09 Jan 1931
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1931
Page
1
A Russell Sage Foundation note urges cities to map employment strategies now as a depression looms. It emphasizes public broadcasts, expanded relief and welfare agencies, prioritizing unemployed workers for jobs, and using influence to secure funds and prevent fear from delaying planning. The report warns governments have been remiss and calls proactive planning two to three years ahead.
The Hot Springs Sentinel Record reflects on how rare dramatic events dominate headlines while routine returns to work, like 1,180 Missouri Pacific shopmen back at North Little Rock, are scarcely news. It notes widespread resumption of work as a quiet but steady trend amid broader social upheavals.
The Christian Science Monitor urges citizens to help ease unemployment by offering odd jobs at home or in business. Small tasks like painting, cleaning, minor repairs, attic and cellar clearance, and grounds work can provide relief employment. Factory and office spaces also delay minor upgrades and cleaning until demand returns, making odd jobs widely needed.
A jumble of crossword clues and partial answers appears, listing across and down entries with numbers, several garbled phrases, and partial solutions. The text blends definitions like cleaners and foods with misread words, showing a chaotic puzzle page.
Bad weather kept church services away in Belton. Local families report visits among Peters, Jeffers, Bohannon, and Hampton households. Basketball team beat Bingen on Friday. Bernice Daniel hosted a birthday dinner for her teacher and class. Visits extend to McCaskill and Nashville with several residents traveling for errands and social calls.
A local column notes visits and moves within the community including unions and families in Bodean, Stephens, DeAnn, and Bright Star, with updates on Luther Aslin, Miss Francis Willis, and a surprise wedding. The piece also carries a public notice about real property curb and gutter district assessments in Hope Arkansas, detailing payment deadlines and collection arrangements at Citizens National Bank.
The Yax Books administers collection of the special assessment on real property in Street Improvement District No 1 of Hope Arkansas. The assessment funds paving of all district streets and referenced ordinance creation of the district.
Public notices announce Democratic primary city races with mayor and ward candidates such as Dorsey McRae Jamison Boyett Giles Gibson Bartley Coop Garner Ward candidates Halliburton Gosnell and Ward 3 names. A tax assessment collection deadline at Citizens National Bank February 1 to 15 1931 is set, with penalties, plus a notice of a February election for local offices and a city tax collector’s reminder from Belle D. Agee.
M. de Longevialle of Paris won a contest by sending a letter to President Hoover suggesting the United States risks slavery of the machine age as it begins to master machinery, while France is just entering machine age. He admired American vigor but critiqued prohibition and bootlegging. He noted Americans’ focus on progress, contrasted with European tastes, and observed French drinking habits differ from American norms. He met few officials in Washington during his stay and found U.S. officials knowledgeable yet elusive.
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