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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1931
Page
4
The item notes Mrs D M Collier visiting Hope on Saturday and Bro Finchér presiding at a Sunday service. The text reflects church and community activities with names and dates in a brief community notice style.
Detail of cliff side blasting for railroad access at the dam site. Jackhammer crews carve routes in rock while cables and heavy bars brace equipment above the water. The operation runs day and night as crews clear rock and debris for a new railroad span despite perils and weather. A separate note covers railroad rate petitions and farmer distress amid rising freight costs. Local event mentions a singing gathering and upcoming Harmony homecoming as rain affects attendance.
New York reports the League of Independent Political Action led by John Dewey of Columbia University protests hikes in railway freight rates. The group plans further actions to press for lower charges and fair transportation policies.
Community members readied work after last week’s rain while several locals attended a Friday night play in Green Laseter. Mrs. BE Wright visited Nashville on Wednesday. Rocky Mound defeated Artist 7 to 1 on Saturday. A Saturday night gathering at Mr. and Mrs. N C Pur tile’s home drew a large crowd including Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Monts and daughter Betty June.
Melrose No 2 ah farmers praised rain during a visit by Mrs. 5 Beatle and son Carl, with Mrs. Dorhier and son Ergin of Wheatley Arkansas joining relatives here. Miss Opal Byron spent Sunday in Magnolia. Mrs. Clyde Sutton of Ashdown returned home after visiting her mother Mrs. 5 N Murray. Mr. and Mrs. Monnie Bonner and daughter spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Arnold of Hope.
A new portrait of U.S. Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes is displayed on the Brown University campus in Providence. The portrait recalls Hughes's earlier attendance at Brown commencement exercises.
The article notes welcome rains, relief from 1930 drought memories, and hopeful prospects for 1931 crops. It mentions early blackberries ripening, plums ready for harvest, good community health, and various locals visiting or traveling between Paterson, Shaver Springs, Hope, Nashville, and Palestine, with road and gravel work underway.
A brief note reports Washington Route 1 crops in fiery condition described in a local writer’s piece. No official sources cited.
New Hope Misa Roxie and Lester Watkins spent Sunday with friends at Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Baker hosted Saturday’s entertainment which was well attended. We are sorry Misa Myra Lee Boyett is ill and wish her a speedy recovery. The community enjoys rainy weather after the long drought and invites all to Sunday services. Next Sunday, June 21, is designated as Sunday school day at Holly Grove with a call for singers from the community. Sam Dyer of Shower Springs visited this weekend.
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