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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1931
Page
1
A garbled excerpt references Samuel Pepys praising God and a donation of 6,200 pounds tied to religious or civic context. The readable bits include phrases about blessing God and a work titled A Thought from the year 1666, with tangential mentions of men and service.
An analysis compares Franco Prussian War aftermath with World War I effects. It notes France recovered quickly, currencies stabilized, and national prosperity returned, while Germany remains cautious about concessions due to history. The piece discusses lingering indemnity lessons from 1870 and ongoing financial strain shaping policy.
Dr Julius Klein urges smaller cities to tap postwar growth by matching larger towns in industry and labor. He cites census trends, urges travel and media advertising to energize merchants, and cites Ervin of Evansville Kentucky whose town-wide modernization boosted net business and profits.
A reflective column discusses how college graduates face a Valley of Chance as finance booms fade and traditional trades rebound. It emphasizes a secure foundation, steady growth, and the need for prudent paths rather than quick, risky success. The piece notes past shifts from finance to manufacturing and merchandising and calls for resilience as opportunities reappear for young men and women seeking steady careers.
Ivy of Anton spends week with her mother Mrs Ethel Fincher and Mr and Mrs Earl Fincher visit Rocky Mound. Mr and Mrs Artis Ellis and children from Bluff Springs begin week with Me and Mrs Andy nod. John Jordan and Kelley Gray of Hope stay with Mrs Gray's parents. Gladys Collier of Okay stays with grandmother Collier as Mary Low visits sisters in Little Rock. Parish Fincher with Lonnie Ray Mattison of Union. John Gordon couple shop in Nope Thursday.
Miss Mary Vaughan travels with Misses Marie Johnson Lillie and Katherine Swah and Christine Tenger to Magnolia to enter the Retenluret penne aT. Miss Ruth Taylor returns from Rosston Sunday and visits relatives at Winnsboro Texas. Mrs Will Hay visits relatives. Edgar Bublin and family visit Prescott and Waldo. Several attend court at Prescott this week. Miss Glen Atking stays with Miss Adrian Waters and attends church at Holly Springs.
The Star of Mops column notes J. D. Grant has acquired the Smith Grocery Co. on Front Street. Geo. D. Middlebrooks returns. Jeff Monday visits Min boral Wells, Texas. Chas Lewthorp and family endure severe days at Lithia Springs.
Professor Piccard comments on a yacht appearing as a large dish from W miles up. The remark aligns with suspicions about Earth's shape and references complications in triangle communications and love.
Mt Olive Sunday school grows steady with plans to start on the fourth Sunday of the month. Talks of moving the meeting to Willisville school due to lighting and more room. Brother J W Erwin will assist, drawing crowds whenever he visits the community. Attendees also report strong preaching at a recent Holt Springs tract meeting and a local visit by Atius and Mrs Garner.
Washington Route 1 reports a revival service at Holly Grove with local families in attendance. Mack Atkin and family from Nash, Texas visited relatives Saturday and Sunday. Kathleen and Floyce Roberts of Providence visiting the community for church events. Mrs Selous and Atking extend their visit to Saratoga before returning home.
Hope residents Cornelius and Simmons family members travel from Texas to home. Maggie Townsend of Battle Field dies and funeral held. Walter Cornelius and Ed Simmons attend with family. Lula Simmons visits Violet Broach in Guernsey. Hoy Cornelius visits Nashville for a few days. Delbert Taylor calls on Lile M McBay. Hays and Jess Cornelius visit Raymond Cornelius.
A gentle Thursday rain brought a quiet mood to the community with residents noting the weather. Leonard Bearden returned home after visiting his sister in Washington last week. Mrs Vernor Johnson and her children visited Mrs A B Turner and family on Wednesday afternoon. Mex Maggie Dult Lye and little one...
A Wednesday blaze at the M. Y. Rogers sawmill in Camden Arkansas destroyed four large tuber dry kilns and several thousand feet of lumber on North Polk street. Fire department action saved other kilns and prevented spread to the main mill.
Over 100 delegates attended the July meeting of the Tri-County Epworth League council in Camden. J J Stowe presided, a brief business session occurred, followed by a musical program. Miss Magie Smith Julia Snider entertained, Lena Phillips read, Graydon Griffin led the recreation. Next gathering set for August 41 at Thornton.
Percy Spear of Fort Smith was sentenced to 21 years for the February slaying of Elmore Brown a traveling salesman. A circuit court jury convicted Spear of second degree murder and a separate trial was ordered for Cliff Harback. Brown was shot during a fleet chase to thwart a bold drug store holdup in Van Buren Arkansas. Also Arkansas Roads to Ask Valuation Cut Measures anticipated at a Saturday meeting would seek big reductions in the 1930 valuations of the state's five principal railroad lines.
Washington faces an exhausting summer as heat and humidity push residents to retreat beyond the capital. Officials, including President Hoover, stay in town or work while many depart for cooler waters along rivers and beaches within a few hundred miles, despite jellyfish and crowded escapes.
Representatives of Missouri Pacific Rock Island Cotton Belt Frisco and Kansas City Southern meet Arkansas tax commission to seek lower assessments claiming reduced revenues and less equipment in service. Last year the rail lines were taxed in total assessment near 75 million dollars.
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