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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1944
Page
3
A dense listing covers social calendar items for May including Circle meetings at First Methodist and St Marks, Iris Garden club, and Daughters of the Confederacy. It notes a wedding at a pastor’s home for Cpl Morton and Miss Hazzard’s daughter, plus a dressings event at Surgical Cross and a Wesleyan Guild meeting rescheduled to May 8.
Announcement of Margaret Gunter daughter of Mr and Mrs J A Gunter Hope and Cpl Homer C Beverley Southtern Proving Ground. Engagement event announced at an evening bridge gathering hosted by Mrs Jank Howson Jr at her home.
Friends of Mrs. Sid Bundy are glad to learn she has been removed to her home on South Elm street from the Julia Chester where she underwent a tonsil operation during the week.
Miss Hattie Anne Feild and Mrs Frank Kirk return from Ardmore and Durant Oklahoma where they were guests of Mrs A L Severance and Mrs Jack Ambrose and Lt Ambrose. Mrs Dale Askew and daughter Billie of Franklin Louisiana visit with Mr and Mrs E S Jones in Hope.
Mr and Mrs C E Boyce of Washington Rt 1 are notified their son Rufus has been remoted to corporal. Cpl Boyce recently earned a medal for expert rifle marksmanship.
The Democratic Primary ticket for Lafayette county closed Wednesday with candidates for County Judge L. B. Fuller and John F. Riggins and others. Sheriff Dee S. Griffin and Toomey Short vie for reelection and various incumbents seek reelection in offices including Circuit Clerk Jarroll Jackson County Clerk Shelly Powell Treasurer Ferdinand S. Higgs Tax Assessor Fordyce Butler Coroner Dr W I Stokes and Surveyor Lynn King.
The seven-week-old infant of Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Smith near Hope died late yesterday. Funeral services will be held Sunday.
Oregon City reports Sheriff Fred Reaksecker’s 13 year old son Dean heard about a girl being robbed of 25 cents. He claimed to know the culprit and brought in a boy who had pursued by a year. The captive was the boy the girl had spotted.
The article notes that Women’s Army Corps members are taking on two hundred varied roles within the Army Air Forces, expanding women’s participation in military technical and support fields.
Lieut. Link Belt in Yokohama prison encounters Captain Azaraski and two guests, Norma Greer and Tilda Courtright. The scene blends awkward flirtation and cultural tension as Link navigates social expectations, past jail experience, and wary civility at a European furnished room during a dinner invitation.
A compact listing covers First Methodist, Hope Gospel Tabernacle, Garrett Memorial, and First Christian church activities for April 30 and May 1 1944 including service times, Sunday School, special music, flag dedication, youth meetings, and canceled services for Fifth Sunday observances. It also includes a profile on Adolf A Berle Jr detailing his career and role in international negotiation.
Ration coupon changes list first day and indefinite validity dates for blue red green and airplane stamps across multiple books. Details cover meat cheese butter fats sugar gasoline and shoes with specific stamp numbers and book numbers plus a shift in gasoline ration from three to two gallons per week.
Thomas Brewster leads Sunday School at 9 45 with Mr R P Bowen as superintendent Morning worship at 10 55 includes a pastor's message There is no evening service as the pastor preaches the high school commencement in Washington The Women's Auxiliary executive board meets Monday at 3 00 pm Worshippers invited to attend
Our Lady of Good Hope Catholic Church led by Rev. F T Dollarton offers Mass at 10 o clock each Sunday. First Pentecostal at Fourth and Ferguson Streets lists A D Hunter as Pastor with Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m. Evangelistic Service at 7:45 p.m. Prayer Meeting on Wednesday.
Holy Communion and Sermons at 11:00 a m with Evening Service at Foreman at 7:00 p m. Rector H B Smith invites a hearty welcome to all to attend the church services on the Fifth Sunday of the month.
A London conference between British and United States representatives precedes U S Russian talks, with joint sessions planned to shape postwar world airline control. Observers note concessions but details remain unclear as the three powers map a potential global distribution pattern.
The piece argues Finland could have secured a fair peace with Russia without changing its government. It notes Russia would trade Hangko for Petsamo, seek modest reparations, and help defeat Germany if Finns chose rebuilding and peacetime growth. It warns of consequences if leaders persist.
Ninety five per cent of marriages at Fort Sill replacement center involve soldiers and girls from back home. A chaplain who married 18 couples reported only two couples were strangers before the war, while another clergyman performed 17 ceremonies with all spouses as home town sweethearts.
Glass making, once a 5,000 year handicraft, began adopting machinery around 1908, marking a shift toward industrial production and modern techniques.
William E. Gilroy argues that prejudice against Gentile converts hindered the grace of God in the early church. He notes Paul’s defense of grace over Jewish legal obligations and warns modern believers against imposing personal rites and opinions on others. The sermon emphasizes growing in grace under God's guidance.
The text argues Paul did not push a revolutionary break with Jewish rites but insisted new converts avoid Jewish ritual requirements. It praises his tolerance for Jewish Christians and gentile converts and urges contemporary readers to defend others’ liberties while avoiding imposing burdens, noting enduring prejudices and intolerances.
Camp Livingston Louisiana reports a camp newspaper explains official phrases by paraphrasing common lines. It notes that "You will show him every courtesy" implies a general relative, while "You will take necessary action" means its your headache now.
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