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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1931
Page
3
The article describes worsening food shortages in Arkansas due to cotton reliance, noting that large plantations with a substantial Black population raise far less food. Small farmers fare better when they produce their own food, with planters urging tenants’ gardens and landlord supervision of garden efforts.
Article discusses drought impact on Arkansas farms, urging land efficiency, better land use, and reduced off-farm work. It notes some planters adopt tractors and new methods, while others rely on cotton. Prospects include more livestock, truck crops, fruits, and regional diversification, with cotton remaining a major income source.
A damaged passage describes a crippled Chicago salesman named Whitthrod facing brutal treatment and public mockery. The account hints at violence and police involvement, outlining a chaotic scene with descried locations and witnesses.
A garbled quotation suggests the drduth warns that cotton production may fall short of expectations. It notes that those growers best positioned to act efficiently are urged to push in the right direction amid unhappy prospects.
Memphis reports a modest turnover in the cotton market for the week ending February 13, with prices up about a quarter cent. Demand for spot cotton remained fair, though transactions were limited, while lower grades in medium staple lengths drew the most interest.
Dry goods centers report a firmer tone with better business while New England mills see fair activity in cotton. January receipts in five large New England markets fell versus December. Yearly totals to January 31 reach about 273000 bales, down from last year. Stocks on hand declined 2.3 percent from January 1, while unfilled orders rose 9.9 percent.
Dr. C. W. Warburton secretary of the National Dreuth Relief Committee announced that farmers may obtain loans for livestock feed as a supplement to feeding work stock loans from the $345,009,000 emergency appropriation. The change followed President Hoover's signing of a $25,000,000 additional loan proposal.
Police reports show growing boldness of men who refuse to let girls sit on benches in Hartford parks. Numerous complaints record impolite behavior and social tension as incidents rise.
Texarkana hosts a conference of Baptist pastors from Texarkana and surrounding territory on February 23 at Beech Street Baptist Church led by Dr. C. J. Wade. Dr. Eugene Salice of Richmond Va. deputy secretary for the Southern Baptist Foreign Mission Board will give the principal address. Salice and his wife spent two decades in China. An officer faced a vagrant who refused to surrender a place to a girl and was struck on the chin by the loafer.
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