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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1939
Page
6
New York fashion writers urge understated gifts reflecting Paris trends with clean lines and minimal trimming. Lingerie, leather accessories, bridg e cards, travel sets, and tailored house coats lead a season favoring plain elegance over froufrou.
In Omaha region a long battle season tale centers on Father Flanagan and Boys Town. The article highlights the home for boys, its self-governing town structure, and the aim to house 500 boys, with emphasis on manpower, kindness, and reform rather than bricks. It notes Boys Town’s football success and Hollywood history with Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney influencing public interest.
A garbled local report claims Los Angles has an average of a certain mobile per 22 persons versus a national average of one per 5.3 persons. The exact figures are unclear but imply a comparative study of car ownership.
Catholics Protestants Jews and people of different races pleaded for entry to the nonsectarian home. Dozens of youths hitchhiked thousands of miles to seek admission. Many were admitted but the waiting list greatly exceeds capacity and will not be fully cleared even after current funding.
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