This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1940
Page
4
An 18 year old Spanish boy preacher, Rev. Angel Martinez, drew about 800 people Monday night at a tent revival in Hope. He announced Tuesday’s topic, the Four Biggest Fools in Hope Arkansas, and noted a possible arrival of his 9 year old preacher brother to speak Friday or Saturday. Services run nightly at 8 o clock with public invitation.
Norman Kahl continues In Cognito with a dinner party that ends in murder. Dale Appleby calls police after discovering his stepfather Martin Sayler dead in the study as Miss Leighton screams and the investigation opens with Lt O Leary and sergeant Carroll examining the long room filled with bookcases mirrors and windows. The room’s layout and the timing of Sayler’s death raise questions about who spoke to whom and when.
Gerry Dick NEA Service Correspondent details the New Deal venture into Puerto Rico sugar as a bust. The PRRA paid 4 million for a sugar mill and 10,000 acres. private operators owned mills, while cooperatives formed with small member stakes. By 1939 the venture lost 55,000, revealing failures in land and wage plans and feudal resistance.
Social clubs schedule meetings at the Barlow and the home of Mr and Mrs Foster Young with Miss Jean Lascter presenting Tuesday at 7. Friday brings a First Baptist Sunday school class meeting at Mrs Glenn Fincher's home. Public library shelves seven new novels leading best seller lists, among them Geese in the Forum, Anya, The Hanes of Napoleon, The Vantage Point, The Great Tradition, The Nutmeg Tree, and The Damned Dont Cry.
First Christian church Missionary Society will serve ice cream and homemade edhges at the election party Tuesday night to raise funds for the building project. Dorsey McRae family hosted a barbecue on Monday on their back lawn with guests including Dorsey Sr Melting Jr Duckett Glover McRae of Little Rock and Malvern residents Gus Bernett and others.
Miss Marian Mouser entertained a young social set at her country home on Monday night with a watermetion feast on the lawn. Guests included Miss Gwendolyn Evans with Clifford Franks and others, followed by family birthday dinners at the Coop home.
Mrs W H Glover and son Dorsey David of Malye host Bucks for Mrs Glover’s sister Mrs William Duckett and Mr Duckett. Mrs Paul H Jones travels to visit her mother Mrs R J Gloze. Mrs George Brindon returns from El Dorado. Lawrence Martin and son Larry return from Benton visiting Mrs Martin’s parents. J H Cottrell Jr of Little Rock visits University of Arkansas roommate Welbot Feilder and returns home. Mrs Hargee Jewell and Miss Lindsey Jewell host Sunday guests from Benton and Little Rock, including Mrs George Hughes, Mrsfac Bell and Martha, Mrs Hugh Hart and Joseph Hart, Nancy Huct. Buford Poe and son return from Lake Village visit. Josie Aniersom to Little Rock after city visit. Mes John J Martie and son Johnny of Mt Vernon, Texas visit Mrs J J Maral. Norman Lewis of Fryetteville visits his parents in Fayetteville. Mr and Mrs Bruce McRae host house gifts with Mr and Mrs Dorsey McTrae and Mr Edgar Thrash with his sisters. Spider note ends with Femple spiders eat mates when hungry.
The column urges women to stop resenting household drudgery and argues that choosing marriage means sharing in husbands interests. It contends many women could pursue other living arrangements but would still face challenges, and stresses wives should show interest in their husbands’ pursuits rather than complain.
An afternoon singing will be held at the Grote Baptist church in Bingen on Sunday August 18. Many good singers are expected from Pike Hempstead and Howard counties. Everyone is invited and a special invitation is extended to Hope singers.
British claim victory in desert skirmish met with Iraqi retorts as reports clash over the conflict. Earnest McWha of Hot Springs and Miss Thelma Thrash of Greenwood attend homebound plans in Houston after visiting Lawerence Martin family. Mrs Liles Lee travels Tuesday morning for Houston after visiting friends. Mrs J La Darnell and daughter Dianna visit Little Rock hosts. Miss Anna Deane Westbrook recovers from appendicectomy at Julia Chester hospital and may return home soon. Miss Marie Kent to visit Katherine Ford and Melba Smith in Winnfield and Colfax, formerly Magnolia A and M classmates.
The N R Garrett family expresses gratitude for the kindness and sympathy received during their recent bereavement. They also thank friends for the beautiful floral offerings.
A humorous clipped item questions social etiquette across venues from salons to theaters with quirky lines about lateness, audience behavior, and manners. It mentions the New York conservation department feeding cellophane to brook trout and a playful note about Atlantic City bathing beauty, plus a trap-door spider anecdote.
Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret Rose, heir presumptive to the British throne, will remain in England amid potential German invasion. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth rejected ideas to send them abroad. The sisters are evaculated to a secret residence, continue studies and Girl Guides work, with Elizabeth a keen horsewoman, golfer, fisher, and piano student under royal instruction.
The excerpt surveys popular finance books and cartoons, noting Schwed and Schuster. It recalls a Western store owner recounting private accounting lore, emphasizing practical profit over mystique. It hints at the Great Salt Lake as a geographic aside.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.