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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1935
Page
3
Atex notes Shirley Temple as the top box office draw and recalls how newspapers helped shift film tone in recent years. The brief editorial frames her popularity within a broader media influence on cinema trends.
The Arkansas Supreme Court will decide if Beatrice Lyon, a Wynne resident, is entitled to a notary commission and to settle who succeeds as governor when both governor and lieutenant governor are out of state. The dispute centers on whether the Senate president pro tempore or the House speaker is next in line, with the case testing the 1914 amendment. The issue arose after Norrell appointed Lyon while serving as governor in 1933, a move Thorn argues binds the line of succession to the Senate president, while Norrell's side contends the speaker stands next in line when both offices are away. The ruling will be the first in state history on this succession question.
The Ozark Graysonia Lumber company announced purchases of Hope Building Material and Prescott Lumber, consolidating stock under Hedstead County Lumber. The Hope and Prescott operations will be moved to Hedstead County and the Ozark Graysonia chain serves Hope, Prescott, Nashville, and Arkadelphia. Barton-Mansfield Lumber previously ran Hope and Prescott units for four years.
A Paris fashion blurb notes Queen Victoria of Spain favors black velvet for evening wear. The Lelong model features boundtiped decor and flowing lines from waist to hem, adaptable as a wrap or stole. Describes low tongs bunuls and flexible styling, with department store items and accessories in active commerce.
New Orleans to debut the Huey P Long Bridge on December 16, a monumental 436 mile long suspension span across the Mississippi. It links the Jefferson Highway to Winnipeg and the old Spanish Trail, easing rail and road traffic and marking a new engineering milestone after decades of prior obstacles.
The Goodfellows Christmas Cheer fund trails by $30 toward a $200 goal after committee reports totaling $180.75. Funds will be turned to Mrs. Arch Moore to supervise gifts. the American Legion under J. Sale leads donations with several local contributors listed. Total raised noted as $469,735 in the fragment.
In Saint Joseph Missouri Hayden Campbell a World War II pilot built an all metal two seat monoplane designed to resemble a compact car. The powered craft features a V-8 engine, airspeed indicators, and a simple glide system aimed at lowering cost and boosting visibility for navy pilots.
Winthrop W. Aldrich chairman of the Chase National Bank said economic conditions in the United States showed improvement and may continue. He spoke after visiting Hope and Hot Springs with Arkansas Power and Light president Harvey Couch, noting concerns over government spending unemployment and bank reserves rising inflation risk.
Patricia Thomas of Hope won the Best Amateur title at the Sergeant White's Civet Hope Amateur Night Frolic held Friday. The crowd judged prizes with a song and dance number. Tootsie Cargue earned seed prize with a trombone solo, and Little Kelly Willis Novibeutt took third with a Christmas reading, about 30 participants from local business houses attended.
CHICAGO plans discussed to circumnavigate the world by air in 18 days. British Air Ministry official Yur McClure and United Air Lines president W A Patterson outlined an interlocking agreement with British and Imperial Air. A May start was suggested, linking routes from the United States to London via the Orient using Clippers and various airlines to shorten travel times.
R K Morris finance chairman of the parade committee says the Young Business Men's association will award 55 to winners in the Hope parade on December 18. Prizes include Best decorated float 25 cash, second 10, best costumed character 5, others 3 2.5 1.5, plus PTA group presentation prize. Contestants should contact J K Sale Fred Gray A E Stonequist or Terrell Cornelius. Spectators can expect many characters pets music by Hoye Bay's band and giant fea tures in a major local spectacle.
London reports mark a pivot toward closer ties amid six months of European turmoil. Delegates attended a secret session Monday as part of a broader push, with officials signaling a critical phase in international naval affairs and diplomacy. Arkansas announces a WPA expenditure allotment of $12,054.
Bruno Richard Hauptmann was sentenced again to die for the Lindbergh baby murder and the execution date was set for the week of January 13 after appeals. Governor Hoffman warned that the electrocution would close the case, with the warden to select the exact day.
Rome dispatch summarizes a dangerous incident as American missionary Dr. Roman is killed Thursday in Ethiopia amid an unexploded Italian bomb. The same item notes regional political turmoil in Britain with Hoare and Sittart amid debates on the peace plan, plus naval base talks with Mediterranean nations and a Nevada cotton ginning tally of 6,689 bales for 1935 prior to December 1.
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