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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1930
Page
2
Fragmentary obituary note mentions a Clifton resident with references to a Monday event and a service at the Inducted New, with survivors described as children of the community and mentions of Mrs. Pathy.
Fragmentary OCR notes show references to Cotten Meetings in Providence Night May 18 Prescott Cheese factory Agriculture Outlook Hope Track meeting Sardis Bingen and McCaskill Club Spring Hill ruck meeting Liberty night Office Hope.
Lorene cares for her younger siblings while supporting her heart as Donald Kent pursues Agnes. The scene shifts from porch daydreams to a dance invitation and unspoken longing, with Lorene's sympathy for the two young twins guiding her quiet resilience. The tale hints at a looming Monday continuation.
One of the community's first spring weddings was held last Saturday afternoon in Blevins. Miss Charlene Davis wed Lewis Sutton at the Methodist parsonage with Rev. J. A. Sage officiating. The bride is a niece of Mrs. Dudley Eley of McCaskill and has lived with her aunt for years. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Sutton of Washington and works on the Royston farm. The couple will reside on the Royston farm and are greeted warmly by friends.
A thrifty guide to using a whole ham with ends and center prepared into varied dishes. Boiling, soaking, and careful broiling are advised, plus baking after parboiling. Recipes suggest ham and pineapple, ham croquettes, salads, sandwiches, and scalloped ham with sweet potatoes for festive lunches.
W T Daniels formerly of Blevins and resident of Mansfield Louisiana for four years was a visitor in Blevins last Tuesday. He once dealt in oil and quartz in Blevins, later moved to Louisiana to enter the lumber business. He plans to split time between Belton and Mansfield, holding a large government contract for piling and poles and expecting to ship timber from Hempstead County. The Star and friends welcome him back to his old home.
Last week involved visits to Hope and Blevins by McCaskill residents. Charles Thomas of Smackover welcomed a nine pound boy named Gentry at Prescott hospital. Minor illnesses and travel by local residents, including Lillie Huddleston and Dexter Reese, were noted along with a banker’s trip to Prescott.
Semmes Walmsley, a former Tulane football star and longtime acting mayor, from an old southern family tied to Admiral Semmes, has been nominated as New Orleans next mayor, effectively securing election. He previously served as state commander of the American Legion.
The high school football team sponsors a fundraiser to cover uniforms bought last fall. A quilt, with each 25 cent square titled to buyers who also get their names sewn in, will be awarded later during a school program announced by the Hope Star. A list of top scholastic performers by grade for the week ending Feb 7 is now complete, with prizes ranging from baseballs to watches to flowers.
Edgar Gorham and Blevins Produce Dealer launched a yearly route with a store on wheels. Starting last Tuesday he will travel Redland township and Waldenburg township weekly, delivering groceries dry goods chickens and eggs from a four compartment truck. He trades with farmers for fresh produce and sells to M L Nelson Co and other buyers, aiding both consumers and farmers by reducing trips to town.
The district reports all school buses back in operation after roads were cleared. Supt. Dunn missed Thursday and Friday due to illness, with Foy Tate substituting in classes. Eva Junkin and Ruby Adams spent Saturday in Prescot while lingering notes reference distant items and a Dallas News line on Congress cheer.
Local residents and visitors frequent Blevins and Prescott areas this week. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Snettigrove, former Blevins residents, spent last Sunday with friends. Mrs. Stephens and others from Prescott visited family in Blevins. Various locals made trips to Prescott, DeQueen, and Paris Texas, while a new Atwater Kent radio arrived in the Hope Star district office.
Beauchamp oversees construction of four new radish vats with a large crew excavating a 9 foot deep concrete trough. Outside walls rise 10 feet, vats spaced every six feet, two cars of crushed racks unloaded, east side elevated for wagons, platform between vats to handle washed radishes, cooperation from P N L O W R O R, work to begin after the rush.
Business leaders in Blevins hosted a banquet for the Blevins high school football team with Coach Lay in attendance. Sweaters were awarded by the coach and short talks by businessmen and a school band member were well received. The 1929 roster includes Lyal Bence, Lester York, Mareel Husky, Bud Gorham, and others. Projections for 1930 show the coach preparing the squad for next fall.
County agents report the purchase of a Bostrow Farm level by R L Bisch of Fatinos Tr. at a special price of 1B.77 delivered. The level is described as simple and cheap for farm terraces and accurate for farm needs. A L Beagle notes fertilizer results from a home mixture of about 200 lbs Sulfate of Ammonia 10 lbs Superphosphate GN with 200 to 400 lbs Nitrate of Potash per acre.
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