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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1940
Page
2
A partial text mentions fifteen or s and a portable item weighing 22,000 pounds of structure bogged in a dark descent from a Spanish lineage. The readable fragments reference a baker and cow workers from a hometown context with unclear relation to an event or place.
fragmented OCR notes describe Coronado expeditions and the expounding to Mexico and the United States. The piece mentions an exposition joint U S Mexico with states New Mexico Arizona Oklahoma and Kansas. It notes theater workshops at Ale and a May 29 opening at Albunnier with 400 amateur actors reenacting frontier histories.
A readable update lists softball games from late May into early June featuring Termite, Brookwood Grove, Snow White Grove, Ivory, Out of Town Team, and C C C Team with dates and matchups. Friday night games are noted as well as admission prices of 5 and 10 cents. Brookwood Grocery defeated D C last night 11 to 1.
Julie Duncan, a superb horsewoman born Marjorie Manning in Cornish Florida, won Universal's western queen role after 30 tests. She co stars with Johnny Mack Brown, has ridden in a mile race and won a steeplechase at Agua Caliente, owns race horses, and also pursues painting, swimming, badminton, and reading.
Bowling tournament begins Monday night May 27 to decide this year’s league. City Bakery, Ritchie Grocery, Hempstead Lumber Co. vs Kraft Cheese. May 29 open for Ladies Bowling Club. Gunter Lumber Co. vs Robison Team. Standard Oil vs American Legion. May 38 Soil Conservation vs Hope Basket. winners meet in knockout rounds. Final winner announced Tuesday June 4.
In a rain interrupted first game of a series, the Travelers edged Knoxville Smokies 2 to 1 in Little Rock. Wilfrid LeFebvre and Bob Carpenter pitched well in a brief, wet duel as rain halted play in the sixth inning and nullified a Smokies threat with runners on first and third.
The youngsters pool at Fair Park will open Monday and operate daily from 1 to 5 pm under WPA recreation leaders. Entry is restricted to ages 12 and under, with fresh water added daily for safety and cleanliness.
Bruce Catton reports that the U S anti trust division found evidence of German and foreign control over key war material patents and production. The memorandum warned America could pay heavily for unremedied bottlenecks in optics, beryllium, Chromium plating, molybdenum, magnesium alloys and chemical processes, while funding shortfalls hinder enforcement.
Friday results show Little Rock 2 Knoxville 1, Atlanta 14 New Orleans 6, Birmingham 3 Chattanooga 2, Memphis 8 Nashville 7. Saturday matchups include Knoxville at Little Rock and Boston at New York among others. several games postponed with a full slate listed for Saturday.
The text explains drilling holes and installing caps to form bullet like impressions on a door or wall. It notes painting the surface to resemble a blank panel and triggering squibs by electricity to create an eruption that imitates bullets piercing the door.
Hope seeks its first league win in a Sunday two game set with Lewisville at 2 p m Blackie Elliott will start the opener for Hope with Ledford Bell set to pitch the nightcap Lewisville taps Harlan McClendon a noted Hope figure and Jace Harland McClendon’s brother who pitched for Texarkana Liners earlier season is the Lewisville choice for the second game Hope hitters include Urban Fountain Slayton and others with team batting above .400 in recent games
May precipitation figures from the experiment station show varying totals across days. Notable readings include May 10 at 0.83 inches and May 24 at 3.50 inches, with several days recording measurable rain and others near zero.
A cryptic clipping from Boulder City reports an Indian outlaw captured, described in terse terms as a mummy figure. The piece hints at a convoluted tale tying indigenous outlawry to preservation folklore, with minimal names or dates provided.
The readable fragments reference Norway and Sweden, and a vague time frame around 1989 to 1919. Mentions of reindeer, cheese, and a town or event near Elm suggest a historical note on Nordic practices or heritage, with numbers indicating population or totals. Overall, the snippet hints at cultural or economic details without a clear narrative.
Public notice dated April 19 1940 by Ralph Bailey Chancery Clerk lists properties forfeited for taxes in Hempstead County. Descriptions cover parcels in Section 27 Township 12 South Range 24 West and include land descriptions and references to Missouri Pacific Railway right of way. The notice is signed and dated April 19 1940 with subsequent dates April 20 May 4 and June.
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