15 Dec 1931
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1931
Page
1
Fragmentary copy mentions Hempstead county’s highway initiative, aiming to improve government efficiency and agriculture. References to cattle ticks and rural development hint at broader infrastructure and health concerns, but text is incomplete and names or dates are unclear.
A fragment discusses dentist Moodie from USC and his study of Egyptian mummy teeth. It argues ancient Egyptians likely suffered tooth loss from poor dental care, contrasts past hardships with modern improvements, and suggests today we live with greater health and comforts despite ongoing discomforts.
The November events in London see the Westminster Statute redefine the empire into the British Commonwealth. Former dominions will become equal states in free association, governing their own laws and foreign affairs, bound only by voluntary allegiance to the crown.
Reports to the president's unemployment committee show charitable drives this fall totaling over $63,060,000. The data note 6,000,000 unemployed and that contributions average about $10 per jobless person, urging continued effort beyond relief. The piece recalls past debates on pension funding and warship budget economies.
The passage voices garbled thoughts about a laundry bill, a husband, a missing purse, prison memories from the Depression, and a visitor awaiting a European figure. It imagines a congressman needing to tax something, while a big headline hints at an investigation into economic conditions.
Jane Addams, Chicago social worker, underwent an abdominal operation at Johns Hopkins Hospital Saturday morning. The operation was performed by Dr. Thomas S. Cullen, professor of gynecology, Johns Hopkins University. She is resting comfortably at Johns Hopkins. Normal blood flow rate noted.
An excerpt from the 1931 novel shows Anne and Cecily living with grandparents as wealth fades. Anne, 28, and Cecily, 2, shield their poverty while Mary Frances studies and Phil, her fiancé, fears their risky aging love. A late evening plan to escort Mary Frances highlights tension over independence and loyalty.
Reporter recalls the Hampstead county cyclone of May 15, 1927, which devastated Strong and nearby towns in South Arkansas. He notes 33 killed and many injured, describes ongoing recovery, and shares expert Clarence Burns theory that cyclones form from breaking up large storm masses and rotate like a banana.
Commissioner in Chancery Willie Harris announces a public sale in Washington Arkansas on January 4 1932 by deed of court under order from the Chancery Court of Hempstead County case No 2488 Hunt vs Chamblass. Sale begins at the courthouse door with a three month credit and bond security. The described lot lies in Oaklawn Addition part of section 28 township 12 south range 24 west.
Tallulah Backhead star of Tarnished Lady and My Sin headlines at the Saenger Theatre Tuesday and Wednesday in a modernized edition of The Cheat. Irving Pichel co-stars as a manipulative oriental art connoisseur drawing Backhead into a dangerous affair over gambling debt and betrayal, culminating in a courtroom confrontation.
Burlington report states Esther Fitts a 20 year old University of Vermont junior who had been missing since Sunday called her mother from Windsor Station Montreal. She was in a hysterical condition and indicated she had been taken to Montreal against her will.
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