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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1932
Page
5
Poem and local notes reflecting courage and generosity amid poverty and weathered by community life. Mentions Texarkana residents and social events. Describes church groups, school P T A meetings, and a heritage exhibit with flags, antiques, and family histories. Includes visits by local families and community announcements.
The item records various weekend visits and gatherings in the community. Mrs. George Johnson and daughter Mildred spent time with Mrs. John Reece. Dewey McKamey and wife and child hosted guests. Grady Reece and Cameral families joined for dinner. Mrs. Cameral and Mrs. Jagr Lewis with Artell Bodcuw visited. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Cordal also joined. Mrs. Roberts has been ill but improving. Givens dined with Grady Reece. Edward Gilbert shopped in Hope. Allen Walker visited John Reece and wife. H W Fore and guests spent time with neighbors. LaVerne England returned to school after measles absence. Mrs. Semback returned home after months away with family.
In a brief exchange, Lickerly asks why some people say dabbling in stocks is risky, while the Va person replies that it must be due to water in most stocks. The remark underscores skepticism about stock quality and liquidity.
Major league baseball opened the 1932 season with Boston Red Sox losing to Washington 1 to 0 in 10 innings. Alvin Crowder and Danny MacFadyen held the opposing bats to seven hits. Heinie Manush delivered the deciding two-base hit in the 10th to score Meyer from first. Other clubs start Tuesday including Little Rock Travelers in Memphis with rain delays for the Southern Association start.
A jumble of names and events follows a scene of late 19th century bustle. Visitors to Nashville in early June arrive for business and social calls, including Mr and Mrs Shipperson. Marvin Dudney and Robert Cauldwell are noted on trips to Mexico. A colored physician announces a husband’s fever and unrealistic hope of recovery, while the doctor insists no cure remains and the patient has died despite supposed relief.
Paul Reeves of Minden filed his regular appointment, while the Rocky Mound baseball team posted a 16 to 14 win in their first game against the Schooley boys. Attendees include Mrs. Callie Durham and Emogene at a funeral, families traveling to Gladwater for a ill relative, and local visits by Mr and Mrs Wright and Thelma, Purtle family, and a negro minstrel with play Stick to Your Word Gal. Proceeds support the baseball team as spring activities continue.
Saenger announces a weekly bargain day each Wednesday with admission for children 10 cents and adults for the theater and night shows. The feature at the Saenger this Wednesday is Beau ty and the Boss starring Marian Marsh, after a run at the Fulaski Theatre in Little Rock. Disorderly Conduct starring Sally ends its run this Tuesday.
Fragmentary text mentions January activities and admissions for adults and children. Unable to extract clear names or organizations. The readable parts suggest a local event with ticket or admission information but lack coherent details. Further context is needed to form a complete, factual card.
Farmers in southwest Arkansas crop up interest in permanent improved pastures for cattle, dairy cattle, hogs and work stock. J L Wright, district agent at the University of Arkansas College of Agriculture, notes the shift from reliance on the open range to sustained meadow and pasture systems.
County agents report 1931 pasture demonstrations covering 244 acres across 3 permanent pastures, with 53 purebred cattle, 364 hogs, and 70 other purebred animals used in district demonstrations. Farmers emphasize home-grown feed and weed-free, improved permanent pastures to boost livestock success.
Bodcaw Lillian Tyson organizes a foods class in Little Bodcaw meeting Fridays at 2 for ten weeks while Falcon hosts a foods and clothing class Tuesdays at 1. Bodeawy and Union cemetery notices, visits by Prescott and El Dorado residents, and a Women’s Club meeting Thursday at 2 are reported with invitations to participate.
The Presbyterian church auxiliary met on Wednesday with hostess Miss Janie Johnson and Mrs J O Johnson presiding. Several members were elected delegates to Presbyterial in Hope this month. Guests and visitors included Mrs W R Wilson Sr and numerous Johnsons and Wilsons. Weekend visits featured Miss Mary Gaines Autrey with Miss Selma Lee Bartlett in Hope and other relatives from Mineral Springs and Sherman.
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