Melrose Home Demonstration Club Elects 1940 Officers
Melrose club selects officers for 1940 including President Mrs Pod Holt and Vice President Mrs Giles Hatfield. Secretary treasurer Mrs P Zimmerly reports, with leaders named for food preservation home ground nutrition and other projects.
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Melrose Home Demonstration Club
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Giles Hatfield
P. Zimmerly
A. G. Zimmerly
Kevin Urreys Votlery
Fred Yocum
C. 2. Zimmerly
Alvin Robinson
Jobin Sparks
S. No Murray
Harold Rogers
Song Yeander
Frett Yocom
Irvin Urrey
Graf Spee Battle Seizures and Harbor Surrender Reported
British warships inflicted damage on the pocket battleship Graf Spee near a harbor, forcing surrender after a daylong engagement. Seamen and Nazi officers were taken aboard a tug and transported to safety, while other Royal Navy ships moved toward the scene for potential pursuit.
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British see Graf Spee battered in long range action
Survivors describe a terrible day aboard the Graf Spee as British shells pounded the battleship. Captains Brown Pottinger Ashlea Edwards Stubbs Dove and other crews endured confinement below decks while the ship sustained multiple hits.ographs show hull damage and a toppled gun tower as the ship sought shelter amid dwindling fuel.
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Togther
Japanese Girls Play Chinese Checkers In California
A group of Japanese girls in California spent an afternoon playing Chinese checkers. The event sparked reports that Sino Japanese tensions might be settled soon. Blake invented the microphone in the form we know it.
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California
Blake
Blevins Senior Girls Basketball Team Stander Narrative
A fragmented summary describes Blevins senior girls basketball dynamics with focus on sympathy for strikers and farmers. It follows Hamat Rule exiled by ideals reuniting with Hallie Rufe Hammond only as THanm sacrifices to stop the Gold Shirts, while noting Sandoz’s potential improvements with continuity.
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Hamat Rule
Late Convention Weighs Possible Party Realignment
Fragmented text discusses Democrats and Republicans contending at a convention with hints of potential third-term bids and pressure on the president. It mentions World War II context, timing around January conventions, and strategic concerns about war impact on party unity.
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Europe
Lardent Rongevelt
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Raising a Family by Olive Roberts Barton
The article discusses parental favoritism and its harm to neglected children. It shares personal examples of siblings with contrasting personalities and suggests the elder can mentor a slower brother, showing genuine friendship and pride. The author recalls her own family and values balanced attention and support to all children.
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Olive Roberts Barton
Bowie
Jewlons
Faesell
Anauke
Avery Hhamer
Laos
Debonair
Poplté
Hogan
Thome Want's Timely Health Estimates Stir Public Ahead
An uncertain political text hints at Thome Want facing health concerns and potential moves by Pier Houngste allies. discussion references Ker Aaldnes quarters and De inversity strategies as leaders weigh options to defend positions and deter opponents. Key figures Farley and Ree yuna Paracatint are noted in context of planning and public reaction.
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Capital City by Sandoz explores fascism in a Midwest town
In Capital City Hamm Rufe, descendant of Franklin’s founder, returns home to a town reeling from pacifist leanings. Miss Sandoz threads a string of incidents showing the rise of suppression of civil liberties and the Gold Shirts era, highlighting political intrigue and hate in the heart of the Midwest.
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United States
Matt Sandoz
Mite Brown
Hamm
Franklin
Gold Shirts
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Midwest
McCaskill Club Notes Describe December Christmas Party
The McCastill club held its December meeting at Mrs. Elfce Porterfield’s home with a 2 p.m. start led by President Mrs. Claud Bradley. A short business session appointed local leaders for Phase 1, listed future meeting hosts for 1940, welcomed a newborn Donnie LeCoy Buckley, and noted club plans, a $2145 Viub fund, and a quilt gift.
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McCaskill
McCastill
Elfce Porterfield
Claud Bradley
J. M. Curtis
A. H., Rhodes
Dora Wortham
Effee Porterfield
Dora Porterfield
Ivy Rhodes
Ray Culpepper
C. S. Bittick
Roy Culpepper
W.M. Long
Effee
Dean Forterfield
Dora ‘Wortham
Frank Ethridge
Mauth Rhodes
Claude Bradley
Donnie LeCoy Buckley
Harvey Buckley
Hempstead County
Florence Warren
Twilight tones in tribute as bands honor author
A feature notes the author honored by performances from local bands while readers in the Midwest digest the narrative, though they may not grasp all details of the tribute and the acclaim surrounding the work.
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