Army maneuvers rumor debunked by editor
Hope’s sidewalk reporters claim Army summer maneuvers in this area with a date of the 25th. Local hotels cafes and suppliers deny official notice or plans, and the editor flags the tale as a baseless rumor from over the hill while noting actual training may come without warning.
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Hope
Ats
Hope Hotels
Gurdan
Mannegers
Army
Fleld
Nvdladiadt
Lbos
Price control rules create risk of honest errors
S Burton Heath describes how new price control regulations will cause confusion and disputes. Most issues arise from honest misunderstandings rather than fraud, as merchants must audit stock and set highest March prices for May. Buyers may misremember prices, and patience and cooperation are urged to avoid violations.
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Leon Henderson
Hope Hempstead county 4-H rally draws 185 members
Four-H clubs from Hempstead county gathered at Hope on May 8 with 185 members and 10 leaders representing 14 clubs. Clifford Cox presided. demonstrations on peanut seed treatment and durable work clothes highlighted the morning program.
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Clu
Hempstead
Clifford Cox
Guernsey
Blevins
Barney W. Chambers
Louise Lewis
Lewis
E. S. Leonard
Shover Springs
Clifiord
Cox
Lindel Thompson
Charles Thompson
Willard Rogers
Jean Melver
Mavis Cornelius
Mary Guiley
Margaret Hacker
Beatrice Downs
Mary Claude Fletcher
W. J. Jernigan
Hope Branch Experiment Station
Fred J. Shulley
Agriculture
Anto Extension Forester
Saen- Gertheater
Scholarships Awarded to 10 Hempstead County Students
County Judge Fred A. Luck announced that ten Hempstead County youths will receive University of Arkansas Fayetteville scholarships entitling four years of free tuition. Recipients must have resided in Arkansas for one year prior to entry. The university offers extensive programs including agriculture, engineering, law, business, education, and complete arts and sciences.
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Hempsland
Fred A. Lick
Tam
Hempstead County
University of Arkansas At
Fayetteville
State of Arkansas
Arkansas
State College, of Spericultural God Engineering
University
Fred A. Luck
Scouts Help Prevent Fires Near Bodoe and Nevada County
Forest Ranger A T Boswell, in charge of the district around Bodoe, commends the Bodoe Boy Scout Troop for aiding in fire suppression on April 19 in Nevada County. One Bodean youth helped fight a forest fire alongside scouts, and the troop has been collecting scrap metal and scrap paper.
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Forest Ranger
A. T. Boswell
Forest Ranger District
Bodeaw
Bodeew
Nevada County
Raiger Boswell
Phines Herring
Junior Boswell
Charles Downs
Jack Herring
Terry le Boswil
Earlie Dunn
Nathan May
Harry May
Howard Crain
W. 4. Young
J. W. Martin
A.T. Boswell
Boduan
Calisthenics? Shell Sing Instead
Pittsburgh finds humor in morale drills as Gertrude Niegen, a renowned singer, argues calisthenics cannot replace a top entertainer for boosting soldiers' spirit. She asserts a pleasant voice and smile lift morale more effectively than drill routines.
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Pittsburgh
Gertrude Niegen
Singing Convention at Midway May 17
The annual singing convention with dinner will be held at Piney Grove church Midway community, 16 miles south of Hope, on Sunday May 17. The public is invited.
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Piney Grove Churchidway
Hope
McCaskill Boy Elected to Henderson Council
Reo Flaherty son of Mr and Mrs W E Flaherty of McCaskill was elected senior class senator for the 1942 43 school year at Henderson State Teachers College He will be the senior class delegate in the student senate and was unopposed An outstanding campus student active in many campus organizations The earth rotates at about 1040 miles per hour at the equator and annual aviation fuel use in the United States is 55000000 gallons.
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Reo Flaherty
W. E. Flaherty
McCaskill
Henderson State Teachers College
iMr
Flaherty
Henderson
United States
Magnolia War Time Report: 80 Percent Selectees Married Men
Magnolia Banner News reports 26 Magnolians left for Camp Robinson with 80 percent of the group married. War effort inspires high morale as band-stamp pledges near universal. New gas cleaning plants planned near Magnolia and MacKamey, with reduction in production and labor shortages noted.
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Magnolia Call
Hay Kimball
Magnolia Banner-News
Magnolia, Ark
Camp Robinson
Clebi
Fred Mack
Pearl Qlarbor
Pat Macedonia
Magnolia
Me Kamie
Stary
Rev Boggs to Talk to Presbyterian Men
The Rev M A Boggs will address the men of the First Presbyterian church at their monthly meeting Tuesday night May 12 at 7 30 p m Supper will be served and Dr Jim McKenzie president of the group will preside All Presbyterian men and other interested friends are expected to attend Dr Boggs is the most outstanding Presbyterian minister in Arkansas.
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M. A. Boggs
First Presbyterian Church
Jim McKenzie
Boggs
Arkansas
First submarines in Gulf sink two merchant ships
New Orleans reported the first Gulf appearance of fast submarines under a daring officer. Two inbound merchant vessels were sunk or set afire in daylight, with 87 crewmen and 6 passengers safe. A passenger from New Bedford said the torpedo missed by 100 feet as the ship rushed to port.
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New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Fam Mar
Eighth Naval District
Gulf
Augusto Serna
New Bedford
Mas
Stance Rubber Views Upheld at Standard Oil meeting
H J Geiger special representative of Esso Marketers defended synthetic rubber production and denied charges from the Truman committee at a Standard Oil dinner at Hotel Barrow. Attendees included Standard Oil executives. Geiger warned of a smear campaign while outlining rubber history, costs, and the need for a national synthetic program amid steel shortages and wartime demand.
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H. J. Geiger
Esso
Standard Oil Company
Truman Committee
Standard Oil
Hotel Barlow
Hotel Bar-row
H. L Mee Donald
Standard
Little Rock
Paul Jolley
Hot Springs
Hope Area
America
Geiger
Buna
Germany
Pearl Harbor
New Jersey
Justiss
General Salesiaan
Coral Sea battle yields early Allied success
Allied forces claim a preliminary victory in the Coral Sea six days into the engagement. Japanese invasion plans were repulsed as fleets and air power struck. Tokyo counters with claims of Japanese losses amid propaganda. Officials caution against optimism as the outcome remains uncertain.
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Associated Press
Douglas MacArthur
Coral Sea
Iralia
U. S
Tralia
Tokyo
Afi Ican
MacArthur
ELS
Coral
Theyra
Torpedozplan
Lea
Japan
Australia
Barred From State Race Over 1935 Ineligibility Ruling
Secretary Harvey G. Combs said he would refuse to certify W. O. Irby of St. Francis for State Senate in the 28th District due to a 1935 Supreme Court ruling finding him ineligible for public office from embezzlement as St. Francis postmaster. A Hoover pardon restored civil rights but not political privileges, leaving Langley and Ward as remaining candidates.
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Little Rock
Harvey G. Combs
Democratic State Committee
W. O. Irby
St. Francis
Supreme Court
Irby
Combs
High Tribunal
Herbert Hoover
Senate
Tpa
C Langley
Rep
E. G. Ward
Piggott
Magnolia A and M Homecoming Schedule
Homecoming day at Magnolia, Arkansas on May 17 features a morning baccalaureate sermon by Rev. H. L. Rutledge, luncheon at 12 10 in the college cafe, 1 30 concert by the Varsitonians in the Armory, 2 p m Alumni program led by Jarret Jackson, and 8 p m graduation in the Greek Theater with a speech by Dr. A M Harding, president of the University of Arkansas.
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A. and M. College
Magnolia
Ark
H. L. Rutledge
Stephens
Varsitonians
Armory
Jarret Jackson
Alumni Association
A. M. Harding
University of Arkansas
Baptist Revival Continues at First Baptist Church
Rev James W Middleton preached on Repentance from Mark 1 1 to a large crowd Friday night at the First Baptist Church He emphasized repentance and new birth as core to God s gospel noting salvation is God s gift not man s The revival continues Sunday with 10 50 a m and 8 p m services and efforts to accommodate a record Sunday School attendance and overflow crowd.
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James W. Middleton
First Baptist Church
First Baptist
Masons to Hold Special Meet Monday
Whitfield Masonic Lodge number 239 schedules a special meeting Monday at 7 30 p m to confer a master degree. W M A L Carlson announces the event urging all members to attend with refreshments served. See Minnesota produced more than 67000000 bushels of barley in 1940.
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Whitfield
Minnesota
Two Negroes Hurt in Wreck Near Fulton River Bridge
Two Black men, King Johnson and Sam Jefferson, were severely injured in a pickup truck collision with an East Texas Motor Freight truck near the Fulton river bridge. They were rushed to Julia Chester hospital by Herndon-Cornelius ambulance. Both vehicles were destroyed and State Policeman Pritchett investigated the crash.
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East Texas
Fulton
King Johnson
Sam Jefferson
Julia Chester Hospital
Herndon-Cornelius
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