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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1935
Page
4
Mrs. Sid Henry and Mrs. George Robison host visits and travel notes from Hot Springs to Pine Bluff. Local church circles meet at the First Baptist and Methodist churches for April programs and social gatherings. Members, guests, and visiting spouses share prayers, lectures, and salad courses as they discuss religion, community service, and wartime-era civic duties.
A Bronx fire on a 473 Bronx avenue tenement killed three members of the Dappio family and left two others, including William Dappio, in critical condition. Seven other families escaped as the blaze started in a first floor quirket owned by the Dappio family.
Blevins and nearby residents recount a weekend of visiting relatives in Arkansas and Hope. People named include Ruthal Brown Jeff Monday Facson and the Brown, Bonds, Lewis, Wade, and Coker families. A Macedonia Methodist sermon, church prize awards, and a first birthday dinner for Teressa Ann Bonds are noted along with several shopping trips and social visits in Blovings and Marlbrook areas.
San Antonio reports Sheriff Albert W. West said James D. McAllister a sixyearold exconvict admitted killing Percy A. Calkins near Edinburg Sunday after arrest as a transient. He described Calkins as a Houston salesman and bridegroom of a month. Police found a sawedoff shotgun a .38 pistol and Calkins suitcases at his bed. Police traced Calkins automobile to 500 block Indianola. A large downtown raid followed with over 600 men marched to the county stockade for fingerprinting.
Dr. William Moreland of Tabet Oklahoma visited friends in Blevins on Sunday. W J Whiteside of McCaskill was in Blevins Sunday. Mr and Mrs Mont Harris and their children visited relatives in the Sweet Hammon community Sunday. Miss Ann Roland of McCaskill is the guest of Mr and Mrs RL Wardshaw.
Local notes report a pound supper at Mr. and Mrs. T Edwards's home Saturday night with guests including Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Bristow of Fulton and various neighbors. Several small gatherings occurred through the weekend with relatives visiting, birthday party attendance, and short calls between families such as Gilbert, Springs, Neal, Hicks, and Evans. Columbus appointment noted for Saturday night.
Washington Rey Harrell preached two sermons on the Fifth Sunday at the local Methodist Church. Pupils of Mrs. J L Pilkinton celebrate her recovery from illness and return to school. Chewitcourt met Monday for an April term with a large county crowd. Mrs E R Timberlake visited, and Artey’s illness in the home of her sister is noted. Mrs Liza Smith returned home. Mrs Lee McDonald spent Friday with her Columbus sister. James and Louise Pilkinton of Henderson State Teachers College visited family, returning to Arkadelphia. O A McKnight of Cross Roads attended business in town. Satar azier, Gip Martin, M B Stayanis, and Wo Elmore attended county council meeting at Columbus. Next meeting at Guernsey in June. Local quartet attended Kiwanis at Guernsey. Senior play Here Comes Charlie to be staged Friday night at the school auditorium. Carl Martin and B A Springs visited Hope. Mrs Willis of Oil Field California arrived for extended visit with M W Wilson and relatives. remembered as Miss Agatha Wilson. If Kansas dust storms persist visitors may need an archeological expedition.
The Rev Mrs Agnes White Diffie pastor of the First Church of the Nazarene in Little Rock will deliver sermons Thursday and Friday night in the building formerly occupied by Queen theater on South Elm Street The speaker has given many addresses over a Little Rock radio station.
New York The National City bank of New York assigns a grave share of responsibility to the United States for current world currency disorders in its monthly review. It cites U S devaluation as a key cause and outlines four conditions for lasting stabilization: domestic price level balance, aligned currency values, a truce in trade interference, and elimination of fiscal uncertainties to prevent capital flight.
Rosston Rt 2 reports J E Butler and young Baker Butler back on feet after illness. Numerous visits across the community include Rosie Martin, Jan, Winnie Purtle Son, Helen Ware, Howell Fincher, W N Bailey with Neil Martin for a Saturday night and a Robert Shipp musical.
Bodcaw residents share weekend visits at home with relatives in Hat, Emmet, Lite Rock, and Stamps. Mrs. Mina Puller and Mrs. Bailey toured local schools, while Troy Grenlee and G. Fuller relatives traveled from Hope. A funeral notice for Leon Garrett's cousin closes the family notices as readers are invited to Sunday school each week.
The St Louis Federal Reserve reports that general business conditions in the Eighth District show spoiliness and unevenness for late February to mid March. Production outpaced distribution, Easter timing influenced demand, and retail trade remained stronger than wholesale. Department store sales rose 2.2 percent in February versus 1934, with two month gains about 1.0 percent higher than a year earlier.
A young woman reveals she is engaged to a man who cannot bear children. A kindly elder counsels that she should not expect much from him. The dialogue ends with the woman lamenting her situation and seeking guidance.
A witty exchange questions whether marriage to a lying partner is wise and whether a woman risks becoming an old maid. The mock dialogue probes gender expectations and social judgments in relationships.
Mrs Luvena Owens of Springer Oklahoma touts Thedford's Black-Draught as a pure vegetable laxative that cleanses the system. She says it relieves biliousness and constipation and makes her feel better after taking it. Night or day, a dose can straighten out sluggish bowels.
Community members attended the funeral of Arch Epton at Bingen Ozan cemetery. Jimmie and David Balch visited from this area, staying with their sister and family in Blevins. Additional local notices mention births, hospital updates, and ongoing illness.
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