11 Nov 1940
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1940
Page
1
The Star refuses to publish tributes cards of thanks resolutions or memorials on request and disclaims responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts. The notice states space limits protect readers from overflow of memorial material and that submissions are kept at the newspaper’s discretion.
Farmers are urged to join Farm Bureau year round. Leaders visit neighbors and invite families to join on the spot, with reports claiming 82 percent consent when asked. The article urges members to spend time in the prospecting effort to grow the organization locally.
An explainer on the U S Electoral College, its purpose, and how electors vote for president. It discusses why the system exists, how states allocate electors, and how the winner of the popular vote can differ from the presidency. It notes 152 years of operation and the college as a lasting constitutional feature.
The Farm Bureau expands its Board from 12 to 25 members to ensure each community is represented. Three women join the board as farming remains a family affair, and every director will lead a concrete membership drive with neighbors and friends to grow the organization and boost farm progress.
A fragmented OCR sample mentions a Cleveland convention with 17,000 teachers, jokes about Germany, kangaroos, and autos. It notes a 3100 bass drum, a thief, and a gunner night incident. It also references U S phone counts and an aviation official claiming a Bell Airacorbra plane speeds.
William Jenks and Marlon Eberling, who helped issue marriage licenses in probate court, were unexpectedly absent. The rest of the 96 court employees learned they had wed, signaling a private alliances among staff.
Staunton Virginia garage owner George W. Sullivan reports a bird raising a streamlined family. A mechanic found a bird's nest with four eggs tucked away in a car chassis. The owner had used the car daily, prompting questions how the bird found time to build and lay the eggs.
The page lists several items with their typical uses including a transit for surveying a sextant for navigation a pestle for pharmacy a comptometer for accounting and a slide rule for engineering.
ODITAM England Neville Chamberlain former British prime minister who pursued appeasement but led Britain in the early war years died Saturday night at his countryside home Heckfield House near a Hampshire town. He had been gravely ill since August and was attended by his wife and sisters as King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visited him briefly last week. News of his death reached Britain on Sunday as flowers and mourning spread. his legacy centers on the pledge of peace for our time and his long struggle in service during a turbulent era.
A 68 year old woman, founder of Gloom Chissera, is noted in Topeka Kansas. The piece highlights Patrolman Bill Curry who memorizes license numbers and local names, tracking downtown packing and tire chalking, with a year end memory challenge mentioned.
Mrs Ralph Outs of Atendsas City began drafting registration cards with her husband as the first man in line. She spelled his name Foots by mistake as she worked in the tense scene.
Lima police officers hunt a suspect described as dirty but hardworking after a free wheeling theft incident. The report notes Por Thief With Free-Wheeling as the alleged culprit and mentions local agencies involved in the chase.
A terse market note notes a courier style report with mentions of a ton of commodity moved by wagon or wheel. It references entities such as EBA and Grete nents and a boomed dwelling conveyance, with scant readable details and no clear event or date.
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