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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1932
Page
5
The text notes the regular monthly meeting of the Rookwood P T A has been postponed while a study class will meet at 2 oclock in the library. It also lists various community groups and activities including church circles, military society gatherings, and local visits with names and places mentioned.
A fragmented society page recalls Nancy Hoyt Curtis planning a Reno divorce from Edward Curtis of Boston, amid other items on local culture. It also covers church circle gatherings, talks on the Mexican mother, a Bible Women contest winner, a wedding in Texarkana, and siblings visiting relatives as winter routines unfold.
The program includes Mata Hari starring Lewis Stone and Lionel Barrymore, with Technicolor sights from The Manhattan Parade and Penrod and Sam added. Also showing Galloping Ghost and Caroon plus Smith and Dale Comedy and Bob Custer in The Law of the Rio Grande.
Winnie Ruth Judd murder trial resumes as Dr George W Stephens testifies Mrs Judd suffered dementia praecox with paranoid delusions and did not know right from wrong. He noted she told him things he doubted and described plans for a child that never materialized amid a tense courtroom reopening after a recess.
Mrs Mary Kohl set a mouse trap when the telephone rang and while she talked Jimmy the household canary approached the cheese bait. The trap sprang and broke his neck, ending the pet bird's life.
The Woman's Missionary Society of First Baptist Church Dallas held its monthly business session Monday afternoon with President Mrs. Cleve Andres presiding. After an inspiring devotion led by Mrs. Andres, the group conducted routine business. J. F. Brewer, Jr. of Little Rock arrived Tuesday for a visit with her parents Judge and Mrs. L. F. Hig.
Lis Tien Hope announces the formal opening of Hitt's Brownbilt Shoe Store in Hope. Owners Henry Hitt and Ralph Bailey join Brownhilt Shoes with 109 West Second Street remodeled interiors and new display windows. Free souvenirs and a souvenir gift for all visitors mark the opening Thursday through Saturday. L. D. Sikes of Brownhilt Shoes arrives to assist in merchandising and advertising, noting the store will follow a proven town model and offer low retail prices.
Washington reports that despite bipartisan committee votes against taxes on 1991 incomes, the Treasury, via Undersecretary Mills, insists on a retroactive rise. He warned Speaker Garner that balancing the budget in two years would require broader miscellaneous taxes. The Ways and Means Committee plans an executive session on the revenue bill and will reopen hearings to finish drafting, aiming for passage after Feb. 15.
Harry C Lied lich misjudges a road, drives onto a railroad track thinking it a highway, and leaps clear as an express train wrecks the car. No injuries reported, vehicle destroyed on the tracks near Baltimore Maryland.
In a bold plan, a former Grecian admiral aims to commercially harness heat from Santorini’s interior and its crater, along with hot springs at Aedipso and Thermopylae, to supply energy. The proposal envisions using volcanic heat for commercial purposes.
During the 1930s a vast migration sent a million country folk to urban centers. Some sought anonymity and quiet amid crowded streets, while others hoped for new work and opportunities in the growing towns.
In Naples a farmer tilling near Fozzuoli unearthed a marble statue of Emperor Adrianus more than 1,000 years old. The head and right arm were missing but later found nearby. The eight foot statue has been placed in the National Museum of Naples.
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