Japanese Compromise View Shapes War Debate in 1937
A reporter notes business leaders see over 50 percent odds Japan avoids war, while the real decision rests with politicians. A tale from 1937 about Tokyo police and an American office keeper shows Japanese willingness to compromise. The piece warns of Japan’s alliances with Germany and Italy and the risk if Britain falters in the Far East.
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Japan
Tokyo
Chiba
United States
Russia
Germany
Italy
Great Britain
Far
Blytheville Rallies to Defeat Fordyce in Narrow Contest
Blytheville Chicks pushed Fordyce Redbugs to the limit, trailing at halftime but rallying in the fourth quarter to win 22 to 7. Byrd Ledbetter fumbled behind his own line for a safety, giving Blytheville a 3 to 7 lead as the game swung with a chaotic finish.
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Blytheville
Rouahs
Blytheville Chicks
Fordyce Redbugs
Joe
Dildy
Chicks
Fordyce
Lloyd
Mosley
Arkansas College Football Scores Roundup
A comprehensive list of high school and college football results across Arkansas. Teams such as Tech, Hendrix, Ouachita, Pine Bluff, Blytheville, Waldron, Corning, Danville, Cabot, Glenwood, Bentonville, Fayetteville, Arkadelphia, Malvern, Forrest City, Harrison, and others posted varied outcomes with several big wins and close losses. Highlights include Waldron shutting out Booneville, Forest City beating Sc, and Harrison’s dominant 58 point showing.
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State Florado
Pine Bluff
Blytheville
Fordyce
Isoratio
Amity
Sic
Waldron
Booneville
Corning
Pocahontas
Eudora
Bison
Scarey
Morriston
Murfreesboro
Standard Umsted
Cabot
England
Glenwood
Perryville
Dardanelle
Danville
Bald Knob
Newark
Bentonville
Fayetteville
Camden
Arkadelphia
Ashdown
Blevins
Crossett
Warren Q
Stuttgart
DeWitt
Beche
Augusta
Wynne
Marianna
Bauxite
Gordon
Paragould
Batesville
Walnut Ridge
Newport
Clarksville
Hope
Russellville
Fort Smith
van Buren
Springdale
Malvern
Dierks
Jonesboro
Forrest City
Harrison
Berryville
de Queen
Mena
McGehee
Magnolia
Brinkley
Paris
Greenwood
Hot Springs
North Little Rock
Where There's Smoke There's a Smoker in Memphis Bus Fine
MEMPHIS Tenn. A man named L C Grayer paid a fine for smoking on a city bus. He said he held the cigar in his hand and tried to extinguish it, but it began smoking again. Judge Bill Bateman noted cigars don’t smoke by themselves and upheld the fine.
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Memphis
Tenn
L. C
Bobcats Fall 6-0 as Clarksville Edges Hope
Clarksville High Panthers capitalized on a fumble to beat Hope Bobcats 6-0 at Hammons Stadium. Hope threatened late with a 40 yard drive aided by four completions, but a goal line pass failed as time expired. Bobcats outgained Clarksville in first downs 7 to 5 and showed offensive spark in spots under Hammons Passes to Oliver and Green серед.
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Forrest City
Jonesboro
Jonesboro High School
Daugherty
Wiles
Andy Forrested
Webb
Stewart
McCall
Sellers
Cannan
Blevins
Ashdown
Ark
Ashdown High
Pichoul
Panthers
Blevins High School Hornets
John Bass
Mack Christian
Ring
Webster
Panther
Foster
Nolin
Ashdows
Clarksville
Hope
Bobcats
Joss
Bobcat
Stanford
Jewell
Fay Hamiltons, Jr
Oliver
Clarksville Boys
Delmnonego
Bean
Boheals
Hammons
Yocom
Green
D. Currell
Vanderbll
Bill Somerville
Henderson
Earl O'Neal
Hendrix
Hope Clarksville
Yocom Free Garren
Allison
Ould Oy
Anne Enne
May - Voces Harvey
Souith _ C. Wilson
Independents Set To Face Prescott In Sunday Clash
The undefeated Hope Independents travel to Prescott for a 2:30 P M game. They beat Ozan 35 to last Sunday. Key players listed include Porter Bailey Gray Ramsey Cook Crane Nunn Staffey Haliburton Bright Trout Wall Riddle Moore Bryant with Willis Smith as coach.
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Hope Independents
Prescott
Independents
Ozan
Sulnday
Hope
Porter
Bailey
Gray
Ramsey
Cook
Crane
Nunn
Staffey
Haliburton
Bright
Trout
Wall
Riddle
Moore
Bryant
Willis Smith
Five Speakers at Rotary Club Meet
Five local Rotarians spoke in a roundtable discussion arranged by E. F. McFaddin at the Hope club meeting Friday noon in Hotel Barlow. They were Oliver Adams A B Patten Albert Graves the Rev Thomas Brews Jeter and Roy Anderson.
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E. F. McFaddin
Hope Club
Hotel Barlow
Oliver Adams
A. B. Patten
Albert Graves
Thomas Brews
Jeter
Roy Anderson
Fire destroys Emmet Thompson home and outbuildings
Emmet Oscar Thompson’s house and outbuildings in Emmet were gutted by a late Thursday blaze. Only a few furnishings survived while insurance partly covered the loss. Investigators blamed a faulty kitchen flue for the fire.
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Oscar Thompson
Atit
Emmet
Italy to Open New Offensive in Egypt and Greece
Rome radio reported a new Italian offensive in Egypt imminent and a sudden halt to air service to Greece fueling speculation of a broader showdown. Graziani's North Africa army was said ready to strike, while water pipelines from Sidi Barrani to the front were noted and British ships shelled Italian positions with no damage. Separately, German raids hit London in day and night attacks with some casualties and shop damage. A liner, Empress of Britain, was reported attacked near north Ireland and sinking after crew abandonment. King George VI reportedly sent a message to Marshal Petain in beaten France.
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Rome
Egypt
Greece
Marshall Graziani
North Africa
Sydia
Malian
High Command
Sidi Barrani
London
Britain
Berlin
Ireland
George VI
Marshall Phillippe Petain
France
Army Has Faith in Industry
MEMPHI Tenn -(P)-The War Department has never planned and has no desire to take over and operate private plants, Brig. Gen. Frank M. Andrews said Friday night. American industry, with no peer in mass production, can be used, we are confident, to meet the extensive need of modern armament program in quantity, quality and time.
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War Department
Frank M. Andrews
Five Questions About U S Vice Presidents Challenge
Cranium Crackers presents a five question quiz on United States vice presidents. Questions cover who was the last to hold both offices besides Coolidge and the era of a cigar quote. Answers appear on Page Four.
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United States
Calvin Coolidge
Coolidge
A Thought on Names and Death in Ecclesiastes
A concise reflection cites Ecclesiastes 7 1 about a good name better than ointment and the day of death preferred to the day of birth, presenting a proverbs style meditation on value and mortality.
Labor leader John L. Lewis backs Willkie in split over Roosevelt
CIO chief John L. Lewis pledges support for Wendell L. Willkie and threatens to resign if organized labor does not follow. He denounces Roosevelt as a Caesar and a national evil while Willkie welcomes the backing and pledges to end unemployment and defend labor rights.
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Associated Press
John L. Lewis
CIO
Wendell L. Willkie
Roosevelt
Lewis
Allan D. Haywood
New York
Philadelphia
Alexander McKee
American Federation of Hosiery Workers
Washington
C. S O
Organized Labor
America
Willkie
National Committee of Democrats-for-Willkie
Alan Balentine
the Nations Committee of Democrats For
Valentine
Rochester University
John W. Hanes
Treasury
Lewis W. Douglas
New Deal
Alfred E. Smith
Wilkes-Barre
Wilthe
C. S
Irving Abramson
New Jersey
Wall Street
Draft List Names and Numbers in Hempstead Co
Hempstead County draft list contains names and addresses with assigned race codes and serial numbers. Notable entries include Earl Murphy in Washington, Henry King in McNab, Dewey Goodwin in Saratoga, Charles Witherspoon in Hope, and many others across Hope, Saratoga, Blevins, Emmet, Prescott, and Washington reflecting local conscription records. The list spans multiple pages with continued entries on Page Four.
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Hempstead Co
Earl Lafayette Murphy
Washington
Henry Frank King
McNab
Dewey T. Goodwin
Saratoga
Issace Streets
Patmos
Charles Witherspoon
Hope
James Linsey
Lloyd William Lingo
Salmon Witherspoon
Lewis da
Noland Easter
John Chester Legans
John Henry Kern
Fulton
Ben Wheat Gratiot
Woodard Eugene Breed
William Jewel Burke
Herbert
David Yates
Roy Briant Roberts
Thomas Ellis
Hope i
James Benjamine Moore
Hopg Wecesienor
Otis Fagan
Emmet
Vernet Johnson
Prescott
Troy Oliver Furmen
Samuel Emmet McGregor
Robert Tyree Jordon
Hope Cc
Flemon Feathison
William Edgar Ferguson
Thomas Martin Blevins
Hawke Bradford Starnes
Bengon “Allen “Foster
Eddie Johnson Caple
Blevins
Clarence Wiley Weakley
Silas Li
Raymond Fred Jones
John Coy Smith
Allen Burton Wetherington
Jewell Leighton ‘Carman
Jimmie Jobson
Ezra Arnold McDowell
Verde Phillips
Noel Lee Cross
Autry Tillman Mcdewell
Harry Trieber McLemore
Curtis Seals
Charley Thadnes Wright
Ed Belton Cooper
Giles Foster
Donald Vaneil Moorse
Joseph Perry Moses
Dave Reed
Hope Sn
Oliver Preston Mills
John Thomas Turner
Willie Robert Smith
James Allen Warren
Hubert Murl Rosenbaum
Norbert William P
Olly. Eugene Smith
Putton
Lige Bishoy
Nolden Adams
William Fart Richardson
Essanne
Tames
William Cantley
Walter’ Hugh Garner
Luke Phillips
William Addler Gray
Harold Alton Willams
Homer Chatman Gaines
Harry Hope
Ens Dee Bonds
Mose Brown
Bleving
Olin C. Yarberry
Earl Venson Dorman
Dutch Walters
McCaskill
Robert Grady Momon
Robert Howard Turner
Eugene Poindexter
D. C. Fierce
Riley William Vickers
Clemon “McFadden
Hays Caster
Washington C
Vo Howard Miller
Les Reese McDougald
Eugene Edwards
Autrey
Tomas Taylor
Hanson Rothwell
Sams David Brown
Pscoll
Willis Watt Gilbert
Corner Logan
Wington
Hermon
Langston
Cecil Cilver Rogers
Melvin Edward Johnson
Sherman Winefield
Carl Curtis
Ray Field Bradley
Edward Adams
Bryan Monroe
Baker T. Brown
Oscar Albert Graves
Judge Wise
Delmar Earnest Wright
Hope c
Alfred Messey
Emme
Oscar Dougan
Emnet
Johnnh Junior Lacy
Wernest Stone
Arthur Jamies Caple
Jefferson Davis Weaver
David Virgel Osburn
William Aubrey Ray
Glenton Dorsey Betts
Lea Clark
Arthur Lee Hargis
William Frank Evans
Thomas Aubrey Stewart
Donald Lamar Cox
Charlie James Armstrong
Detroit Robertson
James Byron Evans
Elgin Delmar Powell
Green Stafford
William Jackson
Albert Lee Thornhill
Fulton A
Eddie Wyatt
Tellis
Willions
Walter Lee McCoy
Joe L. Gauff
Edwin Louis Tyus
Jesse William Braden
Ozan
Moses Cheathem
Oran
Charlie Curtis Rogers
Alton Bohami
Earlee Riven
Ray Thornton
Edd Trutter
Raymon Huston Dotson
McCasseil
James William ‘Hawthorne
Earl Hopson
Ferdinand Griffin
Washington Benny
Guy Edwards Keen
Columbus
Raymond Leo Urban
Mirgah
Warren Cantrell
Charlie Willi Hope
Rex Marton
Jimmie Rogers
Joe Fletcher Roberts
Herman Whipple
Waller Jae
Eddie Welker
Claude Bradley
Elunor Linndsy
Lewis Nelson
Prines
Two Man Race for Mayor by Atkins Graves
Municipal race features incumbent Mayor Atkins and Albert Graves in a two man mayoral contest. Atkins filed earlier. Graves also entered with city treasurer candidate activity and aldermanic posts in play. Opponents include Reynerson for treasurer and J W Harper. aldermen J R Williams Syd McMath. Ward 4 candidates W K Lemley and others. Ward 3 sees Frank Nolen defending against Ched Hall.
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Atkins
Albert
Graves
Albert Graves
Rice
C ‘Reynerson
J. W. Harper
J. R. Williams
Syd McMath
W.k. Lemley
Es Pa
Frank Nolen
Handle Company Loses Cargo in Enemy Action
A report states the English vessel The Hope left New Orleans for Liverpool on October 23 and was lost due to enemy action. The Bruner Ivory Handle Company had dwri loads of handles aboard, but a spokesman said the shipment was collected before the boat sailed.
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Bruner Ivory ‘Handle Company
New Orleans
Liverpool
Hope Company
Ouachita Beats Texans 13-6 in Friday battle
Ouachita College Tigers edged East Texas Teachers College Lions 13 to 6 in a defensive contest. Moore scored on a six yard plunge set up by passes Anderson to McHaney and Lafitte, with Taylor missing the extra point. Second quarter Lafitte 23 yard TD run followed by Taylor kick gave Ouachita the margin.
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Arkadelphia
Ouachita College Tigers
East Texas Teachers College Lions
Tigers
Oonchita
Moore
Anderson
McHaney
Lafitte
Kemp
Taylor
Magnolia A. & M
Magnolia
Magnolia A. &M. College
Louisiana Tech
Ruston
Muleriders
Tech
Jones
Aggie
Sharky
Shelton
Olson
Rivers
Walker
Cotton New York Opens, Closes at 9.45 Mid 9.29
January cotton in New York opened without trading and closed at 9.45. Middling spot finished at 9.29, down 1 cent from the previous close.
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New York
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Alex. H. Washburn
Nashville
Texarkana
el Dorado
Zebras
WL Dorado
el Dorado Wildcats
Ed Batchelor
el Dorada
Cats
Reese
Bataghelar
Nashville Bears
Iron Men
Fron
Arkansas Razorbacks
College Tech
Ouachita
East Texas Teachers
Lonoke
School For Deaf
Benton
Little Rock Catholic High
Arkansas City
Tillar
Allheimer
DeValls Bluff
Bridshaw
Chance
Chark
Montgomery
Packle
O'Neal
Stanfored
Fullhacle
McSwain
Army
Superman
Laborite
Atkins, Graves
Texans
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