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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1934
Page
5
Local society notes recount holiday guests from Little Rock, Texarkana, Houston, and Shreveport, with many families gathering in Hope. Included are wedding plans for Mary Mills and Oliver W Mills, a Pine Bluff ceremony, bridal graduates, and numerous relatives visiting for Christmas.
Guernsey defeated Patmos 20 to 15 in the senior game as part of a three game series won by Guernsey two of three. Patmos center Mayton and Guernsey forward Galloway fouled out late. Guernsey led 9 to 66 then held on for the 20 to 16 final.
A Virginia Democrat member on the Reserve Board accuses the board of overstepping authority, warning it may block hundreds of state banks from joining the Federal Reserve system. Critics urge restraint on direct loans to industry and reform of committees guiding discounting rules. The piece also notes Christmas observances around Tyler and local churches.
Miss Winnie Lee Floyd of State Teachers College Conway begins the Christmas vacation with her parents Mr and Mrs J R Floyd and the Floyd family in the readable text.
A continued report notes a pamphlet mailed from its office to every juror, detailing its circulation and purpose amid ongoing debate. The scattered text references a syndicate, a Novi Chak street, and the United States, with emphasis on juror outreach and procedural implications.
Luther Smith named special game warden for Hempsteins to patrol Grassy Lake enforcing the closed duels season. J Barham notes ducks flocking to Grassy Lake amid record numbers with no violations yet. Smith holds state commission and seeks federal appointment as US government eyes joint Canada America game preservation talks.
New York reporting notes Anthony Adverse remains the era’s top seller with about 490,080 copies sold since 1933. Other titles follow, including Goodbye Mr Chips with 106,000 copies and Musa Daich at 97,000. The piece cites ongoing copyright and misquotation disputes surrounding content.
Three weeks into the period, the book trade expects a strong run after New Year. Alexander Woolfeatt and Herbert Hoover lead the field neck and neck with Hoover's The Challenge to Liberty backed by book clubs at a total of 84,000 copies and Woolleatt's While Rome Burns at about 82,000 copies.
Lake Village Ark men urge Senator Joe T Robinson to push legislation fixing the Jadwin flood control plan and remove Desha and Chicot counties from sacrifice status to the Mississippi river floodwaters project. Robinson toured the spillway area Sunday.
Merrell Huckelbee seen with Mrs and Mrs Thad Vines. Miss Forrest Huggles returned home after weeks in Big Springs Texas. Mrs Allen Walker visited Mrs John Reece Sunny. Mr and Mrs Hegyard Colling spent Sunday with their brother Dewared eel family. Eb pe yous yo with their mer ny and families in Avnday.
Sunbright Tennessee reports the crash of an American Airlines mail plane near Big Pilot Mountain four miles east of town. Pilot Russell Riggs died, the craft missing since Saturday afternoon after departing Louisville. Wreckage showed severe fire damage with scattered mail pouches and photographs. Two locals, Kermit Freals and Theodore Preels, found the wreck at daybreak and alerted authorities.
From a sick bed Donald Richberg warned the Saturday Evening Post it may face libel action over upcoming Gen. Hugh S. Johnson articles. Richberg denied making any letter public and questioned who did. Johnson retorted that Richberg should sue if he believes libel exists. The clash underscored public tension between former NRA figures and federal officials.
Oak Grove residents shared family visits throughout Sunday and Saturday. Many pairs and groups, including the Allens with the Jones and Ross families, Hattie Jackson hosting guests, and Ester Bell Jones staying with Jewell Ros, plus a musical at Cathresa Bass drawing a large crowd and positive notes on the event.
In Johnson’s final days as NRA administrator he breaks with Richberg and Secretary Perkins on the question of NRA organization. The fragmentary text hints at internal conflicts amid the agency’s leadership and policy direction.
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