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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1940
Page
3
The Arkansas Gazette weighs the Roosevelt third term question, arguing that unity hinges on whether extending presidential tenure serves national interests. It cites party power, public support, and the risks to republican tradition as key factors shaping the national debate.
Henry A Wallace of Iowa New Deal secretary of agriculture was nominated for vice president by the Democratic national convention in Washington. Unofficial first ballot totals showed Wallace leading with 627,710 votes while Bankhead had 327,445 and others scattered. Paul V McNutt was urged by crowd to run, but withdrew after addressing the gathering, declaring support for Roosevelt and his choice.
Albert Graves headed the luncheon program at Hotel Barlow at noon Friday. He spoke on the general outline of standard Rotary International programs. Guests included A Wey Stubberman of the city and John Wortham of Prescutt.
Oren Harris El Dorado prosecuting attorney and congressional candidate begins the 1940 Democratic primary race with a Washington speech at 8 tonight in Hempstead County. He plans a broad tour through 11 counties from Hempstead to the Mississippi River and across Arkansas bottomlands.
Despite invasions and removal of inhabitants, Greece has kept its racial characteristics intact according to local reports. The article notes persistent cultural markers and social structures despite external pressures and demographic upheavals.
President Roosevelt accepts the Democratic convention’s precedent breaking nomination for a third term amid cheers in Chicago. He says the public danger requires service and declares he cannot turn his back on the call to duty while planning private matters be postponed.
A compact phrase asserts that Thought Nature is merely a name for an effect whose cause is God-Cow per, implying a metaphysical link. The line suggests a single, abstract concept tying mind like Thought Nature to a deity or cosmic force called God-Cow per.
James Farley was re elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee by acclamation to serve until August seventeenth. A five member subcommittee was named to select his successor after conferences with President Roosevelt regarding his wishes.
Clyde Collins of Memphis president of Southwestern Distilled Products testified in federal court in Fort Smith in the conspiracy trial of State Revenue Commissioner Z M McCarroll and three others. Collins pleaded nolo contendere and repeated testimony given by Henry Humphreys, company director and attorney, who also entered a similar plea.
Tokyo government of the Konoye cabinet debated relations with Italy and Germany and seeks a closer axis partnership. The fate of the Netherlands East Indies and French Indochina under protection remains unclear while Japan intends talks with Berlin on South Seas moves. A German spokesman warned of reprisals over alleged mistreatment of Germans in Dutch territories.
Nashville reports the Elberta peach movement underway with initial shipments by rail and trucks. Quality praised as excellent with few pests and good color size and texture. Peak movement expected next week, weather influencing harvest length.
AP Feature Service writer Sigrid Arne recalls Mrs. Cordell Hull at a Washington reception. She quietly navigates chatter about her husband’s career while handling questions about 1940 candidacy. Hull’s wife signals she seeks quiet years after a life of public service.
The Hinton singing school led by Finos Gdom will sponsor an ice cream supper at the church two miles south of Patmas on Saturday night at 8 o clock. Proceeds fund the singing school. The public is invited.
A Tol-E-Tex Co pumping unit beside the Missouri Pacific railroad near Hope caught fire around 12 40 Friday noon. Cause undetermined. Damage estimated at about 75 dollars.
In Zurich 1939 statistics show 14 of 100 brides were unemployed. The report highlights practical choices of brides and grooms noting that men favor blonds but value employed wives.
A short puzzle asks readers to connect place names Monticello St. Helena Mt Vernon Menlo Park and Berchtesgaden with the public figures they recall. The answer appears on Page Two.
In the Sihlar Valley of Switzerland two Einsiedeln monks, famed for spiritual contact, visit a remote farmstead where an old woman answers the door with wary humor and asks if the visitors are parachutist good-for-nothings.
The Whisky Rebellion of 1794 marked the peak of early U.S. lootlegging tensions as tax enforcement sparked notable resistance. Major figures and regional responses highlighted the clash between federal authority and frontier communities.
Hitler in a Reichstag address warns Britain of devastating consequences if fighting continues, claiming a “reasonable peace” possible but Churchill must capitulate. Italian foreign minister Ciano arrives as Atlantic raider actions and Dover air battles unfold, with ships sunk and rescues reported during a tense wartime day.
Appomattox Virginia report profiles Havilah Babcock, a 19 year old from Columbia, D C, nicknamed Bee for finding over 300 honey trees in ten years. He locates trees by watching bees drink from wet sand along streams, often cutting trees in July. He ships honey to South Carolina, keeps bees in winter, and studies 20 000 to 80 000 stored in a glass hive.
Jefferson City police nominate a friendly terrier as the diggingest dog alive after he dug into a rabbit hole. The rescue squad spent three hours uncovering the dog from the tangled tunnel.
December cotton opened and closed at 9.20 with middling spot reported at 10.49. The brief market update records the day’s values without further context or additional figures.
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