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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1938
Page
3
Mickey Rooney, the youthful actor, failed to impress OMARA Nebraska Police Commissioner Jepsen who ordered removal of the siren from a police car used to transport him. He cited a flood of complaints that the car sped past stop lights with the siren blaring, saying the department protects, not entertains.
Hope residents note a wave of weekend visits and out of town guests. Kath leen Stephens, Blevins and Texarkana families share social calls. Miss Georgia Butey visits from Dallas. Ward, Rike and Stewart families host relatives from Arkadelphia Prescott and St Louis. Knap and Honea guests from Little Rock and Tyler. Bonds and Leveret visitors from Hope.
The report mentions a weekend stay in Blevins with Miss Christine McDowell and Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Stephens leaving for Beaumont Texas for Mrs. Russel Hendrixs funeral. It also notes a Tibetan parents selecting a bridegroom and wedding day without the daughters knowledge and consent, with a final surprise.
A Hope Soil Conservation project report notes farmers must adjust expectations of weaker fields on steep slopes and gullied areas. A. Porterfield, owner of a south Arkansas sandy land farm, discusses adopting conservation practices and using stronger acres to balance production.
Porterfield advocates a coordinated erosion control program that assigns crops to land shape, protecting weaker acres with grasses and trees while stronger, level fields handle heavy crops like watermelons and corn. The Hope Soil Conservation Demonstration Area showcases best practices on 10 cooperating farms to reduce soil loss.
A jumble of oddities reports a local death of an owl like bird in Schenectady, more than 70 trotting horses nationwide, and a rash of quirky incidents. A daredevil fell from a bus, injuring a shoulder, while Harvard visitors mentioned a cracking house. St Louis notes Frisch’s injury and Detroit records a 55 by Americk Goesis on a par 18 course.
A fragmented notice mentions Hever reading papers, noting “C” and an octave above in rhythm, eating two daily cups, and being superstitious about mirrors, black cats, and ladders. The garbled text suggests a quirky newspaper clipping on personal superstition and routines.
In Citeyenne Wyoming Colonel Tim F McCoy, a Wild West show impresario, says the Buffalo Bill era is fading as a scientific era draws the coming generation. He notes his own venture failed this spring and believes youngsters prefer forward looking science to old depictions of Indians and cowboys.
London report quotes a woman named Hamat Crossi criticizing feminists as too aggressive. She argues that aggressiveness shows in slights where none intended and urges a gentler approach based on decorum and sex appeal.
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