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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1938
Page
4
In a mosaic of holiday greetings and community notices, readers learn of visits from friends and relatives, church circle meetings, and upcoming social events. The column captures a cheerfully busy year end with weddings, anniversaries, and social gatherings across local families, including plans for Christmas dances and church activities.
The article profiles Aunt Sallie Green and her son on their Henrie county plantation. After her husband Uncle Joe died in 1944 from a gin belt accident, Aunt Sallie raised nine children and kept the farm prospering. Despite blindness in old age, she stays engaged, tending a garden, sewing, and helping neighbors with chores.
An elderly refugee woman reflects on a long life filled with family, faith, and resilience. Once dependent and frail, she now rests at home amid memories, singing, and gratitude, denying loneliness while cherishing simple joys and patient perseverance.
Bert Keith of Union Sawmill at Patmos notes selective cutting boosts timber value. He cites Soil Conservation Service plans yielding higher income per acre, with $2 to $3.50 annual per-acre returns while preserving woodland cover for salt and water conservation.
The Ozan Methodist Woman's Missionary society met at the Ozan Methodist church on Tuesday afternoon, December 20. An inspirational Christmas program and social followed, with a Christmas tree gift exchange. Coffee and cake were served, and gifts were placed on the tree for the pastor, Rev. G. W. Robinson, on Sunday morning.
The article reports on the First Christian Church activities led by Pastor Mammond, including Christmas attendance, wedding of Jenny Moore and Kennie McKee, January church board meeting, and missionary society postponement. It notes New Year worships at 10:50 a.m. and 7:30 p.m., with sermons on The Return of the Shepherds and Three Resolutions, plus a New Zealand note on banknote circulation exceeding 43,650,000 in the first nine months.
A visitor recounts the subject’s steady faith and daily conversations with God. She expresses joy in prayer and waiting, saying each day brings her closer to home. Her purpose here sustains hope and strengthens resolve to be a better citizen and soldier of life.
The text speculates on geopolitical shifts with Mme Albert Lebrun and Adolf Hitler in 1938, noting possible Russian territorial advances and Latin American and Pan American concerns. It warns of oil negotiations with Germany and potential confiscations, while forecasting busy U.S. days and a shifted congressional dynamic as Washington eyes upcoming developments.
The outlook for women's hats is mixed with extreme sizes amid a bustling era of pageants and exhibitions. America eyes coast-to-coast world fair involvement, with San Francisco’s Golden Gate exposition opening February 13 and New York’s Tomorrow exhibition curtain rising April 30. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth stir anticipation as they depart for Canada May 15 aboard the Hood for a three week provincial tour.
A garbled sports note mentions Windsor, a BOHN Ra event, and bets on a California chess scene. It references April and style items like women's hats for 1989, with unclear context and several broken phrases.
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