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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1939
Page
8
Pine Bluff fighter Bob Sikew rose to the top of the Southern heavyweight ranks with a stirring knockout of Lloyd Montgomery, thrilling a 400 strong crowd. He finished Frankie Smith in Blytheville’s sixth round, delivering a clattering display of power.
The Hope High basketball team, praised as the best ever, finished the 15 Conference with eight wins and two losses. They placed in the Big 19 Conference tournament at Pine Bluff and fell to Little Rock in the final. District 10 crown wins send the Bobcats to Payenteville for the Arkansas title chase.
In a ten round scheduled bout here Wednesday night Sikes battered Smith through most rounds. The bell saved Smith in the fifth as Sikes opened a strong stretch with a late knockdown. At 168 pounds Sikes weighed in while Smith at 182. Scarlett of Pine Bluff inked the result as the champion’s second defense against Raymond McNalt of Sn.
LAKELAND Fla Ly-wood Rowe, Detroit’s top 1900s era pitcher, acknowledged hope to reclaim a Bengal spot. He notes he has not yet unleashed full strength, but shows improved throwing after a strong Beaumont stint where he won 14 and lost 2. Manager Del Baker watches closely as Rowe trains the winter shoulder, aiming to bolster Detroit’s rotation.
Pittsburgh Pirates president William E. Renswanger announced that the club's final offer to Paul Waner ends the holdout. He said baseball is a business and Waner's batting average, 230 last season, was not the best. Waner unsigned the first contract offer of about 45 percent cut and rejected a second offer around 23 percent, preferring to wait out the summer.
County Agent Oliver L. Adams explains common Henbit Nettle, a mint family weed growing five months in the area. It is an annual easily controlled by cultivation or pulling to prevent reseeding. Nearby notes show weights of Sendell 170 and Natt 165 in measurements.
In pasture management, Lymon Carrjier of the Sail Conservation Service notes true perennial grasses grow roots for soil stability but new roots form as old plants die, aiding water infiltration. The report also details black rot in sweet potatoes, its identification by a metallic surface and peppery taste, and guidance on disease-free seed, bed disinfection, crop rotation, and careful sorting to prevent soil-borne spread.
The fragment describes using corrosive sublimate sparingly for surface sterilization and recommends immersion times. It mentions a disinfecting solution of formaldehyde made from formalin, water, and a small quantity, with potatoes rinsed and dried afterward.
In Nashville Arkansas a couple appeared after a Wednesday automobile death. Charges were filed again as they waived preliminary hearings in Justice Court. Details include names and exact timing unclear due to garbled text but indicate an auto fatality investigation and pending further proceedings.
Police in Prague reported a formal communication to Prime Minister Tiso and two ministers of the Slovak cabinet after a government shakeup dismissed by President Emil. A senior general protested the Prague move as authorities weighed political reactions amid the crisis.
In the B division the afternoon games feature Jobesboro against Bentonville with Sidney facing Walkery in a class B contest at 2:00. Fine Bluff and Coal Hill also appear in the day’s lineup. Quarterfinals wrap Friday night with final games Saturday morning and a half day Saturday afternoon. events run into Saturday night.
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