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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1938
Page
1
The piece argues a nationwide railroad strike won t solve the problem. Railroads cannot pay current wages and workers cannot accept further cuts. It calls for government led, long range study beyond current fact finding to chart a path restoring the transportation system s health and avoid a disaster.
A woman recalls childhood acne and braces and the impact of parental honesty on her daughter's self esteem. She notes her own mother discouraged false optimism about appearance, while she chose to tell Lois she was lovely, shaping confidence through truth and praise. The piece debates whether truth or reassurance best supports adolescent self image.
Dr Pishbeln discusses cancer as a leading cause of death in the United States. He notes about 150000 cancer deaths annually, with roughly 450000 people living with cancer, and cites rising death rates for both cancer and heart disease since 1900. He explains cancer largely affects older people and lists common cancer sites, including stomach, testes, breast, and skin, with smoking linked to rises in mouth and lip cancers among women.
The text cites 1924 cancer deaths by organ with intestines about 14 000 and uterus 1700 and breast 13 171, tongue 1 056, lip 712, plus a claim that over forty one in thirteen men and one in nine women die from cancer, urging physicians to study these organs in older adults. It ends with an unrelated remark about turtles and high pitched tones.
Paul Harrison reports Ray Medley, a trucking industry veteran and author of the story Ambush sold to a national magazine for $5000, declined an offer from Paramount executive Manny Wulf for a writer position at $260 weekly with secretary and private office, citing family security and varied career.
Detective Tait and Donnie Feeley search a deserted factory in Millbay for clues to Lud Dombey's murder while Myrna Dombey, wife of bandleader, faces trial. They uncover evasive leads, a perfume scent, and a haunted staircase as Myrna's defense tightens with Barkley's hardball strategy.
Gladys Swarthout Nolan and Ernest Truex star in a feature tale about a man who roams from Detroit to Montana, California, China, and Morocco. Medley, a former Marine and bookkeeper now writing as Robert Ray, recalls battles, escapes, and a shift to Hollywood. He seeks a quiet life with his wife and child while continuing to write.
A discussion of the appeal of the northland and why readers seek out tales from harsh lands. Bruce Catton notes fascination with exploration and introduces Robert Flaherty’s Captain's Chair as a related adventure narrative set on Hudson Bay shores.
Frank Jenks began music as a child and continued in California venues. He earned good money playing trombone trumpet pass horn and clarinet with dance bands then formed his own band touring vaudeville before moving into comedy. His first film was Follow the Fleet and he later appeared in many pieces. He married dancer Margaret Glazier in a long union.
An eclectic tale review mixing Arctic survival and New Orleans history. It follows a lone navigator seeking mineral wealth north of the inclemency and Eskimo communities, then shifts to a ship captain facing storms and uncharted reefs. The piece also surveys exotic adventure fiction and historical figures tied to Jean Lafitte, presenting a candlelit critique of primal hardship in literature.
A synopsis from the Hope Library highlights Michell Charn’s novel The Euchaneer as a compelling work. The note emphasizes the book’s hypnotic intrigue, setting, and character dynamics drawing readers into its suspenseful narrative.
An advertisement touts Creomulsion as a potent cure for persistent coughs, chest colds, and bronchial irritation. It claims the medicine reaches the source of trouble, soothes inflamed membranes, loosen germ laden phlegm, and offers relief even after other remedies fail.
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