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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1942
Page
5
Padgill led the Woman's Missionary Union and others spoke for the coming year. A musicians solo by Thomas Lavin and a duel by Otho Taylor and George Keith occurred. Dr. James G. Leavett gave an address on the church's origin perpetuity and perils. Over a hundred leaders attended circles and the WMU session on Monday October 19.
The night before opening, Ashington's Stage Door Canteen for service men held a pound party preview. Patrons donated two pounds of food or two in cash. When doors opened, crowd control faltered as 12,000 visitors passed through and donated items to stock coffee, sugar, cakes, and other supplies.
Evangelist and Mrs. Keetah Jones bring a two to three week revival to Hope Gospel Tabernacle. Jones, a rising national figure, arrives after success in Missouri campaigns, with Mrs. Jones enhancing the meetings with song. Congregational singing directed by Rev. S A Mays, assistant pastor.
In San Diego a gold brick linked to a prior sale and a promised buyback drew attention after a scrap incident. An attorney recovered the metal from a victim’s possession. post mortem notes mention copper, lead, and ring components amid the curious tale of a guarded weekend and a lost return.
Circle meetings of the Women’s Missionary Union at First Baptist Church and social gatherings hosted by Mrs. Milton Eason and Mrs. Bert Russ are detailed. Circles 2, 3, 5 and 6 meet at various homes with activities from 2:30 to 3:30, while a club party at Mrs. Eason’s home features games, War Savings Stamps prizes, and coffee. Avery Franches Hartfield and Sergeant Vernon Avery announce their marriage. Mrs. Avery plans to move to Hope then join Avery in San Francisco. Tea hosted by Mrs. Bert Russ at Edgewood displays fall arrangements, with guests and refreshments noted.
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. White spend the weekend in Little Ok. Mrs. Hoss Hanks’s family regret to learn she is seriously ill at her home in town.
The Hempstead county singing convention will meet at Shover Springs Sunday October 18 with the program starting at 10 am. Many singers are expected and the public is invited.
Washington wartime scene recounted by a local writer who met a civilian newspaperman in a city band cache. The two compared tanker trips to Houston with and without escort ships, oil fires, and a chatty exchange that led to jokes about frontline reporting and press conferences.
Navy recruiting seeks men aged 17 to 50 who can read music and play proficiently. Whites and Negroes invited. Those passing an interview with Bandmaster J.11 Sturges in Little Rock enlist as Musician Second Class at 66 dollars monthly and may advance to Chief Petty Officer after training at a Naval Training Station. Contact Navy Recruiting Station 501 Federal Building Texarkana at once.
London reports Cosmo Hamilton aged 70, novelist and dramatist, dies after contributing to American magazines. In Miami a 42 year old William W. Morrell, known as Hugh Hough, head of publications at the University of Pittsburgh, dies last night. A note adds a Kiwi in the air service as a non flying ground officer.
In Lincoln Field, Blythe Miller plots a house for Nancy Hale and Scooter with coach Pop Miller approving a loft apartment. Duane Hogan offers practical help and a Santa gift, while Nancy seeks new love with Duane, asking Blythe to help win him. The tale centers on housing, care, and evolving romantic ties as Nancy pursues happiness.
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