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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1933
Page
4
Claude Boettcher, father of the missing heir, said he would not disclose the ransom note details to police. He stated he hopes to hear from kidnappers within hours and will confer with advisers on the next steps as detectives pursue overlooked clues. The Rev. Dr delivered to relatives notes from the church rector amid the ongoing disappearance.
New Liberty and nearby households record business trips to Hope and Willisville, a nine pound son born to Mr. and Mrs. Kaon Langston, and multiple visits among the Langston and Hamilton families. RF C workers repair roads in Emmet, a pro p call to Prescott, and weekend visits to Vernon and Cole.
McCaskill quarterly conference and a three act play by the P T A at Gentry house with Miss Im. Little Rock visitors include McCaskill and Marshel Scott. B Eley visited Washington and Nashville. Granville Darwin of Texas and John Gaines shopped in town. Mittie Wardlow visits daughter Mrs Glenn Eley. Ched McCaskill Clingham and Wilmie Butler attend the Hope show. Glenn Coker from Blevins visits the school Friday.
Ebinezer Ideli Porter and daughters Ana Lee and Louise visited Mrs Cornelius Sunday afternoon. Novela, daughter of Mrs Rose, called on Mrs Mary George B Saturday. Several neighbors and family, including Mrs Pearlie Geard and Mr Kernie of Patmos, visited or were visited over the weekend.
An advertisement promotes BU-KETS a 25 cent bladder relief kit with juniper oil claimed to cleanse the bladder and bowels. It promises relief within days or a moneyback offer and lists John S. Gibson Co. and Briant's Drug Store as sellers.
The record lists numerous visits and calls across Hope and Spring Hill. People including Miss Lois Lloyd Miss Jamnita Honeycutt and Mrs J M Einest attended events while others like Ardell Clark William Cl John Lloyd and Miss Ruth Greeninghall made social calls. A party hosted by Miss Elsie Poole drew a well attended crowd and a trip to Spring Hill featured Mrs Willis Poole Nadine Sara Ann and Ralph Roberts visiting a daughter.
Due to poor road conditions on Sunday, there was no Sunday school here. L. B. Beckworth and son Gordon and daughter Cora attended church at Hope. Lloyd England, his wife and son David from Ashdown visited.
The column records multiple family visits and health updates. J W England, Virgil and family, Allen Walker and family, Mrs Early McWilliams improving, Grady Reece and son Howard visited John Reed, Granville Darwin and wife from Houston left after visiting Mrs E C Darwin, Walter McWilliams of Magnolia returned home after a visit with J W McWilliams and Early, Mrs H W Fore stayed with Mrs Charles Rogers, Howard Reece visited cousin Raymond Johnson and uncle Carl Reece, Howard Collier and wife were in Hope for business, Mrs J S Reed and Mrs Henry Fore and Mrs Allen Walker traveled to Hope, plus LaVeta England’s visit noted.
The two day Washington expos opens Tuesday at Saenger Theatre directed by James Cruze. Lee Tracy and Constance Cummings star as a newly elected congressman encountering Washington politics. Supporting cast includes Alan Windghart Water Connolly Arthur Vinton Frank Sheridan and Arthur Hoyt. A Faramount pictorial and a comedy What Price Taxi complete the bill.
Wednesday night with her cousin Mrs Hunni nt of Hope. Mrs E C Darwin and son Emmet and Mrs Younger Gentry were dinner guests of her son L E Darwin and family last Sunday. Mrs Hugh Lasiter and Mrs Charles Rogers spent Tuesday afternoon with Mrs Early McWilliams. Leonard England attended the ball games at Magnolia last Friday night and Saturday. Tom Enden Gilbert Derwin and Emmet Darwin called at the J B S Reece home Sunday afternoon. John Reece called at the Vergil England home Sunday afternoon.
The piece reflects on American families losing touch with their distant forebears. It notes many cannot name their ancestors beyond a few generations and laments missing records, such as old Bibles, that once tracked births and deaths. The author regrets the fading ties to home life and pioneer history.
A speaker urges leaving an honest, concise record for descendants covering a broad span of time. The call references family figures with varied fortunes and roles, including political success, multiple divorces, a lifetime pension, and business struggles, to capture the present before it becomes past.
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