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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1938
Page
1
The State announces candidates for Hempstead county Democratic primary on August 9 1938 Sheriff and Collector REGINALD BEARDEN. The piece blends political notice with fragmented, era gossip about film stars and astrology influencing careers, including Betty Compson and others, amid a confusing collage of entertainment anecdotes.
A Meadville, Pennsylvania story recalls Colonel Lewis Walker who backed the hookless fastener after seeing it at the 1893 World’s Fair. Despite early skepticism and repeated failures, the zipper-like device became ubiquitous, providing jobs and industrial growth. The piece praises forward-thinking investors who back untested ideas.
A historical reflection notes a 16 oil firm conviction for price fixing under anti trust law prompting renewed calls to restore competition. It cites a Panera City official forecast of 6 billion barrels needed in five years and urges strict conservation to balance future supply with demand amid federal insistence on competition.
The Family Doctor notes records of tiny preemies and survivors. Chicago incubator units cared for dozens of premature infants, with one newborn at 600 grams regaining weight in 10 days and a 735 gram baby born late in the sixth month gradually improving to 1 year old. Advances in incubators, feeding, vitamins, and careful monitoring show how modern medicine saves fragile infants.
Paul Harrison reports a quarrel at the Swiss Miss set involving director John Blystone, Stan Laurel, and Oliver Hardy over a beloved meerschaum pipe. Laurel drops it, Hardy steps on it, breaking the pipe, provoking Blystone’s fury before the pipe is restored unharmed.
On a swampy shoreline a hand built boat scene unfolds with Miss Davis and actor Eddie Anderson aboard. Davis asks about bunts while Anderson recalls playing Noah in The Green Pastures. The setting shifts to Cafe de Paris on the 20th Fox lot with operatic performances teased.
Polly Chelsey and Jerry Whitfield share a tense, intimate departure scene in London as they stroll past Buckingham Palace and London Bridge. Amid doubts about love and danger, Polly confesses longing while Jerry contemplates a perilous Channel crossing with a dog and a future smuggler’s risk.
A compressed critique string reveals racial stereotyping and cultural commentary as authors mock ethnographic pride, callous wartime attitudes, and shifting arts funding while citing figures like Rockwell Kent and figures in a mocking tone about Japanese poets and war correspondents.
Olive Roberts Barton advises mothers to balance pride and practicality in neighborhoods. She argues happiness hinges on parental support behind the scenes, helping children form friendships, manage exposure to peers, and avoid harsh judgments. The piece urges tailoring guidance to each child and maintaining stability where possible.
A lively school dress pattern offers a simple, budget friendly frock for growing girls. Dropped waist and swing skirt boost zest while remaining easy to sew. Pattern 8172 fits sizes 6, 7, 10, 12 and 14. yardage listed for size 8.
A critical salvo targets Sinclair Lewis’s new novel The Prodigal Parents, calling it a fatigue disappointment. The piece mocks the book’s plot about a upstate New York businessman and his selfish children and faults Lewis’s attempted modern slang and dialogue.
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