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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1940
Page
5
The Bay View Redding Club meeting, rescheduled due to illnesses in the program committee households, reports a Wednesday postponement. Also noted are notices of funerals, a high school event, and PT A Founders Day program with speaker Willie Lawson.
The senior class of Emmet High School will present a three act play titled Betty The Girl Of My Heart Friday at the High School Auditorium. Cast includes Mrs Jenkins as housekeeper Marie Marie maid Alfa Bruce Campbell Martin butler Line Cook Mrs Graves, forty five year old Ruby Willet Elizabeth daughter Irene Dickerson Betty Mildred Wise Jerry Carmichael up to the years Man Charles Gist Peter Graves a man of forty five Wallace Wise.
Richard G. Scott sues Santa Anita racetrack for access to betting windows claiming grounds exclusion curtailed his betting and chance to win money. He asserts denied entry deprived him of his means to bet and pursue winnings amid racecourse disputes.
The St Paul W M S met at Mrs. Floyd Matthews home on Monday afternoon February 5 with one member and one visitor. Mrs. Matthews opened the meeting, led prayer, and Miss Alma Hanna directed the program featuring Tapie being 4S Surrender AU. Mrs. Matthews spoke on Belle Bennett’s life and Miss Elizabeth Henna presented a missionary sketch by Yound Allen the Missionary Stuleman.
The report notes 12 distinct tax deadlines in Chicago drawing concern from business leaders. Philisthy officials and local merchants voice plans to navigate looming deadlines despite bureaucratic complexity and potential penalties.
Bruce Catton reports that the U.S. Army surpassed recruitment targets, rising from 165,000 to 227,000 enlisted, with Maj. J. N. Gilbert credited for the surge. Greenbelt Md faces Hatch Act limits as most residents work for the government, unable to run or campaign in town elections.
Spring Hill High School announces a Thursday night performance of a three act comedy Wee Pates Sake. The show at 8 o clock features student actors Miss Sarah Pepperdine and Inna Anderson with a large cast including Jackson Dayle Michell Cieoco Murglethorpe and Bobby Harvey Pepperdine Foley and Bradshaw.
Port Angeles residents are urged to contribute to a Christmas fund in a column described as a friendly nudge to support families in need. An examiner delayed en route in Texas after a hawk strike shattered a windshield, stirring talk of a feathered revolution.
Preston Grover Washington reports on Congressman Clarence Cannon defending a 126000 cut to abolish a dryland and last-bowl station program. The piece notes Cannon's quip about pork, echoes O'Connor and Johnson interruptions, and recalls Cannon’s advice about serving national interests over district pork as the House debates agricultural spending. It covers union tallies from AFL and CIO, and ends with Bert Broden continuing his shaving duties for two decades in the House.
A Goose Creek collection shows native dressed figures dating from 550 B C to modern times. The display features detailed dolls with accurate attire and color, including inch high male and female units.
Postal authorities pursue a machine that automatically stamps mails while jetters handle letters. A true achievement would include writing the letters, though the concept lacks seasonal cycles and seems speculative.
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