This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1934
Page
4
A High School Father’s Night program at 7:30 Friday invites parents. Local civic groups meet for music, study, and social gatherings. The Junior-Senior gathering and several church and auxiliary circle activities are listed, with attendees traveling from nearby towns and hosting hosts.
Modest Model vacher of the First Baptist Sunday School will hold their regular monthly business and social meeting Thursday evening at 7 oclock at the church. Mrs Leslie Greeson en route to San Antonio from Nashville was Wednesday night guest of Mrs B D Green.
A regional focus on debt and dollar value alarms New England bankers while Yale economists urge stability. The CWA money proves timely, delivering groceries and department store purchases on the first pay day, though some worry national policy costs. NRA’s influence shifts with regional employment gains and credit needs. In Springfield, employment remains steady with a skilled workforce as aid responds to demand.
Attorney General R Emmet O Malley announced Continental Life Insurance Company policyholders will be fully protected despite a state suit seeking dissolution. He said premiums since state control last week are being impounded and the company will meet all obligations with proper management.
The interview notes rising shoe industry output in the Boston area as woolens gain momentum and NRA code compliance shows general willingness. A home dressmaker, paid 22 cents per dozen, lacked a living wage under a contract for Christmas trade, with postholiday pay ensured at 513 a week. Roosevelt’s popularity in Massachusetts remains strong, despite skepticism of New Deal experiments. next stop is Pittsburgh.
A dance sponsored by the Young Men's Business association will be held Friday night at the city hall to add to association funds for future athletic activities. Strong state football teams, including the Little Rock Tigers and Fordyce Redbugs, are scheduled to visit next fall with a Pine Bluff game likely and Hot Springs Trojans as the other opponent. Additional funds and gate receipts must be raised. public amusements will be timed to support the cause, with a Missouri Pacific Booster meeting preceding the dance drawing visitors by special train from Little Rock and en route cities.
Nationally known aviators Captain Keith Cantine, Les Mus grove, and Joe Toth will visit Hope January 27 and 28 for free stunt exhibitions. They travel to the Shushan Airport dedication in New Orleans in February and will be joined by local pilot M. H. Hansen from Texarkana for the maneuvers.
Hope and Washington High School basketball teams set to meet Thursday night in the gym for opening season action. Hope debuts under coach Teddy Jones with Kennedy and Madison at forwards Sproggins at center England, Brown, Madison, and Spraggins in the backcourt. Veteran subs include Jack Turner Ray Turner Cargite Harper Simpson and Lewallen with a small admission charged.
The Oglesby P T A held its monthly meeting Tuesday afternoon. Miss Porter chaired the program and presided over the session. Mrs Bussie Green read the Presidents Message and Rev W R Rogers spoke on the topic. A committee was appointed to obtain the first pig kit for the school.
Mrs. J. L. Jamison, supervisor of the Hope CWA sewing project, appeals for old clothing and guilt scraps to repair and alter garments for distribution to the needy. Those able to donate material can call 922 for a CWA representative to collect. The sewing project will operate until February 15.
NEW YORK one film critics poll lists Cavalcade as the year’s top best picture. Fortysecond Street The Private Life of Henry the Eighth Lady for a Day State Fair Farewell to Arms She Done Him Wrong It Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang Mädchen in Uniform Rasputin and the Empress follow in votes. The Fight of the Year’s ten best shown at the Saenger theater in Hope. The Private Life of Henry the Eighth and Mädchen in Uniform remain unreleased in the U.S.
At a meeting in Hope on Wednesday the Standard Oil Company of Louisiana introduced its Red Ball Express private train to promote prosperity and profits. The event, led by KE Litchfield, featured P. J. Ward, W. M. Rogers, and Edward Pickett, who spoke on Better Merchandising after a film on Bus Station Selling. Dealers attended in large numbers, signaling enthusiasm for a series of merchandising and profit-boosting meetings.
A pie supper will be held Friday night at Shover Springs Elinor Mc Williams of that community announced. A singing will be held there Sunday afternoon.
I E Whiteside of Nashville Arkansas died January 4 in Jonesboro Louisiana, father of Garrett Whiteside, secretary to Senator Hattie Caraway. He was buried last Saturday at Mineral Springs where his daughter Mrs W Brown resides. He treasured a letter from President Franklin D Roosevelt stating Your son has just informed me of your fitness and I just want to drop.
An old advertisement touts Bukets a tonic containing buchu leaves and gin to cleanse the bladder and bowels. It claims impurity removal eases irritation causing nocturnal urination and backache. If unsatisfied after four days, the druggist refunds 25 cents.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a correspondence about forestry camp plans in New Hampshire this year. It references quantities like pounds and a dramatic sum of 300,000 and notes names such as Moran and Hesdenville, but the text is garbled and unclear.
We express gratitude to Hope Punn ture, Mr. and Mrs. Sohn Hida, and friends for their kindness and flowers shared after the death of our dear wife, mother, sister, Bit Walter Boke, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Jot Bobo.
An old ad style text promotes Carter's Liver Pills as a solution for personal charm and body concerns. It targets both women and men, urging readers to buy product to avoid “poison” harming charm, hair, eyes, and mood, claiming a free-flowing bile and improved vitality. The piece cites spring season and retail availability in stores.
The Hope Star reports a 714 percent gain over 1932 despite rate cuts and higher pay for newsboys under the Little Merchant plan. Carriers earn about half again as much as before 1933, while the Star’s share is lower. Five years of ownership show rising net cash from subscriptions, with expected gains through 1934 as circulation expands despite droughts, bank failures, and low cotton prices. Readers’ support drives value and advertiser appeal, the paper says.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.