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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1939
Page
3
In a colorful account the speaker compares vegetables to jewels. He claims cucumbers resemble emeralds and onions diamonds, praising their firmness and beauty. He insists his eyes see only the best and that he sings of his “jewels.”
The Bear flag, echoing California’s brief republic era, is ordered displayed in courtrooms and flown over select public buildings alongside the Stars and Stripes.
German and French air forces clash over Paris and the Siegfried line with reports of ships downed and artillery exchanges. German ground forces push behind artillery while pursuing air supremacy near Aachen and other northern fronts 270 miles from London. The French government vows to press the war until Nazi Germany is crushed.
Raymond Urban announced on Thursday he will meet all youths seeking football training at Waly Park starting Monday afternoon. Teams would form and pass and touch games played with training in passing running and kicking. He pledged no rough play and offered to teach kicking passing and running. Interested youths should report to him at the baseball field Fair Bark after school hours.
Smackover travels to battle Hope in a decisive football tilt with Hope aiming to extend a three touchdown edge over their recent rivals. Coach Hammons plans to use six guards to shore up the line and provide experience for backfield. Loy Ware and J D Jones get work at end positions while an extensive roster lists players by weight and position for the anticipated grinder.
President Roosevelt outlined a statement for reporters, stressing a united effort to keep the United States at peace. The plan favors nonpartisan congressional action to repeal the embargo, adjust international law processes, and align on six points about American lifelines at sea. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is urged to act once Congress convenes. Meanwhile, German forces push campaigns against Poland as tensions rise in Europe. A German officer delegation signals further collaboration aims and occupier plans across Poland, with heavy casualties and large prisoner figures reported.
The colonies provided wheat dates sheep and phosphates while Algeria and other French possessions supplied clothing oils and metals. Troop numbers and full figures are unclear, but records suggest substantial colonial support including veterans and logistics for wartime needs.
Berlin officials dismissed reports of a Czech resistance movement in Bohemia and Moravia, described as “nonsense” by Baron Konstantin von Neurath. The Reich protector urged correspondents to visit Prague to verify the situation and quell rumors about a planned uprising.
Morrlton Ark. Four women and one man killed when their car veered off a hairpin curve near Petit Jean State Park. Survivors include Mrs Will Be Harris of Marianna who is gravely injured and treated at St Anthony's hospital Morrilton. The victims were returning from an Episcipal church conference when the crash occurred shortly before 3 pm. Investigators from the county and state police described the scene and noted the car failed to negotiate the curve.
A contract dispute in Tepe ties the city to a new gas company with a denied water and light plant, pricing fuel at ten cents per thermal unit and claiming yearly savings. Scotland Yard suspects loom in a tale of unusual activity, a young woman joins a risky struggle for justice amid a dramatic confrontation.
The fragment describes a small mine near Mina Nevada run by the Camp Douglas outfit and mentions an aged miner Al Lacey and a 13 year old Springer. It hints at a quarrel over gold ore, a cautious speaker Cleaver, and a woman drawn into gang violence and a murder charge.
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