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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1935
Page
4
A flurry of community activity fills the column with church meetings, garden club talks, Girl Scout organization, Brownie troop setup, and social visits. Residents Mrs. Boxe, Mrs. Hamilton, and families from St. Paul and Encampment share winter plans, while the Woman's Auxiliary and Missionary Society announce meeting times and venues.
Spring Hill basketball teams defeated Fulton squads Friday night at the Hope armory. The senior boys won 31 to 12 while the senior girls lost 24 to 1 and the independent boys beat Fulton 20 to 12. The senior boys extended their season win streak to six. Spring Hill will face Patmos next Friday at Patmos.
Broadway Bill comes to the Saenger Theater Sunday and Monday with Myrna Loy opposite Warner Baxter. The film pairs Loy with her first leading man, Baxter, in a romantic comedy about a reckless roustabout and a horse-loving heroine. The cast includes Lynne Overman, Walter Connolly, Raymond Walburn, Margaret Hararman, Douglas Dumbrille, Charles Livingston, Nelson Vinson, and Frankie Darro. Based on a Mark Hollinger short story.
The article traces the growth of the National Federation of Music Clubs from its 1893 Chicago origin during the World’s Fair Women’s Music Clubs convention to 1934. It lists presidents and officers, department heads, and key initiatives in education, rural and urban music programs, radio, film, and international relations, noting annual prizes totaling $200,000 since 1913 and extensive conference activity in Chicago in September 1934.
Senate considers abolishing furloughs and fee systems while shifting county officials to salaries. Anti narcotic bills appear in both houses. House seeks removal of poll tax abuses led by Ella B. Hurst. Tax exemptions would drop for families and singles if Hardy’s bill passes. Nine constitutional changes proposed including a one house legislature and voting reforms. Tax shifts target school and local district funding, with homestead exemptions debated.
The court adjusted Crossett votes noting 10 of 206 witnesses were not entitled to vote, leaving 196 for Kitchens and 479 to 85 for Kitchens per Ashley County. Parkdale tally showed Parks 147 to 14 Kitchens. Trial testimony trimmed 5 Parkdale voters, crediting Kitchens with 55 votes there. Runoff totals: Parks 14,065 and Kitchens 13,774. After corrections and absentee ballots in Hempstead, Clark, Nevada, Columbia, Chicot, and Vernon counties, Kitchens netted 162 votes, Parks lost 454 votes.
The period’s liturgy outline lists 1 15 Morning Prayer 10 30 Catechetical instructions 41 00 High Mass Discourse Ken Re 130 Study Sunday Visitor 1 30 Benediction with the Most Blessed Sacraments and prayers of the Church Unity Octave.
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh is expected to lead a Pacific crossing as part of Pan American Airways pilots toward an experimental air transport linking the United States with Asia and the Orient. Plans include routes to California Hawaii the Philippines Midway Wake Guam and Yap with Los Angeles and San Francisco as key bases. The project follows Hauptmann’s arrest and envisions a 60 hour transpacific service reducing Asia America travel time.
The article notes widespread state dealership figures for licensed liquor and reports from a national federation meeting led by President Mrs. John Alexander Jardine. Delegates from over thirty states discussed expanding policies to meet social economic needs, with projects for unemployed musicians and calls for Cabinet-level arts leadership and strong music education standards.
The New Hope church near Washington thanks Sheriff Jim Beartson for his crackdown on whisky traffic and other unlawful practices. The church pledges support and offers assistance to help fulfill his campaign promises, read and approved January 14, 1935, by Bible School Instructor T. L. Epton, Pastor Eugene Moore, Clerk W. A. Alford.
Kiwanis held a Friday night program at Hotel Bar&Jow with more than 20 members giving two minute talks. Speakers promoted civic activities for the new year and discussed expansion of Kiwanian participation. Hope club plans to join Kiwanis in observing Constitutional Week, with about 22 members expected to travel to Texarkana for the Grim hotel gathering.
A federal state old age pension proposal drawing strong backing from governors was outlined by Rep Keller. Most governors favored $30 monthly benefits, some $40, with Georgia's Governor Talmadge alone opposing on work incentive grounds. The plan would fund up to $8 monthly for those over 65, with younger workers contributing via employer plans toward a self sustaining fund. A separate note reports a daily dog walking service starting in New York to spare owners from exercise duties.
Washington Senator Robinson Democrat Arkansas offered in the Senate a bill to override debts of drainage levee and other improvement districts that block homeowners loan access from HOLC. The measure would treat district levies as general taxes and liens to the payment date, priority to later mortgages, and let HOLC set a reasonable annual tax burden while not deducting undue district assessments from loan value.
In Prescott, Mr and Mrs Butler Dougan mourn the death of their 13 month old son Richard Samuel. The child died last Sunday and was buried Monday at Snell cemetery with Rev Parks of Hope presiding. Sympathy sent to the grieving family. Mr and Mrs Frank Campbell visited Dick Campbell near Providence on Tuesday.
A Washington coroner's jury reported Saturday that after examining 12 witnesses it found no evidence to hold anyone responsible for the drowning of a Negro baby found near the town several days earlier. The body was recovered from a pond.
A local gathering elected leaders for home management land poultry and clothing committees. Members included Mrs. Hu ing Mrs. Jo Phill Mis George Crews and Miss Griffin. A contest and a test with a jar and fork were noted, with V M England presiding at adjournment.
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