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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1939
Page
6
In Richmond Indiana a tail of the Gay Nineties unfolds as a milk wagon horse bolts through streets. An automobile intervenes with David Porter's field driving his car into the horse’s path to stop the scare and restore order.
A new national radio program designed to promote high quality eggs debuted on 85 stations. Sponsored by Purina Mills, the fifteen minute broadcasts air Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, showcasing better appearance flavor and food value of eggs from well managed flocks. The promotion aims to raise demand and prices for premium eggs and provides producers with checkerboard egg cartons and branded stamps through Purina Layena mash programs.
The Hempstead Home Agent outlines floor refinishing as foundational for rooms, advising proper prep, two coats of waterproof finish, old finish removal, and careful drying. It also notes screening as a priority, with affordable, adjustable options to deter flies and improve ventilation in Hempstead County rural homes.
About 8 000 Marylanders hoped for special license plates during a period in April but 10 000 plates were issued before supplies ran out. Commissioner Walter Rudy said shipments determined which numbers were allocated, favoring combinations like 66 777 or endings 00 and 000. Moscow plans two new subway lines totaling about nine miles, slated to open within two years.
In Indianapolis a judge allowed Cecil Shack to self determine his speeding violation penalty. Shack claimed poverty and requested a minimal fine. The judge reportedly conceded, indicating a dollar and costs as the sentence. The report shows a flawed, unclear transcription of the event.
In Delmar Maryland and Salisbury and New York, three Long brothers born on March 1 share a birthday. George born in 1907, William born in 1911, and Curtis born in New York mark a notable coincidence.
The piece recalls a 1914 Curtis era note about a sister born on July 4 Mrs. Lewis Melson of Delmer and explains how tenant wood gathering bound by hook and crook gave rise to the proverb. It links a family memory with the actual expression used today.
Readers are urged to cut a coupon and bring it with two Quaker Oats trademarks to receive a free Betty Lou spoon. The deal claims genuine Carlton Silver Plate spoons with a Quaker Party image handle, a last chance promo to save ten cents plus postage, and emphasizes limited time availability. The notice references Civil War era mentions and ends amid fragmented lines.
An advertisement claims Nash's C. L. Tonic cures biliousness constipation and malaria, noting it targets southern illnesses. It emphasizes rapid sales, guarantees, and a 30 cent price, urging trial over harsh drugs. The copy stresses malarial presence in blood and common digestive issues among Southerners.
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