16 Dec 1937
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1937
Page
1
The Star states charges will be made for tributes and memorials for the departed including cards and resolutions. It warns that commercial pets and unsolicited manuscripts are not guaranteed safe-keeping or return, reflecting space and space-taking memorials in news columns.
An essay on married life argues that bachelor instincts are common to most men and that wives instinctively suspect, yet rarely overreact, to the roaming eye. It contends women use intuition to detect flirtations, while men return to fireside restraint, preserving social balance.
A nationwide strike involving about 1200 bus drivers in 16 states ended after a federal labor conciliator brought leaders to a compromise. Both sides retreated modestly, calling the resolution eminently satisfactory and lamenting that earlier talks might have averted the walkout.
The article outlines paralysis agitans also called shaking palsy, its onset in the elderly after Parkinson’s description, and its progression marked by tremor, rigidity, and a shuffling gait. It notes uncertain cause, slow course, and long survival with extensive physician testing and care.
Olive Roberts Barton shows how children and families can stay busy in the waiting weeks before Christmas. From oilcloth placemats and bib sets to light pulls, painting, and simple sewing projects, the piece suggests economical, colorful handmade gifts and kid friendly activities that adults can guide.
The text advises massage and suitable baths to improve health and keep skin and muscles in order. To reduce muscle rigidity, various massage types and electric current therapy are useful. Doctors may prescribe medicines to diminish restlessness and tremors associated with Chorea or St. Vitus dance.
An English bobby will be imported to Kingston Jamaica to instruct the local constabulary in directing traffic, teaching the ins and outs of traffic management at the Caribbean port.
Sammy Baugh of the Washington Redskins faced the Cleveland Browns in Cleveland. The star quarterback adjusted his passing style for the first time in his career, aiming to improve effectiveness against the rival defense.
A review of M. P. Shiel's The Young Men Are Coming, a bold, sprawling novel exploring immortality, rejuvenation, and cosmic scale. The book blends fantasy with science ideas about time and space and features magical beings, a revived scientist, a dictator movement, and a love twist. Also notes Alabama Crimson Tide 20 point average in Rose Bowl trips and child crying data.
Washington report shows Senator Tons Connally of Texas arguing that a quorum means only the floor of the Senate as he denounces empty seats. The scene captures a public lesson in constitutional mechanics amid sparse attendance.
In Tonopah Nevada a long dispute over whether the Potts ranch lies in Nye or Lander County ends with a court decision granting the ranch a prominent Nye County status and placing its $16 000 assessment on the Nye tax rolls. Lander is also ordered to repay Nye $2 065 for taxes allegedly overpaid.
In Alsace many villages face severe water shortages forcing pumps to be raised high so children cannot reach them. The meager supply pressures residents, with authorities urged to address the drought and ensure access to water.
Paul Harrison reviews how Edward Arnold rose from a $750 weekly actor to a top character star in Hollywood. The piece traces his early frustrations, sudden pay jumps, and peers like Basil Rathbone, while also noting publicity poses and studio pranks involving pact girls and press agents. It ends with a comic tale of a writer who forged a movie rejection slip.
Linda Benton, educated abroad and penniless after her father’s death, travels to Nordhof to live with an elderly widow. Guided by her attorney, she seeks self reliance, confronting a world far different from her tutored upbringing as the town’s old houses and a grand hall loom in the scene.
Pupil drivers at Saugerties High School conducted a pupil driven road drill in a night session. Students practiced steering around a course on Mall Grove with cars equipped for control tests and maneuvering through hills and turns under supervision.
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