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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1938
Page
1
The article debates monopoly and competition, noting Americans oppose monopolies yet accept certain protections. It traces tariffs, labor restrictions, and laws like NRA and Guffey-Vinson, Miller-Tydings as examples where competition was suspended. It asks how future policies should balance free markets with needed controls.
A Washington official coins polyopoly to describe a monopoly with one firm, while polyapoly covers several firms colluding. The piece notes how naming changes the idea, quoting Shakespeare on names and arguing the essence remains the same.
The article discusses foreign mineral springs versus U S resorts noting that high value lies in organized health handling. It warns spas are often exploited as wealth venues or cure-alls, cites Fantus on water faith, and argues home waters differ from visits. It cites about 4000 U S spring sites and calls for systematic study to guide public and medical use.
A fragmentary excerpt shows Marie resisting lessons yet being guided toward steady study. Her mother emphasizes patience and work, noting music requires years of practice, with a teacher gradually teaching sound before theory. Marie returns to Miss Carroll to start anew, embracing gradual effort over quick results.
Marie longed to learn music and on her eighth birthday a van delivered a Tom Thumb piano. She sat on a stool and played wild discords, then the next day she entered Miss Carroll's studio as a pupil.
Connie Corby and Bret Hardesty confess love in a moonlit moment as Connie hides her identity. Bret pledges he loves her regardless of who she is, and they plan a walk to the hilltop church to gaze at the stars. The scene pivots on secret romance and hidden names.
In a tense upstairs room Connie calms Eloise after a bitter disagreement. Connie offers her mother's pearls to Eloise, bonding them as sisters and promising friendship with Bret. The trio plans a moonlit walk to a hilltop church, where Connie fears exposure but seeks a genuine, shared future beyond their strained pasts.
A Book a Day by Bruce Catton offers humor through Robert Benchley riffs and essays. The collection mixes "My Face" and pieces like How to Go Insane with playful social satire and light commentary on current issues. Benchley’s writing aims to relax readers despite a wry glance at the era’s concerns.
A fragmented Hollywood portrait notes agents and studios miscasting talent and a stream of pratfalls and near misses. Errol Flynn battles Basil Rathbone. Lona Dunne suffers a light injury. director Tay Garnett’s rise is sketched amid industry talk.
Washington report shows the civil service growing into a larger business role with rising employment and applications. The commission notes tripled activity in certain home lines and a jump in examinations and classified service demand, reflecting expanding government staffing. Industry and public sectors increasingly rely on civil service operations as budgets and hiring grow.
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