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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1940
Page
3
In Burlington Oklahoma a village is challenging Wisconsin tellers to a bold head to head event. The piece hints at a heated competition described as a no holds barred confrontation.
A fragment describes Glenn G. Cates recounting an Osage team tale. An indergarten pupil witnesses a dinner mishap where a cat’s tail is cut, leading a boy to attach a wooden tail and the cat then hunts rats. The scene suggests a rough, humorous local anecdote amid broader mentions of diamonds in steel making.
Henderson State Teachers College students and alumni will participate in a Hope Music Club program on Friday. Miss Mae Whipple, alumnus and teacher, will perform a piano piece by Dr. Frederick Harwood, head of the music department. Miss Kristin Dildy, another Henderson graduate and current voice department head, will sing works by Mrs. H. Grady Smith and Charlotte Goodlett Caldwell of Chicago, an alumnus who previously lived in Nashville.
The article discusses a German flanking strategy in a mountain siege, comparing it to Hannibal’s 216 BC tactics of encirclement. It asserts morale concerns and cites a Bible reference, noting the Belgian defense and canal fortifications complicating a Franco-British approach as the front door feint precedes a backdoor breakthrough at Stenay.
The passage assesses a British Allied defense against a likely German push at multiple points in Europe. It weighs options across France via Meuse Aronne, through the Low Countries, through Switzerland, and a potential strike into Luxembourg or northern Holland, noting counterattack risks and the Reichswehr’s bold doctrines and possible strategic gambles.
Washington reports suggest the coming session will push for a five member Wagner Act board with regional representation, enforce evidence standards like federal courts, and require congressional rules for procedure while curbing employer petitions. The debate centers on reform not repeal, with Burr Voorhis praised for tempering the Dies Committee report and leaving a cautious path for New Dealers.
Mr Campbell perished in a blaze that heavily damaged the building. He had moved from Little Rock years earlier. Survived by his wife, his parents, the Rev and Mrs W F Campbell of Arkadelphia, four brothers A A Ross ton J W Malvern S W Little Rock W A Fulton, two sisters Mrs Oscar Wheeler Amaty and Mrs C G Sheeler Waycross Ga. Funeral services set for Thursday afternoon at the First Methodist Church officiated by Rev B Weil iams and Rev Alfred Carpenter of Hosston.
The piece describes widespread issues with old age insurance tax records, noting many workers cannot be located and their account numbers are missing. It mentions small errors in returns, a large unresolved pool, and hints at weather timing data with mentions of eight a m and three p m.
In Helen Worden's serial, Lynda Martin hosts a party with Dan Donovan and Marie La Porta at Varnet's showroom. Jealousy flares as Marie models a gown Lynda chose, while Dan's future unfolds amid wealth, status, and heated social games.
Randolph Tyson aged 85 died January 20 at his home in Nachogdoches County Texas. Surviving are his widow a son Swinton a granddaughter Patricia Tyson and a sister Mrs Mary Middlebrooks. He was reared near Willisville and was a member of the Christian Church.
A record cold storm sweeps the East and South with heavy snowfalls and severe conditions. Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Carolinas report deep drifts and significant disruption. Schools close. crops damaged along the Pacific coast. holiday for thousands of Southern students. Citys face supply worries and marooned communities struggle to reopen after the blizzard.
Hearing on a motion for a new trial for Norman Baker hospital founder of Muscatine Town and Eureka Springs Arkansas and two associates convicted two days ago on unlawful charges was postponed Thursday at the defense counsel's request.
The Little Rock federal home loan bank reports a 30 percent rise in 1999 savings and investment accounts across 37 insured Arkansas savings and loan associations. Total savings reached 10,210,612, up 32 percent from 1938, while Arkansas homeowners borrowed 1,4240,841, an increase of 785,466.
Mary Canfield 17 of Laurel Springs New Jersey lost a purse with money in Philadelphia. Days later she received a letter containing her social security card with a note reading Geil has blesser one My fat i sick. The money was not returned.
Snow and sleet hit Portland Ore as a cold wave drives temperatures down to 24 in Napoleon Ohio and minus 40 in Town, with minus 20s in several states. Forecast predicts continued siege of cold through the weekend across Minnesota Wisconsin Kansas City and Kentucky.
Pern Prairie, Wash. Clay Roberts plans fences farther from the road after a roadside incident at a pasture where he found nine valuable cattle stunned and a cow killed by a heavy blunt force possibly from a stone. A separate note from New York reports Arturo Gorloy, challenger to Joe Louis, claiming a weakness in Louis style, though details are scarce and not disclosed by manager Al Weill.
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