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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1940
Page
2
Vehicle market reports show substantial gains in new and used vehicle sales in the final 10 days of June. Chevrolet reflects a stronger position to offer new trucks on favorable terms as revenue payers and registrants rise, signaling continued demand into July.
Legal notice outlines a proposed constitutional amendment granting exemption from ad valorem taxes for personal property of residents head of family, up to specified values. It assigns the Arkansas Corporation Commission authority to implement the exemption and notes the amendment's enactment upon approval, dated May 1, 1940, signed by Secretary of State GC G Hall.
The piece presents Job's query on life after death and outlines three answers through history and today. It cites materialists denying any afterlife, spiritualists claiming evidence via spirit communications, and Christian faith offering hopeful immortality grounded in Jesus and the New Testament without scientific proof.
Notice lists Arkansas Revenue Commission grant to F G Ward for retail wine and spirits at 102 W 2nd Ave Hope with permit No 132 dated July 1 1940 expiring June 30 1941 also bids by Hope Water and Light Plant for underground cable oil switch and transformer plus constitutional amendment No 30 proposal filed March 15 1940 outlining vacancy appointment rules and eligibility restrictions with signatures of local officials May 1 1940
The church announces a 10:55 Sunday morning sermon on The People Called Baptists in the World Today based on the pastor's impressions from trips to Washington Baltimore New York and Philadelphia. Other services include an 8:00 Sunday evening message Present Your Passports and a 9:45 Sunday school with age tailored lessons. The notice invites all to attend July 15 with singing and midweek prayer services.
The First Christian Church at North Main and West Avenue, led by Minister John Keith Gregory, announces Bible school at 9:45 a.m. Morning worship with communion at 11:00 a.m. Junior Christian Endeavor Society, evening worship at 7:45 p.m. Sermons titled These Alibi Artists and Christ the Eternal Shepherd. The public is invited to attend these services and hear discussions of Bible truths and Christian problems.
Garrett Memorial Baptist invites all to Sunday School at 9:45 and preaching by Pastor Hollis A. Partie. Morning service at 11 and evening service at 7. You are invited to attend all the services.
Thomas Brewster, Minister invites parishioners to Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. Morning worship at 10:55 a.m. with Young People reports on Camp Conferences. Senior Fellowship group at 4:45 p.m. Evening service at 7:30 p.m. Monthly Auxiliary Monday at 4 p.m. preceded by Bible Study at 3 p.m. Midweek service Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. All are welcome to worship.
Unity Missionary Baptist Church at South Elm Street with Elder J H Reaves pastor holds Sunday School at 10 a m and preaching at 11 a m. BY, PLP, C service at 7 p m and preaching at 3 p m. Elder Sam Morris will lecture on The Voice of Temperance of Del Rio Texas Mexico at 7 p m on Monday.
The text argues that faith and immortality rest on a permanent moral reality beyond life on earth. It cites Jesus, Job, and the Redeemer as anchors for judgment and vindication. Without an abiding spiritual reality, good and evil lose grounding as the wicked prosper and the good suffer.
Adkins outlines a program to expand Arkansas natural resources and agriculture, with greater industrial growth and leveraging national defense. He proposes an educational committee to craft a modern school plan, restructure funding and budgeting, guarantee teacher salaries by training, and curb governor overreach on text book and education boards. He criticizes Bailey’s $140 million refunding plan and favors non-callable bonds with low interest for maintenance funding.
The speaker urged road construction cooperation with the U S Bureau of Roads and backed a constitutional amendment to remove state police from politics. He argued the plan would prevent police from bias, align duties with sheriffs and other peace officers, and avoid punishing friends or enemies. He attacked Bailey over prison farms and pledged to restore them and expand agricultural extension service.
Hollywood producers race to secure Elsie the cow for the Buttercup Jn part in Little Men. Elsie will travel from the New York fair with an entourage, fanfare, and plans for screen tests, premieres, and a gala in the RKO headquarters.
The piece notes Augusta and others hovering with stethoscopes around Elsie as sponsors from a milk company show a stern, scandal-free stance. An upcoming event in Hollywood will arrange showers for her, with unexpected items in the line of Inyettes to follow, despite any gossip about a husband named Elmer.
Huntington Indiana. Though unable to talk or move limbs due to a paralytic stroke, Dr. Mel Vin W. Tinkham of Fort Wayne testified in his divorce case. He answered yes by bending his left knee and moving his left foot during the lengthy witness stand.
Report from Dresden notes a two legged mule drawing crowds at a traveling circus. The animal appears healthy with no sign of deformity and can stand and walk with assistance. Local handlers confirm ongoing care as observers marvel at the unusual sight.
An advertisement proclaims Nash's C L Malaria Tonic and Laxative cures malaria symptoms within five to seven days. It guarantees satisfaction or money back and notes S Gibson Drug Store guarantees the product at 50 cents.
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