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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1931
Page
1
The Star outlines a municipal platform urging state highway progress and tax reform to fund a yearly all weather rail project. It emphasizes cooperation to improve agricultural trials and efficient government through prudent expenditures. The report mentions Hempstead County organizations and local leadership aiming to boost scientific agriculture benefits.
Lowell Maas writes of a 32 foot sloop voyage from New York harbor to distant seas. reporters chased him for firsthand details of pirates in the Red Sea and South Sea islands. the piece probes why true inwardness of romantic travel remains incommunicable.
Dr. R. L. Adams of the University of California warns that farmers face lower mood and heavier workloads, urging a shift to more brains in farming. He says in good times brains to muscle ratio favors brains, but in hard times eleven parts brains to one part muscle is a better prescription.
In memory of Louis Loucheur a former French cabinet member and journalist highlights how Paris papers differ from American ones. He notes French papers emphasize editorial policy, receive government subsidies or foreign funding, and strive to shape public opinion rather than simply report news.
Robertson, chairman of the Railway Labor Executives' Association, argues against a proposed 10 per cent railway wage reduction. He claims more than one third of industry workers and capital would be affected, saying employed workers should not bear the burden to support idle capital. He states the worker viewpoint is clear in tough financial times.
Last Saturday hgh prices for cot ton were recorded as B S Greening Jr paid 29 cents a pound for a bale. C M Black sold two bales to Greening with one at 23 cents per pound. Allen Hybrid seed came from the Mississippi delta. E B Blick visited from Washington. Gil from Mt Vernon Tex spent Saturday here. Paul Booker, engineer on the Hope and Washington highway, was in town. Rep Tilman B Parks will return from Washington tomorrow. Miss Emma Johnson of Columbus visits relatives with Mrs S H Briant. Miss Edris Kennedy hosts the Matinee club this afternoon on Elm Street.
A dog believed infected with rabies bit four people in North Little Rock on Saturday night. The victims were Clarence Martin 15 Phillip Chury 14 Elizabeth Lewter 14 and A L Schnipper 30. All were treated for bites and exposed to potential infection.
On a yacht crossing the Atlantic, Mary Harkness contends with a tangle of theft, alibis, and threats as Bruce Jupiter, Countess Louise, and De Loma complicate the search for a missing necklace. Bates secures the ship while Mary uncovers a trove of clippings about De Loma. Dirk's hurt pride surfaces as he resists suspicion and Mary reflects on budding tensions and loyalties.
A jumble of witty quips and odd facts appears here from a 1920s page. Notes mention a woman returning to a nagging husband, a horse on him, long rats by the Amazon, South American cheese champs, a failed depression claim, a “perfect stenographer” and 8 powder puffs. A movie star won a temperamental fight and $24000, and Albert Fink, Capone’s attorney, was robbed.
A string of Thanksgiving visits from Columbus to Texarkana, Shreveport, Foreman, Haworth, and Hope highlights the holiday weekend. Notables include Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Ellen hosting and journeys by Miss Virginia Johnson, Mrs. Marvin Dudney, Miss Mary Dudney, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Wilson Sr., John Wilson, Sidney Crubbs, and others to relatives in Stamps, DeQueen, Philadelphia, and Camden.
The Federal Land Bank of St Louis sues in Hempstead County Arkansas. Commissioner Willie Harris will sell at public vendue on December 22 1932 at the Hempstead County Courthouse to satisfy a decree in case No 243. Lands totaling about 445.59 acres in Sections 4 and 33 Township 14 South Range 25 West, with three month credit and 10 percent interest, bonds with security required.
The Board of Assessors for Street Improvement District No 3 in Hope Arkansas will meet at 10 A M on Thursday December 17 1931 at the Arkansas Bank Trust Company Building to revise and readjust assessments of benefits on property within the district. Persons seeking revisions or changes in values for improvements erected or removed may appear and apply. some applications will be considered. Dated November 23 1931 Carter Johnson Polk Singleton Eugene White Board of Assessors. Nov 24-Dec 1-8.
A jumble of social updates from residents like Miss Marie Reid and Mrs Beulah Stevenson. Notes mention relatives visiting Bodrean area, a school carnival at Spring Hill, and neighbors hosting teas and weekend gatherings. Several names appear with household movements and recent moves cited for H. E. Reid and others.
The tax books for a special assessment on real property in Water Improvement District No One City of Hope are in hand. All district property owners must pay within thirty days from January 1 1932 or face legal action with penalties and costs. Given December 1 1931.
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