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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1933
Page
2
The platform calls for applying municipal power plant revenues to develop Hope's industrial and social resources, more pavement in 1933, and better alleys sanitation. It supports the Chamber of Commerce and county highway program to build all weather roads, promote farmer cooperation, and state tax reform plus budget efficiency.
In a pointed critique from The Chakett editor of Chi Phi the deflated state of many college graduates is blamed on decades of wrong turns. He argues universities favored sports and wealth over scholars, urging a return to first principles and serious thinking to avert future decline.
A reflection compares medieval fortress like houses with new German plans for gas proof cellars. The piece notes older homes blocked streets and resisted sieges, while modern designs include sealed basements for air raid safety amid wartime threats.
The piece argues for trimming government spending including the Federal Trade Commission which costs about a million dollars yearly but saves money by exposing fraud and lowering utility rates. It advocates keeping the commission's work intact under a tighter economy.
A pair of reflective maxims from Dr. Harry Stark Sullivan and Dr. William Farley Norris. Sullivan laments the elusiveness of genuine friends in modern life. Norris suggests a statue as lasting commemoration for honored men over a century.
Sunday and weekend visits fill the page as Shover Springs residents host relatives and friends. J. Reed and family host Bryan Ruggles and wife from El Dorado. Allen Walker and Leon Darwin share calls. several families including Reece, Rogers, Williams, and McWilliams enjoy dinners and gatherings with grandparents, cousins, and neighbors through the week.
Janet Hill and Rose Car Lyle plan marriage after meeting a new roomer, Jeffrey R Grant. Janet learns Grants first name and works at Every Home Magazine while grappling with Rolf Carlyle’s broken engagement. Spring arrives as Janet endures loneliness and office pressure amid unfolding romantic tensions.
Residents and visitors share social visits and family gatherings across Bodcaw, New Hope, Union, Washington, Rosston, Laneburg, and Holly. Weddings, weekend visits, and local receptions are noted, with upcoming preaching days and weather hopes shaping plans.
Oak Grove community notes visiting patterns as Mr Sam England and family spend Sunday with Mr Raymond Ross and family. Several families including Wooduls Bennie Jones Ross and others share weekend visits with relatives across Arkadelphia Melrose and Shower Springs. No major events, multiple small gatherings and illness updates.
Bruce Catton reviews Bernard Shaw’s The Adventures of the Black Girl in Her Search for God. Shaw uses a naked journey across Africa to critique Bible infallibility, arguing the Bible should be read as evolving ideas about God and humanity. The booklet, published by Dodd, Mead and Co., sells for $1.50.
Alicia Hart advises building a perfume habit in daily beauty. She urges multiple scents for seasons and outfits, notes suitable contrasts for tweed and dresses, and suggests places to apply fragrance with a spray for even odor.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Camp of Hinton spent Sunday with her mother Mrs. Charlie Williams. Miss Aileen Wilson visited Miss Mary Ross. Hollis Mullins called on his sister Mrs. Algie Sherman who is ill. Hazle, John Henry Dale Putman, and Kate Crews spent Sunday with Mrs. Willie Putman of Center Point.
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