Invasion Fleet Halted and Wells Reported in Oklahoma Field
Late reports from the Midway field detail multiple oil wells in section 10-15-24 and nearby sections. Prosity depths reach 6531 feet. several wells show casing and drilling progress, including Dodson No. 2 due Tuesday and Roberts Bond No. 1 coring at 8338 feet while Magnolia Johnson No. 1 and others advance with casing and drilling milestones.
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Corergnondent
Midway
Barnsdall
Dodson
Arkansas Fuel Oil Company
Roberts Bond
Magnolia Johnson
Wingfield
Rogers
Barnsdall Bond
Harnsdall Creek
Barnsdall Beck
Rutherford’s Stamps Land OY
Frankel's Burns No
Hope Resident Dies Sunday in Local Hospital
Hope resident Mrs. Sullie E. Wingfield, 79, died Sunday after an extended illness. Survived by two daughters Mrs. R. H. Ragan of Greenville Texas and Mrs. R. L. Gosnell of Hope, a son Ernest O. Wingfield of Hope, a sister Mrs. Reese Lamb of St. Louis, and several grandchildren. Funeral at 3 p.m. Monday at First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Thomnas Brewster officiating. Burial in Rose Hill Cemetery.
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Sullie £. Wingfield
R. H. Ragan
Greenville
Texas
R. L. Gosnell
Hope, & Son
Ernest O. Wingfield
Hope
Reese Lamb
St. Louis
First Presbyterian Church
Thomnas Brewster
Rose Hill Cemetery
Felkner, 36, Hempstead County Farmer Dies at Home
O Felkner of Fulton Route dies at home on Sunday at age 36. Survived by his parents Mr and Mrs E Felkner. Funeral services set for 2:30 Monday at Herndon Cornelius Funeral Home. Burial in Rose Hill Cemetery.
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O. Felkner
Hempstead County
Fulton
E. Felkner
Herndon-Cornelius
Rose Hill Cemetery
Cranium Crackers Derby Day Kentucky Quiz
A playful quiz asks five Kentucky questions. It seeks a composer who suggested singing on a song, the largest city, the state capital, notable governor appointments, a city sharing its name with a Revolution town, and a small college that defeated Harvard in football. Answers appear on Comic Page.
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Blue Grass
Kentucky
Massachusetts
Kentucky College
Athletic Hall of Fame
Harvard
Unemployment bill defeated in House Ways and Means
The Ways and Means Committee killed H. R. 6465 by a 16 to 8 vote, blocking federalization of state unemployment funds and a $300 million infusion. Governors led by Homer M. Adkins opposed it, plus presses and business groups citing loss of state control and the merit-rating tax structure. The defeat preserves state funds and the existing tax-and-merit system, while signaling future political battles over unemployment policy.
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House Ways and Means
Homer M. Adkins
Social Security Board
Arkansas
Contel
Congress
Washington
German rationing lives on closely for a decade
Willis Thornton reports that for nearly ten years the German people have endured strict rationing, reflecting on continued shortages and daily constraints as cited in the ongoing distribution system. The story notes the sustained impact on ordinary lives and the resilience observed amid continued austerity.
Public Enemy No 1 Shot in Mississippi Ambush
Meridian reports Charles Irvin Chapman aged 44 once labeled public enemy No 1 was killed Sunday night when federal agents city police and state officers trapped them on a highway near Philadelphia Mississippi. Chapman fired five times before being shot. Alfred Ward surrendered. Six alleged associates remain at large in Neshoba county stronghold.
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Meridian
Miss
Charles Irvin Chapman
PBS
Neshoba
Irving Charles Chapman
Philadelphia
Percy Wyly II
Mississippi
Chpaman
H Companion
Alfred Ward
New Noda County
Ward
Wyly
Chapman
Road Fund Near Goal After Monday Canvass
Donors reported $1,400 raised for the oil road fund, $100 shy of the target. Contributions included Saenger Rialto Theaters Home Ice Company M System Store Ladies Specially Shop Hillard’s Cafe Magines. U S Marines of the Second Division captured 32,026 prisoners in World War I, comprising one fifth of Allied totals.
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Oil Road Fund
Saenger-Rialto Theaters
Home Ice Company
M'System Store
Hillard's Cafe
Magines
U.S
A. E
Anthony Ships 1st Car Load From New Hope Mill
Graydon Anthony announced this week the Hope area lumber mill south of Hope on Highway 23 shipped its first finished carload. Operations began in January with 100 workers and a $15,000 monthly payroll. The first carload was sold to the United States government for Bear Strap Texas. Marines held base in Cuba in 1898 a battalion opposed 6000 Spaniards.
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Cuba
Coast Guard Cutter Alexander Hamilton Sunk Off Iceland
The Coast Guard Cutter Alexander Hamilton was torpedoed by a submarine off Iceland. While being towed into port the ship capsized and had to be sunk by gunfire. The loss of life was described as moderate with few details given. Built in 1937 in New York, the 327 foot vessel weighed 2,141 tons and could reach 20 knots. Jane's Fighting Ships notes its armament as two to three five inch guns plus anti air defenses. This marks the first U.S. battant ship loss in the Iceland vicinity since the war began.
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Washington
Coast Guard
Iceland
Navy
New York
Jane's Fighting Ships
U. S
Oil and Gas Filings in Hempstead County 1942
Prepared by Jewelle Bartlett February 21 1942 Hope Arkansas listing multiple oil and gas deeds and leases filed February 20 21 1942. Transactions include Oscar Van Riper to U S A and W G Jones to Louis R Travis with mineral rights notes. Several Flowers deeds connect W B Huddleston mineral reservations with parcels in T 14 S R 25 W and surrounding sections. Page continues with further entries.
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Hempstead County
Jewelle Bartlett
Hope
Arkansas
State of Arkansas
Oscar van Riper
Washington
Ark
O. & G. Lease
Stella Adams
Edward McNeill
Nes New
W. G. Jones
Louis R. Travis
NEY
E. L. Carter
Cybron
S. R
John Flowers
Lonnie J. Flowers
S.R
Sid Flowers
Td S
W. B. Huddleston
O. W. Flowers
Glendon Flowers
Sey
Nwy
S. RB
W. Flowers
W. D. Flowers
Maude Flowers
Cybron Flowers
Lowenie J. Flowers
New
Ste
Jol Flowers
Vernon Flowers
Reds Withhold War Report From Stalin to Allied War Effort
The Associated Press reports Stalin lamented no allies for the Red armies while urging mass mobilization for victory. He noted Germany fights with allies but Russia has none, yet mentions a small RAF unit and a growing Polish force on Soviet soil. Russia and Japan remained diplomatically cordial as talks on fishing concessions continued. Moscow radio cited the Red navy sinking 81 ships and 276 auxiliary vessels in seven months of war with Germany.
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Associated Press
Joseph Stalin
Russia
Red Army
Stalin
Japan
Kuibyshev
Pacific
Tokyoj
Moscow
Tokyo
Red Organization
Liile
Red Navy
Germany
Tanker Thalia Torpedoed Near Moncos Island
Panamanian tanker Thalia was torpedoed near Moncos island about 100 miles from Aruba in the Dutch Caribbean, according to Aneta news agency. The report, filed Monday, provides the pivotal location and incident detail.
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Willemstad
Dutch West Indies
Moncos Island
Auto thefts reported including truck wheel and tire
Police said a tire and wheel were stolen from Eddie Williams’s truck Saturday night while parked uptown. An automobile owned by J. E. Allen was also stolen the same night. Investigations continue.
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Eddie Williams
J. E. Allen
Rumors Swirl Over Hempstead County Election
Hope weekend chatter centers on likely candidacy shifts with Frank Hill aiming for sheriff and Clarence Baker seeking re election. Dewey Hendrix eyed for clerk while Leo Wray Otis Sanders discussed for assessor. Other officials Judge Fred Luck Newt Pentecost and J B Byers expected to run unopposed for second terms.
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Hempstead
Frank Hill
Offcie
Clarence Baker
John Gaines
Tom Middlebrooks
Frank Ward
Dewey Hendrix
Andrew
Speedy) Hutson
Gifford Byers
Leo Wray
Otis Sanders
Isabelle Onstead
Fred Luck
Newt Pentecost
J. B
Phoebe T Harris Made Demonstrator in Randolph County
Miss Phoebe T Harris appointed home demonstration agent for Randolph County by University of Arkansas officials. A 1940 graduate in home economics, she has served six months as Hempstead County assistant agent and taught home economics at North Heights School Texarkana from Sept 1940 to May 1941. Appointment effective February 23, with Pocahontas headquarters.
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Phoebe T. Harris
Randolph County
University of Arkansas
Miss Harris
College of Agriculture
Hempstead County
University
Agricultural Extension Service
North Heights
Texarkana
Ark
Harris
Pochontas
Fayetteville, Ark
Thema
Allies Smash Bali Invasion Fleet To Small Remnant
Allied air and sea forces reported near Bali destroyed or damaged most of the Japanese invasion fleet. A big transport of over 130,000 tons was set afire while dive bombers and U N and Dutch aircraft struck ships in the Bangka Strait, northwest of Batavia. Bali airdrome fell, but the landings were halted by strong Allied resistance as the Japanese risked exposed expeditionary forces.
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Associated Press
Bali
U. S
Java
Bangka Strait
Batavia
Sumatra
Dava
United Nation
United Nations
Soerabaja
Netherlands
London
Sheriff Conducts Raid on Patmos Slot Machines
Hempstead county sheriff announced on Monday that several slot machines were confiscated in the Patmos area Sunday night after resident complaints. He warned that further raids would follow across the county.
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Hempstead
Patmos
Coffee Ration Cut by Swedish Board
Stockholm reports the Food Commission trims adult coffee allowance to 230 grammes per litre for three months to conserve scarce supply. No coffee issued to households or restaurants during spring and summer to preserve a limited ration for autumn and winter. Also notes over 200,000 defense workers now wear the Navy E for efficiency in naval ordnance.
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Stockholm
The
Food Commission
Navy
Naval Ordnance
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Alex, H. Washburn
Willis Thornton
Public Enemy No. 1
Charles Chapman
1St Car Lumber
New Hope
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