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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1940
Page
2
A fragmentary, late nineteenth century notice from Hope Kansas mentions tributes and memorials. It references bids for safe-keeping or return of solicited manuscripts and cautions on space in memorials and cards of thanks.
The article describes Mexico’s contested presidential election between Avila Camacho and Juan Almazan, with followers proclaiming either winner and considering actions from abroad. It notes Almazan supporters possibly slipping into the U.S. and forming juntas, raising questions about asylum, host-country limits on political refugees, and potential cross-border activity as Mexico’s political crisis drags on.
September 10 1930 reports Fred May of Bodean in Hope, Trimble of Washington in the city yesterday, Miss Dorothy Thompson back from Lewisville, Robert LaGrone headed to Conway to enter Hendricks College, Mrs L E Fincher and son returning from Waldo visit with Mrs John P Cox, Norma and Nell Lewis back from Shreveport and Good Bite La after a vacation, Mrs Micajah Oglesby and daughter Louisa of Lewisville passing through enroute from Hot Springs.
War news has displaced famous faces from newspapers leaving readers with a lingering sense of loss. The piece lists socialites and celebrities such as Brenda Frazier Heddy Lamarr Barbara Hutton Marlene Dietrich and Elsa Maxwell, noting their fading visibility and wondering about their current lives. It ends with a reflective note on the loneliness felt as familiar faces disappear.
Ozan The Gran school opened Monday morning with Mrs Rubye Baker and Billy Fred Robins as teachers L J Robins ginned the first bale of cotton this week Mr and Mrs Dr Robins returned home on vacation The article notes general concern over global events but suggests labor worries may shift to new topics
A scanned crossword style puzzle lists horizontal and vertical clues with numbers, including entries for hat horns monster wink substitute ruler for a king and many abbreviated or cryptic hints. It also includes definitions for animals, plants, and various common terms across both directions.
Otis Haltom and friends visited recently. Otto Baber visited his sister in Talco. Mr and Mrs Charlie Lock returned from vacation. B C Webb welcomed a newborn son. E Waselman shopped in Hope. Baker and Rush Jones visited Nashville. John H Barrow oversees Femple Oil gin season with cotton late. Barrow family trip to Memphis. Grown led a large fishing party. plus a surreal note on butterfly lifespans and Greenwich Observatory history.
The page notes varied team sizes with 1¢ men on a goosese team and four players on a polo team. It lists nine rowers including eight oarsmen and a coxswain, eleven on a soccer and a cricket team, and mentions poultry terms Heavy Hens Leghorns Broilers Eggs Geese Ducks.
Washington observers estimate defense spending could create about 4,500,000 new jobs, with spillover lifting up to 3,000,000 more. Unemployment figures show 5,700,000 jobless on some rolls, with a possible 7,000,000 rise in employment easing the relief picture. Many unemployed are unskilled, prompting industry training programs to place skilled workers within a year while WPA rolls may not shrink much.
Four times daily for 35 years J Barry, publisher of the Kentucky Irish American, has walked the two miles between his home and office, tallying over 80 000 miles in a lifelong routine conducted back and forth each workday.
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