Hitler Walks on French Frontier on Christmas Day
Reports say Adolf Hitler crossed into France on Christmas Eve as German forces engaged near the Moselle and West Wall fortifications. An authoritative account claimed it was the first French soil entry since 1918, with raids and artillery exchanges reported by Paris officials.
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Hitler
Berlin
Germany
Adolf Hitler
France
West Wall
Naenin
Paris
Nnlittry
Moselle
Cotton New York Market Opening and Spot Prices
New York cotton notes show a March opening Tuesday at 10.8 with a close at 1.89. Midday spot price reported at 11.29.
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New York
Mind Your Manners Etiquette Quiz From Old Advice Page
A fragmented etiquette quiz asks if men should help women out of cars and holds questions on street crossing etiquette, public grooming, table manners, wedding gift etiquette, and how to present a guest card. Answers suggest no obligation to assist women, offer polite aid, and advise standard card etiquette.
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Aivl
Noman
Anil
Ralph Waite Smith
Aid
Nashville Association to Hold Sixth Annual Stockholders Meeting
The Nashville Production Credit Association board set January 8 for its sixth annual stockholders meeting to be held at the Court House in Nashville Arkansas at 10 A M The organization reports 1050 member borrowers across Hempstead Howard Sevier Pike Nevada Clark and Hot Springs counties The secretary treasurer L C Honeycutt cites growing membership and strong attendance as reasons to expect a record turnout with plans underway for an enhanced program
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Nashville Production Credit Association
L. C. Honeycutt
Court House
Nashville
Arkansas
Nashville Association
Hempstead
Howard
Sevier
Pike
Nevada
Clark
Hot Springs
North Arkansas Snowbound Christmas Weather Forecast
North Arkansas faces more wintry precipitation as the Weather Bureau predicts colder temperatures and added snow and sleet for Tuesday night. Fort Smith Fayetteville Rogers and Waldorf areas report snow with lingering icy patches while a broader winter pattern continues across the region and nation.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Weather Bureau
North Arkansas
Fort Smith
Fayetteville
Rogers
Fragould
Associated Press
United States
Montana
Pennsylvania
Florida
California
Gulf States
New York
Missouri-Kansas Area
Holiday Season in Hempstead County Leaves Two Dead
Two killings mark Hempstead County holiday week end. Buck Beard, 24, near Fulton, shot after a debt dispute. Rey Pennington, 26, surrendered to county jail. Otts Fezell, 17, died of skull fracture near Hope after an alley altercation with Clyde McClanahan. McClanahan was convicted on a separate charge and jailed. Coroner and doctors noted Fezell died from fracture above the left eye. Police report minor incidents and a few drunkenness arrests with no serious injuries.
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Hempstead County
Rel River
Fulton
Buck Beard
Rexrares
Rey Pen+nington
Anotther Nego
Pennington
Washington
Otts
Streamline
Nouth
Baker
Beard
Pennigton
Sherif Balr
East Third Street
Sheriffs Office
Nashville
War Orders and Federal Spending in 1939
Article by John T. Flynn reviews the 1930s business climate, war concerns, and election impact as Congress opens the new year. It notes that the recovery lacks vigor, with investment lagging and private employment concerns amid shifting government spending and economic indices.
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Flynn
John T, Flynn
Wy Iter
Congress
Blackout romance under London war shadows
American lovers Mary Carroll and Vincent Gregg shelter in a Trafalgar Square restaurant as London blackouts loom. They dream of returning to New York, marrying, and starting anew after war, planning to tell their grandchildren about Paris and their escape. Continued on Page Three.
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London
Trafal Bar Square
Mary Carroll
Vincent Gregg
New York
Mary
Broadway
Vincent
Paris
Bunny
Moravia
New Yorke
Ask Church State Action for Peace
Representatives of Catholic, Protestant and Jewish churches praised President Roosevelt's peace proposal. Archbishop A G Cigognani conveyed that Pope Pius XI would cordially receive Myron Taylor as Roosevelt's personal representative to the Vatican for the important mission.
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Washington
Roosevelt
A.G. Cigognani
Pius
Myron Taylor
Vatican
Ayy
Dies Committee Hearings Fuel Publicity for Reds and Nazis
The Dies Committee’s hearings draw sharp public attention with indictments of Earl Browder for passport fraud and sensational testimonies about figures like Gypsy Rose Lee. The panel’s tactics, including press leverage, have polarized voters, and Congress approved additional funding to extend the probe into 1938 despite early staff doubts.
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Morgan M. Beatty
Washington
Martin Dies
United States
Earl Browder
Gypsy Rose Lee
Diss
Fritz Kuhn
Christopher Marlowe
Dudley Pierpont Gilbert
America
Gilbert
Kentuck
Dies Committee
Alither
Ism
Congress
Fish Committee
McCormack
Fism
Madame Perkins
Harry Bridges
Australia
Perkins
Bridges
Supreme Court
Isms
Hac
Dies' Alley
Communazis
Dies
Capitol
Car Stolen in Hope Recovered at Spa
An automobile owned by Andrew Hutson of Hope was recovered over the weekend at Hot Springs after being stolen days earlier. Wayne Poteet of Paris Texas, 35, was arrested and held for the federal grand jury for alleged Dyer act transport across state lines. The car had missing extras and about 500 miles logged since the theft. Poteet admitted driving through parts of Texas and Louisiana and procuring new license plates. Sheriff Baker, Police Chief Copeland, and Hutson recovered the car in Hope.
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Andrew
Speedy) Hutson
Hope
Wayne Poteet
Paris
Texas
Poteet
Poject
Leaven- Worth
Ships Lost in Black Sea Storm
A Turkish freighter Kisilirmale with 24 crew aboard was struck in a violent Black Sea storm near Sinope and went down. Aboard, the ship’s fate leaves many questions about the wreck and missing crew amid ongoing rough seas and shifting reports.
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Black Sea
Istanbul
Turkey
Mierogks Neg Sinope
Poem Fragment Reflecting On Resurrection Promise
A fragmentary line speaks of a promised resurrection not in escape from duty but in renewal. It mentions names Martin and Lotter in a ritual of springlike renewal and contemplation.
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Martin
Lotter
President Quizzed an Envoy to Pope
Reverend Louie D Newton, Baptist leader, published a letter to President Roosevelt asking six questions about Mayron G Taylor's appointment as personal representative to the Vatican. Newton seeks clarity on salary source, congressional authorization, and whether the Vatican post is religious or political.
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Atlanta
Louie D. Newton
Nero
Roosevelt
Taylor
Congress
Vatican
United States
Cranium Crackers Word Synonym Puzzle Fragments
A partial OCR puzzle text presents mismatched word pairs and fragments. It requests matching first section words to synonyms in the second, with leftovers noted as octagonal eight sided and other cryptic hints.
Price Drop as Roosevelt Restores Sugar Marketing Quota
President Roosevelt issued a proclamation Tuesday restoring the sugar act marketing quotas. The suspension, imposed September 11, 1939 due to wartime purchases and speculation, is terminated as consumer hoarding ends and raw sugar price returns to prewar levels. Davies named special assistant to Secretary Hull for war emergency trade issues.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Europe
Davies
Joseph E. Davies
Belgium
Hull
Safety group seeks broad safety responsibility laws
The American Automobile Association reconstitutes a Safety Responsibility Committee led by Howard D. Brown to push through legislation forcing legally and financially irresponsible drivers off U S and Canadian roads. The plan targets 14 states and one Canadian province for enactment, with six legislatures possible in 1940. The proposal calls for license revocation for major violations until damages are paid, license suspension for accident judgments until paid and bonded, and cross state information exchange to bar outlawed drivers from commerce.
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Washington
American Automobile Association
Canada
District of Columbia
Howard D. Brown
Detroit
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
Nevada
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Caroline
Texas
Utah
Wyoming
U.S. to Keep Japs on Uncertain Peg
The United States may negotiate a temporary modus vivendi with Japan as the commercial treaty expires January 26. Aims include continuing most-favored nation concessions while avoiding a formal treaty. The arrangement would be day-to-day and terminable at any time, affecting ongoing trade terms between the two nations.
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Washington
Japan
Hull
United States
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Sanitoviuny
Switzerland
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Nashville Ass’n
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Ask Church, State Action For Peace
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