Rural Red Cross Quota Exceeded Total Is $417.76
Rural Red Cross reports exceed quota with $417.76 raised to date and Mine Creek township yet to report. The Hempstead chapter’s Blevins McCaskill branch notes $34.86 from Redland township and lists numerous contributors under Lt. Cornett and Dr. Foster. Camp Alton shows a new high with $40.71, while overall Red Cross fundraising highlights strong participation across townships and individuals.
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Mine Creek
Red Cross
Hueyce Weisenberger
Redland Township
Blevins-Mc-Caskil
Hempstead
Wallaceburg
Red Red Land
Cornett
Foster
Camp Alton
Comett
Musical Program at City Hall Friday with Stamps Melody Quartet
Unity Baptist church of Nope sponsors Friday night appearance by Stamps Melody Quartet and Hazel Rabbert's Sky Diners at Hope city hall auditorium. Small admission. coffee and refreshments served. Note mentions inspectors of breweries in Australia.
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Unity Baptist Church of
Nope
Stamps Melody Quartet
Hazel (Pee Wee
Thought on Death and Good by W Mitfori
A fragmentary quotation on mortality and the paradox of death as feared yet not necessarily the greatest evil or good, attributed to W Mitfori. The text hints at philosophical reflection rather than a full argument.
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W. Mitfori
Hoover Reviving as a G O P Figure
A Washington dinner circuit shows Herbert Hoover quietly promoting his views to a private group of Republicans. The plan resembles a chain of intimate sessions to broaden Hoover’s influence, with reports of progress in California Minnesota and Wisconsin. The piece notes Hoover’s persuasive speaking and desire to return to the White House while detailing GOP dynamics and saboteur concerns raised by J Edgar Hoover’s agencies.
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Preston Grover Washington
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Roosevelt
California
Mimnésola
Wisconsin
Ben Allen
San Francisco
Hoavey
White House
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
G-man
EBL
FBE
Gypsy Smith Says God Is Forgotten
AP reports on evangelist Gypsy Rodney Smith born in England in a tent era, now famed worldwide and visiting New York at the invitation of the Greater New York Federation of Churches. He criticizes cranks in religion, urges adherence to the Bible, and laments God being forgotten while condemning hypocrisy and war as results.
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Mary Morris
Gypsy
Rodney Smith
England
United States
Oxford
British Genetry
Greater
Jesus Christ
Hitler
Germany
PTA Council Meeting Tuesday in Hope Town Hall
The Hope PTA council met Tuesday afternoon in Hope Village Hall. President Massie opened the session. Membership chair Mrs. A B Patten reported 343 members. Mrs. Kyler announced Father’s Night at the high school Thursday. Miss Beryl Henry described Miss Mary Drake’s book review My Country and My People.
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Hope PL. A
Hope Vily Hall
Massie
A. B. Patten
Kyler
Beryl Henry
Mary Drake
Roosevelt greets Finns as war nears end
President Roosevelt telegraphed President Kallio of Finland on the 22nd anniversary of independence expressing hope the Russo Finnish war ends soon and Finland can continue its steady development. He also met with Jesse Jones and Norman Davis to discuss potential U S aid to Finnish civilians via lending agencies, with no decision yet reached.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Kallio
Tinland
Finland
U. S
Jesse Jones
Normin Davis
Red Cross
Jones
Christmas Carol Manuscript Found for Dolly in 1745
John Byrom, an 18th century English humorist, promised his daughter Dorothy a carol for Christmas. She discovered the manuscript among her presents in 1745, with the original title Christmas Day for Dolly, detailing the savior's birth and the festive morning.
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John Byrom
Dorothy
Dolly
Actual Need Found Among Toledo Relief Cutoffs
Toledo on September 15 cut off relief for all but critical cases. A survey by the Toledo Council of Social Agencies shows about one in five found jobs on WPA, one in six securing some work, roughly half remaining unemployed, and 67.4 percent of those removed deemed in actual need. No unrest followed the roll cuts, and most cases drifted from contact.
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Toledo
Duiervey Dievleses
Council of Social Agencies
Crisis in Cleveland highlights Ohio relief crisis
A survey declaring needy Ohioans live under unbelievable conditions was released after a sharp exchange between Governor Bricker and Fiorello La Guardia and a WPA chief. Investigators note many cases of actual want with people starving and scavenging for scraps.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Relief Rolls Test Case In Toledo Hunger Study
Agencies across a cross section survey 325 relief cases show that actual need spans poverty to starvation as relief ends. Norman Pinch details how Toledo tests the system when relief stops except for emergencies. 065 remain on rolls on Sept 15, 2100 are still aided as others fend for themselves. Some ex-reliefs live on charity, neighbors, or food from the Federal Surplus Program. Thousands under 21 are affected, with accounts from ex-reliefs illustrating the dire choices families face trying to survive.
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Council
Norman Pinch
Toledo
Federal
Proposed Water Line Discussed By City Council Hope
The Hope city council discussed laying a two inch water pipe from South Shover Street to the city edge about 2100 feet, estimated cost 1400 dollars. The plan was referred to City Attorney McFaddin, the water and light committee, and Mr. Thomas for further study with a report planned for the next meeting.
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Hope City Council
Shover Street
Co. OQ. Thomas
E. F. McFaddin
Water and Light
Yerger High School
Hope
Hope High School
Hope Police Department
Yerger
Texas
Charles Reynerson
Evan Wray
T. R. Bryant, Jr
Sweeney Copeland
GC. E. Cassidy
W. S. Atkins
England Lifts A Galling Ban
Thousands of St. Gall embroiderers returned to work after Britain removed its wartime ban on embroideries. The removal boosted the region that had faced mass unemployment as London previously restricted imports. The note recalls St. Gall exports and a 1870 Paris siege balloon event with 65 balloons carrying 248 passengers and 12 tons of letters.
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ST. Gall
Switzerland
England
London
Paris
Severance Turnback Funds Roomed to Arkansas Counties
State Treasurer Earl Page distributed 37,803.14 in severance tax turnback for Q4 1939 to 37 Arkansas counties. Principal recipients were Union 15,447.70, Columbia 10,184.58, Ouachita 5,590.71 with others listed among the total.
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Little Rock
Earl Page
Union County
Columbia
Cuachita
British Claim Five U Boats Sunk In Week
In the House of Commons Winston Churchill announced that five German submarines were sunk by French and British forces this week as Britain arms merchant ships. He said losses outpace Germany’s replacements and projected arms reaching 2,000 ships soon. A British dispatch from Capetown reported the German liner Ussukum, 7,334 tons, captured by warships in the south Atlantic with officers and crew placed aboard a prize-bearing vessel.
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London
Eng
Winston Churchill
The
Admiralty
House of Commons
Germany
Churchill
Reuthers
Capetown
South America
South Atlantic
Russia Moves to Stop British Nazi Threats
AP Feature by Morgan M Beattie surveys the Russo Finnish war with a Western observer’s view. It outlines Russia aims to reassert Baltic power, dominate Sweden, and shield Leningrad from Britain or Germany. It notes a swift attack could yield quick results, possible Finnish independence under Russian control, or a future protectorate if Lille Finland resists. The piece highlights air strikes on Leningrad as Finns’ best hope and hints at a January thaw complicating invasion plans.
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Morgan M. Beatty
Washington
Sweden
Leningrad
England
Germamany
Finland
Germany
Czechslovakia
Diplomatic Ambassadors Named in Various Countries
The page lists candidates for US ambassadorial posts in Norway England and other nations. It presents multiple choice names for each country including Joseph C. Grew J Drexel Biddle Florence Harriman Claude G. Bowers William C Bullitt Joseph P Kennedy Hugh R Wilson John Cudahy Findley B Howard John C Wiley Josephus Daniels Williams Phillips Alvin Owsley Lester A Wallon Leland Harrison Arthur B Lane John F Montgomery Joseph E Davies Frederick A Sterling George A Gurdais with answers to appear on page.
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United States
Norway
Joseph C. Grew
J. Drexel. Biddle
Florence Harriman
Claude G. Bowers
England
William C. Bullitt
Joseph P. Kennedy
Hugh R. Wilson
John Cudaly
Findley B. Howard
John C. Wilye
Josephus Daniels
Williams Phillips
Denmark
Alvin Owsley
Lester A. Wallon
Leland Harrison
Arthur B. Lane
Belgium
John F. Montgomery
Joseph BE. Davies
Frederick A. Sterling
George A. Gurdais
Tyva
Invaders Report They Are Fifth of Way Across Land
The Soviet Russian army reportedly advanced about 35 miles into northern Finland on the seventh day of the war, aiming to split the country and reach the Swedish border near iron mines. Finland cites 2,000 Russian troops captured and 64 tanks destroyed since the invasion began. Government notes losses are heavy for Russia.
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Kirkenesjaron
Rus Sian
Finland
Kuolajarvia
Sweden
Helsinki
Fighters For Freedom
Christmas Seals Safeguard Home Story of an Honest Tenant Farmer
James May, a 38 year old tenant farmer with a wife and five children, developed tuberculosis and was bedfast after delaying care due to poverty. His wife moved to her mother's home with relatives, while a portable weatherboarded cottage funded by Christmas Seals provided a safe recovery space for him and his family. The piece notes Christmas Seals aim to prevent tuberculosis by enabling safer housing for affected families.
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James May
Europe
Cotton prices open and close on Wednesday in New York
The December contract opened at 10.11 and closed at 10.14 1.5 cents. middling price listed as 19.29, reflecting market figures for Cotton New York trading.
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New York
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