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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1931
Page
2
M Stephens Jr and his mother return from a three week trip to Arizona. Stephens attended a United States Truck growers convention in Phoenix where truck crop acreage and planting plans were discussed. A meeting of the Blevins truck growers is expected to be called soon with Stephens as principal speaker.
Born to Mr and Mrs Coy Smith a son Zachary Wallace on Sunday January 1. Napoleon Nesbit takes over the candy route formerly run by DeWitt Stephens. Mrs P C Stephens Jr visited relatives in Emmet last week. F R Johnson of Hope, Standard Oil representative, was a business visitor in Blevins Monday afternoon.
A Friday evening performance of An Early Bird by the Blevins Epworth League at the High School auditorium drew a large, amused audience that laughed at the humor and local name references. Napoleon Nesbit’s performance generated many laughs as receipts totaled twenty one dollars, with half earmarked for the Parent Teachers Association.
The organization plans to use half the proceeds to purchase clothing for needy school children and the remaining half to cover current league expenses.
The Hempstead County Poultry Association has received certificates and egg stamps from the State Poultry Accrediting Committee in Little Rock. Flocks around Hope have been accredited, with many others in the Blytheville territory. breeders listed include Mrs O C Jarvis, Mrs S Chugchwell, Wm J McClung Jr, E M Webb, Otis Breed, Mrs C H Locke, Mrs W H Harris, Miss Faye Sammiel, Willis Cobb & Son, George F Dodds, Erle C Turner, Mrs H D Chandler, Mrs O A McKnight. Several breeders have contracts with nearby hatcheries as heavy breeds sell well. All members plan a Poultry Day display in Hope on Saturday February 7.
M L Nelson of Blevins and partners at M L Nelson & Co large turkey and poultry dealers in Hempstead County returned from New Orleans after shipping a carload of poultry. He had shipped a car of milk fed turkeys for Christmas and contracted for a car of chickens upon return. The firm expects several poultry shipments in spring and summer. Drouth reduced stock on many farms, making this a good year to raise poultry. Hope visitors included Stephens Wade Whiteside and Bonds.
Blevins traveled to Prescott to play Emmet in three games last week. The boys lost the Emmet match 25 to 4, while the girls fell 18 to 12. In another Friday setback, the second Blevins team lost 17 to 0 at Sweet Home. Despite the losses, the week showed improved boys play and a promising first girls game of the season. Lula Merle Spears led the girls with 12 points. Hood topped Emmet with 11.
Oscar Fincher of Hempstead County's prosperous farm family visited Hope on Saturday showing two peculiar eggs from his White Leghorn flock. Fincher said his hens lay mostly single eggs but these two yolk double eggs measured about 1-2 by 7-3/4 inches and were gathered from the flock.
A 1931 plan urges thrift to reduce farm costs and maximize income. It emphasizes food and feed crops, early cash crops, careful marketing, and prioritizing dependable staples like cotton and oats. Strengthening fences and cooperatives, plus efficient repairs, are advised to endure lean times. The piece promotes conservative, cooperative farming.
The Leslie Huddleston Post of the American Legion of Hope will hold its next regular meeting at Blevins on Wednesday night January 21. Ex service men in Red Land and Walfaceburg townships are invited. The notice urges all county veterans to attend, noting that Legion membership requires prior military service.
Jon Fincher, a Star reader from three miles southeast of Washington, reported hearing a small bell while cutting wood last week. He finally located the sound to a buzzard overhead wearing a tiny cow bell, and he asks who belled the bird.
Adults can catch diseases usually linked to children, including worms. The text notes adults suffer loss of appetite and weight, teeth grinding, restlessness, itching, and abdominal pains. It touts Cream Vermifuge as a harmless remedy sold by Ward & Son Drugelsis and Cres Drug Store.
A roadside notice along Hi way Four, south of Oran, advertises The Gi Station Good Gulf Gasoline Motor Oils and mentions a trial with a persuasive tone. The fragment emphasizes travel comfort and fuel options near the highway curbside.
Mr Fincher notes no chickens were present on the same day, tying the incident to his observations and timeline. Local authorities have not released additional details, and investigators continue to review the scene for corroborating evidence and potential motives.
Milton Royston, 40, a Black man, fatally stabbed neighbor Frank Dixon, 34, at Royston’s home. Royston says self defense after Dixon fired a public safety item. Royston jailed by Sheriff Weaver awaiting Tuesday preliminary hearing. Both men once lived in Blevins community. Op son returned Sunday from 1 ip to New Organs, La.
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