Blytheville Holds Pine Bluff 14 to 13 in Narrow Loss
Blytheville drops a 14 to 13 battle at Jordan Stadium as Pine Bluff edges the Chickens in front of 4,000 fans. Key plays include a two point safety for Blytheville, an early Zebra score, and a backfield by Bodie and Mitchac. Several penalties mar the drive as Cason connects for a 15 yard gain before a miscue limits the Zebra score. The game highlights a tense finish with Blytheville rallying but short of the win.
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Pine Bluff
Pine Bluffs
Blytheville
Jordan Stadium
Chicks
Jordan
Spibe
Lloyd
F Ecut
Foxey
Zebras
Bodie
Mitchac
Cason
Smith
Spa
Lite
Trojan
Trojans
Little Rock
Milan Creighton
Cruisers
Contingent War Policy Views in a Rural Letter
A Hempstead county farmer challenges a local rumor about Conscription Day October 16 and national war timing. The piece argues war powers lie with Congress, contrasts Roosevelt and Willkie, and notes no national holidays exist in the United States as states set observances.
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Hempstead
United States
Roosevelt
Willkie
Mr. Willkie
America
Congress
Ee OO
Germany
Italy
Japan
Pacific
Europe
Singapore
Orient
Britain
Mawailan Islands
British Singapores
Football Scores From Arkansas and Nearby Regions
A compilation of high school and college football scores across Arkansas and nearby states. Notable results include Conway 12 over Murfreesboro 0, Monticello 52 over England 0, Texarkana 34 over Rope 0, and Pulaski area teams posting various margins. Several ties reported such as Charleston 0 and Booneville 0.
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Murfreesboro
Horatia
Lie
Monticello
England
Jonesboro
Rope
Texarkana
Tex
Kilgore
Paragould
Newport
Alma
Harrison
Fordyce
Warren
Batesville
Augusta
Nashville
Prescott
van Buren
Ashdown
Smackover
Bauxite
Benton
Dierks
Mena
Hot Springs
Little Rock
el Dorado
North Little Rock
Brinkley
Catholic High
German Raids Continue Over British Isles
London reports four daylight raids by Nazi warplanes on the capital after a night of attacks that left an undetermined number buried in a Liverpool hotel wreck. Kent and Sussex also hit. four German planes destroyed, one British fighter lost with pilot safe. Cape Gris Nez guns resume coast shelling. A German flotilla clashed with British forces near the Isle of Wight. dive bombers hit two vessels in a convoy. In Bucharest, German drive east appears, with troops and banners in the streets as Britons evacuate.
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London
Liverpool
Kent
Sussex
Cape Gris Nez
Berlin
Isle of Wight
English
Rumania
Bucharest
Germany
Australia Big World Factor
Peter Edson reports from Swan Hill Victoria on the sheep shearers season with 15,000 workers pulling 110 million sheep. The clip aims for 500,000 tons of wool, mostly for Britain, with 200 million in value and 95 percent paid on loading to England under a marketing arrangement. The wool will largely serve military needs and empire trade, while some will go to America for storage.
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Peter Edson
NEA
Swan Hill
Victoria
Australia
Iceland
America
England
Great Britain
Clip Shaw
City
Anerson
Reflective Proverb Verse Caution on Drinking Wine
A biblical verse warns Lemuel that it is not for kings or princes to drink wine lest they forget the law and pervert judgment, especially concerning the afflicted. The passage emphasizes caution and restraint in leadership to maintain justice.
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Lemuel
Drastic Change Looms in the Farm Program
The article reports sweeping potential shifts in American agriculture under a New Deal victory, noting a Department of Agriculture study influenced by Henry A. Wallace. It cites findings of mass unemployment among farm workers and rising subsistence-level incomes, reflecting an ominous forecast for farm technology and policy.
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Bruce Catton
NEA
Washington
Washington-American Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Revival Meet draws large crowd at First Baptist Church
The Revival meeting led by Dr. C. C. Warren at First Baptist Church filled the auditorium Friday night, with services planned for Saturday at 7 30 and a banner attendance expected Sunday. Warren urged hatred of sin and urged confession before men and repentance to place life on God’s side.
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First Baptist Auditorium
C. C. Warren
First Baptist Church
Garden of Eden
Sis
God
Sin
Satan
Heaven
Christ
Ex Guardsmen Must Register Under New Proclamation
National Guard members on the inactive list and former Guardsmen must register on October 16 to comply with the President's proclamation and the Selective Service Act. Major Ben R. Howell said those on the inactive list need not register unless specified. Deferments apply for certain active service records, with local boards granting if proof satisfies required service.
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National Guard
Ben R. Howell
National Selective Service Headquarters
Regnar Army
Active National Guard
Guard
Maine gem industry expands due to wars in world trade
Semiprecious stones mined in Maine are being cut and polished locally as merchants dropped sending gems to China and abroad during the Chinese Japanese and European wars. Maine machinery is now used for gem cutting and polishing, boosting domestic production.
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Norway
Maine
China
Yerger Tigers vs Pine Bluff ends in 6-0 win
Yerger Tigers, 1939 state champions, dominated Corbin High of Pine Bluff with a 6-0 victory. Pink Carrigan scored a 30 yard touchdown in the second quarter. Coleman anchored the line while Ed ward and the Pine Bluff back effort nearly produced a late score.
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Yerger Tigers
Corbin High
Pine Bluff
Tigers
Corbin
Pink Carigan
Yerger
Jone
Carrigan
Tate
Coleman
Pine Bluff Boys
Edwards
Husky Corbin
2439 Bales Ginned in Nevada County
Nevada County reports 2439 bales ginned up to October 1, down from 6450 a year earlier, per Carl Munn of Rosston, Nevada County gs reporter for the federal Department of Commerce. Sea snails with a band jaw teeth bore holes through shell to feed.
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Nevada County
Carl Munn
Rosston
Federal Department of Commerce
Jonesboro Bobcats crush Hope 34 to 0 in Friday clash
Jonesboro High School rolled over Hope 34 to 0 as Bud Daugherty sat out with an injury. Peterson sparked the attack with a 450 yard game including a 4 yard TD, 50 yard run by Duncan, and McCall 13 yard TD reception. Hope's Richard Stanford stood as their lone threat.
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Jonesboro
Jonesboro High School
Hope “Bobcats
Bud Daugherty
Hope
Robert Peterson
Peterson
Roy Duncan
James McCall
Reynolds Seymour
Dick Wiles
Duncan
Richard Stanford
May
Cumbie
Wiles
Taylor
Harvis
Blevins P T A Holds Meeting
The Blevins P T A held its first meeting of the year on Thursday evening October 10 1940 with 65 parents and teachers present. Devotional by Rev Charles Giessen Presidents Message by Mrs P L Stephen program of service by Mrs Herbert M Stephens vocal solo by Betty Lee Alston Our School by A B Wetherington and a conclusion of games with refreshments served by the hospitality committee. The association looks forward to a successful year and sees this meeting as a splendid beginning.
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Blevins P.T. A
Charles Giessen
Stephen
Parent Teachers Association
Herbert M. Stephens
Voval Solo
Betty Lee Alston
Our School
A. B. Wetherington
Slang Terms for Military Craft and Weapons
A compact glossary lists Floating elephant Tin fish Archie Mosquito boat and Pig-boat as naval and military slang. It hints at meanings likely explained on Page Two, indicating coded terms for vessels ordnance and amphibious craft used in naval slang.
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Archie
Munitions to Aid China as Burma Road Opens
New York reports munitions and armament flows from Japan to Manil Singapore ready for transfer to China via the Burma road as Tokyo emphasizes the need to improve Japan’s ties with Russia. Washington says ships will be sent to evacuate Americans as soon as possible. In Hong Kong, Chinese forces claim annihilation of Japanese troops south of the Yangtze river in Anhwei province.
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Domei
Japa
Tokyo
Manil
Singapore
China
Burma
Manila
Perm
Japan
Se Ie
Russia
Washington
and .M.hattan
Jin
Sion
Hongkong
Sovice
Uth
Yangtq2 River
Anhyei Province
Henderson State Tech Tie Ends In 0-0 Draw
Henderson State held Arkansas Tech to a 0-0 tie before a 2000 crowd in Russellville. The Reddies dominated play except punting, with Maciejewski recovered a fumble to spark Tech’s best threat late in the third.
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Russellville
Henderson State
State ‘College
Arkansas
Tech
Knute Rockne
Reddies
Maciejewsk
Ginseng and Golden Seal Farm Yields High Profits
Pearl E. Young, 75, runs a farm in Nova Scotia’s McPiHere region dedicated to forest herbs like ginseng and golden seal with medicinal reputations. Market demand in China has reached 24 dollars per pound and yields as high as three thousand dollars per acre, reflecting a mix of nationalities including English, Scottish, French Acadian, Irish and Hanoverian in the area.
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Crystal
Ayoustook County
Pearl E. Young
China
Young
Nova Scot
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