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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1933
Page
3
A short verse appears as a poetic selection praising openness to divine good that lifts a person from the sod into growth. The text mentions a seed becoming a flower, a bud, and a bower as symbols of spiritual flowering through receptivity to God.
Mrs D H Lipscomb and Mrs Jo Karner Lowthorp returned Thursday from Oklahoma City. Mrs W H Hutchinson hosted the Wednesday Contract Bridge club on South Elm street. Table prizes went to Mrs C E Lowthorp, Mrs E M McWilliams, Mrs J O Milam, Mrs Garrett Story, Miss Harriett Grace Story, and Miss Evelyn Ellis of Prescott. The First Methodist choir led by Mrs Ralph Routon will give a song service Sunday at 7 30 with Miss Helen McRae performing a violin solo. Bay View Reading Club met Monday with Dr Etta Champlin and Miss Mamie Twitchell hosting on South Elm street. The program covered Van Buren administration, education, railroads, and the Money Panic of 1837, followed by a salad course. Mrs Morley and Mrs Tarpley were guests. Mrs J H Velvin and sister Mrs Mabel Drew Deane of Lewisville attended the cooking school here Wednesday. Mrs J F Giles of Springhill, La and Texarkana is visiting Mr and Mrs John S Gibson and Mrs Jennie deane at Montbal. C F Baker and J L Goodbar were Wednesday business visitors in Nashville.
Blevins High School topped Columbus 17 to 14 in a tight basketball game at Hope High School gym. Columbus led by six after the first half, but Blevins tightened on defense and held the visitors scoreless in the final period. Thompson led Columbus with 9 points. Glen Durham refereed.
Sao Paulo state educational authorities closed several Polish Syrian and Italian schools for teaching solely in foreign languages. Brazilian law requires Portuguese as the primary language in schools. Italian institutions allegedly used semi official Italian textbooks containing fascist propaganda.
Chicago officer James W. Stevens aged 80 and his two sons were indicted on embezzlement conspiracy fraud and larceny charges. The case centers on loans to the Stevens and LaSalle hotels and dividends from Illinois Life Insurance tied to a collapse of the insurer with 70 000 policies valued at 150 million dollars. The scandal traces to the 1927 opening of the 25 story Stevens hotel and the ongoing losses at the hotel empire and insurance firm.
Chancellor Neville Chamberlain told American correspondents that Britain will not swap debts for concessions or rush back to the gold standard. He said Ottawa trade accords cannot be torn up and many conditions must be met before returning to gold. Senate leaders in Washington warned Britain to offer compensation in any debt settlement.
In Little Rock the House committee to liaise with the Reconstruction Finance Corporation reported a reply saying a loan to retire 47 million dollars in road improvement district bonds would require amending federal law or partnering with a trust company or other eligible financial institutions. Clyde T. Ellis announced immediate investigation of the suggested plan. Thomas J. Gaughan, ex Camden official, said he would meet with committee members in Little Rock Thursday to discuss possible federal advances.
Sweden's 2,500 churches are receiving a 15 year effort by art history students to inventory antiquities. The program aims to guard valuable art from loss through systematic inspections and record keeping.
A three act comedy drama Wild Ginger will be presented at Patmos high school Friday night at 7 30 by school students. Proceeds benefit the school. The story follows Ginger as she overcomes hardships to unite her parents in a happier home with a cast including Milton Crews Gary Formby Jack Wilson and others.
A special meteorological office opened in Mexico City by the Mexican Ministry of Agriculture to aid civil and military aviation. It will provide free weather information for all of Mexico and the Pacific and Atlantic coasts to aviation companies and pilots, with radio and telegraphic links ensuring instant nationwide communication.
A man who stomped on pedestrians in downtown Empoli for weeks was finally stopped when he stepped on a detective’s toes. Several victims required hospital treatment.
Doug Fairbanks Jr. stars in Parachute Jumper at the Saenger with Bette Davis Leo Carrillo and Frank McHugh in support. The Son Daughter, starring Helen Hayes and Ramon Navarro, shows Friday night only with a two for one bargain, set in San Francisco Chinatown and featuring Lewis Stone Warner Oland Ralph Morgan Louise Closser Hale and H. B. Warner.
Paris fashion editors describe a trend of white accents across outfits from wool morning frocks to evening wear. Whites ranging from washable pique to ermine brighten ensembles with Irish crochet collars and white silk vests, while black and dark blue provide strong contrast.
Civic groups from Southern Arkansas and northern Louisiana will send representatives to Magnolia A. and M. college band concert and flag presentation in the college armory on Friday night February 3. O. L. Bodenhamer will be principal speaker. Magnolia Waldo citizens will present an American flag banner baton staffs and cymbals to honor the band. Lions Club of Haynesville asks for thirty seats. Kiwanis clubs from El Dorado Hope and Camden expect to attend.
Washington cagers fall 24 to 10 to the Hope Bobcats led by Kennedy and England. Washington was held to one point in the first quarter and trailed 13 to 3 at halftime. In the third quarter the defense held the Bobcats to three, but Kennedy and England surged in the fourth.
Berlin reports that after President von Hindenburg dissolved the Reichstag Hitler announces two four year plans to aid farmers and workers. Compulsory labor service and farm colonies are named pillars of the program ahead of elections set for March 5. The move follows failed negotiations to gain Centrist party support.
Bright Star Sunday school enjoyed a well attended service on Sunday morning. Local residents and visitors joined in gatherings, with multiple calls and visits listed, including Mrs. Caudle and Stella Tomblin. The note invites everyone to Sunday school at 10 o'clock each Sunday morning.
Santiago Chile reports Jose Jam a Chilean lawyer mocked by friends after a US newspaper story suggested he was in California. Jam, LA-based Maza member, handled the misreport with grace after a strong national congress campaign that secured a large majority.
Sydney report from the Department of Civil Aviation notes 218 airplanes ceased cargo use and a registrar shows 365 A licenses issued with 29 to women, plus B licenses and commercial B licenses held by women.
Bertram Tho received the Royal Scottish Geographical Society’s top medal for making the first record crossing of the Rab Al Khali desert in Arabia. The award recognizes his daring feat and contributions to desert exploration.
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