City platform outlines urban reform and county road plan
The Star's Platform calls applying municipal power plant revenues to Hope's growth, pavement, and sanitation in 1923, backing the Chamber of Commerce. It envisions a county highway program building all weather roads yearly, promoting cooperative effort to advance Hempstead county farming groups, state reform, and efficient government via streamlined expenditures.
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Hope
Chamber of Commerce
Hempstead
Peariss Tex
Perilous Rivalry eS during December naval race warning
A Paris adviser warns that France plans a Dunkerque cruiser to rival Germany and Italy. The piece cautions that if Britain joins, a global naval race could resume, repeating prewar arms buildup and risking world peace. It urges stopping the costly race now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brest
Germany
Paris
Allcy
England
France
Italy
Washington
Keeping Brains at Work at Wisconsin
The University of Wisconsin sets aside 10000 to fund research jobs for doctorate holders unable to find employment. The move aims to curb waste from unemployment and utilize highly trained minds for national benefit during the Depression era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Wisconsin
The High Cost of Defense and Government Reform
The piece argues Congress must undertake drastic action to curb federal spending. It cites limited savings from abolishing a few bureaus, noting the defense budget remains around 700 million dollars annually and that substantial cuts would require large portions of national defense appropriations to be trimmed.
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Congress
Commission
Washington
Veterans’ Bureau
Army
Navy
Fragmented quotation collage echoes political satire
A jumble quotes various figures criticizing work life and language. Nellie Tayloe Ross, Robert C Pooley, and Jack McBeth appear in disparate lines about work hours language and political activity. The text reads like a puzzle of attributions with no single cohesive report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garner
Jack
Nellie Tayloe Ross
Seaman’s Activities
The
Democratic Party
Sunday School Socials Fill Hinton With Guests
Hinton Sunday school progresses nicely at this place with a well attended singing Sunday night. Miss Ora Smith hosted a Saturday party and a large crowd enjoyed the evening. Families including the Smiths and Gibsons spent time with relatives and friends during the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Elledge
Texarkana
Ora Smith
Allen Smith
Richard and
Raymond
Dodcan No. 1
John T. Smith
Virginia Walton
Patmos
Lois Hollis
Hollie
George Gibson
T. Z. Gibson
Rosston School Bus Routes and Local Visits Update
The article notes significant work on Rosston Rt 2 bus routes with gravel spread on clay hills. It also reports Mrs. L. A. Martin remains seriously ill but shows limited improvement. Visits include Mr. and Mrs. Cleary Eudom of Stamps to the Butlers, and Mr. and Mrs. James Martin and son Thomas of Willisville visiting relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Martin
Cleary Eudom
J. E. Butler
James Martin
Thomas
Willisville
Plan Huge Gardens for Old Unemployed
Tulsa plan by Gov. W H Murray proposes 1000 acre gardens to employ elderly jobless men. They will grow food for distribution to the needy and be canned after harvest. Trucks would move workers. seed funding to be requested from the legislature.
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Tulsa
Oxla
W. H. Murray
Ochre order leads to kitchen pudding dispute
A boy requests ochre from a grocer asking for red ochre for bricks while clarifying Maw uses tappy ochre for pudding. The exchange highlights regional dialect over common goods and hints at domestic cooking practices.
Ill Wind shows how small acts shape a world changing chain
Bruce Catton reviews James Hilton Ill Wind noting a hat blown on a Malay island triggers a murder and lynching leading to insurrection. An Englishwoman irritates a London businessman who funds a Romanian inventor, whose Hollywood crash sparks a cascade ending in a global threat. Published by Morrow, $2.50.
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James Hilton
Hilton
Switzerland
London
Hollywood
Geneva
Morrow
Cop Is a Little Bit of Everything
San Francisco portrait of Fred Beltramo a police officer known as guardian of the law yet admired as a composer aviator linguist and bachelor. Aviation dominates his hobby spanning flights twice weekly with aim of a police air force while he jokes about leap year proposals and remaining single.
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San Francisco
Calif
Fred Beltramo
Fred
Badge Saves Corbin Officer as Suspect Fires Twice
Corbin Kentucky Charlie Howard and a fellow officer attempted to arrest Sam Philpot in South Corbin. Philpot fired a pistol at Howard. the bullet hit Howard’s badge and he was knocked down but unharmed.
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Corbin
Charlie Howard
Charlie
Sam Philpot
South Corbin
Sam
Howard
Murder at the Averill home stirs strangling clues
Linda Averill hosts four suspects after Amos Peabody’s death on the second story balcony. Linda and Tom suspect murder, keeping Statlander, Bevos, Pratt, and Shaughnessey inside as Dr Boyle delays until he can question them. Evidence centers on a towel and a laundered shirt amid tense upstairs downstairs maneuvering.
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Amos Peabody
Linda Averill
Averille
Long Island
Linda
Cach
MR. Statlander
Tom Averill
Captain Bevos
Shaughnessey
Rosie
Femn
Tom
Boyle
Mr. Shaughnessey
Binks
Hi Ho Puzzle No 9 Sprinter Silhouette Challenge
After cutting out seven pieces from the rectangle, try to rearrange them to build the silhouetted sprinter. Use all seven pieces and complete the figure as quickly as you can, testing your speed and spatial skills.
Willisville Community News Briefs and Local Games
Willisville reports Mrs Blanche Bailey ill with flu and several local children with chicken pox. Mr and Mrs Seward Silvey welcomed a daughter born December 5, mother and baby doing fine. P T A met at Mrs Davie Waters Monday. Lara Marler visited relatives at Waterloo. Singing planned at Holly Springs Church Sunday at 2 PM amid assurances singings continue on the second and fourth Sundays. Willisville to host three ball games next Friday December 9 with Mr Holly and Mrs Gracie Simpson and family. Willisville senior boys defeated Bod can Thursday night and beat Bluff City in three Friday games. Mr and Mrs Bob O Keefe and children visited Blanche Bailey and Mixon Bailey. Seward Silvey returned from Clovis New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Bailey
Seward Silvey
Davie Waters
Lara Marler
Luther Weaver
Waterloo
Holly Springs
Niola Silvey
Nora Waters
Willisville
Holly
Gracie Simpson
Elvin
Fred Arnold
Hallie Mae Silvey
Bodcan
Bluff City
Bob O'Keefe
Dorothy
R. D
Mixon Bailey
Clovis
N. M
Local Residents Visit and Seasonal Travels Report
Antioch Rev and Mrs J W York with Bulch York and Irene Flaherty from near Prescott visited friends Thursday. Sid and Perry Dougan returned Friday after weeks near Rector picking cotton. Brady Cook visited Cole. Floyd McFarland and Hattie Mae McFarland returned to Edinburg Texas after days with relatives. Elmore Dougan hosted a Friday night party for local youths. Clara Mae Wiggins from Little Rock visiting Miss Lucille DeHan.
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J. W. York
Bulch York
Irene Flaherty
Prescott
Sid
Perry Dougan
Rector
Brady Cook
Cole
Floyd McFarland
Edinburg
Texas
Hattie Mae McFarland
Elmore Dougan
Clara Mae Wiggins
Little Rock
Lucille DeHan
Hope City Announces Mayoral Candidates for Democratic Primary
The Star states the Democratic primary in Hope City January 1933 will decide the mayoral race. Candidates listed are R. A. Ruff Boyett Dwight Ridgdill and Raymond F. Jones.
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The
Star
City of Hope
Dwight Ridgdill
Raymond F. Jones
Local residents share family, travel, and church notes
Washington Dr Darnall of Columbus conducted business in town Friday. Melson Frazier and Pauline Stewart of Washington wed November 30 at the Rowe home. Several locals attend services. P T A met with plans for December 14 and a clothing health study. Turkeys were moved to Texarkana by Gip Martin and Wallace Rowe. A fire destroyed a house owned by J F Dugger and occupied by Joe Green.
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Darnall
Columbus
Walter Billings
Hope
Clifton Billings
T. G. Haynes
Paul Dudney
Oklahoma
Mr. McDonald
Haynes
R. L. Levins
Melson Frazier
Pauline Stewart
Washington
Williams
Troy Wheeler
Baptist Church
Gray Carrigan
Paul Rowe
Noel O’steen
DeAnn
Community Notes from Rocky Mound Area
Mrs. Clif ford Messer improves after a month bedridden. D. O. Silvey and family visited relatives at Bodean. E. M. Hart and family move near Centerville. Boswell Finch er Mitchell Lingo Lingo and Parlee Boswell visit L. H. Mitchell. Elston Messer family from Searcy plan new home here. Local visits include John Purtle and B. M. Hazzard. Providence singing attracts several locals. E. G. Steed travels to Texarkana on business. Vernon Whitten and wife attend singing. Elder Nicks from Shreveport will fill Paul Reeves appointment.
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Clifford Messer
D. O. Silvey
Bodean
E. M. Hart
Centerville
L. H. Boswell
Florence Fincher
Helen
Parlee Boswell
L. H. Mitchell
Lois Lingo
Melrose
Ivy Mitchell
Elston Messer
Searcy
John Purtle
B. M. Hazzard
Providence
E. G. Steed
Texarkana
Vernon Whitten
Nicks
Shreveport
Paul Reeves
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Justice
Star Publishing Co
Tne
K. Palser
Alex. H. Weshburn
Star Building
South Street
Hope, Arkansas
C. E. Palmer
EK. B Washburn
Higpe
Arkansas
Col
R. R. McCormick
Nevada
Miller
LaFayette
Associated Press
Robert C. Pooley
Jack McBeth
Chicago
Hobo College
Deats
Hinton
Earnest Byers
Shower Springs
Beatrice Farmby
Eric Hollis
Lawson Cox
J. T. Smith
Roland Smith
Rosston Rt
Bruce Catton
NEA
Cabrielle E. i Forbus
Pratt
DeVos
Averill
Hizho
Antioch
R. A
Ruff) Boyett
George Clark
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