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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1940
Page
6
A report notes a British pilot’s grave wreath laid near Rotterdam after a crash in the Netherlands. The act was ordered by German commandant Air General Friedrich Christiansen. The piece references Panama hat origins in Panama, Venezuela, Bermuda and Colombia.
The dispute pits ASCAP against Broadcast Music Inc in a bid to control music rights for radio. The piece traces ASCAP’s 1913 origin with Victor Herbert, its battles over royalties, and leader Gene Buck’s role as industry tensions rise over broadcasting payments and songwriter earnings.
A crossword style grid lists clues for a clumsy beast and related words. Across and down entries reference animals, actions, measurements, and common abbreviations, including geography and objects, forming a themed puzzle with varied word lengths and cross checks.
Bruce Catton reports that President Roosevelt will not push for repeal of the Johnson Act soon and may seek Britain’s aid funds while exploring U S bases on British possessions. The piece covers tanker transfers to Panamanian registry driving higher fuel costs, navy budget worries, and a sharp rise in bunker fuel as the shipping market shifts amid wartime strain.
Kinnie Wagner, a famed mountain desperado, is at large again in the northwestern Mississippi and Arkansas area. The notorious gunman has killed at least five men, escaped multiple jails, and eluded authorities for years, including a 1924 Meridian and 1925 Kingsport shootout.
Independents along the coast must pay steeper freight to reach eastern markets, a cost imposed by major tanker owners like Sandard. Their product competes after it reaches market, placing independents at a disadvantage in pricing and distribution.
Turtle burgers appear on West Key menus with meat from local turtles ground and seasoned with pepper and salt. The sale price is 25 cents each though viewed as a luxury by shoppers.
A fragment describes a rare cormorant from the Galapagos Islands unable to breathe properly as hatchlings show nostril union and a beak misalignment, highlighting an unusual developmental detail. The text suggests a curious avian anomaly observed in early life stages.
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