04 Sep 1937
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1937
Page
1
The Alabama governor appoints his wife to the U S Senate sparking debate on merit and political strategy. The move secures a loyal vote, avoids rival candidates, and aligns with Roosevelt era national policy through the couple’s public stance and Daisy Dixie designation.
The program reports about 63,000,000 dollars in upgrades including runways, terminal buildings, walks, boundary markers, and drainage at metropolitan air terminals. Emergency landing fields are highlighted as crucial for safety amid winter crashes, with nearly 11 million dollars spent on equipment and improvements elsewhere.
A discussion notes the corpus luteum's role in preparing the uterus and its secretion of progestin. It suggests progestin could aid infertility and regulate periodic female functions, with potential therapeutic uses while acknowledging limited knowledge of gland health and disease treatment. The piece closes by hinting at next: the male sex hormone.
The WPA funded art projects across states produced American Stuff a collection from 50 writers and 16 artists. It mixes stories poems drawings and lithographs reflecting roadside ditches tenements farms and relief stations with sincere if crude technique.
Organized labor marks Labor Day 1937 with a record rise in membership and a split between the American Federation of Labor and the Committee for Industrial Organization. The era also sees expanded collective bargaining, new strike methods, and growing political activity shaping public affairs, while strikes and legislative actions test labor power across industries and regions.
The piece lauds creative ability and cites stories such as Martha's Vacation and The Strange Night of Mr Me Webb by Vardis Pisher and Donald Thompson. It argues supporting artists helps them continue producing amid darkest days of unemployment, praising American Stuff as a notable work.
Belief rises that a mad dog attacked the Ozan canine community, the culprit killed in Columbus last week. Several dogs show signs of exposure. owners treated pets for hydrophobia and some animals are kept tied or confined.
In a year long negotiation, Max Schmeling signed to fight Louis for the heavyweight title next, promoted by Mike Jacobs. Details promise over $1 million gate, plus radio and film percentages, with Schmeling holding full title protection if Louis loses. preparations include bouts before the upcoming winter title defense.
Heavy rains over two weeks flood fields and hinder cotton harvest. Much cotton lies open in Ozan farms, fields too wet for picking, raising fears of rot before gathering. Army worms cause minimal damage to crops. Temple Gin and Cox Gin report few bales ginned. In other notes, Yellowstone is cited as the first U. S. national park in 1872 and the Yerudi king of Nigeria hides his face behind a veil, with 400 wives and six children.
A maternal observer discusses how favoring a single child in a family of girls or a lone boy among girls fosters resentment, discipline issues, and perceived unfairness. Age, siblings, and parental expectations shape outcomes, with anecdotes of spoiled and matured children illustrating the challenge of balancing attention.
Kay Dearborn and companions flee a moonlit island aboard the Chinook after a crazed leader orders pursuit. Kay battles a murderous madman by water and woods, eluding gunfire, and searches for Metila and Priscilla before night falls on the perilous coast (To Be Continued).
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