Hope's 195 Pound Watermelon Claim Questioned
Albert Mitchell notes mixups over the world’s largest edible watermelon, recounting past broadcasts on WGN and WOR. He cites a 275 pound Turkestan melon and suggests Hope’s 195 pound Triumph as the standard edible form, urging correction in The Star’s next press run.
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Albert Mitchell
WGN
Chicago
C. D. Middlebrooks
Hope
New York City
Turkestan
Tigris
Mitchell
Asia
Tigris River Valley
Mr. Mitchell
Dick Powell
Many Expected of Air Circus Here Sunday
The Elmo Bannister world champion back jumper will headline a 12 act air show sponsored by the Leslie Huddleston post of the American Legion at the airport Sunday at 2 PM. The “human bat” will jump from 10,000 feet, glide, then deploy a parachute. Jimmy Bantam exits a plane from 30 feet with no parachute. A car running at 70 MPH features a risky exit. Advance tickets are sold at Hope Furniture, Diamond Cafe, and Easy Pay Tire. No passengers will be carried during the show. Several hundred visitors are expected from nearby towns.
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Elmo Bannister
Leslie Huddleston
American Legion
Jimmy Bantam
Hope Furniture Co
Diaemond Cafe
Easy Pay
Legion Commander
Facts About Americans by Ray Pracock AP Feature Service
The piece profiles a magician named Doe who performs various tricks to entertain friends. It notes his membership in the Society of American Magicians and his skill at sleight of hand. The narrative admires his showmanship and suggests magicians use tricks to engage people and avoid social awkwardness.
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Ray Pracock
Bur
Wade
Society of American Magicians
Merlin
Doe
Doc
Teven
Thought Through Survival Of Their Child
A fragment reflects parents pondering a word signifying they will have no direct share in their child’s fate, noting calm reflection by the couple amidst uncertainty.
Garrett Whiteside portrait unveiled at Nashville High
In Nashville Arkansas a portrait of Garrett Whiteside of Washington and Nashville was unveiled Friday afternoon for Whiteside Hall at Nashville High School. An informal ceremony featured Mr and Mrs Whiteside who were visiting friends and relatives.
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Nashville
Ark
Garrett Whiteside
Washington
Nashville High School
Whiteside Hall
Woman with flat tire prompts long wait for help on highway
Mrs Charles Foster of Cushing Oklahoma had a flat tire on a nearby highway and stopped 15 cars before finding one carrying a jack in condition for use.
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Cushing
Okla
Charles
Foster
Oil Pipeline to Atlantic Is Proposed
A proposed oil pipeline over 2000 miles would move Texas Louisiana crude to the Atlantic coast. It would cost more than 90 million dollars and carry 250 to 300 thousand barrels daily. Eastern oil firms would finance the line as the Petroleum Defense Commission is formed per the Production Management board.
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New York
Texas-Louisiana
Atlantic Seaboard
Petroleum Defense Commission
OPM
Prescott Class Is Entertained at Banquet and Dance
Prescott high school seniors were hosted by the Junior Class at a Friday banquet in the Soda Hotel. Miss Mary Elizabeth Heslerly presided as Juniors president, Wallace Ledbetter led the Seniors, and the program featured the high school girls trio Nina Cathryn Scott Maude McDaniel and Betty Cox, plus expression and vocal pupils under Mrs Annie Lee Acker. The evening concluded with a Legion Hut dance accompanied by the high school orchestra.
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Prescott
Prescott High School
Soda
Mary Elizabeh Heslerly
Wall Dace Ledbetter
Nina Cathryn Scott
Maude McDaniel
Betty Cox
Annie Lee Acker
Legion Hut
Seven Army Men Die in Crash Near Nolapnville
In southern Ohio during a wind and rain story Friday night seven Army airmen died in two crashes fifteen minutes apart. At Patterson Field Dayton attendants reported five men perished aboard a large twin motored plane from Barksdale Field Louisiana when it struck a hillside near Nolapnville and the other aircraft plunged into the ground.
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Columbus
Ohio
Patterson Field
Dayton
Barksdale Field
Louisiana
Nolapnville
Singing Class to Meet at Garrett Memorial Church
The district’s monthly singing class will meet Sunday afternoon May 18 at 2 o'clock at the Garrett Memorial Baptist church in Hope. The announcement notes the event for local residents and church members.
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Garrett Memorial Baptist Church
Hope
State Policeman to Head Bauxite Police
LITTLE ROCK State Police Superintendent A G Albright announced Friday the resignation of Patrolman Jack Benton Lonoke to become police chief at Bauxite Benton has been stationed at Malvern several years.
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Little Rock
A. G. Albright
Jack Benton
Lonoke
Bauxite
Benton
Malvern
Hess Flight Aided Rumors Circulate Amid Berlin Broadcast
London broadcast to benefit German listeners suggested Rudolf Hess sought help from Willi Messerschmitt for his flight to England. Rumors claimed Hess used a private Augsburg field and a new aircraft not yet in German service, not a Messerschmitt 110, with a plan to display it in Trafalgar Square abandoned.
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London
Rudolf Hess
England
Willi Messerschmitt
Germany
Messerschmitt
Hess
Augsburg
Trafalgar Square
Duties Change for Generals
AP Feature Service details shifts in generalship during World War II. It recounts frontline assignments, captures, and losses of high-ranking officers including French and British generals in France and North Africa, noting many leaders captured or killed as the tide turned.
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France
la Capelle
Flanders
Tobruk
Annibale
Bergenzoll
Bengasi
Skyscraper Roofs Prove Safer Than Lower Floors in Air Raids
New York officials unveil civilian protection plans amid WWII stress. Mayor LaGuardia's Disaster Control Board, Police and Fire Departments, and city agencies study evacuations, utility readiness, and incendiary protection. A London study informs the unexpected finding that roofs may be safer than interior rooms during air raids.
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New York
NEA Service
Western Hemisphere
LeGhardia
LaGuardia
Police Department
Fire Department
London
New York University
University of Arkansas Students Split Over Fullbright Shakeup
About 300 students met at the University of Arkansas to oppose political meddling in university leadership. Roughly 200 supported and 35 opposed a resolution urging officials not to act for political reasons, with a similar vote on a floor amendment for presidents and officials to refrain from political activity. Speakers largely backed President Fulbright and the administration.
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Fayetteville
University of Arkansas
J. W. Fullbright
University and Extension Service
A. J. Yates
Bentonville
Associated Students
Yates
Norman Casey
Little Bork
Jimmy Shannon
Jonesboro
Louisiana State University
Fulbright
Trees Rarely Fall on Barro Colorado Island Site
The report notes that trees seldom topple on Barro Colorado Island and nearby Cun Zone as jungle debris remains sparse. Strangler figs slowly consume aging trunks while Lerinites erode wood, leaving little disturbance in the dense forest.
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Barro Colorado Island
Cun Zone
Death of Earnest Sullivan A Hempstead County Farmer
Earnest Ellen Sullivan a longtime Hempstead County farmer died at his Hope Route Two home Friday night. Funeral is set for 2 PM Sunday at Herndon-Cornelius Funeral Home with burial at Mouser Cemetery Rocky Mound. Survived by widow two stepsons Willard Holt Wright Ark Leslie Holt St Louis a daughter Mrs Irene Barton DeSoto Mo and a sister Mrs Vannie Richards Hope.
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Earnest .Ynn Sullivan
Hempstead County
Hope
Herndon-Cornelius
Mouser
Rocky Mound
Willard Holt
Wright, Ark
Leslie Holt
St. Louis
Irene Barton
DeSota
Vannie Richards
Montgomery defeats Jenkins in non-title bout at Madison Square Garden
Bob Montgomery out-pointed Lew Jenkins in ten rounds at Madison Square Garden. Montgomery, weighing 136 1 2 pounds, fought a rough slugfest, opening wounds on Jenkins including a nose cut in the fourth and a gash near the eye in the sixth, and sealed the unanimous decision with a ninth-round knockdown, earning a shot at Primo Zivie's welterweight crown.
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New York
Bob Montgomery
Lew Jenkin
Madison Square Garden
Montgomery
Jenkins
Philadelphia
Henry Armstrong
Privia Zivie
Lew
Associated Press
Hor Jenkins
New Taxi Service Established Here
A Yellow Cobawsi service opened in Hopi with headquarters at the Roosevelt Hotel. Billy and M. B. Hatch, operators, announced the launch on Saturday. The Hatch Brothers bring 12 years of taxi experience and will offer publicity and night service.
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Hopi
Roosevelt Hotel
Capit! Hotel
Billy
M. B. Hatch
Hatch Brothers
British April Death Toll Reveals Civilian Losses
The Ministry of Home Security reported 6,926 civilian deaths in bombing raids in April. Of the victims 2,912 were men, 2,418 women, 680 children under 16, and 55 unclassified. An additional 61 were missing and believed dead, marking an increase of 4,259 deaths from March.
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London H 1
Home Security
Rubber Strike in Malay State
British authorities proclaimed a state of emergency in Selangor after soldiers and a crowd of Indian rubber plantation strikers clashed. Three strikers were killed and seven wounded as peacekeepers were called in to restore order.
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Singapore
Selangor
Golden Fifth Avenue Flat With Gold Plated Doors
A 12 story New York City building on Fifth Avenue features gold plated doorknobs in every apartment and gold hinges, door handles, and keys in one flat.
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Fifth Avenue
New York City
Draft Oddities in the Draft Weave
A humor filled crossword style item surveys World War I draft quirks including conscientious objectors, veteran registration questions, athletes deemed flat footed yet Class 1-A, Canadian soldiers drafted into the U S Army, and the first lottery number called last October with who drew it.
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Selective Service Boards
Gree
U. S
Axis Offensive Report Sparks Allied Uncertainty Across Front
Associated Press dispatches describe a shifting war in Iraq with British and Italian air activity near Basra and Habbaniyah. Reports claim Axis forces attacked western fronts, with Turkish defenses and Moscow intel mysteries, while Tobruk and Capuzzo near the frontier faced counter moves and siege conditions amid a broader battle pattern.
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Associated Press
Iraq
Beseek Cineld
Basra Betwee
Persian Gulf
Britain
Syria
Cairo
Basra
Habbaniyah
Turkey
Sia
Moscow
Stalin
East
Westlands
Heinz Ad Study Shows 33.7 Percent Buy Increase
Maxon, Inc. of Detroit reports a 15 month test across 21 papers found a 33.7 percent rise in consumer purchases after 13 weeks of 3 to 5 ads per week. Initial familiarity with Heinz items grew from 1,521 to 1,821 among housewives surveyed.
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H. J. Heinz Company
Franklin Bell
Heinz
Maxon, Inc
Destroit
Bell
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