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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1939
Page
2
President Harding announced that two more Allied ships were destroyed after rescue efforts. The British freighter Heronspool was sunk off the Irish coast while aiding the French tanker W. Smile Miquet in flames. The Heronspool crew of 36 was reportedly lost.
The text notes air power supporting ground troops and countering enemy aircraft, describing German planes acting as cavalry artillery in the air. It mentions no major Air Force reorganization but hints at a recasting of the program, with even distant Washington involved in the discussion.
Washington report outlines behind the scenes steps to build a comprehensive New Deal program to lift national income above 1929 levels, with multiple reports and expert critiques guiding a final government plan. It notes antiaircraft and military readiness alongside public understanding as core obstacles to implementing a lasting economic strategy.
The Thursday revival service centered on the Potters Hands theme with Boy and Girl Scouts as special guests. Youth were urged to surrender to Christ to be shaped like a potter shapes clay. The revival closes Sunday with no morning service Saturday. evening service at 7 30. Crowds have shown strong interest and attendance has been unusually good.
AP Correspondent outlines Arkansas political scene with a White River authority plan, references to TVA style aims, and ongoing fiscal and legislative updates. Mentions Representatives Terry Mills Kitchens Craven and new member Craven and their roles on appropriations Banking and Currency Trade Treat programs and a Fort Smith airline stay. The article notes the nation’s only woman Senator.
A Jewish liturgical note observes about 200 distinct melodies for Lechah Dodi, the Hebrew hymn sung during the Sabbath ceremony, highlighting rich musical variations within the traditional rite.
Craw offers a witty travelogue on China titled The Chinese Arc Like That from Harper and Brothers. The book assembles entertaining anecdotes with keen human insight, including a traveler’s clever method for keeping bedbugs at bay in Chinese inns and other vivid scenes from hinterlands.
A tale describes a traveler angered by a rat in a kerosene scented room who throws a hook, only to lose both the hook and the rat by morning. In contrast a Chinese guest at Yellow Mountain hires a cat to guard the inn room, reading peacefully through the night with the rodent threat contained.
In a tense moment, Stanley is stunned to find Livingston is neither Den Mineehe nor Tyrone Power, revealing a surprising case of mistaken identity in the picture.
A fragment describes destructive flows chosed by volabously behind with volcanic vents opening beneath planters and melting them suddenly. Details are unclear and terminology is garbled, but the event suggests a volcanic or geothermal disturbance affecting urban planters suddenly.
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