27 Aug 1930
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1930
Page
1
Fragmentary notice from Hope Arkansas references the Act of March 3 and actions at the local post office. The garbled text suggests a legal or regulatory impact on postal operations or eligibility effective under the Act. Further details are unreadable in the source.
The Star promotes a county highway program to build average roads aiding Hempstead County farming groups. It argues cooperative effort is practical for rural progress and benefits the state's farming organizations.
The Chicago Tribune era scandal reveals corrupted officials and editors tied to gangster Jack Zuta. Seized notes show loans to police and political figures, implicating city leaders and heavy graft. The piece calls for press courage and truth, citing Cicero on truth-telling in history.
The Arkansas Gazette writes of Jumbo, Hempstead County's pride, as the 160 pound watermelon named Jumbo is acclaimed as the year’s world champion. A. B. Turner, grower, deserves praise for showcasing the big, smooth fruit to a wide audience and boosting Hope and Hempstead county.
A clairvoyant in Germany faced trial for fraud as clients accused him of fakery yet he claimed an 80 percent success rate. The judge allowed tests, including hidden coins and letter interpretation, ultimately acquitting him, arguing science cannot judge in undecided realms.
The NEA Service writer explains how Congress passes four kinds of laws public and private and how the Statutes at Large is compiled. Tyler Dennett and Henry L. Bryan oversee classification, marginalia, proofs, and binding, with signed originals stored in a near fireproof State Department room.
An old man in Aqua Pura endures drought and isolation while clinging to faith that spring will bring relief. He awaits a grant of irrigation and repeatedly calls names of missing townsfolk. Rain finally returns as a messenger brings food, but he dies with symbols of unfinished plans and lingering dreams.
A Kansas paper urges extra bread to help wheat use while readers joke about 4 0 tons and a sore Thumb golf course. A Western art lover uncovers an Old Master painting under a $39 canvas, noting times are not as bad. A London restaurant installs table telephones, creating a new problem for diners and waiters.
A frail old man, Barringer, endures a harsh winter as his prairie town decays. He mourns a daughter lost to fever, remains in the hotel office, and walks deserted streets while winds scour the brown grass and sand. Relatives and neighbors drift away as the town empties.
Investigators narrow the search for a safe deposit box to two vaults as they scrutinize records to identify the alias used by Zata. Lingle’s ties to Capone era gambling profits, his heavy take from the Sheridan Wave, and threats to rivals are outlined amid a blood-stained power struggle. The Club raid follows disputes over profit splits and enforcement by Moran protection networks.
Boxers and crime figures linked to Zuts pursue a gambling house at 68 W Madison, with Lingle warning Boss and McLaughlin threatening to harm him. Clues point to Nate De Lue and notary seals on checks and papers, while Frank Gross and Gary gambler discuss telegrams, loans, and a Miami hotel project funded by Zuta with a limited capital.
Stockholm Exposition records show 2,509,000 attendance with an weekly average of about 256,000 during the first 18 weeks. Most visitors are Swedes. Germans and Americans are also noted. The nearby open air museum Skansen gains, with admissions rising sharply.
Seven cases of infantile paralysis were reported to the state health department during the past week. Two in Little Rock, two in Derks, and one each in Calhoun, Hempstead, and Union counties. Other new cases include diphtheria, influenza, scarlet fever, smallpox, and typhoid fever.
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