Three Thousand School Students Readied for March Meet
About three thousand high school students are expected to attend the 26th annual School Meet at the University on April 4 and 5. Contests cover history Latin algebra geography culture art music and home economics. Special features will include a festival, a craft exhibit, and a drama program under V. H A Ritgerod with J Fred Pat- in charge.
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Aretead
University
V. HA
Ritgerod
Fred Pat
Hope Office manager lauds defense job registration effort
Blaine Stlington of the Hope Arkansas Employment Service commends employers and workers in Hempstead County for cooperative support of the national Selective Registration for defense jobs begun March 15. He notes strong local response, workers volunteering skills, and a growing inventory of defense capabilities to be revealed in late April.
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Hope
Blaine Stlington
Arkansas State “Employment Service
Ellington
Citi Lizen
Hempstead
Hempstead County
Hope Employment Service Office
Mr. Ellington
Smith Signs Machen Land Title Bill in Arkansas
Acting Governor Willis Smith of Texarkana signed the Machen land title bill as part of the Land Use Committee’s 1941 program, granting purchasers of state lands “absolutely perfect” title and setting that land confirmation decrees bar attacks a year after the decree. He also vetoed eight of about 40 remaining bills at the close of the legislature.
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Little Rock
Willis Smith
Texarkana
Ment” Smith
Workers with defense skills urged to register at Hope Office
The notice advises workers with relevant defense skills who are not fully registered to register at the Hope Employment Office at their earliest convenience. It emphasizes attention to skilled workers not currently utilized in their present jobs and the need for registration.
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Hope
State Electric Rates Vary Across Arkansas
The Federal Power Commission released a report showing residential electricity bills in Arkansas differ by about one cent per kilowatt hour for the same usage. Lower charges appear in Jonesboro Paragould and Bentonville with municipal plants, while higher bills are in Parole Blytheville Truman Soremar Hoxta Mansfield areas served by private utilities.
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Washington
Federal Power Commission
Arkansas
Jonesboro
Paragoulet
Bentonville
Fir Parle
Blytheville
Truman
Soremar
Hoxta
Mansfield
University to host vocational guidance events and banquet
A schedule outlines a 10 am session on Friday highlighting a testing program led by Deany H. G. Hotz and a Saturday morning series of 33 occupational discussions by university deans. De M. R. Owens of the state Education Department will guide a vocational guidance discussion for teachers and administrators, with Deans of university divisions leading talks on available training. A career banquet at 6 pm Friday, chaired by Dean A. M. Harding, features speakers J. W. Fullbright, Mrs. E. W. Frost, Garvin Fitton, and John Fox. Prizes will be awarded at 2 pm Saturday by Dean Harding.
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Robert K. Burnshard
Ind
Adah Pierce
Hiram College
Ohio
de M. R. Owens
State Education Department
A. M. Harding
J. W. Fullbright
E.W. Frost
Frost
Garvin Fitton
University
John Fox
Pine Bluff High School
Dean Harding
No Limit on Movie Houses Morriton Ruling
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled municipalities cannot limit the number of moving picture theaters a single firm may operate in a city. The decision, upholding a Conway chancery court, blocked Morrition's ordinance aimed at preventing monopolies by restricting firms to one theater, and granted Malco Theaters, Inc. an injunction against enforcement.
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Little Rock
Supreme Court
Conway Chancery Court
High Tribunal
Malco Theaters, Inc
Morritlon
Morrition
Literary Meet Recap With Numerous School Prizes Recorded
A continued listing from page one details winners across multiple grades and subjects. Dorothy Macy Harrison of Columbus wins First in English 8, Marvin Tate of Washington takes English 7 Second, with many additional first and second prizes in subjects including General Science Geometry History Biology and Arithmetic for Washington Guernsey Spring Hill McCaskill Patmos and others.
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McCaskill
Evelyn Ann May
Washington
Louise Hatfield
Sybie Simms
Guernsey
Priz Victorine Patrick
Dale Hatfield
Dale Peters
Maryjorie’ Huskey
Blevins
Jimmy May
Winfr
Maudine Halsey
Ozelle Leverett
Doris Elizabeth Webb
Clara B. Harris
Grace Wortham
Bettye Leon Alston
British Take New Positions In East Africa Advance
British Army of the Nile moves rapidly west of Diredawa and Asmara as forces advance to complete the conquest of Italian East Africa. Troops entered Diredawa Saturday and cut the sole Fascist railroad connecting Addis Ababa to the coast.
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Cairo
Nile
Italian East Africa
Diredawa
Ethiopia
Asmara
Eritrea
Addis Ababa
Surplus Food Gifts Distributed in Hempstead County
In January the State Department of Public Welfare distributed 200,228 pounds of surplus food commodities in Hempstead County with an estimated value of 22,749.70 dollars to 1,903 cases or 8,392 people, per a monthly report to County Judge Fred Luck by Norton Jones. John G. Pipkin signs the letter, noting cooperation and requesting newspaper publication.
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Hempstead
State Department of Public Welfare
Fred Luck
Norton Jones
Jones
Hempstead County
Hope
Arkansas
John G. Pipkin
Department of Public Welfare
British Air Blitz Over Dover Strait Scene
British planes and heavy bombing over the Dover strait were heard and seen as the air ministry reported continued attacks on German shipping near Le Havre and Brest. Water spouts near the German shore were noted as observers tracked the bombardment in this Sunday action.
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Brest
Dover Strait
Channel
Air Ministry
le Havre
Hhe
Prize Winners List From School Glee Club Event
Second Prize Virgie Lee Smith Bleving Quartette. First Prize Blevins Girls Quartette. Second Prize Washington Boys Quartette. Glee Club First Prize Blevins Glee all Second Prize Spring Hill Glee Club. One act Plays First Prize Washington Second Prize Patmos.
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Virgie Lee Smith
Bleving
Blevins Girls
Washington Boys
Glee Club
Blevins Glee
Spring Hill Glee Club
Washington
Patmos
German battleships attacked by surface craft in Atlantic
British observers say two 26,000-ton Nazi sister ships were targeted by surface craft and US boats during recent merchant operations in the Atlantic. Docks were described as straddled by medium to very large bombs from all directions.
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Atlantic
Special Music at Revival at Hope Gospel Tabernacle
Evangelist Wm. F. MePherson leads a second week revival at Hope Gospel Tabernacle with special music Monday night by the Tabernacle quartet trio sextet and others. Rain did not deter a full audience as the day services continue Tuesday at 10 o clock in the Prayer room with Rev McPherson and a brief sermon followed by prayer. Special guests Rev and Mrs R C Jones of El Dorado attend Monday night services.
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Hope Gospel Tabernacle
Wm. F. Me.Pherson
Tabernacle
the Tabernacle
McPherson
Tabernacle Quartet
Tabernacle Trio
C. A. Trio
J. E. Hamill
S. A. Mays
Tabernacle Sextet
Tabernacle Congregation
R. C. Jones
el Dorado
Unclear Nazi Ultimatum Deadline Reported
A chaotic report describes German and Italian forces pressing for an exodus with a midnight deadline. A German secretary called the situation serious but not hopeless, while on Monday a more dire view termed it practically hopeless, signaling a decisive turn though not an impossible outcome.
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Ing
Germany
Italy
Regation
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Sook
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Cole
United States
Mant
Ladies Specialty Shop
Hope Creamery
Nari
Ats Perea Tata
Literary
Webster
Arkansas Beer Industry
Arkansas Department of Neweenties
Brewers
Beer. Distributors Committee
de Hugh Wharton
Little Rock, Ark
Africa
Lite
Atk
Daniels
Donahue
Pathé
Bob Donahue
Bob
Ai. J. Meyaulda
Winston-Salem, Nord Are
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