18 Jun 1940
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1940
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR notes describe Paris resuming lighting post occupation. Mentions Saint Genevieve and Sacre Coeur symbols, the City of Light restoration, fear, hope, and Europe’s shadow lifting as lights come back on.
Mrs J R Henry and Miss Licy Boyd host Rev Landers and J W Sykes from Corpus Christi for several weeks with their daughter Mrs D M Finley. Mrs Miller Woodliff of Amarillo has gone to Hot Springs with friends, staying at the Arlington to take baths for weeks. Mrs Carter Gibson and baby Edris visit her father in Brookfield Missouri and travel via Kansas City. Kathleen Parks of Little Rock returns home after visiting her aunt Mrs K G McRae in Brookwood. Mrs S L Bracy visits Emmet. Miss Rudy Hart was in Stamps visiting friends yesterday.
The article surveys June graduates entering the motion picture industry, noting that Hollywood jobs demand highly specialized training. It warns that every position is held by trained, experienced personnel, and emphasizes realistic expectations amid hopeful career aims.
A mixed word puzzle lists clues on explorers, nautical terms, and common phrases. It references a 15th century figure linked to a West Indies landing and includes numbered hints for words such as winged insect, baking dish, and calm seas, with several entries aligning to historical and linguistic themes.
Classified ad offers a modern six room house one block south of the courthouse on West 6th street. Describes new roof and fresh paint, terms: cash or monthly payments under 325 dollars. See Floyd Porterfield. Followed by job advice and remarks on education and training for industry and theater careers.
Arkansas City Kans. A household head kept an old game cock and joked his wife would stew it if tender. She cooked what she believed was the prize rooster but had killed the wrong bird. He paid $25 for the prize rooster.
A quiz item asks for a non acceptable person in Latin, a Mexican dish with beans and meat, a phrase meaning the government will not interfere in French, and a Latin clue for one of many. The list also notes a French phrase about a woman at the bottom of a question and a misrendered Spanish clue.
Book review notes Canada's close but underexplored ties with the United States. John MacCormac argues on future paths after a potential British defeat, suggesting possible Canadian independence under American influence and altered status for remaining British and French possessions in the hemisphere.
A historical analysis discusses how British imperial strategy would affect Canada and the United States if Britain pursued dominance from Canada. It notes potential shifts in relations, the need for policy coordination, and public reaction in America to imperial moves in the Western Hemisphere.
In Fort Wayne, Judge Hatred Hilgemann awarded Charles Stults $150 against Bernand Blank for the loss of a year old elm. Stults sought $1,000 and a share of the tree on the Stulls Blank property, claiming intentional destruction.
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