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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1949
Page
3
Oliver L. a county agent notes that grazing winter oats or other small grains early in pasture growth can lower milk production costs. Two main methods are described: graze off the oats as pasture and then harvest for grain, or remove after two to three weeks and let oats mature. The choice depends on other early pasture available and the oats’ winter condition.
In 1945 Hope sees rapid telephone expansion with 2,432 subscribers and a 52 percent gain since war end. More than $175,000 gross has been spent upgrading lines, poles, and switching gear, with 200 customers awaiting improved service. Additional projects costing $32,000 are planned this year as the company seeks investor funding to build the needed plant, noting Arkansas earnings below 3 percent on invested capital.
Lorraine Blackwood, home demonstration agent, notes washday heaviness and offers plan ideas. She suggests wheeling loads with a movable cart or bushel basket lined for protection, using a coaster wagon or old tea cart to the line, and choosing light, easy to carry containers. Emphasis on sorting at a table, raising machines, and keeping lines within reach to minimize bending and stretching.
Mrs Lorraine Blackwood urges careful site selection for a home frozen locker. She notes floor strength door and hall clearance, air circulation, moisture, and proximity to the kitchen. Michigan data show most lockers in basements or kitchens. Plan placement before purchase to fit size and access needs.
Troop 9 of Douglassville Texas led by Scoutmaster Errol Hatfield plans a rodeo style Horsemanship demonstration for the Caddo Area Council Exposition in Hope Arkansas on Monday night May 2. Scouts will saddle and ride horses to explain saddle and bridle parts, discuss equine ailments, and demonstrate riding gaits to educate the crowd.
Two people drowned in Arkansas over the weekend. A 11 month old girl died after her parents found her in a barrel of water at their Van Buren home. the child was Deanna Ann Woodward. Bennie Rhinehart, 49, drowned in a pond near Texarkana, and a coroner's jury said the victim appeared to have fallen from a railroad embankment while fishing.
Finishing touches to the program will be made Monday afternoon before doors open at seven. More than 2,000 Scouts Scouters parents and friends are expected to view the grand show by the Scouts of this area.
The Hempstead County Sheriff proclaims a special election in Blevins Arkansas on Tuesday April 46 1949 to elect a mayor recorder treasurer aldermen with polls open from 8 am to 6 30 pm at designated or nearby locations as in the 1948 Democratic Primary. Proclaimed April 11 1940 by Sheriff Claud H Sutton.
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