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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1931
Page
1
The readable parts reference sanitation efforts and a state highway program. Mentions government actions and cooperative approaches, with scattered phrases about cattle and progress indicators. Exact details are unclear due to degraded text quality.
The grand jury continues its investigation into the Ohio Penitentiary fire tragedy, arguing that ample evidence supports indictments. It blames prison administration and a failed system that allowed a deadly fire to occur, asserting the state bears ultimate responsibility for reform.
The piece notes H K Toney withdrawal from speakership and Irving C Smith likely as speaker. It quotes Neale advocating budget discipline and no tax increases to attract investment, while Arkansas seeks to join a national upturn. It also mentions Albert B Fall Teapot Dome appeal delays and Eugene O Neill studio loss to the sea.
Rodbery Dutcher reports from the NEA that 1930 public school enrollment nears 25 million with 21.37 million in elementary and 4.03 million in high schools. The nation counts 848,500 teachers and 264,200 schoolhouses amid rising concerns over teacher oversupply and rising certification standards.
In Little Rock, Robbie Holcomb raced a 42 mile per hour speed test, wagering his flivver would not exceed 30. Officers Pate and Huston clocked the car at 42 miles an hour, forcing the wager to end with Holcomb admitting the speed and the police car taking him along. The piece weaves in satirical commentary on politics and science, reflecting a breezy, rumor-filled dispatch.
In Summit County a contest between humans and magpies unfolds as authorities seek to curb the birds seen as pests. The birds' habitat and behavior are under scrutiny, with plans mentioned to spread poisoned pieces to deter their gatherings and reduce their nuisance.
Montana sugar beet growers face leaf spot and curly top diseases not flourishing in state fields. Agricultural experts warn these diseases are serious elsewhere but Montana remains largely unscathed. Stella Gradt is linked to a domestic issue affecting her and friends.
Columbus High School girls and boys teams defeated Willisville on Saturday night at Hope. The girls scored 20 to 5 and the boys 17 to 11, with a large Columbus crowd in attendance. Miss Sibble Taylor and Herbert Sipes wed Sunday in Washington, Rev. Stingly presiding. the bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. S.
Fragmentary text mentions a prominent young figure in Columbus, with unclear context. The snippet hints at a notable person and potential events but lacks concrete details or dates to confirm the story.
TORONTO Ont. Letters written by Angus Sinclair of Toronto to his son Chr Sinclair who fell with the Chadian army in France were found years later in the possession of a German soldier. The letters traveled through the war and were returned to Lieut Col Ivan Sinclair of the dath Highlanders after 15 years.
Engineers at the Pittsburgh experimental station of the U S Bureau of Mines study the inflammability of explosives to set safe handling rules. They test various explosive types using an apparatus where intense heat from a flame impinges on a sample, with exposure time controlled by a slotted rotating disc.
A Democratic party slate for the CITY ELECTION on January 27, 1931 lists Alderman candidates for wards 1 to 4. Names include JOHN BARTLETT, B G COOP, LUTHER GARNER, FRANK WARD, ROY JOHNSON, W A LEWIS, CHARLES SHIVER, TRA HALLIBURTON, R L GOSNELE, DALE G JONES, and A J W HARPER along with others such as I L SAMISON RH A (RUEF) BOVETT GILES H GIBSON.
Gloucester, a famed seaport, will host a federal marine life research headquarter. Two detachments of United States Fishery experts will operate from Gloucester to study practical fishery methods including salting smoking canning and net preservation.
Veteran miner William Warner from Seward Alaska brings a big malamute pup named Tip to Seattle from Nome. Tip proudly wears a silver collar engraved with My name is Tip from the Pirate Ship Who in hell are you confirming the dog’s unique name and origin.
In a cold chapter of Crime Tales, Tracey Miles confesses to the killings of his wife Nita Selim and associate Dex Sprague, using a camera-ready setup with a hidden alarm bell linked to a lamp and basement wiring. Dundee explains Miles’s split-second plan, his reversal of identity with Selim backward name, and the device that forced a fatal shot as police close in.
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