25 Nov 1931
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1931
Page
1
The readable portion shows a disjointed sports fragment mentioning a player Willie Chester Stephens and a goal line play hindered by a tackler. The garbled OCR limits extracting a coherent event, participants, or score.
Friday highlighted Harold Husky for three years as regular center and captain of the Blévins Hornets. In over twenty games he had one bad inning and stood out for defensive consistency while also playing forward. He plans to enter college next fall.
A Blevins resident named Cecil Smith is building a new home at Dirck Baptist Church site. Workers are surveying and preparing the property for winter, with sev members involved in the effort and safety measures in place.
Mena county clerk reports a marriage license issued to a woman who listed Mrs Julia Kohler as her name and Clarence M Harrison as fiancé with addresses in Oklahoma City. The license was later taken and returned executed at Hot Springs.
Ex Governor Brough was principal speaker at Dedication Day for the New High School buildings at Blevins. More than a thousand residents attended as Prof J Glen Coker led prayers and the program featured brief addresses by county officials. Dr Brough spoke of Arkansas achievements and future prospects, praising Democrats and noting economic depression roots. A noon basket dinner followed in the school grove and a football game closed the day.
Workmen finished grading the streets of Blevins with culverts at crossings repaired. The town has been repaired generally in preparation for the winter weather expected at any time.
Ford emphasizes low fuel and oil consumption, simple design, and long life. Detroit police use thousands of Ford cars, operating 24 hours daily with average 2.9 cents per mile. Buyers and city purchasing departments are urged to consider Ford for economy and reliability.
Food economists and rationists at the U S Department of Agriculture propose a budget friendly Thanksgiving menu for 1931 using chicken or rabbit with gravy mashed potatoes diced turnips cranberry sauce and celery. The plan notes a turkey may stretch meals but costs more, so poultry substitutes are tested in bureau kitchens.
Tok io News notes visitors from Cale Ark and Belge New moned visitors Howie W Pool Bivedte Pierce Hutson Belge and San ford visit. residents and families referenced at Tokio events and local social rounds amid varied names and dates.
The football captain Fainey Husky and six attendants led a formal presentation before the game. Ethel Speete and Misses Catharine Brovit, Vel Wordlow, Gertine Honea, Meddi Key, Thalia Nolen, and Geneve Slither wore sweaters and carried red chrysanthemum bouquets. The procession and ceremony drew a cheering crowd as the captains accepted the bouquets before kickoff.
Brothér BéhoK' of Nashville filled his regular Sunday appointment delivering two splendid sermons. Quite a few community members attended the dedication program held at Blevins Friday.
The dedication day at Blevins drew many visitors from Washington Prescott and nearby areas last Friday. Floral offerings came from The Butternut Bread Company Texarkana Blue Hotel Washington and John W. Ridgitt Hope. John Stephens of Blevins visited Miss Mary Leslie Friday night. John Ray of the Doyle community moved to Belton last week as the Rey family joined the community.
Petar and family, Miss Claude Roberts, Miss Thelma Dotson and Mr Peters were seen shopping in Nashville Saturday. Locals gathered at Barrel Hiction Saturday night to ship a cart of supplies, with contributions from Clyde and family of Ozan.
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