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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1939
Page
3
In Pittsburgh a system of 500 traffic observers notes violations and reports them to the central bureau. The program, started in 1939, has helped reduce accidents as letters warn owners and records track drivers. Many drivers reply with excuses, but the effort improves safety and even prompts license reviews for repeat offenders.
Miss Mildred McCanlz directs the one act play The Travelers and announces the cast led by Jane Orton as Jessie Pete Oliver as Freddie Slidell Audrey McAdaing as Mrs Slidell Marion Smith as Mrs Roberts Earl W Erlon as Mr Roberts Bob Ellen as the chauffeur Ralph Hill as La Sera Willis Smith as Luigi George Carson as Salvatory Rehearsals set for Sunday at Hope City Hall at 10 o clock.
Hope High School dominated the Nashville track meet Friday, winning 74 points to 45 for Nashville. Bobcats from DeQueen and Ashdown trailed as Ellen led Hope with multiple firsts including 10 and 20 yard dashes, high hurdles and pole vault. Other Hope scorers claimed top places across events such as shot put, discus, sprint relays, and javelin.
Los Angeles report notes the European crisis reshapes English literature. Dr. Frederick Blanchard of UCLA, returning from a year abroad, says frustrationist writers like Joyce and H. Lawrence have waned as England embraces hard realities and a saner moral and aesthetic scale.
Parson s Kan There s scientific evidence now that beauty treatments like a new hat improve a lady s health. A beauty shop at the Kansas state hospital led physicians to note improvement among women patients. Superintendent J T Naramore says beauty treatments have a psychological effect, retarding mental deterioration. a shave and haircut help men, and a barber show is planned.
Social etiquette quiz questions cover thanking a doorman, addressing a wife by her husband’s friend’s wife, using in law first names, replying to a caller, and how a secretary should respond when the boss is out. Answers outline polite forms like calling a wife “your wife,” or “Mrs Gray,” and the proper office greeting to avoid confusion.
The Treasury list shows top film pay at Louis B. Mayer earning 161,153 plus 144,750 from MGM. Greta Garbo earned 472,000 and Greta Dietrich 370,000, with other high earners including N. M. Schenck 489,602 and Robert Rubin 451,123. Also notes high taxes and corporate year basis payments. page continues.
Washington reports the administration weighs actions after Italy invades Albania. Secretary Hull, in close contact with President Roosevelt, seeks full facts before responding. 243 Americans are in Albania, they are safe at the American legation as Albanian Minister Faik Konitza ends his tenure, vows to burn archives if forced.
A fragment quotes Beaumont and Fletcher declaring the greatest wisdom of heaven is mercy, reflecting a moral line from classic literature.
Coast guard rescued 23 of 28 crew from the Temple Bar after it struck rocks off QUILLAYUTE Washington. The ship is a total loss as the remaining crew were reported safe on shore. Crew members faced fright as rescuers pulled them to safety.
Pastor L O Geet of Central Christian Texarkana will lead a two week revival at Hope First Christian Church starting Easter Sunday at 7 40 p m with nightly services except Saturdays He is a respected speaker and Texarkana ministerial alliance president also teaching Social Problems at Texarkana Junior College He will address local Rotary Kiwanis and high school students during his Hope visit.
Italian forces marched into Tirana at 9 30 am as King Zog fled across the frontier into Greece heading toward Athens. Queen Geraldine accompanied by her newborn son departed to Salonika. Italian authorities reported intense fighting near the Italian Legation.
A quiz style brief lists four multiple choice prompts on haloid substances Mesopotamia and Shakespeare figures with a last line about a Bible question. It labels options like Nippon Eritrea Tran and names such as Bryden Byron Pope and asks which is the angry prodigy in the Bible where Eyster is named, directing readers to Page Two for answers.
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