Platform for Hope city and Hempstead county progress
The Star's Platform calls applying municipal power plant revenues to Hope's development and social resources. It urges pavement and sanitary improvements, state highway progress, county all weather road construction, and support for scientific agricultural programs and cooperative farmer efforts. It also advocates efficient government and reform through the Rudinet system.
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Hope
Chamber of Commerce
Hempstead
Judging Fame by Its Shadows
A critical essay notes that fame elevates names over understanding. It argues people know celebrities like Masefield Einstein Millikan Ramsay MacDonald without grasping their work and ideas. The piece claims public awareness covers only shadows, not the truths behind prominence.
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Wwe
John Masefield
New York
Masefield
Einstein
Eit
The Fatalist Diamond Survives Gun Attack in Cleveland
Maxie Diamond, Cleveland leader, escaped a gun ambush as bullets missed him. He told reporters he is a fatalist and will die when his time comes, though he ducks when shot at, illustrating a paradox in fatalist thinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxie Diamond
Cleveland
Diamond
Jobless Millions Highlight Unemployment Relief Debate
President Green of the AFL notes 11,500,000 Americans are jobless, stressing rising relief needs as Congress weighs large federal unemployment funds. He argues that after three years of low mood families face increasing strain, and relief demand grows faster than unemployment, urging relief to be a key factor in policy discussions.
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United States
Green
American Federation of Labor
Congress
They Say We Depend On Ranks In Public Listings
William Allen White notes that Republicans rely on upper income bracket support and social registers but face trouble when city directories expose broader voter participation. The editor comments on the perils of excluding common citizens from political influence.
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Social Register
William Allen White
Emporia
Kan
Leonard Explains Holding Up $40,000 Check Settlement
In Little Rock, State Treasurer Roy V. Leonard described why he kept a $40,000 check from Sheriff C. W. Webb’s Lawrence County settlement uncashed for five months. He cited banking department and comptroller advice, which were denied by deputy bank commissioner Dickinson and Comptroller Smith. The Bank of Hoxie had moved to Walnut Ridge before its closure, risking state funds as the bank failed and depositors awaited resolution.
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Little Rock
Roy V. Leonard
Twin City Bank
Walnut Ridge
C. W. Webb
Lawrence County
Attorney General's Office
Mr. Leonard
State Banking Department
Griffin Smith
R. G. Dickinson
State Bank Commissioner
Smith
Hoxie
Bank of Hoxie
Leonard
Gibson
Wabhrut Ridge
Taylor
California
Dickinson
Allotment Plan Declared Menace
New York report notes George A. Sloan of the Cotton Textile Institute warnings that the domestic allotment plan would push up prices of staple cotton goods like overalls blankets and sheets by 30 to 38 cents at the retail counter if Congress enacts the farm parity bill. Sloan argues that favored substitutes and the farm parity tax would cut demand for cotton and harm farmers and the textile industry.
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New York
George A. Sloan
Cotton Textile Institute
Congress
Sloan
Cottage Project Underway in Brookwood by Dr Dickson
Dr L O Dickson is erecting a six room cottage in Brookwood for his residence. J F Black and his young son from Texarkana visited his father Capt J H Black in the city last night. The Beethoven Symphony Club plans a meeting at 3 30 Saturday afternoon with Mrs Maggie Sandoe at her studio.
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L. O. Dickson
Brookwood
J. F. Black and
Little Son
Texarkana
J. H. Black
Beethoven Symphony Club
Maggie Sandoe
Atkinson Golden Wedding Anniversary Noted
Mr and Mrs John Atkinson will celebrate their Golden Wedding Anniversary on tomorrow January 24. A V Ware returned last night from a business trip to Camden. Dr H H Darnall of Columbus was in town on business this week. Capt Basil Newton, a military student at Fort Bennings Ga, is expected to return home next week.
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John Atkinson
A. V. Ware
Camden
H. H. Darnall
Columbus
Basil Newton
Fort Bennings
Rosston Notes On School and Local Residents
Rosston reports Mrs. Mat Waters is very sick at her daughter Mrs Clyde Jarvis home. Norman Jarvis suffers an appendicitis attack this week. Doyle Purtle, famed Rosston basketball speed demon, visited Rocky Mound last weekend. Bessie Luck was absent from school Thursday as classes proceed toward the midterm.
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Mat Waters
Clyde Jarvis
Doyle Purtle
Rocky Mound
Doyle
Rosston
Norman Jarvis
Cotton tax would boost prices in July under new bill
Sloan cites federal bill now in Senate that would set the fair exchange value for cotton at 13.18 cents per pound next July, a seven cent per pound tax if current prices hold. Retail prices could rise notably with overalls at 98 cents and house dresses near 49 cents, while bagmakers may shift to untaxed containers like paper and jute.
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House of Representatives
Senate
Sloan
Sheila in a Broadway showboy life and love entanglements
Sheila, a dancer in vaudeville castoffs, navigates money worries and romance with Dick, Jim, and Marion Randolph while seeking better clothes and a stable home. She faces jealousy, a tour, and a looming decision about work and love as the road awaits.
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Sheila Shayne
Daisy Gleason
Walle
Joe Paris
Sheila
Dick Stanley
Trevor Lane
Lane
Gordon Marchake
Daisy
Shelin
Mandrake
Jim Blaine
Atlantic City
Marion Randolph
Shelia
Jim
Marion
Japs Use Mongol Hatred of China
Japanese allies reorganize Manchukuo northwest after Su Ping Wen flight. Mongol princes gain power in Khingan province with Prince Ling Sheng as northern district chief, Mongol patrols policing, garrisons planned then handed to Mongol troops. Outer Mongolia hosts 1.5 million, lamaism suppression noted, risk of revived Gaghis Khan tribes discussed.
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James A. Mills
Associated
Changchun
Manchukuo
Henry Pu-Yo
Su Ping-Wen
Khingan
Barga
Hailer
Ling Sheng
Manchuk
Manchuria
Anese
Allowap Fn
Jehol
Outer Mongolia
Moscow
Urga
Gaghis Khan
Pastor Rogers Delivers Sunday Sermon at Holly Grove
Wreaths of churchgoers from DeAnn joined Rev. Rogers at Holly Grove for regular services. Illness touching W. M. Clay is noted, while visitors and relatives frequent Derryberry and Atkins households. Carl Evans and Vera Reeves were among those visiting friends and kin in the area.
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Rogers
W. M. Clay
Ollie Evans
Norman
Martha Hembree
S. Thomas
Little Rock
M. W. Derryberry
Monroe Willis
Mildred
Oklahoma
Hope City Announces Democratic Primary Slates
The Star lists Democrat primary subjects for Hope with candidates for Mayor R A Ruff Boyett C S Lowthorp Treasurer Dwight Ridgdill Raymond F Jones J W Harper Claude Magee Alderman Ward Four C H Taylor Ward Three W W Lewis and Mrs M E Atkins returns to Battlefield. Dorothy Clark visits sister Mrs John Roberson. Lige Bearden family in Hope. Harry Derryberry visits,Hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight Ridgdill
Raymond F. Jones
J. W. Harper
Claude Magee
M. E. Atkins
Battlefield
Dorothy Clark
John Roberson
Lige Bearden
Hila
Hope
Harry Derryberry
The ABC of Technocracy book review by Harper
The review discusses Frank Albright's The ABC of Technocracy as a primer and potential faith for a new economic theory. It notes clarity in technocracy's case against money but criticizes the lack of concrete proposals and questions about machine displacement claims. The piece finds the work provocative and thought provoking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Albright
Technocracy
Harper
Local visits and illness noted in Fulton and Guernsey
Mr and Mrs Cecil McBay of Fulton visit relatives in Sheppard and Battle Field this week. Tom Landers of Emmet spends Sunday night with W L Cornelius. Mrs Pearl Cornelius visits from Friday to Monday with L L Cornelius family in Guernsey. Ophelia Cunningham called on Mrs W L Cornelius Monday afternoon. Ben and Tommy McBay of Battle Field visit their parents Saturday. E R Brown Guernsey school teacher is sick with flu.
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Cecil McBay
Fulton
Shepard
Battle Field
Tom Landers
Emmet
W. L. Cornelius
Pearl Cornelius
L. L. Cornelius
Guernsey
Ophelia Cunningham
W. L. Cornelius Monda
Ben
Tommy McBay
Bat Field
W. J. McBay
E. R. Brown
Card of Thanks for Bereavement Tribute
The Korndofer Curria and Hardy families thank friends for many kind acts during a recent bereavement. Mrs Daisy Korndofer M A Curria Mr and Mrs Sanford Hardy express appreciation for support and sympathy.
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Daisy Korndofer
M. A. Curria
Sanford Hardy
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