13 Apr 1937
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1937
Page
1
Public notice appears from Hope Arkansas under postal act of March 3 1897 describing second class mail status. It quotes editorial policy on tributes memorials and paid notices and states Star disclaims responsibility for manuscripts. Associated Press rights are noted for republication of dispatches and local news.
Centerville and Hopewell Home Demonstration clubs report April gatherings. Centerville met at Mrs. Bailey Jones’s home with six members, five visitors, led by President Mrs. Kenneth Jones. discussions covered home management clothing grounds poultry taxation government and furnishings. Hopewell group met at Mrs. Ollie Manning’s home. attendance noted as weather and goods hindered routine. Miss Bullington gave instructions and a tour of Mrs. Martin’s new house and yard accompanied refreshments.
A folksy essay recalls Woksis the maple discoverer and the Iroquois tale of maple shrup. It links March awakening sap collection in Vermont, New York, Ohio, Michigan to a kitchen myth and the annual maple season across the northern United States.
The Chicago City Opera Company launches a competition for an opera by an American composer based on a Civil War romance. The winning work will be staged next fall. The plan aims to popularize grand opera in America by using English language and familiar themes.
The Family Doctor notes pneumonia peaks January to April in the northern U S, and often follows ordinary cold or other infections. It stresses prompt cold treatment, describes sputum and lung inflammation, transmission routes, and that sunlight and air limit spread. High risk groups include alcoholics and the elderly, with post operative pneumonia a recognized form. Overcrowding is deemed unimportant to spread.
The text notes pneumonia spread factors and cautions that isolating victims is largely impractical. It stresses disposing of sputum properly and collecting specimens in sterile containers for rapid laboratory study to identify pneumonia type, including throat swabs if sputum cannot be produced.
Olive Roberts argues that small bribes like a nickel or a movie reward teach children to expect rewards for good behavior. She warns the habit can become pernicious through habitual use and loss of genuine discipline, stressing that bribery has no place in training.
Martha Bruttain awakens bound in a dim dock warehouse after a brutal assault by Jack Speddon who plans to keep her and Betty Haynes hidden. Speddon taunts her, promises to reunite her with Betty later, and feeds her while hinting at a larger scheme involving Arnold Slush and the Yukon meeting. The scene ends with plans to move them, as Martha braces for what comes next.
Bruce Catton recounts Grandmother Flannery's century in Virginia City Nevada, a ghost town narrator of mining prosperity and Civil War era lore. Plounvery Lewis reviews her life and the book Suns Go Down, a vivid western history gift. The piece blends reminiscence, pioneer zest, and the printing of Clemens with a readers advisory tone.
A sweep of gossip notes from Hollywood includes financiers eyeing theater rights, John Boetiger’s letters seeking more attractive girl pictures, and Myrna Loy’s knitting mischief while filming. Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine loom in family moves, while Sheila Bromley shifts from Westerns to drama and comedy. The column jokes about studio noise during a thunderstorm and hints at a looming independent studio showdown.
A June report from Alaska discusses reindeer behavior and puzzling incidents. The piece blends unusual anecdotes including a marital dispute, a governor’s cold, and a surrealist exhibit, noting local concerns amid reports of strict road safety enforcement in Seminole Oklahoma and broader political chatter.
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