Red River flood risks prompt call for new land-control project
The Red River in the Southwest is rising two to three feet above flood stage, threatening Fulton and nearby Denison. A new dam at Denison improves control there but leaves much of the region exposed, prompting calls to extend flood protection and safeguard agricultural lands.
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Red River
Fulton
Star
Government
Denison
Texas
Multon
Little River
Strcims
Arkansas
Red
Wlver
Expansion Voted by House on Army Air Corps program
The House approved expanded Army Air Corps plans by a large margin as President Roosevelt outlined a 50 000 pilot training push. The vote supported raising planes and personnel limits while barring salaries for communists and fascists and curbing defense material exports. Senate measures set caps and funded further pilot training.
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Army Air Corps
Washington
House
Army Air
Berns
Roosevelt
Eee
Senate
Beanny
Air Corps
Army
Maregntonio
AL Li
N.Y
Senate Naval Committee
Juivy
Naval Air Force
Congress
Navy
John H. Towers
Naval Aeronautics
Byrd
D.n
Walsh
Dem. Mass
Towers
Great Britain
Rev W Oglesby Jr to Preach Sunday at Presbyterian Church
Rev William Oglesby Jr son of a prominent Hope family will conduct morning services at 10 55 at the Presbyterian church in Hope. He is beginning his ministry and will preach before taking duties at a Louisiana church.
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William Oglesby, Jr
Hope
Presbyterian Church
Oglesby
Louisiana
Peru Earthquake Kills 249 and Injures 3000
A major Peru earthquake devastates Lima and Salto, with 249 dead and over 3,000 injured. Seaport Sallao suffers heavy losses as communications fail and debris traps victims. Buildings collapse, residents flee to streets, and authorities fear higher tolls as reports come in from Callao.
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Lima
Peru
Sallao
Callaocos
Flood rising near Fulton threatens lowlands and livestock
Red river rose three feet Friday night reaching the 22 foot stage by Saturday morning and is expected to peak near 27 feet Tuesday. Flood stage is 25 feet and bottomlands are being evacuated as the river runs toward the west side. Ben Wilson of Fulton reports Little River, feeding Red, is already in flood, and a 1938 flood remains a nearby benchmark. Rain has fallen almost daily since a long winter thaw.
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Red River
Fulton
Ben Wilson
Star
Mr. Wilson
Little River
Red
Fruit & Truck Branch
Robison Co Wins Window Contest
The Rancho Grane dress window displayed by Geo. W. Robison & Co. won third place in the 25 000 population city division. Dallas Texas based Larch Manufacturing advised Robison Saturday morning. The desert scene window designed by Clyde Coffee of the Robison Co. earned a $15 prize.
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Geo. W. Robison & Co
Star
Larch Manufacturing Company
Dallas
Texas
George W. Robison
Dres
Clyde Coffee
The
Robison Conany
British Tanker Stormy Petrol Soccer Duel With U Boat
A Philadelphia Record yarn recounts the British tanker Stormy Petrol near the Azores flooding to repair a propeller. German submarine commander boards, shoots the radio operator, bets a soccer match against the tanker crew with six men per side, ends 3-2 for the tanker, then demands abandonment of ship within ten minutes.
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Bill Driscoll
Philadelphia Record
Stormy Petrol
Texas
Azores
Lwidge
Casa
Naz
Wille
A Thought Nature and God Cow Her Named Yet Unseen
A reflective line presents nature as a named effect whose cause is described as God Cow Her, blending philosophical imagery with cosmic attribution and mythic personification. The phrasing hints at spiritual and metaphysical framing rather than concrete events.
County Red Cross Continues Drive Refocuses on Refugee Aid
Royce Weisenberger chosen by Mrs. Kline Snyder to direct the county Red Cross drive for funds to aid war refugees in Europe. The appeal urges citizens to contribute through the county chair, banks in Hope and Blevins, or newspaper offices. The Red Cross has forwarded 5 million dollars for refugee relief and calls for support from Roosevelt, Bailey, and others.
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Royce Weisenberger
Kline ‘Snyder
Red Cross
Re- Roan
Europe
Hitler
Low Countries
France
Ann
Roosevelt
Bailey
American Red Cross
Hope
Blevins
G. W. McDowell
Cranium Crackers quiz challenge prompts on history and geography
A brain teaser prompts readers with six great empire builders whose conquests influence modern Europe, asks which countries border the Baltic Sea and where the Balearic Islands lie, identifies a natural barrier to the Black Sea and Turkey, and inquires which nations border Skagerrak and Kattegat. Answers on page two.
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Europe
Baltic Sea
Balearic Islands
Black Sea
Turkey
Skagerrak
Kuitegat
Youth is Shot to Death in Woods
George Dale Arnold aged 16 shot himself with a single barrel shotgun early Saturday near his home in the Melrose area northwest of Hope. The body was found by a local boy about half a mile from the Arnold residence. Coroner Weaver ruled death from gunshot wounds in a personal safety related incident. He is survived by his parents and two brothers Bennie and Cecil Arnold.
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George Dale Arnold
Wools
Melrose
Hope
Arnold
Ben Arnold
Weaver
Bennie
Cecil Arnold
Woman owner dismisses $50,000 British Guiana stamp
Utica woman Ann Hind Scala, holder of the famed 1856 British Guiana penny stamp, values her rare paper as "terribly happy" and keeps it in a vault. The story notes the stamp’s historic value and its auction tie to Germany’s reparations while detailing Scala’s casual regard for collectors.
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Awa
British Guiana
Galidea
Ann Hinda Scala
Utica
Germany
Arthur Hind
Hind
Ferrari
Prency
France
Scala
New York City
Feig
Allied and Axis clash in France and Italy drift toward war
Allied forces in north France and Belgium face trap and isolation as German high command claims gains in Boulogne and Calais. Churchill warns of grave peril while Britain reports air and sea actions against German targets. Italy postpones viers sailings amid rumors of joining the Nazis, with anniversary of Italy’s WWI entry noted.
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France
Beligum
Planders
Boulogne
Churchill
Calais
Vimy Ridge
Cotton prices in New York open and close notes
October cotton opened at age 19 with middling spot closing at 10. The report records a brief movement in New York prices for cotton futures and spots, noting opening and closing levels without further context.
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Pago Taree
County Red Cross
Defense Council
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Neal
Council of National Defense
C. A. Thomas
Pennsylvania
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NA Service
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Trieste
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