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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1931
Page
1
The snippet notes that baiting was not about causing pain but gave pleasure to observers, outlining a contrast between spectators' amusement and the harm to the baited. No further specifics or names are provided in the fragment.
Leonard P Ayres Cleveland s one of nation s soundest economists says the true lesson is we cannot afford any more great wars. Germany pays heaviest price while victors face unemployment and industry stagnation. The United States pays through breadlines as 5 000 000 out of work. Disarmament and restraint are urged, with emphasis that big armies and navies are unaffordable long term.
El Dorado Evening Times reports Camden native AWRENCE E. WILSON received an indefinite furlough by proclamation of the acting governor amid Union County sentences for two years for grand larceny and jary, tied to a robbery in Union County. Two other inmates with similar terms receive parallel clemency considerations.
A fragmented report warns that one third of Cook County real estate is delinquent while Chicago faces a dire plague of gangrule. The piece notes no flood or drought but stresses an unsettled, bankrupting crisis that could endure unless residents unite to end it, referencing Hussellville.
Rodney Dutcher NEA Service reports on June 20 when Robert Lucas Republican National Committee executive director urged speakers to counter Democratic and Internationalist criticisms. He touts debt settlements as a key Hoover administration achievement while acknowledging ongoing debt problems. The piece notes political maneuvering and possible shifts in tone as parties prepare to defend or challenge the administration.
A playful string of dated quips touches on marriage, business, and public figures. It references Peggy Hopkins, presidents with dammed names, gin flavored gum, a New York restaurant selling colored bread, and remarks on Elizabethans versus moderns, ending with a political nod to fascists.
The summer ten years ago featured Miss Ora Gorham visiting Prescott as a guest of Miss Lutaar. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Parker hosted his sister Mrs. Jessie Treeman and daughter Dorothy from Prescott for a day this week. Mr. and Mrs. Booth and their China-born children were guests of Mrs. A. A. Hoge yesterday. the Booths are missionary leaders spending the year in the United States.
Uncle Marcus Glover, a colored janitor at Citizens National Bank, is also a skilled gardener. He tends a South Shover Street plot where his cabbage once drew crowds and beets weighed five and thirty-one quarter pounds. Glover, a long time Hope resident, is noted as a leading colored citizen as the town grows and farms adjust to new demands.
A party of Mesrs Meszrs Tom Anderson Bob Ragan Nick Jewell Edwin Ward and Misses Hazel Johnson Edna Wingfield Mil dred McCorkle Norine McCorkle Kate Scott Wingfield left this morning for a four days fishing trip at Fish Lake with Wingfield and Ragan families joining. Msg L J Waters and daughter will be away the rest of the week to Vandalia Missouri and St Paul.
Verlin Churchill eleven drowned in the Arkansas River near Morriston while relatives watched from shore. His father P L Churchill of Stuttgart and others nearby did not notice the boy for several minutes before the body was recovered.
Frederic Mossley Sackett, former Kentucky senator and now a diplomat in Berlin, is described in detail. The profile paints his reserved, conservative style, fondness for cigars and briar pipes, and steady routines. It notes his Czech and German interests, travels abroad, and long-standing two-year stints before settling into his official post amid Brunning and Curtis discussions on Germany’s finances. He is portrayed as a man of facts and quiet reserve with a passion for automobiles and reading at home.
The Akron airship the world's largest will rise from its cradle on August 8 in Akron Ohio for christening by Mrs Herbert Hoover. White pigeons will be released to carry messages as the ship begins trial flights though not yet flyable. Twelve helium cells will inflate to lift the craft about 10 feet and a technical weigh-off will test stable balance before ceremonial movement.
The Akron airship will undergo a five to six flight trial in August or early September under an inspection board to assess speed, fuel use, endurance, structural integrity, and handling. If acceptable, the Navy will accept the ship and move it to Lakehurst for commissioning. the Akron is about 19,000 pounds heavier than specs but will still be used. A shake-down period will follow with added aircraft and equipment before regular duties begin.
Gulfport Mississippi. Jefferson D. Roberts aged 44 and his daughter Dorothy of Jackson drowned Sunday afternoon off Gulfport Beach. Frances McPherson of Jackson was pulled ashore but in shock. The two had swum for hours as waters rose with the tide, and Mrs Robertson weakened while aiding her father who drowned in the attempt. University of Florida silage yield noted at 8 tons after 15 foot corn growth.
Liane Barrett and Cass Barrett stage summer stock on Long Island when a handsome stranger Van Rohard draws Liane into a web of danger. A blackmail plot unfolds at the Alexia Club with threats from a mysterious dark man and a looming shooting past as Liane fears for her engagement to Clive Cleespaugh and the protection of her mother Cass.
Linna and Clive escape into a velvet stairwell where a mysterious man watches from the shadows. Linna fears exposure as a past danger lingers, while Cass, Molly, and Jim add to a web of threats over money for the People. To be continued.
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