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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1933
Page
3
Community notes from Hope detail weekend travel by Kenneth Blevins to Shreveport for KWKH broadcast. Locals host and attend card club meetings, garden club January session, and bridge events with named residents and small social details.
Dr P B Carrigan led a noon talk on Medicinal Flowers for mothers teaching children to spot poisonous blooms. Dr W R Alexander spoke on Garden clubs and gifted a shrub to each member. Mrs R M Briant discussed Mistletoe and Holly. The February meeting is set for Feb 17 at 2 30 pm at Mrs A L Black’s home. J R Williams returned from a St Louis business trip.
Mrs Allen G Thurman formerly of this city will broadcast over KWKH Shreveport at 9 15 Friday night. She will be back on air next Monday night at 9 15 over the same station.
Union families led by Eric Benson relocate to the Jim Whitten place with Julious Benson planning to reside nearby. Nearby residents and relatives mingle as Alfred and Albert Bustin relocate, plus Claud Campbell and Ames family members visit Hope area relatives. A dance at Albert Bustins drew a large crowd. Irene Cougles and daughter visit relatives after returning home with Claud Campbell.
The Arkansas legislature considers two Futrell amendments to curb legislative power. One would require voter approval for new state bonds. the other, for tax increases or large biennial appropriations. Governor Futrell argues both would keep the state on a cash basis and prevent bankruptcy. Senator Norfleet proposes a thirty day adjournment for study, Futrell delaying until key emergencies are settled.
The plan would allow branch banks only in the home state or within 50 miles at state intersections, prohibit entry into cities by purchase, force big banks to divest stock and bond businesses, and bar brokerage commissions from banking profits. It also calls for a $268 million government Federal Reserve controlled corporation to liquidate closed banks and recover depositor funds quickly.
Residents from Hope Patmos Shower Springs Rocky Mound Green Laseter and surrounding towns gather for visits dinners and friendly gatherings. Neighboring families including Jordon Robbertson Fincher Ellis Bailey and Purtle share weekends and midweek calls while celebrations and well wishes mark birthdays and illness recoveries.
London reports that a British warship sailed December 5 using fuel oil made from British coal. Col. W. A. Bristow stated the trial’s success will lead to regular contracts and noted the potential of oil pipelines in hostile lands to secure Britain’s empire.
The 65th edition of N. W. Ayer & Son's Directory shows 21 109 total publications in the United States and Canada for 1933, with 2368 dailies and 11970 weeklies. The directory details state profiles, maps, and statistics on population, industry, and communications.
Columbus, Ohio. Roland B. Smith, Ohio State University, reports from a study of 609 children aged 6 to 12 that parents largely guide toy choices. He finds 96 percent have some say in selecting toys and 28 percent have complete parental control. He also notes 78 percent of children read daily newspapers outside comics.
In Fort Worth Texas a shopper pulled on a new suit and shoes when a customer outside the Linn clothing store forced proprietor Linn into a closet with a gun and fled after declaring I’ll take it. The holdup occurred amid a busy morning as business looked strong.
Clark Gable and Jean Harlow headline Red Dust at the Saenger theater with Mary Astor as the aristocratic engineer’s wife. The drama unfolds in Cochin China as Gable’s rubber overseer battles heat and dust while Harlow pursues his affection amid competing temptations. Hoot Gibson appears in The Spirit of the West, and a country store storyline closes Saturday night at the Saenger.
Arkadelphia with a late surge in the final period overcame Hope high school Bobcats 36 to 29 at Arkadelphia. Charles Johnson led Arkadelphia with 16 points, while Kennedy scored 10 for Hope. The Razorbacks visit Texarkana Saturday for a pair of games, minus Bobby Martin who graduated Friday.
Miami Chief Deputy D C Cole man and Deputy R Jean White spotted Guedry, wanted on two alias capiuses for liquor possession, at a boxing event. They waited for the bout to finish and then arrested him across the ring, avoiding a rush during the fight.
In Missouri near Wolf Island M Wright of St Louis and other hunters, who had planned a domestic lion hunt for months, killed two grown lions they had brought to the island for the hunt after clashing with authorities.
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