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Local society notes and family updates mix poetry lines with social announcements. Mrs Sid Henry Et Telephone B21 hosts holiday excerpts, club meetings, visits, a bus accident update, dancing school recital, and new births all sketched in brief items from many locals including Miss Katherine Arnold, Rev Fred Harrison, Miss Fay Briant, and the Boyd brothers.
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Fred
Harrison
John. Arnold
Hot Springs
Katherine Arnold
Levi Hospital
Katherine
Dane
Call Your Friends Free Gifts Offer Hint
A fragmented ad invites readers to call friends whose names appear and to call in person within a time limit. It promises free gifts with no purchase or selling required, signed by Uncle Jack Manisfield and F.D. Hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Manisfield
F.D. Hope
That Lucas Family at Patmos Friday Night Play
Patmos High School hosts a three act comedy That Lucas Family in the auditorium on Friday night December 4. The Patmos Parent-Teacher association sponsors the wholesome family drama with admission set at 10 and 20 cents to benefit the PTA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucas Family
Patmos High School
Patmos
Parent-Teacher Association
Funda
Parent-Teachers Association of
British King Edward's Grace Plea Echoed by Bishops
Editorial comment from Yorkshire papers on Bishop of Bradford Dr A W F Blunt urging the king to seek God's grace. The Yorkshire Post warns against constitutional disputes between king and ministers, while other papers call the issues serious and tie private life to national monarchy. Mrs Simpson reportedly withdrew from public view amid misinterpretations.
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Bradford
Yorkshire Post
A.W. F. Blunt
Edward
Post
United States
Blunt
Yorkshire Observer
Nottingham Journal
Une
Victoria
Simpson
Brandford
Birmingham
Edward's Carnation
Alaska Colony Critics Oppose Mutanuski Spending
A congressman opposes further Mutanuski funds and warns the project will fail, proving Alaska is ill suited for farming. He notes near continuous July sun but harsh winters, rapid crop maturation and storage issues, predicting settlers will quickly abandon the venture.
Bailey Names Four Highway Board Members and Racing Chair
Gov elect Carl B. Bailey on Tuesday announced his selections for four State Highway Commission members and chief executive, plus the chair of the State Racing Commission. Appointments take effect when he becomes governor. James L. King, George Appleby, Paul W. Sheridan, Hugh B. Benton, and Hendrix Alphin as chairman were named. James R. Rhyne will be highway department chief executive adding duties of highway director and secretary. John C. Hillard was picked as Racing Commission chairman to succeed Hezikiah Highfill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tattle Rock
Carl B. Bailey
State Highway Commission
State Racing Commission
Highway Commission
Mr. Bailey
James L. King
Pocahontas
T George Appleby
Fayetteville
Paul W. Sheridan
Fort Smith
Hugh B. Benton
Fordyce
Hendrix Alphin
el Dorado
James R. Rhyne
Little Rock
The
Resettlement Administration
Highway Department
John C. Hillard
Wynne Merchant Land
Enthusast
Services Announced on Columbus M.E. Circuit
The Columbus Methodist circuit schedule for December was announced by Rev. Richard D. McIlwain. First Sunday services at Water Creek and Liberty, second Sunday at Blackland and Behtnay, third Sunday at Columbus, fourth Sunday at Fulton.
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Columbus
The
Methodist Church
Richard D. Mcl Swain
Mineral Springs
Il A. m
Water Creek
Liberty
Blackland
Fulton
Improvement Tax Reduction and City Donations Offer Budget Plans
The council debates tax relief to 2 percent and approves donations to local groups. Alderman Cassidy funds $135 for Hope Bays Auxiliary instruments, with ownership to revert to the city on dissolution. Alderman Hamilton donates 0.01 for downtown lighting during Christmas, routed to the Hope Kiwanis lighting committee. Chief Didgaill reports November arrests and fines totals, with street work assignments and trash-hauling cash, while Treasurer Reynerson oversees city finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cassidy
Auxiliary of
Hope Bays
Hamilton
Hope Kiwanis Club
Pokier
John Didgaill
NOAA
Alaska policy notes amid roads schools and reindeer plans
Senator Thomas discusses federal funding gaps for Alaska projects and the high costs of housing, machinery, livestock, and schools. He notes no side line for sellers, mentions two fur bearing animals, and cites potential reindeer use as easier northward food. He supports an appropriation to establish an air base in Alaska for protection against Asiatic invasion.
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Thomas
Matanuska
Alaska
Sunspots Signal Imminent Weather Shifts
Cambridge packed report details two giant sunspot groups photographed daily for five days. Harvard astronomers predict three years of active terrestrial phenom ena including auroras magnetic disturbances and potential radio reception effects. The rest of the text lists November receipts and disbursements for Hope Light and Water Plant Hope High School Athletic Association and other local accounts totaling 10,874.10 with a December balance of 7142.01 in 1938.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Hope Light & Water Plant
Hope High “School
Atiletic Association
Corp
Gee Bil
Canning ' Fitehen
Starsesaet
Club Notes From Columbus Community Meeting
The Columbus Community club met at Mrs. Horace Hien home on Tuesday December 1. Miss Melva Bullington demonstrated fruit cake cooked in a pressure cooker. Guests Mr. Mountcastle and Miss Bullington joined for lunch. Members viewed Christmas gift patterns and a short Christmas program followed the business portion.
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Columbus
Columbus Community Club
Horace Hien
Melva Bullington
Mountcastle
Miss Bullington
Nevada county gas well now reported at forty million cubic feet daily
A typographical error in state papers picked up by The Star led to yesterday’s report that Benedum Grove No. 2 in Nevada County produced 4 million cu ft daily. Officials for Arkansas Louisiana Gas say the correct figure is 40 million cu ft, marking a major gas well.
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Star
Nevada County
Arkansas
Arms Probe Begun in Spanish War
The international non intervention committee ordered observers to inspect alleged arms shipments to both sides in the Spanish Civil War, sending letters to Leftist and Rightist factions seeking access. In Madrid, sixteen insurgent bombers hit Rosales and University City, driving thousands to cellars in the first major daylight raid in ten days.
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Associated Press
International Non-Intervention Committee
Thhat
Madrid
Spain
Rosales
University City
Parker Receives Guest Invitations From Duke Star
Duke quarterback Ace Parker has drawn invitations to serve as honor guest at banquets in Portsmouth Virginia and Charlotte North Carolina reflecting rising national acclaim for the famed Duke University star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
N. C
Ace Parker
Duke University
Portsmouth
Charlott
Vermont Governor Is Freed by Judge
Rutland Vermont governor Charles M Smith 68 president of Rutland Marble Savings bank is freed by Judge John S Buttles a few hours after similar actions in two other cases. He faced a felonious misprision charge tied to alleged thefts by former bookkeeper John J Cocklin who was convicted of embezzling 124000 dollars over nine years.
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Rutland
Charles M. Smith
Rutland Marble Savings Bank
Non Freedom
John S. Buttles
John J. Cocklin
Cocklin
Typhoon Bearing Down on Manila
High winds toppled temporary structures as a typhoon neared Manila and could strike the city center if its path continues. The report notes a long history of bike riding troupes in the United States with trainer Jack Neville’s forty years in the sport.
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Manila
New York
NEA
Jack Neville
York
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Sid Henry
Talereence
Pat Cleburne
Mrs. C
Lowthorp
South Elm
Street
Fay Briant
Alberquerqun
N.M
Y. Briant
G. McRae
Jack Meek
Carolyn
Bradley
M. G. H. Club
B. A. Morsani
South Main Street
Obgurn School of Dancing
East Second Street
Cosumes
Moat
Yrouvis PL
Boyd
John P. Boyd
Emmet
Texas
Santa Anna
M. W. Walterson
Katie Ellen
Ferrell Hollis
Gary Maurice
Eleanor Powell
Dorn
Saenger
Warmed Cagney
Dick Powell
Joe Fe Brown
Olivia de Havilland Anita Louise Aid
Yanett Gaynor Loretta Constance N
Young*bennett Ladees Simon
Ladies’ Specialty Shop
Shipley Studio
Yeu Street
Hope Star
Aaa mL Cap Y Law
Eres Tel
Walnut ST Hope, Ark
Puind
Hope
Munsing
Wilson Brothers
Plorshim
Hart Schaffner
Marx
Mary Aim Lily City
Mary Anni
Ving
W. L. Gilbert
Washington
Ark
J. C. Whitworth
Miss Mary
Fic
E. P. Young, Jr
Lucas
Britain
Mutanuski
Matunuska
Red Cross
HE Reaghuing Brown
Clarence Leverett
Tom Shackleford
Ponea P. Nesbitt
C. W. Tarpley
N. U. Cassidy
Sandefur
Bailey
Columbus M. E
Treaswer
Charles Reynerson
Tol-E-Tex Oil Company
Reg
European Committee
Parker
Vermont
Brookwood
T. A
Wayne P. Sewell
Atlanta
Elmer Brown
Migna Irl Mayo
Cupid
Patsy Ann Campbell
G. B. Martin
Common Sense
Migna Srl Mayo
Dolly Extreme
Mary Augusta Urban
Will Steady
Paul Jones
Sarah Luedbetter
Stephen Bader
Bing
Pauline M. Jones
John Scientist
Tilman Bearden
Cora
Dora
Joy Ramsey
Ruth Marie Keen
Eddie
Winfred Huckabee
Margaret Bacon
Kathryn Franks
Leta Mae Robertson
Nell Williams
Mary Nell Carter
Mary Louise Dodds
Jane Dodds
Mary Alice Muller
Frances Duke
Dora Lou Franks
Rose Mary Coop
Betty Robins
Kathryn O'Dwyer
Anna Belle Moses
Nanette Williaings
Jay Ramsey
Barbara Sue Stephenson
Jackie Hicks
Peggy Pentecost
Billie Ann Page
Arid
Warren Nesbet
Brownbilt Shoe Store
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