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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1934
Page
4
A fragmentary verse prayer asks God to keep the heart attuned to beauty and renewal. It pleads for never growing old to miss color, bells, and nature’s purity, and seeks awakening to resurrection in spring and mercy in Eastertice.
Various women’s groups from First Baptist, First Methodist, First Presbyterian and First Christian churches announce Monday meetings at 2:30 p.m. Circle meetings, YW A activities, and home hostesses are listed alongside a Choral Club practice. Easter vacation visits noted and a Good Friday full day service held at the First Christian church.
Opera entertainer Richard Denoks presents Romancing arias on April 2 featuring Crooks in Linda di Chamounix with Lily Pons. The program includes Rose Marie and Trees, with Grainger Country Gardens and a brief talk on Transportation. Also notes church services, Easter visits, and a midweek wedding in Lewisville with Rev. Musser officiating.
John Boles returns to the screen as a leading male in Beloved a sweeping musical drama with Gloria Stuart at the Swenger theater opening Sunday Monday Boles plays a composer of symphonies and sings three songs including My Beloved Forget and In the Glowing The music and score are by Victor Schertzinger who directed Beloved The role spans from youth to age 100 in a changing backdrop of historic events across the past century.
The Hope negro baseball team opens the season Sunday at Yerger park against the Texarkin Black Sox, with first pitch at 3 o clock. Hope lineup includes B Ivory and E Smith catchers, E Ivory and P Dunn pitchers, F Knoble first base, C Beard second base, F Clark shortstop, F Scott third base, O D Wats son left field, C Carmachial center, Frencher Walter right. N Cox available as relief pitcher.
Audit details the Hope electric and water plant investments, cash city contributions for operations and construction, and in kind services valued at 169,057.67 over eight years. It notes changes in light rates, no service charge for maintenance, and total gross income of 857,002.41 with electric income around 310,703 and water income 28,899. Average annual electric income estimated, with depreciation charge offs listed.
Auditors report the plant generated a dual net profit of 22 777 78 dollars while free city services averaged 19 705 31 dollars. Including 8.04 percent cash profit and 617 percent in free services, total annual average return reaches 15.02 percent on the investment.
The Rail Labor Board revisits wage and maintenance tensions as traffic improves yet deferred maintenance grows. Labor argues higher wages are needed to boost consumer power and morale, while management warns that raises could delay restructuring and worsen fixed charges. A sober clash over earnings, employment, and industry recovery.
Franklin McLarty, 14, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom McLarty of this city, sustained a severely bruised foot Saturday morning when struck by an automobile driven by Mr. McWilliams of Shower Springs. The fender struck the foot as the youth rode a horse on East Second street. McWilliams said he was crowded for space. The horse was not injured and an X-ray showed no broken bones.
The Rev BE C Rule of First Methodist Shared spoke on a community topic at Hope Rotary luncheon at Hotel Barlow. Arranged by C B Presley, with guests Rev Floyd Queen of DeQueen Ark and Richardson Ayres of Alexandria La. An intercity meeting with DeQueen is planned for Friday April 6 in DeQueen. Frank Ward chairs Hope arrangements.
The piece notes officials claiming Manchuria was taken for the Japanese people, not big business. It quotes Yosuke Matsuoka denouncing political parties as rotten and planning a new party after Geneva. It mentions foreign investors treated as spies by the army during inquiries into Manchuria opportunities.
The piece portrays Matsuoka as a fervent patriot appealing to Japanese youth, urging Spartaniam public life and simple honesty. He denounces Fascism while denying Mussolini links, distributes wealth to his sons with a pledge of independence, and opposes vast fortunes. Reform is urged as parties face extinction, with Parliament slowly restoring authority.
A young Walter Hagen appears at the Detroit Tigers spring camp in Lakeland Florida. He reports for duty, greets Manager Mickey Cochrane, and begins warming up by catching pitches from rookie Luke Hamlin. Hagen, famed golfer, dons a Tiger uniform and eyes a baseball future.
An advertisement announces Americas finest traveling homes on wheels on display at Bates Tourist Camp this Saturday and Sunday with inspection invited.
Legal notice filed under Banking Act 1930 as of March 5 1944 reports Home Realty & Investment Co Inc affiliated with First National Bank Hope Arkansas Charter No 12533 Federal Reserve District 8. It states ownership and control by bank stockholders and directors, no deposits loans or borrowings with the affiliate, and includes notarization by L Floyd Spencer sworn March 28 1994 before Notary Syd McMath with seal. commission expires July 2 1836.
Recapitulation assets details include loans, cotton acceptances, furniture and fixtures, stock in Federal Reserve Bank, federal deposits insurance corp, other assets, cash and light exchange, capital stock surplus reserve, circulation, deposits in this bank, insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under the US Banking Act. The document is sworn before Notary Clarice Cannon on March 29, 1934.
In a vivid sideline moment Walter Hagen hits and glances at first base after a sharp line drive. Mickey Cochrane warns him to tread carefully while Hagen jokes about cigarette brands and the crowd. The Old Master wows photographers with a high leaping catch as bees swarm in a distant scene from a summer region report.
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