31 Jul 1930
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1930
Page
1
The Star outlines a platform favoring a municipal power plant to boost Hope’s development and social resources, improve sanitation in backyards, and advance Hempstead County through a year by year all weather road program. It highlights cooperative efforts and broad economic hope for the town.
A discussion on American publishing notes mixed fortunes for firms as numerous titles flood the market. While many publishers cut prices and output, classics by Shakespeare, Dickens, Cervantes and Dostoevsky continue to sell well. The Everyman edition from E P Dutton has sold over 25 million copies, proving enduring value of established works amid volatile current fiction.
The Hope festival gears up as growers guard prime melons for a possible record. About 50,000 visitors from Arkansas and surrounding states plan to attend on August 7, with Camden and Ouachita counties set to join. The event highlights Hope Hempstead county and Southwest Arkansas, expected to boost regional pride and tourism.
The National Better Business Bureau urges readers to read contracts before signing. It warns that many people sign under pressure or misrepresentation, including businesspeople and housewives, leading to costly disputes. Emphasizing the sacredness of one's name, it calls for careful reading before committing to any printed form.
Washington residents report that the National Costumers Association finds business slow yet costumes remain a bright spot. Major Harrelson notes high admission standards and a reliance on school dramatics, while films and stars like Rudolph Valentino and Raymond Navarro continue driving demand for period outfits.
Grange Hall reports ongoing hot dry weather and desire for rain. Death of Mrs. Mattie Rateliff last Thursday shocks friends. she is survived by husband, father and brother. Community members attend Patmos services. Mr and Mrs D M Kent visit Mr and Mrs Seth Crews in Center Point.
In this issue the community laments two and a half months without rain while reporting on a singing school with Homer Odum as teacher. Local social notes mention visits, hospital news, and upcoming events led by Rev. Middlebrooks. A humorous line about newborns at Delaware County Hospital closes the fragment.
Jack Allen and co-pilot Gerald Bull plane for the $25,090 prize for the first Seattle to Tokyo flight. They are in Seattle preparing to attempt the long venture aboard their aircraft.
The report notes Queen Mary of England smokes two cigarettes daily, with concerns raised about long term health. Helen Willis Moody cites asphalt court practice as boosting tennis prowess. Floyd Dell muses on discarding books after reading, while a movie actress faces arrest for indecent clothing in a car.
An iron worker in New York’s Bowery recounts hard times and resilience as the nation grapples with upheaval. The community remains hot and dry yet hopeful for relief, while local events proceed including a singing school nearing its end and a Methodist revival led by Rev Scott of Epworth. Local residents and visitors attend baptisms, church services, and gatherings, with candid notes on nearby visits and social happenings.
Guernsey Miss Ariel Stringfellow of Hope visits her aunt Mrs Minnie Davis. Roy Franks made a business trip to Shreveport. Ada Hopson returns from Abilene Texas. Our school reports progress with a fine faculty. Mrs Morgan Patrick shopped in Hope. Mrs Bess Reed and son Donal visit Miss Melver in Hope. Mrs Maggie Franks was overnight guest of Mrs Mattie Scholes. Mrs Cassie Wise returns from Little Rock. Attendees from here joined the Shower Springs singing gathering.
In Murfreesboro Tennessee on July a perfect flagword nine inch end of a hen marked the recent product of a hen owned by J. D. Earp.
In Fluville Georgia in July a tale spreads of Anne Sonex who lay in her coffin for last rites yet suddenly sat up, prompting whispers of a miracle or ruse. The strange episode fans flames of local chatter as the town debates truth behind the eerie return.
In Lehanty Virginia the election produced a two vote margin for Clacena' Senentt over J. W. Bonsell the longtime mayor. Bonsell served for many years and his defeat marks a historic turnover in the town's leadership.
In the Mena Evening Star V W St Fohin urges Arkansas and Polk county residents to recall pioneer road building efforts and the Martineau Terral era high way program. He credits a gas tax funded system with modernizing roads while warning against Terral aligned opponents who oppose the current administration and foresee changes if Hays wins. Political ad paid by Hempstead county friends of Governor Pernell.
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