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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1938
Page
5
Curfew stories mingle with village life notes as residents greet a new arrival Kathryn Massey at Shreveport hospital. Local hostess reports and health updates follow with Ada Mae Engman and others visiting kin.
A garbled report urges caution for drivers approaching poor visibility days. It advises pulling over to the roadside to rest when sleepy and avoiding starting or continuing travel while half awake.
A fragmentary column recounts a carnival style episode with a man named Iron Man, a circus visitor, and a four dollar sale, followed by a broad discussion of superstition and witches. It includes a Cumberland mountains witch, a red hot iron milk story, and a recipe hint to ward off witchcraft with mosquito netting.
Returns from numerous precincts show Cravens Ford Jennings leading in district results with Terry defeating Winn in Little Rock and Norrell succeeding McClellan after a U S Senate bid. Morrison and Coffelt trailed in their race while Kitchens ran unopposed. March 1998 airline data show 17 U S scheduled carriers carrying 4112 passengers and flying 49,460 miles, up from February.
Eleanor Howe offers kitchen time savers like duplicating utensils, two measuring cups, two egg beaters, and two funnels. A Golden Glory Punch blends orange pekoe tea marmalade cherry juice and ginger ale over ice. Also includes Strawberry Banana Refrigerator Cake recipe with gelatin fruit cream layers and vanilla wafers, plus tips on onion juice and making dust cloths.
A 16 year old Ousley claimed the state heavy 4-H club boy title in Blartcott county, continuing a family line of winners as Clifford and H.C. Lil both held the honor in prior years. The article notes a vaudeville term linked to a French town Van de Vite and mentions humorous songs from the 15th century.
Atlanta based study by the Manury University Medical School uses goldenfeathered canaries to model disease response, testing new drugs and treatments. The birds exhibit similar symptoms to humans, aiding research on the southern lentis disease.
A year long review shows car owners total about 40 million while airlines move just over 280 thousand passengers. The contrast highlights the dominance of personal vehicles over air travel for the period analyzed.
Dr Frederick Manget of Newnan Georgia, a 25 year medical missionary in China, earned the nickname hell raising American doctor after he shouted in Chinese to a Japanese officer who accused him of spying. He returned to Huchow to find the hospital used as a fortress and later was barred from reclaiming the mission facilities.
County Agent Clifford L. Smith urges Hempstead county farmers to cut hay legumes at the protein peak for maximum yield and quality. He says cutting after dew dries, wilt timing, and careful curing prevent spoilage and maintain digestibility. Heavy grazing harms woodlands by destroying young trees and injuring the understory, reducing future cuttings.
M H Bruner Extension Forester of Arkansas notes that few young trees survive heavy grazing, hindering natural replacement and leaving woodlands sparse as mature trees are removed. He urges planting 6 to 11 year old stock to maintain future timber supplies. A separate note mentions Thibodeaux grandchildren and a weekend schedule, and the zinc coating process named after Luigi Galyini.
Sidney Thibodeaux, a 65 year old Gulf Mobile and Northern station agent with 48 years in railroading, spent two years and 1200 dollars to construct the 300 foot Mandeville Northern. The line features 660 pound rails standard ties switches lamps semaphore and telegraphic service with a gasoline powered handcar and a small flat car as rolling stock. Weekday schedules exist for operation.
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