Hope City plans and Hempstead county road program progress
The Star outlines Hope City's municipal power revenues to fuel industrial and sanitary improvements and backs commerce. Hempstead County advances an all weather road program yearly, urging farmer cooperation and practical agricultural benefits. State highway progress and tax reform with budget efficiency are encouraged.
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Hope
R of Commerce
Hempstead
Prisoners of the Present and Futuristic Hopes
The piece reflects on scientists predicting humanity’s distant evolution and the limits of forecasting the future. It argues people focus on immediate problems, fearing long horizons while stressing the need to live in the present and handle today’s worries and realities.
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Wes
Eearee
Earth
Comfort drives new army uniforms for better fit
Army authorities test lighter cloth and designs to boost Tom s comfort and mobility in the Second battalion of the Queen s Royal Regiment. If successful the changes may spread army wide as designers finally consider wearer comfort alongside appearance.
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Toms
Queen’s Royan Regiment
Philanthropy Study Finds Economics Research Undersupported
A Twentieth Century Fund survey shows donations favor other research areas while economics receives little funding. Director Evens Clark notes the capitalist crisis demands action, yet philanthropy has not stepped up. The piece expresses hope for future support from Jack.
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Twentieth Century Fund of
New York
Ford
Evens Clark
Jack
They Say Light Beer Laws and Public Discourse
A jumble of quotes shows public figures discussing temperance, policing, and politics. Warnings about profanity and blunt opinions from Mrs. Waliam Shrimplin and Gov. Alluife Bill Murray reflect a era of civic debate and moral policing.
Social visits and travels reported in Little Rock area
Miss Irma Briant visits friends in Little Rock. Clint Walker formerly of the Hope baseball team is in the city. Ten years ago Miss Beryl Henry spent today at Eagle Mills visiting her brother and wife. Mrs. Byrd of Prescott was a guest yesterday of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hitt. Mr. and Mrs. Flannie Wood Miss Janie Hawthorne and Cecil Weaver motored to Texarkana yesterday for a day trip.
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Beryl Henry
Eagle Mills
Byrd
Prescott
Henry Hitt
Flannie Wood
Janie Hawthorne
Cecil Weaver
Texarkana
Brazil Pays Down Her Foreign Debt
Brazil reduced its $300 million foreign debt load by 35 million in the last year. Federal payments of 11.7 million funded London and New York obligations, with state governments and coffee loan funding contributing the rest. The issue includes state and municipal debt, which exceeds forty percent of the total.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
London
New York
Dancers in New York Night Club Stir Rivalry and Romance
Sheila Shayne 18, a vaudeville dancer, subbed for an injured colleague and meets Trevor Lane and Dick Stanley at a Paris In Tin Pan Alley rehearsal. She faces jealousy toward Frances Barton, a top routine dancer, as Stanley flirts and the party crowd cheers Frances’s dazzling performance.
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Sheila Shayne
New York
Sheila
Daisy Gleason
Paris
Afice
Tin Pan Alley
Trevor Lane
Dick Stanley
Hoth Rich
Lane
Mr. Stanley
Stevor Lane
Son
Frances
Vick
Timmy’s Stock and Sheila Promise A Night to Remember
In an upstairs parlor Sheila prepares to sing as guests arrive for a gala. Trevor Lane smooths the way by introducing Timmy’s presence and Joe Paris’ memory, while Dick promises to be close. Sheila’s nerves mix with excitement as she readies for the stage, with Ma’s old world charm fading into a glittering tonight.
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Kate
Trevor Lane
Sheila
Joe Paris
Graila
Mr. Davis
Trevor
Timmy
Davis
Ma Lowell
Misa Shayne
Bills
Shelia
Government commission backs debt agreements for debtor states
A federal commission proposes honoring creditor deals aligned with debtor states’ financial and economic realities. Mayor Juarez Tavora cites state revenue often falling short of interest on defaulted debts and urges surgical refunds and settlements. The plan follows drastic exchange controls and a focus on a $20 million Rothschilds debt payoff to improve overall foreign debt capacity. Reynolds divorce saga continues as Grace Howard Reynolds seeks court relief amid impending separation from Raleigh R. Reynolds. Polar bears show gendered winter behavior with females in torpor and males venturing out.
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Juarez Tavora
Rothchilds of
London
Treasury
Rookie Officer Bohmfalk Saves Children in LA Car Chase
Patrolman G H Bohmfalk, newly joined to the Los Angeles police, threw himself before a speeding car to shield several school children. He then redirected a second vehicle and pursued the reckless driver Irving W Cowles, who lost control, rolling his car three times and fatally injuring himself.
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Los Angles
G. H. Bohmfalk
Bohmfalk
Spec
Irving W. Cowles
Political Announcements for City of Hope Candidates
The Star announces candidates subject to the Democratic primary on January 24, 1931. May or candidates include Mayor R A Ruff Boyett and S Lowthorp. Treasurer Dwight Ridgdill Raymond F Jones J W Harper Claude Magee. Alderman candidates Chas E Taylor and W A Lewis.
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Star
City of Hope
Dwight Ridgdill
Raymond F. Jones
J. W. Harper
Claude Magee
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