06 Feb 1941
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1941
Page
1
Legal notice from Hempstead County Chancery Court Arkansas announces nonpayment of taxes leading to forfeiture of lands. The state and/or redeemers may appear by March after publication to contest or claim rights to the lands, with a list of forfeited parcels and last payers summarized in the notice.
Flight Lieutenant Jean Paul Desloges, famed for football with Ottawa University and RCMP hockey, won the 1940 Philadelphia sports writers’ trophy as the most courageous athlete. He survived two air battles defending London, suffered injuries, and targets to regain sight and return to service. He excelled in golf, tennis, badminton, and squash, with a promising chance to resume hurricane duties after recovery.
Book notes portray Rev Praxitales Swany a Virginia born preacher who becomes captain of the Fifth Texas. He fights two bullies, preaches in a saloon, and rises in Hood’s brigade joining battle as a Bible quoting fighter, a symbol of southern resolve amid war.
Washington columnist Jack Stinnett says rumors of riots in Milan and Turin were false up to January 29. He claims Britain Germany and Russia spread untraceable tales from Belgrade to destabilize Italy and Balkan fronts, with aims tied to food limits, Italy's monarchy, and potential Whitehall, Moscow, and Berlin maneuvering.
A fragmentary reminiscence recalls a Yankee surgeon asking Praxiteles what the war is for. He says initially he fought for State's Rights, then doubts remain. He believes men must fight for their beliefs, and victory or defeat is for God to decide, with resolve to keep fighting while any survive.
The Patmos five defeated Columbus twice as the Tigers beat the hosts 42 23 in the first game and 38 12 in the second. Patmos forward Mayten scored 34 of his team’s 80 points while Caldwell of Columbus missed all nine free throws.
The passage satirically weighs German claims of humanitarian motives during occupation, noting how censorship and propaganda might frame riots as evidence to save Italians from domestic strife. It compares Hitler’s strategy to Hannibal across the Alps, cynically suggesting conquering to prevent harm, while mocking city elites.
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