Registration of aliens ends December 26
The Department of Justice concludes a four month register and fingerprint drive for aliens in the United States. All aliens must report to the nearest post office by December 26 or face prosecution. Officials note the deadline applies to non citizens regardless of birthplace, and those who fail to register will be treated as federal offenders.
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Department of Justice
United States
Arkansas
Al's
Al’s
Oklahoma
America
Red Cross Funds Climb to $1,254 Here
Hempstead County Red Cross drive neared completion as Gunter Lumber Co employees gave 10 percent, lifting the total to 1,254.20 dollars. The group reached its 120 dollar quota on Friday.
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Red Cross
Hempstead County Red Cross
Gunter Lumber Co
Local Legion Banquet Closes Prescott Post’s Drive
Sixty Hempstead American Legion members attended a banquet at Prescott Legion hut Friday night to honor progress in a new membership drive between two posts. State Adjutant Bert Presson and Claude Brown of the Arkansas Service Bureau led the program. Jim Bush of Prescott acted as master of ceremonies with short talks by present and past post commanders H. O. Kyler Cecil Weaver RG Ellen (Ormeely) Dewey Hendrix TY 5 Cornelius Linus Walker McMlister Okla now of Hope and Fred Horn of Prescott.
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Hempstead American Legon
Prescots Legion Hut
Ward
Bert Presson
Claude Brown
Arkansas Service Bureau
Jim Bush
Prescott
H. O. Kyler
Cecil Weaver
Ellen (Ormeely
Camden
Dewey Hendrix
Cornelius
32 Coal Miners Believed Dead in Ohio Pit Disaster
Cadiz reports indicate at least 28 miners possibly 22 entombed by a Ling explosion in a major Ohio mine. UMWA President John David declares no doubt all are dead and warns the disaster reflects lack of adequate inspection and regulation.
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Cadiz
Ohio
John David
UMWA
Siam Forces Occupy French Indo China
Thai Siamese troops have occupied three districts in French Indo China Banong kien Bankokekrnbang and Pratuchai as of Saturday. A separate Nanking ceremony saw Japan and Nanking sign a peace pact ending 40 months of war in China and pledging continued military actions until peace is achieved.
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Siam
Indo
China
Bangkok
Banongkien
Bankokekrnbang
Pratuchai
Nanking
Japan
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chungking
Seal Problem Is Up Again
Washington reports the long running Bering Sea sealing dispute reemerges as Japan signals withdrawal from a 29 year treaty. Officials cite a large Pribilof herd as motive while secretly some see it as a leverage move impacting the United States and allied parties.
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Jack Stinnett
Washington
Bering Sea
State Department
Bureau of Fisheries
U.S. Coast Guard
Japan
North Pacific
Russia
Great Britain
United States
Pribilof Islands
Aleutians
Pacific
Ucla
Clyde C Gaines Enlists in U S Army Recruit Steps
Clyde C Gaines son of Mrs Clifton S Gaines of North Andrews Street Hope enlisted this week at Texarkana recruiting station in the United States Army and has been assigned to the infantry at Fort Sam Houston San Antonio.
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Clyde C. Gaines
Clifford S. Gaines
North Andrews Street
Hope
United States Army
Texarkana
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Anti-Aircraft Gadgets Can't Secure Complete City Protection
Willie Thornton reports from Fort Bliss on U S Army anti aircraft defenses. Despite spectacular searchlights and new guns able to reach 21000 feet these devices cannot guarantee city safety from air fleets. Experts say the best they can do is harass invaders as planes are detected by sound then tracked by remote controlled lights and advanced optical sensors. The system relies on speed of light to guide shells with calculated fuzes to meet the plane in space. U.S. operations remain mobile except in limited areas where paint to be
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Willis Thornton
NEA Service
FT. Bliss
Tex
202Nd Coast Artillery
America
Aif
U.S
Panama
Spring Hill Singing Sunday at Baptist Church
Spring Hill plans a community singing Sunday evening at Spring Hill Baptist Church starting at 7 o'clock. Visiting quartets and singers are expected to attend. a cordial invitation is extended to the public.
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Osear Phillips
Spring Hill Baptist Church
Bune
Phillips
Postmaster Group to Meet in Louann Arkansas
The 7th Congressional District of the Arkansas Branch of the League of District Postmasters will hold a meeting and banquet in Louann Arkansas on Friday December 6 at 7:30 p.m. Host postmaster Leo Du Perdue. Guests include Hon John L. McClellan of Camden state officers and district secretaries.
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Arkansas
The
League of District Postmasters
Louann
Leo du Perdue
Imma Adon
Hempstead
Gdesia Williams
John L. McClellan
Camden
Ark
Clyde W. Spiller
Deedy Newsome
Howard R. Nabors
Lola B. Gregory
L. A
Rodents Marshaled Against Maginot Line Invasion
KAISERSLAUTERN Germany three million redants have been cleared from the Maginot line as rats and mice surge in Verdun Lorraine and the Palatinate villages and farms evacuated are overrun bait totals include six million squill cakes 1400 quarts of liquid poison and eight hundred pounds of poisoned barley used to combat vermin threat.
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Kaiserslautern
Germany
Straseburger Neueste Nachrichten
Lorraine
Palatinate
Capitals on Rivers Quiz for Five Nations
A two part quiz asks to identify the capital cities for five nations and the major river each sits on. United States, Mary, Argentine, United Kingdom, Egypt are listed with capitals to match to their river locations. Answers appear on Comic Prize publication.
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The
United States
Mary
United Kingdom
Egypt
School Masters Club to Meet December 2
The Hempstead County School Masters Club will meet Monday December 2 at the Capital Hotel at 7 15 PM. Important business will be discussed and all members are urged to attend.
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Hempstead ‘County School Masters Club
Capital Hotel
Guernsey Boys Top Patmos In Extra Period Thriller
Guernsey senior boys win 22 21 after extra period at Patmos gym as Dall scores seven, Sid Cox shines on defense, Reeves leads Patmos with 22. Girls game sees Guernsey 42 33 powered by Taylor and Edwards with Kent scoring 15 for Patmos. Patmos junior boys beat Guernsey 34 12. Mouton nets 25 for Patmos.
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Guernsey
Patmos
Bluedevils
Reeves
A Calhoun
Sid Cox
Taylor
Edwards
Conn Defeats Savold in Twelve Rounds at Garden
Billy Conn of Pittsburgh won a 12 round unanimous decision over Lee Savold of Des Moines before about 12,000 fans at Madison Square Garden. Conn weighed 174 1 4 pounds, Savold 186 3 4. The bout was slow early then heated in the stretch with hard left hooks. Dunn's eye was cut in the eleventh and both fighters ended with bloody noses. No knockdowns occurred. Referee Arthurs Donovan and two judges scored for Conn.
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New York
Billy Conn
Fittsburgh
Lee Savald
Des Mainex
Adison Square Garden
Conn
Savald
Dunn
Savold
Arthurs Donovan
Comet Collision Possibility Discussed by Scientists
Modern science admits the possibility or danger of collision between Earth and a comet. If the comet part were small there would be no danger, but if large rocky fragments were involved there might be considerable damage at the collision point.
McGehee Owls Crush Prescott 34 to 7 in Homecoming
McGehee Owls claim Southwest Arkansas Conference title pursuit with a 34 to 7 homecoming win over Prescott Curley Wolves. Key scores include an 80-yard opening drive, a 75-yard punt return, and multiple Smith assists and runs. Prescott’s Staunton scored in the third, but McGehee answered with a strong fourth period.
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McGehee
McGhee High School Owls
Southwest Arkansas
Prescott Curley Wolves
Owls
West
Smith
Thomas
Owl
Prescott
Winsett
Staunton
Prescott Prescott
Stainton
Robinson
Williams
Willis
Football Games Saturday Across Major Conferences
A slate of Saturday college football matchups features Army against Navy, Alabama against Mississippi State, Auburn meeting Florida, and California versus Stanford. Other notable games include Georgia vs. Georgia Tech, LSU against Tulane, Texas Tech vs. New Mexico, Oklahoma vs. Santa Clara, USC versus UC Los Angeles, SMU versus Tennessee, and Washington against Washington State, among others.
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Army
Navy
Alabama
Mississippi State
Auburn
Florida
Arizona
Marquette
Baylor
Rice
Boston College
Holy Cross
Carnegie Tech
Duquesne
Califor
Stanford
Siueel
Pittsburgh
Nvs
N.Y
L. A
Southern Methodist
T. Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Washington
Washington State
Cotton New York Opens Blank to Close at 9.96
January cotton in New York opened blank and closed at 9.96 with Middling spot at 10.24, down 2. The report notes the price movement as markets show a decline in cotton futures and spot prices for the day.
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New York
London Bombing Raids Brush Past Defenses
Night and day raids by the German air force targeted London and surrounding counties with hundreds of bombers. A major night attack left casualties, while daylight strikes followed in midafternoon, as RAF defenses held to limit damage and halt additional incursions into the Midlands and Moerserside.
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London
RAF
Home Counties
Midlands
Moerserside
Tommy Kinser s Collegians at Saenger Stage Show
Stage show at Saenger Theatre features Tommy Kinser s Collegians a twelve piece swing orchestra with three performances Sunday at 3 45 6 45 and 9 30 as part of the Malea Holiday Festival running from Nov 24 to Dec 28 1940. The group organized by Thomas Kinser Jr son of local residents formed in 1937 and evolved into a prominent Southwest Arkansas orchestra. The festival includes a feature on the Saenger stage titled Lower Brain explaining the celiac ganglion the heart lungs stomach and blood circulation.
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Tommy Kinser
Collegians
Mamoth
Saenger Theatre
Thomas Kinser, 4 Jr
Thomas Kinser
Arkansas
Malea
A Thought To Err Is Human To Forgive Divine Pope
A brief quotation attributed to Pope reflects on human error and the virtue of forgiveness. The line contrasts fault with mercy, underscoring moral restraint and communal empathy.
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W. H. Gunter
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T. J. Johnston
Si Odell Luck
J. O. Green
Carl Polle
Troy Polk
Minor Polk
John Walton
B. A. Quillian
Tilton Foster
T. A. Jackson
Jim Muldrow
Will Dixon
Claud McFaddin
San Nelson
Warren Holstar
J. D. White
George W. Reed
Hermon Spearman
Qtis Yeager
Luke Muldrow
T. A. Oliver
Wilchie Pennington
Walter Joe
F. C. Clark
Charles Myce
John Marshall
Huck Smith
Dick Nelson
Loonie Richardson
Nehemiah Doss
Willie Lee Criner
Ack White
A. M. Shaw
L. Dae Ul i
A. G. Stagger RC
Cark
Ienry Hood
Willie Henry Broun
C. L. Roberts
Elbert Smith
BK. WY. Shaw
Lilly Woodey Burdett Hood
Ed Williams
Roosevelt
Williams Clem Phillips
Cc. P, Staggers
Lindsay
Toney Lagrange
Jack Smith
Tom St Hopkins
G. A. White
New Army
Williey Thornton
NEA
Hope Star
Fort Bliss
Spring Hill
Finland
Sweden
Persimon
Arctic
Maginot Line
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Syria
Guardist
VICHY
Jean Chiappe
Chiappe
Paris
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Guard
Bucharest
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Corneliu Codreanu
Buchrest
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Ion Antonescu
Horia Sima
Strifa Torn Kingdom
Saenger
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