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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1931
Page
4
Eager lines on conscience and temptation frame a fitting reflection, then local society notes recount Mrs. Carroll Brown’s return from visit with Ida Arnett, Miss Jeannette Witt and a busy sequence of luncheons, bridge, and church meetings across Ball and Texarkana area society groups.
The subject returned from a visit with friends and relatives in Russellville after a trip that featured social time with locals and family.
About twenty five prospective players for the American Legion game to be played the night of November 11 at the new high school reported for duty Monday night. A larger turnout was expected for practice Tuesday night and each night leading to the clash with Prescott. Courtney White, a local football star, is coaching the team and former football players are urged to attend at 7 30 each night to help build a squad that should draw the largest crowd yet for a football game in the city.
The Blevins cotton gin will operate Thursday Friday and Saturday for the next weeks. After last Saturday’s noon close the plant had produced 1900 bales. Most cotton in the hill region around Blevins is picked, and operators say it is unclear how long the reduced schedule will last. The steam powered gin cuts operating costs by trimming days when cotton intake is low.
G W Knox Jr University of Arkansas Extension poultryman notes November is the time to select hens for breeding based on egg production and quality. Describes ideal features including eye, beak, back width and body depth for best breeders. Knoxville tomato crop yields $22,000 cash to Decatur county farmers via county cooperative sales.
After selecting birds for high egg production, cull those with defects such as wry taille side sprigs squirrel tails crooked backs stubs on clean shanked breeds split or lopped combs. Mediterranean and Dorking females excepted. Then select for type and color, keeping good layers matching the standard.
Belton News reports a Sunday School lesson at Belton with B P U omitted and lists visitors and travels. The piece notes multiple families visiting Nashville and McCaskill, Texas arrivals from Frost, and locals returning from Texas work assignments.
Weather fine as crops wind up in the area. Mr Wray and wife visited his sister in Surdls Saturday night. Sunday school well attended and invites all to attend. Brian Ruggles and family of El Dorado visited Sunday. Halloween party at Early and Ms McWilliams home with good fun. Visitors at Mrs Charles Rogers on Sunday included W A Walker family Jack Rodgers and wife from El Dorado Forrest Hamiter and wife from Tulsa and J S Reed. Neighbors gathered corn for Mr Joe Durdie who has been in hospital. M England wife and two daughters visited Oscar England Sunday afternoon.
Roy Crane left a life on the road after boarding freight trains with a partner. They bummed across the southwest, Crane later shipped to Europe, faced a near shipwreck, and returned to New York where he freelanced for a time. His NEA notice led to Wash Tubbs, and he later traveled with a circus for continuity. Now married with a child, Crane keeps him at home while Wash Tubbs runs in The Star.
Kansas City police arrested several young men in a dog theft case. One suspect admitted selling numerous pets to a laboratory for use in making a distemper serum, solving part of the disappearance mystery.
Richard Dix headlines The Public Defender at the Saenger theatre portraying a modern Robin Hood type private enforcer of law amid a romance. The cast includes Shirley Gray and Boris Karloff with director J Waller Ruben. A note mutterings on soybean cultivation costs in central Millingis follows.
Conway resident Hope Canon, a Hendrix College freshman, was elected to replace Lucy Belle Workman as cheer leader. She served three years in Hope High School pep squad and was installed at a Booster Club meeting. William Davis, DeWitt sophomore, was elected to replace a non returning student. Both selections await student body approval.
M D L Chamberlain died early Tuesday in Shreveport Louisiana. A longtime resident of Hope and Hempstead County he left Hope a short time ago. Body to be brought overland to Hope for funeral and burial at Rose Hill Cemetery at 1 30 p m conducted by Rev W A Bowen First Baptist Church.
In Hempstead Chancery Court B OB Hunt er Plaintiff vs Add Chambless et al defendants Lucy Chambless Taylor and Girlie Chambless Turnac are warned to appear within thirty days and answer the complaint of the plaintiff. Witness my hand and the seal of safe coat this 31st day of October 1932. (Seal) Willie Harris Clerk Nov 3 10 17 24.
New Hope residents Mr and Mrs Jess Right and Mrs Edward Moody of Centerville visited Mrs Lee Watkins Sunday night. Misa Lucile Watkins and Mr Reete Arrington were married Saturday night and will set up home with his parents for a while. Conley and Relda Polk visited Mr Lester Watkins on Wednesday.
In pursuance of a chancery decree dated November 3 1831 St Louis Joint Stock Land Bank of St Louis Missouri will offer for sale at the Washington Arkansas courthouse on Wednesday November 25 1931 the East Half of the Southeast Quarter Section 22 Township 7 South Range 5 West containing 160 acres and the South Half of the Southeast Quarter Section 7 Township 7 South Range 5 West containing 240 acres subject to a right of way and other legal encumbrances. Buyers must execute bond with required security at 6 percent interest until paid.
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