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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1940
Page
6
Social calendar lists bridge gatherings on Thursday at 8 PM at Miss Mineoly Gien home and 2 30 PM at Mrav J Branch and Mrs Brasher homes. Friday September shows a Tuesday Contract Bridge club at Mrs R Weinderdon home at 2 PM.
Miss Ruth Taylor will be at the Home Economics College Friday morning from 9 to 12 to assist senior girls planning home projects. The notice lists events at the homes of Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Branch and various bridge clubs, with details on guests, desserts, and P. T. A membership drive starting September 17 for the 1940-41 term.
Mrs A C Whitehurst will travel to Fulton next week to resume her duties as a member of the Fulton Public, continuing service in the local community role and obligations.
Miss Jane McCormack of Malvern visits cousin Mrs J W Branch and Dr Branch in Little Rock. Robert Jewell leaves Thursday for Hendrix College Conway. Miss Katherine Ann Baker goes to Denton Texas as freshman at Texas State College for Women. Talbot Feild travels to Little Rock for Andrew J Hunter funeral. Wallace Steffie heads to Hendrix College Conway as a sophomore. Miss Mary Drake of Fayetteville joins Mrs Finley Ward in Hope. Miss Martha Blackard visits Helena relatives. Mrs Salome Simms Dunn hospitalised in Los Angeles. Mrs C Stilton to Fayetteville after summer with Kelley Bryant family. Mr and Mrs Basil York return from Miami Beach. Miss Mary Bell Marshall attends Wednesday Music Club luncheon in Texarkana. mother Helen Ruffin Marshall chairs program. Joe Eason to Fayetteville for University of Arkansas. Mrs Glen Parker visiting parents Mr and Mrs Horace Thornton in Prescott.
Mrs. Philander Johnson near Congressional Airport reports Rosie the cow is distressed by Civil Aeronautics Authority flight training. She says zooming aircraft frighten Rosie, taking two hours to bring her to the barn after loud landings. Previous cow also died in defense incident.
Hollywood-NEA correspondent Paul Harrison voices frustration over Balcon's slur against British actors in Hollywood. He notes five Britons left for England, argues many stay to support U.S.-British unity, and highlights censorship blunders and industry tensions amid wartime film work. He mentions Alan Mowbray and figures like Saville and Hitchcock shaping the era.
Milwaukee born Hildegarde Loretta Sell, billed as the international chanteuse, performs stage concerts critiquing modern pop. She argues American audiences crave art and disregard shallow songs, noting Kern Gershwin and Porter as timeless influences.
In Washington a gang of gunmen robbed a downtown hotel of 300 dollars while barbically calm. The robbers fled as several police chiefs and state officers, all in an FBI course, slept unaware. Night clerk Thomas Junkin alerted police after doors were found chained and padlocked, trapping the officers inside until help arrived. In Rockingham a soda machine theft at the sheriff’s office drew attention, while a geographer notes that a degree of longitude near the equator equals about 69.2 miles.
Louisville report notes a defense boom in tattooing with a 100 percent rise in three months. Prof. Delarno and Charles B. Hamilton cite youths preparing to enter or already in service choosing patriotic designs such as eagles and mags as a visible trend.
Goldsboro police were asked to investigate a nudist colony after a complaint arose from a tired and hot night watchman who allegedly witnessed nightly baths. The incident prompted questions about conduct and safety at the facility.
AP Feature Service writer examines why people fear Friday the Thirteenth and how superstition shapes behavior. Dr. Lawrence W. Miller notes belief can affect alertness and actions, while tracing origins of luck charms such as knocking on wood and horseshoes. A recent study reports about 4,000 superstitions and cars averaging 18 pounds of plastics.
Feature outlines budget friendly dorm decor ideas from columnist Margaret Kerno. Advice covers sewing a bedspread and cushions with fabric strips, kick pleats, wall panels, and corded edges. Tips suggest consulting mothers and local sewing centers for help, noting oil wells today are drilled.
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