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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1938
Page
5
Readable fragments recount a motto urging effort and variety, with scattered society notes from Houston Texas to Arkansas and several local visits. The column moves through quotes about doing one’s part, then lists visits, showers, and Baptist church circle meetings with dates and places.
The Old Liberty Home Demonstration Club met on June 15, 1938, with Mrs. A. M. Calhoun. A club scrapbook is being prepared with member photos and projects. Wilma McKelvey led a color study and members learned wardrobe color guidance for hair, eyes, and complexion. Refreshments were served to about ten members.
Farm Bureau Executive Committee study on domestic cotton allotment program discussed. A Sandy land farmer urged government payments to leave land fallow due to wire worm infestation. R P Bowen of the Chamber of Commerce promoted upcoming fairs and 4 H clubhouse project at Arkansas University. George Ware invited attendance at visiting day June 24 at the Experiment Station and a Saturday program June 25 for colored attendees. Ben Kilgore named as a leading Friday speaker as a large crowd expected. A photo band provided the afternoon’s entertainment.
Austin reports a route cutting through Kings River wilderness along Kenedy County toward the Gulf of Mexico. The project promises a historic highway despite ongoing tales of untamed terrain and rich hunting and fishing on the ranch lands involved.
The New Theatre presents a two day double feature including the MGM musical Maytime starring Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald. The second feature Reckless Living stars Robert Wilcoxon and Nan Grey from Universal. Also noted is a remarkable school attendance record from Mesquite with four brothers totaling 6,000 days.
NORTH LITTLE ROCK principal detective J McDougal said Rev O Sherman Camden negro minister identified a Fordyce man held here as one of two suspects in a church funds robbery totaling 2319 dollars. Sherman denied taking part in the crime.
A Spanish government source notes France may retreat on non intervention if foreign volunteers are not removed. Britain and Italy move toward agreement while Soviet Russia remains the major obstacle. Paris reports France closed its frontier to aid and planned a diplomatic mission to insurgent Spain after Parliament adjourned, with talks on a Franco-Italian friendship pact having broken down over Spain.
Figures from the Service Station News show Californians have paid the highest gasoline tax total since inception in 192%, amounting to 527,180,000. Pennsylvania, starting in 1921, is second at 487,379,000, while New York, dating to 1925, ranks third with 473,172,000.
Polish nurses receive air training in Warsaw to jump with parachutes as part of preparations for possible wartime service. The program aims to prepare medical personnel for rapid deployment and field duties in conflict scenarios.
King Farouk unveils a 10 year plan costing 70 million dollars to raise living standards for 16 million Egyptians and boost farm productivity. The reform aims to lift the fellaheen from poverty while showcasing western influence in Cairo and across the Nile delta.
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