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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1939
Page
2
A discussion explains that a plane traveling 875 miles per hour would catch and hit a bullet fired forward, effectively merging with its path. The bullet’s ground relative speed remains deadly, and gun technology in future warfare will employ machine guns firing at about 2,700 feet per second.
Preston Grover Washington recounts recurring U S tensions with Germany over two centuries, noting 80 years between escalations. He traces Samoan Islands history, Dewey and Diederich near Manila, and shifting alliances, ending with modern axis influence and Greece under Metaxas amid Goebbels visit.
In a tense canyon at night Hope Kildare and Sheridan confront unseen smugglers as Betty Mary arrives frightened and explains she has trailed them after a jail tip. The trio grapples with duty and danger while awaiting approaching figures and an uncertain next move.
Rome and Berlin continue a short military note, noting Albania's two-part geography with a coastal plain and rugged interior. The text sketches Balkan military prospects and regional divisions, hinting at strategic considerations without detail.
Local society notes report visits and stays across the area. Pauline Gould of Murfreesboro visits her father John Gould while Hugh Rhodes of Magnolia and M. visit relatives. Miss Louise Eley of Magnolia spends Easter with her parents, and Jimmie Dee Hampton returns from Austin for the weekend. Various residents including Mr and Mrs C A Hamilton, Mr and Mrs H B Eley, and Mr and Mrs J K Hampton are noted with family visits and short trips.
Payee visited relatives this Sunday. Mrs Mivian Jordan and Oran were in town for the weekend. Miss Gladys Reese of Smithville Oklahoma visited relatives here Sunday. J Ws Hootane and children from EL Bolo visited relatives. Tack White of Magnolia A&M College spent Easter visiting relatives here. Exal Moses of Benton and Mr. and Mrs. Pat Hogan of Curtis were in town visiting relatives this week.
AP report notes 157 applicants for 3 training slots at Georgia Tech as part of a national experiment. The program, funded by National Youth Administration, offers 80 hours ground school and 30 to 50 hours flying with a $15 insurance fee and no college credit. CAA certificate limits graduates to pleasure flying unless wartime needs change.
A fragmented survey among Arkansas women and 15 other states shows 100 Little Rock users, 88 benefited, reporting CARDUS aided appetite digestion and general wellness. The piece promotes CARDUS as preventing nervousness cramps and dyspepsia tied to malnutrition.
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