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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1935
Page
5
A string of small items from a local paper highlights kindness and neighborly aid. Poems urge helping the unbefriended, while society notes record visits, Scout activities, and D A R gatherings with plans for a state meeting and a silver tea in April.
Friday at 7 30 p m Aveta l meeting planned at the church with Mrs Wallace Rogers Mrs Hugh Jones Mrs Cleve Andres and Miss Doris Boyett returning Thursday night from Fort Smith where they attended a state W M A meeting at Baylet church Flowers and decoration highlighted a new beauty shop opening on South Elm Street Marys Beauty Shop hosted about five hundred ladies from 2 to 7 p m with hosts Mrs Mary Battles Carmbie and assistants Public notices include a district meeting preliminary contest in Lewisville April 1 and 20 and a Canton Ohio visitor Mrs Mullie Fernyson visiting relatives in the area
Revival services at Gareth Memorial Missionary Baptist Church begin the second Sunday in June. June 9, Elid. and BL Jones of the First Baptist Church Magnolia will assist Pastor Eld. Hollis Purtle in the meeting.
The article describes Boulder Dam construction challenges including immense earth moving. Workers diverted rivers, filled basins, and used millions of cubic yards of concrete and 25 000 tons of steel. A vast refrigeration system cooled the massive mass to prevent stress. Miles of steel pipe and thousands of miles of wiring supported the operation.
The First Christian Church in Bel Ling hosts a pre Easter series starting Sunday April 14 at 8:00 am, with pastor Mr Holt presenting word pictures of Christ life from Gethsemane to Resurrection. Evening services follow at 7:00 pm daily through Easter Sunday, with no special offering, only the regular Sunday morning offering.
County Attorney E A Baldwin charged University of Iowa officials with poor cooperation after 23 members of a national fraternity were indefinitely suspended amid vice conditions on campus. He said raids were planned but stalled by university actions and county efforts.
Kansas City reports that McGee, sentenced to death for kidnapping Miss Mary McElroy, awaited possible help from the victim who promised to act. He filed a last appeal in Jefferson City Tuesday while Governor Guy B. Park could grant clemency. McGee, first to receive the death penalty for kidnapping in the United States, pleaded for mercy as McElroy visited him in jail, saying she would “do what she could.”
Fragmentary OCR describes railroad yard work with moving cars, track sections, and machinery. Mentions Boulder Dar and enomens, with references to material deliveries and constant shunting by workers, but many words are garbled and unreadable.
Fragmentary text describes Jesus predicting Jerusalem's fate alongside notes about rapid work on Boulder Dam. It mentions contractor gas and fuel costs, supply house orders, and oversized equipment possibilities, all while claiming no waste or confusion. The passage merges biblical doom with dam building lore and references to adventure and folklore.
The Howard County Singing convention convenes at the Baptist tabernacle in Nashville on April 13 and 14 with a pre-convention Saturday evening gathering. The annual event draws leading singers from southwest Arkansas and nearby states Texas Oklahoma and features notable quartets including Idebel Hartford Stamps Matthew Sisters and Nightingale.
An open house advertisement for Dodge and Plymouth dealers highlights Fuel saving claims and features like Airglide Ride Synchromatic Control and all steel bodies. It touts extra safety from dual cylinder hydraulic brakes and easy shifting with quick smooth stops. It invites businesspeople to tour showrooms.
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