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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1938
Page
3
Friends of the Duke and Duchess Windsor believe their Paris arrival carries an invitation to the former king and his American wife to spend Christmas with the royal family in England. Gloucester is noted as the first royal visitor to Edward since his marriage.
Hempstead County holds six soil conservation referendum gatherings next week with more than 200 attendees. Meetings proceed in Spring Hill DeAnn Blevins Patmos Guernsey Washington Bingen and Hope, featuring CCC musical numbers and erosion education. Voting sites include Hempstead and Nevada counties with ballots at multiple locations.
The Legion Auxiliary conducts a Poppy Day sale Saturday to fund rehabilitation and child welfare work. Poppy funds support Unit and Department rehabilitation, with workers sharing duties under the motto Honor the Dead and Serve the Living. A red flag over a store door signals meal sales by the shopkeeper.
A vintage quiz item presents four statements asking readers to judge truth. It notes blondes may have more hair than brunets, whales spout water, the postal veil word was first used in the United States, and cashew nuts grow in the ground, with a final prompt about free negros owning slaves before the Civil War and directs answers to Page Two.
The world marked Armistice remembrance twenty years after World War I as a new generation both remembers and fears the shadow of future conflicts. President Roosevelt paid homage at Arlington Cemetery to the unknown soldier on a rolling hillside, reflecting on peace amid growing dictatorships and weakened democracies.
SHERIDAN Ark Loy Veazey an 18 year old resident near Sheridan was killed Thursday when he fell from a log truck driven by M C Caruthers. A heavy wheel passed over his chest and head. Both men worked for Jewel Harrison a Sheridan timber man and truck owner. Caruthers said he learned he and Veazey would not work that day and started for home with the truck. About two blocks from a filling station he ran over something and found Veazey under the vehicle. Witnesses said Veazey tried to catch the cab as he fell. others called the accident unavoidable. Veazey is survived by his mother and four siblings. Funeral services will be held at the Methodist church Friday at 3:30 p m.
WARREN Ark The 271st annual meeting of the Woman's Auxiliary Synod of Arkansas closed with Dr Bruce C Boney officiating The new officers installed include Mrs W N Trulock Jr Pine Bluff vice president at large Mrs Paul Nichols Pine Bluff recording secretary Mrs D C Harris Warren secretary of synodical and Presbyterial home missions Mrs J Irwin Fort Smith treasurer and Mrs C L Woods Fort Smith secretary of synodical and Presbyterial assembly home missions Hot Springs chosen as site for 1939 meeting Dr Boney led devotional on The Influence of the Christian Home in the Church of the Nation Mrs David McMillan Arkadelphia synodical president spoke on The Year Ahead and Dr Boney sang.
Palestine Tex Jin Britton 54 earns a name wheel chair tourist by riding his chair from Palestine to Houston and back a 600 mile trek. He averaged 30 miles daily with a 40 mile best stretch and financed the journey by selling small articles along the route.
Hope High School honors the fathers and mothers of players at the final home game against Prescott on Friday night. Parents sit near the bench, wear player numerals, and are introduced at halftime as bands perform. Hope and Prescott, both near top form, kick off at 8 o clock with three Hope seniors making final home appearances.
Rocky Mountain National Park officials report Fall River Pass visitors filled the museum register with 22,546 signatures this summer, while total visitors likely reached about five times that figure. Park naturalist Raymond Gregg notes tourists used 1% quarts of ink and wore out 26 pen points while registering.
North Dakota officials say a new system lets the fire marshal’s office verify within five minutes if a property owner or tenant has had a fire anywhere in the state during the past twenty years. Deputy Fire Marshal Charles Schwartz notes the method aids tracing arsonists. The article also briefly touches on recalls in early American politics.
Luther Jones, 35, manager of the Temple Cotton Oil plant, remained in critical condition at Julia Chester hospital in Nashville after a Wednesday night automobile crash seven miles west of Hope. Investigators reported a punctured lung, multiple fractured ribs, and severe scalp lacerations from the plunge down an embankment. He was alone in the car when it overturned several times.
A reader quiz on divorce etiquette asks about wedding rings after divorce, notifying friends, handling rumors, and sharing one’s side of the story. It includes a naming question for Ruth Dewi, with answers indicating minimal disclosure and preferred naming after divorce.
The article surveys U S military buildup after World War I, noting a rise from 90 000 officers and 50 000 sailors in 1914 to 165 000 soldiers and 105 000 sailors today. It details expanded National Guard strength, reserve forces, naval construction, and calls for larger air power, amid a total war mindset and broad congressional powers.
After Tuesday’s elections Republicans claim strength in the House with 81 new GOP members and eight in the Senate, signaling a potential stalemate with President Roosevelt. Some urge veering right to force two years of political tension while New Dealers argue the vote does not repudiate liberal policies.
In a Tuesday general election Howard and Miller counties approved new courthouses. Miller county’s tax vote stood 74 votes in favor after certification by the secretary of state. Howard county’s unofficial returns from 21 of 34 precincts showed 788 to 436 in favor of construction. Hempstead County election officials planned to canvass official returns Friday with an about four to one approval in the unofficial count.
Little Rock reports unofficial returns from Tuesday's general election show five of eleven proposals defeated. Three measures remained tight as late tallies increased majorities against Act 1 local option and Amendment 30, while Act 8 and Amendment 26 likely lost. Final official results still expected.
Washington Roosevelt said he would announce a number of appointments within a week. Rumors swirled about cabinet reshuffles and possible resignations as speculation grew over liberal policy direction and coalition opposition. Fort Worth Texas Governor-Elect W Lee O Daniel outlined a Texas finance agency plan to fund industrialization with 10 to 15 million dollars and buy 50 percent preferred stock in new state enterprises. Riverside County California a man named Toe Fuentez rode to Anaheim after his horse and buggy were stolen to claim his property.
Milam Green of Ozan bought a calf from a nearby cabin and, after the animal refused to move, offered it for sale. Unable to hire transport, he barbecue cooked the stubborn calf and hosted a supper for friends and relatives as the meat was shared across several homes.
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