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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1930
Page
1
The Star outlines platform aims to modernize municipal power to fund research and aid farmers. It advocates reduced road miles, improved agriculture, co operatives, tax reform, and efficient government through expenditure control. It praises issuer groups and farmer organizations while urging practical benefits and steady progress.
Governor Parnell urges federal action to reimburse Arkansas for nearly two acres of road repairs funded by the state. Congress appropriated 1,800 dollars to cover the cost, but red tape in the federal comptroller department delays payment. The issue underscores long standing road debt and the need to accelerate reimbursements to state highway programs.
A recent Oslo dispatch reports the finding of Captain Andree and two companions' balloon remains. The diary, preserved, supports a theory they drifted hundreds of miles, starved and exposed, after attempting a polar crossing from Spitzbergen toward Alaska. The revelation promises one of the century's great adventure tales.
The Hot Springs Rentinel Record discusses lingering sectional prejudice from the Civil War era. A Texan, discharged by a New York engineer, writes a deadly note and shoots the engineer before killing himself. The piece cites California's shift from exclusive to inclusive policies as a contrast, arguing nationwide progress away from sectarian strife.
Rodney Dutcher profiles Bryan, editor of Statutes at Large since 1888, detailing his idiosyncratic tenure under multiple administrations. The piece notes his loyalty, age around 75 to 78, and vital role in compiling federal law. It highlights the department’s reliance on his encyclopedic knowledge and the difficulty of replacing him.
Alfalfa Bill Murray seeks the Oklahoma governorship while winning the nomination easily amid film industry funding issues. The report covers a Mexico decree, a steamer janitor school in North Carolina, census reforms affecting congressional seats, and a long list of local social visits, visitors, and townspeople. Motion pictures of zoo animals emerge as a hobby for A D Luehmann of St. Louis.
Mayor Jesse H. Mellett of Anderson Indiana, brother of murdered Canton editor Don Mellett, waging drastic campaign to rid Anderson of bootleggers. Raiders armed with axes to smash their way into all places suspected of selling intoxicants.
Guernsey C G and S Wylie are guests of his son and friends in Cleveland Ohio. Mrs William Alston of Wagner Oklahoma visits her nieces the Misses Melver. The younger set enjoyed a party Friday night at the home of Mr and Mrs Lewis Franks. The small child of Mr and Mrs Daleo Hays is improving after illness. Mrs Maggie Franks spent Friday night with Mrs Emma Kitchens. Mr and Mrs Dodgers had Sunday guests from Texarkana. Mrs George Wylie and daughter Alena were shopping in Hope Saturday. A number attended a ball game at Fulton Sunday afternoon.
Grover C. Kincaid compares soil fertility to a bank account warning that neglect leads to insufficient funds at harvest. He urges planting Hairy vetch as a winter cover crop after cotton harvest to supply nutrients, reduce fertilizer needs by 40 to 50 percent, and boost soil quality.
Ten years after Tennessee ratified the suffrage amendment, women have secured roles in national and state government. Grace Abbott, Mary Anderson, and several others head federal agencies while women serve as mayors, judges, clerks, and lawmakers across multiple states. Strong gains persist despite limited national demonstrations, with key laws and voting rights shaping public life.
The National Woman's Party and the National League of Women Voters feature quotes from prominent figures on women’s suffrage ten years after the 19th Amendment. Maud Wood Park and Harrie Taylor Upton hold leadership roles while Roosevelt, Brawe rs, Pollock, Merriam, and Neilson offer varied perspectives on progress, reforms, and challenges. The mix includes a humorous exchange about a revolver and a widow’s obituary remark.
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