AP The Story of News Gift to Public Libraries
The Star distributes twelve copies of AP The Story of News to Hempstead Nevada and LaFayette county libraries as a Christmas gift. The 501 page Farrar & Rinehart history traces the day by day making of history from 1812 to 1940, with a happy ending for democracy and the free press.
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the Star
Hempstead
Nevada
LaFayette
Associated Press
America
World
Dow
Paris
Star
Oliver Gramling
Farrar & Rinehart
New York
Hollamon Dies of Heart at 64 Coca Cola Franchise Owner
Marlin Luther Hollamen Sr. 64, owner and manager of Hope Coca-Cola Bottling Co, died Sunday afternoon at his home from a heart attack. A 40-year resident of Clark County, he started in Spring Hill in 1900, moved to Hope, and for 18 years held the local Coca Cola franchise. He was a civic leader, landowner, and member of the Whitfield Masonic Lodge, Woodmen of the World, Knights Templar, and First Baptist Church for 42 years. Funeral Tuesday at his Elm Street home with Rev. John Keith Gregory. burial at Rose Hill cemetery conducted by the Masons. Survived by widow, two daughters, one son, a sister, a brother, two grandchildren, and numerous relatives. Pallbearers listed. honorary pallbearers from multiple area churches and lodges.
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Marlin Luther Hollamen
Hope Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Hollamsn
Mempstead
Spring Hill
Hope
Whitfield
Annie Phifer
Hazen
Don Smith
John Weaver
W. P. Axeo
John A. Sullivan
Frank Porter
Gus Haynes
Roy Anderson
Es.greening
Will Garner
A. L Black
R. M. Briant
R. M. LaGrone
W. P. Singleton
Chas
Routan
K. G. McRae
Dorsey McRae
Floyd Porterfield
E&p. Stewart
Orrie Reed
G. E.cannon
A.C. Kolb
L. M. Lila
J. W. Branch
B. N. Bacon
C. E. Byker
George Brown
Joe Boswell
Frescott
Steve Carrigan
J. R. Williams
Dexter Bush
Texarkana
Lon McLarty
John P. Cox
Briant
Talbert Field
Little Rock
Chas. Holmes
Memphis
Vin Lyle
Hot’Springs
W. R. Thrasher
Camden
W. M. Blackshare
Hot Springs
BH. HL Griffin
Fayetteville
J. F. Gorin
Alva Iddlebrooks
W. R. Alexander
Chas Taylor
E. &. Richards
John Ridghill
John W. Turner
George Dodds
R. V. Herndon
Warry Whitworth
Monroe Cox
Fulton
Willie Cox
F. D.henry
A, J
Masonic Lodge No
Arkansas
Wy OO
Dragonfly Larva Threat and Hawaiian White Violets
Savage larva preys on small fish using a pincer like organ in its ambush. In Hawaii, white violets grow on stalks several feet tall.
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Hawaiian Islands
Bookkeeper Fired by Page Over Budget Information
Guy Berry a machine bookkeeper for Treasurer Earl Page was fired on Monday amid claims he provided the joint legislative budget committee with information leading to an appropriation slash for Page’s office. Berry a former Mountain Home school head joined Page’s office last July and his firing was described as due to unsatisfactory work. Representative R. W. Griffith said Berry had talked to him and the budget committee might reconsider the appropriation.
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Little Rock
Guy Berry
Earl Page
Page
Berry
Joint
Legislative Budget Committee
Ofice
Mountain Home
R. W. Griffith
Pulaski
Gas Committee Waives Claim on Hope Refund
Hope’s gas refund program paid about 2000 checks totaling roughly 15000 dollars over the weekend to domestic and commercial customers. The refunds cover gas bills for 1938, 1939 and 12 months of 1949, drawn on the Public Utilities department from Union National Bank of Little Rock, per W B Steffey Hope manager. The Gas Consumers Committee had signed an assignment to protect the City of Hope for half of any local expenses, and voted unanimously to waive the claim today.
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Hope
State Department of Public Utilities
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company
Department of Public Utilities
Union
National Bank of Little Rock
W. B. Steffey
lAckonsis Louisiana Company
Gas Consumers Committee
City of Hope
Ozan Farmer Herbert Sturgis Dies After Auto Crash
Herbert Sturgis a 38 year old Ozan farmer died when struck by an automobile driven by Bryant Reed of Ozan on a Saturday night four miles north of Ozan. Dr J H Weaver Hempstead coroner said Sturgis suffered fatal injuries including a broken neck skull fracture and crushed ribs. A municipal court hearing is set for Monday. He was survived by four brothers and one sister.
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Herbert Sturgis
Ozan
J. H. Weaver
Hempstead Coronier
Sturgis
Bryant Reed
Qzan
Reed
Weaver
Hope Funeral Home
J. B
Chester
Louis Carolina
J. E
Mineral Springs
T. A
Pateau
Okla
L. F
Hope
G. If. McCorkel
Mobilization of Co A 153rd Infantry at Home Station
The 153rd Infantry Arkansas National Guard is inducted into active federal service with the 35th division. Men from Hope and surrounding areas report for physicals at 5 am, total personnel rising to 115 with inactive members recalled. Examinations will finalize before training and movement to Camp Joseph T. Robinson for duty within days, with long hikes and drilling ahead.
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153Rd Infantry
Arkansas National Guard
Camp
Joseph T. Robinson
13Rd Infantry
Hope
Company A
Capital
Little Rock
War Department
Crossing Accidents Claim 9860 Lives in Nine Months 1939
During the first nine months of 1939 highway railroad grade crossing accidents claimed 9860 lives, down four from the same period in the previous year.
Leaven of Christmas Promises Peace and Good Will
A reflective Christmas meditation questions the world’s peace and humanity’s failure to live by the season’s promise. It urges individuals to spread tolerance, love, and goodwill starting at home, likening it to leaven that could renew the world.
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Bethlehem
Transphauing Experiments In Transplanting Noted By Botanists
Experiments in transplanting a meat-eating plant from its native habitat in eastern North Carolina are being conducted by botanists. The work aims to study adaptation and potential agricultural applications under controlled conditions. Researchers emphasize careful observation and documentation of growth patterns.
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Carolina
Cranium Crackers Scientific Devices
Five scientific instruments named Barograph Sexton Seismograph appear in news items. They serve to record atmospheric pressure, measure seismic waves, and track various scientific readings. This brief asks readers to identify the general purpose of these devices.
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Horiefly
Faely
Star to Close for Christmas Holiday
Ny edition of The Star will be issued Wednesday with the plant at 212 14 South Walnut Street closed all day for Christmas observance. Publication will resume with the city edition Thursday afternoon and Friday morning.
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The
Star
South Walnut Street
City
Nursery Receives New Pot Plant Shipment
Mrs Roy Stephenson proprietor of the Hope Floral and Nursery Co announces a fresh shipment of Christmas pot plants arriving. The nursery sits on highway 67 two miles past Hane. The public is invited to inspect the new stock.
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Roy Stephenson
Thie Hope Floral and Nursery Co
Highway 67
Hane
Defense Information Request Sparks Call for Public Details
Senator Van denburg urged Defense Secretary Knudsen to disclose full information on the defense program. He argued that public confidence requires clear, specific details rather than vague assurances that all is well.
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Ashington
Sen. Vandenburg
Defo
Krud
Knudsen
Senate
Vandenburg
Weil
Appointment Is Considered Bid For Soviet Aid
London dispatches report Anthony Eden took over foreign secretaryship with a shift seen as signaling a tougher British diplomacy toward the Soviet Union. Churchill urged Italians to overthrow Mussolini, warning of ruin as Britain and Italy remain at war. In North Africa, British forces captured more Italian prisoners and pressed advances near Bardia, with Graziani's defenses likely shifting to Tobruk.
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London
Anthony Eden
Mcday
Soviet Russia
Churchill
Mussolini
Italy
Attica
Brenner Pass
Lord Halifax
England
U. S
Eden
Halifax
Shemenl Ves
Britain
Cairo
Sidi Barrani
North Africa
Bardia
Graziani
Toburk
Derna
Shopping Day Till Christmas Ends The Year Long Hustle
Continued on Page Three. The piece notes the final push to finish shopping, urging cleverness to complete purchases before Christmas. It emphasizes the value of late shopping rather than none, signaling a seasonal deadline and reader urgency.
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Alex. H. Washburn
Hollamon
Paramount
da “Atta
Mansa
Gas Committee
New Orleans
Aipan
AEN
Galile
Niger
Turkey
Egypt
Iafrica
Iraq
Arabia
Near East
Media
Persia
Willis Thornton
Judea
Comlc
Defense
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