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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1936
Page
1
The Star states charges will be made for tributes cards thanks resolutions or memorials about the departed. Commercial editors hold to this policy to avoid space-consuming notices and the paper disclaims responsibility for safekeeping or return of unsolicited manuscripts.
Details of visits and gatherings include Mrs Buster Starns and others noting rain, families visiting with relatives in Hope and Nashville, Harmons departing for California, and a funeral service for John Stroud's infant. Notable names: Dolph Starns, Miss Frances Willis, Mrs Lillian Reker, Winsifred Thrasher, Eugene Murphy, Miss Gerry Poole.
A 19th century list of local superstitions from Adams County covers beliefs about pregnancy and infancy. It notes that a first visit to see an infant can signal fortune, and that certain signs predict outcomes such as twins or generosity. It also mentions myths about the stork, doctors, hollow trees, and weather influencing a child’s temperament or wealth.
Olive Roberts Barton argues mothers must balance firmness with cooperation to shape self discipline in children. She notes constant bickering fatigues parents and stunts obedience, urging quiet, intelligent dialogue and a partnership approach. Cooperation, not domination, builds pride and mutual respect, turning fear into collaboration.
Bruce Catton reviews the memoir by Patience Abbe Richard Abbe and John Abbe. The three children recount global travel from France to Russia with frank, artless humor. The book is filled with endearing misstatements and curious definitions, offering a quirky collective autobiography.
Libe rty Hill School closed last Friday after a successful term taught by Miss Wilma Kent and Miss Blanch Light. The community held a Friday night party at Luther Mitchells. Luther Aslin and family were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Lester Beckham. Churchgoers at Center Point included Mrs Vannit Richards Miss Mary Glen Beckham and Billie Wynn Beckham. Raymond and Rayburn Aslin spent Sunday with their uncle PL Aglin. Urbin Wake and Mr Dolings of the Alton CCC camp dined with Luther Astin. Mrs Velma Hanson of Hope visited with her grandmother Mrs Stacus. Mrs Jack Huckabee and her son Denver called on her brother.
Quotations recount a trip by children discussing a Nazi school in Berlin and fife in Moscow while noting Russians are nice people. They describe sightseeing in London and life on a Colorado ranch. They claim to have produced 23 books that are entertaining and of interest.
Several residents in Holly Grove have contracted the flu, as neighbors report illness spreading through the area. A number from the community traveled to Emmet on Sunday night to attend a gathering or event.
Mes. Mattie Rateliff and Walter of Paimos visit Mrs. Elia Hodnett and Mr. and Mrs. Britt. A few in the vicinity are sick with colds and Milton Rogers is with mumps. Grandmother Jeunes of Hopr was listed among locals.
Linda Bourne, 20, prominent in Newtown, endures her father’s death as Peter Gardiner, a society reporter, writes to forget him. Peter falls for Honey Harmon, a Hollywood star who loses her voice to illness. He visits the hospital, sends roses, and their flirtation deepens while Linda grows suspicious of his attention.
Sunday visits fill the week as Mrs. George McMillen and family spent time with Mrs. Joe Dougherty’s household. Mrs. Nellie Lonely traveled to Hope to be with her son Lea, and Kenneth McWilliams of Stover Springs is ill with mumps. Family gatherings, shopping outings, and sympathy for the ill appear in local records along with a mention of Russian student allowances.
The Star lists candidates for Hampstead County offices including County Judge Ruffin Wint e Frank Rider, County Treasurer Clifford Franks H. M. Stephens, Circuit Clerk Arthur C. Anderson Ralph Bailey. Also notes other boldface political commentary and unrelated regional wildlife lore.
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