New Linotype Parade Heralds Printing's 500 Year Span
Our Daily Bread reports on a new linotype machine delivered by Mergenthaler to The Star. The piece traces Gutenberg’s 1440 movable type invention, the 1884 linotype breakthrough, and compares hand setting to modern automated composition, praising American machine makers and the newspaper’s historic upgrade.
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Star
Mergenthaler Linotype Company
Brooklyn
N.Y
Medoo
Johannes Gutenberg
Gutenberg
Ametlen
Ottmar Mergenthaler
Grint Ing Awich
Eli Whitney
New York Tribune
New York Sun
Hope Star
Jinotype
America
English Fight Off 200 Nazi Raiders at Portsmouth Front
English RAF fighters and anti-aircraft crews battled about 200 German raiders at dawn aiming at Portsmouth and other targets along the south and east coast. Authorities said 15 German planes may have been shot down while the RAF reported 26 defense planes lost. German reports claimed higher losses for the RAF. Sky traps and barrages were used along the coast as raids continued across the Channel.
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Associated Press
RAF
Portsmouth
DNR
England
London Dispatch
DNB
Channel
English
Dover
London
Porteland
Antiaft Tire
Air Ministry
English Channel
France History Quiz Questions After Surrender
Five questions test knowledge of France and its history after the Third Republic fell. Queries cover population, the last president, the Bastille Day holiday, the republic’s founding, and WWI leadership, with answers on the comic page.
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France
Germany
DeAnn Announces Pie Supper on August 14
DeAnn residents are invited to a pie supper on Wednesday night August 14 announced Monday. The event aims to raise funds and community members are urged to attend.
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DeAnn
DeAnn Whuceh
Cotton New York Opens Higher as December Cotton Moves
Cotton prices in New York opened at 9.29 cents per pound, closed at 9.34 cents. Middling futures stood near 10.00 cents, reflecting modest uplift in early trading.
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New York
Election Eve Crowds Gather in Hempstead for Final Pleas
Hempstead voters crowd Hope on eve of election to discuss policies and hear county candidates. A marching band parade boosts turnout while residents fill Oglesby school grounds for final talks. The Star will host an all night election party with results on a large screen at the newspaper building. Voting precincts listed: Arkansas Bank, Young Chevrolet, Frisco Depot, Service Station, City Hall, Holt Campbell office, Hempstead Co Lumber Co.
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Hempstead
Hope
Hope Band
Oglesby School
The
Star
South Walnut Street
Hope Star
Ane
Arkansas Bank and Trust Su
Young Chevrolet, Co
Frisco
Mane
Holt Campbell Ofce
Hempstead Co, Lumber Co
Tropical Wind Danger Passes After Storm Ravages Coast
A tropical hurricane swept the South Atlantic coast causing deaths, widespread damage, and communications outages. Charleston and Savannah faced heavy flooding, downed power, and blocked roads as the storm moved inland toward Georgetown and St George.
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Atlanta
A Thought on Every Child Born as God’s New Idea
A brief reflective quote attributes a child’s birth to a fresh thought of God, noting every newborn represents new possibility and radiant potential per Kate Douglas Wiggin.
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God
Kate Douglas Wiggin
Danville Man Who Wasn’t There Found Safe?
In Danville Virginia W Sidney Matthews Sr dove into a pool to swim underwater and entered a search for a missing swimmer. He surfaced and was identified as the man who had disappeared and failed to surface earlier.
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Danville
P— W
Sidney Matthews, Sr
Matthews
Local Man Hit by Car Killed Near Gurdon
Joe Morunin 40 longtime Hope lumber worker was killed Saturday night when his stopped car was rear ended near Gurdon and dragged into a third vehicle. The Texas driver and the third car operator stopped and gave names to state police. Carl Wright of El Dorado testified at the scene. Burial will be in Ouachita county Monday. He is survived by son Grady of Little Rock and two sisters.
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Joe Morunin
Hope
Gurdon
Morgan
Texas
Marbrad
Carl Wright
el Dorado
Clark County
Gordon
Williams Lumber Company
Emmett
Sale
Ouachita County
Grady
Little Rock
Mia
Archie Williams
Oklahomit
Kansas
Carl Bi
Hodkins
Fort Smit
Idkins
State Revenue Commi
Z. M. McCarroll
Fort Smith
McCarroll
Adkins
McC
Jaffeir
Americans to Try Own Parks
An AP piece by John Grover envisions US national forests as a vast 176 million acre estate for all Americans. It describes access to cool woods lakes and mountains with annual rents for summer homes, public camping sites group camps and rustic leases, plus roughing it trails and inn options like Timberline Lodge. The article notes Forest Service aims for the greatest good and that the land belongs to the people.
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John Grover Apenture
Washington
America
U. S. Forest Service
Forest Rangers
Forest Service
U. S
Timberline Lodge
Mount Hood
Ore
Uncle Sam
Bud Innis Held on Charge of Homicide
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Curtis Ridgway says a charge of negligent homicide is filed against Bud Innis of Hope after a highway crash near Hot Springs Sunday night that killed Fay Williamson, 24. The collision involved Innis and O L Payne of Rosston against Miss Williamson and Fulton Dahls. Innis suffered a broken jaw and arm. investigation found both Innis and Payne on the wrong side of the highway at excessive speed.
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Hot Springs
Curtis Ridgway
Bud Innis
Hope
Fay Williamson
Here
In+ nis
O. L. Payne
Rosston
Ark
Miss Williamson
Fulton Dahls
Innis
Ridgway
Roy Ermey
Payne
Susan Williams Dies Sunday
Susan A Williams, 56, died at her Hope home about 10 30 Sunday night after a four month illness. She lived in Hope since 1919 with a few years in Fort Smith. Funeral services are set for 3 PM Tuesday at Herndon Cornelius funeral home. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Survived by husband W B Williams and brother H H Hanson of El Dorado.
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Susan A. Williams
Hope
Military Men Get a Break
Washington dispatch details the District of Columbia National Guard's 260th coast artillery unit failing to depart on time from a crowded armory. With only six trucks instead of twelve, 100 men rode in crowded vehicles, trains offered no feed, private cars provided for 80 men, and two trucks broke down. The convoy arrived in Northumberland six hours late at 9:30 p.m.
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Jack Stinnett
Washington
District of Columbia National Guard
260Th Coast Artillery
W. W. Burns
Northumberland
Burns
National Guard
Pennsylvania Avenue
Appaels
Adjutant General
260Th
Pennsylvania
Lueck
Army of the North
Star Election Party Tuesday at Hope Star office
Hope Star to host all night election party on South Walnut street with an 8 pm start Tuesday August 13. An Election Extra will roll around midnight as the big screen shows complete returns from the Associated Press wire. Gov races and county results from Hempstead Nevada LaFayette and countywide totals will be broadcast via W A J Mills PA system and shared by Saenger Rialto projector.
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Hope Star
South Walnut Street
Saenger & Rialto
W. A. J. Mills
Associated Press
Seventh
Hempstead
Nevada
LaFayette
Hempstead County Farmers Use Soil-Building Under 1933 AAA Program
Soil program reports show Hempstead county farmers completed 72.9 percent of the AAA soil-building allowance in 1939, up from 54.6 percent in 1938. Oliver L. Adams notes 3,413 farms were covered by worksheets, with 3,000 implementing practices and 413 not. The program acts as a bank to offset costs for seed, materials, or labor, benefiting fertility and erosion control. Seeding winter legumes and annual lespedera accounted for 18.4 percent, green manures 17.6 percent, lime and phosphate 15.4 percent, terracing 10.6 percent, alfalfa 15 percent, and permanent pasture 1.5 percent.
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Hempstead
Oliver L. Adams
Adams
Willkie Warns Corporations Over Campaign Book Ads
Willkie said he would prosecute purchasers of advertising in the Democratic campaign book if he is elected. He criticized Edward Flynn and warned corporations that such political contributions violate federal law including the corrupt practices act and the Hatch Act. The item places Willkie's stance in Colorado Springs.
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Colorado Springs
Col
Wendell L. Willkie
Flynn
Bronx
Edward J. Flynn
Democratic National Committee
Willkie
Norris Sees a Dictatorship in Peace-Time Draft
Senator Norris of Nebraska warned in the senate that peace-time conscription would lead to dictatorship in the United States. He spoke against the Burke-Wadsworth military training bill as administration leaders pushed for a final vote late in the week.
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Washington
Norris
Neb
Senate
United States
French Unions Are Doomed in Vichy Plan
French workers face a corporative system as unions lose power. C. G. T. leadership blamed for pro Soviet image while calls for new organization of industry grow. Leon Jouhaux reportedly plans retirement as hotels and restaurants groups push corporate units in Paris and Lyon meetings.
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Vichy
France
Conseration General de Travaill
Desth
Leon Jouhaux
Toulouse
Jouhaux
Conseration
Paris
Lyon
Game Season Is Extended Across Waterfowl Picks
Secretary Tekes announced a 60 day duck and goose hunting season this year up from 45 days. Regulations also lengthened the daily shooting window from sunrise to 4 p.m. for waterfowl and coot. Details noted for Arkansas run from November 2 to December, with male riders described as much smaller than females.
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Washington
Tekes
Arkansas
Bailey Adkins Plan Final Radio Rallies
In Little Rock a Democratic primary battle heats up as Bailey and Adkins prepare final radio rallies. Governor Bierson plans a radio event east of Little Rock while Adkins aims for Fort Smith. A potential debate with McCarroll is unlikely as Adkins withdraws from scheduling, citing unresolved earlier revelations and exonerations.
Cutter Goes to Greenland by Stennet
Washington reports that the armor plated coast guard cutter Northland is bound for Greenland on a likely scouting and observation cruise. Officials deny details while observers note possible contact with Greenland radio operators and a survey of the southern coast for hemispheric defense. The Northland has long patrolled the Arctic from the Bering Sea toward Russian waters, making the voyage a notable chapter in its storied career.
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Jack Stinnet
Washington
United States Guard
Northland
Greenland
Coast Guard Office
Montalight
Coast Guard
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Morthland
United States
Greyland
Witl
Russia
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H. D. Lawson
Warsaw
Georgetown
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UPI
Tropics
Savannah
Charleston
Savvanah (Ga
St. George
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Charleston Weather Bureau
Joe Morgan
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Spa
Susan Williams
Army
Star Election Party
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