29 Jan 1930
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1930
Page
1
The Star outlines municipal power plant use to develop Hope County resources and sanitation in backyards. It supports the Chamber of Commerce Railway Program for an all-weather road, reducing economic support for agricultural programs and promoting cooperative effort to modernize government and state highways.
A long dispute over whether local officials must pay auto license taxes continues as the Arkansas Supreme Court rules on the highway department case. The piece criticizes the new law for private use of official licenses and urges repealing it while calling for enforcement and patrol scrutiny to curb abuses.
Dean Humphrey surveyed engineering deans who named James Watt the greatest engineer. They cited the steam engine's vast societal impact, powering factories, transportation, and global communication, reshaping morality, laws, and politics since 1776. Watt’s influence, they argued, surpasses other technical feats.
Washington column notes dry forces celebrating Hoover action while wet allies hope the Law Enforcement Commission’s future is grim. Critics warn Congress may kill the panel as entrenched politicians press for political gain. Separate local notes list residents in Little Rock and Hope.
Mr. Connelly, a longtime clerk at the City drug store since January 1, has resigned his post to enter the drug business in Oklahoma. Mrs. E. W. McCorkie is constructing two brick stores at Main and Third on property once used for a ground former purpose.
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