17 Jan 1940
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1940
Page
1
The article names CS Palmer as President and Alex H. Washburn as Editor and Publisher, indicating leadership positions at the publication. No further details are provided about tenure, duties, or the organization.
A sagging U S naval readiness is warned by Admiral Harold H. Stark who urges immediate passage of the Vinson naval expansion bill with 00,000 in appropriations. An Advisory Committee for Aeronautics report highlights aerial threats and the need for long range planes. The piece warns against overreacting with war-time spending while stressing balance between defense and peace-time costs.
The notice warns that trachoma spreads through direct contact hands towels handkerchief and even via flies. Symptoms appear four to ten days after exposure with eye inflammation swelling pain watering light sensitivity reddening and eyelid roughening. Early treatment is crucial to prevent spread and scar tissue.
A scrambled vertical puzzle lists clues and numbered hints ranging from musical terms to body parts and geography. It promises a themed word fill with entries like creature features and everyday objects, inviting solvers to match terms to definitions.
The article notes non-sulfanilamide and sulfapyridine treatments showing excellent results for trachoma. Emphasis is placed on proper eye hygiene, avoiding eye rubbing, and exercising caution in dusty areas to reduce spread. avoid shaking hands in regions with high trachoma incidence.
Advice piece urging women to combat aging by adding purpose and activity. It argues boredom dulls beauty, recommends engaging work, new ideas, helping others, and understanding life to counteract the effects of time. Emphasizes inner kindness and genuine interest over superficial focus on appearance.
A review of Jules Romains in Ver dun Knopf 2.50 explores war’s panorama from strategy to trench psychology. It cites Jerphanion on soldier motives and social pressure, noting humanity’s impulse to destroy and the moral strain of staying in place. Also mentions Hawaiian lobsters found along South Africa, and ancient beliefs about living stones with souls.
Hope High lists upcoming basketball games starting January 1 at Pine Bluff and January 25 at Warren. The schedule includes home and away contests against Pine Bluff, Arkadelphia, North Little Rock, Warren, Magnolia, Texarkana, Fordyce, Jonesboro, Prescott, and others with multiple February dates and venue notes at Hope.
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