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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1940
Page
4
Local social calendar highlights meetings of circles at the First Presbyterian and First Baptist churches with dates in October and engagements across Hope. Spaghetti supper parties, Brownie troop gatherings, and two weddings are noted alongside student activities and family visits.
Mrs. Leon Davis hosted a Wednesday evening gathering to celebrate Mr. Davis’s birthday. Guests included Leo n Hartsfield and several local families, with a Halloween themed buffet and a cake centerpiece.
In a dark jungle room during a fierce storm, Marta screams as tension rises. Characters search for fire, inspect guns, and discuss possible motives while awaiting police. The scene hints at hidden rooms, broken panes, and shifting alibis as the murder mystery deepens.
New York designers forecast a shift from extravagant costume jewelry to simple, tasteful pieces for fall. Necklaces will lead, with flat collars and combinations of pearl and gold, while bracelets and clips remain key accents. Jet and amber baubles gain popularity alongside simulated sapphires and diamonds in refined settings.
Morning worship and communion at 10 50 with Correcting Wrong Ideas of Christianity. Christian Endeavor Society meets at 7. Evening service at 7 45 on Spiritual Foundations for Moral Integrity. Bible classes at 10. Hospital visit noted in Conway and Fayetteville travels. Poor quotes by John Andrew Holmes on feeding the soul weekly.
George Churchman reports a busy week at the high school with band guests from the U S Marine Band and a marching contest. Clubs meet with officers named including Ari, Library, Home Ec, and FFLA. seniors and juniors prepare for the Conway state convention.
The Friendship home demonstration club invites the community to a Halloween program on Friday night, October 25. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to bring a guest. Other items include Typing Tips, a Bible class at 6:30 p.m., preaching at 7:30 p.m., and two sermons titled Heart Felt Religion and The Bible.
A broad, uncertain blueprint proposes sweeping rural changes including a vast works program, expanded Farm Security Administration aid to migrants, wage and unemployment supports, and a shift to family sized owner operated farms. It envisions land reforms, rural industry subsidies, and intensified food programs to raise consumption amid wartime uncertainty.
A quick humor sketch shows an office boy nervously prompting a boss to answer the phone. The boss mocks the caller, revealing a blunt, comic exchange. A second vignette has a colored maid telling a caller Alice isn’t home as she’s off to “de class” to be married, joking about lessons in domestic silence.
Hollywood set scenes reveal Ellen Drew returning to cafe work at Crane Motor Co. plant while co starring with Joel McCrea in Reaching for the Sun. The piece notes four kinds of snow for Citizen Kane and a staged firing incident with actor Lew Donlevy.
The piece surveys vast Australian sheep stations and wool production. It notes arid grazing yielding small mobs, large estates, and high value stock. It explains Merino improvements, canine herding, and the wool grading process. It contrasts prewar trade with current reliance on Britain via wool control boards and outlines potential U.S. and Japan competition.
Camden High School Panthers upset Malvern Leopards 20 to 0 at Ab Field. Camden dominated, making 14 first downs to Malvern's five. Rowe returned a kickoff for yardage before a fumble. Malvern threatened briefly but Camden held to secure the win.
Blevins Mrs Lou Bailey of El Dorado and Fouston Texas visits brother R C Taylor and family. Tyler native Bryson Honea tied his parents Honea last week. Dinner guests include Mr and Mrs W Re Stowers and children of Little, K B Speras Jr of Hope, Evelyn Campbell family of Blevins. Brown family return from Oklahoma due to grandfather’s death. Walt Bonds James Chamlee depart for Arizona. Harold Yates of Los Angeles visits with parents. Beene of Tucson guests here and in Hope. Nat Yates of Tucson visits relatives. Roy Nevins of Longview visiting. Rockefeller anecdote tells of Indian doctor and a nickel bid for a silver dollar.
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