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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1947
Page
3
Friday events include the YW A of First Baptist meeting at 6 pm for a Mother-Daughter Banquet at the church education building. W S C S circles meet at homes with devotions, programs on family and world children, social ice courses, and new members noted. Guests visit from out of town and hospital updates follow. Belhaven pageant and student notes end the column.
Hope residents Dr. and Mrs. L. M. Lile celebrate daughter Miss Alice Lile who took an active part in the May Day celebration at Belhaven College in Jackson Mississippi. She represented a Grecian nymph in the pageant proceedings.
The article explains that narrow arteries and later hardening raise blood pressure due to the heart’s effort to pump through constricted channels. Enlargement of the heart may sustain flow for years but eventual failure is possible. Symptoms vary and may not reflect pressure levels. Rest and relaxation are advised. alcohol is not a universal cure, despite perceived calming effects.
National Family Week May 4 to 11 is observed at the First Methodist Church with the theme Christian Living Begins At Home. A May 8 7 30 p m Family Week service features The Prodigal Son film then social hour and refreshments. A May 4 4 p m Mother's Meeting features The Marks of a Christian Home and What the Church School Teacher Expects of the Home. Juniors and Intermediates will perform musical numbers at vesper hour and the pastor will deliver a sermon on The Home.
Astronomers note Betelgeuse seems similar in apparent size to other stars yet would blanket the sky if moved to be as close as the sun. The finding emphasizes the vast scales of space and the relative distances of celestial objects.
Radio listings from New York on May 7 show NBC CBS ABC and MBS schedules. Programs include Dennis Day Great Gildersleeve District Attorney Kay Kyser Bob Hope Dinah Shore Information Please Court of Missing Heirs Paul Whiteman Bing Crosby Jolson Berlin Henry Morgan and Fred Waring Sketches in Melody and Bride and Groom segments with morning and afternoon slots.
Growers seeking 1947 Irish potato price supports must meet county AAA acreage goals, declare expected quantities, and pay a nominal fee. Loans will aid late crop. parity price floor set for 1947 1948. Arkansas intermediates ranged from 2.60 to 2.25 per 100 lb U S No 1 at shipping points.
The Agriculture Department reports milled rice markets firm last week with mills mostly closed or near season end. California demand exceeds supply as old orders fill current production and remaining output almost sold. Rice seeding near completion in Louisiana Texas Arkansas California, with reseeding needed in places due to cool weather.
In the drawing room Sir Charles, Basil, Marcel, Godfrey, and Sophie clash as Victoria presses for truth. Godfrey faces accusations that he slandered Sophie while Sophie gently reveals Vic toria's true parentage, hinting Sophie and Vic toria's grandfather mystery.
In a tense family scene Vicky asserts her legitimacy and desire to marry next week. Basil Sophie and others debate guilt privacy and the significance of her grandfather while Mrs Bagot and ancestral pride loom over the choice.
NEA Day for negro veterans and 495 New Farmers of America youths from 18 chapters visit the Fruit and Truck Branch Experiment Station in Hope. They tour demonstrations on pastures bees erosion control woodlot vegetables and orchard care led by the University of Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station. Ed McCuistion and L R Gaines address the group. Lunch is provided by the local NFA chapter.
In three questions the Dorothy Dix column weighs engagement changes after a man balks at a wife due to casual appearance, a man seeking access to his child after divorce, and a wife troubled by her husband’s joking with other women. The columnist urges accepting realities, honoring commitments, and caring for children, while lampooning unwarranted jealousy.
The Senior Class will present Nuts to You a three act farce at a school auditorium matinee and evening show on May 23. Romantic leads Glen m4 and Betty itlow. other cast members include Bonnie Anthony Helen Frank lin Jack Bell Barbara LaGrone Virginia Ann Mag ness Charles Reed and Bobby Franklin. Director is Mrs Brents McPherson with Patsy Martin as prompter.
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