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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1940
Page
2
Berlin officials remained quiet on President Roosevelt plan to aid Britain while signaling progress toward increased U S assistance. Observers noted the move may still fit neutrality law, yet expressed that the United States is shifting away from strict neutrality as Germany questions grew about mail seizures and German threat.
The excerpt notes humans adapt to any habitat yet stay one species while insects evolve into new species across climates. It contrasts Thanksgiving abundance with Christmas joy, implying a shift in mood and circumstance for Purkeys.
About 7200 Hempstead county school children plus surrounding areas filled the Saenger theater in Hope for a Marco Holiday Festival free movie. From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. audiences packed all seats and stood in aisles. Roy Rogers star power drew crowds for Jeeper Creepers with the Weaver Brothers and Elviria, plus shorts, as candy was given after each show.
The text traces Sylvia and Haile Selassie era activism from hunger strikes under Cat and Mouse law to exile rescue efforts. It notes Sylvia’s role in founding the Society of Friends of Italian Freedom and Abyssinia Association, editing Ethiopian News, and support for Ethiopian resistance. It mentions Haile Selassie’s escape to Egypt and Sudan and the prospect of leaders rallying fighters against Italy.
LYNSHBURG Va. A mother of three jailed a year for a liquor offense after Judge Charles E Burks rules that when papa works, mother stays home. when papa at home, mother goes to jail. Also notes England fogs on Mon Tue Wed.
Wesley finds Honnie and learns a theft. Ronnie Andre and Lona fly toward Guaymas in a New Mexico setting. Ronnie hopes for a private confession from Lona while air travel unfolds with calm, peril, and a hint of danger as the trio journeys south.
Ronica Bailey faces danger as Lena Montoya plots to turn south toward the border while Andre Girardeau seizes the controls. Lena hurls the Apache drum and Lena’s fury electrifies the cabin as gunfire erupts and a parachute flight ends in a dramatic exit.
Next Sunday features remembrances of Christ's birth with sermons on What Christmas Teaches Us at 10 55 a m and Christmas music by choirs. Bethlehem Inn play directed by Mrs J B Hamill at 7 30 p m. Methodist and Baptist programs include choir pieces from Protherne Handel and a White Christmas pageant As With Gladness Men of Old. Public invited to attend all services and activities across churches.
Advent week schedule from T Mark's Church led by Rev Murry Wintermeyer includes Holy Communion and Morning Prayer. First Christian Church lists Bible School at 9:45, 10:50 morning service, 8:45 Christian Endeavor, White Christmas Service, Christmas Tree Program, and a Christmas drama titled My Heart Shall Not Fear with a cast led by Wingfield Stroud and others. The Christmas offering for both is noted but cuts off.
James E. Hamill leads Hope Gospel Tabernacle with a Christmas treat for every child in Sunday School. Primary and Junior departments will present a program during the 9:45 morning session. Attend Sunday School and join the 11 o clock service titled The Spirit of Christmas.
The notice invites the public to attend immediate benevolence collections by Cal and Brotherhood after the play's presentation, urging broad attendance and participation in the services.
The annual Christmas service at First Pentecostal Church on West Fourth Street and Ferguson will be held Monday night December 24. Rev W P Graves urges all to attend for an interesting and profitable time.
Hollywood feature tale describes a life size gag prop Fickle Fanny on a slot pedestal. A red headed beckoning mannequin with a horn, jewels, and a bed like couch houses hidden compartments and triggers. The prop entertains and teases, paying out rarely, as the Davenala and other devices power its mystique.
The Hope Rotary Club met briefly at Hotel Bartow at noon on Friday and dismissed early due to holiday rush. A vanity case was presented to Miss Nell Williams, the Rotary pianist. Guests included Daha Welch of Shreveport and G. H. Bowman of Longview, Texas.
A Mayo Clinic device tests human pain sensitivity using a belt like band under supervision in Rochester. In a study of 230 participants some believed they were getting blood pressure tests while the meter assessed actual pain perception.
Fragmentary report describes a test where a metal grating applied pressure to participants, causing pain at varied levels. Women reported pain earlier than many men, with pressures ranging from about 90 to over 270 units. Fat and age showed no consistent effect.
In the Monday issue of Trupe Star court notes report Baward Yates fined $10 for drunkenness, but two local men share the name. The fine victim is Edward Yates, employed by Gibson Brug Co., not the other local Yates.
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