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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1940
Page
5
Readable items show a social calendar listing events at various venues. The piece mentions a Christmas tree lighting, a Miss Neuho pageant, and a charity gathering at different halls. It references Mrs. Wryutit Hapauni and Miss Mary Leniley among attendees.
The report describes a community gathering announcing a theatrical program featuring a performance by Ernest Hemingways and a reading of notable works. Attendees include local residents and organizers from the Prescott Library meet, with remarks emphasizing the arts and courage in difficult times.
Mrs FE Wingfield and many members hosted a Methodist Sunday School Christmas party. Attendees included Mrs Olsen Mes Totloway Mrs Mendhlin and others while guests enjoyed winter herbs fruit arrangements and greenery. A tree glow with tea was shared and gifts were distributed by the hostess and several light refreshments followed.
Personal notices list Mrs. diek G Cornett visiting with walkers Mex, Hi Bo Andean Lit. in Rock, Liewtemwit Cornett-ywill, then to Mir and Mes, WR, Lee of Marshall, and Mrs A K Holloway visiting Deaton Texas. Miss Mary Cay Blulloway of vex State Cult Tene Tor Woten attends. Huntsville students arriving from Carj Waring Thursday include Miss Mawthe Hosten Edward Lager Wilkes Stoffy BE Young dv d T. Luck and Robert dwell.
Woman shopper guidance notes beauty products for Christmas giving. Lists include foundations, powders, creams, eye makeup, and gift ideas in a period tone. Emphasizes affordable sets and compact packets, naming common brands and product types.
Fragmented OCR text lists etiquette topics and questions about proper usage and behavior. It raises issues of private affairs, telephones, obituary notices, and funeral conduct with scattered references to manners and correct conduct in social tasks.
Wallace Beery stars in Wyoming a rugged pioneer saga filmed on location near Jackson Hole Wyoming with Leo Carrillo Ann Rutherford Leo Bowman Paul Kelly and others. The story follows Red Harkness protecting a gift amid cavalry battles and lawless cattle country with General Custer appearing and a rescue plot for Ann Rutherford and Bob Watson.
A fragment describes gray or salt and pepper hair as a fashionable look in social circles. It notes smart side sweeps seen on social register women at concerts, plays, and night spots, linking the trend to metropolitan style and public appearances in St. Louis in September.
Miss Beryl Henry, superintendent of the system, announced Wednesday that teachers have resigned to take positions elsewhere. Dick Ligon will move to Helena, James Broach to Magnolia, Mrs. James Pilkinton to Lite Rack during the legislature, and Mrs. John Owen accepted a downtown firm post. All will depart December 20 as holidays begin.
New York story shows a woman with a five year old child wandering Brooklyn with amnesia. A boy named Kelly appears at a store and identifies them, reporting they live at 315 Lynch Street. Census figures note urban population shifts from 1930 to 1940 with several cities gaining large increases.
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