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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1938
Page
6
Fragmented notes show a playful poem about choosing a positive outlook followed by a burst of social notices. Details include invitations to events, hospital visits, travel, and club meetings across towns, with names such as Mrs J W Wiesherly, Ralph Maddelen, and Mrs Garrett Story IIs. A church gathering and Masonic hall meeting are also mentioned.
The warden describes prison routines and inmate mindset shifts as outdated punitive methods fade. Officials emphasize internal reform, patience, and self-driven progress, noting inmates endure long periods but can adapt when allowed agency and introspection.
The article notes McAdoo’s defeat and Downey’s late victory speech hours before McAdoo spoke. Downey thanked supporters and pledged to back the New Deal, promising adequate retirement life payments and pensions. The piece also mentions Roosevelt’s administration and a tax equity measure facing votes and court challenges.
The piece describes campaign rhetoric around a 10 per cent New Deal label and long-time governance by Secretary of Commerce Roper. It notes concerns over pension plans, with Sheridan Downey backing a $30 weekly pension proposal discussed in California. Roosevelt’s renomination is questioned, while Senator Langevin anticipates liberal age pensions debate in Congress.
Sherman Billingsley of the Stork Club was reportedly arrested after a July night incident in which a bubbly young woman pressured him to loan her 500 dollars while boasting of his wealth. He allegedly resisted then relented, handing over the money amid audience speculation and social chatter at the venue.
A fragmented reminiscence recalls Saul Abraham reviving the Sixty-Seven Step Club for newspaper men with exclusive pasts and humorous claims about its ascent past elevators. George Olsen recounts vaudeville ties with Fannie Brice, noting Ziegfeld offered $800 weekly for a New York show, a sum Olsen disputes as too low.
Washington scene shows intensified pressure by Senator Dies and the Un American Committee as spokesmen accuse and investigate alleged Communists. The piece notes loose evidence standards, witnesses, and a flood of charges amid claims of Communist influence across unions, organizations, and public life.
The article lists job categories placed through the Employment Service including embalmers architectural engineers salespersons and clerical staff in private homes cooks waiters and hotel staff and various craftsmen. It notes July halted the upward trend in job seekers with 70534 applicants ending the month 9.8 percent above June and 310 private placements through the Hope office per manager G. T. Cross.
Gurdon Ark Dick Jackson was elected mayor in a special election on Tuesday with 188 votes. George Clark 85 votes, Gus Jones 26 votes, and others followed. Jackson succeeds Gordon Wy Carlisle who retired due to ill health. Mika Mary Charlotte Bayles noted as recorder and mayor pro tem. election gains supported by Library Association members and funds for the library.
Employers seeking workers with specific skills and job seekers are invited to fully use the Employment Service. Its specialized work focuses on matching jobs and men to connect available labor with employers across Hempstead and surrounding counties.
Advert says Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic treats malaria chills and fever with tasteless quinidine and iron and promises quick relief and body rebound. Available at drug stores in 50 cent and 1 dollar sizes, the larger size is more economical.
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