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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1936
Page
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Co B Palmer president Alex Washburn editor and publisher states charges will be made for tributes cards inks resolutions or memorials about the departed. Commercial pets are subject to this policy in news columns to prevent space being consumed by memorials. The Star disclaims responsibility for safekeeping or return of unsolicited manuscripts.
The piece describes how infant mental development varies with energy and activity. It notes that by six months a baby may sit briefly, reach for objects, and respond to interference with play. From seven to nine months, babies show satisfaction through sounds, enjoy bells, and later crawl, sit alone, wave bye, and recognize names from around one year.
Olive Roberts Barton argues mothers should manage common childhood sickness at home with care but knows limits. Early professional attention can limit serious illness. use a thermometer for fever, assess joint pain, weight loss, breathing issues, skin eruptions, allergies, and infections. Seek prompt help for cuts burns or eye and ear problems. a penny saved may protect life.
Book reviewer praises Ferguson’s diary based adventure Harpooner a four year New Bedford whaling voyage in 1880. It blends thrilling whale hunts with quaint shipboard life including baking, cooking, sewing, and camaraderie aboard a harpooner’s bark.
French cement contractor Jean Klossner increases the signature and handprint collection at the Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Over the coming months sixteen new slabs will join the 47 existing pieces dating back to 1927. He imports Belgian cement and uses special chemicals to craft durable, lifelike prints for stars from Pola Negri to Shirley Temple.
The passage praises a detailed account of the whaling wade and life aboard ships, noting its faithful portrayal from captain to cabin boy. It compares the work to Dana's Two Years Before the Mast, calling it as valuable and readable for America’s sailing age.
The theater preserves hand and footprint blocks honoring legends like the Marx Brothers, Norma Talmadge, Mary Pickford, and Douglas Fairbanks. Sid Grauman’s autograph legacy includes block inscriptions by Joan Crawford and Bing Crosby, with playful innovations such as Jolson knee imprints and messages from stars.
Linda Bourne, a rising figure in Tollywood society, navigates romantic competition with director Basil Thorne while actor Dix Carter and playwright Pete Gardiner loom as rival interests. At a party Linda courts Thorne yet keeps Doric plans with Gardiner in play as she schemes for stardom amid social whirl.
The text honors Dr. Eckener for instinctive seamanship and personal courage. It recalls his 1928 Lakehurst Graf Zeppelin flight amid mid Atlantic gales, where his son Knut repaired a damaged fin under danger. It notes Eckener’s independent stance, opposition to the Versailles Treaty, and backlash from German officials including Goebbels.
The article profiles Sherwood Pulitzer a large playwright known for Idiot's Delight and his Broadway and London successes. It details his background his wartime service as a Black Watch member and his rise from Vanity Fair to Life. It notes his height marriage and journalistic career and offers a vivid summary of his dramatic works.
In the ongoing inquiry, all actresses left faint prints but Greta Gorko’s footprints are missing, suggesting she may have avoided the foot marking event or left no trace at all. The dark suspicion centers on unusually tight shoes possibly affecting print visibility.
Hollywood hotel porter Waller L Townsend, an OARP incorporator, says he merely assisted his brother, the founder, and that the movement has not unsettled him or the town. The text suggests a calm stance amid questions about OARP's role.
Centerville Demonstration Club met at Mrs Ivy Mitchells home on May 5 with 15 members and 11 visitors. Miss Griffin demonstrated awnings. Mrs P F Campbell led devotional from Romans and prayed. Mrs Kenneth Jones led recreation with Campbell winning a prize. Hostess served cake and ice cream. Meeting adjourned to June 2 at Mrs C E Sanders. Arl Fincher added to roll.
A Saturday night wedding united Miss Jennie Beard and Mr Elbert Sinyard with wishes for long happiness. Other notes include engagements, visits, and a pie supper at Battlefield school house on May 15 inviting all. Also mentions Mr Hiram Lemley and Mr Rufus Morgan calling on local residents and a sermon by Bro Lawrence McBay. In Warsaw, Poland, monthly budget surplus signals economic relief for first time since 1930 amid wartime strain.
Commissioner Dale Jones will sell at public vendue on May 23 1936 at the Hempstead County Courthouse to the highest bidder the Lot part of Block 57 in Hope Arkansas described as the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter section 33 township 12 south range 24 west with a 150 foot frontage and 624 foot depth to Jeff Russell’s 1902 deed, on three months credit with bond at 6 percent interest and a lien on the property. The sale is under a Chancery Court order in case No 3067 between J A Sullivan and First Church of the Navarenes of Hayes Arkansas.
The notice states that on the Lith day of April in the year 1935, actions to be taken on May 2 and May 9 are specified. Details are partially readable and imply legal proceedings or official filings.
The Star lists candidates in the Democratic primary for Hempstead County offices. Ruffin White and Frank Rider seek County Judge, Clifford Franks and H. M. Stephens for County Treasurer, Arthur C. Anderson and Ralph Bailby for Circuit Clerk.
Public vendue sale offers the J L Williams et al property in Hempstead County Arkansas to the highest bidder at the Hope courthouse front entrance on May 23 1936 under court order. The description covers part of Block 57 including parcel boundaries and street lines with the Garretts chain of title and a prior deed recorded in Book 38 page 60. Terms require a court credit with a lien on the premises to secure payment.
Notice is given that on May 2 1936 the Commissioner will offer for sale at the front door of the Arkansas Bank and Trust Company Building Hope Hempstead County Arkansas the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section 21 township 14 south range 23 west on a ten percent per annum credit bond and required deed. The sale is in a bankruptcy proceeding between Marion Wasson State Bank Commissioner and Harold B Sanford Jr and Adel Sanford. The property is described as part of the Northwest quarter of Section 21.
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