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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1937
Page
4
Physicians plan to hand past due accounts to a single collection agency starting February 1. The piece defends the need for disciplined debt collection to support medical charity, noting some patients live beyond their means and urging rural doctors to adopt the model used in larger cities.
City actions raise City Attorney W S Atkins pay from 50 to 74 dollars monthly, effective days after ordinance. NYA cooperates with the Free City Library. library budget support at 25 dollars monthly. Additional items include staffing changes, a new 80 dollar monthly city employee wage, and a 12 000 dollar municipal plant project. Extension of Twelfth street fencing discussed. water and sewer issues noted. Public salary policy and porch purchases also addressed.
The Hope Gospel Tabernacle will present its annual Christmas program at 740 p.m. Thursday on North Main Street. Rev Bert Webb announced the event featuring songs, a children’s program, and living pictures from the Christmas story using a large seven by nine foot picture frame. Treats will be provided for children and an invitation is extended to the public.
Governor Bailey will spend Christmas in St Vincent's infirmary after a major operation. Doctors said Bailey could be moved to his home in a few days if his condition improves. News from Little Rock notes the governor remains under care with spinal attendants overseeing his recovery.
Administration aides say President Roosevelt will make a bold bid for public support in his January Message to Congress. They expect a focus on political psychology and a request for cooperation with legitimate business, but no new policy turns. The plan aims to restore confidence and avoid any push for broad new legislation.
Bates of Gulf Refining in Hope Wisconsin received two all expenses paid tickets to the Sugar Bowl football classic on New Year’s Day for having the greatest increase in sales of Gulf products in November. The award was announced by telegram to Mr Bates as the best sales period in the district, with the 1425 population noted in the source.
A reflective line stresses that practical help to someone in hardship is better than preaching, emphasizing compassion over doctrine and encouraging tangible support rather than moralizing.
A spokeseman for a Hempstead County group says physicians will form a collection agency to recover delinquent accounts. Owing individuals will have a chance to settle before February 1, after which all unpaid debts will be forwarded to the agency for collection.
Miami citrus grower Deion claims tangelos blend tangerine orange flavor with grape fruit hints and a new texture. He says the fruit has a future and will redefine fruit consumption, though tangelos have been grown in small quantities and await wider adoption.
Arkansas farmer H L Majure wins Plant-to-Prosper contest, begins paying cash rent, building wealth with 27 income sources on 40 acres. He moves into a self built five room home New Year’s Day, aims toward ownership and independence, illustrating a pathway for sharecroppers to diversify crops, save, and reduce debt.
The Goodfellows drive reports eighty six dollars raised in the city canvass. Rev A Hammond appoints chairmen for industry solicitations including Williams Lumber Jaelke Williams and Hope Brick Works Earl O Neal John Guth on Bruner Ivory Handle Factory Guy Basye Temple Cotton Oil B L Kauman First National Bank Geniy Chamberlin and many others. Donations listed include numerous individuals with amounts such as 1.00 and totals reach 653.
The Supreme Court of Canada sustained Charles Vance Millar's will awarding his Toronto estate to the mother or mothers bearing the most children between Oct 1, 1926, and Oct 31, 1936. Ontario courts will determine who is entitled as multiple claimants seek the funds, estimated over $500,000.
San Francisco report outlines Dr J C Geiger motion to divert part of the state liquor tax to fund inpatient treatment for habitual drunks and funds for indigent care in automobile accidents. The proposal ties tax revenue to social welfare and public health needs amid rising emergency hospital admissions.
A scrambled excerpt asks a riddle about Easter Sunday in 1908 and recalls a travel pitch offering $250 per arrodanus plot. It mentions a group of prospective passengers and a plan to charge $2 per person with potential extra $1 for the organizer. How many passengers did he take?
A noble structure atop a village in Sivittella di Homunga collapsed Wednesday, reportedly burying as many as 20 people amid heavy rains. Rescue efforts focus on locating survivors as authorities assess the castle’s weakened foundations.
Franco forces claim Terruel the key Aragon capital but report parts of the old quarter still in insurgent hands. Salamanca HQ calls the city lost, with only isolated garrisons resisting as the siege continues.
At Lewis Institute of Technology students rely on Jack J. Pretuta to recall personal details. A card index, created by Fresula, lists students who request information such as sweethearts' birthdays and haircut times to avoid embarrassment.
All offices at Hope city hall will close at 5 p m Thursday and remain closed until 9 a m Monday, announced Wednesday by Charles Reynerson city treasurer.
On Christmas Eve in parts of Bavaria and Switzerland, girls draw sticks to learn about future husbands. A long stick signified a tall spouse, a short stick a stout one, and a crooked stick a deformed partner.
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