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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1932
Page
3
Long list of Christmas travelers and visitors in Hope Arkansas and surrounding towns. Mrs Lip Henry and Mrs Anne Douglas note holiday greetings while relatives from McKamie Crossett Texarkana Waldo Fort Smith and Monroe prepare to gather with family. Notables include Ora Mae Moody and Jack Howard among others.
Santa suggests protected coat hangers with celophane wrappers as charming gifts sold in sets or singles. Choose bright colors red green blue yellow plus one black, pair celophane to each hanger, and finish edges with sticker tape or matching thread.
Bible school at 9 45 a m communion and preaching at 11 a m Christmas sermon by the pastor no evening services Sunday White Christmas program at the church Saturday evening 7 30 o'clock bring gifts of food or clothing for the poor
The Rev. W. A. Daniel of El Dorado Arkansas will preach at 11 a m Sunday at the First Presbyterian church and address the Men's class at 9 45 a m.
The schedule lists Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. Worship with sermon at 11:00 a.m. A prayer meeting follows at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Sunday morning sermon is titled The Prince of Peace.
The morning service at the First Baptist Church will follow the Christmas spirit with appropriate music and a sermon subject. Two paragraphs describe the plan for worship led by Pastor Wallace R. Rogers.
Special musical numbers will be presented at the morning hour including The Birthday of a King by Frances Snyper and The Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's The Messiah. The First Baptist church choir will perform the excerpt at service end. Evening service features homecoming students and a male quartet from the church plus performers from Ouachita College Magnolia A and M and other home students.
Readers are invited to send brief letters on topics of broad public interest. Sign name and address, critique editorial policy or comment on news, aim for civility, and keep submissions concise.
A reader recalls snow removal by workers saying it costs nothing, with a nod to Uncle Sam and faith in government. The note reflects nostalgia for municipal action and concern for public service.
J A Sullivan of Hope Ark denounces snow removal and public works spending as wasteful use of government funds. He argues contractors could have hired men privately and urges focus on gravel roads, water lines, fire protection, and local improvements to aid laborers and taxpayers. He questions bank interest practices and calls for honest, needed town improvements. Dec. 22 1932.
Washington weather and other conditions force Hope schools to suspend at noon on December 16 for Christmas holidays. Students expect return January 2, 1933. Local residents share holiday visits and family news including Carolyn Trimble, Mrs. W. S. Stroud's return home, and guests Max Robinson, James Pilkinton, Louise Pilkinton, Bob Turner, and the Franks.
The Saenger presents The All American starting Sunday with matinee and night showings and Monday matinee and night. The football epic stars over 30 gridiron greats including Richard Arlen Andy Devine Gloria Stuart James Gleason Preston Foster June Clyde and John Darrow. It follows Garry King a college star whose brother rises to take his place as the team faces fame and moral decline. A 15 minute Christmas Carols organ program by Luther Holloman accompanies Sunday night.
William Better traveled to Little Rock Friday returning Monday. Mrs. Gold’s friends report her illness improved. W. H. Stingley and W. H. Weir with T. B. Haworth visited Hope on business. Frazier recovered enough to kill hogs Monday. A Christmas program by the B Y P U and Epworth League is set for Sunday at 6 30 PM at the Methodist church. public invited. O SeTeen and wife of Oakland visited his mother Sadie O’Steen Sunday. Jimmie May visited Fulton Monday.
Antioch Rev Jewel Liman of Prescott filled his regular appointment Sunday afternoon. R L Crank is slowly improving after a bad spell of flu. John L Calloway of Antlers Oklahoma visited last week as guest of aunts Mrs Lee Cook and Mrs Rich Dougan. Tom Hamilton of Liberty and Miss Letha Landers of this place were quietly married in Prescott last Saturday afternoon. We wish them long successful life.
The piece outlines a Technocratic utopia where education is compulsory, work is assigned by psychologists at age 25, and retirement comes at 45 with fixed salaries. Private property is limited, servants are rare, and living standards rise to about a $10,000 equivalent under the old system. Leisure fuels arts, sports, and retraining as society shifts away from traditional commerce.
The text notes President Hoover was engaged by the Chinese government as chief engineer of the Bureau of Mines from 1899 to 1. The fragment hints at an international appointment and a historical timeframe, suggesting Hoover held a key mining position under foreign government direction.
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