Bobcats Travel to Haynesville for Friday Football Showdown
Hope high school prepares for a Friday night opener at Haynesville, with coach Foy Hammons and staff noting green spots but potential. Roy Anderson explains budget impacts of 75 cent conference gate, while improvements to stadium facilities accompany the road trip.
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Hope
Haynesville Golden Tornado
Louisian City
Rotary Club
Mote Barlow
Foy Hammons
Bill Brasher
Athlettic
Roy Anderson
Hammons
Atale
Hope Bobcats
Haynesville
Blevins
Bobcats
Norman Green
Dean Parsons
Brasher
Foy
Blytheville
Andrson
Aeung
Hope youth confesses to eight robberies in 30 days
James Hogan a 16 year old from Yerger High School confessed to a string of robberies in Hope during the past month. Police recovered radios watches a $6 payment and other items from the homes of victims including Claude Houston L. F. Higgason and R. E. Jackson. No cash was recovered. several items were returned to owners. Hogan, held in city jail, will have a municipal court hearing Monday.
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Negro
James Hogan
Yerger High School
Viltims
Claude Houston
T. C. Crosnoe
Mr. Crosnoe
Crusnoe
L. F. Higgason
Buck Powers
R. E
Logio
Hugh Bearden
Williams Robins
Tomy Middlebrooks
Conflict in Spain Overshadowed by Barcelona Bombing
Bulletin reports 29 killed and 20 wounded as three insurgent air squadrons bombed the Barcelona port area. American freighter Wisconsin narrowly escaped damage. Franco allegedly pulled German planes from northern fronts as neutrality signals. Central Europe events viewed for potential spin on the two year civil war.
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Barcelona
Spain
Wisconsin
Portland
Ore
Hendave
France
Spiinr
Franco
Biscayan
Domestic Workers Wanted in Arkansas State Employment Service
The Arkansas State Employment Service office, located over Jack's News Stand, seeks domestic and personal workers including cooks maids and nurses. Free application for qualified applicants. Openings for one negro lumber stacker 160 pounds or more and two stationary firemen (one negro and one white) under 40 in good condition. No changes in federal state system announced by G T Cross.
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Arkansas State Employment Service
Jack
G. T. Cross
Arkansas
Mr. Cross
Constitutional Credit Guarantee Urged by Bailey
Governor Carl E. Bailey told the Democratic state convention that refunding the state highway indebtedness is the crucial issue. He warned default could hit road improvement districts by 1949, risking homes farms and businesses in 62 of 75 counties. The convention backed a constitutional amendment to enable refunding and named W. S. Atkins as chairman of the new state committee with Annie B. Griffey and Belair Taylor as officers. New members include Felix Pugh C E Yingling J H Lockadoo and J H Alphin. A final note mentions rapid bamboo growth to six inches in a day and a height of 11 to 6 feet.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Carl E. Bailey
Tom
W.S. Atkins
Hope
Commuitien
Annie B. Griffey
Belair Taylor
Little Rock
Felix Pugh
Camden
C. E. Yingling
Searcy
J. H. Lockadoo
Arkadelphias
J. H. Alphin
el Dorado
Expert in what field and what reader found initials match
A herpetologist who was also a voracious reader found that the authors Have and Have Not and A Message to Garcia share the same initials. The discoverer was an expert in biology and a wide reader.
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Garvin
Kavanaugh Joins Liggett & Myers as Local Agent
W F Kavanaugh arrives in Hope to represent Liggett and Myers Tobacco Co. succeeding D L Bush as distributor of Chesterfield cigarettes and Granger smoking tobacco. His wife plans to join him later in the fall. They will reside at 403 North Fine Street.
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W. F. Kavanaugh
Little Rock
Hope Friday
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co
D. L. Bush
Chesterfield Cigarettes
Granger
Two Arrested in Confidence Game Fraud Case
Richard Houston and his wife Essie were arrested in Hope for defrauding Buddy Hill of Nashville of 48 dollars with the lost pocket book ruse. State police, revenue department, and sheriff cooperated. two other suspects sought. Houston duo allegedly feigned discovery of cash filled pocketbook to swindle Hill and divide the loot.
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Richard Houston
Essie
Hope
Nashville
George's Victory In Georgia Sets Roosevelts Back Further
In Georgia a Democratic primary renomination of Senator Walter F. George gave Roosevelt another setback. Unofficial returns show George with a strong 141,142 votes and 246 county unit votes, surpassing the 206 needed for renomination and illustrating broad local support for the conservative senator.
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Atlanta
Roosevelt
Walter F. George
Georgia
Senate
Sudeten Leader Flees As Czech Govt Orders Arm Surrender
Prague reports the government ordered Konrad Henlein arrested for treason after his Sudeten proclamation urged union with Germany. Martial law extended to 160 districts as 63 districts faced a 24 hour arms surrender. Russians crossed borders seeking refuge. British mediation heads to London for crisis talks.
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Czechoslovakia
Konrad Henlein
Henlein
Czecoslovakia
Konrld Henlein
Germany
Sudlen
London
Tyt Viscount
Runciman
Uns
FT. A. Ashton-Gwatkin
Prine Minis Chamberland
Phieis
Cireley
Propagandists Target Sudeten Area as Nazi Expansion Risk
Milton Bronner reports that Hitler’s demand for the Sudetenland could ignite a broader drive to reclaim Germanic regions. The article traces Nazi tactics, expected plebiscites, and potential future flashpoints from North Schleswig to Danzig and Upper Silesia, warning that annexation would deepen European crises.
Blevins Schools to Open Monday
The Blevins School system plans to open on Monday September 19 as one of the region’s largest rural districts. It operates nine buses serving about 600 students daily with a full faculty led by Superintendent A B Wetherington and Principal Horace Whitten. The football squad shows promising weight and speed, appealing to fans.
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Blevins
A. B. Wetherington
Horace Whitten
Blevins High School
George Hunter, Jr
Paul Power
Elisé Reit
Doris Whaley
Louise Capps
L. P. Brown
Clyde Martin
Gertrude Stephens
Ruey Langston
Ethel Gayle
Helen Scott
Warren Nesbitt
Hazel Guffy
Clifton Harris
Methodist Youth Host on Thursday in Prescott district
The Young People's Division of First Methodist church hosted the Henderson Union of young people in the Prescott district with delegations from Emmnet Prescott Blevins and Hope. Miss Leonice Bundy led worship and Rev. Charles Hiessen reported on the Conference Council of Young People in Little Rock. Syvele Burke of Hope was elected union president for the year. refreshments were provided by a committee headed by Miss Martha Houston. October meeting set for Blevins.
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Young People's
First Methodist Church
Henderson Union of Young People
Prescott
Emmnet
Blevins
Hope
Leonice Bundy
Charles Hiessen
Young People
Conference Council of
Little Rock
Syvele Burke
Martha Houston
Won
Eyston Sets New Record 357 MPH at Bonneville
At the Bonneville Salt Flats Utah Captain George Eyston regained the world automobile speed record driving the Thunderbolt to 357.50 miles per hour, surpassing John Cobb who had held the title at 350.20 mph. Eyston, a retired British officer, secured the mark Friday.
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Bonneville Salt Flats
Utah
George EB. T. Hyston
John R. Cobb
Eyston
Cobb
New Auto License Aluminum Black Arkansas Plates Plan
Revenue officials in Little Rock advanced plans for a 1999 Arkansas license plate design. The aluminum plates will be natural color with large black numerals and "Arkansas" across the top, no state outline, and "1939" stamped vertically. Production is set at the penitentiary to reduce glare.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Wreek
Frank D. Clancey
Motor Vehicle Division
Clacey
Bailey
Clancey
The Eephemyia Botfly Sets Speed Record
Scientists name the ephemyia botfly as the fastest living creature. The half inch insect reportedly reaches speeds around 800 miles per hour, surpassing other small flyers.
Thoughtful warning from Lord Burleigh on trust and truth
A terse quotation cautions that someone false to God cannot be trusted by men. Lord Burleigh warns against deceitful conduct and the risk of betrayal in human relations, echoing a moral stance common in historical writings.
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Lord Burleigh
Hitler Seeks Sudeten Cession and Alignment with Germany
Berlin reports Adolf Hitler demands the cession of Czechoslovakia's Sudeten region and guarantees that Czechoslovakia's foreign policy aligns with Germany. Britain’s Prime Minister Chamberlain returns home after talks, leaving doubt about peace prospects and potential further talks near Cologne.
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Germany
Adolf Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Sudeten
Czech Republic
Chamberlain
London
Eng
Hitler
Serchtesgaden
Neville Chamberlain
Great Britain
Gadesberg
Cologne
Cotton market slips as spot prices ease to seven points
New Orleans October run shows cotton opening at 7.99 and closing at 7.91. Spot cotton ends steady eight points lower with middling at 7.26.
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Spot Cotton
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