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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1938
Page
1
The Star discusses government relief measures including the wholesale purchase and distribution of clothing via WPA and surplus programs. It questions market impact and warns of potential competition with private business as the plan unfolds, noting large-scale buys of clothing, dried prunes, grapefruit juice, and wheat to alleviate surplus.
The article satirically notes a wave of publicity seeking jobless Americans using stunts like sandwich boards and public displays. It highlights Helen Morsos of New York who, after three years jobless, ends aboard the Normandie by chance after a lunchtime beer and woke to a sea voyage. A Currier then offers her a job, illustrating how media attention can shape employment fate.
De Fishbein discusses marijuana under various names and forms, noting cannabis indica as the source and hashish as a related product. He explains how the drug spreads in the United States, its methods of consumption, and that most use has shifted to cigarets, with many addicts gathering for smoking. by the past decade many states enacted laws against distribution and a federal tax was imposed, while the plant grows widely in many areas.
The article notes hemp plants found growing in two state penitentiaries and inmates harvesting cannabis cigarettes. It recalls cannabis use in past generations for migraines and mood but says it has fallen from common medical lists. Pennsylvania’s state flower is the mountain laurel.
Olive Roberts Barton discusses covetousness as a major Biblical law shaping character. She questions whether a child can be taught to envy others and suggests hospitality at home to foster consideration for others before self.
The Star 44 lists candidates for the Hempstead county Democratic primary on August 9, 1938. For Prosecuting Attorney Rahbh Judicial District candidates Dick Mute and Lyle Brown. For State Senator Ninth District James H. Pilkinton is listed as a candidate.
A reflective essay piece discusses envy among modern groups, then shifts to a Hollywood profile of Fay Bainter. It recounts her career path from stage to film, critics, and the strain of fame, including a challenging radio broadcast and a turbulent theater season. The piece notes her long marriage, son, and steady career through mid-century show business.
Intercession City hosts a nondenominational Christian sect reorganizing Inter Ocean Finance into a religious site. The project, begun in 1925 with a nearly million dollar investment, includes a hotel, apartments, stores, and a factory to support a community of hundreds across multiple states. Persistent rebuilding and land donations from philanthropy help establish a new living and studying town.
In a tense road chase toward Niagara Falls, Joe Sandham and Ed the Weasel plot a ransom tied to a missing society girl. As a bank heist headlines distance the fugitives, a photo of Caroline Archer sparks a dangerous kidnapping twist affecting Kelly Arch.
Edwin Rutt recounts Joe and the Weasel plan a border run with candy and chocolate peppermints. A coffee stop yields flirtation with a refreshment stand girl. Gang abandons the car cargo, then confronts a police distraction as Kelly Archer surveils the highway.
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