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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1940
Page
2
Robert L. Doughton argues in 1940 Congress must raise taxes to fund a vast defense program. He notes appropriations exceed 15 billion dollars, with a third spent by year end. He warns deficits will rise but insists Americans will bear the burden for liberty and security. He cites proposed excess profits tax and a peace-time tax increase as necessary to maintain national defense.
In Friday action at Smackover and nearby venues, numerous games produced wide margins and shifts. Notable results include Fayetteville 63 over Berryville 0, Paragould 20 over Rector 1, Mena 27 to Hartman 12, and Newark and Stuttgart 20 in a joint listing, with several ties and close contests across Arkansas and neighboring entries.
Detroit blanked New York 4 0 while Cleveland edged Boston 1 0. Chicago 6 8 beat Philadelphia 2 4 and St Louis 7 defeated Washington 3. Saturday schedule has Boston at Cleveland New York at Detroit Philadelphia at Chicago Washington at St Louis and Cincinnati at New York with Brooklyn 8 Pittsburgh 2 St Louis 9 Boston 3 Philadelphia 6 Chicago 1.
Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees 6 to 0 on Friday at home, rode by Tommy Bridges in his eleventh win. Hank Greenberg hit his 33rd homer of the season, with Rudy York and George Birdie Tebbetts each delivering three singles, while Birdie Tebbetts and Barney Mr Cosby added key hits as Detroit piled up 16 hits against three Yankee pitchers. The loss drops New York three games back of Detroit and two and a half behind Cleveland in the pennant chase.
The stowaway Bobby, once troubled and evasive, is now a disciplined cadet in a marine academy. He says the experience ahead of other students and credits the school with transforming him into a capable navigator. His mother Yvonne recalls initial shame but praises the right schooling for her son’s recovery.
The piece warns of continuous inflation if current spending continues, predicting hardships for savers, insurers, banks, and endowments. It argues prices will erode wage and pension purchasing power, with farmers facing ongoing trouble and calls for restoring fiscal order as a defense priority. It cites President Roosevelt on fiscal policy failures.
A British city endures a long night of bombardment as German planes drop high explosives and incendiaries in a sustained raid. Authorities warn no gas attack will be used by Italy or Germany, while Tibet is noted as the world’s highest country with plateaus at 16,000 feet.
Massive German air assault strikes London and a Welsh town in a daylong raid. Four people killed, Buckingham Palace damaged, Downing Street, Whitehall and government offices hit as bombs and shell fire roar over the metropolis under a bright moon. Churchill and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth were in the palace and survived uninjured.
A visiting pastor amid a golf game with his host encounters a bizarre incident as he exclaims a place name in a confused manner. His companion seeks explanation while the minister attempts to clarify a garbled expression, revealing a mystery behind the phrase.
Recounting medieval London from plague scares to the Great Fire, the piece traces how 14th and 16th century crises decimated the population, then the 1666 blaze razed 400 blocks and 46 acres, transforming narrow streets into brick and stone avenues and sparking urban expansion beyond the Thames.
The Duchess of Windsor draws attention in Bermuda with a bold big suit and a jeweled lapel gadget set with diamonds and rubies. She wears crisp white rayon, navy braid trim, a blue blouse, and blue and white shoes, complemented by sapphire rings and unpolished nails.
In Tecumseh Oklahoma retired attorneys William S Satlip and E Sherman and their wives began weekly dominoes twelve years ago. After six thousand games Catlip and Mrs Sherman hold a one game lead in a long running marathon style match with a narrow stake.
Grant Duncan sped to a fire after his wife spotted smoke from a vehicle. He arrived at the fire station where he serves as chief, and Dimenn acted quickly to control the incident.
A Laguna Beach report notes residents protest a visible clothesline display described as an esthetic issue within the town’s art colony. The piece captures local sentiment and the recurring tension between public art, view, and daily life.
Police warned against disturbing noises in public places after midnight. A department ordered suppression of loud music while a swing era crowd argued over what counts as noise. Officers quarreled, some urged caution, others left it to the judge to decide.
The passage describes Bali as a land of hard work and rich culture. Farmers carry heavy loads, women balance bundles on their heads, and people carve wood weave cloth and wear silver. Dances in daylight and night unfold with gamelan music and ornate costumes. Temples, rice fields, and tropical landscapes frame daily life and ritual.
Through autumn 1917 Londay J reports four raids by Sircraft resulting in 85 deaths and 2500 wounded. Numerous buildings were wrecked amid escalating attacks and damage across the area.
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