Hedda Hopper column, entitled "Hedda Hopper's Hollywood", debuted on February 14 (St. Valentine's Day), 1938. Hopper could not type, or spell very well, so she dictated her column to a typist over the phone. Initially facing stiff competition against Louella Parsons, who had a monopoly on Hollywood gossip, Hopper used her extensive contacts forged during her acting days to gather material for her column. Her first major scoop had national implications: in 1939 Hopper printed that President Franklin Roosevelt's son James Roosevelt was divorcing his wife Betsey after being caught in an affair with a nurse at the Mayo Clinic. Part of
Arch Rival Roller Derby mission of the WFTDA. ARRG leadership in 2008 consisted of 9 elected members of the Board of Directors and 6 skaters who serve as elected captains and co-captains of the three teams. In April 2016, Arch Rival announced its name change from Arch Rival Rollergirls to Arch Rival Roller Derby, to better offer opportunities for trans women, intersex women, and genderqueer members. Arch Rival was announced as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association in December 2007, initially as a member of the East Region. On September 20, 2008, the ARRG travel team won Fall Brawl, a regional