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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1936
Page
2
A fragmentary OCR puzzle style page lists scattered clues and wordplay references. Items mention a person aged 52 ascended 63, Spain, river names, Gaelic terms, plants like rubber trees, and various definitions. Several numbers and cryptic hints suggest a broad crossword style grid with multiple entries and definitions.
Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees is named the American League MVP after leading with 49 home runs, 54 batting average, and 152 RBIs. He extended his consecutive games streak to 1,808 and helped the Yankees win both the AL and World Series titles. Luke Appling and Earl Averill follow in voting, with Charley Gehringer fourth as the Tigers place among top finishers. Gehrig earns his first MVP after previously winning the award?
A long list of football results from colleges and high schools, including Arkansas Arkansas Tech and Magnolia A&M, Hendrix at Arkansas State, and various high school matchups from Hot Springs to Texarkana. The report also notes two non football items: the Transvaal hailstorm killing 2000 sheep and 400 cattle, and Martin Luther’s hymn corpus with Ein feste Burg.
The Board of Assessors for Street Improvement District No 3 in Hope Arkansas will meet at 10 a m on Wednesday October 28 1936 at the Arkansas Bank Trust Company building to revise and readjust assessments of benefits on real property in the district. Any resident may appear to request revision or changes in values for improvements erected or removed and have the application considered. (Signed Polk Singleton Eugene White Carter Johnson Board of Assessors)
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