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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1939
Page
3
London report shows British death rates in three major categories fell to new lows in the statistical year 1998 39 according to the annual Ministry of Health release. The figures cover mortality trends amid rising wartime preparation and public health measures official sources say.
The Yerger High School football team, after two wins, will host Nashville at Yerger Park Friday at 3 p.m. Admission is 20 and 35 cents. The likely starting lineup includes Grady at right end Greene at right tackle Wright at center Konitz at left guard Coleman at left tackle Shaw at left end Pondexter at quarterback Carrigan at fullback Carson at left half Stuart at right half.
The article recalls Finland’s 1929 Lapua–movement clash as a turning point toward stricter anti Red measures and continued neutrality. It notes Russia’s growing Baltic influence and Germany’s shifting stance, with Helsinki relying on Berlin to counter Soviet pressure while fearing German complicity in ceding Baltic dominance.
The clue grid presents a cross word style puzzle about European rulers and related items. Across entries reference monarchs cities seas and common terms while vertical clues include generic nouns and objects to complete the puzzle.
Hollywood correspondent Paul Harrison recalls a stalled vacation days filled with heat rains and endless phone calls from studios and unions. He jokes about plans to disconnect the phone and avoid theater news while noting Marlene Dietrich in a scene with Charles Winninger. The day proves too hot to cool his temper as casting directors melt under the heat.
The report lists a standardized death rate of 8.5 per 1 000, an infantile death rate of 53, and a maternal mortality rate of 287. England and Wales saw tuberculosis deaths fall to a record low of 21 990, from 23 971 in 1937. Maternal mortality then dropped below 3 for the first time in history while birth rate rose slightly to 15.1, still below pre 1933 levels.
A fragmented OCR list shows numerous named officials and salaries across government agencies and regions. It includes individuals such as Blake Williams, Jamies Chamberlin, John Daniels, Howard Miller, Horace Thompson, and Harvey Cole among others, with varied monetary amounts and assignments in internal revenue, forestry, soil conservation, meteorology, and related departments.
Ozan John dr Barrow of Ouachita College spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs John Barrow. Mrs Chlora Ditty recovering from a tun r operation resumes her household tasks. Dr and Mrs Roland Robins and their daughters Linda and Ann of Camden were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs L J Robins. Mr and Mrs Hervey Holt of Hope and Mr and Mrs W M Sparks of Cam-
A stream of memory recalls a chaotic Hollywood day with 2000 bricks, previews, and wild celebrity chatter from Norma Shearer to Irene Dunne. The narrator improvises through heat, publicist antics, misconnected lines, and a sudden six inch downpour that floods streets while work resumes with a silent phone.
Tokio J B Hutson and V A McLaughlin were in Nashville on business Saturday. Mr and Mrs A M McLarty visited Murfreesboro Friday on business. A birth reported for Mr and Mrs John 2 Cooley. Spankhawks return from Texas. Ed Kirkpatrick and B J Steen reported in Nashville on business. Mrs Nora Cooley returned from Arkadelphia to visit relatives. Mrs Charles Higgins visiting Hot Springs family. Oscar Dole Holt shopped in Nashville. Miss Faye Stewart returned from Hope Hospital after surgery. Warren family visiting relatives and planning to transport a truck. Warren and family visiting Murfreesboro Sunday. Mr and Mrs Ray Wisdom visited their parents in Nashville Sunday. J S Har community also noted in county.
Den guests include Miss Barbary Ann Mith and Mary Sue Thornton at the Ditty home. Trement Hill family visited relatives in Sevier County. Charles Reed and son from Hapa stayed with Earl Robins. EB Murphy and son from Texikinn visited the Robins. Washington school bus extends its route to the forks of the Ovan McCaskill road two miles east of Ovan.
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