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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1940
Page
2
Robin's baseball team appears set for a seven inning doubleheader in which Eddall and Okay deliver decisive ninth inning and sixth inning plays to secure victory in the first game. In game two a comeback from a deficit lifts the Cementers to a 6 to 4 win over Yaun as they travel to Hope.
Legal notices summarize amendments 20 29 32 proposed by the General Assembly filed March and May 1939 in Arkansas and Kansas constitutions. Provisions cover vacancy appointments filling procedures eligibility restrictions and tax exemptions for personal property up to fifty to one hundred dollars plus wearing apparel. Also details on governorship appointments and officer ineligibilities.
The standings item lists Thursday results Detroit 5-1, Chicago 8-7, St. Louis 5-3 plus earlier scores Atlanta 5 Nashville 4 Birmingham 1 0 and Chattanooga 8 New Orleans Little Rock. Friday’s schedule includes New Orleans at Little Rock Birmingham at Memphis Knoxville at Chattanooga Nashville at Atlanta Brooklyn 5 6 New York 1 1 Boston 3 5 Philadelphia 4 4 Cincinnati 9 3 Pittsburgh 2 1 Chicago 4 2 St. Louis 3 5 Brooklyn at Boston Chicago at St. Louis Philadelphia at New York Pittsburgh at Cincinnati New York 12 7 Boston 4 3 Washington 5 3 Philadelphia 1 5 Cleveland 3 2 Detroit 5 1 Chicago 8 7 St. Louis 5 3 Boston at Washington New York at Philadelphia St. Louis at Chicago.
NEA service report notes the Ritz Brothers, a trio of pranksters, roam Hollywood causing mischief from Union Station to the Brown Derby. They perform in Argentine Nights at Universal, with attention from directors after past industry upheavals.
Weekend visitors gathered from Hot Springs Hope and nearby towns including Mrs Murders parents Hugh and Mrs Johnson Alva Baldwin and family Elmer Kilgore and others. Local club plans Fourth of July picnic at Bradford camp. Various residents shopped visited friends and relatives in Hope Blevins Prescott and surrounding communities. Miscellaneous trivia notes about feathers on a wen and a historical fact about Italy and Delaware.
Washington discusses retooling air power for autonomy within army and navy structures. Vinc ent Harrington of Iowa and Melvin Maas of Minnesota push to make air arms independent corps under their respective department heads, with their own staff. Critics warn of losing joint operation synergy, citing Britain’s Norway campaign as cautionary.
Denny juggles Peace and pets on a train trip with Carole Love while Rhoda and Bertrand plot. A turtle, ant eggs, and a park outing test Denny’s patience as Mrs. King spyholds threaten scandal. Carole helps, Rhoda schemes, and Denny worries about misread loyalties and a missing plot.
Merman Mayhem and his brother Charles Dallas of Texas captured top honors at the Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce regatta on Larke Hammilt's Thursday. Nine races were held with strong winds but no spills. Charles Mayhew earned 2015 points and a silver cup, while the Mayhew brothers finished close in the five mile feature. Morris O. Wilson of Fort Sunthyae took third with 1034 points and $52.50.
Britain and America discuss transcontinental road plans from Washington through British Columbia and Yukon to Alaska, with a $20 million cost and U S funding, plus a possible emergency defense fund draw. Alaska builds air defense while awaiting an overland link to the mainland, experts say.
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