Child Health Day urged parents to inventory home life
Ida Fenton of the University of Arkansas urges Hempstead families to audit home life on National Child Health Day May 1. Questions cover happiness, guidance, division of duties, routines, nutrition, safety, income, and education to reach the Better Home ideal. Suggestions include simple backyard play, homemade toys, sturdy yard apparatus, and weatherproof upkeep to boost child development.
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John Dee
Ida Fenton
Cime
University of Haas College of Agriculture
Fenton
Sybil
University of Arkansas College of Agriculture
Building a Sand Box From Lumber and Sand
Instructions describe making a children sand box with two 6 foot side boards, two 4 foot ends, and four 4 foot shelves, plus nails and sand. Shelves are centered as seats half in and half out to brace the box and hold sand, with a wooden bottom to prevent soil mixing and occasional moistening to control dust.
Local notes from Blevins and Hope area visits
Residents and visitors in Blevins and Hope include Mrs S H Battle in Hope with relatives. Annie L Bostick hosted by Mr and Mrs W C Beene in Hope. Johnny Wade and Ion Jane Wade in El Dorado. Mary and Lena Parola of New Orleans stayed with Charline Stewart. H M Stephens did business in Hope. Roy Lee Bonds announce birth of Neil Jean on April 27. Henry Brooks of Texarkana visiting near Blevins. Eva Nolen, daughter of FL E Nolen, noted. Olin England and Carl Brow in Hope for Thursday night. Blevins High School Junior Senior Banquet held at Hotel Barlow in Hope. Mrs Alvin Osborn of Hope visiting her daughter. Gay Lively of McCaskill visiting Horace Honea last year. Tom Stewart family shopping in Hope. Lester Wade and others shopping in Hope. Roy White of Caney visiting Ed Chamlee. Leonard Carter of Star City a business visitor in Blevins. M L Nelson and Jess Hudson shopping in Hope.
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S. H. Battle
Hope
Annie L. Bostick
W. C. Beene
Johnny Wade
Ion Jane Wade
el Dorado
Mary and
Lena Parola
New Orleans
Wedestay
Charline Stewart
H. M. Stephens
Roy Lee Bonds
Neil Jean
Henry Brooks
Texarkana
Blevins
Brooks
Eva Nolen
FL. E. Nolen
Olin England
Carl Brow
Blevins High School
Dorothy Fae Wade
Roy White
Caney
Lund
Ed Chamlee
Leonard Carter
Star City
M. L. Nelson
Jess Hudson
Hollywood Neighbors Quiet Yet Silent Studio Moves
Paul Harrison reports on the Jones Family relocating to a new home built on a studio lot to ease work difficulties. Fox films exterior scenes on a real street, neighbors cooperated after being paid hush money. As scripts shift, Culver City house choices trigger new noise and protests from locals.
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Hollywood
Jones
Studiio
Culver City
2Th Fox
Snally i
Hollywood Studio Quietly Subdues Neighbor with Whistle
A Hollywood studio faced a troublesome neighbor living on the edge of its 40 acre lot. The man played a cornet loudly, so the studio hired a whistle player as a signalman earning 21 and a half cents an hour to quiet the area. A singing teacher then tried a bold rent to attract pupils across from the studio offices, but the plan failed as workers demanded fees to stop the noise.
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Jones
Metro
Old Kentucky
Steven
Paramount
Hollywood
Hat
Caruso
Dredge Worker Finds 1833 Coin Worth About $500
Carpusia Christi Texas dredge project near the bay front line when H H Slirman saw metal emerge from the discharge pipe. He pocketed a chunk he thought nothing of until collectors estimated the coin from 1833 could be worth around $500.
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Carpus Christi
Texas
H. H. Slirman
Marietta Council Dismisses Claim Over High Heel Fall
The Marietta city council ruled that women walking on Marietta streets in high heel shoes cannot recover damages if they fall and injure themselves, dismissing the claim for damages.
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Marietta
Promises at Rosebank fair prize pumpkin fails
Cape Town report notes not a single entrant claimed the 1000 pound prize for the 34 inch pumpkin at the Rosebank agriculture exhibit. Entomologists say planting native dwarf stock can curb the oriental fruit moth. Walter Myers, longtime Southern Pacific conductor, retired after 50 years with the railroad.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Rosebank Fair
Walter Myers
Southern Pacific Railroad
Raising a Family in a Wasteful City
Olive Ro Roberts B Barton laments urban litter and the lack of environmental care. The piece reflects on wind-driven trash, careless disposal, and the need to teach children tidiness and responsibility from an early age. It argues that adults set patterns for cleanliness and must model better habits.
Public Parks Faces Mess From Weekend Visitors
A scrambled account notes messy cleanup after a holiday weekend, with reflections on unsullied park visits in London or Paris, and public expectations of order. It emphasizes individual responsibility for keeping spaces tidy and hints at the cost of cleanup.
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Shorden
London
Paris Park
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Melva Bullington
Indianapolis
Ind
Powel Crossey, Jr
Cincinnati
Hope Star
Doris Duke Cromwell
Duke University
Durham
N. C
Duke
Paul Harrison
Olive Ro Roberts
Barton
Nia Handa
Penney's
Rayon
Oxford
Cynthia
Oxfords
Penney Company
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