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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1939
Page
5
Sunday marks the start of National Music Week with programs planned nationwide through the week. Local clubs and music lovers drive the observance, coordinated by the National Federation of Music Clubs to lift spirits and foster musical appreciation.
Washington Mrs Paul Rowe and Mrs Janel Pinegar visited. Rev W H Stingley read in Texarkana with son Ford. Mrs Ruby Wilson of Mansfield returned from a week with Jasper Lively family. Mrs Ella Gold and D M Ditty visited in Blevins. W H Etter family and Miss Letha Frazier spent Monday in Little Rock. W V Frazier and A F Simmons made a business trip to Hope. Mrs J W Butler of Batesville and Mrs W R King of Memphis visited Mrs J A Wikson and Miss Bessie Trimble. Dan Pilkinton member of Hope seniors Baccalaureate. Rosemary Ridghill visited Lil Rock. Hubert Thrash of Texarkana visited Rev J Oscar Gold family. Golds attended Highland singing. Ray Warner of Hope was in town for business.
Local note by note summary lists court dates and visits as residents and guests frequent Hope, Arkansas. Names include Mrs. A P Delany and Miss Letha Frazier, plus clergy and civic figures attending services and meetings at Methodist and Presbyterian churches. Several small social events and birthdays mentioned.
Approximately 270 clubs and nearly 3000 players participated in Toronto hockey leagues last season. The large turnout highlights broad local participation across multiple age groups and divisions.
Beginning at 7 30 P M each evening song services and preaching at 8 o'clock by Pastor C D Saver. You are cordially invited to attend all services.
In observance of National Music Week the Madrigal club will perform at 8 p.m. Tuesday in City Hall Hope. Public invited and admission free. Sponsored by Mrs Robert Campbell and LaDelle Ogburn. The program features Betty June Monts, Margaret Simms, Jimmie Lee Herrington, and others in a varied concert. pieces include Prelude in C Minor, Deep River, Liebestraum, and Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1 with instrumental and vocal solos.
A study notes that during last season’s 89 shutofts, 43 of the games hosted by the National League saw the home team prevail. The trend suggests home-field advantage matters in those matchups and may influence strategy.
The University of Alabama baseball squad lists only three seniors and one junior among its players this year, with all seniors and juniors serving as regulars on the roster.
Renato Carcini, a former American wrestler now active in Rome, serves as an athletic instructor for I: Dute, signaling a return to the sport in Italy after years abroad.
A garbled Hollywood item reports Paul Harrison mentioning Elvis leaving home at seven in the morning and not returning until after eight. The piece notes a visit from Universal and a quip about growing a hat and sideburns for an outdoor scene, with vague references to Pain Springs and western wear.
Fifteen representatives of the Kansas Rural Letter Carriers Association met with local carriers on Saturday night to begin planning the state meeting to be held in Hope July 20 21 and 22. J D Heart of Waldo former chair man of the 7th district presided and welcomed visitors. R P Bowen secretary of the Hope Chamber of Commerce pledged support of the chamber. Postmaster Robert Wilson and Wylie J Roberts of the A L R A expressed satisfaction at the selection of Hope and predicted a large turnout. Visitors included Mrs S B Formby Mrs W W Wilson Mrs Whitman and others.
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