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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1941
Page
3
Reports from Chimara and Tepeleni describe heavy fighting as Greek forces counter Italian attempts to push toward Valona. Spokesmen said 700 Italian troops were captured near Drings river and 1000 Taili were taken at Chimara, with an Italian tank seized after a five day battle amid snow and cold.
A list from a farewell gathering recalls Captain Grant A White and Lt George H Briant of Company E First Arkansas Volunteer Infantry who mustered in May 16, 1898 in the Philippines. The roster names officers sergeants corporals musicians artificers wagoners and privates including Neill C Marsh of El Dorado Arkansas and many others.
The Hope Arkansas city council introduces a resolution to buy 90 and 105 acres from R M Bryant and Fay B Briant at 30 dollars per acre under option contracts. Funds will be placed in escrow until titles are updated and deeds executed. Officials are authorized to notify parties and complete the transaction.
The Associated Press reports a 349000-strong turnout for six Bowls and the East-West game. Stanford meets Nebraska in the Rose Bowl as Clark Shaveredge leads the Indians to challenge the Cornhuskers. Tennessee faces Boston College in the Sugar Bowl, Texas A&M and Fordham loom at Colton Bowl, and Georgetown vs Mississippi State headlines the Orange Bowl. Shrine Game in San Francisco draws the day’s largest crowd with 62900. Pineapple Bowl in Hawaii hosts Hawaii and Fresno State. Sun Bowl in El Paso expects 13000. all amid possible showers.
A 1940s feature notes war barely dented American entertainment. Films shifted late to war themes, radio boosted international coverage, and broadcasts amplified propaganda from belligerents. Broadway leaned to comedies with stars like Ethel Waters and Al Jolson, while serious plays remained scarce.
Paramount Newsreel presents World In Flames a full length feature opening Thursday at the Saenger Theater tracing the rise of dictatorships bold fascist aggression and the looming world crisis through dramatic footage and eyewitness accounts from Normandy to Manchuria. The film promises scoops and startling news and urges every American to see events that many once doubted.
A quotation mentions the first lighthouse in America built in 1716 at the entrance to Boston harbor, followed by notes on Malay Peninsula honeycombs and ancient libraries likely being temples.
Katharine Cornell and Guthrie McClintic note wartime curtailment of new productions while many shows appear feeble. Broadway Sam reports heavier winter business than prewar gloom. TV advances emerge but FCC policy linger. Outdoor fairs in New York and San Francisco show off more music and sex, yet public demand looks slim amid war.
A mixed puzzle list titles months Julius Caesar calendar facts and trivia. It presents horizontal and vertical clue strings with numbers and abbreviations, referencing calendars, measurements, animals, and common terms, concluding with a note on the Gregorian reform and related names.
The text cites a $6,000 escrow and contract completion in Nebraska. It mentions a legislative act of April 4, 1895 naming Nebraska “The Free Plan ters State.” It notes the harbor at Cherbourg completed by Aspulean IIL in 1857 after 74 years of construction. It also references the mah jong game in China having eight centuries of play.
A compiled roster lists numerous individuals including James McClanahan David 3 Mc Donald Robert A Merrell Hugh B Metcalf Edward J Meyers Williss A Miller Haywood Muller Elijan B Mitchell James Mortgamet Eugene Ls Moore David Nolan Bert R Oastler Samuel N Park Ed Penmell Clarence C Pitts John H Phankett William A Pomeroy Robert A Frather George W Prescott Edward L Pye Edward Ray William F Reagan Edward F Richardson Oscar F Carroll D Roy Will Robertson Lone R Rice Leonard Saylor Edward F Schuh Joshua F Scott Robert W Stell Sayid A Stell James F Story William B Stroop Vernon W Travis William H Vetch Charles B Williams Thomas B Wise George H Wise.
The London page reports Allied and Axis actions from North Africa to the Albanian front. British bombers reportedly shot down over Valona. Italian-held Badin besieged as British forces press base attacks. Navicerts tighten trade with Ireland and several neutrals, while Petain’s Vichy and Germany reportedly break relations per Reuters.
An RAF communique says British planes bombed Italian warships at Taranto and Naples, with four bombers seen near the targets. Smuts comments underline victory needs and postwar peace shaping, while Libyan and Mediterranean operations are noted amid heavy bombardments.
In Witarton an 13 year old paralyzed girl with limited use of legs and arms scenes shows her control over a loom and scissors while striving at four-inel tasks. A companion, Wyla, has long term illness, as the piece notes a mix of daily struggles and small accomplishments.
Fragmentary ad style text promotes Adlerika for older people claiming quick relief of bad digestion and gas. The copy appears as an unreliable testimonial with personal age references and vague product mentions.
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