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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1930
Page
2
Veterans like Ted Lyons Wes Ferrell and Jett Cobb are noted as star players, while talk centers on attendance, home-field struggles for the Pirates and managerial changes. The piece mixes game recollections and player comments with harsh jabs at errors and umpiring.
San Francisco reports Young Corbett of Fresno remains title hopeful after beating two welterweight champions in recent bouts. The southpaw fought through ten rounds, earning praise as a persistent challenger while administrators weigh future title defenses and purses. Corbett’s record includes 103 bouts with 43 knockouts, no knockout losses, and one knockdown in 1928. He previously defeated Jack Thompson and Jackie Fields, with Fields taking a large share of the profits in those battles.
Corio Aug 4 Promax Danforth, 68, left California to visit old scenes in Boulder County. He arrived penniless and exhausted after a journey from the Arkansas River region. In Boulder, at Tahlerre, he pulled a troll weighing eight pounds.
In a hospital today is U F Berry of Newell a worker for Newell Contracting Co building a highway when a truck struck a rough spot throwing Berry from a company truck. He suffered painful rib injuries and a possible back injury. He had been at work three days after weeks at a die yard and was treated at the hospital. The mishap occurred on the highway worksite and Berry was thrown landing on the truck. He was helped by fellow workers and taken to Genitlin Lee CoHospital for treatment.
A 67 year old man, his wife, six children, and the fact of his family background helped Juan Batevan Trujilo receive a five day suspended sentence from Judge Helmick in district court for violating national prohibition law.
In Vincennes Indiana Roy E Ferguson owns a 2200 year old Greek Maintage coin valued among about 4000 coins. The coin dates to 400 B C during the Ephesus regime and bears a fly on one side with a Name beneath 14 on the other.
In Du Lac Wisconsin on August 14 Judge H M Pellenz dismissed a claim that drivers sped to stay cool after fan belts broke. John T Haynes and Wills M Carlson of Chicago were each fined $10 on speeding charges.
In Denver on August 14 a bathrobe-clad Catherine Wessel lost $104 when a friend waiting in the living room disappeared with a stocking containing the money while she was in the tub.
Willie Kamm the 100000 dollar White Sox third baseman may be traded when the American League opens its player raids next spring. Dissatisfaction with Kamm and manager Donie Bush has grown since 1930 when Bush removed Kamm’s team captaincy and the associated $600, leading to a slump and later benching. Kamm’s early 1920s rise and strong defense faded as his bat average slipped to about two bases per hit.
Yesterday standings show Lite Rock 3 over Chattanooga 2 and New Orleans 15 over Atlanta 10. Memphis 20 beat Nashville, Birmingham 1 over Mephile 4, while New York 10 edged Detroit 9. Today’s games include Memphis at Chattanooga and Chicago at Washington with several crossleague matchups listed.
A sensational film depicts a gorilla abducting a native girl as part of tribal rites, with the Winstead-Daniels expedition arriving to aid in a gun rescue. The three day engagement includes free Scout admissions for members of Hope Buy, and special guest opportunities for Boy Scouts of the city.
A vintage advertorial promises rapid relief from gas pressure and heart distress with one dessert spoonful of Dare's Mentha Pepsin. It claims ten minutes to vanish gas, ease breathing, and restore calm, then suggests lasting cure for chronic indigestion with one bottle, urging purchase from Ward & Son and Briant's Drug Store.
In Samar near Lomay a heavy sugar beet yield is reported by J B Mayh of a local agriculture group. The production shows strong results for the beet crop with favorable growing conditions noted by local farm officials.
After an hour and a half of battling, anglers report a tense struggle with a big trout. Guides describe the effort as intense as the fish made a stubborn run. Local boats and seasoned Snares anglers shared the stand and final line tug.
Creek physician says Rexall Orderlie tablets draw water into the dry bowel to trigger a gentle, thorough movement. The ad claims no habit or dose escalation, urging users to chew one at night and buy 24 for 50 cents at Rexall Drug Stores like John S. Gibson Drug Co.
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