28 Aug 1953
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1953
Page
1
A cooperative effort funded by local individuals and businesses covers publishing costs for a church acts collection. The list of contributors includes various firms such as Chevrolet and Buick dealerships, lumber companies, banks, florists, cleaners, and department stores, reflecting broad civic support.
A dense roster of services and events from churches in town including Ghover Springs Baptist Church led by W. E. Thomason with Sunday School and Morning Worship, Church of Christ on Walnut Street, First Methodist with multiple components led by D Keeley, First Baptist S A Whitlow, First Christian Edmund Pendleton, Hope Gospel Tabernacle M Montgomery, and others. Weekly programs cover Bible study, Sunday School, evening services, youth groups, choirs, and special meetings throughout the week.
The bulletin lists multiple area churches with service times and pastors including MT. ZION CME CHURCH Rev MM Manning and BE BELEE MEMORIAL CME CHURCH Rev T J Rhone. It also notes a church picnic at Narrows Dam sponsored by Munns Chapel Prescott and Garrett Chapel of Hope, and upcoming musical events at BeyBee Memorial CME Church. Obituary notices for Hopson B Woodard of Monroe and community club and junior pioneers results are included among civic items.
The article outlines Pauls concept of working with God rather than for Him, stressing belief as the first step. It cites Jesus as the exemplar of labor with the Father, notes how Christian work aims to spread gospel grace, heal, and uplift society, and invites readers to enlist as workers with God to complete lifes mission amid a world of sin and need.
A Military Air Transport Service plane carrying eight sick and wounded prisoners of war was delayed at Midway Island due to mechanical trouble. Army officials said a decision on where the repatriates will go next has not been made. Passengers include Cpl. Billie J. Holland, brother of Mrs. H. B. Wise of Fort Smith Arkansas.
The U S Eighth Army reports nine American soldiers were killed and 44 hurt in the first 20 days of the Korean truce while recovering land mines and ammunition. No later-day figures were released, with most casualties in the first ten days. A safety campaign appears to have reduced incidents.
The item lists names of visitors and relatives such as Mrs J Maxwell of Kansas City Missouri BYT Williams of Little Rock and Sandra Williams of Texarkana who have returned home after a few days visiting Mrs E L Green Friends of Charlie Daniels regret his illness and hospital stay and Odessa Texas visitors Wendell Woods Ivian L Logan visit Ambrose Logan and relatives amid community notices.
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