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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1937
Page
5
A compilation of a Washington-related verse about George Washington alongside social notes from Henderson State Teachers College, Arkadelphia, with brief visits, weekend plans, and local chatter. Arizona auto plates and a trivia line about red flowers close the piece.
Florence Hicks received guests including Irene Samples and her son George of El Dorado. Sunday visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Walter Carter and Mrs. Mary Carter, along with Mr. and Mrs. Davis Quinn and son of Pine Bluff, and Miss Mattie Ler Blaze.
Lily Pons performs Lucia di Lammermoor in a Metropolitan Opera broadcast to be heard nationwide via NBC and RCA. Frederick Jagel sings Edgardo, John Brownlee portrays Lord Ashton, with Mzio Pinza as Raimondo and Angelo Bada as Normanno under conductor Gennari Papi.
In Nashville Arkansas more than 500 feet of concrete sidewalks have been laid in two months with another 500 feet due in six weeks through a cooperative effort of the city administration and the National Youth Administration. NYA foreman Victor Tallmark and crew pour four foot walks at 30 cents per running foot under an agreement where the city funds materials. City Engineer H B Carruth supervises inspections. residents add private walks. NYA also improved grounds at Westside Grammar School with leveled, terraced campus and courts, playground equipment, shrubs, a public drinking fountain, street markers at over 100 intersections, and stenciled street names on curbing.
Approximately 1,500 children attended a free Friday matinee at the New theater. Two shows were presented including a good comedy feature and several other comedies. The program was offered free by theater management through a cooperative plan with Hope merchants.
Latin and French clubs of Hope High School held their annual joint banquet Friday night in the New Capitol hotel private dining room. Martha Ann Singleton presided over the French segment, Lena Mae Robertson led the Latin portion, with Dean and Mrs Jim Jones and Mrs R L Broach attending. The event featured spring decor, candles, and club program favors, plus class performances including a ninth grade Latin skit and an eleventh grade French original comedy.
Nevada county's deep test Benedum & Trees Lilly Block No 1 continues with depth undisclosed. Bit nears the Permian or Big Lime sands at about 4,500 to 5,000 feet in Section 9-14-20 northeast corner. Mary Jackson No 1 shows strong Navatosh gas pressure in the northeast north-east quarter of 9-14-20. Finchur No 3 nears Tokio sand at 2,200 feet in Section 10-14-20 as casing planned this month.
The tenth grade class staged a male quartet singing Pennies From Heaven in Latin while girls behind a curtain performed the actual singing. A senior French class presented a melodrama based on Little Nell with a hero rescuer and villain. Only eight members of the four SOS were present.
W. E. Stewart nears the Nacas josh seed at 1200 feet in Waller Estate No. 1 test in Section 1 14 20 northeast quadrant, aiming to extend the new field two miles northeast of Benteum & Trees discovery well in Section 10 14 20 on Nevada county edge. Charley Steele and Bryan Warnack sell 40 acre lease in Waterloo Irma field to R. B. Powers who plans to standardize William Haynie No. 1 and drill No. 2 within 30 days and No. 3 within 90 days. Berry Asphalt has derrick up at Junius Haynie No. 1 in Waterloo field ready to spud.
In wildcat territory, W. K. Stewart places surface casing at 300 feet in the W. S. King No. 1 near Sutton, located in the southeast corner of the south of Section 13-2. An average well is expected on the old field as operations continue.
The Chattanooga Lookouts of the Southern Association will introduce a deer as their mascot for the upcoming season signaling a new team identity.
A conference of adult WPA teachers was held at the Hazel Street church Sunday with C. C. Honeyoutt as presiding supervisor of Little Reck.
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