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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1930
Page
2
A garbled reminiscence references boxing columnists and figures such as Will, Johnny Risko, Tufty Griffiths, Sharkey, and others. Mentions weight class, titles, and a turbulent period with hints of a columnist’s lead and public discourse on heavyweight boxing.
Fragmentary OCR mentions a Texas figure nicknamed Bull, connected to Graceton Floyd and someone named Burrus Prothro. It references Christmas, a writer named Naylor Stone, and unspecific “White” wishes, with unclear relations among the names. The text is garbled and offers no clear event or outcome.
Arkadelphia-based Ouachita College plans a nine game 1930 football schedule with five at home. Opponents include Monticello A&M Magnolia A&M and Hendrix Henderson plus Arkansas Tech and Little Rock College with dates from September to Thanksgiving.
Chicago January 10 press reports note Charles Arthur Shires known as The Great has earned exactly 8000 in four pro fights after turning as a boxer a month ago. He made 3000 in 30 days versus 5100 from five months of baseball with the White Sox. A 4500 Sox contract was offset by 3000 in fines, and Shires aims to exceed 10000 with a bout against Al Spohrer of the Braves in Boston tonight.
Pittsburgh's Reliance Life Insurance Company, established in 1903, becomes the first insurer to issue and hold over 400 million dollars of life insurance in its first 25 years without consolidations. It built a 62 million dollar asset base, a 1,500-strong agency across 98 states, and introduced cases like the Perfect Protection Policy in 1913 and the Guaranteed Premium Reduction Policy in 1909, signaling a bright future for the "Young Giant" of American life insurance.
The Reliance Life insurance company grew from a four room home office on May 4, 1903, to occupy six floors and over 1,500 employees. It avoided mergers, built its strength via investments, and introduced the Perfect Protection Policy combining life, accident, and health coverage. The firm now ranks among the top U S life insurers and has expanded into juvenile policies and disability insurance aligned with a new era of risk protection.
A Gastonia article recounts Uncle Joe Tate, a Negro preacher from Eastern Carolina, delivering a funeral discourse years ago that ridicules Darwin and outlines a disparaging Genesis of mankind. He claims Adam and Eve were "hafe niggers" who ate Fowler apples, provoking divine punishment and tying it to white voters.
The text argues that low feed costs can harm the economy of poultry farming by prompting underfeeding. It emphasizes that hens require a balanced ration with all key nutrients for consistent egg production. It warns many so called simple rations are incomplete and that successful poultrymen invest in high quality feed to maximize output.
In Hot Springs, Mason of Cincinnati knocked out Jack Matlock of Dallas in the fourth round of the season opener. Mason, weighing 168 to Matlock's 178, floored the Texan twice, delivering a clear victory as Matlock neared retirement. The preliminary featured JJ Clark of this city versus Frankie Little Rock, with Bean winning after Clark fouled him in the sixth.
Paris dispatch reports a shift in sport attire with golf knickers falling out and new tight fitting trousers replacing them. Tennis bloomers appear in white cotton or light tweed, ending above the knee and near the ankles, changing the male golf wardrobe trends.
A gritty bout featured Ebenman receiving a near round by round lesson except the fourth. Hean seized momentum briefly, while Kid Anthony stirred the crowd with pub statements. Lawrence Lee, weighing 146 pounds, edged Charlie Williams of Havana by decisive fall, the Beeline the decisive moment in the match.
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