British War Loan and Cabinet Shakeup Briefing
News bulletin reports a new British War Loan of 200 million dollars announced in Parliament with a 3 percent yield and gradual subscription details. A possible second cabinet reshuffle is noted amid criticism of supply purchases. Also covers Allied seizure of Italian ships with German coal and Finnish defense near Viipuri. The day’s war updates include Japan shelling near Macao and Hong Kong.
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London
Eng
Ronald H. Cross
House of Commons
Cross
Rotterdam
Italy
Sir John Simon
Chancel Ihe
Oxeheruers
Smaa
Simon
Tuessey
Globe Geography Puzzle Question Teased for Readers
A fragment from a Cranium Cracker puzzle asks readers to identify locations. It lists Quetta, Sweden, India, Russia and various cities as options, with partial hints and an answer note directing to page two for solutions.
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Globe
Quetta
Australia
Sweden
India
Russia
Singapore
Kiev
Annoy
Madras
Brest
France
Belgium
Jugoslavia
Port Said
Gutebarg
Porth
Anchorage
Alaska
New Zeland
Kentucky
China
The Story of Democracy chapter on military readiness
Hendrik Willem van Loon argues American unpreparedness harms national honor. He cites Revolutionary, War of 1812, Mexican, and Civil War setbacks, blaming historians for portraying perpetual victory and urging readiness and funding for arms and training. He notes foreign drill-masters aided discipline in the Revolution.
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Hendrik Willem van Loon
Washington
Capitol
White House
New Orleans
Jackson
Mexico
Supreme Court overturns Casson $20,000 ruling in Bell case
The Arkansas Supreme Court set aside a $20,000 Clark circuit court judgment for Harry C. Casson of Batesville against Southwestern Bell Telephone Co after Casson alleged a fall while lifting a packing case in the company's supply room. The court held the worker assumed risk in the uncomplicated act in a well lit room. The court granted a rehearing for Frisca Railroad in a separate personal injury suit and ordered retrial in Lawrence County. It reversed a $15,000 verdict in Mrs. Margaret Hayley’s favor for her husband’s death in a Hoxie crash due to trial error, and considered a chiropractic licensing exam and Act 163 tax delinquency case on rehearing.
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Little Rock
State Supreme Court
Clark
Harry C. Casson
Batesville
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Casson
Telephone
Bates Villa
Supreme Court
Appellee
Lawrence
Margaret B. Hayley
Hoxie
Miller County
Nazi editorial urges Germans to forget the good old days
In Der Allgemeine Wegwassen a widely read family publication, an editorial attacks complaints about current conditions and rejects comparisons with the past as a failing standard. It argues such parables do not fill larders or award robes, and notes natives on the island of afi own no real estate.
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Berlin
der Allgemeine Wegwassen
Ames
Guy Larders
Afi
Ivy
Cotton New York May vat ton closes at 10 84 85
New York vat ton for May opened Tuesday at 10 78 and closed at 10 84 85. Middling spot 112.
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New York
Negro sentenced to die for Smackover hold up slaying
El Dorado Arkansas Otis Manning a 29 year old Negro was sentenced by Circuit Judge L S Britt to die in the electric chair April 12 for the hold up killing of Jimny Warren an oil company employee at Smackover in December 1938.
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EL Dorado, Ark
Otis Maning Shsyear
Britt Tesday
Jimny Warren
Smackover Oil Company
Smackover
Magnolia Man Dies by His Own Action in Magnolia
Magnolia Ark minor Rowe eleven year old bachelor living near the Gott Club was found dead Sunday with a shotgun blast in his chest. Three notes attributed to him say someone planned to kill him. A shotgun was found rigged with a string to the trigger. He left notes to his mother Mrs. Jo Anna Rowe of Fort Worth Texas an uncle Ruby Rowe of Magnolia and Sheriff Sam J McColuin of Magnolia. Surviving are three sisters Mrs Annie Hines Shreveport La Mrs Holly Arnold Fort Worth and Mrs Duphney Bradley Urbana Ark. Funeral and burial were held at Emerson Monday afternoon.
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Magnolia
Ark
Minor Rowe
Che’ Gott Club
Diree Smiles Narth
Here
Rowe
Jo Anna Rowe
Fort Worth
Texas
Ruby Rowe
Sam J. McColuin
Columbia County
Annie Hines
Shreveport
Holly Arnold
Duphney Bradley
Urbana
Emerson
Hopewell Scrappers Beat Old Garland Butterflies at Fair Park
The Hopewell Scrappers defeated the Old Garland Butterflies 4 to 2 at Fair Park Sunday afternoon. The same team will play again at 2 p.m. Sunday. Battery details list Butterflies Bell and Denett, Scrappers Foy R White and E White.
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Hopewell Scrappers
Old Garland Butterflies
Fair Park
Bell and Denett
Foy the Scrappers
R. White
E. White
A Thought on Forgiveness and Generosity
A brief aphorism notes that generosity makes forgiving easier for the giver than for the offender to seek pardon, attributed to Thomyon. It frames mercy as a voluntary virtue and hints at the burden on those who offend when seeking reconciliation.
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Thomyon
Shenandoah Under Ground Sifts as 20 Inch Sags Warned
Earth shifts again in Shenandoah PA as the M block subsides and caverns open under 16 blocks. Buildings crack and sink up to 20 inches forcing state inspectors to lock damaged public structures. Damage nears 31 million with 2000 residents displaced. Borough, state agencies, and Gov James move to survey condemn and halt nearby mining.
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Shenandoah
Teast
State Department of Labor Aid Industry
Arthur H. James
State Mining Department
Harrisburg
Nework
Two Army Planes Crash In Mid-Air Over Honolulu
In Honolulu two Army pursuit planes collided mid air while circling over Fort Kamuhameha to welcome Gen George Marshall. Pilots Lieut Valin A Moore and Lieut Walter Rector parachuted free and escaped injury. Marshall arrived from San Francisco for an inspection tour of Hawaiian defenses and planned to inspect Fort Shafter Fort Kamehameha Scho field field and Wheely field before returning March 13 for maneuvers in Texas and Louisiana in May.
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Honolulu
T. H
Imo
Ft. Kamibuhemeha
George Marshall
Army
Malvalin A. Moore
Walter 5
Rector
Moore
Hector
General Marshall
San Francisco
Pearl Harbor
Marshall
Charles Herron
Fort Shafter
Hawaiian
Gibraltar
Pacific
Fort Shafler
Fort Kamehameha
Schofield Field
Wheely Field
Southwestern Amy
Texas
Louisiana
Thanksgiving Date Question Up Again
Portland readers debate the 1940 Thanksgiving date as calendars clash between the old rule and federal printings. Some adhere to the fourth Thursday while others mark the 48th or November. The issue centers on which date should be observed and printed for official use.
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Portland
Ore
Free of Congressmen
Mother Returns to Find Son Is Dead
In Queens, the one month old son of aviator Richard Merrill and actress Toby Wing suffocated after his garment tangled over his face. Police ruled the incident accidental death following the morning finding by Miss Wing who had left the child sleeping minutes earlier.
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New York
Richard
Dick" Merrill
Toby Wing
Queens
Softball League for Girls Planned
A girls softball league sponsored by Hope and Hempstead county business houses will form within weeks under Raymond Urban recreational leader at Fairly Park. Several girls including Lula Bell Stout Isabel Boyce Estelle Caldwell Johnnie Boyce Mary Rider Kathleen Reaves Marie Crews Louise Kent Winfred Ball Lillian Brown Virgie Lee Smith are signed to play. Plans may include one or two games weekly with Prescott Texarkana Magnolia Arkadelphia Stamps Camden De Queen Dorado. Girls wishing to play should contact Raymond Urban at Hope.
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Hope
Hempstead County
Raymond Urban
Faly Park
Urban
Blevins
Prescott
Texarkana
Magnolia Arkadelphia
Stamps
Camden
de Queen
Dorada
Sadler Plans Texas Governor Bid Amid Criticism
East Texas lawyer and former railroad commissioner Jerry Sadler confirms he is a gubernatorial candidate. He publicly signaled intent by wearing an Elect Sadler governor button and is seen as a sharp critic of Gay O Daniel. The race is expected to be heated as Sadler positions himself against the incumbent or potential challenger. He is noted as a snuff user and private pilot, with a reputation for pointed speeches.
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Austin
Texas
Jerry Sadler
East Texas
State Railroad Commission
Elect Sadler
Sadler
O'Daniel
Hope Gas Line Inaugurated At Brick Plant
O Neal presided as valve was opened and gas from new pipeline heated the plant’s kiln. M O Matthews and T P Bowen spoke as Hope celebrates first cheap fuel, urging industrial growth and centralization. Local officials and business leaders attended the ceremony and praised prospects for Hope.
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Hope Brick Works
N. P. O'Neal
M. O. Matthews
Louisiana-Nevada Transit Company
T. P. Bowen
Hope Chamber of Commerce
Catton Valley
Louisiana
New Pipeline Company
Ba Company
Webster Parish
Lafield
Okay
Arkansas
Hope Territory
Here
Fulton
Okay Cement
Hope Water and Light
O'N
Council
Mr. O'Neal
M. 0. Matthews
W. Mike Murphy
L. G. Veach
E. F. McFaddin
Ruth Cornelius
Howard King
T. J. Latham
T. BR. Jones
Hope Rotary Club
C. Thomas
Hope Water and Light Plant
John Barlow
J. H. Weaver
R. P. Bowen
Chamber of [Commerce
Jor Wray
Ed Spillers
B, Dunn
New Dealers Favor Taft as Dream Candidate to Beat
A group of New Dealers views Senator Taft as the best bet to defeat in November, while not ignoring Senator Vandenberg. They doubt Michigan’s Vandenberg has Taft’s radio appeal, still weighing Dewey and Roosevelt’s influence. They hint at a calmer political weather and describe Taft as conservative, hard working, friendly, and perhaps a bit dutiful. They have not chosen a Roosev elt rival from their ranks to stop Taft.
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Preston Grover Washington
Taft
Vandenberg
Michigan
Vaice
Representative TV
Smith
Tom Dewey
New York
Roosevelt
Dewey
Representative Martin
Frank Garnett
Survivors Tale Reveals Cyclops Mystery Ship
Lieutenant Commander N W Sharpe, sole survivor of the ill fated cargo boat Cyclops, recalls wartime recruitment duty in St Louis and a harsh selection that led to the doomed voyage. The Cy closked between March 4 and April 15 1918 in the West Indies with all hands lost. Noted authorities found no submarine claim and shipboard manganese cargo may have shifted causing sinking.
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N. W. Sharpe
Sharpe
Navy Department
Hog
St. Louis
Norfolk
Psirs
West Indies
Germany
Legion Meeting At City Hall Thursday Night
Important Legion meeting to be held at the city hall Thursday night. O Kyler post commander urged the entire membership to attend. Meeting begins at 7 45 oclock.
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Legion Meeting
Ameiean Legion
Hope Is Winner Once More at Prescott in Benefit Game
Hope High School defeated Prescott 55 to 42 with guard Charles Ray Baker scoring 19 points. Hope led 21 to 5 after one period and 33 to 12 at halftime. Coach Foy Hammons used the entire squad and Green left the game with a knee precaution. The win aids fundraising to send the Bobcats Arkansas conference champions to the state tournament in Jonesboro.
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Charles Ray Baker
Hope High
Prescott
Bobcats
Hope
Foy Hammons
Green
Purtle
Bobcat
Arkansas
Jonesboro
Hammons
Senius
District Beer Committee Sets District Meetings in El Dorado and Texarkana
J Hugh Wharton state director of the Brewers and Arkansas Beer Distributors Committee announced district meetings for El Dorado at 10 30 a m and Texarkana at 4 p m Wednesday. Seventh district chairs W A Beebe of El Dorado and Ninth district chairs Leon Kain of Texarkana lead the meetings as the group reviews its clean up or close up campaign and progress after forming February 4 to curb illegal beer outlets.
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Little Rock
J. Hugh Wharton
Brewers and Arkansas Beer Distributors Committee
el Dorado
Texarkana
Ashley
Bradley
Calhoun
Columbia
Dallas
Ouachita
Union Counties
W. A. Beebe
Howard
Sevier
Hempstead
Nevada
Little River
Miller
Lafayette
Clark
Leon Kain
Wharton
Toste
Betsey Roosevelt Divorce Delayed as Witness Falls Ill
Betsey Roosevelt’s divorce from James Roosevelt is postponed to Thursday. Witness Henry Kirk Cushing, key corroborator, is ill at Beverly Hills hotel and cannot testify. Court orders child support of 466 monthly until 12 and 1250 monthly for each child. alimony terms set with lump sum option, divorce final in California after one year.
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Hollywood
Betsey Cushing Roosevelt
Lew
James Roosevelt
Henry Kirk Cushing
Cushing
Beverly Hills
Roosevelt
Califernia
Governor orders 30 day stay in Arkansas arson case
Bailey granted 30 day allowance to Earl Hope who was sentenced to two years for arson in July. Jarvis, free on bond since December, faced related charges in Little River court. Governor Bailey will not delay the year sentence for Woodard and Breed. Breed must report by the deadline as the supreme court upheld convictions.
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Little
ROCK + Bailey
Lough
Earl Hope
Jarvis
Little River Court
Liberty
Bailey
Woodard Bialso
Hope
Breed
Supreme Court
Texarkana Social Security official cites disaster lessons
Texarkana field office manager John Cooter recalls the Bartley West Virginia mine disaster to illustrate how survivors insurance under the Social Security Act supports families. He notes 91 miners died and 129 children affected, stressing the need for coverage regardless of disaster type. Cooter, address 4062 08 Federal Building, emphasizes the Act’s reach.
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Texarkana
Ark
John Cooter
Social Serit Board
Cooter
Potlon
West Virginia
Batley
Bartley
Ghost Town Lots in Lafayette Sold
Land Commissioner Otis Page reported the Mackinaw town site in Lafayette county, forfeited for taxes, sold as oil field interest drew buyers. More than 300 lots, about 2700 total, drawn inquiries with 42 lots bought for 34.40 and a $250 investment expected in a 290 lot deed.
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Little Rock
Mackinaw
Lafayette County
State Land Office
Otis Page
Page
Smith Reed
B. F. Lewis
J. R. Jones
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Red Army
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Macay
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Pearl
Hongkong
Tyy Lang
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Clark County
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Earth
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Hope Brick Plant
O'Neal
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New Deal
Betsey Roosevelt
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