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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1938
Page
3
CalE residents ask about Alberta Social Credit scheme as California voters consider a $30 weekly plan for the over 60 non workers. Alberta's program promises a social dividend of 25 dollars monthly to every citizen.
Jonesboro report details four starting players sidelined by injuries for Hammons led Bobcats as they brace for a crucial conference clash with the undefeated Golden Hurricane of northeast Arkansas. Captain Dean Parsons shifted to quarterback amid knee and leg injuries to Green Simpson and Calhoun. Loy Ward returns to practice. Junior game set for Thursday. details note defensive focus and line changes as both teams prep for Friday night showdown.
The question asks to identify the writer who declined the 1986 Pulitzer and accepted the Nobel in 183, appeared in a play last summer, born eight years before the opening of Chicago’s World Fair for the Comtasy of Progress. The phrasing is garbled but clues point to a notable American playwright born around 183? The World’s Columbian Exposition opened in 1893, so eight years earlier is 1885, suggesting a birth year around 1885. The 1986 Pulitzer decline does not align with a real recipient. The item resembles a riddle rather than a factual news notice.
A Hempstead circuit court jury returned an instructed verdict of acquittal for Jim Simpson on a manslaughter charge linked to a fatal highway collision. The crash near Hope-Lewisville killed Robert Guilliams, 28, a WPA worker, as Simpson traveled toward Jacksonville.
AP reports a deadly forest fire across Dance township Ontario and nearby Fort Frances area. In total 21 people, including members of the La Shellle, Labelle, and Durdis families, perish or are seriously harmed as flames push across the border.救
County Home Clubs will gather Friday October 4 at the Oak Grove Church for a county council meeting. Mrs Wilbur D Jones, council president, said the session opens at 1 am and ends at 4 pm. Mrs F B Penwick will read special numbers. Skits include A Shanty Tuwk Scandal and a McCaskall club sketch.
An obituary notes John Wilson Meeks aged 80 a former judge who served on the Arkansas state charitable institutions trustees and led the state Odd Fellows lodge He died after a long career in public service with ties to Arkansas organizations and public schools as referenced in the notice
The Hempstead County Club of Arkansas Constitution and Citizens Protective League forms to oppose Amendment No 26 at the November 8 general election. Steve Carrigan of Hope is president with Lee Garland as vice president and John Vesey as secretary. The nonpartisan group campaigns against the measure, arguing it threatens state sovereignty and credit. Continued on Page Two.
In Arkansas, Lake City deputy chief George Spencer died from bullet wounds suffered during a Monday night arrest near Lunsford. Suspect Allen Woods, 25, surrendered and was jailed in Memphis for safekeeping. Also near Nashville, Russell Brown, 28, Nashville Fruit grader, was found dead after a hunting trip. a shotgun blast to the neck is believed accidental as he crawled with a shotgun, near a fence.
Plans have been made for the last of six weekly training sessions for Boy Scout leaders in the district. The program ends next Monday night with joint exercises and a court of honor for the boys. Ed F. McFaddin will supervise and leaders will graduate. awards and certificates will be given. The fete begins at 6 20 p m at Farr Park followed by ceremonies. Joe A. Clement asks parents and Hempstead County residents to attend.
A 1938 NEA Service publication prompts college etiquette questions. It notes corsages for guests and housemother, dining hall entry by the chaperon, speaking to unfamiliar fraternity members, inquiry about a student’s fraternity, and the acceptability of blind dates. It emphasizes freshmen avoiding vanity, focusing on activities, and seeking membership through demonstrated leadership.
Washington Social Security Board officials reviewed an economic report condemning a range of pension schemes as an epidemic of crackpot ideas. The plan groups included taxes financed pensions and those calling for script, with the panel warning of heavy tax burdens and no real shortcuts to utopia.
News reports confirm Japanese forces estimated between 30 000 and 50 000 troops prepared a large scale offensive to seize Hankow and sever lines to Canton Hong Kong and Hankow. Interior operations intensified with rail links to Hankow reportedly cut as Sayang fell north of the capital.
Interior Secretary Harold L. Ickes promised federal aid to plan a 2000 mile scenic river highway along the Mississippi. A river states delegation said the National Resources Committee and National Park Service would cooperate with the states on surveys and plans. A bill authorizing the parkway for four lane traffic would be drafted for introduction next session. Financing methods and cost estimates were not discussed in detail. The parkway would be for passenger automobile traffic.
A meditation on faith noting that belief rests on God’s word rather than seen reality. It asserts that faith grants reward through trust and expectation, linking belief to spiritual consolation and the hope of divine assent.
The Hope Gospel Tabernacle holds its annual business and fellowship meeting on Thursday night October 1 at 7 45. The pastor will speak and other features are planned. Growth of the church and Sunday school has been phenomenal with full attendance. Extra space is being added for three more classes. On Saturday the Sunday school will hold its annual picnic at Fair Park meeting at 12 30 for a basket dinner followed by a devotional service and an afternoon of games and sports.
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