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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1939
Page
8
A torn society column notes Christmas mood in a dreaming town with references to starry imagery, church services, and family visits. It mentions Mrs Rupert Blakely, Captain and Mrs R A Boyett, Mrs Chloe Wright, and the Anderson family. Attendees gather for a Christmas Eve service and a village supper with neighbors.
Reports from DNB state the Graf Spee was sunk after a clash near Montevideo as Germany accuses Uruguay of withholding funds for seaworthiness. The ship’s commander Maximilian von Spee, a Danish-born admiral, led a fleet that engaged British warships off Coronel and near the Falklands, with heavy losses to Britain and multiple merchant ships sunk in the Pacific through November.
The charge d affaires at the Geran embassy, a key background source, spoke freely with a town reporter. She printed a vivid account, prompting an embassy denial the next day and a rebuke from the French ambassador to the government.
A review of Edgar Luyt’ha North Again for Gold traces Canada’s Arctic expansion, with radiul mine booms and a push past the frontier. The excerpt notes the early May 1992 rush, six Canadian AirOps machines in use, and Radium City’s rough frontier life.
Hempstead County Court hears a petition by voters in School District No 6 seeking dissolution and annexation to School District No 12 the Washington District. Hearing set for January 1 1940 at 7 30 p m in Hope City Hall with interested electors invited to be heard. Court order dated December 18 1939.
Preston Grover Ngton reports Washington buzz over James McNutt as Roosevelt’s potential heir. Despite press hostility and White House rivals, McNutt’s stature grows from access to the inner circle, including favorable favors from the President. The piece notes Varley Ickes and others opposing him, yet highlights his enduring prominence.
A group of sourdoughs spent two months in shallow muskeg near an Arctic coast, faring a windy August. They planned a reunion in mid August, celebrated for 24 hours with drink, stories, and exchanges of silver and other metals while radios whispered from London and a spy hotel.
Major Hoople backs McNutt as Philippines high commissioner then pushes him toward the Federal Security Administration and Social Welfare programs. He becomes a target of Secretary Ickes as a volunteer spokesman for McNutt supporters who see him as a strong presidential contender. Headquarters expand from Indianapolis to Washington to build a national campaign while distancing from the Security Administration. Critics note some SA activities serve his candidacy, though not all critics agree. The Goldstoners counter with their own view as the race progresses.
Denver city official plans to ask the council to jail automobiles rather than drivers for traffic offenses. The idea envisions seizing a sedan for a year over carbon and low-test gasoline. Also noted are comments about Venezuelan baseball umpires and American managers.
Recreation leaders schedule three days for ladies and junior boys to bowl and play Bing Pong Checkers and other re creation activities Raymond Urban and Fred Robertson invite boys to join junior boys basketball reporting to Fair Park Wednesday and Thursday at two o'clock plan to organize a Boy's Club in Hope The piece notes a six pair stocking limit per year for every woman and mentions a Georgia highway board chairman who faced ejection from office in an unrelated line
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