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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1942
Page
4
The Rev P A Lewis of Houston Texas and former local pastor will be among principal speakers at the Hope Gospel Tabernacle dedication on Sunday.
The schedule lists Bible school at 9 45 with Male Porterfield as superintendent, morning worship at 10 50 featuring the Lord's Supper and a sermon on Withered Hand, evening worship at 7 00 with beloved hymns, special music by the choir, and a sermon The Preserving Christ by the pastor. Twilight meetings and midweek prayer services are noted, inviting all worshippers.
Monday events include Wesleeyan Guild meeting at 7 45 pm at Mra lye man Armstrong home with Thompson Evans Jr cashless. Circle No 2 hosts a plebic meeting at Fair Park at 4 pm. Alma Kyler circle meets at Mrs Gar land Darwin home on Washington highway at 4 pm. W S C S Circle 1 meets at Mrs Dale Jones home at 4 pm. Red Cross production rooms report 2 203 surgical dressings and yarn requisitions for 125 pounds to knit sweaters scarfs slaves and helmets. Rose Garden club hosts a Friday luncheon at Mrs Harry Shiver with 19 members and 1 guest. guest speaker Mrs W Hamilton discusses Making Life's Garden. Girl Scout Troop 7 enjoys a social with a scavenger hunt led by Mrs J O Milam.
Mrs. James Cross arrives from Washington to visit relatives including Mrs. Ralph Roulon and others. Miss Montex Elmore heads to Arkadelphia to enter Ouachita College. Mrs. Jack Ambrose visits from Phoenix for a month while Lt. Ambrose trains in Ohio. Jewell Moore family travels to St Louis to see Dick Moore at Jefferson Barracks. Paul Palmer visits from Shreveport en route to Rice Institute in Houston. Billy Jean Hood stays with Miss Jessie Clarice Brown. Mrs. Basil York visits from Pine Bluff. Clinton Jones returns from a motor trip to Galveston and College Station to enter Texas A and M in September.
Vern Stephens and John Niggeling belted two-run homers as Browns win over Indians. Niggeling pitched a four-hit shutout in a nightcap victory. Enos Slaughter fueled the Cardinals with a double and single, scoring twice in their win over Cincinnati. Hiram Bithar contributed a seven-hit pitching performance to boost the Cubs past the Pirates.
The column recalls Bobby Riggs defeating Frankie Pnrier in a 1960s tennis quarterfinal and notes Bucky Walters winning his 22nd title with a long 10 inning win over the St. Louis Cardinals. It also mentions George Varoff's pole vault of 14 feet 78 inches in Milan and John Deere’s first steel plow forged from a saw blade.
The Travelers won the championship by defeating Memphis 7-0 as Ed Lopat pitched eight solid hits. Little Rock clinched the top finish with a 7-0 win over Memphis. Atlanta, Birmingham, and New Orleans fought for third while the Pelicans edged the Barons 5-4 to leave both teams tied in percentage.
Detroit welterweight Jimmy Edgar knocked out Ernie Belala of Beaver Falls in Waterbury Conn. Andrews Indian Gomez defeated Larney Moore in New York. Hollywood’s John Thomas improved to 13-1-2 by outpointing Toby Vigil in Los Angeles.
J Walter Ruben, 43, motion picture producer and husband of actress Virginia Bruce, died last night. He was a New York City native.
Dodgers return to Brooklyn amid hush but fans anticipate decisive run in pennant race. Cards must surge to catch up after Dodgers win 12 of 23, with seven wins against the Phillies noted as pivotal.
Enid hides strain after a dangerous week with her hospitalized father and a failed romance with Tom. On a lake outing he offers money for a ring, she declares she won’t marry and loves a hidden hope as she leaves for Elm Street, torn between guilt and yearning.
Six Southwest Conference football squads began 1942 preparations with workouts as Texas A&M Texas Longhorns Rice Texas Christian Arkansas Baylor and SMU reported. SMU sat out the first day pending coaching changes while Rice and TCU entered with sizable rosters and lettermen.
The Dodgers return Pete Reiser as they face the Giants in a pivotal three game set at the Polo Grounds. With Bruce MacPhail funding, Brooklyn aims to widen their grip in the pennant race while the Cardinals proximity tightens the NL chase. Meanwhile the Browns and Indians split a day-night doubleheader, Vern Stephens homers in both games, and Washington awaits the Yankees if weather allows.
Hollywood figure relocates to Fort Bemsing for Army parachute officer training, showing defiant attitude. Bing Crosby headlines Blues on the Green in Hampton, New York, launching an Army relief golf tour for Red Cross and USC, singing from the 18th green rather than the clubhouse.
Cleveland president Alva Bradley discusses managers and public demand for novelty in baseball. He cites Lou Boudreau’s long contract and the idea of selling baseball year round to the Cleveland public, noting frequent manager changes and player rebellions in Indians history.
The First Presbyterian Church led by Thos Brewster, minister, invites all to worship with services at 10:55 a.m. and Sunday School at 8:45 a.m. Morning sermon by the pastor, 6:30 p.m. youth meeting, no evening service, auxiliary committee meeting Monday at 4 p.m. Also notes on a cemetery plant dedication in Hidalgo Mexico and a historical aside about baseball figures Bradley and connections to Alva Bradley and Margerite Andrews Bradley.
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