Prescott Armory Victory Boosts National Guard Needs
Our Daily Bread lauds Prescott for securing a new National Guard armory with indoor drill ground and civilian use. The project, plus Prescott’s existing large gym, positions the city for large winter events while Hope lags with rented quarters and no armory. The piece urges a single combined facility to serve both military and large-scale athletics until the day arrives.
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Prescott
Hope
Arkansas
National Guard
Nashville
Usv
Hope Sets For El Dorado Game Friday
Hope High and El Dorado prep for Friday night conference clash after three days of practice. Jimmy Simms returns from illness to bolster the Hope squad, tackling work highlighted amid injuries. Season-ticket holders eligible for three home games. gates set for seven home contests with a mix of conference and non conference fares. Local guards will direct traffic and a joint radio broadcast with El Dorado airs Friday morning featuring school songs, yells, and coach talks.
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Fay Hammons
Bill Brasher
EL @qPorado Wildcats
Jimmy Simms
Haynesville
el Dorado
Wildcats
Bobcats
Mena
Athletic Board
National Guards
Hope High School
El @Parada
The
Bobrats
Thomas Gordon
Beryl Henry
Gang
Breeding
Hammone
el Dortida
Kiwanis Elects New Officers At Hope Club Meeting
At a Wednesday noon Hope Kiwanis gathering, Ched Hall was named president with J E Hamill as vice president and Buford Poe as treasurer. Directors include G T Cress A W Stubboman Cliff Stewart James Pilkinton Ed Hawkins Olin Lewis and Charles Tarpley. Senator Pilkinton urged defeating the forthcoming refunding proposal to avoid competition in future work.
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Hope Kiwanis Club
Ched Hall
Fire
J. E. Hamill
Sky-Treas
Buford
Poe
G. T. Cress
A. W. Stubboman
Cliff Stewart
James Pilkinton
Ed Hawkins
Olin Lewis
Charles Tarpley
James H. Pilkinton
Defense Advisory Commission phases identify heads of five areas
The prompt lists five phases of the National Defense Advisory Commission and asks to name the person in charge of each phase. The five areas are price stabilization, raw materials, labor, industrial production, consumer protection.
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Defense Commission
Naonal Defense Advisory Commission
Aged Farmer Kell Burns Found Dead Near Home
Kell Burns, an aged farmer who lived alone, was found dead in the weeds near his home Monday by neighbors. Dr. Carl Stokes of Buckner, called to view the body, said Burns had been dead for several days and died of natural causes. He left no immediate survivors.
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Kell Burns
Carl Stokes
Buckner
Burns
Site Approved for Airport at Hope Town
E Yravis Jr district airport engineer for the Civil Aeronautics Authority met the Chamber of Commerce airport committee to review a tentative municipal airport site. He said the city’s sponsor contribution would cover land and engineering costs and urged securing enough land for future expansion. He noted federal funds may assist with airport improvements and outlined minimum runway standards of 3500 to 4000 feet. The committee toured the site and agreed it should grade as an A airport, with the city paying only the land price.
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E Yravis, Jr
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Fort Worth
Texas
Chamber of Commerce
Travis
Robert Wilson
Liddle Rock
Myr
Army Engineers
Vansport
Hope Uy
German Guns Shell Dover Two Are Killed
Dover suffered heavy shelling as long range German guns fired across the Channel. A man and a woman were killed in the Dover bombardment, which continued for over an hour. British air ministry said London attacks targeted Berlin and Kiel with significant bombing activity.
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London
Channel
Dover
British Air Ministry
Berlin
Jevent
Kiel
de Gaulle
Dakar
French West Africa
British
Ministry of Information
Britain
Wat de Gaulle
Darkar Jast
W. W. Holcomb Dies in Texas
W. W. Holcomb 45 a former Hope resident died at his Austin home early Thursday after a four day illness. He graduated from Hope High School in the early twenties and worked for the Star of Hope before moving west. In Texas he was active in politics and served as campaign manager for Railroad Commissioner Jerry Sadler. Surviving are his parents in Little Rock, his widow and daughter.
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W. W
Wilby) Holcomb
Hope
Austin
Texas
Holcomb
Hope High School
Old Star of Hope
West Texas
Jerry Sadler
Ren
Little Rock
Senators Question Draft Law From Uncle Sam Official
Milton Beopnes profiles Capt. Ernest M Culligan, the draft law information officer for the joint army and navy selective service committee. Culligan fields about 500 calls daily from lawmakers, citizens, and officials seeking guidance, while answering dozens of readers questions on eligibility, registration, and exemptions with neutral, factual responses.
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Washington
Ernest M. Cullingan
Joint
Army and Navy Selective Service Committee
Culligen
Sam
New York City
Food Ordinance Here Explained by City Health Official
Dr Don Smith of Hope city health office explains new ordinances regulating milk and meat sales to protect the public from bad milk and unsafe perishable foods. He urges inspection of dairies and butcher shops, stresses refrigeration, and invites cooperation to enforce food safety. He cites diseases from spoiled milk and careless handling.
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Don Smith
Haye
Bnger
City of Hope
Mille
Board of Health
1941 Ford Line Promises Bigger, Finer Fords for Public
Dearborn Michigan notices the 1941 Ford lineup with larger V eight DeLuxe and Super De Luxe models featuring longer wheelbases, wider interiors, higher headroom, and enhanced ride quality. New four cylinder truck engine joins the economy line, with improved chassis including an X frame and advanced shocks for smoother ride and reduced sway.
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Dearborn
Mich
Ford
Prescott Gets a New Armory
WPA and the state Military Department announce the start of construction for a National Guard armory in Prescott. The 106 by 130 foot brick building will serve Company S, 1st Battalion Infantry, and emergency units. It includes a drill floor, locker rooms, showers, ordnance rooms, a kitchen, vehicle garages, and officer spaces, on a site donated by the city and designed by Wittenberg and Delaney of Little Rock.
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Prescott
National Guard
WPA
State Military Department
Wharton
1Iard Infantry
Hast First Street
Jin
Wittenberg & Delaney
Little Rock
Old Sacks in Demand Here in Hempstead County
The County Health Unit in the courthouse appeals for donations of old flour and sugar sacks and old newspapers for WPA sewing room layette work. Miss Cecilia Hughes urges a ready countywide response to this public effort.
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Hempstead
Cecilia Hughes
WPA
Hughes
Legion Elects New National Commander in Landslide Victory
Milo J. Warner of Toledo won the election as National Commander of the American Legion on the first ballot. The vote rejected neutrality in foreign affairs and ended a 16 year policy. The event followed a heated floor fight as members opposed an amendment backing neutrality.
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Boston
Spj
Milo J. Warner
Toledo
Ohio
American Legion
Veterans Organization
U.S
Legionnaires
Roosevelt orders steel scrap exports restricted to defense needs
Washington reported that President Roosevelt ordered curbs on exports of scrap steel to October 16 to ensure an available supply for defense programs. The move, linked to Japan policy, signals renewed U S disatisfaction with Tokyo. No details on buyers were provided.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Death Penalty for Slayer Shapes Dilemma
A trial recounts the case of Jack Gulley, 25, accused in a August 22 robbery slaying of Arlie C, a white farmer. The verdict triggers the automatic death penalty if convicted.
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Jack Gulley
Arlie C
Livestock Show Seeks Poultry Exhibitors From Clubs
Livestock Show organizers invite 4-H and Home Demonstration clubs statewide to enter poultry exhibits in the Arkansas State Livestock Show in North Little Rock on October 7 1013. Miss Mary and Claude Fletcher urge Hempstead County members with A rating birds from local fairs to participate, listing owners including Reyenga Springer Talley Pickard Rogers Moore Wright Churchwell Zinn Lucis Tolleson. County Extension offers details.
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North Little Rock
Mary
Claude Fletcher
Hempstead County
Fletcher
Hempstead County Free Fair
J. W. Reyenga
L. D. Springer
Jim Talley
J. H. Pickard
Cecil Rogers
Norman Moore
E.G. Wright
F. L. Churchwell
Clyde Zinn
Odell Lucis
Billy Tolleson
County Extension Office
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Milton Bronner
NEA Selective Service Information Bureau
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U. S. Housing Authority
Culligan
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Elliott
Franklin, Jr
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Elliott Roosevelt
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Quezon
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