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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1945
Page
3
Social and personal items list Methodist and Baptist church meetings at 4 o clock Monday afternoon at various homes and church buildings. Activities include W S C S units, Executive boards, youth fellowships, and a day camp for Methodist youth. Also announced is the marriage of Mary Evelyn Simpson to Robert Goforth in Benton on August 26.
Laughton Richardson will leave Monday for Shreveport Louisiana where he has accepted a position. Sgt Jess Davis leaves Saturday night for Greensboro North Carolina after a furlough visit with Mrs Davis here. S/Sgt Davis has 80 service points and his decorations include the Distinguished Flying Cross the Air Medal and four Oak Leaf Clusters. Miss Martha White of Dallas Texas arrives to spend the weekend with her parents. Miss Betty Robins and Miss Mary Ross McFaddin left Saturday for Fayetteville to reenter the University of Arkansas. Mrs R D Franklin and son Bobby Mrs R V Herndon Sr and Mr and Mrs W R Herndon have returned from a two day stay in Little Rock. Mrs Ida Ellis of Texarkana is the guest of her sister Mrs Dan Green here. Miss Peggy McNeil and Miss Virginia O Neal will leave Monday for the University of Arkansas Fayetteville Sep. Herbert R Simpson has returned to the states after serving 23 months with the Armed Forces. Among his awards is the Presidential Citation. He has been given an honorable discharge and will go to California to complete his college training.
Hollywood critic notes Anchors Aweigh runs 143 minutes with Gene Kelly Kath ry n Grayson Frank Sinatra Jose Iturbi and Dean Stockwell delivering musical attractions while plot limps. Also reviews Christmas in Connecticut 104 minutes highlighting S Z Sakall and Sydney Greenstreet in a routine farce.
Aug. 1 Special Congressman Brooks Hays told the Little Rock Rotary Club he prepared a bill to declare a national policy to assist the South and West to industrialize. He said the bill would seek action by the Secretaries of Commerce, Labor and Agriculture to promote industrial growth.
In a sharp exchange, critics debate if gangster films deter or corrupt audiences, citing Dillinger and Little Caesar as flashpoints. W R Burnett defends cinema as scapegoat and urges focus on wartime family dislocation while acknowledging film as cultural mirror.
Dorothy Dix argues that rigorous physical conditioning for women, including judo and firearms training, could restore family authority and improve physiques. She warns uniformed women might worsen marriage markets and that demanding strength could hurt women more than help, ending with a light note on the unpredictability of women.
News of the Churches outlines service times for Garrett Memorial Baptist and Hope Gospel Tabernacle. Garrett details Sunday School 10:00 a.m. preaching 11:00 a.m. evening and midweek services. auxiliary and meetings noted. Hope Tabernacle lists multiple services including morning worship 11:00 a.m. evangelistic services 8:00 p.m. midweek prayer and Bible study and youth activities. The column ends with a Christ centered invite and note on using the New Testament as guide.
Glenn Hutton, minister, leads Bible School at 9 45 a m with Ted Jones as superintendent and the Lord's Supper and sermon at 10 50 a m with the sermon titled Soul Stature. Evening programs include Christian Youth Fellowship at 6 45 p m and a 7 15 p m meeting followed by a motion picture How to cure War with message and special music. Neon Cross Dismissal.
Sunday School at 9 30 a m Morning Worship at 10 50 a m sermon by Pastor choir special music O Worship the Lord by Kirkpatrick Baptist Training Union at 6 45 p m Evening Worship Service at 3 00 p m sermon by Pastor music Comrades of the Cross by Hall Fellowship Hour Wednesday public invited to worship at First Baptist Church
Sunday at First Methodist Church Pine at Second Pastor Robert B Moore offers Church School 945 am Special Music Vesper Service 530 pm Sermon Youth Fellowship 630 pm Choir practice Tuesday 8 pm The Church of Christ 5th and Grady Streets Waycon D Miller minister Bible Classes 945 am Morning Worship 1045 am Sermon Subject Personnel Evangelism third and concluding lesson in this series
A serialized story follows Brock and Thayer amid marital strain after Brock’s return from war. Thayer faces exclusion as Brock’s mother asserts control over the home while Brock battles the trauma and risk of life altering injuries. The scene shifts between tense dinner room dynamics and Brock’s lonely terrace vigil as fear and longing loom. To Be Continued.
The Unity Missionary Baptist Church on South Elm Street led by Pastor Doyle M. Ingram announces Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. and a morning preaching service at 11:00 a.m. The Lord's Supper will be observed, with a B. T. C. Meeting at 7:30 p.m. Evangelistic service at 8:15 p.m. A Ladies Auxiliary prayer at Monday 2:00 p.m., Wednesday choir practice, and Friday 8:30 p.m. activities. All are welcome.
Co. D. Meux, Pastor the pastor will preach at Em met at 11 a. m. Sunday but there will be no evening services because of the Revival at Emmet Baptist Church. There will be preaching at Boyd's Chapel at 4 p. m. beginning a revival with Rev. Van W. Harrell from Prescott in attendance. The Holly Grove revival closes Friday night with good attendance and members to be received at the closing service.
Our Lady of Good Hope lists Mass times while First Pentecostal and Presbyterian churches provide services, Sunday School, and meetings. The publication extends a cordial invitation to attend, noting times for worship, prayer, and church activities on Sundays and weekdays.
A 1945 column notes servicemen in Germany push back against WAC fraternizing with German men. It contrasts male dating norms with wartime dating of American wives, arguing double standards persist and women face judgment for seeking companionship while men debate what is natural for them.
The passage credits Woodrow Wilson with the majestic idea of universal harmony entering global thought. Dr Daniel L. Marsh, president.
Rome reports Countess Edda Ciano, daughter of Benito Mussolini, is in the Italian interior ministry’s custody to face possible Fascist crime charges. Allied forces transferred her from Swiss authorities at Chiasso to Italian authorities in Rome, following a pre-dawn move from Milan after a refugee journey that began in Switzerland. She and her late husband Count Galeazzo Ciano were key figures in Fascist politics and diplomacy during the Axis era.
A set of concise science and civics Q and A items. The first ten amendments form the Bill of Rights. Human hair diameter is twenty five millionths of an inch. Lady bugs control aphids in gardens. Walrus incur high food costs, more than three elephants. Rime ice is opaque white and forms on cold surfaces like aircraft wings.
The note reflects on parental and public attitudes as students head back to school, linking pedestrian safety to a brighter car outlook. It mentions neighbors and lend-lease as a backdrop while stressing renewed caution for youngsters returning to classes.
Quotes warn against complacency in democracy and call for active protection and work to sustain prosperity. Figures include Sen. Wheeler of Montana and Admiral Spruance, reflecting United States views on national strength, international standing, and Navy size. The Kalamazoo Gazette emphasizes a tough but possible path to lasting prosperity.
Arkansas beauty queen Miss Leslie Hampton attends a luncheon in the office of Leslie Biffle in Piggott Ark secretary of the Senate. Guests include War Mobilization Director John W Snyder Senator Fulbright Representatives Harris Trimble Mills and others. An orchid was presented by Coperton for Miss Arkansas before her Mayflower stay. She plans a trip to Annapolis for dances.
A compact reflection contrasts human laws with eternal laws. It notes that earthly statutes are imperfect copies of higher, timeless principles, as captured in a quotation about Romans and a statement from Froude. The snippet frames law as a human attempt to read and imitate the universal order.
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