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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1940
Page
4
Dr Warren preached at First Baptist Church urging a revival as needed by the times. He warned that nations decline when indifferent to God and His claims and urged Christians to live their faith boldly to influence the world.
In Warren a foot thick tree was felled to free a 1914 automobile from a garage with only 1,200 miles showing on its gauge. Mr and Mrs Joh Flagg quarrelled years ago and Flagg vowed never to touch the machine again. A sermon preached by Dr. Warren urged revival and lost-soul concern during morning and evening sessions this week with large attendance expected.
Willkie spoke from a draped platform in New Haven before about 42,000 people in a square near police lines. Gov. Baldwin and supporters noted large crowds statewide, while Willkie faced boos and jostling as police struggled to keep order. He pressed questions on Roosevelt and a possible fourth term before starting his prepared address.
The Kiwanis gathering continues from page one featuring inspiring talks by prominent speakers. George Slaughter of St Louis led the noon meeting at Hotel Barlow on Wednesday with a talk on the Promotion of Business. Guests included Slaughter, Mr. Stone of Virginia and Mr. Rule of Washington D C. The piece mentions a Gothic oak chair in the House of Lords as a distant note.
Public sale notice issued by Commissioner in Chancery for the Howard County case Evhirmer Schirmer Reed. The property covers multiple quarters totaling about 52 acres in Hempstead and Howard Counties Arkansas, with Section 3 and Section 23 parcels. Auction to be held November 2, 1940 at the county courthouse front entrance, with three month credit and bond security, bearing 6 percent interest from sale date.
British ground observers in Egypt and Sidi Barani report sudden desert patrol activity after three weeks of quiet, signaling possible preparations for a large push into Egypt. Australian New Zealand and Free French troops reinforce the front as Mussolini remains silent after a large military demonstration at Padua.
A Sussex grand jury indicted Wilhelm Uunze and August Klap for promoting hatred against Jewish people at the Bund camp near Nordland and Andover. The case lists other defendants and accuses activities aimed at Jewish religion.
County plans detail registration sites across many townships including Hope 1 Hope 2 and Shover Springs with numerous listed officials and towns such as Sardis Patmos Springhill Union Bennin Clevis Oran Crossroads and Washington. The list names officials and townships suggesting a broad registration effort amid local administrative notes.
Reports from London say Nazi planes attacked St Pauls Cathedral in dawn raids, damaging the eastern nave and altar. Belgrade dispatches note six German ships with Swastikas on the Danube, likely bound for Romania, with soldiers visible from shore and many officers aboard.
More than seventy five members of the football squad and fans attended the Y B M A banquet at the Capital Hotel Wednesday night. Short talks were given by club members coaches and players. At the following business meeting the Y B M A elected A H Washburn President A E Stonequist Vice president and Daie Jones Treasurer for the coming year. Stonequist is acting president of the YBMA and Washburn could not serve due to prior commitments along with four others to the Gas Consumers Committee.
Secretary Herbert Morrison told MPs the government planned a program to shelter the public from raids but warned Britons should seek peace only if immunity is secured. In Tokyo, American families began to move as State Department guidance spurred fears of a looming zero hour in U.S.-Japan relations. In London, R. A. Butler briefed MPs on possible wartime supply withholding and U.S.-Britain Pacific cooperation discussions.
A fragmented report notes thefts and security lapses across cities. In Memphis the YBMA faces internal scrutiny amid a high profile case involving a window washer accused of stealing jewels and valuables valued around $2000. Other brief items describe burglaries in Fayetville and Columbia with assorted small losses.
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