Paris Women Hold Home Fires As War Drags On
Madame Jean, a Frenchwoman, keeps her family intact through letters, knitting for soldiers, and adapting to wartime work. Evacuations, gas masks, and rationless meals mark daily life as Paris endures air raid fears, housing strains, and shifting jobs while shops stay open and cabarets resume after furloughs.
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Pars
Jean Q
Julle
Ste
Jean
Madame
Tes
Gether
Papa
Hitler
Fratee
Britain
Paris
Sinethone
Madan
France
Europe
Sharys
A Thought From James About Blessing And Cursing
A brief, period language reflection cites James 3 19 about blessing and cursing. It notes true wisdom from above contrasts with earthly divides. The verse underscores peace, gentleness, and mercy as central to mature faith.
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Meath
Joan Bennett Weds Walter Winger in Phoenix Elopement
Actress Joan Bennett and producer Walter Winger, ages 29 and 45, married in a Phoenix court house basement after a sudden telephone proposal and an overnight elopement trip that surprised Hollywood. The couple announced the marriage after the event on Friday.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Joan Bennett
Walter Winger
Courte House
Hollywood
Wanger
Miss. Bennett
Two Navy Planes Crash in Midair
SAN DIEGO Calif two Navy torpedo planes crashed in mid air seven miles east Friday. Two of six men involved were reported safe. Charles W Post radioman second class taken to a hospital with a sprained ankle and shock. Elmer Edwin Jackson radioman third class walked to a nearby field awaiting a wage crew. Two other men leaped from the planes but their fate was not yet known. A salvage crew left from North Island naval air station. Names of the other four crewmen were being withheld pending status updates.
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San Diego
Calif
Naval District
Charles W. Post
Brawley
Elmer Edwin Jackson
Borewo Viley Road
Escence
North Island Naval Air Station
Mine Disaster at Bartley 92 Dead in West Virginia
in 1920s scale tragedy Bartley No 1 mine yields 92 dead after blast. Raymond Salvati of Pond Creek Pocahontas Coal Corp says no hope for survivors as 27 bodies found and 65 still missing. Forty seven escaped while initial counts varied and cause remains undetermined.
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Bartley
W. Va
Mather
Murongah
Columbus Independents win sixth straight at Ashdown
The Columbus Independent basketball team defeated Ashdown 53 to 48 Friday night at Ashdown. Herbert Parker of Ashdown led scorers with 12 points, followed by A Calle and Christian for Ashdown and R C Delaney for Columbus. A new Columbus player, C, joined the lineup as the team extended its winning streak to six.
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Columbus
Ashdown
Herbert Parker
Magnolia A. & M
A. Calle
Christian
R.C Delaney
Culumebus
Hondcorsim State Teachers College
Southwestern Arkansas
Dan Massillon
Snakes Shown Deaf in Scientific Tests
Scientific tests indicate snakes are entirely deaf. The rattler cannot hear its own faith, and the cobra cannot derive rhythm from the charmer’s music but from the swaying of the performer’s body.
County Crime Prevention Tour Ends in Hope
Prosecutor Dick Wure sponsors a three day crime prevention program in Hempstead County public schools. Shows in Memhry Patmos Spring Hill Guernsey Fulton Saratoga Columbus Blevins Washington Hope with films on Arkansas State Police and the FBI. Free, one hour fifteen minute session with local officials assisting. attendance open to parents patrons and any interested.
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Dick Wure
Blevins
Washington
Hope
Arkansas State Police
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Lindsey Hatchett
Austin
Nevada County
Basil Munn
Medical Men Testify in Baker Trial in Arkansas
In federal court at Little Rock expert witnesses urged the jury that the Baker hospital cancer cure offered by Norman Baker and associates lacks value for its advertised purpose. The case against Baker and four co-defendants concerns using the mails to defraud.
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Little Rock
Ark
Federal District Court
Baker
Aurela Springs
Muscatine
Iowa
Norman Baker
Sam Rorex
Baker Hospital Autation
Max Cutler
Chicago Tumor Institute
Northwestern University
Francis Carter Wood
Columbia University
St Buke's Hospital
New York
D. A. Rhinehart
AM. W. Handling
Glen H. Johnson
Weather Summary for 1939 Prepared by Arkansas Station
The 1939 year in Arkansas shows a deceptive climate with months of extremes. Overall it ranked as the second wettest in ten years with 55.70 inches, below the 60-year average of 61.37. January and February were unusually wet, while September, October, and December were notably dry.
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University of Arkansas Experiment Station
Georg
Arkansas
Columbus Takes 2 From Lewisville Tigers Triumph
Columbus High School Tiger teams swept Lewisville Friday night with the girls winning 51 to 21 and the boys 23 to 14. Columbus forward Griffin starred for the girls with 29 points, while the boys trailed 7 to 4 at halftime before surging ahead. Next Friday January 19, Columbus hosts Blevins at 7 30.
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Columbus
Columbus High School
Tigers
Lewisville
Griffin
Blevins
Legionnaires Plan Banquet Outing From Hope at 6:30
Legionnaires of Hope and Hempstead invite members to attend a banquet at Texarakana next Tuesday night. Gather at Hope Confectionery at 6:90 o'clock for a procession to the event.
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Legionnaires of
Hope and Hempstead
Texarakana
Hope Confecionery
Long machine on trial in N O primary fight
In New Orleans the Long political machine faces a key test as Robert Maestri, the city’s powerful mayor and Long ally, looms as the central issue in the Democratic primary. His support for Earl Long could decide the nomination and shake the Long organization’s grip on the city.
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New Orleans
Robert Sidney Maestri
Maestri
Long Machine
Earl Long
Huey
Long
South
Regular
T. Semmes Walmsley
Marglin
Leche
Long City
Comparative Size Challenge from Cranium Crackers
A puzzle asks readers to rank relative sizes between pairs of places. Underline the target country or state in each pair: 1 Bermuda Rhode Island 2 Bulgaria Alabama 3 England North Dakota 4 Denmark Maryland 5 Spain Texas. Answers appear on Page Two.
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Bermuda
Rhode Island
Bulgaria
Alabama
England
North Dakota
Denmark
Maryland
Spain
Texas
Crisis at Hand in Jap's Government
In Tokyo Minister of War Shunroku Hata appealed to Prince Fumimaro Konoye to resume the premiership as a weekend government crisis loomed. Premier General Nobuyuki Abe was due to hand the cabinet’s collective resignation to Emperor Hirohito by Sunday morning. Hata also pressed Konoye on behalf of the army.
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Tokyo
State Press Group In Midwinter Meet
LITTLE ROCK Arkansas press editors and publishers gathered for the Arkansas Press Association midwinter convention opening banquet. Clayton Rind editor of the Mississippi Guide gave the principal address, Everett W. Pate presided, and J N Heiskell of the Arkansas Gazette acted as toastmaster. Runs used a semi humorous tone to criticize Roosevelt policies and discuss a possible coalition government. Business sessions continue through Saturday morning.
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Little. Rock
Arkansas Press Association
Clayton Rind
Gulfport
Mississippi Guide
Everett W. Pate
The
Roger's Daily News
J. N. Heiskell
Arkansas Gazette
Runs
Roosevelt
Germans Comi But Finns Gird For Battle Picked By AP
War in the air holds for fifth day with German scouts and British raiders active across the European coast. British claims include downed German aircraft, raids on Sylt and Helgoland Bight, and a Thames Estuary chase by Spitfires. Russians bomb Finnish cities while planning moves on Liinahamari. Finland and Russia strengthen fronts as fighting nears a potential major engagement. The Inter-American Peace Study in Rio de Janeiro begins Monday.
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Associated Press
Tain
Austria
Hemia
Scotland
Helgoland Bigh
Britain
Bohemia
England
France
Sylt
Northwich
Froi
Liinahamari
Finland
Aroti
Miheim Line
Inter-Ameri Neurality Committee
Rio - Janeiro
Helsinki
Lahti
Little Republic
Karelian
Royal Air Force
Bantum Bay
Hamburg
Frank- Bat
Bremen
Ruhr
Thames Estuary
Cattle and Beef Imports Increase in May Trade
Washington report from UPI notes U.S. beef imports rose 44 percent in the first two months of May compared with the same period in 1938, per the Agriculture Department. Brazil also reports discovery of giant peanuts with shells larger than prior varieties.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Saburday
Brazil
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William McGaffin
Wagner
Patmos
Lee
Lafayette
Louisiana
Kingfish
Mason Dixon
NEA
Maestriook
Robert Maestri
Konoye
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