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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1938
Page
2
In Los Angeles Dr Ray B Cowles of UCLA reports a local alligator lizard eats black widow spiders and hot eggs. The lizard, harmless to humans, is used at his home to control poisonous spiders but the common house cat preys on the lizards.
Oliver L. Adams, Hempstead County agent, urges farmers to review 1938 farming practices to qualify for soil building allowances. In 1937, $40,298 was allocated but only $23,391 claimed, likely due to unfamiliarity. The 1938 program pays $1.50 per acre for winter legumes such as vetch, hop clover, and bur clover, with forest plantings at $7.50 per acre, and ryegrass pasture at $1.50 per acre.
In a noir climax, Bob Taft reveals Harris Rogers as Lud Dombey's killer after a staged murder scene at the Golden Bowl. A printed photo from a miniature camera links Rogers to the crime, while Weeks and other conspirators are exposed. Fees reveal the evidence. Rogers is taken into custody. The case closes with Taft and allies plotting next moves.
Sodding or reseeding pastures and turning under summer legumes are soil building practices eligible for the soil building allowance. The payments, while not covering all costs, aim to encourage soil building to reduce production costs and sustain land for future generations of Arkansas farmers, says Charles F. Simmons, Extension Agronomist, University of Arkansas.
Arkansas College of Agriculture notes soil building practices are eligible for payment up to the soil building allowance on each farm. Farmers not yet meeting their soil building goal can contact the county agent for guidance. All soil building practices for which payment is made must be completed before January 1, 1939.
Mrs Ida A Fenton from the University of Arkansas advises Hempstead families to set aside specific places for children items. Shelves chests and walk in closets near entrances help store skates games and sports gear while keeping rooms tidy. An emergency shelf in the pantry stocked with meals vegetables fruits and preserves aids in sudden guest situations.
A historical note lists meals and menus including Spanish beans Harvard beefs bread and butter and jelly or preserves canned peaches peanut butter cookies roast chicken and dressing mashed potatoes buttered carrots pickles apple short cake or whip No 3 chicken a la King on toast scalloped ig natees or English peas blackberry cobbler coffers No 4 vegetable soup croutons Dutch salad beets stuffed with preserves and cottage cheese bread and butter No 5 sausage apple sauce scalloped potatoes lima beans plum duff coffee or tea The recipes for any of these dishes may be obtained from the home demonstration agent.
The Bureau of Standards approves the average gas meter as the standard, while a description hints the device will continue to be the main breadwinner for households. A garbled report about Hamlet in New York misleads readers, replacing a renowned play with a metropolis.
The article notes Brazil destroying tens of millions of coffee bags since 1931 to curb surpluses, with 3.0 billion trees at risk and 10,000,000,000 cups estimated evaporated. Attempts to dump stocks failed, beans pressed into bricks for fuel, and ash used as fertilizer while the crisis persists. A stamp illustrates coffee as Brazil’s chief product amid this air of urgency.
Iowa City notes memory tests of 6605 sixth graders by Norbert F. Spitzer found 64 percent of article facts forgotten shortly after reading and 67 percent after a week. A recall test devised by Epler reduced forgetfulness. A new night blindness detector may screen driving license applicants.
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