Dates and Places Fixed for Annual District Meets
Nashville hosts the annual spring music festival and track meet while Lewisville is set for the senior boys B basketball tournament March 1 and 2. Magnolia hosts the junior boys tournament February 23 and Stamps hosts the senior girls tournament March 8 and 9. The A tournament place to be decided. The association allows multiple teams per county for basketball tournaments.
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Arkansas Athletic Association
Association
KT. Moody
Nashville
J. H. Jones
Hope
A. G. Shannon
Stamps
J. B. O'Daniel
Waldo
Lewisville
Magnolia
Slot Machines Bring $100 Fine
The trial of slot machines in Trempstead county ended with a $100 fine for Eural D. Taylor, operator of Luck's Tourist Court, on gambling device charges after two pay off machines were found. The court opened the machines in session and found $21.62 in cash. Additional cases saw several defendants fined or dismissed for illicit alcohol and drunkenness offenses.
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Trempstead
W. K. Lumley
Eural D. Taylor
Luck
Taylor
Huynie
Porterfield
Lemley
John Barnes
Cotronadore Harris
Albert Graves
Fred Sutton
Mrs W R Chandler Sustains Broken Arm In Fall
Mrs W R Chandler of 402 South Pine Street was taken to Julia Chester hospital Sunday afternoon after a fall at home. Hospital attendants reported Monday she sustained a broken right arm. The text also contains an unrelated note about the origin of the word tariff derived from Arabic.
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W. R. Chandler
South Pine Street
Julia Chester Hospital
Cranium Crackers Those Who Signed
Exercise asks to identify which man listed in each group was eventually a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Groups include names such as Ethan Allen, George Washington, Robert Morris, Roger Sherman, Miles Standish, Aaron Burr, William Hazlitt, Daniel Bourne, George Clark, Oliver Wolcott, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Paine, Benjamin Franklin, Pierce Butler, Stephen Girard, James Monroe, William Gibbs, Nathan Hale, William Fowler.
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Evetually
Ethan Aflen
George Washington
Robert Morris
Robert & Ler
Roger Sherman
Miles Stande Wd
Aaron Burr
William Hazeleton
Daniel Bourne
George Clark
Oliver Wolcott
Alexander Hamilton
Thos Paine
Benjami Wranklin
Pierce Buller
Stephen Girard
James Monroe
William Gibbs
Nathan Hale
William Fouper
Anti Lynching Bill Set for House Debate Tuesday
The House voted 170 to 67 to start debate on the anti lynching bill. Speaker Bankhead announced the petition to force floor consideration was signed by 218 members. Also Admiral Stark urged a 1.4 billion dollar fleet increase to meet global tensions.
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Washington M
House
dSpeaker Bankhead
Washington
Congress
Harold Stark
Naval Operations
House Naval Committee
Mrs. Helen Agnes Bernier Dies in Little Rock
Mrs. Helen Agnes Bernier, 60, formerly of Hope, died at 7 a m Sunday at her Little Rock home on Gaines street. She leaves husband Gus Bernier five daughters Mrs Basil Walsh of Brookton Mass Mrs Dorsey McRaery of Hope and Mrs R B Bush and two Bernier sisters Jr a sister Mrs Gus Faulkery and six grandchildren Also survived by several nieces and nephews Daughter of Martin and Rose Keane founder of Little Rock Brewery and Ice Company She belonged to St Andrews cathedral and Cathedral Aid Society of St Andrews.
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Helen Agnes Bernier
Hope
Little Rock
Gaines Street
Gus Bernier
Basil Walsh
Brookton
Mass
Dorsey McRaery
R. &. Bush
Elizabeth
Helen Bernier Jr
Gus Faulkery
Bernier
Martin
Rose Keane
Keane
Little Rock Brewery
St. Andrews
Cathedral Aid Society
Funeral Monday for D. M. Citty
D. M. Citty, a retired merchant and planter of Qean, died Saturday at his son RK Citty’s home in Nast ville after a paralytic stroke. He had lived in Ozan for years and was known across Hempstead and Howard counties. funeral at 2 pm Monday at St. Paul cemetery near Owen. Immediate survivor RK Citty of Nashville.
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Ot. Citty
Qean
RK. Citty
Nastville
Citty
Ozan
Hempstead
Howard Counties
St. Paul
Owen
R. K
Nashville
Sun
Negro Teachers Meet in Southwest Arkansas District
Negro Teachers of nine southwest Arkansas counties held their annual meeting with leaders from Howard, Nevada, Little River, Sevier and other counties. J A Harris was president. J Wright and R H Jacques elected to chair Basketball Tournament and Talent Night respectively. Activities dates to be set at next meeting. 1938 note on blast furnaces adds historical context.
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District No. & Teachers Association of Negro Youth of Arkansas
Arkansas
G. W. Weddle
C. J. Wright
G. P. van Meter
Howard County
Iola Upvhureh
Navada
A. Yate
K. J. 1. Blakley
J. W. Harris
Mempestead
N. M. Brown
Little River
R. H. Jacques Sevier
Eha
J. A. Harris
Education of Girls at Stephens College Three Articles
Ruth Millett reports from Stephens College Columbia Missouri on a three part series testing whether women’s education genuinely prepares them for life beyond graduation. The curriculum emphasizes real life skills budgeting, home management, health and literature, with a diary study of 300 graduates guiding teaching priorities.
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Stephens * College
Stephens College
Columbia
Ruth Millett
Star
Stephens
Ruth Myqlett
NER
Papa
Huimanitios
W P Agee Injured After Head On Crash on Columbus Road
W P Agee a 74 year old Hope in surance agent was treated in Josephine hospital after a head on collision between his car and a truck on the Hope Columbus road. Ice on the windshield caused him to lose bearings and drive left of center. The elder Claude Edwards family were in the truck. Ages bore laceration near the nose and possible internal injuries. Agee reported chest soreness from the impact. The truck, northwest toward Columbus, was moving about three miles from the city when the crash occurred.
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W. P. Agee
Hope Insurance
Josephine Hosepital Moncony
Hope-Columbus
The
Star
P. B. Carrigan
Agee
Claude Edwards
Edwards
Columbus
Hope
Prescott
Searcy Bond Plan Upheld by Court
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Monday upheld the City of Searcy choice to issue 30 000 in bonds for a municipal auditorium. The ruling affirmed a White County chancery court decision denying an injunction by taxpayer Caughan to stop the bonds, which were approved at an October election.
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Little Rock
Searcy
Arkansas Supreme Court
White County Chancery Court
P. Caughan
Caughan
Searcy Special
Capone Leaves Hospital for House Stay in Baltimore
Al Capone, hospitalized in Baltimore for a brain ailment, left his hospital bed Monday and moved to a house. Doctors call it too early to determine potential benefit from the ongoing treatment and observation.
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Baltimore
Scarface
al Capone
Capone
Arkansas City couple reveal Santa truth to son
A young Arkansas City couple feared their six year old would be unhappy learning the truth about Santa Claus. They told him themselves and the next day he arrived home from school proudly saying he had informed the class and would tell the others soon.
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Arkansas City, Kas
Arkansas City
Santa Claus
Fiaff
Thought And see if there be any wicked way in me
A devotional line seeking divine examination of conscience from Psalm 139 24 and urging guidance to walk in the right path. It reflects a spirit of repentance and divine leadership in life choices.
Finns Rout Russian Army Capture 43 Tanks in Victory
Finnish forces wiped out the 44th Russian division near Suomus salmi and took more than 1,000 prisoners. The army communique reports large quantities of arms and material seized, including 43 tanks, following prior destruction of the 163rd division in Suomussilmi.
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Helsink
Finland
Suomus ™ Salmi
Suomussilmi
Kiwanis Club To Install Officers 1940
The Hope Kiwanis Club will install officers for 1940 at a dinner meeting and Ladies Night on January 10 at Hotel Barlow. The ceremony will be led by Joe Nemec, lieutenant governor of the Arkansas Kiwanis division, with help from Little Rock Kiwanis members led by George Liohman. Officers include C. Paul Tolleson president J Chea Hall vice president J F Peterson secretary G T Cross past president and directors Buron Evans Olin Lewis James H Pilkin ton G Cliff Stewart A W Stubbe man Charles W Tarpley and A H Wade.
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Hope Kiwanis Club
J. F. Peterson
G. T. Cross
Buron Evans
Olin Lewis
James H. Pilkinton
G. Cliff Stewart
A. W. Stubbeman
Charles W. Tarpley
A. H. Wade
Bowerman Funeral Held for Frank M Bowerman Sr
Funeral services were held at 2 p m Sunday for Frank M Bowerman Sr 59 who died at his home Friday The Texarkana officiant Rev C Whitlock led the service Bowerman had lived in Texarkana and Hope and worked in sawmill He is survived by his widow two sons Frank M Bowerman Jr of Texarkana Calvin Bowerman of Hope and four daughters I J Carden and G W Bearden of Texarkana and Ruby Bowerman Ruth Bowerman of Hope
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Frank M. Bowerman
Texarkana
C. Whitlock
Bowerman
Hope
Frank M. Bowerman, Jr
Calvin Bowerman
I. J. Carden
G. W. Bearden
Ruby Bowerman
Ruth Bowerman
Presbyterian Men to Meet Tuesday
The monthly supper meeting of the Men of the Presbyterian church will be held in the educational building of the first Presbyterian church Tuesday of this week. The men are asked to assemble in the auditorium at 7 o'clock. Lone Europeans have an old superstition that animals receive the power of speech at Christmas.
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The
Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church
Fire damages J V Moore home in Fulton street area
Fire caused about $1,000 damage to J V Moore residence at 908 East Second Street late Saturday. Fire started in attic from wiring or flue, firemen battled 45 minutes, water and heat damaged furnishings, partly insured. Monday alarm in Fulton street area found soot in a chimney but no damage.
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J. V. Moore
East Second Street
Fulton Street
Peer Park Drive
George, Russell
Negroes Freed in Coleman Case Slaying Inquiry
Chief of Police Copeland announced the release of four Negroes held since Wednesday night for questioning in the Roy Coleman slaying. Sheriff Baker and state police assisted as they continued to seek new clues, with Coleman dying from a skull fracture after a Wednesday robbery attempt near a Negro church on North Hazel street.
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Sweeney Copeland
Roy Coleman
Mill Employe
Copeland
Baker
Coleman
North Hazel Street
Cotton prices in New York open and close notes
Cotton market in New York opened Monday at 11.14 and closed at 11.15. Middling spot recorded at 11.66.
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New York
Snow blankets most of nation as record cold grips the South
A sweeping winter storm brings heavy snow from the Atlantic coast to the Midwest and South. Temperatures fall to subzero and double digits below freezing in parts of Arkansas Missouri Kentucky and Ohio as late January blizzards strand travelers and close roads. Officials warn motorists to stay off highways except in emergencies as snow rates reach up to 20 inches in places and airline schedules face widespread cancellations.
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Associated Press
United “States
Atlantic Coast
Newland
Clinton
Fort Smith
Ark
Fayetteville
Syric
Sylvania
West
Nebraska
Iilingis
Diana
Kentucky
Utah
Colora Ohio
South Atlantic
Star
Georgia
Missouri
Oklahoma
Kansas
Iowa
U S Discusses Aid With the Finns
The State Department told the League of Nations it is consulting direct material and humanitarian aid. Secretary Hull instructed the American minister at Berne to reply on Finland’s requests, outlining how the U S government may assist Finland.
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Washington
Department of State
League of Nations
Hull
Finland
Berne
Switzerland
League
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