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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1940
Page
4
A crowded society page lists Mrs. Sid its, Sid Henry, and local residents with visits, church events, and dinners. Notes mention John's family travels, a Sugar Bowl trip, Barlow luncheon plans, and several church circles, with social engagements and acknowledgments scattered among brief personal notices.
Church notes invite readers to a New Year Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. opening song and a 1:00 p.m. sermon by Brother Reaves. Young People's training meets at 6:20 p.m. with a welcome for all and a message from local missionary Kev Hamer Henery. Attendees urged to bring offerings for missions.
First Christian Church corner North Main and West Avenue hosts Bible School at 9 45 a m and Morning Worship at 11 00 a m Minister John Keith Gregory leads the service titled What Does God Mean to Christians The Christian Endeavor Society plans activities and Saint Marks Episcopal Church offers morning prayer at 1 00 o'clock with services conducted by Jay Greader
The testimony accuses the administration of swelling federal payrolls across agencies including the State Department Puerto Rico Reconstruction Commission and Interior Bituminous Coal Division. It cites a 1983 federal payroll rise by about CPU and a proposed extra pay cost of $1.2 billion, highlighting budgetary strain and administrative expansion.
Missouri football coach Don Faurat wins a pay raise amid talk he will remain at Columbia. The board of curetors plans raises for Faurat and assistants Clarence G. Simpson Johan Simmons and Phil Bengston, with terms to be disclosed after formal acceptance. Salary details from the Fort State Blue Book show past figures of 6500 for Faurat, 336000 for Simpson 2400 for Simmons and 2200 for Bengston.
El Dorado and Little Rock High will resume football relations after eight years. The schedule lists games at home and away starting September 13 and ending November 28. Conference dates and venues include Haynesville Hope Hot Springs North Little Rock and Little Rock games at various sites.
The Hopewell Hone Demonstration Club elected officers for the year and set meeting places by month. Principal roles include President Mrs. Charlie Hare and Vice President Mrs. Orie Gilbert, with various leaders assigned to clothing, home industries, food preservation, and more. The club plans monthly meetings, December 12 gathering, and a January 1929 style program at the club house.
A whimsical collection of holiday messages from celebrities and artists fills a New York feature. Joe Cool, Lotte Lehmann, Ann Sheridan, Mary Martin, Helen Morgan, Bette Davis, and others send festive images and notes. Walt Disney contributes eight color pages for his upcoming project.
The article recalls Taylor’s role in gaining union recognition at UW and credits him with part of steel gains. It notes his Evian refugee mission in 1938 at Roosevelt’s request and his belief that diplomacy mirrors business, needing to be palatable. He now heads to the Vatican to promote peace in Europe.
The Lire Club sang Jingle Bells and held a Christmas tree gift exchange. Tickets drawn on a box totaled 35 cents. Mrs C D Middlebrooks, the oldest member, received a surprise shower. Retuning members served refreshments and demonstrated a refreshment in turn.
The clipping lists a word puzzle theme featuring showman names and festive phrases. It references figures like Morris Gest Sonja Henie Gertrude Berg and lines about greetings, a Christmas message, and a colorful collage of December musings from the era.
Simon Lake, 73, pioneer submarine inventor, envisions a commercial submarine route to the Orient via Arctic ice routes. He cites ice‑breakers and retractable towers, argues submarines could safely traverse under ice from Liverpool to Yokohama, and believes wartime constraints won’t block the century‑old dream of a northwest passage.
Shover Springs residents welcomed relatives from Houston Little Rock Richardson Texarkana and Dallas over Christmas. Mrs Cassie McWilliams hosted calls and Mr John Laseter served Christmas dinner. Mrs Jim Douthit recently wed was honored with a bridal shower. Miss June Ruggles and Truman Humphreys conducted a July wedding announcement and shower. Ruth and Zelpha Aaron visited Little Rock. Mrs Walter McWilliams of Magnolia joined supper with Earlie McWilliams.
A Sacramento report cites a rise in births compared with 1928, noting migratory farm workers and public health counts. It mentions families visiting relatives in Missouri and Oklahoma, a New Year gathering in Dallas, and engineers predicting future efficiency gains in internal combustion engines per a trade publication.
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