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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1940
Page
2
London report states two German spies were executed just after dawn Tuesday at a local prison. Officials say they were arrested soon after arriving in England. This marked the first wartime execution announced for spies.
Mrs Maggie Franks 70 lifelong resident of Hempstead county died at the home of her son RL Franks in Dallas Texas early Tuesday Burial will be at Water Creek church near Guernsey Wednesday at 3 pm She is survived by four sons WA Franks Hope Roy Franks SHepard G Franks Lufkin and RL Franks Dallas three brothers Pat Houston Pine Bluff WL Houston Kansas City and OG Houston Fulton
Tom Frezell of near Hope was arrested here over the weekend and charged with assaulting a white girl last week near Cross Roads community. He was arrested by local police and turned over to the sheriff. Frezell was previously acquitted in November term of circuit court on a charge of assaulting a Negro woman last year.
Berlin reports that a submarine sank two armed vessels totaling 14 000 tons while an armed surface raider raised its toll to over 100 000 tons. No sinking locations named as weather limited German aerial activity to recon flights. An American business lost 80000 dollars in 1935 due to misread sales checks from poor handwriting.
Wesley ponders telling Ronnie Bailey about a tangled web of secrets spanning Rainbow Canyon. Andre Girardeau, Lona Montoya, and Army officers intersect with Ronnie, her engagement, and a dangerous stake in a hidden cache as suspicions escalate.
Wesley York trails Lana Montoya after a desert ride and confronts a mounted stranger. He plans to rope the approaching rider, fearing danger, as Lana heads toward Rainbow Canyon cave. The scene ends with a lariat loop looping the rider, in a cliffhanger continuation.
Morgenthau outlined financing ideas for defense bonds similar to World War plans including a large publicity push and promotions by attractive figures. He urged taxing exempt bonds and proposed taxes on interest, warning of uneven burdens between wealthy holders and soldiers. He noted possible higher interest costs and hoped state and municipal issues would follow suit voluntarily.
A roundup of unlikely real life Santas including A C Crombie who brought 4 year old Larry Windsor to New York to reunite with his dog Trixie after a freight car delay, Henry Ford rewarding a waitress with $46, and posthumous bequests from Wilhelm Loewenstein and J Harvey Gravell.
The piece argues the tax on gasoline in Arkansas totals eight cents per gallon, including federal increases, and contends hard surfaced state highways are essential. It urges centralized state control of highway funds, warns against premature revenue sharing with counties and cities, and supports paving a north south U S 87 road from Nashville to the Louisiana line.
Four city boys Bert Felm Fro Long Jesse Jones and Thomas Dun found a wild mountain lion in the mountains west of Denver. They followed the animal to a tree where it sat snarling. Bert ran for help and after two hours a CCC camp foreman returned with a rifle. The others kept the lion in the tree and finally shot it.
Report from page one notes the 2 o'clock survey projects heavier polling than two years ago. In 1998 final counts timbered 1,245 votes, with Ward 1 leading at 319 votes, Ward 2 at 246, and wards 3 and 4 following, each showing gains over 1938 figures.
A Tulsa Central High School physics student joins wrestling to test how weight and fulcrum act in bone-crushing moves. The coach tolerates practical sessions despite occasional debates about the textbook explanations.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a gorilla and energy usage across moods. No clear event, date, or identifiable entities beyond gorilla references. Summary limited to readable fragments without solid context or attribution.
Tac High School PPA announced a book drive and added titles to the library wish list. Readable items include Nicholas Nickleby by Dickens and The Old Curiosity Shop, Along with When Knighthood Was in Flower and other works by Wilder and Dickens.
The article quotes Hitler claiming Germany cannot be stopped and that his course is set, repeating insistence on overturning Versailles and pressing a relentless fight. He mentions unemployment in the United States and cites the U S Britain and France as fronts of democracy, offering no new immediate policy details.
Churchill announced full air force and navy backing for the offensive with promises of further news. An Italian general was killed and his second in command captured in one engagement, while the prime minister declined to confirm the fall of Sidi Barani. England’s birth rate is expected to rise by about 25,000 this year.
Five cases heard in municipal court with Judge W K Lemley presiding. Dockets include C G Briant and Jess Stuart for drunkenness each forfeiting a $10 cash bond. Lonnie Mack fined $10 for drunkenness. Ta Bennet and Crawlot Bennett fined $10 cash bond each for drunkenness.
Duyaan warned that the outlook for export of American cotton remains very dark. Government trade experts expect foreign sales to fall below 2 million bales, compared with about 6 million bales exported last season.
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