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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1932
Page
1
County officials and residents argue over highway funding tied to a 3-mill local tax. They compare preexisting state backings, bond coverage, and backroom figures, claiming state funds and turnbacks should reduce local levies while accusing judges of padding expenses and delaying road projects.
Hope High School won three events in a triangular meet at Texarkana with Ashdown and Texarkana competing. Seniors and juniors from Arkansas, Texarkana, and Hope posted multiple firsts across hurdles, sprints, jumps, throws, and relays, led by Eugene Hamilton of Ashdown and Schooley of Hope in a wide range of events.
After the games, refreshments were served. Edmund Snell and George Erward Beaty were visiting Mrs D A Washburn in Longview Texas.
Cranks School and community notes record social visits and local events. Mr A J Lafferty and Mrs Turnage host gatherings while Miss Ether Bert Lewis returns to Texas after a week visiting relatives. The third Sunday is our regular meeting day with all come Sunday and Sunday night.
Sheppard residents note pleasant weather as farming begins. Mrs. Alice Finlay reported starting a business on Hope Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. L. J. McBay spent Sunday with his parents Mr. and Mrs. W. J. McHay. Jesse Cornelius, Garland Grant, Wesley Mayo, Bill Boyd and Henry Grant were guests of Walter Cornelius and family. P. H. Coleman is able to be up again. T. G. McBay visited Wednesday night with her mother and brother, Mrs. L. S. Nation and Lee Nation of Tearpin Hill. M. Cornelius visited his son W. J. Cornelius, of this place. Little Gladys and James Cornelius spend this week with their brother Roy Cornelius of Nepe Tearpin Hill.
Hope Star Saenger Theater slogan contest selects four winners for prize passes. Recipients Melba Lee Russell, Geraldine Murphy, Mary Janet Jobe, and Mrs Pete Fields receive weekly passes. many responses were received but only correct or near correct lists earned passes for adults and children.
Mrs. Lee Ewing underwent a blood transfusion Wednesday night at a local hospital. Dr. L M Wise and Dr Don Smyth reported the operation successful though she continues to tear rapidly. Mrs Dewey Hendrix donated a pint of blood after a test showed a close match, aiding the procedure. Ewing has been in the hospital for three weeks.
Harmony Farmird near through planting time as relatives visit. Roy McWilliams and neighbors attended a Sunday night gathering at Thad Vines home. Mrs Bersia McMillan and Mrs Violet Daugherty were among callers. Social events include a Saturday night party and supper visits with local families.
Local names appear in a brief Sunday gathering report. Ernest Ross, Blanch Laster Mullins, Cecilia Lander, and Miss Cathred Rose are mentioned among relatives visiting kin in Show Net. Lee England was seen in the vicinity Sunday afternoon, plus Mr and Mrs Bibert Jones with aunt and uncle. Brother Fincher conducted his regular appointment Sunday.
Farmers and neighbors across Spring Brook cluster shared weekend visits and meals. Families including the Ross, Calhoon, Poole, Rogers, Allen, Lloyd, Wilson, Dickson, McMillen, Rogers, Daugherty, and Ollie were mentioned with Saturday and Sunday calls, dinners, and short trips among Blevins Holly Grove Providence and Ebe nezer locales. Edna Allen returned home after teaching in Louisiana.
In a busy schedule, St Louis edged Chicago in a tense National League contest while Pittsburgh and Cincinnati were on opposite ends of the standings. Philadelphia beat New York 7-6, Chicago Cubs topped Cincinnati 6-2, and Brooklyn defeated Boston 8-2 on Hack Wilson’s homer. In the American League, Philadelphia blanked Detroit 2-0, and Detroit’s offense surged in later innings to win 9-6. Memphis took two of three from Little Rock 5-16 with tablet? Nashville beat Atlanta 4-3, New Orleans crushed Birmingham 12-9, and Chattanooga swept Knoxville 9-7.
In Claremore Oklahoma two uniformed youths robbed the Will Rogers hotel Friday morning and escaped with 109 dollars and five cents. Porters observed the incident and alerted authorities as investigators began tracing the culprits.
Green Laseter spent the weekend with Miss Borothy Robertson in May. Misses Marie and Edna Stuary visited Miss Marjorie Butler in Liberty Hill. Fly Turner and Bernice Cumbie sailed with Mrs Glen Fincher on Monday afternoon. Families of J T Cumbie and Earl Ross attended church at Oak Grove Sunday. Frank Simmons stayed with J J Turner over the weekend. Mrs Eunice Reece dined with sister Mrs M B Gentry and Mr Gentry.
The dating office of the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tone Co released figures for the five weeks ending April 2 showing sales of 88,912,192 versus 104,742,250 a year earlier, a decline of 18,890,058 or 15.11 percent. March figures show 520,198 tons sold, down from 562,825. average weekly sales 17,782,488 down from 20,948,450. weekly tonnage 104,040 down from 110,545.
A group of LA doctors weigh the impact of denying or granting permission in practice, arguing that saying no protects patients and preserves professional standards while acknowledging the value of timely yes when appropriate.
Susan Carey spends a warm August afternoon alone in Chicago and meets Ben Waring, a moody musician, during a park bus ride. They share food and a paddle on the lake, and Ben unexpectedly asks her to marry him, prompting Susan to pause and consider love at first sight while anxiously weighing her future.
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