Hope Hempstead County Weather Road Program Push
The Star's Platform-CITY outlines revenue use from the simnelpat power plant to develop indashlet resources of Hope. It highlights sanitary improvements in 1930, Chamber of Commerce backing for annual weather road construction, and support for scientific agricultural programs to benefit Hempstead County and state highway efforts. It endorses government efficiency through streamlined expenditures and cattle tick control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simnelpat
Hope
the Chamber, of Commerce
I Highigdy
Hempstead
Ernest
Hope Chamber of Commerce Aims At Peddlers Jubilee
The Hope Chamber of Commerce plans a quarterly Peddlers Jubilee to honor traveling salesmen who live in Hope but rarely contact the community. The effort promotes civic pride, links salesmen, and could spark a permanent organization to foster local business and strengthen Hope’s reputation along with events like the Watermelon Festival and Southwest Arkansas Fair.
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W. A. Bowen
Ife
Hope Chamber of Commerce
Pedrom
Hope
Raveling
Indus
Jesse “Rutherford
Sprague
America
Itore
Is Hope
United Commercial Travel
Missouri Prison Riot Debate Overcrowding and Punishment
The Missouri penitentiary riot is credited to overcrowded conditions per a 1929 National Society of Penal Information statement. The St Louis Post Dispatch notes morale challenges and punishment cells. Warden Leahy Rudolph cites reform criticisms and promises real prison conditions. Both views clash on cause and cure as newspapers echo the debate.
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Missouri Penitentiary
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Handbook of the National Society of Penal Information
Post-Dispatch
Leahy Rudolph
Missouri
Arkansas Democrat
News of Other Days 23 Years Ago
23 years ago in Hope details visitors and travelers from Nashville Fulton Stamps and Columbus. Names include B Dildy B G Cox Laura Stuart Miss Berdie West and Mrs J T Hicks. Visits span Eastertime Aunties and relatives in Warren Laverne Arkadelphia Spring Hill and Spring Hill La.
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B. Dildy
Nashville
Hope
B. G. Cox
Fulton
Johnson
Stamps
H. J. Trimble
Nellie Trimble
Washington
B.H. Logan
Prescott
Laura Stuart
Columbus
Sabin Began Financial Career as Star Baseball Player
Charles H. Sabin, a New York bank executive, gained his first job through his crack baseball skills. The bank needed his services on a team to compete with rival nine at Albany, New York, as part of a financial modernization effort.
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Charles H. Sabin
New York
Ita
Albany
Rosston Fiddlers Contest Draws Thousand at New Gym
In Rosston a large crowd attended the alge fiddlers contest held in the new gymnasium with about 1000 inside and a few outside. Highlights include new Fords for local residents and community efforts to beautify the school grounds with shrubbery donated by Mrs. McRae and Mrs. Bemis. Springhill notes include a ninth grade play and plans for home landscaping led by Miss Posy, district Home Demonstrator.
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R. R. Roberts
A. H. Honea
Ane
Rosston
J. W. Holloway
Magholla
Ruby Mendenhall
T. C. McRae
Bemiscipe Prescot
Electric eye fires gun for prison escape attempt
An "electric eye" device was demonstrated that fires a gun as a prisoner climbs a wall to escape. The report notes most prisoners will treat it as just another current event.
Texarkana Families Attend Bethlehem Conference
Do, who has a fine baby girl, Mr and Mrs Emmet Smith and babies of Texarkana attended a Bethlehem Sunday conference as Grandpa Tarpley spent the week feud with Mrs Frank Ham and others. Mrs John Tarpley visits with daughter Mrs Ladie Rintler in Holly Springs. Bobo visited Hope Tuesday. Hugh Garner and Tar Clark visited in Prescott. Farmers plant corn this week. Addi Turner and wife from Hope visited Sunday. Mrs Geo McDowell Fay Hill and Ray McDowell guests of Mrs Otis Butler Wednesday.
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Vmr
Emmet Smith
Texarkana
Grandpa Tarpley
Frank Ham
Bo. Brint
Bobo
Hope
Hugh Garner
Tar Clark
Prescott
Addi Turner
Geo McDowell
Fay Hill
Ray McDowell
Otis Butler
Local Notes From Minden Area And Nearby Towns
Stamps Mrs H Barrett of Minden is visiting her mother Mrs Tinnell Want. Joan Moman visited Buckner Friday to see her aunt Mrs Joe Baker. Bonami Sunday school class held a chilli supper Thursday night at the home of Mrs A C Crass. George Holmes Jr a Hendrix Henderson College student spends spring holidays with his parents Mr and Mrs D B Hacks and Miss Vivian Giles visited Minden last week. Mrs Frank Harkness and two children of Camden are visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Freel Wilkerson Sr. Mr and Mrs A P Beastey spent the weekend in Texarkana with Mr and Mrs Frank Landes. Aubrey Webster Dorada Thursday. Carl Lauderdale and Donald Kelley made a business tip to Dorada Friday. Miss Edyth L Herrison has completed a beauty specialist course in Dallas and is home for a few days. Mrs G R Hyslop and daughter Emma and Mrs J S Cargile were Magnolia visitors Monday. The Hope association of churches from Texarkana Hope Magnolia Stephens and Bradley met in Stamp for their fourth Sunday meeting last Sunday. An assocational B Y P A was organized and will meet with College Hill church Texarkana as here from Eb.
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Ernest Hawkins
Warren
J. D. Barlow
Tes
Will’ Steeler
Annie~Spencer
Howard , Abraham
Arkadelphia
Berdie West
Spring Hill
J.T. Hicks
Mrs. Routon
Laverne
Ala
Lieut
Roberts Vesey
Camp
C.T. Crutchfield
J. F. Giles
John S. Gibson
Minden
Frank Harkness
Camden
Freel Wilkerson Sr
A. P Beastey
Texarkana
Frank Landes
Aubrey Webster
Dorada
Carl Lauderdale
Donald Kelley
Edyth L'Herrison
Dallas
G. RR. Hyslop
Emma
Cargile
Magnolia
Hope Association
Farmers Prepare for Quarterly Reports Across Four Counties
Reports from the fields were satisfactory and future plans set as the four counties begin quarterly weathering. Oakland notes farmers busy planting corn while visits include Mr and Mrs Wi Thorpeon of Bright Star with Me and Mra Gene Hamilfiai and family. Elo Collin and Now Liberty relatives joined Sunday with Jo and Mrs D Furgetson. Andy Hamilton traveled to Hope Tuesday morning.
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Wi Thorpeon
Bright Star
Mra
Gene Hamilfiai
Elo Collin
Now
Liberty
D. Furgetson
Andy Hamilton
Hope
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Hope’s. Traveling Men
Mark Twain
West Point
Afiss
Times-Leader
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Springhill
Windham
Roy Turner
North Carolina
J. H. Yooom
Ola Smith
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John P
Cox Drug Co
Moreland’s Drug Store
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Gibson Drug Co
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