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Newspaper

Hope Star

Location

Hope, Arkansas, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1940

Page

4

Wilcot Weekly Meeting Ends with Seasonal Supper and Bridge

Mr and Mrs Robert Wilcot hosted their regular weekly gathering. The home was festive with seasonal snacks. Before games a delicious informal supper was served on small tables. Several rounds of contract bridge were played throughout the evening.

Mra Robert Wilcot C. Whitworth Busiess McCloughan Bel Pei R.V. Vernon Sr Chyciles Hauvelt Tony McLarty Thoin’ Kinser Mulcalin Portertiet Chirlotte Cos

Allen Home Demonstration Club Meeting at Mrs Urrey’s Home

The Allen Home Demonstration Club met November 2 at Mrs L R Urrey’s with thirteen members and two visitors. They planned church activities, singing, and a Christmas tree, and exchanged Christmas baking recipes after a light meal.

Allen L. R. Urrey Psn Howell Good Lee H. Garland

West Point of the Air Grooms Wings for 1 in 13 Trainees

RANDOLPH FIELD Texas—Randolph Field pushes rapid training for Army pilots as demand soars. About 240-class applicants per slot, with only 1 in 7 admitted to elementary schools and 700 eventual wings from 1820 applicants. Training hours surge to 200,000 yearly, fatalities few.

Willis Thornton NEA Randolph Field Tex San Antonio West Point Randolph Randtoll Ciwa Air Corps Maxwell Field Ala Moffett Field Calif Aeromatics Authority Randoljsh C. A. A. Clementiay Tyer Air Vorpa

Community Social Calendar Highlights Local Committees

Social calendar lists many church groups and auxiliary units meeting Sunday through Tuesday in December. Activities include First Presbyterian circles, Ladies Auxiliary hostesses, Christ Church programs, Methodist Women Society, and Daughters of the Revolution events with meetings in several towns and homes.

Ape Gospel

Announcement of New Material for Tes Cross

County chairman Mes C M Agee says new materials have been received. Included in the shine materials for infant's dye line are items such as min knit and other yarns. All persons interested are invited to respond.

Mes. C. M. Agee

Faithful Christmas Meeting Brightens Booth Kervey Home

In Wis home of Mrs Ernest O Neal on Booth Kervey street a Christmas party hosted by Trase Club featured readings from Henry Van Dyke, candlelight carols, a Santa Claus gift distribution, and festive refreshments. Eighteen members attended with floral displays and a prize table noted.

Trase Club Muitay Ernest O'Neal Booth Kervey Street Holker Newsport J.C. Carlton Gilson Tal Henry van Dyke Mugi Done Santy Clause Carlton W. H. Bourne B.L. Kauffman Garrett Bury Sr

Hidden radio cache in canyon leads to discovery

Ronnie Bailey and Wesley uncover a large box in a wilderness canyon containing a radio transmitter and receiver, wires, tubes, and batteries. They speculate the set is powerful and significant, while avoiding smoke and keeping voices hushed as they inspect the find.

Lonn’ Montoya Ronnie Bailey Wesley Wes Ronnie Sam

Adventurers Delve Deeper in Canyon Mystery

Wesley York and Ronica Bailey explore a canyon cache under starry night, hiding their discoveries and sharing growing feelings. They plan private inquiries amid uneasy thrills, hinting at larger fall events and a budding friendship turning toward something more.

Ronnie Lana Wesley Ronica Ronica Bailey Rainbow Canyon Wes Lena Pueblo Tespn Wesley York

Surplus Property Tales of a Government Waste Net

A humorously caustic survey traces how Army, Navy, and federal agencies repurpose surplus items. From gum plastered chairs sold to a church and a training school to old uniforms turned into play outfits, manure bought by the Biological Survey, and clocks gifted to the Smithsonian, the piece satirically catalogs the endless reallocation. It notes 100,000 hurlap sacks for the International Boundary Commission and calls surplus operations the world’s greatest joint venture.

National Training School NYA Army Navy National Youth Administration National Defense Bureau of Indian Affairs Bureau of Biological Survey Biological Survey Liers Beliguin Customs Department Smithsonian Institution Oute Army Forestry Service International Boundary Commission Rio Grande United States Mexico

Farmer forecasts dramatic changes in farm products

Anacoustic fragment describes oats feeding foals and new uses for vegetables and dairy byproducts. It notes emulsions for carrots and beets, waterloo shipments, and unusual products like wafers, rubber, candy and plastics. The piece envisions a future farm with vast, transformative goods.

Miss Muffet

Apportionment Struggles Highlight Arkansas Senate Seats

Arkansas faces pressure to redraw the 34 senate districts as census data show uneven representation. Counties like Craighead Phillips Poinsett Ouachita Greene and Columbia exceed the standard while others lag. With 25 seats available the new formula must balance 34 districts and shifting populations across counties such as Benton Carroll Madison Washington and Pulaski.

Lowing Craighead Phillips Crittenden Carland Washington Poinsett White Benton St. Francis Hempstead Miller Ouachita Greene Columbia Lanoke Carroll Madison Crawford Franklin Johnson Sebastian Logan Scott Polk Howard Sevier Little River Boone Marian Baxter Newton Searcy Pope Yell Montgomery Pike Lafayette Fulton Jvard Stone van Buren Cleburne Conway Faulkner Pulaski Garland Saline Grant Hot Springs Clan Cleveland Dallas Nevada Union Randolph Sharp Lawrence Independence Jackson W Woodruff Lonoke Prairie Jefferson A

Farm Boys Grow Veggies with Grass Based Diets and New Varieties

A fragmented article notes nutrition from grass and leaves surpassing standard produce with grass containing about 280 lines more Vitamin A than potatoes and ten times more Vitamin B than other produce. It mentions trends like hastening plant growth with soot and soil hums, new corn and fruit varieties, and a door to door frozen packed seafood jam sample for 69 cents per pound.

Johnny Suill-Fees South Dakota State College Minnesota Philadelphia Ast

Spain's Franco aims for broader totalitarian influence

The piece notes a network of clubs and committees in Spain to organize social centers, athletics, museums, and forums for political discussion, with publications anti US and anti democracy. It cites Cuba and Mexico as sources of anti-democratic sentiment, protests by Mexican labor leaders, and speculation on Franco’s bid to expand influence, including possible gains if Germany and India retake Gibraltar.

Bers United States Mexico Juan Abyazan Cuba Senate Batista Counisl General Riestis Consejo de Hispanicisme

Mind Your Manners Quiz Answers Summary

A junked Q and A piece on correct English usage asks about phrases like between you and me, those kind versus that kind, and how to say thank you. It includes guidance on pronouns, pronunciation, and polite responses, with example completions and a playful testing tone.

Boa Travels and Fragments from Eastland Texas

A clerk named James Reid recalls a baby boa found among bananas, noting it never grew up. The piece also mentions Algernon Sidney as an early source for the phrase God helps those who help themselves, and Col Adna G Clark receiving 2330 dollars for Spanish American War service. It comments on draftee pleas and European victory affecting American defense and regional influence.

Eastland Texas P— James Reid Algernon Sidney, i Adna G. Clark

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