WPA Theatre Project seeks regional dramatic revival in Southwest
Charles H Meredith regional director in Dallas leads a WPA effort to form local and traveling theater troupes in district No 8 with headquarters in Hope Arkansas to provide employment for relief clients with theater experience. The plan invites southern playwriters to submit scripts and calls for a local Hope committee to enroll qualified workers and certify their experience for immediate production.
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Charles H. Meredith
WPA
Texas
Oklahomae
Arkansas
Dallas Cittie Theater
Igned
Meredith
District No. 8
Hope
NYA
Dallas
Federal Theatre Project
Allen Bldg
District No.8
Local Newspaper Notices and Classified Policy Summary
Public notices and tributes policy from a local paper outlines charges for memorials and cards, with Associated Press news usage details. It notes advertising representatives across cities, and disclaims responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts and tribute submissions.
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Star
Community Notes From Fordyce and Surroundings
Fordyce residents hosted and visited relatives during the week. The missionary meeting will be with Mrs Grace Green next Tuesday afternoon. Dowell visited Mrs Joe Martin on Sunday. Miss Sallie Starks spent Sunday with Miss Helen Butler. Horace Paris Phillips and Aubey McDowell were guests of Atzie McDowell Thursday night. Mr and Mrs E B Bobo and Mr and Mrs Harold Collis were Thanksgiving visitors of Mr and Mrs Joe Collins. Misses Joy Lynyard and Ruth Foley of Spring Hill had Thanksgiving dinner with Miss Marie McDowell. Wir and Mrs Hugh Garner of Spring Hill stayed with Mr and Mrs Ezra McDowell Thursday night. Mr and Mrs J S McDowell were Thanksgiving dinner guests of their son Amalie Claude Quillin of Kilgore Texas was in our community Tuesday. Ouis Butler, treated by a doctor at Little Rock, is doing nicely.
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Fordyce
J. FL Stuart
Grace Green
Marie McDowell
Hugh Garner
Ezra McDowell
J. S. McDowell
Amalie Claude Quillin
Kilgore
Texas
Ouis Butler
Little Rock
Decline of Legal Liquor Use Since 1917
Editorial from the Arkansas Gazette in December 1935 notes that legal liquor consumption in the United States fell to 45.7 percent of the 1917 peak, despite population growth. It attributes the drop to rural factors, rising installment buying, and enduring enforcement challenges of Prohibition, while observing a rise in per capita expenditure that does not offset overall decline.
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Arkanasas Gazette
United States
United States Treasury
Department of Commerce
Uric acid theory debunked in early dietary debates
Health analysis traces the uric acid hypothesis to 1829 and criticizes patent medicines selling it. It notes medical studies show uric acid rises with meat but isn’t linked to rheumatism or Bright's disease, and that moderate meat intake fits a minimum essential diet for relief recipients, with meat limited to two days weekly.
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Graham
Haig
Bright
Silas Crockett and Maine Rise and Fall
Bruce Catton reviews Mary Ellen Chase novel Silas Crockett a sweeping tale of Maine decline from maritime empire to inland summer playground Told through four generations focusing on Silas Crockett founder of the Hoe ships and the changing era as steam and global changes reshaped prosperity
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Maine
Mary Ellen Chase
Silas Crockett
Migs Chase
The
Republic
Singapore
Sumatra
Canton
Honolulu
Eail
America
New England
Hoe
Memory of a vanished era in a fine Macmillan book
The passage recalls a family history from sail to shore with a fishing schooner captain father and a son who captained a small coastwise steam ferry before leaving the sea for a shore job in 1929. It lauds a great era now gone, published by Macmillan at $2.50.
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Macmillan
Do I Believe in Fairies Yes
Olive Roberts Barton argues the dichotomy between idealist and realist thought through the question do you believe in fairies. She warns that eliminating sentiment would strip life of religion and compassion, leaving a de emotionalized world driven by intelligence and mechanics. The piece concludes with a personal admission yes I believe in fairies.
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Peter Pan
Glorifying Yourself With New Holiday Cosmetics
Alicia Hart notes readers seek festive beauty ideas as holiday parties loom. She mentions women wanting dramatic looks with minimal changes, such as alternatives to smooth updos, and suggests experiments like a halo roll effect for straight hair.
Funeral attendance noted for Mrs J M Hyatt in Ozan Hope
Ozan and Hope residents attended the funeral of Mrs. J M Hyatt with many relatives and friends present. Members from Washington Nashville and Bingen attended, along with local families including the Graves, Black, Stuart, and Citty households and others, sharing condolences and social visits in the days surrounding the service.
Flattering new hair roll for blondes highlighted in style guide
The piece describes a hair technique involving parting the hair, combing backward from face and neck, looping into head rolls, tucking ends, and securing with pins. A flower or jewel can be added near an ear, with variations for evening into a soft chignon and cautions on proper placement for a balanced look.
Holly Springs Row Recovers From Illness
Holly Springs residents report improvement as Mrs E E Phillips recovers from a serious illness. Mrs J S McDowell and daughters Marie and Lois, along with Mrs A A, were mentioned in the update as visiting and offering support.
Stormy Night at Scott's House Leads to Rescue
Dana, soaked and stranded after a storm, seeks shelter with Dr Scott Stanley. He offers warmth and a dry robe as they improvise a meal and await a taxi amid thunder, lightning, and heavy rain, while gossip and risk of scandal loom.
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Nancy Monks
Ronald
Dann
Scourt Stanley
Paula
Long
Scott
Dana
Danny
Rcott
Dang
Dan
Daena S
Mother Nature
Dons
Lcnt
Nanna
Bana
Prople
Dara
Bre
Plans Abandoned for Title Playoff in Arkansas 1935
Arkansas 1935 football season ends with plans for a state championship playoff dropped. A proposed poll by Arkansas Athletic Association to authorize a title game proved too costly and lengthy. Pine Bluff likely to receive Kiwanis trophy as state champions, with future matchups postponed to 1936 regular season.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Harvey Gillespie
Pine Bluff
Fred Saliba
Blytheville
Gillespie
Saliba
Arkansas Athletic Association
Litte
J. D. Clary
Fordyce
AAA
Fine Bluffian
Fine Bluff
Hot Springs Kiwanis Club
Fine Bluffs Zebras
Bruce Wallace
Sunday News Notes From Local Visitors
Tokio My and Mrs. Travis McLaughlin of Nashville visited Mr. and Mrs. J. F. McLaughlin. Mrs. Harry Higgins of Hot Springs spent last week with relatives here and returned home Sunday. Clark Hipp of Bingen visited here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Theobolt and children of Pump Springs visited relatives here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Cooley visited Mrs. Cooley's brother Tom Smith at Highland Sunday. Mr. Smith is seriously ill. Mr. and Mrs. J. McLaughlin visited Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Cooley Sunday. Rev. A. N. Younghlood preached at Sweet Home Sunday at 11 to a good congregation. R. A. Cooley was a business visitor in Nashville Wednesday. M. L. Steuart of Mol Springs was a...
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Travis McLaughlin
Nashville
J. F. McLaughlin
Harry Higgins
Hot Springs
Clark Hipp
Bingen
G. C. Theobolt
Pump Springs
Howard Cooley
W .P. Cooley
A. N. Younghlood
Sweet Home
R. A. Cooley
M. L. Steuart
Mol Springs
Tokio visitor Tuesday and local business visitors listed
Travis McLaughlin of Nashville purchased the Oliver Bright farm. Job R. Cauley and Tilden Alford were business visitors to Ville Wednesday. Noah Oldner and Lewis Gall were business visitors to Bingen day.
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Tokio
Travis McLaughlin
Naghville
Oliver Bright Farmi
Job R. Cauley
Tilden Alford
Ville
Noah Oldner
Lewis Gall
Bingen
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