War with Japan Predicted If Axis Powers Race Ahead
Our Daily Bread editor Peter Molyneaux argues Japan is the key threat to the United States as totalitarian powers push a global trade boycott. He says war with Japan is possible if Japanese warlords act with Hitler and Mussolini, urging readiness to oppose any seizure from the East Indies while continuing firm support for Britain.
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Peter Molyneaux
Texas Weekly
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Japan
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Hitler
Mussolini
Britain
East Indies
Germany
Italy
Europe
New Order
Japan Attacks Kunming Burma Road Terminus
Hong Kong reports Japanese aircraft attacked Kunming the Burma road terminus reopening the overland supply route. Chungking notes traffic resumes under air raid threat while Hong Kong postpones reopening for petroleum and railway materials. Chinese trucks move at night under orders to reconstruct as Japanese bombardment looms.
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South China
Kunming
Ching
Burma Road
Burma
Chungking 3
Mandalay
Indo-China
Hongkong
China
N. L. Smith
Jurma Road
Chungking
Japan
Hanoi
Cranium Crackers: States Nicknames Quiz Questions
Five multiple choice questions test knowledge of common state nicknames. Minnesota, New York, Connecticut, Kansas, and Louisiana are linked to options such as Gopher State, Empire State, Nutmeg State, Prairie State, and Garden State. Answers appear on page two.
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Minnesota
Magnolia
Ozark State
Gopher State
New York
Empire State
Bay State
Keystone
Beaver State
Sunset State
Kansas
Bear
Centennial State
Prairie State
Sunflower State
Louisiana
Hawkeye State
Blue Grass State
Garden State
Pelivan
Salesmanship Rotary Theme at Hope Rotary Club
George H Schlatter of Little Rock representing American Stove Co spoke on model merchandising and staff training for effective selling. W B Steffey introduced him at Hotel Barlow as more showmanship entering commerce, stressing modern store presentation. Guests included Rev Fred Harrison and Burr Blodgett.
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Hope Rotary Club
Arkadelphia
Burr Blodgett
Nashville
Club Gests
Hope Masonic Lodge to Meet Friday
The Whitfield Number 239 Masonic Lodge will confer a masters degree in the long hall at 7 30 Friday. A degree will also be given next Tuesday, according to a spokesman. All masons are urged to be present.
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Masonic Whitfield Lodge
Long Hall
Hope Boys Ready to Break Losing Streak in Nashville
Hope High School football team, 30 players and student managers, depart for Nashville Friday 5 30 PM for non conference clash with Scrappers. Coach Hammons says the squad is primed with pep and fight despite five straight losses. Scrappers enter with two wins and two losses, while Nashville scouts expose hopes of a big crowd at Scrapper Field.
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Hope Band
Bobcats
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Simms
Camden
Gordon
L Frescott
Hope Boys
Foy Hammons
Texarkana
Texas
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Texas‘ School
Hammons Stadium
Scrapper Field
Hope Bobcats
Nashville Scrappers
Howe
Hope
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Lester Bradley
D. 5S
Floyd
Ieany
Friday Football Games Across Arkansas and Nearby States
A roundup of Friday matchups lists college games including Hendrix versus Southwestern at Conway and Arkansas Tech against Murray. high schools statewide compete from Hope to Stuttgart with many city pairings such as El Dorado versus Jonesboro and Paragould versus Forrest City. The schedule spans Russellville to Pine Bluff and Little Rock to Wynne with numerous district rivals.
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College Hendrix
Southwestern
Conway
Henderson
Arkadelphia
Arkansas Tech
Murry Okla
Aggies
Russellville
Iigh
Fordyce
Hot Springs
Hope
Nashville
Porrest City
Paragould
Benson
Malvern
Jonesboro
el Dorado
Murfreesboro
Blevins
Batesville
Beebe
Prescott
Gordon
McGhee
Marianna
Warren
West Helena
Brinkley
Newark
Parkin
Dardanelle
Waldron
Helena
Stuttgart
van Buren
Hartisan
Charleston
New Boston
Tex
Dierks
Smackover
Crossett
Elaine
Marked Tree
Barry
Augusta
Rison
Hamburg
Padora
Monticello
Searcy
Cotton Plant
Danville
Booneville
Heber Springs
Bald Knob
Rogers
Berryville
Sarlisse
Clarendon
Casden
Pine Bluff
Fort Smith
Little Rock
North Little Rock
Blytheville
Arkansas School For the Deaf
Wynne
Catholic High School
Walnut Ridgs
Hawaii Votes on Statehood Petition to become 49th state
Hawaii voters on November 5 will decide whether to admit the territory as a state. The article outlines Hawaii’s loyalty to the United States, economic discriminations under territorial status, and potential gains in representation and influence if statehood is granted. It notes Hawaii’s population, area, economic ties, and existing nonvoting delegate in Congress as context for the issue.
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Hawaii
Wy Suley
Allen
Honolulu
Territory of
Pearl Harbor Naval Base
Schofield Barracks Army Post
Hickham Field Air
Congress
Hawaiian Islands
Alaska
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Nevada
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Delaware
Vermont
Rhode Island
Connecticut
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United Kingdom
Canada
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France
French Grack Down on Jews
France adopts strict anti Jewish measures excluding those with Jewish grandparents from public offices press film radio armed forces law courts and colonial administration to mark a historical wide scale discrimination warning of renewed anti Semitic policy across the country. Invasion Attempt Stopped RAF bombers thwart German seaborne invasion plans as crews report ships prepared for Channel crossing were withdrawn after ferocious attacks. German destroyers claim a hit on a British cruiser near Bristol Channel but British forces pursued and the Germans retreated. Continued on Page Four.
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France
Europe
London
England
Air Ministry
RAF
Berlin
Bristol Channel
Wales
Preixe praised as best auxiliary to prayer, Melville notes
A brief quotation praises Lord, mercy enduring forever from Psalms 1071. The author Preixe is cited as the best aid to prayer.
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Melville
Hope Boy to Escort Maid at Hendrix Homecoming Day
Edward Lester of Hope Hendrix College sophomore will escort Miss Mary Evelyn Markham of Pickens at the Hendrix campus Homecoming Dad's Day events on November 15. The day includes a football game against Central College Fayette Mo, dormitory receptions, an alumni banquet, queen coronation, and a party hosted by the Hendrix Booster Club. Lester is editor of the 41 Troubadour Hendrix yearbook.
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Hendrix Booster Club
Lester
C. D. Lester
Hendrix
Robert Jewell to Be Honored at Hendrix College
Conway Hendrix College junior Robert Jewell of Hope has been named a nominee for Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities. The selection places him among eight Hendrix students in the January issue. Jewell, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Jewell, played on the delisting squad, belonged to the Hendrix News Bureau, earned a football letter last year, joins the H Club, and serves on the men's initiation committee.
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Conway
Robert Jewell
Hope
Hendrix College
A. T. Jewell
Hendrix News Bureau
Jewell
Hendrix
Chiropractor Dr Crow Named Texas College Trustee
Dr. F C Crow secretary of the Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners has been chosen as a trustee of the Texas Chiropractic College in San Antonio Texas. A Texas graduate in 1926 he was the youngest in a class of over fifty and is the first native Arkansan to receive the honor.
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F.C. Crow
Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examisers
Texas Chiropractic College
San Antonio
Texas
Dr. Crow
Texas Chiropractice College
Baptists to Close Revival at First Baptist Church
Large crowds attend revival services at First Baptist with Dr. C C Warren delivering his last sermon Friday evening. He urges strong church loyalty and active participation in God's call across families, communities, and nation, urging readiness for Christ's return and commitment to church work.
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First Baptist Church
C. C. Warren
Dr. Warren
Samuel
Eli
Tullo
America
God
Church
Christ
Hempstead County Draft Board Elects Members and Opens Headquarters
At a Hempstead County Draft Board meeting Thursday morning H B Barr was elected chairman Clifford Franks was chosen secretary and Henry Taylor named a third member. Headquarters were established at Arkansas Bank Building. The board will compile a list of 3716 registered county men with names ages and addresses and assign serial numbers to cards. The national draw will follow in Washington and first calls will be several weeks away likely affecting two tenths of one percent of registrants. Volunteers are counted toward the draft and may reduce the first call to five or fewer men from the county.
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Hempstead
H. B. Barr
Clifford Franks Wn
Henry, Taylor
Od Arkansas, Bank
Anmed
Ebhard
Roosevelt to Deliver Five Speeches on Campaign Falsifications
President Roosevelt announced he would respond to alleged campaign falsifications with five speeches. He asserted the lies were deliberate and vowed to explain to the American people exactly what the falsifications were.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Explosions Wreck Philadelphia Building
Two incendiary bomb blasts wreck a two story brick building in Philadelphia where Malian language newspapers are printed. Owner Amando Forte offered no immediate explanation for the explosions.
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Philadelphia
William Martucci
Amando Forte
Cadenhead Resigns Prescott Chamber Secretary Post
At a special Prescott Chamber of Commerce meeting, S. H. Cadenhead resigned as secretary effective November 1, 1940 due to time commitments. The board wished him success in future undertakings. The article also notes the Philippines have 39,782,370 acres of commercial forests and 1,285,838 acres of non-commercial forests.
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Prescott
Prescott Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
S. H. Cadenhead
Philippines
Cotton New York opening and closing prices report
Cotton futures for January in New York opened at 9.38 cents and closed at 9.40 cents. The middling spot price was quoted at 78 points.
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New York
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