On Old Frontier Money and Counterfeit Bills
A reflective column contrasts early frontier markets with modern finance, noting government payroll funding, tax changes, and monthly OAB fund payments. It recounts a William Feather tale about endorsing counterfeit notes, legal risks of counterfeits, and the banker’s advice to avoid exact change. The piece ends with nostalgia for the past and a lyric about diamonds.
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William Feather
Imperial Type Metal Magazine
England
Garden Clubs to Hold Annual Flower Show
The 5th annual Mower show of the Hope Federation of Garden clubs sponsored by the Rose Garden club will be held Wednesday March 22 at the First Christian Church. Eight garden clubs from Hope and nearby towns will participate, with Mrs Dorsey McRae as general chairman and Mrs Ernest Wingfield as secretary. A full program with rules will be published soon.
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Sth
Hope Federation of Garden Clubs
The
Rose Garden Club
First Christian Church
Garden Clubs of Hope
Dorsey McRae
Ernest Wingfield
Juniors Ready to Give Play Twice Friday
Tickets are on sale for Seventeen Is Terrific a junior class play at Lope High School auditorium on February 17. Billy Gunter and Greta Caston run ticket sales with a 15 cent admission for grade schoolers and 25 cents for junior and senior high students. adults priced higher. Cast of twelve performs a three act comedy directed by H C Curr Tun with sponsors Miss Ruth Hamilton Mrs Lawrence Martin Jub Martin and Horace Hubbard. Kits offer a plan to convert 10 inch TV sets into a loéineher.
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Lope High School
Xopen
Billy Gunter
Greta Caston
Business Tennager
Esther Olson
H.C. Curr
Ruth Hamilton
Lawrence Martin
Jub Martin
Horace Hubbard
Arkansas Weather Forecast Brief
In Arkansas expect fair skies with milder afternoon temperatures. It will be cold tonight. Thursday may be fair, followed by warmer conditions in the altitude regions.
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Arkansas
Alteeauga
Search Plane Crash Kills Eight in Great Falls
Eight men died and seven escaped when an Air Force B-20 bomber crashed after takeoff from Great Falls base while resuming search for a missing B-36. The four engine plane burned after hitting the highway and careened off the road three miles southwest of the base. Captain K D McFarland, Spokane base information officer, confirmed the takeoff and mission.
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Great Falls
Mont
Queen Charlotte Sound
Air Force
K. D. McFarland
Spokane
U S Ready to Discuss Issues With Russia
The State Department said the United States is prepared to discuss outstanding issues with the Soviet Union and leave all possible doors open for exchange of views. The department noted such dialogue could occur through the United Nations or the agency.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Soviet Union
Department
United Nations
Agency
Red River at Fulton Faces Crest Near Thirty Feet
The U S weather bureau issued flood warnings for Lit We and Red Rivers. A crest of just over 25 feet is expected on Red River on Thursday and Fulton will crest at 90 feet late the same day. A 30 foot crest was forecast for White Cliffs tomorrow.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Red River
Fulton
Russia China 30 Year Pact Targets U S War Policy
Diplomatic officials say Moscow and the Chinese Communist regime drafted their alliance partly to undermine United States policy toward China. The annex implies Russia will hand over to China the Dalren port within two years and withdraw troops from Port Arthur naval base. Officials anticipate a propaganda gain and note secret accords may broaden the impact over time. Russian Chinese aims include pressing for a Japanese peace treaty to aid Japanese communism.
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John M. Hghtwoer
Ashington
Russia
Red China
China
Dalren
Moscow
Port Arthur
Acheson
Manchria
State Department
Red
United States
Difledaly
Red Dina
Treaty May Give China Military Aid
Moscow report says the Soviet Union and China signed 90 year treaties to deepen economic and cultural ties and curb Japanese aggression. Russia would lend 300 million dollars over five years and relinquish railroad island navigation rights in Manchuria by 1952 amid speculation of possible secret clauses.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
China
Krem-lin
Russia
Manchuria
Washington
Experiment Station Figures Show Rising Local Rainfall
Arkansas Experiment Station near Hope reports long term rainfall trends dating to 1898. The 3 year average rainfall is 149.60 inches for some periods, with 11 year averages around 56.95 inches and a 44 year average of 31.96 inches. Recent years show higher yearly totals, with January and February rainfall totals of 10.08 and 7.62 inches respectively, contributing to an overall increase in the section’s rainfall.
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University of Arkansas
Hope
Indies
Gelti
Battleship Missouri sails for Guantanamo training cruise
Norfolk bulletin reports the battleship Missouri sailed at 7 30 am for a training cruise to Guantanamo Cuba, destination set after January 17 grounding on a Chesapeake bay shoal. Other items note school board directors in Little Rock may be replaced by elected directors. a Jefferson county district board had four appointed directors and one elected from 1949.
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Norfolk
Missouri
Guantanamo
Cuba
Chesapeake Bay
Little Rock
Attorney General's Office
Jefferson County
Wiley C. Rountree
Pennsylvania Quads Observe 2nd Birthday
Latwube Pa Feb 15 The Zavada quadruplets three girls and a boy celebrated their second birthday today. Bernadette Barbara and Anne Mary marked their growing up by getting new home permanents for the occasion. They're all kinked up, explained their delighted mother Mrs Barbara Savada. And are fancy ever proud, themselves.
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Latwube
Zavada
Bernadette
Barbara
Anne Mary
Barbara Savada
New Growers Must File for Acreage Allotments 1950
Accruing to E N Martindale chairman Himpstead County PMA, all new cotton producers must apply for grower allotments by February 28 1950. New grower defines farms with no cotton grown 1946 1947 or 1948. Contact local PMA office in Hope promptly. No acreage allotments for 1950 soybeans. Price supports set for Irish potatoes at 60 percent parity as of Jan 1 1950. other details on U S No 1 No 2 grades and packaging. Commercial potato growers with three or more acres must stay within allotments to qualify for price supports.
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E N
Martindale
Himpstead County
PMA
S W Proving Grounds
Court House
Hope
Arkansas
U. S
Final Rites for Lt Abner Hervey in Louisville
Final rites proceed for Lt Abner Hervey killed in northern Italy April 25 1944. His widow and brother travel from Hempstead to Louisville for special services at Zachary Taylor National Cemetery. Six funeral attendees join Mrs Williamston in Little Rock for the observance.
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Hervey
Jack Hervey
Louisville
Abner Hervey
Italy
Hempstead
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery
Little Rock
Williuton
Fer
Truman Urges Moral Crusade Against Crime
President Truman calls for a national moral crusade against organized crime citing a postwar revival of underworld activity. He urges cooperation among federal state and local law enforcement and Education in moral values at home and in religious instruction. Attorney General McGrath backs community drives against gambling and offers legal aid to curb operations, with a conference including FBI chief Hoover and a message from Truman.
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Washington
Truman
United States
One Justice Department
J. Howard McGrath
Justice Department
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Victim of Leukemia Back Home
Residents rejoice as Jerry May, a leukemia victim, returns home to Bodcaw after receiving special treatments in Boston since January 1. He will continue treatments every other day in Texarkana. Local fundraising exceeding $1,200 supported his care in under a week.
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Jerry
Bodcaw
Boston
Texarkana
Weather blamed for 16 deaths in midwinter storms
Storms across the South Midwest and East caused at least 16 deaths and millions in damages. Floods threatened Illinois Indiana Ohio and Tennessee as rivers rose and homes flooded in Louisiana and Missouri. Snow and sleet tied up travel and left northern states with deep snow and widespread isolation.
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Louisiana
Missouri
Ilinois
Indiana
Ohio
Tennessee
U. S
Burniau
Middle West
Gulf
North Atlantic
Midwest
Rainy Day Reflections of a Traveling Salesman
In Baltimore on a rainy day a traveling salesman grapples with an anniversary letter and reflections on life. He muses cities melting into sameness under rain, ponders gifts for his wife, and contemplates the cost of work and love while planning a roadside return.
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Deen
Bob
Baltimore
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Boston
Denver
Munich
London
Vard
Pial
Olga Love
High
John
Jones A Namex Hope Jones A Namex Hope George P Newhert
The readable extract notes a meeting involving Jones and George P Newhert and mentions an apparent superintendent role with a period around 1933. The fragment is garbled but preserves key proper names and a formal context.
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George P. Newhert
Cerel
Jones
E& Pas
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