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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1932
Page
2
The article outlines Associated Press policy on using dispatches and memorial notices. It states charges apply for tributes and memorials and disclaims responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts. Rates are listed for city carrier and mail subscriptions in specific counties.
The Star's Platform supports a yearly all-weather road construction program to reduce dirt roads in Hempstead county. It endorses cooperative farmer organizations and practical agricultural advances, plus continued state highway progress, tax reform, and a budget-based efficient government.
The Arkansas election reveals a voter backlash as R A Bob Cook defeats Ross Lawhon for Pulaski county judge. Lawhon, allied with Governor Harvey Parnell, previously headed North Little Rock and faced impeachment troubles. Voters penalized him despite hard campaign effort.
The piece argues that adult failure to provide good models shapes boyhood. Cuthbert Blakiston condemns today’s schoolboys as cowardly and dishonest, while Dr. James E. West defends the modern boy as better than his father. The author urges adult self-reflection and accountability for youth behavior.
A 17 year old girl Evelyn Sanford was abducted and murdered on a Saturday. Police found her body the following Wednesday, arrested and the suspect confessed promptly. He pled guilty Thursday and began a life sentence on Friday. The case is held as a model of speedy justice for society's protection.
A wry remark from Marlene Dietrich links happiness to jealousy, suggesting if she could craft a perfect woman she would blend virtues with jealousy. The quote riffs on desire, perfection, and the ironies of human emotions.
Washington and Hope community members are listed in a long roster of visits and gatherings. Families from Cantley Pilkinton Dudney Bullard Bearden and Stroud plus many others are noted at fellowships parties political meetings and family visits. A protracted Baptist meeting begins August 21 at Washington Baptist church with Rev Wheeler of Lewisville.
Emmet Mrs. Ted Hank and children of Durant Oklahoma visit her father E Beaty. Mr and Mrs D A Washburn visit Mr and Mrs Dave Snell. Mrs Steve Snell and Mrs Donald McMillan spend last week in Gordon. Mrs Doyle McCoy of Sheridan visits J M Garland. Miss Frankie Emery of Shreveport spends week with Dora Emery. Oscar Thompson spent Sunday in Texarkana. Mrs Dexter Pryor returns to Bloomington Indiana after weeks with L N Smart. Miss Lun Garland visits Corning. Community singing at Baptist church Sunday at 2 pm. Mr and Mrs Fete Shields visit locally Sunday. Mrs Flo Caudle of Texarkana visits H B Thomas. C B Ward and George Edward Beaty spend weekend in Magnolia. Mr and Mrs Harvey Shauver of Louisville Kentucky return home after visit with R W Wylie.
Mona Moran a Wall Street receptionist in love with Barry Townsend agrees to marry him after her employer arranges a swift wedding with a wealthy client. Steve Saccarelli era diamond mine link and family drama complicate the plan as Mona scrambles to secure her father’s care and choose love over an arranged future.
A 1932 explainer outlines the new federal jewelry tax, noting 10 per cent on items over three dollars, including rings, watches, pearls, stones, and many jewel‑ornamented goods. It clarifies taxation at sale, plus deductions for religious purges and exemptions for cheaper items and certain cases.
Sheppard Health praised for good care. Henry Coleman improving and at home. Alice Finley hosted by Pearl Cornelius last Friday night. Cecil McBay of Fulton visiting his parents W. J. and Mrs. McBay. Battlefield residents attend baptizing service Sunday. Bertha and Nellie Spring of Battlefield Erma Lee Greer of Melrose Mamie Lee Arnett near Guernsey visiting Maud McBay. W. L. Cornelius hosted B. W. Spring Sr. C Spring of Battle Field Leonard Elbert Lynard Eddie Pyr Spring Hill. T G McBay family returned from Fulton Saturday.
The Navy plans a two engine XF3J single place fighter built in Baltimore at a cost of 98000 dollars per aircraft. The plane will carry two machine guns and is described as a successful design with a production tract aiming for 28 planes.
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