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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1932
Page
3
A miscellany of social notes shows Miss Lucille Smith visiting Batesville guest Miss Virginia Berry, with many local residents traveling to Hot Springs for the American Legion Convention. The column mentions friends in Searcy, Leesville Louisiana, Owensboro Kentucky, Boston La ce, and Little Rock along with bridge club gatherings and a BAK meeting at 509 West Third.
Spillers defeated Columbus 3 to 1 in a brief Sunday afternoon matchup. Spillers' batteries were Russell and Hatsfield. Columbus used Mitchell Hamilton and Green.
A witty Paris noisy phrase from Le Petit Bleu argues stupidity is hereditary, framing it as an undeniable fact about human traits and parental lineage with a satirical edge.
R. M. LaGrone, once ill for months, greets friends at Citizens Bank. Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Franklin take a two week stay in Hot Springs. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Patterson return from a Dallas visit with Mrs. Patterson’s sister and Mr. Spencer. Miss Edna Jones visits friends and relatives in Washington.
A tale from Natchez recounts Jane Merrill “Miss Jennie” quitting society after a broken engagement and Duncan Minor visiting a bloodstained Glen Burnie. Dick Dana, once a hopeful pianist, retreats to Glenwood with Octavia Dockery, a goat-topped mansion keeper. The trio, labeled “Miss Jennie,” “wild man,” and “goat woman,” transform Glenwood into a local legend.
Paul Reuhnrich’s art collection sold in Sheffield for less than 10 thousand pounds. Once valued at over a million, the set included works attributed to Rubens Rembrandt Velasquez Turner Van Dyck and Constable. The owner died last April by his own hand.
In a witty exchange from the Washington Evening Star, Mr. Comrox recalls that while his family did not see him as entertaining, visitors called him one of the most amusing people who ever broke in during the social season.
Prescott residents share visits and attend singing school events. People from Ashdown Ozan Sardis Belton Murfreesboro Nashville and Doyle attend gatherings, with rain praised and a case of appendicitis noted.
Bright Star Health notes Mrs A L Caudle is up after illness. Mrs Walter Tomblin and family visited Caudle. W W Wrights returned home after tending to ill mother Mrs J B Wright who died Thursday and rests in peace. Many friends thanked for kindness. Stella Tomblin hosted a Friday night party and Jack Conway a watermelon feast. Ditching by Charlie Baker on Brown farm. W W Wright traveled to Hope with niece Willie Rothwell. Walter Galloway visited parents and will return to Patmos for two weeks of singing school. Tomblin children visited Somers near Guernsey. Guests from Patmos attended Bright Star supper and Shining event. B L Rothwell and Homer Davidson visited J L Galloway. Some folks attend Liberty church. Sunday school and singing urged. Core advised to be on time.
An article on applying rouge to enhance facial features stresses placing color on the upper face rather than the jaw to avoid a heavy or tired look. It advises practice before a mirror, varying rouge and powder, and aiming to make eyes sparkle while maintaining natural proportions. It notes cosmetics, critical self observation, and gradual refinement. Personal notices follow about a burial and a family visit near Fulton.
Rev W J Burgess of Little Rock closed a successful meeting here with ten additions to the church six by baptism Cleaveland Warren of Waldo led singing. Visitors included Mr and Mrs Leon Darwin Mr and Mrs Jack Rogers Mrs Iva McWilliams and others.
Positive guarantee offers relief from rheumatism within 48 hours with an 85 cent bottle of Allenru sold by Briant's Drug Store and other druggists. Take Allenru until uric acid is eliminated and enjoy renewed happiness.
Humorist from London jokes about golf literacy noting confusion over caddie ends and the game’s basics. The quip reflects light gossip rather than a formal event or news item.
A reader asks for the informam column’s definition of the happy mean. The Herald Boston notes that today the happy mean refers to those who saved something when they had it.
A wry question about protection and gender roles in labor emerges, asking who guards the male partner or worker adjacent to a working woman. The saying flips traditional safety narratives to hint at shared risk and social dynamics.
Essolube adopts the German hydrogenation process, credited to Bosch and Bergius and 1931 Nobel Prize winners, claiming a Oriented five-characteristc motor oil. The approach supposedly delivers stability at extreme temps, prevents sludge, and conserves oil use, addressing high compression engine lubrication after decades of research.
Report discusses a process by the Standard Dissilitis Development Company that uses nitrogen from the air to manufacture explosives. The article notes dramatic hydrogenation and high pressure tearing apart oil molecules, claiming it outpaces past oil industry capabilities. Local families are listed visiting relatives in Oakland and with Mr. Hamilton.
The note reports Foxy Phann Jrstcb growing wary of Ken while his wife becomes less jealous. No further context or details are provided in the fragment.
The oil, branded Essolube, is tailored for high compression engines and distributed in the state via Standard Oil Company of Louisiana. Standard engineers say the discovery would usher in a new era of trouble-free motoring due to perfect lubrication.
Mr and Mrs Dock Hamilton visit Monday in Bynum Easterling doing work for his uncle Dock lton Jesse Crider resumes operation The sorghum crop is small Ed Williams cotton buyer made a business trip to Docker ton Miss Annet Langston travels to Hot Springs after visiting home folks
Self help ad touts Kruschen Salts for fat loss claiming a woman shed fat from hips and chin in three weeks. It promises energy, clearer skin, and a younger feel while urging safety and health first, with a doctor recommended dosage and availability through John S. Gibson Drug Co.
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