18 Feb 1941
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1941
Page
1
Memorials and tributes will appear in the Star with cards of thanks and acknowledgments. Readers are asked to note that the paper does not guarantee publication of unsolicited manuscripts.
The piece paints Dr. Samuell Hayes of Mount Holyoke College as a tireless advocate and researcher in blind psychology. It notes his long laboratory spans from Boston to Baltimore, his calm control, and the hours he keeps between nine in the morning and eleven at night. It highlights how some blind individuals use heightened hearing to perform tasks like judging a flapjack by sound.
Ruth Avers story continues as April faces a cruel revelation about her sister Ann and the man Kent loves. Kent explains his deep care for Ann while blaming April for the deception, and April confronts harsh criticisms of her vanity and spoiled nature as she grapples with her identity and consequences.
April Burnett keeps up a masquerade of Ann as Kent faces critical days in a hospital. She struggles with a hurtful quarrel memory, risks a shocking farewell, and confesses love as she plans a final act in a tense, evolving drama.
In wartime Britain Ernest Bevin, minister of labor, is empowered to draft men and women for industry. The ruling signals support for the war effort as Britain mobilizes labor resources under government oversight.
VICHY France Future brides and grooms will face medical examination under a new state program. Newlyweds will receive health cards recording their health status, and children will be placed under medical supervision until age six.
Dr Hayes notes that blind people do not have keener ears or better memory and perform behind sighted individuals in reasoning tests. Accomplishments come from persistent effort, not natural gifts, and sympathy should be restrained to avoid handicapping independence. The piece then asks about chances of losing one's mind.
A roughhanded bricklayer named Mike begins a ladder ascent with his hod full of bricks. He bet Pat two dollars he could reach the roof, loses grip, slides down seven floors yet regains footing and completes the ascent, toppling the bricks onto the final level amid banter about money and prowess.
Courtesy note lists prices for poultry and fowl. Turkeys priced 10 to 1 pair, geese and ducks quoted with per unit rates. Readable items show small domestic market activity and rough pricing across poultry categories.
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