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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1939
Page
2
In Cleveland Ohio the Bethany Lutheran church with about 450 members collaborated to produce a hand printed copy of the New Testament. A pastor devised the project to foster interest in reading the Scriptures.
Washington Daybook reports the Townsend pension bill stirs heated votes as Rules and Ways and Means committees delay debate to pressure Republican lawmakers. Amid primaries and rising political clout, lawmakers fear the leverage from organized blocs could decide elections.
A survey of living arrangements at the University of California Los Angeles shows more male students earn and run households rather than rely on housekeepers or collegial girls.
Ida Goeg Brunet of Cleveland exhibited a carved miniature Chinese boat in 1938. The boat, crafted from eight peach stone, features intricate detailing and was shown at the public library.
A World’s Fair midway spectacle in New York displays rising nude and semi nude acts attracting scrutiny. Officials report undercover efforts to curb vulgarity while several shows tone down after warnings. Arrests at a nude pageant highlight ongoing enforcement actions amid widespread displays of G strings and diaphanous bras.
Iris and Bart marry amid a thrifty plan to finance the wedding and a shared dream of savings. But budgeting friction, gifts, and a small lie at the reception hint at deeper tensions that could erode trust and threaten happiness as they start married life.
Helena readers note Jubilee events and risqué attractions at the exposition. Nudity and stage acts spark debate as crowds witness dancers and shown outfits. Officials face pressure to regulate displays while performers push boundaries in Crystal Palace and Aquacade venues.
Paul Harrison profiles Joy Hodges who denounces her Butterfly Saw persona amid rumors of love affairs with Bob Wilcox and Lee Bowman. She recalls engagements, changing plans, and press gossip, says Hollywood pressures differ but she aims to play the Hollywood game differently, amid contract work with Universal and roles in I’d Rather Be Right and Service DeLuxe.
In Trinidad Colorado the Rev C M Andrews resumes ads to fill his Methodist church. Lost, strayed or stolen 200 Methodists noted, with reports in a daily newspaper. German archaeologists claim ancient Peruvians kept bulldogs as pets and bulldog figurines appear.
An Edinburgh report finds Scottish girls fear of fat reduces pupil participation in the school milk scheme. Investigating committee cites milk dislike, appetite interference at midday meals, and older family attitudes toward school drinking as contributing factors.
Analyzed in a brisk reader tone, the piece argues wives deserting husbands for summer independence creates family strain. It contrasts a bachelor’s loneliness with a wife’s imagined duty and suggests practical, shared summer solutions involve children in activities and camps rather than abandonment.
A Boulder hospital reports an outbreak of broken legs among four neighboring room occupants after each man was thrown from saddle horses. Nearby, a farmer is hospitalized with similar injuries from a horseback incident.
An advertisement from Gibson Drug Company promotes Star Sulphurous Lompond as a worm killer and pest repellent for poultry. It claims improved health, egg production, appetite, and eye production with minimal cost and a money back guarantee, citing John Gibson as contact.
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