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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1940
Page
2
The article lists entertainments for weekend gatherings including aerial croquet with 18 wire wickets, wooden ball lofted play, a bowing variation with pins and a tethered ball, bat-trap-ball using a wooden shoe and trigger, swerish ring catch with bamboo cues, a slower modified jai alai with wicker scoops, badminton with wool balls, and casual versions of darts archery horseshoes and ring for sunlit Sundays.
Southern Association standings list Nashville Atlanta Memphis Chattanooga Birmingham New Orleans Little Rock Knoxville with Memphis at Little Rock and Chattanooga at Atlanta results. National League tallies Cincinnati Brooklyn Chicago St Louis Pittsburgh Philadelphia Boston with rain in St Louis Philadelphia and Chicago at Boston. American League teams Detroit Cleveland Boston New York Chicago Washington St Louis Philadelphia with multiple matches and schedule.
Memphis beat Little Rock 8 to 5 in the first of a series, despite ejecting pitcher John Gaddy and manager Truck Hannah. Umpire Scamboa Johnson sent Gaddy after a disputed walk by Hal Sieling, and Hannah was ejected in the dressing room following a baserunning dispute involving Jimmy Honeycutt and Tommy Irwin.
A new and different treatment appears in many of them. One dart board is designed to revolve while the throw is being made, adding a little spice to the game. Horse shoes are rubber covered and stakes are set in blocks so that they can be used in the house or on the porch without much noise.
A vivid home guide promotes fruit based coolers for hot days. It lists preparations like Fruit Chill and Fruit Fizz, with quantities for juices, syrups, and garnishes, plus serving tips and mint garnish to boost cooling effect. It also suggests currant and grape juice mixes and the use of preserved fruits as top-offs.
Umpire Redh Jones nearly rolled over as Honeycutt urged caution. Travelers pitchers slugged opponents while the Chicks toppled Lefebvre and Brawle for six. Bob Katz relieved Brazke in the fifth and yielded two runs in the ninth. Wimpy Willis exited after four hits and two errors produced three runs. Ve verka and Walters contributed in the late innings.
An AM feature extols a clever birthday memory aid, urging readers to use a pocket calendar to avoid forgetting wives and friends' birthdays. The piece stresses pleasure in recalling dates and warns against neglect, framing the calendar as a simple, useful reminder.
A 1940 guidance piece urges keeping a notebook of friends and relatives birthdays and gifts. It recommends personal touches, like a corsage or a favorite candy, wrapped prettily and arriving on or before the date. The article notes 1939–40 traffic deaths rose 6 percent in the first four months.
In Luzern and Zug Switzerland on Sunday all church bells will be rung only for alarm or imminent danger. For church services weddings and funerals only one bell may ring. There are 288 persons per motor.
Pierre D VP Odle Peck worries over feeding issues as his black wolfhound Shadow produces 19 puppies. He concentrates on care and safety rather than pursuing a record for the canine.
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