23 Dec 1936
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1936
Page
1
The Star announces a policy charging for all tributes and cards in memorials and obituaries. It notes commercial papers have adopted this policy to protect readers from space-taking memorials and disclaims responsibility for keeping or returning unsolicited manuscripts.
The article discusses medical questions about tongue burning tied to nervous conditions and metal fillings, notes psychological treatment options, and explains intricate film production lines with continuous motion, silver recovery, and factory discipline. It ends with a curious anecdote about an Oxford undergrad designing a device to appease a strict parent.
Olive Roberts Barton iden eae extols timeless Christmas carols and simple songs for children. She urges preserving memories by collecting lyrics and melodies, highlighting favorites like Silent Night and The Angel's Song while noting how carols endure beyond fads.
Hollywood reports reveal the studio darkroom system at Twentieth Century Fox with a three story plant, 880 technicians, and 3400 gallons of chemical baths. The piece notes frequent takes, rush screenings, and the risk of scenes failing in development or printing.
The scene sharpens aboard Thunder Mesa as Bob Graham and Ramon Vasquez confront Pearl Pierre and the mysterious Pearl John. Professor Shaw notes the brothers’ relief at Pearl Sam’s absence while tension rises over access to the outside world and pending police arrival.
In a tense scene, Professor Shaw explains the obsidian ceremonial knife, a likely ancient Indian artifact, was kept in Pearl Sam’s private office safe. He reveals Pearl Sam owned it and was killed with it, while Pearl John accuses the professor of handling the knife the day before for examination.
Washington. Larry Lpkins, WPA administrator, reported Tuesday to be ready for an appropriation of 750,000,000 to meet the work relief program for the balance of the fiscal year ending June 30.
Bruce Catton notes a new Wodehouse novel Laughing Gas from Double Day Doran priced at $2. The plot has an aristocratic British earl who travels to Hollywood and swaps bodies with a movie child star, allowing Wodehouse to lampoon Hollywood culture with his trademark wit.
A court injunction blocks the Tennessee Valley Authority from building new transmission lines and substations not yet underway for new power customers except in restricted rural areas. The move sparked a clash between conservative and liberal factions within the Roosevelt administration amid budget debates over relief funds and potential agency transfers.
The Winniet suit challenges the Tennessee Valley Authority on constitutional grounds. Filed in the Middle Tennessee district, the case names Lawrence Aly and TVA. An appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals in Cincinnati is planned, with a December 12, 1936 effective date contingent on power companies posting a $100,000 bond within 10 days.
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