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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1938
Page
4
The piece reflects on Christmas spirit and selflessness as a man nears year end, contrasting common faults with the blessing of giving. It notes readers and community members, including Miss Gwendalyn Dene and Miss Rathieon Cou ty, arriving or visiting over the holiday, and mentions college students and relatives returning home for the season.
The Catholic church hosts Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve with Father William Galvin presiding. The public is cordially invited to attend the services.
Charles Briant, 19, and three Prescott girls are under investigation as authorities pursue names and theories surrounding a fatal Porterville rural school accident. Earlier notes suggest possible charges may follow, with tentative connections to the ongoing inquiry.
Notice announces a Thursday farm election for the 1 AAA program with meetings in five communities. Voters select committee men and a delegate for the county convention. meetings list times and places across Otia and nearby townships. All eligible voters are urged to attend to elect community committee members to administer the AAA program.
Goering discusses neutrality and Japan's status, noting no formal war declaration. Treasury says Chinese loans are credits to a friendly nation under the open door doctrine, with China to pay in American dollars. The plan, tied to gold reserves and silver shipments, involves a $25.4 million export credit line to lease fuels and consumer goods to China amid currency stabilization actions.
Local churches including First Mere dirt, First Baptist, Hope Gospel, First Presbyteriana, First Christin, Garrett Memorial, Unity Baptist, Myhoad Church and Church of Christ organize a toy and candy gift program for families. Mrs Aveh Madre and Roy Anderson of the Chamber of Commerce coordinate purchases and volunteer helpers for the Christmas Eve distribution.
London report notes that the pit pony remains the most adaptable and flexible unit for mined work. Jt Williams, secretary of the South Wiles Coal Overseers Association, cites about 500 ponies employed in the United Kingdom as evidence of the enduring role of animals in mining operations.
The City Library presents a whimsical catalog titled This Jsn't Ue Ln by Margaret Widdomer The Silver Peril by M Rutledge And the Garden Waited by Mrs Rutherford This Day's Maun by ROLP The Stralling Saint by Rafe Sa batina The Strange Death of President Wording by Trving Thicke along with a crochet bedspread prize description by producer Gilbert Jordan of Enfield BI
The Hope Star Pattern Bureau announces the new Fall and Winter Pattern Book with 32 pages of attractive dress designs for all sizes and occasions. Photographs show outfits made from patterns, with pattern numbers and prices listed and orders invited from readers in Chicago.
Washington reports the American Medical Association, three local medical societies and 21 physicians indicted by a federal grand jury on Sherman anti trust charges. Named individuals include Dr. Olin West and Dr. Morris Fishbein. DOJ actions allege refusals of membership to block independent doctors and co operatives from providing medical services.
In Little Rock, three Black individuals, including Rame Bone and his brother Mose, were named as suspects in the killing of Mrs. John Deaver near Rose City after a cotton weighing dispute on the Miller plantation. The case marks among the first use of Black jurors on a Pulaski county panel since Reconstruction.
Dismissals cover assault and battery and untrue detention charges against several defendants. Drunkenness fines appear for Carl Strong and C K Philhvick. A civil judgment over an oral building contract favors Kelly Bryant with $25. A possession suit Donnay v Becky is dropped after an outside settlement. London notes the Air Ministry plans compulsory de icing equipment for British transport aircraft when icy conditions are likely.
The second annual Southwest Arkansas Schoolmasters Club gathering in Mineral Springs drew schoolmen, board members, and legislators from nine counties. Commissioner T. H. Alford led the program on present day school problems.
Acting U S Attorney John A Canavan said agents investigate possible approach by individuals tied to F Donald Caster to consular officials of Bolivia Paraguay and a Mexican consul about selling rifles and ammunition The inquiry follows a tip from a Mexican consul reported in November 1937 in Boston and concerns a death by self swindler related action.
A Department of Commerce business advisory council member, representing a farm union, proposed Tuesday to resign as a test of the business cooperation policy with the next Secretary of Commerce. They viewed attendance at monthly meetings without salary or expenses as complying with Daniel C. Royer's personal request, who leaves office Friday.
On Thursday night December 22 the Hope Amateur Dramatic club meets in city hall to cast parts in Booth Tarkington's The Traveler. The 40 minute comedy about an American tourist group marooned in Castrogirone mixes suspense and humor. Open to all Hope residents who wish to audition for eight roles.
Mrs Homer Foot a clubwoman and civic worker of Tarrytown protests a German cannon on display near the public library and calls for removal. The action reflects local sentiment and civic oversight concerns in the town.
W E Simmons of Patmos died Monday night at 3 30. Naval services are planned for Wednesday morning at Patmos. Survived by widow Mrs W E Simmons and several children, including Mary Frances, Josephine, Travis and others of Patmos. daughters-in-law in Okmulgee Oklahoma and Shreveport Louisiana. a daughter in Louisville Arkansas and a daughter in Hope Arkansas.
Coral is praised as a powerful figure though reports suggest he remains alive. Rice is described as a cultivation outcome from a wild plant native to India and parts of Australia in this brief item.
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