Humorous Hopeful Verse and Community Notices
A fragmentary local page recounts a poetic line about laughter and faith, then lists a string of community meetings. The Cosmopolitan club gathers Thursday afternoon at Mrs. John W. Owen’s Walkers Street home, followed by PTA and church group notes, school reports, and a January wedding in Prescott.
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Cosmopolitan Club
Jhares
John W. Qwen
Walker Street
Ae Civel
W. M.S
Methodist
Ehiweh
L. W. Young
Ntervey Street
A. B. Patten
Stith Davenfort
Garret Story
Mary Louise Keith
Harriet Story
George Meehan
Webb Luseter, Jr
Mollie Hatch
Davenport
Mamle Briant
First Methodist
Henry Hitt
West Fifth Street
John Ridghill
Sam Womack
W. W. Johnson
George Ware
John Arnold
Herney Street
D. B. Koonce
Murlet Lester
R. V. McGhinis
C. C. Nunn
Martha Berry
Wayne Fletcher
Albert Schweitzer
Outlook for 1940 Sees Turbulent Global Affairs Ahead
The article outlines 1939 to 1940 expectations across Palestine Britain and Germany with refugee flows and anti Jewish sentiment persisting. It notes looming defense spending, potential New Deal reforms, labor law debates, and possible third term talk for Roosevelt. Transatlantic airliner service and other aviation plans are highlighted alongside a rising role for radio and early TV developments in major cities.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Aquistlona
America
South Atlantic
West Africa
Brazil
Extertainmeni—Radio
New York
Schenectady
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Chicago
Bollyweird
A Neutron Ray Aimed At Cancer Fight
A 1939 science note describes neutrons as a potential cancer fighter. Neutrons arise from atomic breakups when metals are bombarded by high energy rays like radium. Unlike charged particles they travel straight through. The cyclotron, built by Dr B Q Lawrence at California, is cited as a prime source with several universities hoping to perfect the ray by 1999.
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B. Q. Lawrence
University of California
Isolated Country Outline for War Readiness
The article urges rapid military buildup and industrial mobilization for war readiness. It calls for anti tank guns, 75 mm carriages, 115 mm howitzers, anti aircraft guns, harbor defenses, and light weapons, plus an ammunition reserve. It notes dwindling WWI stockpiles, a need for swift production, and warns against overcentralized regimentation threatening democratic institutions.
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Anks
Tiis
Thesea
City Authority Aims To Keep Peace In Picket Dispute
City officials will not interfere with peaceful picketing but will preserve order and enforce the law. On Wednesday it was disclosed that the Carpenters and Joiners union of Hur has been picketing the Gunter Brothers sawmill without a union labor contract, with Asa O Rear, the union president, present.
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Carpenters & Joiners Union of
Hur
Gunter Brothers
Asa O'Rear
Carpenters and Joiners Union
Sawmull Gud Timber
State of the Union to be delivered by Roosevelt in joint session
World Found continues with NLRB and foreign policy debates as Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Pillman backs ostracism of Japan and a review of foreign affairs statutes. Roosevelt plans a special national defense message to Congress early next week and will address the nation in a joint session at noon Wednesday over three networks. An old 103 year old Waters automobile from New Bern, North Carolina, still runs.
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National Labor Relations Board
Pillman
Dem. Nev
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Japan
Ifs
Roosevelt
Congress
Scheale Gudl
Hope Public Library to close for inventory
The Hope Public Library will close all day Friday and Saturday for inventory. Books checked out those days will be accepted Monday without penalty. Statement by Mr. O'Rear, confirmed by C E B Nowlin and Jeff Millican, notes union involvement and labor talks at the sawmill and timber division. Rainy labor scene described with slickers and rubber boots.
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Hope Public Library
O'Rear
C. EB. Nowlin
Jeff Millican
J. R. Wilkens
Gunter Broth
Williams Company
Gunter Brothers
O'Reay
Windsor Not to Bring Wife Home. Duke to Visit England Alone
The Duke of Windsor reportedly agreed to return to England in March without Wallis Warfield, as royal circles debate her status. Friends press for recognition, while the couple remain on the French Riviera. The visit precedes a royal tour and preparations for other royal moves, including the Kent tour to Australia.
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London
Eng
Duke of Windsor
Edward
Wallis
French
Riviera
Villars
Antibes
England
France
George
Queen Elizabeth
Duke and Duchess of Kent
Australia
Kent
Mother Mary
Dawn Patrol War Indictment Reviewed By Coons
Hollywood critique notes the film The Dawn Patrol as a stark wartime portrait. Robbin Coons argues the movie presents conflict plainly and may influence younger viewers to understand war.
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Robbin Coons
Hollywood
Papa
Mama
Dawn Patrol
Pap
Junior
Unclear Frontline Claims Follow Libya Frontier Tour
A report quotes a fascist leader claiming Tunisia is safe after touring Joy Haly's Libyan frontier defenses. Simultaneously in Shanghai severe fighting spreads on multiple fronts after a holiday. In Spain insurgents bomb two passenger trains near Barcelona, with early casualty reports.
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Tunisia
Joy Haly
China
Shanghai
Barcelona
Spain
Here
Dawn Patrol film review reflects war’s folly and duty
A 1930s Warner Bros film critique notes The Dawn Patrol portrays a depleted British air force in 1915 facing doomed missions. Basil Rathbone leads stressed majors and inexperienced pilots as Errol Flynn, David Niven, and Donald Crisp battle through loss, courage, and tragic duty under Edmund Goulding’s brisk direction.
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Dawn Patrol
Warner Bros
Royal Air Force
Fim
Brand
Basil Rathbone
Courtney
Errol Flynn
Scott
David Niven
Phipps
Donald Crisp
Flynn
Jess
Bone
Niven
Ofisp
Carl Esmond
Peter Willes
Edmund Goulding
Christmas Seals Must Be Returned in Time
James H. Pilkiton, chairman, urges local Christmas Seal contributors to look up and return unaccounted seals. He notes some seals remain uncounted and urges donations for anti tuberculosis work. A complete mailed seal list is kept to ensure every seal sent is accounted for and funds support the 1939 program.
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James H. Pilkittal
New York Housing Glimpse Shows 215000 Homes Built
New York housing data report 215000 new homes produced in 1938 by FYG Corp. Officials project a further rise in 1939. Figures reveal the high 1929 level in residential construction, despite notes on value remaining subdued since 1930.
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New York
Ny Wr
FY G Corp
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Bowle County
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Ray Hilland
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Ladies Specialty Shop
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