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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1939
Page
2
Mitchell Indiana marksman Eberle Martin, 72, orders an eight foot tombstone for his grave in the local cemetery. He proclaims the monument reflects his wishes since no one else will arrange it after his death. The stone features a fox and dogs, a powderhorn, a musket, and antlers from a deer he shot decades ago.
Cheyenne report recounts a contractor Joe Shock claiming a truck was 222 miles from Muddy Gap. He says the speed was 22 mph the mileage 22222 and oil pressure 22 with 22 minutes before one o'clock. A car with USDA license plate 222 then appeared.
Europe reports mixed wheat prospects with large wartime stocks in western nations and varying domestic surpluses. Estimates show Italy and other nations supplying labor to Germany’s war effort while France and Russia face differing crop outcomes. Australia notes population rise to 6,929,691 as December figures close.
The ad touts Nash's C. L. Tonic as a South made remedy for malaria and general malaise. It claims rapid recovery, blood cleansing, and nonwork absence, selling for 50 cents with satisfaction or money back guarantee, via John S. Gibson Drug Co in Hope.
A Tampa item describes a biscuit baked by a father in Pensacola in 1862. The treasure, owned by Mrs. L. J. Gererich, survived a house fire and a later weevil attack. The grayish dough remains intact despite ages and trials.
A historical account details 1910s Chatham Street and Pell Street districts as dens of saloons opium rooms and prostitution alongside tong wars and graft. It highlights gang leaders like Monk Eastman and the Eastman gang, and notes crime turning into big business with figures such as Lepke moving through the era's criminal networks.
The narrative follows Lepke's early incarcerations at the Ches hire state reformatory and Sing Sing, noting multiple burglary and assault sentences. Released in 1922, he pivoted to the organized crime landscape shaped by Prohibition, as mobsters regrouped under powerful leadership. The text also references Bangster Lemle guiding New York crime and odd asides about Indian soap preferences.
A man recounts a rough childhood in a churchless neighborhood, his path to education, and becoming a first-rate teacher and school superintendent. He describes his conversion, ambition, and enduring faith guiding his choices, including marriage to Zora Della Cooley and their 50th anniversary.
Senator Miller returned from Washington and said Congress should coordinate actions of all three branches under the constitution. He noted resistance between pro spending and spending restraint camps, urging recovery through normal business conditions and economy. Vigorous opposition to the administration bill persisted.
Clearwater Florida officials vow an anti strip patrol after police arrest six in a roundup. City Manager Hendrix says the city will enforce stricter rules to prevent in the row swimming and improper changing of clothes.
Denver article quotes Colorado secretary of state George Saunders on back seat drivers improving safety. The piece also notes a $2.806 billion lending to governmental agencies, argued by Mr. Miller as a result of Congress surrendering control over spending under those terms.
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