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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1939
Page
4
The article muses on Easter meaning with references to Christ's resurrection and spring renewal. It notes church services, Easter lilies, and the tradition of new garments for parades, plus local social events, church circles, and visits over the holiday.
The article notes a revival in Indianapolis led by a seasoned pastor with graduate work at Texas Christian University. He has served eight years across three Indianapolis churches and a Fort Worth pastorate before moving to Arkansas nearly six years ago. Assisting him is Rev. Millard Baggett of Harrisonville, directing the musical program with years of service as a pianist and song leader.
Betty Mary Jordan an Washington society woman in El Paso becomes entangled with Inspectors Starr and Kildare as she investigates border activity. She buys a map and pistol, studies Mazatlan arrivals, and plans to aid a mission across the border while noting danger and intrigue awaiting the group in Baja California and the United States.
Reverend W. A. Hammond of Hope Christian church announces the revival effort, noting it is the first evangelistic drive by the congregation in over three years. He explains the visiting preachers are busy pastors aiding a neighboring church, not professional evangelists, ready to assist fellow churchmen.
Dispatches report Italian and German actions across Albania with forces landing on four coastal cities and advancing on Tirana. King Zog seeks talks while Albania resists as bombardments and heavy fighting unfold. Britain weighs impact on the 1938 Anglo-Italian accord.
Rev Hammond urged Hope residents to give a warm welcome and assist the visiting clergy in two weeks of daily services. He said his Christian Church congregation is ready and invites all citizens to share in the religious experiences ahead.
Bruce Catton argues that if PHA is blamed for cheap building, Congress members counter that USHA housing loans promote overly expensive construction. He notes USHA loans extend for 60 years, making long term durability essential and implying that many buildings must be solidly built to endure.
Hollis A. Purtle and Grady Hairston supervise Sunday school 9:45 with the pastor inviting all to bring friends. Morning sermon at 11 titled Life Through Death. Evening service 8 features A Girl for an Harlot and a Boy for Wine with warnings on sin and the Christ way out.
The First Presbyterian Church at Brewster invites all to Easter events led by Rev. W R Hamilton. Sunday school at 9:45, morning worship 10:55 with baptism and new members, Easter sunrise at 6 19 a m at the High School Stadium, no offering collected, vesper at 5 p m, and various meetings through the week.
Pastor A Trommond leads Easter morning service with special music and a sermon titled Companions of Jesus Resurrection. Two hundred attend, invitation urged, Lord s Table fellowship to close. Revival meetings begin Sunday night with Br Leet preaching first sermon.
Congressional critics warn that once loans are paid, little remains of the program as USHA structures are noted for outward appeal but lack of lasting substance.
Deanne Durbin stars in Universal's Three Smart Girls Grow Up at the Saenger Sunday. The film, directed by Henry Koster, follows a same-cast lineup with added Helen Parrish Bob Cummings and William Lundigan. Durbin sings Invitation to the Dance and other numbers in a light comedy about tangled love.
Plan a rousing welcome for the revival opening service and invite others. Attend sunrise worship at 6 30 Sunday morning at the High School with Rev W R Hamilton of the First Baptist church delivering the message. Prove loyalty to Christ by early worship.
The Largest salaries include $38,717 to C. and M. C. Productions, $51,699 to Walter Winchell from the New York Daily Mirror for his daily column, and $49,777 to Robert L. Riptey, the Be lieve-it-Or-Not man, from King Penture Syndicate.
In a quirky mix of trivia and rumor a Huntsville auto dealer named Alan sells cars to a doctor who delivered a baby and to an ambulance driver bringing his wife home from the hospital. The text riffs on Bible stories, melodrama titles, and summer Glacier Park guides with a mock headline about Clark and Carole's wedding plans and a joking note on a honeymoon without a pool.
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