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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1938
Page
1
Reports from the bedside recount a long illness for Gen. John J. Pershing, with doctors declaring a quiet life needed while noting a stubborn heartbeat and moments of regained vigor. The nation awaits further word as funeral arrangements and public attention continue.
In Danville Indiana Joe Hess, a German immigrant who ran a store and loaned freely, faced ruin as borrowers failed to repay. The town organized a Joe Hess Day, sold socks at high prices to collect debts, and pressured debtors to pay. Hess declined to confront creditors, illustrating a fall from respected generosity to personal downfall.
The Family Doctor discusses persistent backache, noting it affects both young and old and is not simply a natural effect of aging. It warns against quack cures and emphasizes finding the exact cause, considering posture, body build, weight, digestion, childbirth, and broader medical factors before choosing a treatment.
An essay argues against fear of mother child bonding and urges natural maternal affection. It critiques avoidance of warmth by mothers influenced by cautionary tales and questions the need for impersonal nurses. The piece references Oedipus and Anthony Adversa, invoking classic literature and fiction to defend close mother child ties.
Constance writes Derek from a bustling city ad agency as she awaits a letter from him about moving to El Rancho del Oro. His long missive paints a Moorish mansion and a remote valley, detailing the Thorvald family including Hildegarde and George, while office politics and Bartlett's bustle loom in the background.
The Star announces REGINALD BEARDEN for Sheriff and Coltoeter and DICK HASE for Prosecuting Attorney in Hempstead county Democratic primary set for Tuesday August 1938. The text blends campaign notices with a stream of unrelated, unclear prose about love, motherhood, and personal guidance, offering no further actionable political details.
A book review celebrates The Syrian Desert by Christine Grant Macmillan tracing desert life from ancient trade routes to modern Beelah traffic. The work surveys travelers hardships postal history and evolving transport through ages, linking hubs like Aleppo Basra and Basun with vivid epoch fragments.
In deep interior Africa, Suttan Ut, also called Khalifa bin Garub, marked 25 years of rule for Zanzibar. The sultan governs with British cooperation from Zanzibar City. Zanzibar lies off British East Africa, a mixed Swahili population, main exports include fishing, love, maize, nuts, yams and beans. British entry dated 1890 and 1895 notes influence over Madagascar and Kenya. A 1927 stamp depicts the present sultan.
Hollywood personality notes on Charles Boyer and Broderick Crawford plus Wallace Ford and an unnamed discovery, detailing early career twists, studio tests, and later success in stage and film. It also covers nepotism in independent productions, Freddie Bartholomew’s earnings and family litigation, and a miscellany of desert mirages and anecdotes about farmers and travelers.
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