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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1950
Page
3
The Presbyterian Church men host a watermelon supper for members and families on Tuesday night August 22 at 7 p.m. Donnell Durban arranges the program with youth participants. Lynn Harrell coordinates outdoor activities. J Hervey Burns, Water Hirst, John McCartney and Joe Hamilton oversee melon serving on the church back lawn. The Prescott group Miss Rita Me-
Presbyterial women of Ouachita Presbytery invite about 200 attendees to hear Dr David L Butt of Austin Seminary teach the Epistle to the Hebrews at Prescott Presbyterian Church on Wednesday August 16. The five hour event begins at 10 a.m. with a potluck luncheon at noon.
The Melrose Home Demonstration Club held a July picnic at Pair Park at 7 30 p.m. with ten members serving sandwiches salads cookies and drinks. Forty guests attended as games and contests followed the meal.
A regional church listing notes South Arkansas towns such as Hope Texarkana Camden El Dorado Warren Monticello Arkadelphia Hot Springs and others within Ouachita Presbytery. Dr Stitt president of Austin Seminary is a well known Bible teacher and preacher.
A concise explanation of the national guard and reserve forces. It notes two pools of trained men that the armed forces can mobilize in times of need. It mentions yesterday’s Marine reserve call up and describes the guard as a trained pool for national readiness.
Tulsa obituary notes John P Logan who retired in 1949 after a long career as US marshal for the northern Oklahoma district. A Arkansas senator and Panama exposition participant, he served in law enforcement and led the US Marshals Association briefly. Survived by son G Herbert Logan of Texarkana Arkansas.
In Copper City a mining camp hides danger as Phajot and Pat flee toward the Copper King Hotel with diamonds. The narrator suspects the theft and notes the bartender hints at company control over mines and hotel as a cliffhanger ends the scene.
The text explains guard service benefits including pay for weekly drills, annual training, rank retention upon active duty, a pension system with early retirement at 60 requiring credits, and four core male benefits: pay promotion rank retention and potential pension. It then introduces the reserve system, noting two types in the army and air force: active and inactive, with emphasis on organized and volunteer reserves mirroring guard benefits for officers and enlisted personnel.
A WWI veteran may join either officer or enlisted tracks in reserves, with volunteer and organized options. Volunteers attend lectures, no pay, but some benefits. organized reserves offer training and four benefits. Inactive reserves limit five years and may drop commissions. navy reserves include organized and volunteer with limited benefits for volunteers.
The Associated Press reports a tight Idaho race between Sen. Glen Taylor and former Sen. D Worth Clark as ballot counting progresses with 542 of 839 precints counted Clark leading by 713 votes. The contest was among several primaries in Idaho Nebraska and Arkansas. Lowell Ten, New York Yanks veteran halfback, once lost two days in a Mississippi swamp but easily finds opponents.
Eminence Missouri August 9 A gunman linked to three killings eludes a 106 man posse in rugged Ozark timberlands for a second day. William Harris a 39 year old ex convict is said to be armed with two rifles and a pistol. He fled after a farmhouse melee that left his daughter Barbara Harris dead and Rosa Fansler wounded. Bloodhounds and forest routes hinder pursuit as conservation officers admit the hills are easy to vanish in.
The Ozan-St Paul Home Demonstration Club met on a July Thursday afternoon at Alma Hanna’s home. Mrs Louis Stuart led a sewing machine care discussion. scripture was read and prayers offered. Nine members attended with guests Mrs Hanna, Mrs Stuart, and Mrs Fred Shadle of Yuma Arizona. A lawn picnic is planned for August at Monroe Stuart’s home.
The Shover Springs Home Demonstration Club met with Mrs JC D Ross on Tuesday to discuss plans for a tour and select attendees. A community event at the Fair Park with a weiner roast is planned for August 24, while a play is being prepared for the nearby community building. Door prize went to Mrs Grady Reece and a surprise package to Mrs Rows during the recreational period. The hostess Mrs Doris Walden served ten members and one visitor, Miss Mary Ann England.
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