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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1936
Page
6
Archie Wilson of Oakland California won the 100 meter dash title in 46.5 seconds, besting Olympic rivals. Finishing near top, Ciouvar Hoeckert of Finland won the 3000 meter championship, completing a strong showing for American sprinters.
A parade of local notices chronicles weddings engagements and visits. It lists Miss Frances Blair to Hubert Hayes in Birmingham with families from the city, church circles meetups, and travel notes from Mrs Daniel and others, along with social visits from Little Rock to Muskogee and Texarkana.
Old Liberty Mrs. Forest Middlebrooks and children visit Magnolia. Fort Worth guests Mr. and Mrs. Billy Hord and sons stay with Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hicks. Various locals, including Hicks, Pardue, Cobb, and Gilbert families, host or visit friends and relatives in Magnolia, Hope, and nearby towns over the weekend.
A compact political quip laments ongoing trouble surrounding Gibraltar and suggests it would rather remain inactive if given choice. The line uses a playful metaphor about moss growth to critique stalled progress.
El Dorado based Share-Our-Wealth Club rejects state switch backing from Lehigh and Purvis that shifted support from Tom Terral to Judge R A Cook. Twenty five members condemn the move as unauthorized and urge all members to back Terral, with Dr F Daffey noting Terral plans to stay in the race amid rumors of withdrawal. A Armistead presided as secretary.
The address recounts Arkansas fiscal crisis in 1933 34 with convicts barely fed and treasury empty. Futrell details cash basis shift winnowed defectors and bond refunds while highlighting reforms lowering taxes cutting expenses and consolidating offices to stabilize revenue. He defends relations with the attorney general and defends his stewardship.
In a South court Miss Astor seeks custody of her baby, an nullity of their marriage, and a disputed property settlement. Dr Thorpe denies ever being married, while Mrs Miles, now in Hollywood, attends hearings and is cited in relation to past relations. The attorney says May McLean was only a friend and died years ago, with no bearing on the case.
Hempstead county women hear Miss Bullington home demonstration agent confirm beet sugar can be used like cane sugar in jelly and canning. Extension economist Mrs Ruby Mendenhall Smith notes failures come from fruit juice acid and pectin or method, not sugar. European housewives use beet sugar for canning and cooking, experts say. A brief home project section follows about fixing up the home with basic carpentry scraps.
The revival preacher plans Friday messages on Coming Judgments while Miss Bullington reports Hempstead County farm women adopting low cost built in conveniences. Mrs Ida A Fenton notes kitchen improvements including built in ironing boards wood boxes and wall racks aiding cluttered spaces.
Mrs. H. Stuart and children and Monroe traveled to Nashville to see Shirley Tur in Poor Little Rich Girl. A Wa family reunion occurred at Mrs. W. P. Wallace’s home with relatives from Iowa, Wellin Kan., Dayton Okamiled, Arkadelphia, Texarkana, and Kansas, totaling around thirty for dinner. Other locals include Miss Lillian Robins visiting Eldorado, Dr Robins in Texarkana with family, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Christian, Mrs. Mery Harris attending Elk to hear a political speech, Willie and Doris Stuart visiting Nashville, Raymond Hobing of Hope as a business visitor, and Mrs. Mattie Nelson with Mrs. Fletcher and Mrs. Lo Fletcher at the Nashville picture show.
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