wooden kachina figures not as toys but as sacred ritual representations. These catton wood dolls depict corn katchina and cow kachina among others, embodying tribal significance in ceremonies.
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Wey
NLR Junior Coach Resigns for Jonesboro Post
North Little Rock coach Clyde Trickey announced his resignation to take a similar role at Jonesboro Junior High. He has coached here since 1935, with football teams posting 40 wins and 7 losses over six seasons. His successor is not yet named.
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North Little Rock
Clyde Trickey
Jonesboro
Trickey
Bill Ruckman
Ted
Christmas Party for Centerville Folks
Centerville community members are invited to a church Christmas party Monday night at 7 30 announced Friday. The event aims to bring local residents together in a festive gathering.
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Centerville
Jackrabbits Cost Farmer Two Thousand Seventy-Five Dollars
COLORADO SPRINGS Colo PB wild jackrabbits invaded the wheat fields of Charles T Peacock and caused an estimated destruction valued at 2075.21 dollars. The loss records a significant impact on the farmer's crop and livelihoods.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Charles T. Peacock
Legislator Deflects Revenue Push For College Funds
LITTLE ROCK Arkansas state college at Jonesboro faced a delay in school legislation after Rep Forrest Rozzell charged the 1941 session would seek revenue from the sales tax. Sen James Dooch moved to delay action on a $153 200 request for Arkansas State College until president B C Kays can testify before the committee.
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Little Rock
Arkansas State College of
Jonesboro
Forrest Rozzell
James Dooch
Arkansas State College
Dooch
B. C. Kays
Arkansas
Nazis Demand French Changes
Bern Switzerland reports Nazi demands for radical changes in Vichy government personnel. Petain to announce changes in a radio address likely on Saturday as cabinet meets Fri and Sat. Laval’s ouster cited, with enemies among those to be ousted, possible Laval return as interior minister debated by Berlin via La Suisse.
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Bern
Switzerland
Fernandite Brinon
Trench
Paris
Marshal Fetain
Vichy
Laval
Petain
New York
CBS
de Brinon
Berlin
la Suisse
Stucart Stores Open in Hope
Stucart Stores opened this weekend on Second Street just east of Walnut Street in Hope. Store manager is David E. Day and market manager is Weaver Stephenson. The new grocery carries a complete line of meats and groceries at featured prices.
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New Grocery
Second Street
Walnut
Stucart Stores
Walnut Street
David E. Day
Weaver Stephenson
Stueart
British Forces Tighten Grip Around Libyan Port of Bardia
British troops have surrounded Bardia in Libya as RAF raids strike Derna and supplies. A Mediterranean strike opened access to the Adriatic with a raid on Valona, Albania, while Italian forces face encirclement threats and heavy bombardment.
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Cairo
Bardia
High Pourtees
London
Isea
Alban
Valona
Admiralty
Otranto
Albania
Dynbeargue
Lower
Adriatic
Aly
Rome
Britain
England
Australia
New Zealand
British Empire
Italy
Libya
RAF
Derna
Egyptain
Barida
Russellville Denies Burnett to Coach
Russellville college vice-president Alfred Cra baugh denied reports that Raymond Rabbitt Burnett would become assistant coach mid term at the college in Russellville.
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Russellville
Burnett
Alfred Crabaugh
Russellville College
Raymond (Rabbitt) Burnett
Is Man Thippe Sol Rates Wife Tongue History
The fragment suggests a domestic dispute theme with references to a man named Thippe Sol Rates and his wife. The text hints at a sharp tongue and possible discord related to delaying Christmas shopping, but details are unclear and no concrete event or outcome is stated.
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Sol
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