Routed Russians Pursued by Finns Hit at Rail Line
Finns report another victory against Russian troops on the Sulla Tront 125 miles north of Lake Kianta threatening to cut the Murmansk Lod railway. German fear grows as Sweden and Norway face pressure over Allied aid routes to Finland with newspapers hinting at possible German support to Russia and fears of a Baltic conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Denmark
Sulla Tront
Lake Kianta
Berlin
Germany
Sweden
Norway
Finland
Kirkel. Simpson
Associated Press
Russia
Baltic
Twly
Bertin
Uitler
Balkans
Novis
Italia
Leningrad
Karelian
Moscow
Mannerheim
Nine Defendants Sentenced in Arkansas Unemployment Fraud
Nine defendants were sentenced to 90 days on the County Farm plus fines of 25 and costs of 15.40 each for making false claims to obtain unemployment benefits from the Arkansas Department of Labor. Convictions occurred in Pine Bluff before Municipal Judge John E. Hooker as part of Arkansas's first criminal prosecutions for fraudulent unemployment compensation claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Arkansas Department of Labor
Pine Bluff
John E. Hooker
Arkansas
Carlton Harris
J. M. Shaw
Hed Davis
John Jeffrey Jr
Homer Dimner
Jett Lyons
Charles Lee
Lidge D. Hurst
John W. Taylor
James Rollins
O. E. Williams
Chi Division
Unemployment Compensation Division
Lhue Book
Christopher Rites at Funeral Home
Funeral services for C. G. Christopher, 65, retired Missouri Pacific railroad agent, will be held at 10 a m Saturday at Kerndon Cornelius Funeral Home replacing the First Presbyterian church. The Rev Thomas Brewster will lead the rites with a list of pallbearers including E G Coop and J W Steighland among others. Active pallbearers named include J Crawford and R L McCain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. G. Christopher
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Kerndon-Cornelius Funeral Home
First Presbyterian Church
Thomas Brewster
Hopowary
E.G. Coop
Mr. Wonghle
H. O
Kyler
B. L. Kaufman
S. Lowthorp
A C. Monts
Dr. Linaker
J. S. Mac Davitt
Dorsey McRae
Will Oregon
J. W. Steighland
Arthur Taylor
J. Crawford
R. L. McCain
Frank Mazon
Barney Boyeth
Jack Chaney
T. A. Hendrix
H. —. Lewellen
A. B. Patten
Germans Faithful to Hitler Regime in Four-Year War
A Washington report based on interviews with German confidants and multiple sources finds Germans largely united behind Hitler, sufficiently fed, and willing to fight. It notes limited dissent and considers potential shifts if Russia plots with Britain and France, or Balkans move toward open conflict, with Italian involvement shaping decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas N. Johnson
NEA Service
Washington
Germany
Free
America
New World
Jiney Columbus
Hitler
Russia
Westwall
Estonia
Britain
France
Asia Minor
India
Balkans
Italy
Balkins
New York's Romeo and Juliet Married in New Hampshire
North Conway report states Rev Raymond Phelps of the North Conway Congregational church united Eileen Herrick and George Lowther, the couple dubbed New York's Romeo and Juliet, in a ceremony shortly after their arrival by plane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Conway
Raymond Phelps
North Conway Congregational Church
Eileen Herrick
George Lowther
New York
Saving of Soil Still U.S. Problem for Hope Rotary
W C Page head of the Hope U S Soil Conservation Service reported on national erosion damage and local impact at a Hope Rotary Club meeting in Hotel Barlow. He cited 1.9 billion acres with varying soil losses and noted Hope district would require 25,000 to 30,000 miles of terraces and 120,000 acres of saver crops annually if full erosion remedies were applied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Hope Rotary Club
Hotel Barlow
W. C. Page
Hope Office
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
United States
Page
Hope Conservation
Earl Jarvis Buys Blytheville Cafe
E R Jarvis formerly of Hone has purchased the Palace cafe in Blytheville. On December 4 1939 Governor Carl E Bailey granted Jarvis a furlough from the state penitentiary where he serves a two year sentence for arson tied to a vacant Ashdown hotel fire to allow him to operate as an insurance agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. Jarvis
Hone
Palace Cafe
Blytheville
Carl E. Bailey
Jarvis
State Penitentiary
Ashdown
Ts Ass
Cotton New York Opens and Closes At Market Close
Cotton futures opened on Friday at 1.13 and settled at 10.96 31. Middling spot priced at 11 49, reflecting early market activity and price movement in transcribed notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Congress Likely to Draft Its Own Budget and Taxes
Congress is expected to prepare its own budget and tax plan and may appoint a joint committee for a two month study to probe fiscal options. The move signals a shift toward independent budgeting and tax reform framing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Harrison Budget Plan Gains Support From Coughton
Coughton of North Carolina a Democrat on the house ways and means committee tentatively endorsed Harrison’s proposal for Congress to create its own budget and tax program. He cited a shared aim with Senator Harrison to study fiscal needs, while Harrison proposed a 24 member Senate House committee to investigate budget and tax needs for two months during other congressional duties. The note came after a conference with President Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Coughton
North Carolina
House
Ways and Means Committee
Harrison
Congress
Roosevelt
Mississippi
Senate Finance Committee
Senate House Committee
New Hunt for Nazi Raider Sparks Naval Speculation
In Montevideo four British cruisers shadowed the area sparking talk among marine authorities about a possible hunt for another German raider like the Graf Spee after reports of a concentration off the Uruguayan coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montevideo
Uruguay
Frislay
Graf Spee
Fifteen Turkish Convicts Freed as Earthquake Heroes
In Ankara the government recommended pardons for 15 convicts who helped rescue more than 1,000 women and children buried by the December 27 Anatolian earthquake. The act honors those who refused escape and risked their lives during the disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ankara
Turkey
Fairbanks Fortune to Wife and Son
New York reports Douglas Fairbanks left half his estate to his widow Lady Sylvia Ashley with a cap of one million dollars. He gave his son Douglas Fairbanks Jr thirty two to forty shares of his property, not to exceed six hundred thousand dollars. Overall, his bequests to wife son brothers and other relatives should not exceed two million dollars.
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New York
Douglas Fairbanks
Sylvia Ashley
Douglas, Jr
Theotal
Fairbanks
Cold Grip Persists Across Arkansas This Week
Bitter cold tightens its hold on Arkansas with subzero readings along the northern border and record lows in Blytheville Fayetteville and Hope. Temperatures fell to 5 above in Blytheville 7.8 in Fayetteville and 28 in Hope for a 24 hour period ending Friday Ice and snow slowed traffic while gravel was scattered on highways to reduce hazard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Arkansas
Hope
Deember
Huge Battleships to Dwarf Today's Dream Boat
Preston Grover notes that reports of ultra large battleships entering Chesapeake Bay or passing the Golden Gate are dreamlike. He suggests the Navy shows little awe, calling such ships dream boats, even as Acting Secretary Edison quips at a press conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Congress
Minton
Indiana
Edison
Speaker Bankhead
Preston Grover Washington
Chesapeake Bay
Golden Gate
Cranium Crackers Vehicle Quiz From An Old Puzzle Page
A column listing types of historical transport devices asks to name vehicles from a mixed set. Items include a four wheel carriage with a divided lap and hooded options, a two wheel wagon popular in France, a two wheel man drawn Orient carriage, a low slung four wheel pleasure carriage, and a two wheel war carriage. Answers appear on page Two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bandeau
Chalet
Chapeau
Landau
Orient
Victoria
Prince Albert
Purse Missing in Holiday Robbery Case at Coleman Home
Ray Coleman 60, of Ivory Handle Co. on North Main Street was assaulted and robbed, leaving him unconscious with a head fracture. A search found $1 and 12.66 in his pay and purse contents. two suspects held, no arrests yet. Coleman, a Hope resident since moving from Heber Springs, died later. services at Herndon Cornelius Funeral Home.
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Ray Coleman
Ivory
Fay
Coleman
North Main Street
J. H. Weaver
Céman
Julia’ Chester Hospital
Sweaney
Fou Négré
Copeland
She E
Baker
Hemps County
Fami
Herndo
Cornelius Funeral Home
South Main Street
Ias
Rose Hill
Hope
Heber Springs
Ark
Scout Officials Meet January 16 in Texarkana
Texarkana note shows Caddo Council of Boy Scouts selecting January 16 for the annual commissioners meeting at Camp Preston Hunt to honor scoutmasters and assistants. Don Reynolds joins commissioners staff. district coverage includes Nashville Hope Prescott DeKalb New Boston DeQueen Lewisville Ashdown and Atlanta. Formal troop reports were given by visiting commissioners. Entertainment chair Charlie Graves Jimmie Hamilton Harold Hilton led supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texarkana
Caddo Council of Boy Scouts
Eax
Camp Preston Hunt
Commission
Wilbur Smith
Nashville
Hope
Prescott
Thought Arise From A Biblical Verse Fragment
A fragmentary religious note quotes a line about courage and companionship, citing a verse reference and archaic phrasing. The line suggests reassurance and shared resolve, reflecting a devotional or catechetical tone from a historical source.
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Johnson
Pitts
Columbus
Is Istind
N.Y
Paye
Christopher
U.S
Rotary Club
Earl Jarvis
Blytheville Cafe
U. S
Great Britain
Department of State
Moormack Sun
Moore-McCormack
Bergen
Kirkwall
Fulmiiy
Robert H. Jacksonu
Alicrney
Frank Murphy
U. 5 Supreme Court
Hope Man
Camp Press
Ton Hunt
Charley Howard
Tom Watson
Howard
Hatteras
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