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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1941
Page
3
Efotis and the Bud & Anderson troupe with 500 performers travel with the 3 bike wild animal show. The exhibit at Cook's Gin Old 67 promises a display of elephants and numerous wild beasts plus rare stock. The official speaks of extensive advance workers and large crowds expected.
An animal display dubbed a traveling university of natural history travels with twelve tents and a six nation troupe. A patriotic pageant titled An American Cavalcade opens the show, followed by a lavish circus production with singers, orchestras, organs, and bands. Performances at 2 pm and 8 pm, doors open one hour before. One ticket admits both circus and seat.
If the moon is overhead at sunset it will be in its first quarter. Zachary Taylor was the only President with no cabinet changes during his term. The small black widow spider is harmless to humans as its fangs cannot pierce skin.
Commanded by John Paul Jones, the Richard engages the Serapis in brutal close combat. The Richard suffers damage as fires rage and prisoners swarm the deck. Alliance joins, battle concepts muddy, and Jones rejects surrender asserting the fight continues.
Nashville Vols win third straight Dixie Series game from Dallas 8 to 6. Meers allows seven innings of strong pitching. offense pounces on Maltzberger in early stanzas as gritty ninth inning rally by Dallas falls short. Crowd of 6,190 on windy night. fourth game set for Thursday.
An all day singing homecoming will be held Sunday at Hinton ehurel three miles east of Patmos. Several quartets and other singers are expected. The public is invited to bring songbooks and a luncheon spread at noon.
Mes Pat Flanagan and companion Miss Ellen Guthriel escaped injury when their car collided with a truck between Hope and Fulton Wednesday night. The truck was driven by a man identified as a Negro. Mrs Flanagan's auto sustained considerable damage.
Fulton Library reports 336 members amid a season of entertainment and education for the summer. Interest centers on selection of banks and ongoing membership totals.
A fragment notes an eight week summer story loved by children. It references the largest clock dial in London at Shell-Mex House near the Strand and wrongly asserts George Washington signed the Declaration of Independence.
LITTLE ROCK Arkansas will see Second Army units depart the Louisiana maneuver area between October 1 and 5 with advance detachments two days earlier. Units will return via Lake Village Greenville Texarkana Fine Bluff Little Rock and Pine Bluff Malvern and Texarkana railheads to unload supplies. Camps may serve as bivouac sites and several Arkansas towns used as bivouac last month are likely to be used again.
The article outlines redeeming cotton based on current markets with 6.5 cents above the 1938 loan for middling 15-16 inch cotton. It explains pool operations allowing producers to retain title, with net proceeds distributed by interest after deductions. A March 1 1942 liquidation timeline is noted and a list of missing addresses for several producers is provided. It also includes a dramatic wartime incident describing the Serapis and Richard’s main yard battle, ending with the American navy’s victory.
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