Norman Green to Return to Lineup Says Hammons
Norman Green expected to return for the Hope High School basketball game against Pine Bluff Zebras Friday at 7 30 pm after knee injury recovery. Hammons said a large crowd is anticipated and Jimmy Simms may play if needed. Officiating will be Phil Brick and Yocum. Haywire play in Warren game noted as Hope Bobcats, led by Purtle, faced Warren’s strong defense in a 37 32 loss for Warren.
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Warren
Pine Bluff
Hammons
Jimmy Simms
Ehle
Centust
Phil Brick
Yocum
Warren Warren
Warren High School
Hope Bobcats
Hope
Jonesboro
W. K. Wisner
Hugh Misher
Meeting Peacefully or Perilous Plot in David's Era
A fragment from a biblical passage notes David meeting visitors and inviting peace. He warns that betrayal to enemies will bring divine rebuke, with references to the God of our fathers and the book of Chronicles. The text reflects a moment of cautious welcome versus hidden treachery.
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Ain
David
Cranium Crackers Foreign Streams Puzzle
A dated puzzle item lists rivers and asks to match each stream to its body of water. The fragments name streams such as Jordan Rhine Amazon Nile with options including the Black Sea Mediterranean Sea Atlantic Ocean North Sea Gulf of Mexico Pacific Ocean and Hellespont. Page two holds the answers.
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Jordan
Black Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Dead Sea
Adriatic Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Rhine
Danube River
North Sea
Amazon
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific
Nile
Hellespont Vivey
Dr W D Jones 76 Dead in Ozan
Dr W D Jones a retired Quan physician and merchant died of pneumonia early Friday at his home in Ozan He had been ill since Sunday and lived in Ozan 30 years operating a mercantile store for about 20 years Funeral services set for 240 pm Saturday at St Paul Cemetery Surviving are two sons Wilbur D Jones of Ozan and Rush Jones of Ozan three sisters Mrs B L Hancock of Nashville Mrs S C Marr of Ashiawa and Mrs Bryant of Nashville plus several nieces and nephews
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W. DB. Jones
Quan
Ozan
St. Paul
Wilbur D. Jones
Rush Jones
Ouan
Hancock
Nashville
5. C. Marr
Ashiawa
Bryant
Nieges
Cold Weather Prods Peach Trees To Hardiness In Arkansas
Growers in Nashville Arkansas report no damage to peach trees from the cold and unusually hardy trees. A half inch of snow fell Thursday morning, adding to three inches earlier in the week. Temperatures reached 71.2 degrees above zero. The town’s gramme school, closed Tuesday after a heating plant water pipe burst, has reopened.
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Nashville
Ark
Gramme
Cotton Opens and Closes Higher in New York Market
The May cotton market opened Friday in New York at 1047 49, with midspot priced at middling 1H. Trade saw a modest rise as investors weighed supply data and weather signals affecting New York futures.
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New York
W.3d
Urges Roosevelt Make Up His Mind
Senator Wheeler of Montana urged President Roosevelt to declare his third term intention to prevent party disaster. He said the longer the delay the more chaotic conditions within the party become and that confusion could persist until the convention.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wheeler
Montana
Cotton Allotment Deadline Set for February First
Hempstead County alert to farmers not yet allotted cotton for 1940. Visit county AAA office in Elks Hall by February 1 to apply. After February 1, requests go to the state office with no guarantee of allotment and possible reduced allotment.
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AAA
Elks Hall
Anast
B. E. McMahen
Hempstead County
McMahen
British Steamer Detained by Japanese Patrol At Sea
The British coastal steamer Wing Sung was searched and detained for over 15 hours by a Japanese naval board party in what appeared to be retaliation for Britain’s seizure of 21 Germans from the Japanese vessel Asa ma Maru.
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Shanghai
China
Wing Sung
Naval Board
Lull On Western Front Dampens Congress Defense Spending
Thomas M. Johnson argues the U.S. faces a clash between General Experience and General Expediency as Congress debates defense budgets. He cites 1917 lessons, with Army and Navy requests for massive totals and air power, amid fears of underpreparation and fiscal strain in a presidential election year.
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Thomas M. Johnson
Europe
Congress
Navy
Atlantic
Panama
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Guam
Philippines
Army
Germany
Munich
Poland
Roosevelt
Finland
Japan
Defense Department
Training School To Be Held Here In January 1940
The University of Arkansas Extension clothing program will hold a wool tailoring training school in Hope on January 29 and 30 for 10 county home demonstration agents. Sessions cover cutting, filling, stitching, finishing, and pressing to help rural women save money by making or alterations to garments. Attendees include agents from Columbia, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Nevada, Ouachita, Union, Hempstead counties and others. A similar session is planned for Hot Springs on February 1 and 2 for the northeast district.
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Southwest Arkansas
Hope
Sue Marshall
University of Arkansas College of Agriculture
Marshall
Earl Kniffin
Columbia County
Crystel Campbell
Howard County
Mary Yates
Lafayette County
Aileen Jones
Little River County
Hazel Craig
Miller County
Mary Dixon
Nevada County
Eloise Stanford
Ouachity County
Myrtle Watson
Jane Elnere
Union County
Mary Claude Fletcher
Hempstead County
Hot Springs
Local Frigid Low Records 9 Degrees Friday
The official low of 9 degrees Friday morning was reported by the Fruit and Truck Branch Experiment Station, compared with 15 degrees on Thursday. The forecast for Saturday calls for partly cloudy skies and not as cold conditions.
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Aur
Fruit & Truck Branch Experiment Station
Baker Sentenced to Four-Year Term for Mail Fraud
Norman Baker aged 56, founder of hospitals at Eureka Springs Arkansas and Muscatine Town, received four years in prison and a $4000 fine after conviction for using the mails to defraud in advertising two claimed cancer care programs. R A Bellows, 52, Eureka Springs Baker hospital superintendent, got two years. Dr J L Statler, 56, Eureka Springs technical advisor, one year and a day. Judge T C Trimble denied motions for new trials.
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Little Rock
Norman Baker
Eureka Springs
Ark
Muscatine
Town
R. A. Bellows
Baker Hospital
J. L. Statler
United States
T. C. Trimble
Ellen Enrolls at Teachers College
Ellen enrolls at Arkansas State Teachers College with Bobby Ellen, last season’s all state halfback for Hope High, joining a basketball trip to Memphis and Murray Kentucky. Bryant and Hison discuss Alabama next fall as Hutsons twins consider following Don Hudson and Zebra players. Major college programs show interest in the Zebra crop amid football and basketball chatter. The Bingham Canyon mine is cited as the world’s largest man made hole, with 232 million cubic yards removed.
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Conway
Bobby Ellen
Hope High School
Arkansas State Teachers College
West ‘Tennessee
Memphis
Muray
Murray
Alabama
Pine Bluff
Paul
Bear) Bryant
University of Alabama
Raymond
Robert Hison
Hutsons Twins
Don Hudson
Bryant
Eddie Atkinson
Jim Kennedy
Lafiti
University of Mississippi
University, University ,Kansas
Louisiana State Uni
Bingham Canyon
Utah
Legislature Ends Special Session in Baton Rouge Riotous Debate
Gov Earl Long’s six day lame duck session ends amid a riotous floor fight. Noe seeks floor while Long denounces opponents and Rogge the U S attorney. Long accuses Rogge of trying to “run our elections down here” and calls for a real investigation. Rogge plans return to pursue election fraud probes.
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Baton. Rouge
Earl. K. Longs
Huey Long
James A. Noe
U. S
O. John Rogge
Louisiana
Long
Rogge
Roosevelt
Huey
Washington
Methodist Meeting Held at Prescott
Fifty pastors and laymen of the Prescott District attended a missionary institute at the First Methodist church with Rev. J. D. Baker presiding. Rev. Albert P. Shirkey of San Antonio led the principal address, with Rev. O. B. Holmes and Rev. Fred Go. Roebuck also speaking. A Youth Crusade rally followed, led by Rev. Arthur Terry. speakers included Dr. Janes Chubb and Miss Josephine Youmans.
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Prescott
Arvk
Fifly
Firs Methodist Church
J. D. Baker
Albert P. Shirkey
San Antonio
Texas
O. B. Holmes
Fred Go. Roebuck
Pine Bluff
Arkansas
Prescot
Nashville
Gordon
Murfreesboro
Methodist Church
Arthur Terry
Janes Chubb
Baldwin, Kan
Josephine Youmans
Hendrix College
Conway
Arkansas Accused of Crippling Rural Electric Program
WASHINGTON says Representative Rankin of Mississippi charged Friday that Arkansas has crippled rural electrification by taxing lines and unfairly supporting private utilities. He cited a $5.68 million overcharge in electricity taxes and free service, contrasting with $1.113 million in taxes paid by private power companies in the state.
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Arkansas
Washington
Rankin
Mississi
Arkai
Coral
Little Rock
Corpoito
Submarine Program Advances Amid Battleship Plans
The source notes Germany pushes submarine construction toward a daily build pace while crews train for four weeks before operations surge. Reports also flag nearing commissioning of the von Tirpitz and the Bismarck, 35 000 ton battleships, with one more battleship possibly named Deutschland in Hitler’s reserve.
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Berlin
Germany
Stig
von Tiepvitz
Weyer
Naval Almanac
Adolf Hitler
Deutschland
Japan Adapts To End Of 1911 Trade Treaty
Tokyo reacted with outward calm to the expiration of the 1911 Japan United States trade treaty amid unease over possible U.S. economic pressure. Officials indicated no immediate change in trade, while Japan worried about further curbs on shipments vital to its China war effort. The abrogation, announced by the U.S. State Department, aims to better safeguard American interests.
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Tokio
United States
Foreign Office
Japan
China
Washington
United States State Department
Hope Youth Dies of Ruptured Appendix
Glendale Barbaree son of Mr and Mrs Allen Barbaree of 220 West Avenue C died in Julia Chester hospital Thursday from a ruptured appendix. The junior Hope youth was survived by his parents and will be buried in the local cemetery.
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Glendale
Barbaree
Allen Barbaree
West Avenue C
Julia Chester
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W.D. Jones
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