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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1932
Page
2
The piece outlines plans to improve Hope’s industrial and social resources, add city pavement in 1922, and raise sanitary conditions in alleys and yards. It calls for coordinated county and state road work, cooperative farming, and a budget-based state highway program.
An editorial circulated by A W Perrine criticizes a plan to spend 5.5 million on Arkansas highways. It warns that Dwight Blackwood, Highway Commissioner, seeks the governor's office to shield his road program and questions funding and maintenance under his leadership. The piece notes prior tax relief and the 1932 context.
More than 13 million U S motorists crossed into Canada during the 1931 vacation season, with 1.175 million by train or ship, spending over 188 million dollars. Canadian tourists spent 40 million dollars in the United States. The figures, though down slightly from 1930, show a strong two nation travel bond and close relations between the United States and Canada.
Gar Wood notes thrill in water speed over planes. Frank B Kellogg reflects on sobriety and duty. Roy W Robertson voices strong stance on bonus for his California group.
Prague reports Czechoslovak inventor F Kasper develops a float device for sunken submarines. The long outside hull float carries 64 rockets. when submerged and unable to surface the float releases and rockets rise to the surface and fire every 30 minutes for 32 hours.
The Santa Barbara city council has ordered a roughly 50 percent reduction in water rates for the summer season, aiming to ease costs for residents during hotter months.
Do Young Walter Shiver plans to move houses in Blevins next week. R. M. Patterson spent the week at his old home near Dalark in Clark county. The largest watermelon this season, near Hope, weighed about 70 pounds from the Triumph variety grown by Clay Monts. Mr and Mrs Joe Houston welcomed a baby girl last night. Dr J R York visited Prescott yesterday. Matt Hitt of Prescott visited Hope Monday. Jim Martindale visited relatives in Stamps recently. Miss Sybil Watson to host G G G Club on Thursday.
In San Francisco Pearl Byrd a blind accompanist and soprano has memorized nearly 1000 tunes after four years with six blind singers. She has learned over 200 radio programs and committed to memory her parts and those of others in the group.
A gardener in the Erz mountains offers a Brown dahlia with red stripes linked to Hitler's storm troops. He markets it as the official Nazi flower under the banner Germany Awake.
Mona Moran pursues a wealthy match while navigating family pressures and a reappearing childhood sweetheart Steve Saccarelli who has reformed after gang trouble. Steve wooes her with luxury gifts as they attend the Halcyon Club, sparking tension about loyalty and money.
Towns surrounding Hope enter a national screening for the Panther Woman part in Paramounts Island of Lost Souls. The winner earns five weeks at 200 dollars weekly plus travel and Ambassador Hotel accommodations with a possible contract extension. Final selection by Lubitsch De Mille Mamoulian Taurog and studio judges at Paramount Studios.
Swift & Company details how eggs are graded and packed for Brookfield labeled cartons. Branch houses ship best eggs to consumers via a large sales force, emphasizing economy and speed. The pamphlet notes long experience keeps service costs low, with profits averaging only a fraction of a cent per pound over years.
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