Voters urged to demand highway route pledge for 67
The piece warns candidates and agencies to avoid rerouting U.S. Highway 67 around Texarkana. It cites a July 16 pledge by W. W. Mitchell stating the department has not studied rerouting and doubts it will be done for many years. The writer calls for similar assurances from state and federal officials to protect local tourism and avoid costly bypasses.
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Texarkana
Hope
Third Street
U.S. 67
Texarkany
Hempstead
W. W. Mitchell
M. E. Melton
State 4-H Club Camp Opens at University of Arkansas
State 4-H club members from Hempstead County will attend the Arkansas camp at Fayetteville from July 2 to August 2. Outstanding county youths will join state contests, demonstrations, style revues, and tours with daily schedules. Recipients include Leta Rhortes, Marie Callier, Leola Zumwalt, Frances Wyett, Nona Mungwa, Vivien Schooley, Mary Del Hollis, Artis Picking, Doris Stuart, Lynn Black, Martha Bruonsa, and Truman Arrington among others, with contests in clothing, dairy, livestock, and judging.
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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville
General Assembly
Hempstead
Leta Rhortes
McCaskill
Marie Callier
Oak Grove
Leola Zumwalt
Blevins
Frances Wyett
Patmos
Nona Mungwa
Allen
Vivien Sehooley
Mary del Hollis
Artis Picking
Hope
Doris
Stuart
Gen
Lynn Black
Hinton
Martha Bruonsa
Helen Zumwalt
Warren Butler
Hope Rt
Carroll Allen Jr
Summerville
Thomas Thad Allen
Columbus
J. & Smith
Mit
Will
Polar Regions and Evolutionary Toe Reduction
The North Polar region is an ocean framed by continents while the South Polar region is a continent surrounded by an ocean. Both are ice bound. Early ancestors of modern humans had multiple toes but excess digits faded as runners evolved. The modern foot balances speed and power. It typically takes an average motorist about 13.7 seconds to pass a vehicle from start to clearement.
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North Polar
South Polar
Ose Irigh
Os‘wien
Eelt
Adkins to Speak Here on Saturday
Former Adkins, candidate for governor, will speak at 8 p.m. Saturday from the steps of Hope county courthouse in Hope. Lawrence Martin of Hope will introduce him as the Hope High School band plays. a large crowd is expected. The Kirtland warbler nests only in Michigan in a few counties and within jack pine stands.
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Fromer Adkins
Overnor
Arkansas
Heipateni County
Hope
John Vesey
Adlsing
Lawrence Martin
Hope High School
Michigan
County Candidate Tour Opens at Shover Springs Friday
Hempstead county candidates plan a stump tour starting at Shover Springs Friday night with 10 am start and 1 36 pm and 8 pm sessions. Leaders elected at Hope city hall include John Wilson as chairman and Hugh Clark as secretary, with a rotating daily lineup of candidates and dates across towns through August.
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Hempstead County
Shover Springs
Solclock
Shaver Springs
Hope City Hall
John Wilson
Hugh Clark
Umber One
Shower Springs
Yorover Springs
Cranium Crackers Nicknames Quiz
Identify the famous persons behind nicknames The Great Showman The Lute Corporal The Maid of Orleans The Sage of Concord The Swedish Nightingale Avswees on Comle Page
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Orleans
Gas Consumers Sign Petition for Cheaper Hope Gas Rates
Solicitors urge Hope Arkansas gas consumers to sign a petition and appoint a Consumers Committee to push cheaper rates. Signatories pledge cooperation and assign refunds on past and future gas bills to fund committee expenses, with city council aid requested for transfers and funding.
Submarine Strategy Seen As Key To Starving Britain
Special correspondent Major Paul L Reed analyzes German plans to use 250 ton U boats as the main weapon against the British Isles. He argues small subs could patrol and blockade, aided by diesel tech, welding, and math-driven design, to sever shipping. England’s air defenses and reliance on imports highlight the submarine’s potential impact on Britain’s fate.
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Paul L. Reed
NEHA
Germany
British Isles
Hitler
Pon
England
British Motor Ship
Channel
Norway
Englan
Crerman
Bngland
Isles
Calais
Bec
British Patient in Invasion Plans Threats From Air Attacks
British air force strikes against Germany disrupt invasion plans by destroying airmaps and bases across the channel. The German high command acknowledged losses as bombing of Weybridge and a French troop ship Meknes raised fears of renewed attacks on Britain. Air raids targeted shipping and inland aims as German planes clashed with Royal Navy escorts along the southeast coast.
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London
Germany
Britain
English Channel
North Sea
Berlin
Vickers Aircraft
Weybridge
England
Portland
High Command
Vickers
Admiralty
Embargo List Expanded by Roosevelt for Scrap Metals
President Roosevelt signed an order expanding the embargo list to include petroleum products scrap iron and other scrap metals. The move follows Morgenthau’s confirmation of a halt to shipments to Spain and introduces export licensing if future needs arise.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Morgenthau
Spain
Johnson Resigns War Office Post
The White House announced the resignation of Louis Johnson as assistant Secretary of War and the nomination of Robert Porter Patterson of New York as his successor. Stephen Early said Henry Stimson asked the president to name Patterson to the post of War secretary.
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Washington
White House
Louis Johnson
Robert Porter Patterson
New York
United States
Circuit Court of Appeals
Stephen Early
Henry Stimson
Patterson
Heat Fatality Reported in Hope
Hope records an isolated heat death of Bob Phillips a brick yard worker who died after overheating at home Tuesday night. He reportedly drank ice water and developed cramps then died. Local heat readings show extreme temperatures for the period with highs near 95 degrees in nearby records.
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Bob Phillips
Nego Brick Yard
Phillips
Hope
University of Arkansas Fruit & Truck Experiment Station
Special Court to Try French Chiefs
A special tribunal will be set up to try former Premiers Edouard Daladier and other government leaders for responsibility for France's entry into the war and for her defeat. The plan was indicated Thursday.
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VICHY
VPI
Edouard Daladier
Pranve
Singing to Be Held at Hinton Saturday Night
A singing under the direction of Phinos Odom will be held at Hinton High School Saturday night at eight o clock. Several quacters are expected. The public is invited.
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Hinton
Phinos Odom
Hinton High School
Cotton New York Exchange Dec Cotton Opening and Closing
The December cotton market in New York opened at 9.28 and closed at 9.82 a cent, with Middling spot at 10.8. The report notes price movement within the trading session and the current Middling level for spot cotton.
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New York
Federal Clemency Promise Alleged in Arkansas Liquor Case
James Cole, wholesale manager for Southwestern Distilled Products, testified that Little Rock attorney Joy W. House promised executive clemency with White House help, if he were convicted in the liquor conspiracy trial. Cole said a conference with House and others occurred as he sought to plead guilty, and he described payments intended to secure protection from state and federal interference. The trial, involving House, Z M McCarroll, Butler Toland, and Dave Sherman, centers on transporting liquor into dry states.
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Fort Smith
James Cole
Southwestern Distilled Products
Tue
Joe House
Little Rock
White House
House
Joe T. Robinson
Vial
Southwestern
Cole
Ark
Southwestern Distilled Products, Inc
Joy W. House
Z. M. McCarroll
McCarroll
Butler Toland
Dave Sherman
F. Strauss & Son
Sherman
McCarrall
Cale
Grover T. Owens
Barry
Owens
West Memphis
George
Local Consumers Seek Lower Gas Rates in Hope
Six local girls circulated a petition calling for permanent gas rate reductions in Hope. The effort is backed by the city government, aiming to file with Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co. if successful. A mass meeting elected a consumers committee to handle arrangements for the gas rate fight. A separate conference near Little Rock involved state utilities officials and the gas company to discuss a fair rate, with a decision pending on retroactivity and potential city purchase terms.
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Petitiower
Hope
Hope City
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company
Enola Alexander
Manelia Holloway
Nancy Ruth
Martha Ann
Singleton
Nell
Broyles
Marie
Fitzhugh
Comm
Corm
Hop
Deansttee
Woman Slayer Believed Convict in Texarkana Murders
Police hunt an ex convict for the brutal early Wednesday killings of Mrs. R. J. G'Dwyer Jr. 42 in her Glen dale home. A wedding ring and gold wristwatch were taken. she was killed between 2 and 3 a.m. as her husband slept nearby and heard the outcry. Continued on Page Seven.
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Texarkana
R. J. G'Dwyer Jr
Glendale
Tam
O'Dwyer
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Adkins
Shover
Spring All
Oven
Piney Grove
Saratoga
Guernsey
Fulton
DeAnn
Bingen
Gas
Consumers Committee
NASA Mme
Consumers’ Committee
City of
City of Hope
City Council of
Major Reed
Radio Cerial
Nazis Bane Place
F.D
Johnson
War Office
Secy
Stimson
Daladier
Deadlock
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