05 Feb 1931
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1931
Page
1
A garbled reminiscence laments long shifts and fatigue after work. It suggests fear of being fired for sleepiness, mentions coworkers and a character named Wes, and contrasts personal duty with others' lapses in a historical tone. The piece reflects workplace strain and casual dialogue.
The Star advocates applying municipal revenue to develop Hope's civic and social resources, more pavement in 1971, and improved stowage in backyards. It backs the Chamber of Commerce, a county highway program to reduce dirt roads, and support for scientific agricultural grants. It calls for farmer organizations and progress on state highway codes tax reform and efficient government.
National Safety Council figures show about 32,500 Americans die in traffic accidents in 1980, a four percent rise. The report notes a slow fall in rate increases and reflects safety education efforts, especially for children, but concludes that more than 30,000 deaths annually remain unacceptable.
A sharply critical booklet by the American Nature Association portrays Washington’s highway approaches as ugly and blighted by billboards and garish ads. The piece notes the war memorial ringed by signs, roadsides stripped of trees, and cluttered commercial displays that mar the national capital’s entrances.
Miss Lotine A. Toya of San Francisco, famed for two polar expeditions that earned recognition from three governments, intends a summer journey into the Arctic wastes. The voyage will be supported by the National Geographic Society and a team of scientists.
A Washington letter recalls Calvin Coolidge and Warren G. Harding misunderstandings of presidential stands. It notes Hoover was initially read as dry by the press and Congress after his 1930s comments on prohibition, then denied by White House aides as having an open mind. The piece debates whether Hoover can win a wet platform in 1932 and if a revision to the 18th Amendment is possible to gain support.
AW Wallace of Ozan and W L Ellen of Saratoga were in Hope on Wednesday. Colonists rates to California ranged at $30 from February 11 to April. In November 1906, the Christian church ladies planned a Chrysanthemum and Fern Fair.
Luther Smith of Washington and other visitors arrive from El Dorado as the Hope field oil project draws interest. J Carter of Fulton notes a bank visit, while Mrs Briant travels to Dallas and Mineral Wells. Numerous drilling firms express intent to drill at AES 1, fourteen miles north of Hope, with Duckett rig in place.
A collage of oddities notes 38 at a Wisconsin Reformatory as a novel prison approach. Twelve Pirates players undergo tonsil removals, mocking big leaguers in minor procedures. Minnesota barbers charge for jobs, quips about swaps and snarky office humor. Russian newspaper circulations rise as satire. A quarry worker cracks punny lines about granite and passivity.
Camden reports state bank examiner T W Jarrett says 97,876.89 shortage found in P T Hildebrand accounts. Hildebrand left town and is believed in South Carolina with no warrant issued. Officials blame bank for initial panic and a run after the loss. Bank eyes reopening as money shipment from the Federal Reserve arrives by airplane to calm the public.
The community reports several visits and sicknesses. Mrs G L Mitchel and Mrs LB Gresham are mentioned with Illnesses. Miss Sula Mitchell visited Batleaw No 2. families including Fuller and Fuller group attended singing at Sutton and a fiddlers contest at Rosston. J W Goynes lost barn, mules, plow gear, wagon, truck, harness and feed in a Monday dawn blaze. Marion Fuller and family visited Stamps and Mrs Obie Fuller with a sick baby.
Constance Bennett stars in Sin Takes a Holiday as secretary to a flirtatious millionaire. Kenneth MacKenna Basil Rathbone and Rita La Roy support, with Paul Stein directing. The Pathé release showcases Bennett’s signature wit and confident charm, drawing praise from critics.
Sunday afternoon Sunday school drew Layce crowd while Mr and Mrs Tom Harthfield of DeAnn visited daughter Mrs Sfulane Garrett and Mr Garrett. Misses Kate and Robbie Norwood of Washington spent the week with Pauline Ferguson. Elbert Osteen of Washington attended Sunday school. A large crowd attended the party at Mrs Z C Joben Thursday night. Green Dudley of Bright Star visited with Gene Hamilton family. Lillian and Girtine Caudle of Melrosa attended singing. Roy Coleman family called at Schoaley home in Hope. Cora Evhs and Guy Watkins visited in El Dorado. Mr and Mrs Doc Rowe and family called on his mother at Hope. Miss Lois and Andy Hamilton attended the Saenger theatre Saturday night.
Farmers enjoy spring days as Mrs. Alice Williams returns from Stamps with her son. Arch ie Somers and Carl Biliy attend Manning funeral at Union. Willie Mitchell of Devon visits L H Mitchell family. Mr and Mrs E G Steed visit Sutton relatives. Clyde Monts primary teacher confined at home. Mac Pickard of Blevins visits Warren Pickard. Robert Manning and family of Lane Star visit Archie Somers. Locals attend Sutton singing and report a fine time. Mrs. Lester Hamilton of Sutton visits her parents.
A party at Mrs Thea Messers home Friday night enjoyed by many. Bart Upchurch and wife attended singing Sunday. Las Boswell Miss Parlee Boswell and Mrs Florence Fincher visited relatives at Bodeun Sunday. Rev Dew of Hope spoke on the Second Coming of Christ at the Baptist church Tuesday night. Next Sunday afternoon features a regular singing day with singers expected from nearby communities.
An advertisement touts MELLO GLO Face Powder as a new French process product that smooths the skin, minimizes pores, and prevents a pasty complexion. It claims thin coverage, lasting color, and a youthful look, endorsed by John P. Cox Drug Co and Geo W. Robison Department Store.
A rapid calculating machine designed for astronomical computations has been bought by the University of Kansas. One of 60 in use, the device will assist Professor Dinsmore Alter in processing rainfall data from the British Isles to improve forecasting trends over long periods. It performs multiplications in about three seconds and can handle 1 to 999,999 times 999,999.
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