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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1938
Page
4
A feature jumble recalls holiday window displays, a poem about festive scenes, and reports on local clubs and church groups. The Cosmopolitan club event, Alma Kyler Circle of W M S, and Paisley PTA activities are noted with brief summaries of programs, officers, and social gatherings.
Former world heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey was named the first Edward J. Neil memorial trophy recipient by the New York Boxing Writers. The award honors the man who did the most for boxing in 1938 and recalls war correspondent and AP writer Edward J. Neil, who was fatally wounded in Spain.
The president at a press conference said no secret police are needed to monitor Americans but the nation must watch foreign secret police. He urged a new appropriation to handle a situation not resolved by the recent spy case in New York, emphasizing broader intelligence vigilance.
ARKADELPHIA Ark P The Ar-Vinnans State Baptist convention Thins day voted unanimously to permit the church's hospital board to borrow $100,000 for a new nurses' home at its Little Rock institution Construction would place 135 beds in the Baptist hospital at capacity while nurses vacate the fourth floor. Clergy retirement plan adopted three percent of pastors salaries with three percent from congregation and two percent from the Southern Baptist convention. Dr John R Sampey said Sino Japanese conflict gives missionaries greater access. Debt reduced from over $6,000,000 to about $3,000,000. Eighth annual convention to close Friday noon with committee names and memorial service. Assembly convened Tuesday.
Patmos defeated Guernsey 31 to 24 in boys action as Pires led with 10 points and Kent added 19 for Patmos. The Pirates then beat Guernsey 28 to 21 with Kent scoring 19, and finally 20 to 2 in the junior game as Cox topped Patmos with 8 points.
At the New theater the final showings feature Walter Winchell Ben Bernie and Si mon e Syton in Love and Hisses while Andy Clyde presents Love in Mooneyville and When the West was Young in Technicolor. Tex Ritter headlines Saturday with Song of the Buckaroo plus The Lone Ranger serial and Mickey Mouse in Pluto’s Quintuplets. Loretta Young stars in Four Men and a Prayer with an ensemble cast.
Little Rock publicist M. C. Blackman announced June 18 as Arkansas Day at the New York World’s Fair to mark Hernando DeSoto’s Mississippi crossing into Arkansas on June 18, 1542. Fair director Grover Whalen urged immediate planning for a world attention grabbing program. Contracts for the Arkansas exhibit were signed, saving $6370 below bids and estimates.
Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. and morning worship at 10:46 a.m. The church urges support for the Minsters Annuity Plan with cash pledges, asking members to back the campaign with prayer and gifts. No vesper service this Sunday due to the Messiah program at the Methodist church at 6 p.m. Auxiliary Circle meets Monday and Young Peoples Rally Wednesday with lunch and a film showing. Mr Pellerson will brief workers and show children’s division activities. No prayer service Wednesday. monthly Men of the Church supper includes films of a Hawaii trip.
Unity Missionary Baptist Church invites all to Sunday school at 10 a m preaching at 11 a m led by Elder A D Taube Young Peoples meeting at 6 40 p m with preaching at 7 30 p m by Field E S Ray. Everyone is welcome especially newcomers to start now and feel at home.
Mullis A. Purtle, pastor, will preach at 1 a.m. and 6 30 p.m. The morning message is The Power of Prayers and Tears the evening The Spiritual Decline and the Few. Sunday school 9 45 a.m. Superintendent Grady Hairston. A welcoming class for all. Ladies Auxiliary monthly social at Mrs. Sam Betts’ home.
The Ivel corporation of New York set a $32,580 instruction and accepted the resignation of A. W. Parke of Little Rock as executive secretary of the commission. He will become a journal clerk for the general assembly on January 10.
New York federal court appointed three trustees to oversee McKesson & Robbin in a reorganization under the Chandler Act after SEC involvement was granted. Directors Cummings and Thompson testified about a troubled crude drug trading department, fictitious books, mismanagement, and waste. Assets listed for the department totaled 17 million dollars. Warehouses cited as sources of inventory reports were described as mere mailing addresses with elaborate letterheads.
A fragmentary report quotes Parisian hairdresser Ahtaine in Manila and Mayor La Guardia of New York writing to a woman about politics. The text hints at social performance, party seating, and concerns over nomination for the presidency amid the New Deal era.
The Church of Christ invites all to mid week prayer led by Clifton Booth and to morning Bible classes at 10 a.m. preaching at 11 a.m. Evening services include Young People’s Bible study at 6:30 and prime preaching at 7:30 p.m. The sermons will ask Are You Drifting Away From God and Seek But Not Find. Since Elder Copeland arrived in September crowds have grown. members are urged to attend and welcome others.
A guide urges readers to set up simple indoor lighting with bulbs and cardboard rejections to capture a narrative of Thanksgiving scenes. From early preparations to guests arriving and the turkey serving, the piece encourages quick, candid shots of family moments and table settings to create a rich photo album.
The weekly lesson discusses covetousness as both social and personal sin, citing Jesus curbing a brother inheritance dispute and the parable of the rich farmer. It warns that chasing wealth harms both society and the soul, urging focus on heavenly treasure over earthly gain.
Archaeological notes suggest that control of food and salt trade influenced early colonial and regional economies. Mentions of salt as currency appear in Ethiopian and Tibetan contexts, with European descriptions dating over fifty years prior to major upheavals.
Sealed proposals for a brick and frame Fire Station in Hope Arkansas will be received by Mayor Albert Graves until 2:00 PM CST December 16 1938. Plans and specs available at Mayor’s office. for a $20 deposit from Clarence W. King in Shreveport. Bids may be opened publicly and 60 day bid validity required. City reserves right to reject any or all bids.
In pursuance of a chancery order from Hempstead County Arkansas the Commissioner will sell at public auction at the Hope post office front door on January 14 1939 lands in Hempstead County described as sections 15 22 including parts of section 22 totaling about 244.61 acres with terms a three month credit bond and five percent interest. The sale is under The Union Centre Life Insurance Company and Claude W Garner et al. case No 5217 and notes a lien to secure payment.rafted by Ralph Bailey Commissioner in Chancery.
Conway Ark December trip saw Hendrix College debaters attend Millsaps College in Jackson Miss with four teams, two led by Prof Robert Capel and two by Dr E S Wallace. Jewell’s team debated eight times at Louisiana Polytechnic Institute while others spoke at West Tennessee Teachers College and Ole Miss. The national issue debated was whether the United States should stop using public funds to stimulate business.
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