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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1937
Page
6
Readers are invited to submit a favorite economy minded original recipe through Hope Star Food Departiment. Clip any Food Page advertisement, mail both to the department, and check next Friday to see this week’s winners.
A fragmented collection of recipe snippets lists ingredients and steps for several baked dishes and desserts. Includes mixtures with apples, butter, flour, and sugar, plus instructions on mixing, baking times, and serving ideas attributed to Mrs. Fd Middlebrooks and others. The text shows multiple recipes with names and partial directions for custards, cakes, and confections.
The State Board of Education approved 150000 additional free textbooks and a $100000 fund transfer to the State School for the Blind for a capitol building related program. Textbooks will cover 70 percent of district enrollments. remaining 30 percent funded by donations and parent purchases. Hempstead county gets 2238 books. Nevada county 1937 books.
An unusual composite item notes reactions to President Roosevelt and Governor Earle after a trip abroad, mentioning Roosevelt’s popularity. It also references a training program for operatic careers and a whimsical phrase about a vision of a mouse’s seven babies. The piece touches on concerns over drumset accidents and a nod to gas dealers in Youngstown, Ohio.
Fayetteville sheriff reports a 3 year old Fayetteville woman employed at a local hotel is held in Washington county jail over the death of her infant. The body was found buried in a flower bed at her home after she claimed she delivered a child last Sunday night and attempted to revive it by breathing on its face and washing its face. She wrapped the baby in a blanket and placed it in a trunk until relatives arrived four and a half hours later. The woman later buried the remains after replanting flowers. Authorities prepared murder and manslaughter charges. the woman said she had not missed work since the birth and her husband is deceased. She has two other children.
The Daily News reports Libby Helman singer and actress widow of Smith Reynolds has been hospitalized in New York since September 26 for a minor separation. She registered as Mrs Elizabeth Reynolds of Darien Connecticut to avoid publicity as hospital officials confirmed her patient status.
A Pike county circuit court jury acquitted Delight Marshal E S Stockton of killing Rex Gentry of Antoine last May. Stockton testified he fired after Gentry pounded him with a rack while attempting to arrest him, as the jury deliberated after two hours of argument.
The guide explains mirror photography to capture reflected images with clear focus. It covers distances from subject to mirror and lens, depth of field with small lens openings, and settings for including or excluding the subject’s feet. It also advises on lighting, flash placement, shutter timing, and experimenting for unique personality in photos.
Arkansas Revenue Department reports September gasoline tax receipts rose to a record 940,058.34, contributing to the state's 26 tax sources totaling 1,812,440.07. August had 1,855,482.48 and September 1936 total was 1,657,199.72, with liquor and other taxes adding to the month’s revenue.
Mrs. B D S Easterling aged 87 died Thursday morning at the home of her son J C Easterling in Bodeaw. Funeral services will be at Florist Hill cemetery led by Rev John White and Rev De Ward Silvey. She is survived by three sons S Easterling Emmet W M Easterling Hope B T Easterling Redwater Texas and eight daughters Mrs Ethel Bell Maude Texas Mrs Fannie Latham Texarkana Mrs Barbara Purtell Hope Mrs Luda Lyon Childress Mrs Ada Hamilton Emmet Mrs Lyle Bann Texarkana Mrs Ruth Brooks Lignesa Texas and Mrs Eva Rogers Rosston Texas.
New Orleans mourned the deaths of Captain Jan Walker Ross editor of the Stains and Alvin P B Howard leading executive at the Times Picayune. Ross had served the States for 52 years and died after a general breakdown. Howard died of a heart attack at Planview Texas.
The annual pasture and livestock meeting will be held at the University of Arkansas College of Agriculture Experiment Station at 2 Friday afternoon. G W Ware announces demonstrations on seeding, terracing, winter cloves, mowing pastures, hay slacking, weed eradication, and plant identification. The event includes a livestock display and weight guessing contest with mule race and expects visitors from southwest Arkansas.
Texarkana druggists W B Simmons and C D Reasons announced they purchased the entire stock of the Checker Pharmacy in Hope Ark and added it to the Texarkana stock. The Hope inventory was stated to total well over $2000.
Alex H Washburn declares as publisher and editor of Hope Star that Star Publishing Co Inc and individuals C E Palmer and Alex H Washburn own the publication. Known bondholders include CE Palmer and Alex H Washburn. Average circulation last six months is 3886 with sworn notarization by Paul H Jones.
ATIENS Greece report states American traveler Roy Henderson and a British flying officer were among four killed when a British Imperial Airways flying boat sank while landing at Phaleron Bay on Friday.
Postmaster General James A. Farley, Democratic national chairman, proclaimed party unity and dismissed Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg’s forecast of a new alignment as a desperate, vain hope. He argued Democrats will back the full congressional slate, while ridiculing Republicans as lacking policies and programs after last fall’s election.
British liberals and Laborites led anti-Japanese protests across the empire. Hong Kong authorities opened an inquiry into a reported sinking of Chinese fishing junks by a Japanese submarine, with 300 lives lost. Slogans urged a boycott of Japanese goods as demonstrations planned nationwide. Newspapers received many letters opposing Japan's military actions.
A Tokyo note invited cooperation to protect American nationals and ships at Nanking. Observers saw it as a push for U S support, while Hull said the note would speak for itself. Officials gave no clear sign of further action, and many expect resolution after the conflict ends.
The ad touts Black Draught as a purely vegetable laxative that brings relief from constipation. It claims bad feelings and dullness accompany constipation, urging a dose at the first sign to prevent trouble and promote a more pleasant life.
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