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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1939
Page
5
A playful, mythic figure conjures Spring in a village scene, calling up violets and snowflakes, delivering gifts of a cough and wheeze, and charming children and animals. Nearby notes report social visits in Little Rock and Shreveport, a D A R chapter luncheon, and school activities.
Emily urges Alan to skip a storm to visit a professor and hospital offer. He primes for duty, arguing a country doctor cannot abandon a patient for a city plan. Their quarrel deepens as a blizzard seals the decision, hinting at sacrifices in love and career.
Searey chapter notes from the state conference in Hot Springs report constructive work and praise. Mrs. E F McFaddin elected secretary for the year, and Miss Mamie Tyiebell named state chapter chair. Funds to help establish two rooms in Continental Memorial Mall for historical records are pledged and preparations for Flag Day and garden party activities are outlined.
Aubrey Albrittson urged allocation of five thousand dollars to equip stalls and chairs and maintain the field house. He said Hope badly needed a community house where youths could gather for various entertainments, addressing the committee.
Joan Crawford leads in The Shining Hour at the Saenger for a two day engagement. The drama follows a cabaret dancer’s rise to marriage on a Kansas farm and features sensational dance numbers with Tony DeMarco.
Discussion centered on constructing a new building costing about 5000 with WPA help near the business district for easy access by residents. Mrs. Bert Webb reported the Girl Scout hut near completion and open soon, proposing a resident guardian to supervise the 100 scouts for daytime and overnight use.
A state official warned that selling lands under the farm tenancy bill could slow due to new appraisals raising land prices and lingering doubts about state title. Arkansas Supreme Court rulings over time have held title to 40 tax forfeited lands invalid for defects. The tribunal ruled Monday that failure of the tax collector and county clerk to act prevented validation of the state's title.
The Merchants' Association executive committee met at the chamber to discuss a trade at-home campaign. A $1 member fee was proposed to fund advertising and a Community Building Program offering coupons for 5 customer purchases redeemable for school church or civic undertakings. The committee also aims to widen membership to include all retail classifications in Hope and lists officers from various sectors.
Robert Jewell, son of Mrs. A T Jewell and Hendrix freshman, joined the Hendrix College News Bureau staff as announced by Prof Paul Page Faris. Jewell, a former Hope High School leader and football letterman, helped debates teams compete in Durant Oklahoma invitational, participating in extemporaneous spelling and poetry readings. He belongs to the Hendrix debating squad. The Bay of Fundy claim about a 53 foot rise is noted in a separate line.
J A Morrison will deliver two addresses this Friday. He speaks to Hope High School students at 2 p m and to the public at First Baptist Church at 7240 o clock.
Governor defends continued funding rules cited from a Wallace article, arguing bids on projects financed with federal funds must be frequent and unrestricted. He notes federal opposition to contractors licensing laws in other contexts.
A geographer at Chicago's Institute is noted for a career spanning field work in Finland and Lapland, expeditions across Sweden, and six weeks in the U.S.S.R. He participated in the 1937 Moscow congress and collaborated widely in writing and teaching.
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