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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1939
Page
4
A jumble of society notices from Little Rock includes church gatherings at First Methodist and First Christian churches, meetings of the Woman's Missionary Society, Womans Auxiliary, and various parish circles. Also listed are family updates, travel plans, and local resident movements between Fayetteville, Mountain Grove, and New York City.
The Library and the Recreation Program sponsor the club’s Friday meeting. All children are invited to a program featuring stories by Edgar A Gust and Mitchell Churnley, readings by Jessie Clarice Brown, and activities from The Big Vacation Book for Boys.
The First Presbyterian Church announces a Sunday school at 6 am and a morning service at 10:55 am with Reverend Brewster presiding. Mr. Bowen will lead Men’s Bible Class. guest speakers James Pilkinson and John Crockett will address the congregation. A Presbyterian camp at Dun chipty Presbytery is planned with talks and a week of services. The Woman’s Auxiliary Executive Board meets Monday, and delegates plan to attend a conference at a hotel from Saturday to Tuesday, with Arkansas College president John Crockett delivering an address.
The notice invites attendance at the regular morning worship and Sunday services led by Pastor Bro W E Haney of Main Street Baptist Church in Pine Bluff Arkansas. It mentions morning and evening services with specific times and a theme “Every Minute Stand in His Place.”
A First Christian Y A Manboeit service notes rising attendance last Sunday with many present for Communion. The pastor plans a five day vacation, speaking this evening on Old Testament texts. The morning sermon will cover Solomon’s split and the king’s missteps as background for a message on Fatality.
Sunday service announces a 17 new ship service at the church with Elders A Rider and S Rickards leading the evening sermon The Cripple of Tilbury is used as a.text about Davids kingship The service ends by 745 PM. Sunday welcome is extended Also annual church bond meeting slated at the Bungalow Monday 745 PM Missionary Society picnic at Fair Park Monday 3 PM Mrs VA Hammond leads program Spring Circle plans refreshments and new year officers will be installed Weekly fellowship at the Bungalow Thursday includes Dr LQ Leet as speaker Weekly announcements will come early in the week
Morning prayer led by Ing raider at St Marks Episcopal Church schedule shows Sunday evening service with occulted activities.
The Chicago grand jury will sift a mass of testimony to decide if Moe Annenberg, immigrant from East Prussia born February 1878, is guilty of income tax evasion or related offenses. He arrived in Chicago at age five with Tobias and Sarah Greenberg Annenberg and later entered the newspaper trade.
Early evening crowds gathered as rescue operations for a sunken vessel unfolded. Robin Williams, coxswain, described a four and a half hour search with the stern visible briefly at low tide before strong currents dragged the craft deeper. Salvation attempts involved divers, admirals, and improvised buoyant devices, but by midnight all efforts had failed.
Police records from Louisville show Judge John Brawhey imposing a nine day jail term and a $19 fine on drunken drivers. The case, noted as number 910, reflects a punishment system under Kentucky law that allowed no appeal at the time.
The guide advises building a vacation wardrobe from durable sportswear in light-weight wool and flannel, with interchangeable pieces. It recommends two shopping lists, prioritizing quality basics, then adding affordable accessories and a few jackets for versatile outfits.
A grandmother counsels balanced parenting as her fifteen year old granddaughter grows. She urges understanding and trust, comparing past and present freedoms, and warns against overreaching restrictions while encouraging safe social activities and responsible self-reliance. The piece emphasizes empathy, open communication, and recognizing a girl’s evolving independence.
A fragmented piece advises mothers on adolescent popularity. It suggests mothers should guide daughters away from obsessing over being popular, noting how boasting about a “popular” child reflects the mother’s own vanity and that real welfare comes from balanced choices rather than chasing status.
A reflective line notes that a daughter may not grow up to remember her mother’s girlhood as the brightest period, suggesting a theme of memory and the longing for happier times in family life.
The article notes a winner who reportedly consumed 18 eggs, 30 sandwiches, 24 oranges, and two pounds of sugar, along with two bottles of champagne and cognac and 20 bottles. Details remain fragmentary but indicate an extraordinary celebratory binge tied to the victory.
The Crop Reporting Board issues revised 1938 cotton crop figures with Arkansas at 1,358,182 bales and Kansas at 1,349,000 bales. The Daily Marketing Report aids watermelon marketers with price and shipment data. The Cotton Crossing School, July 17–22, offers basic grading and stapling instruction run by the Extension Service and Mid-South Cotton Growers, with sessions for both men and women and a $4 attendance fee. Charles E Simmons, Extension Agronomist, Fayetteville, Ark., provides further details.
The passage cites opinions on relief spending versus private wages during the Depression, naming W Gibson Carey, U S Chamber of Commerce, Franklin D Roosevelt, Krohn L Lewis, Clare B Hoffinan, James Murphy, and David L Sarnoff. It critiques reliance on government aid and features varied personal anecdotes and quotes about leadership and work.
A physician predicts that a woman's foot may evolve into a horsehoof shape in 100000 years due to feminine footwear trends. The discussion suggests changes in footwear will influence foot structure and the cost of horseshoe style alterations.
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