28 Aug 1940
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1940
Page
1
Journal reports on a proposed space memorial trend as a major publication outlines developing models. Names and places are unclear in the fragment, but the piece signals growing interest in commemorative space projects.
National Guard and reserve corps members depart civilian life for a year of active service. Uniformed duty replaces routine work as families face vacancies and desks left empty. Soldiers strain under the call, yet their sacrifice honors a tradition of readiness and duty.
Antust 2s 1920 Miss Rena Acker left today for visits in Hot Springs and Little Rock. Mrs Fannie Garrett returned Saturday from Dawson Springs and Owensboro Kentucky. Miss Jamita Martin returned to Idabel from an extended visit with friends at Hope. Mrs Taylor Stuart and daughter Charlotte returned home after a visit with relatives in Little Rock. Revi Hays, after visiting G McRae in Hope, left for DeQueen. Claude Donathan of Little Rock and Travis Jackson of Waldo passed through Hope en route to Little Rock from Waldo in Mr Donathan’s car.
Ruth Farrar catalogs common wart superstitions and remedies from folklore in a scanned newspaper fragment. The piece lists charms and actions said to cure warts, including numbers, crossroad sacks, grave dirt, copper coins, theft, and plant juices. It also briefly notes a family detail about a third son.
Fragmented OCR puzzle list details scout terms and vertical clues with scattered definitions. The draft presents a mix of definitions and word hints for a crossword style puzzle, including references to Boy Scouts and various clue numbers.
A fragmented tale lists folk cures for warts from rubbing coffee grounds to tying knots and a thunderstorm myth linked to Leonard C Chatwin of the University of British Columbia. It notes a mountaineering club incident where thunder struck and a partner reportedly shed warts a week later. It then briefly mentions cassava processing into tapioca in South America.
Ruth Millett argues appreciation to airline stewardesses should avoid tips and suggests gifts as a preferred gesture. Examples include a wrist watch from a watch company executive, a makeup kit, half price hats, a coffee pot, Shakespeare volumes, and even home crafts. The piece expands to general neighborly kindness and personal gifts as expressions of gratitude.
Emergon leads with Question one referencing Shakespeare and listing five clues. The sequence includes Tennyson, Thackeray, and Shakespeare further guiding readers on the page one puzzle.
A garbled summary notes Bares Tha W C T U possibly considering Jim Farley a soft drink salesman to seize control of the Yahkees from Ruppert brewery estate. It mentions Australia couples separating, a proverb variation about failure, Baroda India aging 130, and odd phrases about Europe and Adolf.
Market report from Jourtery McWen Mill and Food Co lists poultry items including heavy hens, geese, and ducks with prices per dozen or each. It mentions broilers and eggs with unclear figures but indicates a general wholesale quotation page for poultry products.
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