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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1977
Page
3
A Dear Abby column lampoons spending on bars and proposes a home saloon with a wife as supplier. It contrasts foolish budgeting with a blunt social view and ends with audience questions about personal ethics and workplace affairs.
Calendar items and births are telephoned to Mrs. Rogers daily 2 to 5 p.m. except Saturdays. Readers may mail or bring items to the Hope Star office. Several local families report holiday guests and visits from Arkansas and Texas relatives, including birthdays and a new grandson Jeffrey Wayne born December 19.
Doris Anderson of Fulton hosted the Third District Art and Crafts Association Christmas party. Eighteen members attended as the home was lavishly decorated with handmade pieces and full size figures. Fellowship and gift exchange followed, with Christmas treats served in the dining area.
January events include Hempstead County Antique Collectors Club meeting January 4 at 7:30 p.m. in the Douglas Building and Guernsey Head Start School parent meeting January 4 at 7 p.m. at Guernsey School. Other gatherings span January 5 to 10 with garden clubs, Masons, UDC luncheon, OES, Nurses Association with Dr Richard Foster, and a Brookwood PTA cancellation January 10.
The December meeting of the North Hempstead Extension Homemakers Club was hosted by Mrs. Willy Alice Castleberry at her home. Members and husbands enjoyed ham dinner and decorations. A business session followed around the Christmas tree.
Newspaper Enterprise column offers practical stain removal and household hacks. Tips include caviar stain treatment with cool water and unseasoned meat tenderizer, camping waste disposal ideas, shoe cleaning with rug shampoo, and using newspapers for winter traction. Also advises fabric and wood care with cleaners, wax, linseed oil mixtures, corn meal for collars, and cautious testing on fabrics.
A family friendly cookie recipe uses Golden Delicious apples with oats and spices. The method includes creaming butter and sugars, adding eggs and orange rind, folding in flour mixture, oats, apples, raisins and nuts, then baking 15 to 17 minutes at 350 degrees. Makes about six dozen cookies.
If enough interest is shown the First Assembly of God Church will offer three Bible School training courses for Hope residents. Two courses run Monday nights Sermon Preparation and Pentecostal Truth while a third on Thursday nights covers Bible Survey. Deadline to enroll is January 10. Call 4357, 2572, or 4493.
A two story residence features an inviting colonnade front a lower level with garage. The main level includes a nook kitchen formal dining room living room and three bedrooms while the lower level offers a large family room with a fireplace and rear yard access. Designed by Carl Gaiser for 3104 square feet.
The HOPE STAR provides recaps of local, state, and national news with subscription details. Call 777-8841 or write Box 648, Hope Arkansas 71801 for assistance.
The Hope Star requests women’s news items be submitted within four days after events. Calendars and event notices may be telephoned to 777-8841. club meetings, parties, and weddings should be mailed or delivered to P O Box 648 Hope Ark 71801. Wedding notices must arrive within a week after the ceremony. Pictures won’t be returned unless a self‑addressed stamped envelope is included, but photos are kept at the Star office.
A quotation from Isaiah 5 20 warns against moral inversion. It is paired with a line from Robert Southey asserting there is no such thing as necessary evil. The brief note labels Southey as an English poet.
Square pegs fit in round holes once in New Harmony Indiana as crews restore the town using 1862 prefab building methods. Standardized numbered parts were stored centrally and quickly assembled on site with beams anchored by square pegs in round holes.
Mr and Mrs Jerry Wayne Waller of Garland Texas formerly Hope are parents of a son Jeffrey Wayne born December 19. Maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs M C Joy of Patmos and paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Ben G Waller of Hope.
Bruce Wayne Ramsey gets promotion to Assistant Cashier at Twin City Bank of Texarkana. He is a 1969 Hope High School graduate who studied at Red River Business School and previously worked at First National Bank of Hope.
Readable note states that firm large heads of iceberg lettuce indicate overmaturity and a bitter taste. The description warns buyers to avoid overly heavy heads for better flavor.
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