11 Aug 1930
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1930
Page
1
The Star advocates raising municipal power plant revenues to fund improved pavements and sand conditions, and supports a county highway program to build weather roads yearly. It highlights cooperative farming, efficient government, and state highway reform to aid Hempstead County farmers and Arkansas cattle tick issues.
A World War II era prose piece reflects on Gold Star mothers traveling home from France. It portrays mothers watching ships, recalling sons, and sharing collective sorrow as they reunite, with themes of remembrance, loss, and global grief. The piece notes the universal nature of bereavement, the letters of sympathy, and the enduring bonds of mothers who sent soldiers to war.
The federal government lifts the cattle tick quarantine in Mississippi, leaving Arkansas with tick-free status while 11 states are freed overall. Arkansas progress followed years of eradication efforts, with Alabama, Carolinas, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Oklahoma already tick free and Texas remaining tick invested.
Washington announced the 1930 U S population at 122,698,190, up 16,967,570 since 1920. The gain marks the largest ten‑year numerical increase in U S history, while the percentage rise favors Hope Arkansas with 26 percent growth since 1920. The piece argues immigration limits helped preserve native stock amid broad economic recovery and notes the population center moving west toward Indiana near the Illinois line as small cities offset metropolises.
Norma Shearer stars in Let Us Be Gay at the Saenger with Magie Dressler as a witty dowager. Rod La Rocque and a strong supporting cast join the lively, champagne‑bright comedy about love, divorce, and mistaken ventures as the ex husband reenters Norma life amid cheerful twists and a playful vamping plot.
A Washington letter discusses Democratic unity and Republican strategy, noting tensions between progressives and Hoover allies. It cites figures like Al Smith and Cannon, while predicting upcoming primary dynamics, potential punishments of progressive senators, and state-level outcomes in Nebraska, California, Alabama, and Michigan.
Announcement of General Douglas MacArthur as the new chief of staff of the army. The event was made public by President Hoover. Also noted are social visits including Miss Forrest Rug gles and relatives in Pittsburgh and Kentucky as well as Texarkana residents visiting Miss Mamie Frederick at a local festival.
Mr and Mrs C E Power Cambridge Mass express gratitude to Hope Arkansas residents for support in burial of their son. May God bless all who helped during this time.
Wartime tone ad urges readers to buy RAT SNAP to kill vermin bringing disease home. Promotes three sizes 350, Bio, and $1.25. Advertises Ward & Son of Top ped Renee Drug Co. of Washington and W. E. Cox & Sons, Fulton. Advises rapid action and guarantees product.
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