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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1940
Page
4
Fragmented figures show imports and exports with mentions of Canada Asia Europe and the United States. References to 1929 and 1953 figures, gas motor fuel and machinery appear amid garbled wording. No coherent event or outcome is discernible from the text.
The article recounts early FDA enforcement actions after a new law. Eyelash dye products faced seizures and prosecutions as authorities tested interstate reach. Offenders often pled guilty or took plea deals, with suspended sentences in the initial wave of cases.
The article asserts CARDUI eases cramps and other functional distress linked to malnutrition by improving appetite and gastric juice flow. It claims better digestion and period-related discomfort reduction when used before and during the time.
The article notes authorities pursuing a cosmetic preparation that removes moles but harms surrounding skin. It details the need to trace shipments across state lines, seize samples, and prove danger. Lab tests include coal tar colors and even painting white mice to test harm. The law requires safety proof before interstate sale of new drugs.
Witnesses describe a fatal Magnolia cabin blaze involving Mrs Cleaver and her husband. Cecil Jerome, a tenant, woke to alarms but saw no fire. Louise Kuykendall testified to prior ties with the Cleavers and observed reactions after Mrs Cleaver’s death. Insurance officer W E Pharr testified to a $3000 double indemnity policy naming Cleaver as beneficiary, with policy active at death. Defense objections were sustained to some testimony as the trial proceeds.
A 1939 survey reports an upward trend in business through December with a 10 percent rise in bottled in bond sales. Farming conditions show 1939 as an exceptional year for yields per acre and production of principal crops, with output above the year before in all crops except wheat, oats, and potatoes. wheat, cotton, corn and hay surpassed a 16 year average.
Willisville High School will hold a full county basketball tournament at the Willisville gym from Friday afternoon February 2 through Saturday. The event features girls and boys divisions with sixteen teams including Frescati, Thornton, Emmet, Rosston, Water Creek, Blatt Uy. Public invited. Officiating will be Kinky Charles, assistant coach at Henderson State Teachers College.
Morgan M. Beatty surveys British economic strategy seen as a threefold plan to starve Germany: naval blockade, control of strategic imports, and favors to neutrals. He cites U.S. concerns over censorship, port inspections, and wool price guarantees as evidence of impact on American farmers and exports, noting tobacco, cotton, wheat, and fruit sectors affected while wartime purchases distort trade data.
The British pursue a strengthened naval blockade supported by economic measures led by liberal figures like Winston Churchill. The U-boat threat had pressured Britain for three years, but now combined strategies seek to starve the enemy and sustain the Allied war effort.
R P Bowen secretary of the chamber of commerce serves as the local representative of the Arkansas Automobile Club, linking commerce and motoring groups in the area.
Ruth Millett asks why women in their early thirties face marriage barriers. She notes educated, attractive women with solid jobs often find few eligible partners, especially in small towns. Many end up considering much older men to marry.
The text notes Hope Schools’ substantial responsibility in creating the U S road building program and sustaining federal aid for highways and grade crossing elimination. It describes the American Automobile Association Arkansas club as pursuing four lines: civic road work safety tax reduction and legislation, travel information, and member protection through insurance bail bonds plus emergency car services.
Ad copy claims stomach gas from constipation pressures the heart and promises relief with one Adlerika dose. It asserts Adlerika cleanses both bowels and mentions John 5 and Gibson Drug Co as sources.
In Columbus Ohio the United Mine Workers resolutions committee advised referring 47 Roosevelt third-term resolutions to the international executive board for review. President John L. Lewis hinted the union may avoid endorsing any presidential candidate if Roosevelt were living.
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