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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1940
Page
3
The Star disclaims responsibility for letters memorials and unsolicited manuscripts and notes that tribute cards and thanks will be deleted. It explains policy on memorial notices and editorial space for readers while reserving rights over column content and reader submissions.
Mexico pledges to take in up to one immigrant per available open slot, potentially 625,000 people, from Spain and other regions. Many have fled France after Franco’s victory and Vichy’s weakness left them stranded. About 11,000 Spaniards have already entered, with uncertain success integrating into Mexican life. The move rises political and economic questions as new immigrants span democratic, republican, communist and anarchist ideologies.
Mrs Jennie Hanegan returns from a visit in Shreveport. Miss Margaret Fontaine of Lewisville visits Hope relatives. Misses Annie Jean and Bess Walker return from Hot Springs. R Brown of Stamps in Hope yesterday. Robert Wilson on vacation from Reel Routon duties. H Hamilton of Prescott visits Hope. Miss Oree Price of Lewisville stays at Hotel Barlow. John H Greene J W Freeman F G Ward J P Vesey home from American Legion convention in Helena.
Ruth Millett argues women can strengthen peace by drawing their families closer. She urges shared time, reading aloud, wholesome activities, and acts of service such as knitting for soldiers and aiding the elderly. A stable domestic unit builds resilience for hardship and invites compassionate action beyond the home. The piece notes immigration’s potential cultural impact and possible effects on Mexico.
A fragmented OCR page mixes map clues with a word puzzle. Items reference rivers, ships, and governance while listing numbered clues for definitions such as weight, monkey, entrance, lasso, and various everyday terms.
The Pan American Conference of Foreign Ministers met at Havana in Cubs. Berbera, the capital of British Somaliland, faced an Italian offensive. A trial of former French officials occurred in Riom. Wendell Willkie vacationing at Colorado Springs held key conferences. The Duke and Duchess of Windsor, en route to the Bahamas, docked first at Hamilton, Bermuda.
Washington dispatch reports Congress urged by Rep. John Coffee to investigate delay in antitrust suit against 22 major oil firms. Thurman Arnold sought filing to curb price fixing and aid independent refiners, but Defense Commission worried about national defense impact and pipeline/marketing assets. Leon Henderson chaired the defense panel delaying the action amid a presidential campaign.
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