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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1938
Page
6
Gaynor Maddox offers a vintage valentines feature with Cupid Squares and Valentine Cakes, detailing ingredients, mixing, baking, and frosting. Includes butterfly frosting, heart cutter designs, and decorative centerpieces with paper figures and color-tinted icing themes.
New York Sally Dunn, a Madison Square Garden telephone operator, believes Sonja Henie is the top box office draw. So many inquiries about the Hollywood Ice Revue overwhelmed Miss Pini, temporarily deaf, with an estimated 18,000 calls.
New York reports Dan Comurford caretaker of the Brooklyn Dodgers dressing room enters his 92nd year with the team as Gordon Spear, a Minneapolis college star, writes a student sports column. Philadelphia notes Temple University basketball could start a lean lineup with a bean-pole five.
London report notes West End clubs shrinking as many close or merge to survive. Young men shun club life, joining fewer, if any, previously common memberships.
A German corporation claims it can grind fish to create a substitute labeled Viking to replace eggs. The claim raises skepticism about new food innovation and sourcing.
The article discusses Seaboard Airline Railway drawing attention at a Tech- Hival Association meeting to expand forest stock and production for a new Springhill mill in South Arkansas. Wackerman stresses long lead times for fire protection and stand improvement before any rem harvest. Stahlman calls for reforestation and protection to prevent massive birchlands decline. A separate note mentions Valkyries in Scandinavian myth guiding brave fighters to Valhalla.
Oaklawn Park to host a new high speed finish camera created by Jimmy Jones from Hialeah. He will bring three assistants and a portable “lightning eye” studio atop the grandstand for three racing days starting February 28. A public test may occur February 27 with a mock race if officials arrange it. The device can deliver finish photos within a minute and cover from one sixteenth of a mile to the wire, aiding judges in determining winners and placing. Jones, born in the South, pursued camera work after reading of camera finishes and faced initial skepticism before gaining support from track operators and fans.
A Dixie lad’s trial with his racing camera swayed officials showing its value for photo finishes. After long debate placing judges admitted photographs aid finishes. The Bureau of Standards then approved the cameras and attested to their accuracy. Jones said he reinvests nearly all profits into improvements. His camera is now widely used across North America and at major tracks.
Fayetteville Ark officials report that final grades for the fall semester cut heavily into the University of Arkansas football squad. Two varsity letter men and a regular, along with nine freshmen, were declared ineligible, marking the worst fall in 15 years. Sub Captain elect Lloyd Montgomery and guard Eddie Schibe were among the ineligible players. Dick Tip-
The Blytheville report lists nine ineligible freshmen from the 1937 Arkansas freshmen squad. Names include Vinson Westerman Pine Bluff Walter Wood Iowa Falls Ta James Chappell Hat Springs Albert Poff McGehee Floyd Wolf Jay Olin Bell Nashville and Max Hutchlings. Coach Thomson blamed class attendance for many ineligibilities and urged athletes to focus on academics. Montgomery Chief Loss by Thomsen noted Walter Wood would have aided Woodell at center and Westerman was hailed as the best blocker in the freshman line for reserve roles.
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