ope Takes Wolves ter Hard-Fought Contest 34 to 32
Crowd turns out for final game of season as the Wolves edge their rivals in a tough defensive battle finishing with a 34 to 32 score.
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1940
Page
3
Green Sets Pace as Hope High Tops Prescott Wolves
Norman Green led Hope High with 13 points guiding a hard fought 44 to 32 home win over Prescott Wolves. Elmer Purtle added 11, Joe Eason and Baker contributed solid scores while Prescott’s Willis Leatts Massell and Hassell kept the visitors within reach, but Hope pulled away in the second half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ASM
Hope High
Peescolt Wolves
Jonday
Bobcats
Werg
Hope High School
Twins
Green
Allenround
Norman Green
Vee Hope
Hope
Elmer Purtle
Joe Eason
Prescott
Baker
D. Jones
Smith
Oliver
Delaney
Vnu
Stagoe
Willis Leatts
Willis
Hassell
Mane
Oren
Vistors
Purtle
Aehson
Balcony Green
Letty Jones
Venier O
Guare
Eason
Purl
Geard
Prescott Willis
Massell
Kelly
J. Baker
Hope Prescott
Mother of Hope Man Dies Near Brinkley
Mrs J R Vineyard of Allendale Immunity dies near Brinkley after long marriage. Survived by husband, daughter Mrs Charles E Bray of Brinkley, four sons Hy B Vineyard of Hope, Mrs G W Bree Mon of Marianna, Mrs J Yrea of Trenton Tenn, and brother Dr B T Bennett of Trenton. Funeral at 30 pm Tuesday at Southern Presbyterian Church led by Rev W R McCall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunkley
J. R. Vineyard
Oice
Allendale
Vineyard
Dughter
Charles £. Fray
Brinkley
Hy B. Vineyard
Hope
G. W. Bree- Mon
Marianna
Mes
J. ‘Yrea
Trenton
Southern Presbyterian Church
W. R. McCall
Presidential candidates described in jumble clues
A reader puzzle lists figures linked to the 1940s era presidential race in a scrambled description. It mentions a glamorous ex governor general in the Philippines, a New York representative at a conference, a youth dissident attorney, a recent United Mine Workers convention attendee, and a president’s son, with the answer found on page two.
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Uhey
Dean
Connecon
Philippines
New York
Osto
Noy Way
Fant Stanner
United Mine Workers
Culun- Dur
Aaswery
Farm Tenant Set Up Would Be Expanded
Washington report notes the House Agriculture Committee proposing a $50 million expansion loan program for farm tenants. The plan claims mortgage insurance could fund the expansion without extra drain on the federal treasury.
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Washington
House Agricultural Committee
Poultry Meeting Here Wednesday With A Moore Speaker
A Moore extension agent will be principal speaker at a 4 poultry meeting to be held Wednesday at Hope city hall. County Agriculture Committee poultry leaders and other farm groups are invited. A clothing leadership meeting will be held at Belton on Thursday February 29 under Miss Fletcher home demonstration agent direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A A. Moore
Hope City Hall
County Agriculture Commiliee
Belton
Miss Fletcher
Firms Seek to Try New Phone Service in Rural Arkansas
Two tele phone companies ask the state utilities commission for authority to test a rural service with rates varying by number of subservicers per line. The plan covers Roe Monroe and Slovne in Arkansas and Ward Lonoke counties within five miles of each town. Each rural subscriber would get a wallet type instrument. customers must install line from house to the company and calls would route via switchboards connected to Stuttgart Cabot exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
State Utilities Commission
Southwest Telephone Company
Southwestern States Telephone Company
Roe
Monroe County
Slovne
Arka
Sas County
Ward
Lonoke County
Commission
Tne
Rowe
Filovac
Stuttgart
Cabot
Roc
Slo- Vac
Jersey Heifers for Nevada County Project Details
Laneburg PA chapter completes plan to purchase light registered Jersey heifers for Central High School vocational agriculture students. Financing arranged via production credit with 4.5 percent interest. B W Chambers and O J Seymour oversee the vocational program in Southwest Arkansas. Farms visited include Fred A Smith at Dardanelle and Toi Slaughter at Camden. Families and F H A boys from Quechua county dairy area highly recommended. D B Harriman noted as organizer of New York fashion club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plana
Laneburg
Panama Canal Third Locks To Cost 277 Million Set
Diaby Panama scene shows Col. Thomas B. Larkin overseeing a 277000000 project to build larger single locks, shift sites from current twin locks, and guard against air raids. About 20,000 workers will toil 1041 44, with 15 million authorized and Jamaica recruited labor.
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NEA
Servite
Balboa
C. 2
Diaby
Thomas B. Larkin
Pahanga Canal
Diablo
Canal
Larkin
Fort Peckham
Montena
Agua Clara
Atlantic
Cocoll
Pacific
Congress
Jamaica
Canal Zone
Panama
United States
A Thought On Performance And Promise
A brief reflection on how steady effort and consistent performance outweigh mere promises, suggesting discipline and daily practice build lasting achievement beyond grand declarations.
May Accuse 800.in Gas Tax Evasion
The Arkansas revenue department reports bootlegging of gasoline from natural gas pipelines in the south, with 860 border stations facing possible charges for evading the six and one half cent tax. Investigators found 1,500 affidavits from drivers noting purchases from border stations without full tax paid. Hidden tanks and auxiliary pumps were uncovered along routes from Missouri into Benton county, with arrests expected as clerks and operators face tax charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
State Recenud Department
Arkansas
E. Patterson
State Revenue Department
Omaha
Boone County
J. E. Patterson
Jhidden Tanks
Highway Department
Missouri
Benton County
U. S. U1
Mise Southi
U. S. 62
Nazi Vessels Are Sunk Near Finland
Allied warships report sinking two German vessels near the Finnish shore after an Arctic blockade operation off Norway. Reports from Vardoe, 50 miles northwest of Petsamo, offer no clarity on whether the sunken ships were warships or freighters and whether the action occurred within Norwegian waters.
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Bergen
Norway
Vardee
Finland
Petsamo
Grossingfjord
Jersey
Hammerfest
Morea
Rostock
Paris
Vardae
Russia
Arctic
Murmansk
Bremen
Norwegian
Additional 45 Men to Protect F D R
The Secret Service added 45 agents after the European war outbreak to protect the president and family. Chief Frank J. Wilson testified before a House panel for a $90,400 supplemental appropriation for salaries travel and supplies, saying conditions in wartime Europe made an expanded force essential.
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Washington
Secret Service
Europe
Propery
Frank J. Wilson
House Appropriations
Finnish and Russian actions in Arctic and Viipuri regions
Finnish high command said Russian attacks stretched from the Arctic to the Gulf of Finland and that Finnish forces withdrew to new defensive positions after a daylong battle in Petsamo. Russians were reported pressing toward Viipuri and encircling efforts while the north or south fronts shifted to new positions. In London, Churchill said two battleships Barham and Nelson were under repair after enemy action, five new battleships would join soon, and Scapa Flow had been unused since the Royal C?l was sunk in October.
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Heclinki
Arctic
Gulf of Finland
Petsamo
Nauisi
Bay
Viipuri
London
Eng
Britain
Barham
Nelson
House of Commons
Winston Churchill
Admiralty
Ans
Hearl Churchill
Scapa Flow
Scotland
Royal Cul
New Ink Promises Faster Clearer Newspaper Prints
AP Science Editor describes a new hard ink that melts for printing and freezes on paper to prevent smearing. Engineered by Frank Breyer, it enables higher speeds and sharper images with 133 line screens, pushing beyond current limits while avoiding offset onto back pages. Leon Blum voices pride in the technology.
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Howard Wy. Blakeslee
AP Science
New York
Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry
Frank 8. Breyer
Chineial
Oder
Breyer
Hotel Man Won't Forget This Guest
In Los Angeles Jose Gracia who bundles waste paper for a junking service found $2000 in an envelope in a hotel trash room. The money was returned to its owner a guest who said I will not forget you then checked out. Gracia replied I will not forget him either and kept his job.
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Los Angeles
Jose Gracia
Reading
Jane
Jose
Compensation Law Explained for Employers and Employees
A public meeting Tuesday night in the city hall auditorium will explain Arkansas unemployment compensation law. The session starts at 7 30 with state officials present to answer questions. Officials anticipate many employers express interest and many points to discuss.
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Arkansas
City Hall
Quack Politicians Rapped By Bailey
Fort Lauderdale Fla Gov Carl E Bailey of Arkansas condemns appointed politicians and federal policy as subversive. He criticizes economic cures as palliatives and accuses Washington insiders of undermining state sovereignty, civil service control, and tariff structures in a Southern Governors conference address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Carl E. Bailey
Arkansas
Southern Governors’ Conference
Bailey
Merit Council
Secretary of the Interior
Federal Civil Service Commission
Civil Service Commission
Washington
R. H. Gore
Prentice Cooper
Tennessee
Frank M. Dixon
Alabama
Burnet R. Maybank
South Carolina
B.D. Rivers
Gear
Cotton New York Opens Trading For May
New York May cotton futures opened Tuesday at 40.95, then slipped to 10.89 with spot at 1.36, signaling early price activity in the cotton market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
War news and raids update amid European tension
A contested French British stance on Romania shifts as tensions rise. German raids off Britain resume coastal strikes with one destroyer claim by RAF. The freighter Wahehe, attempting to run Vigo blockade, was captured and scuttling thwarted by a British ship. French government orders farm workers requisitioned to ensure spring planting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finance Commission
Paris
Britain
Geri
Romania
London
Eng
Royal Air Force
Firth
Vigo
Spain
France
Taylor Presented to Pope in Rome
Myron Taylor, special envoy from President Roosevelt, handed Pope Pius a letter seeking permanent peace and the integrity of nations. The meeting follows Pacelli's 1936 visit to the United States, with the pope today as Eugenio Pacelli.
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Vatican City
Rome
Italy
Myron Taylor
Roosevelt
Pius
Founda
Taylor
Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli
United
Free Cafeteria Opens at Ozan Public School
A free cafeteria opened at Ozan Public School to benefit attending children. The WPA funded the project with a supervisor and assistant expected to begin work. Mothers of the students have donated meals for two weeks and plans discuss a kitchen cabinet and a school garden for vegetables and other foods.
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Ozan
WPA
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