Why Arkansas Named Arkansaw and Its Pronunciation History
A historical note on the origins of Arkansas name pronunciation. The Arkansas Gazette and state legislature trace Arkansaw and Kans as origins to French and Native American sounds. Early writers referenced Arkansaws and Akinsaws, with Beaux Hommes meaning Handsome Men among the Arkansas Indians.
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Arkansas
Arkan- Saw
Arkansas Gazette
Mr. Heiskell
Gazette
Proberly
The
Arkansaw
Kansas
Anne Neagle
State Historical Society
Eclectic Club
Zebulon Pike
Schermerhorn
Massachusetts Historical Society
Trumbull
Glamour Boys
Kanesas
Livain
Willkie Talks to Churchill for Two Hours
Wendell Willkie met Prime Minister Churchill at a London luncheon, extending their talk to two hours. He also met Churchill after visiting the foreign ministry and Eden, and announced plans to stay about two weeks. Willkie stressed he acted as a private citizen, not a government representative.
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Willkie
Churchill
London
Wendell L. Willigie
Roosevelt
Ramon de Valera
Eire
Dublin
de Valera
Foreign Ministry
Anthony Eden
England
U. S
Three Days Left to Buy Vehicle License in Arkansas
Vehicle owners in Hempstead County face a final deadline for license purchases with no penalty after Thursday midnight. Inspections chief J. L. Pilkinton notes the rush mirrors December’s, amid extended buy period under governor Caviness Bailey. Bring motor number tag number make and model. penalties begin January 11 at $3 per day until doubled.
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Arkansas Ninte
J. L. Pilkinton
Hempstead County Stud
Fursace
Cav 1
Bailey
Governeur Ad- Kink
Settlement of Border War Ends Impasse in Asia
Bangkok reports say a truce in the undeclared border conflict between Thailand and French Indochina was decided, with Japan acting as mediator. Sources note intense Foreign Office activity but withheld terms of any settlement.
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Bangkok
Thialand
Japan
Medger
Foreign Office
Land Sale Policy Accepted by Supreme Court Review
The Arkansas Supreme Court took under submission a key case on how proceeds from tax forfeited land sales should be distributed among state and local units. The ruling would affect the 1939 land policy and redemption act allocations. The court also upheld a 1929 law allowing life estate holders to execute oil and gas leases and ordered a LaFayette county payment in a separate contract dispute.
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LITTLE ROCK —/P
Supreme Court
Pulaski Chancery Court
Arkansas
Burl Page
LaFayette Chancery Court
J. C. McDonald
J. W. Love
LaFayette County
McDonald
Love
Aims
Polly Knott
Robisons Leave on Dallas Market Trip
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Robison of Geo. W. Robison & Co. left Hope for Dallas to visit wholesale markets this week and purchase spring merchandise for their department stores.
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Robisons
Dallas
George W. Robison
Geo. W. Robison & Co
Hope
American pilot flies giant RAF bomber in war effort
Brooklyn born Charlie Whitehead, the only American in the Royal Air Force flying the large Whitley bombers, arrives at a rain slick airfield to begin another raid over German-occupied France. Whitehead, famed for Pan American flying to South America and for training Chinese pilots in New York, now serves with the RAF after transporting planes from American factories.
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London
France
Charlie Whitehead
Pan American
South America
Brooklyn
Floyd Bennett Field
Whitehead
Bennett Field
Leung Tong
New York
Mutt Street
Curlie
Royal Air Force
Lord Beaverbrook
Marguerite May to Lead Austin Girl Scout Leaders
Miss C. Mae Crysler national Girl Scout rep visits Austin this week to speak with twenty five University of Texas co-eds serving as leaders or assistants for the Austin Girl Scout troops. Marguerite May of Hope Arkansas participates as one of the student leaders during informal conferences on Girl Scouting.
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Austin
Texas
University of Texas
C. Mae Crysler
el Paso
Marguerite May
Hope
Ark
Austin Girl Scout Troups
Refunding Vote Set For February 15 In Arkansas
Governor Adkins moves to finalize a 137 million dollar refunding bill for highway debt by a senate approved four amend ments and a voice vote. A special election may be held February 15 to permit voter approval, with legal notices to be published in one newspaper per county. The plan hinges on house passage and timing favors Saturday voting.
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Little Rock
House
Adkins
Senate
C. G. Hall
Relief Expenditures Total 178 Million for Arkansas
A government report to Congress shows federal emergency relief expenditures in Arkansas from 1935 to 1940 and up to December 31, 1940 totaling 178,438,424.22 dollars. The sum covers Agriculture, Commerce, Interior, Labor, Treasury, War departments and independent agencies, with 1939 at 36,452,1556.91 dollars as the year with the highest outlay.
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Washington
Arkansas
Congress
Roosevelt
Agriculture, Commerce, Interior, Labor, Treasury and War Departments
Two-Legged Bloodhound In Burgers Case In Bubblо
Police captain Pratt investigated revolver theft from a car in Bubblo Colorado. A napkin with burger odor led to a coffee shop where two men had ordered ham burgers and left. A suspect returned, Pratt frisked him, and the revolver was found.
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Bubblo
Colo
BR. E. Pratt
Pratt
British Smash Away on Two Italian Fronts
British imperial forces push on two lines in Africa and Libyan theaters. In Eritrea they advanced nearly 80 miles, while Libyan operations target Dern with plans to seize Tobruk and Barce airfields. Prisoners tally rises to 111,000 as tanks and aircraft support the offensive.
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Cairo
Italy
Eritrea
Dern
Middle East
Tobruk
Denna
RAF
Barce
Nechile
Derna
Agordat
Barentu
Libya
Umm Hagar
Kentea
Sudan
Ethiopia
Paralysis Drive Nears Final Night in Hempstead County
Hempstead county Infantile Paralysis campaign ends Thursday night with a benefit at Snener theater led by T. S. Cornelius. The Hope Boys Band and Friday Music Club sponsor the program featuring a monthly concert. A dime stand downtown will run in later days with city groups in charge daily to meet the quota. Final chairmen reports are due by Thursday afternoon.
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Hempsferd County
Snener
T. S. Cornelius
Hope Boys Band
Hempstead County
Cornelius
Local Guards Quarantined After Scarlet Fever Cases
A local National Guard unit, Co. 4A Ward Infantry, stationed at Camp Joseph SL Robinson Lille Reek, has been quarantined in the past week due to several Scarlet Fever cases. Only two or three cases were reported and the situation is well under control. Quarantine will remain in effect for at least two more weeks.
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National Guard
Ward Infantry
Camp Joseph
SL Robinson
Lille Reek
Jontral
David's Fame Spreads as Fear Falls on Nations
A biblical verse from Chronicles 14:17 notes that David’s fame extended widely and that the Lord induced fear of him in all surrounding nations, signaling divine favor and surrounding reverence.
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David
Chronicles
Riots Denied in Northern Italy Amid Rumors
Berlin reports deny rioting in Turin and Milan and say German troops are not in Italy. Rome and Fascist sources call the stories ridiculous. CBS broadcasts claim Balkan cables depict Milan riots with Italian soldiers on the rebel side and arrests of fascist officials.
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Berlin
Turin
Milan
Italy
Rome
Authoriativ Ave
German Air Corps
Maly
New York
Columbia Broadcasting System
Balkan
Balkans
Bern
Switzerland
Fascist Party
Gestapo
CBS
Columbia
Cranium Crackers Mileage Quiz Reframed Distances
Distorted geography asks if Washington DC to Washington state exceeds Dakar to Natal in distance and if Azores to New York are nearer than Hawaii to San Francisco, plus Newfoundland to Ireland versus New York to Mexico City, and Miami to Natal versus Gibralter, ending with which leg is farthest among Panama Canal to New Orleans, New Orleans to Seattle, or Seattle to Siberia.
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U.S
Washington, D. C
Washington State
Dakar
Africa
Natal
South America
Azores
New York
Hawaiian Islands
San Francisco
Newfoundland
Ireland
New York City
Mexico City
Miami
Gibartar
Panama Canal
New Orleans
Seattle
Siberia
Senate approves Navy Air Bill for 300 million defense upgrade
The Senate unanimously passed the Navy Air Bill and sent it to the White House. The measure authorizes 300 million dollars to upgrade fleet air defense after rapid committee approval and hearings highlighting needed protection from air attack. Chairman Walsh of the Naval Committee indicated later plans for authorizations totaling 109 million dollars.
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Washington
Senate
White House
Chamber
Senate Naval Committee
Zurope
Walsh
D. Mass
Naval Committee
Romania Forms New Cabinet Under Antonescu Purge
Premier Ion Antonescu in Bucharest ousted Iron Guardists from his cabinet and installed a military government. He named generals from the crackdown to secure his rule as he continues as premier and foreign minister. A funeral honored 17 army men who died in the recent fighting.
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Bucharest
Ion Antonescu
Antonescu
Tron Guard
Antonesay
Mervin Roach Dies at Emmet Age 60
Mervin Roach, 60, died at his home in Emmet Saturday night after a long illness. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Emmet Methodist Church with Rev Wyatt officiating, burial in Snell Cemetery. TNT is noted as a historic high explosive first discovered in 1863 and still regarded as highly effective.
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Mervin Reach
Emmet
Methodist
Wyatt
Snell
Hull says Turkey will resist aggression while Japan not included
Secretary Hull told a Senate Foreign Relations Committee that Turkey would stand fast against Axis pressure and that U S aid to Britain would not involve the war. He cited attempts to understand Japan as largely fruitless and asked to testify behind closed doors to protect national security.
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Washington
Hil
Senate Foreign Relatio Milice
U. S
Britain
Rattei
Bome
Huil
Turkey
Dap
Indo-China
U.S
Japan
Hull
Imittee
Wis
Large Court Docket Heard In Municipal Court
The largest docket of the year was heard at city hall with Judge W K Lemley presiding. Twenty three cases were heard as defendants faced fines for drunkenness, traffic violations, weapon discharge, and burglary. Names include Curtis Jefferson Freddie Maxwell Mevit Copeland Jim Simpson Glen Tice Johnnie Harris Milt Powell Gordon Fletchman Sal Fleming Clinton Rhinehart Joe Wray Finis Dillard Henry Hicks Jasper Jerry Roy Nash Wiley Fiderson Jessie Hudson.
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WK. Lemley
Nathaniel Williams
City of Hope
Arkansas
Chirely Prosperty
Curtis Jefferson
Freddie Maxwell
Mevit Copeland
Sal Fleming
Clinton Rhinehart
Joe Wray
Finis Dillard
Trunkenness
Henry Hicks
Jasper Jerry
Roy Nash
Wiley Fiderson
Jessie Hudson
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U. SS
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Navy
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Romania
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Lemley
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