First Snow Falls Overnight in Hope and South region
A light blanket of snow covered Hope and parts of Louisiana Arkansas and Mississippi after midnight Tuesday. Authorities measured 1.14 inches at the Fruit & Truck Branch Experiment Station, with temperatures around 25 Tuesday night rising to 30s by Wednesday noon. Snow extended to Little Rock and Fort Smith in Arkansas, Jackson, Mississippi, and other southern areas, while the Weather Man forecast cloudy or rainy weather and warming temperatures.
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Hope
Fruit & Truck Branch
Associated Press
Louisiana
Arkansas
Jackson
Miss
Little Rock
Forts Smith
Hope and Camden Plead for Final Link of No 4 Highway
Citizens of Camden and Hope join with lower Nevada county residents at Willsville to urge the state highway department to complete the last missing stretch of highway No 4. The planned route would connect north Texas to Mississippi via the old DeSoto Trail, boosting tourist traffic and regional trade.
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Hope
Nevada County
State Highway Department
Rosston
Russton
Camden
No. 4
Ouachita-Nevada
Ouachita
North Texas
Mississippi
Jower
Camden and
Willsville
Six County Meetings Explain Corn-Hog Program Changes
County Agent Frank Stanny announced a six meeting schedule to explain the government corn-hog adjustment plan to farmers. Meetings will be at Blevins Mareh 1, Spring Hill March 6, Bingen March 7, McNab March 8, and Columbus March 8 with 2 pm start times.
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Frank Stanny
Blevins
Parnos
Marshlay
Spring Hill
Bingen
McNab
Mareh
Mt. Columbus
Man Fatally Shot by Officers in Clinton Pool Hall
CLINTON Ak November night officers say W T Gaddy 24 resisted and reached for a pistol during a disturbance at Shirley Puerday pool hall Frank Mann and Shirley Kershal fired fatally wounding Gaddy who was survived by his widow and a child
Fragmentary Bible Verse Quoted With Odd Phrasing
A cryptic biblical fragment cites Jesus saying believed without seeing and references St Jonas 20 29 with garbled text about leeches and beings. The readable portion suggests a religious quotation and a miscellaneous stray line.
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Jesus
Jonas
Oil Test Block Held Up in Hempstead County
Oklahoma operator to drill in southern Hempstead County needs a solid land block. Agent C J Witt says landowners must join with an acreage block within days or the project collapses. If a block is secured, one eighth of the oil goes to landowners with no upfront expense, as Martin Tulsa proposes to cover costs.
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Hempstead
Oklahoma
C. J. Witt
F. W. Martin
Tulsa
Ohla
Witt
J. d. Elis
Mr. Witt
Martin
Mr. Martin
Birge Tulsa
Hope High Bobcats Face Walkerville in Big Wednesday Showdown
Local interest soars as Hope High School Bobcats, District Ten runners up, prepare to meet Walkerville champions Wednesday at 7 00 p m in the high school gym. Proceeds fund a trip to the state tournament, with Kenneth Madison's status uncertain due to a cold. Kennedy Warner Spruggs England and others expected ready.
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Teddy Jones
Hope High School Bobcats
Walkerville
Columbia County
Anon Doposters
Ehpionship
Bobcats
Magnolia
Hope-Walkerville
UN Hope
Auxiely
Kenneth Madison
Jones
Wee
Zotion
Bubtals
B.C. Kennedy
Ray Warner
Hendrix Spruggins
Leonard England
Gazette
Heselaul
Paimus
Kinmet
de Slope Walherville Tit
Dr. J. M. Williams to Lecture Next Week
Dr. J M Williams, famed former president of Galloway College now with Hendrix College, will tour Arkansas towns for a series of lectures next week in Hope. Sponsored by the Hope Parent Teachers Association, he will speak at the Methodist church at night and address Methodist and Baptist congregations in a Sunday union service at the Baptist church led by Rev Wallace R Rogers. He will also meet Hope high school students on two occasions during the week. Announcements will follow at Sunday service and in The Star.
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J. M. Williams
Williams
Hope
Galloway College
Arkansas College
Hendrix College
Parent Teachers Association of Hope
Methodist Church
Baptist Church
Wallace R. Rogers
Star
Mother and Child Severely Burned in Gas Stove Fire
Mrs. George Duke of West 12th street received painful burns on her hands and arms Tuesday morning after she smothered flames from her 5-year-old daughter Frances whose clothing ignited near an open gas stove. Frances was burned on the back but not seriously.
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George Duke
West 12Th Street
Frances
Air Scouts Feared by Russians Japs Hover Over Frontier
Moscow reports Japanese military planes flew over Soviet territory near the Manchurian frontier in response to Tokyo's protest that Soviet planes had crossed into Korea and Manchukuo. The government denied Soviet incursions into Japanese territory or clashes resulting in downed planes.
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Moscow
Russia
Manchukayan
Korea
Manchukuo
Luck Residence Burns on N Hervey Street
Fire destroyed the two story stucco home of Mrs. J. L. Luck on North Hervey Street early Wednesday. The house and contents were a total loss while firemen saved adjoining buildings. The alarm came at 4 20 AM and Mrs. Luck escaped unharmed. Origin of the fire remains unknown and insurance status could not be confirmed.
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J. L. Luck
Hervey Street
Thompson Evans
Central High School to Stage The Wild Oats Boy Friday
The junior class at Central High School near Laneburg presents a three act play The Wild Oats Boy Friday night on the school auditorium stage. Specialty numbers will be performed between acts.
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Central High School
Laneburg
New Serial to Begin in Edition Tomorrow
Katherine Maviland-Taylor, author of the Hope Stars, launches a cosmopolitan serial “The Romantic Thunaway.” Born in Mibwasuta, educated abroad, she now resides in York, Pennsylvania. Her prolific career spans novels, periodicals, and screenplays with international reach.
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Katherine Maviland-Taylor
Hope Stars
Mibwasuta
Eastern
Peril
Miss Haviland-Taylor
England
York
Pennsylvania
U S Will Restrict Relief Funds to Needy Cases Only
President Roosevelt announced a reorganized national relief program to replace the CWA. Funds will focus on distressed rural families, stranded populations where industries collapsed, and the unemployed in large cities. The $950 million appropriation will cover wages and only needy cases through next spring.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Civil Works Administration
CWA
Shipment of 20 Tons Newsprint Reaches Hope Star
The Hope Star received the largest single order of newsprint, 20 tons, shipped from Missouri Pacific via Hope Transfer. The rolls will cover about 200 publication days, enough to sustain Star's circulation.
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Star
Wver
Iy Hope
Missouri Pacific
Hope Transfer Company
Hope Star
Sittirs
Counterfeiter Given Liberty on Probation
LITTLE ROCK Dr. Porter Rodgers of Scarcy was placed on probation for five years by Federal Judge Martines after pleading guilty to counterfeiting last November. Rodgers was to begin serving his sentence Thursday but received probation instead.
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Little Rock
Porter Rodgers
Scarcy
Martines
Rodgers
To Cut Down CWA to 9000 in March
The Civil Workers Administration ordered a weekly reduction to 9000 by March 30. Earlier directives aimed for 35000 by March 2, then 24000 by March 9, 22000 by March 16, and 16000 by March 23. The plan tightens staffing across the agency this month.
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Little Rock
Civil Workers Administration
CWA
Carnera Loughran Title Bout Postponed Again in Miami
Rain forces another postponement of the Carnera Loughran heavyweight title fight in Miami. The bout, moved from Wednesday to Thursday, keeps the world championship on hold after an earlier shift from February 22.
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Miami
Fla
Dr Wynekoop to Appear on Stand in Murder Trial
CHICAGO state rested in the second trial of Dr Alice Wynekoop charged with murdering Rheta, her daughter in law. The 63 year old physician was to testify that she did not know how Rheta was chloroformed and shot at the Wynekoop home last November 21, with prosecutors having wrapped up medical evidence.
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Chicago
Alice Wynekoop
Alice W. Lindsay Wynekoop
Rheta
Earle
Alice
Wynekoop
Governor Contraints on Martial Law Power In Arkansas
Governor Futrell was advised by Attorney General Norwood that the state cannot declare martial law or use National Guard to enforce criminal laws without a local authorities request. Citizens had urged Guard action to block Hot Springs horse racing reopening. Garland County Circuit Judge warned the law would be enforced against the Oaklawn track, which operated from 1905 to 1919 before anti gambling legislation. Revenue Department cuts to 40 to 60 positions were reported to hit operating funds, affecting license tag duties amid 1984 license rush.
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Little Rock
Futrell
Norwood
TES
National Guard
Hot Springs
Oaklawn Park
Garland County
Hope Delegation Aims for No 4 Highway Trip
Hope plans a No 4 highway delegation to Willisville Nevada county and Camden for a supper and rally. Camden Chamber of Commerce will send about 50 citizens to Willisville and Waterloo to support completing the road from Rosston to the Ouachita line. The route is largely finished, with only 1.5 miles to gravel between Rosston and the Ouachita line. Delegation from Hope includes Tom McLarty Hoy Anderson and A H Washburn, departing Hope at 5 p.m.
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Hope
Willisville
Nevada County
Nevada
Camden
Camden Chamber of Commerce
Waterloo
Hempstead County
Rosston
Nevada Couny
State Highway Department
Ouachita-Nevada County
Ouachita
Wip
Tom McLarty
Hoy Anderson
A. H. Washburn
Markets Hope Cotton Exchange Markets Hope Cotton Exchange New York Cotton Open High Low Close
The market shows May cotton at 12.06 with gains from the prior close and new figures for July at 12.23 to 12.25. New Orleans listings echo May at 12.10 with gains, while Chicago grains report Wheat May at 874 and Corn May around 503. The page also lists livestock quotes from Little Rock Produce and other farm goods with various per pound and per hundredweight prices.
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New Orleans
Chicago
Americay Sielter
Chrysler Ao
General Motors
Little Rock
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