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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1968
Page
3
May 28 1908 society column lists events for Thursday to Tuesday including Blue and Gold Banquet at Cedarwood School, Rose Garden Club meeting, a Girl Scout neighborhood meeting at the Little House, Leap Year party at the old Country Club, and Hempstead County Republican Women gathering. Reports on social visits, trips, and funeral attendance provide a snapshot of community activities.
Television critic Cynthia Lowry notes a busy ABC night featuring Noel Coward material. Peter O'Toole delivers a brittle line and plays a London matinee idol amid eccentric characters. The program carries a sharp Noel Coward flavor, despite minor overemphases.
Ray McLester, 70, keeper of 75 to 100 bee colonies, explains honey bees as essential pollinators as warm weather returns. He warns pesticides must follow extension guidance to protect hives and notes worker bees sting, while drones lack stingers. The piece also covers Lucille Ball’s TV plans and NBC competition, plus Emory University studies on birth control pills and a Cincinnati city manager proposing suburb sub city halls.
Letters mix humor about Leap Year with personal confess—Girl fears pregnancy after a party and a breakup with a drinking crowd. Helen reassures responsibility, parents support, while addressing school grade frustrations and junior high mood. Also a brief note on flightless parasitic flies on bats.
Bob Thomas analyzes director George Sidney’s claim that future American musicals will be produced in England due to English technicians, subsidies, and lower labor costs. He notes Oscar nominees’ American skew, British production trends, and American audience tastes favoring diverse accents over British dominance.
Boston AP reports Governor Volpe signed a bill to move Washington's Birthday Patriot's Day and Memorial Day to the nearest Monday. The change takes effect next year and faces opposition from veterans groups while labor and business groups supported it.
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