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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1940
Page
3
A terse fragment reports wind, surf, and rain near North Elm Creek where the U S Soil Conservation Service located a large demonstration project. The text is incomplete but indicates a weather influenced site and official agricultural planning activity.
A 1933 conservation effort in Elm Creek district cut cotton from 75 percent of cultivated land to 38 percent. Eroded topsoil was covered with protective grass, livestock numbers rose by 15 percent due to new feed and forage, and about 6000 eroded acres moved from idle or clean-tilled crops to protection.
An article describes Pat O Brien transforming into Rockne for a film role. He shed 23 pounds and wore plastic makeup to alter his features while the crew ensures the disguise remains undetectable. Gale Page co stars as Rockne s wife and also slimmed down for the part.
A fragmented rcoded passage discusses Hollywood, a famed first star, and theater tutor Mrs Rackne. It mentions acting tricks like peaking and mannerisms, a Harvard historian Tesa, and a wary view of a German invasion threat. It also notes a Stop Davey movement and a stray war climate backdrop in the US.
The conservation method replaces square furrows with contour farming on 32 000 acres, creating contour furrows and ridges to reduce runoff. Boundary lines stay but move with the land as furrows shift between fields. Elm Creek patterns gain appeal, prompting a push for a 750 000 acre district in the Cotton South. Teeland's Althing heritage reflects deep history.
Washington barbershop chatter unfolds about 1940s party moves. Senator discusses McNutt Dewey Farley Hull and Roosevelt’s grip on the convention while joking about political glamour and future runs. The barber and representative echo, assessing Dewey Taft and Maryland tactics and jockeying for power.
Pursuant to a Chancery Court order dated January 24, 1940 in cause No 2465 G S Jernigan as Bank Commissioner for Arkansas Bank & Trust Company Hope Arkansas will sell at public vendue at the front door of the Arkansas Bank & Trust Company building Hope Arkansas on May 25 1940 the north 45 feet of Lot 3 Block 54 in Hope Arkansas within Hempstead County for a three month credit with a 10 percent interest bond and security as required by law. Ralph Bailey Commissioner in Chancery May 2 9 16
Hollywood coverage notes Kite Rockne film as a reverent, largely accurate portrait of Notre Dame coach and teacher. It emphasizes Rockne as a character builder and educator beyond football, with researchers praising the biopic’s fidelity and mood.
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