31 Aug 1931
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1931
Page
1
A wary Arkansas editorial argues for a careful survey of school finances before any special session relief plan. It urges loans only after districts show efficiency and needs, aims to protect higher education, and warns against unnecessary tax increases while stressing timely aid for the 1931-32 term.
Noble ramsey MacDonald of England proposes to balance the budget by reducing expenditures rather than taxes. A $500,000,000 cut is the target, with military spending the easiest option. Nations seek expense cuts as arms talks begin, aiming for a notable shift in fiscal policy.
A 1906 item notes Lenna Leiper wed Finley Ward at Malvern First Presbyterian Church. Also reported is Ayers named highway engineer for district No. 1 with headquarters in Hope after three years as a Hope resident. Family members traveled to Little Rock for a brief visit related to these events.
Albany, New York. Governor Roosevelt signed two bills restoring the power to grant immunity to witnesses for the Hofstacher committee probing city administration. The measures were approved by the senate and signed after a Thursday passage.
Washington Letter reviews the Wickersham Commission on Law Observance and Enforcement. It details police brutality, weak juvenile justice, corrupt police and prosecutors, and flawed criminal statistics, noting widespread criticism of officials while criminals escape scrutiny.
Governor Parnell led a rally tour through Little Rock Lewisville and Hope to drum up support for the Huey Long program for 1932. Across Camden Piggott Conway Lake Village Magnolia Osceola Star City crowds backed the plan except Osceola where voters urged a cap on planting. Congressman W J Driver spoke at Osceola. An Osceola proposal favored a 50 percent crop planting limit with legume interplanting.
Governor Parnell and state leaders urge reduced expenditures and payroll trimming while keeping school programs intact on budget funding. The speaker argues businesses and schools must share the readjustment, with districts operating full terms within available funds and salaries reduced where necessary. Local citizens seek uniform economy across government and industry.
Norma Kent and Mark Travers vow to marry despite Norman Travers Sr last minute objections. Norma fears loss of familial support as Travers fires warnings while Norma and Mark deny impropriety. Chris Saunders witnesses the confrontation before Norma and Mark plan a late night Woodbury wedding with Bradley Hart joining as witness.
Fifteen thousand people witnessed Sara Choate of Paragould crowned Harvest Queen at Fayetteville Arkansas annual Horn of Plenty event. Miss Ghonte won state honors in food preservation.
About 200 residents of Laredo including many women and children spent the night in Mexico on Saturday when they failed to cross back before the International bridge closed. The crowd gathered near 5 p m due to insufficient customs inspectors. Won blamed for the delay while Nuevo Laredo residents returning from Laredo were not stopped.
A garbled OCR fragment references Solomon and numerous names, hinting at springs, a doctor, a politics theme, and Gloria Swanson with notes about marriages. The text is highly corrupted with nonsensical phrases and misread terms, yielding no clear incident or cohesive report.
Oklahoma City. The state corporation commission may begin an inquiry to determine if collusion or monopoly caused recent gasoline price hikes. Chairman Paul Walker said refiners can cut a barrel of oil as an embargo for raising prices and planned to seek fellow commissioners’ support if the new prices are not canceled.
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