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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1941
Page
5
A profile on women in journalism notes their steady presence in the press galleries and their persistence in covering government. It highlights limited female representation, equal privileges with men, and the need to prove themselves to gain trust and longevity in contracts.
Ned may have known first about a political scoop through a secret tip chain. Washington women reporters, from hopeful newcomers to veterans like Doris, battle editors who assign hard news to men while women chase fashionable notes. The piece notes a small Army unit, 20 to 25 soldiers, led by a sergeant.
Regis Toomey, famed for death scenes, rides a string of dramatic roles in Navy films with Fred MacMurray and Ralph Bellamy. A Pittsburgher and former University of Pittsburgh athlete, he rose via Alibi’s 1928 fame to earn a Warner Bros contract after Meet John Doe. He’s now forming a barbershop quartet with Pidgeon Foster and Morgan for camp tours.
A stray boy was captured by Kas-i-Police in Parsons railroad yards and his parents were asked to reclaim him. They responded that it made little difference, as the town faced a yard full of onions. An ordinance in Waterloo, Nebraska, restricts eating onions from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in public spaces. A surgeon runs a steady business in town.
August social calendar lists Bridge Club gatherings at Mrs. Roy Stephenson and Mrs. J F Gorin homes, a Women’s Club meeting canceled, plus church groups and home study sessions. Numerous residents host visitors from Morrissory to Shreveport with dinners, travel plans, and hospital announcements. Jerry Dwain Browning born Friday at Josephine Hospital.
Personal mentions list Mrs. 1. F. McFadern and Enola Alexander among attendees at a Phi Beta Phi gathering in Woxrkena on a Grim day. Dilly and Tare plan Arkansas freshmen year. Black couple traveling after a two week stay in Hot Springs. Howard Byers and Mathe wine Fell were in Shreveport. Local social notices include Mr. and Mrs. WJ. Jones.
In Vicksburg Mississippi Mrs Eugenia Ragsdale is identified as the noble grand of Warren Rebekah Lodge while Ruth Rebekah Judge also lists a Mrs Eugenia Ragsdale as noble grand. The two women share the same name but are not the same person.
County Agent Jim Harrison explains a daylight time swap over parts of Pike county to balance work. He says Nic must rise at daylight time and retire at standard time. He notes U S Japan correspondence today resembles high tension wires.
Kay Donovan inherits a failing soap factory and a single million of potential wealth. Three lawyers explain her father's failed ventures and a profitable but underperforming product, Wondrosoap. Kay refuses to sell, choosing to live at the factory, hire a roommate, and hire a capable salesman to build the business.
A small eastern town features a female volunteer fire department. The report notes curiosity about dress standards and whether silk hose are required for volunteers.
In Coral Gables a group of six Russian born midgets and retired troopers live in a fringe Everglades settlement now designated as an observation post for the national air raid warning system. The small colony, including Anna Sanderlin Basil Fillini and others, boasts a mock defense drill as John Velikanoff and Michael Sokosky simulate headquarters calling and scouting duties.
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