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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1932
Page
6
Commissioned by Willie Harris in Chancery notes a sale of land at five acres more or less. Purchaser to pay bond and interest, with a lien on sold premises. Order and decree dated the 10th day, with credit terms and monthly payments.
A nostalgic portrait extols Arkansas as the Wonder State highlighting natural resources from minerals to crops, springs at Hot Springs drawing visitors, and cultural milestones including early state wage law and public schools. It praises Little Rock publications, hospitality, hunting, fishing, Ozarks scenery, and national forests. General Motors offers a cordial invitation to visit Arkansas.
In San Francisco Vince Sherlock of the Mission club is seen as headed for the majors after manager Joe Devine placed him at second base. The versatile player previously appeared with the Phillies and Augusta in 1990, Chattanooga last season, and Tucson in the Arizona Texas League where he hit .410, and he is brother to Jack Sherlock of the Hollywood Stars.
Louisiana State University will keep the Bowman name in sports for three more years. Sidney Bowman, a four year athlete who excelled in baseball and track, will graduate in June. His younger brother Bowman Jr. will be a sophomore next season and contest varsity football, with potential as a trackman.
Kerrville Texas police report a bullfrog as the culprit in a turkey theft at a ranch. The amphibian leaped from a creek to grab turkeys one by one before Henderson shot it during its second appearance. The incident highlights a bizarre wildlife theft on rural property.
New MELLO GLO face powder advertised to prevent large pores and hide lines. Claims a French process lets it spread smoothly and stay on longer with a youthful complexion. Distributed by John P. Cox Drug Co. and Geo. W. Robison & Co. adv.
EL DORADO Wiley R Swilley a 64 year old Union county farmer died in hospital from injuries when an old fashioned dinner bell fell on him while he repaired it at his home three miles west of Smackover. He died at 8 40 Wednesday afternoon. He leaves a wife six sons and five daughters. Funeral services will be at the home at 2 36 p m Thursday with Rev J W Johnston officiating. Burial will be in Hicks cemetery near Smackover.
State highway officials estimate a near doubling of motor vehicle license fee payments in the second quarter as windshield stickers rise. County clerks report rising requests for extra blank forms, with nearly 20 000 vehicles expected to display the second quarter sticker before the quarter ends. It remains unclear if third quarter stickers will be issued and how many motorists will pay on July 1 to renew plates.
Five new directors were elected to the Kansas City Southern board in a compromise with Chicago Great Western, which owned 104,500 shares. Three friendly directors to both sides were elected: John H. Wiles of Kansas City, L. Brooks Leevitt of New York, and John A. Nixon of Omaha, replacing Arthur Turnbull and John Sorenson, both of New York. Charles E. Ames and Francis R. Randolph, both of New York, were also named to the board.
Cleveland owner C. F. Crowley backs Mac-I-Win trained by H. M. Parish. The 200 colt rose from a $0 bid two years ago to pace horses, unbeaten at Urbana trials, finishing second in a mile debut and ending the year as the top two-year-old pacer with a 2.09 mile.
Sheriff John L. Wilson of Hempstead County Arkansas announces a public auction of 160 acres in sections and townships described in a 1931 judgment with The Federal Land Bank of St Louis as plaintiff. Sale set for June 2 1932 at Washington County Court House front door, terms three months credit with bond and security.
Squirrel hunting season opens state wide on May 15 and runs through June 28. Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Secretary Guy Amsler announced. A bag limit of 15 per day for certain game fish applies. fishing rules include size limits and dates, with conflicts from local laws noted.
Joe Loo ker, senior in the fine arts school at a Midwestern college, is nominated by student friends for all-American collegiate illustrator. A creator of varied drawings for campus publications, Lapker’s works have been reprinted and borrowed by numerous college magazines. He lives in St. Joseph, Michigan, and works in pastel, watercolor, pen and ink, charcoal, oil, and lithograph.
MENARD Texas Purse note demanded ten dollars worth of groceries for a cow owned by George Stangel bank cashier. The animal was taken from its pen and a cemetery location was used to deliver the ransom note guiding where to find the cow.
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