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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1942
Page
2
County agent Olive Adams notes winter legumes have grown slowly this season while other winter legumes show more vigor. If warm weather arrives and stands are good, legumes may be turned under by April 15 to supply nitrogen for following crops. Turning later risks delays, moisture loss, and reduced benefits.
Local boards across the nation serve without pay as Brig General Hershey explains the strain and political pressures. Civilians in aviation surge to meet defense needs with 63,000 pilots and 10,000 assistants, while the Production Board tightens airline safeguards to preserve service. Jacksonville’s A P notes new army dental exam rules shifting to general readiness and unreliable teeth.
Prescott News reports new candidacies for Nevada County offices with O Waters seeking County and Probate Judge, Jesse Stockton aiming for Treasurer, and W E Barlow pursuing Tax Assessor. Also covered are March PTA meeting notes, upcoming educational talks, Prescott Chamber of Commerce annual meeting, and the mustering of Company B Arkansas Guard at the armory with Lt Col Hendrix Lackey.
The WPB priorities division says sugar for bees is essential. Submit an application to the WEB sugar section with facts and circumstances. Honey is a key substitute for sugar, and the board aims to boost honey production, not cut it.
Society notes list visitors and weekend trips across Arkansas. Mr and Mrs Floyd Haakins of Los Angeles visit relatives here while Mr and Mrs Lester Steed and Miss Lois Gunter spend the week in Little Rock. Miss Rita Ross visits friends in Russellville. Mr and Mrs Robert Fairchilds of Rosston visit Friday. Prescott attendees at the races include Miss Jimmie Nichols Addis Brown Katherine Buchanan Odetta Garrett Clarence van John Hubbard and Homer Ward.
Calendar note indicates a Prescott gathering as the Garden Club plans to meet on Tuesday at the home of Mrs Sum Q. The item highlights a social horticulture event with a resident host.
Ray Peacock notes Carly Wharton and Martin Gabel shaped the success of Broadway hit Café Crown after a shaky start. Wharton plus Gabel built a producing partnership, backed by $100,000, with prior ventures like Life With Father and Charley's Aunt. The piece profiles their backgrounds, partnership dynamics, and early decision making in shaping a winner on Broadway.
A Hollywood feature blends fundraising quirks with a Red Cross drive as high earners face a joke tax chart. Joan Fontaine and Olivia de Havilland sisters plan a film pairing while Lupino resists typecasting. Hollywood chatter covers theater buzz, wages, and upcoming projects from Cafe Crown to The Road to Tokyo with stars like Bogart Saroyan and Crosby dazzling readers.
The First Baptist Church led by Dr. EB P J Garrett lists morning services at 10:00 and 11:00 with sermons titled The Brand of A Stave and Giving Life Its Full Significance, followed by Baptist Training Union and vesper worship. An annual canvass invites members to pledge support for the next year. Sunday School begins at 9:45. Evening preaching at 7:39 p.m with youth group counselors noted.
Two freshmen, Mary Louise Blackwood and Rachel Porter, achieved top marks with no grade below B and conduct grade A in the sixth month. A list of students across grades from first to eighth is noted for meeting no grade lower than B and no absences or tardies, while a side note explains the word vaudeville’s origin from Val de Vive and Oliver Basselin.
In Henry Bellamann's Kings Row, Parris Mitchell contemplates returning to Kings Row, finding home in his hospital life but struggling with mysticism and belonging. A letter from Harriet Gordon arrives as he pursues Louise Gordon and Drake McHugh’s tangled past, hinting at unsettling family dynamics to unfold.
Sunday School at 9:45 with classes for all ages and Morning Worship at 11 with a special message by the pastor and annual pledges to the church budget. Vesper service at 6. Young People meet at 6:15. Women's Auxiliary monthly meeting Monday at noon. Men of the Church elected Dr. Kim McKenzie as president and Ed Hawkins as vice president. C. C. Lewis retires as president. Reports from church societies due for the annual report to Ouachita Presbytery meeting next month in Norman. Elder My. C. Sprains of Hope Presbytery is moderator.
Centerville Sunday Selinul will be held next Sunday afternoon at 2:30 weather permitting. The entire community is cordially invited and the customary expense offering will be taken.
The Cross of Snow, formed by two snow-filled crevasses on the side of the Holy Cross mountain in Colas Wade, is visible for miles, creating a famed celestial-like symbol in the landscape.
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