This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1935
Page
5
A tramp at the George and Dragon asks for a bite but is rebuffed by the landlady. He leaves, returns minutes later, and asks to speak with George indicating a persistence in his request captured by a railway town paper vignette.
A large crowd attended Sunday night in Hickory Shade for a singing event. Local residents Mr. and Mrs. Joudh Terry and Mr. and Mrs. Lester Bush hosted visits with families, while Mr. and Mrs. Lee McCorkle hosted a Friday night party. Messages note preaching Saturday night and invite all to attend.
A collage of social happenings and visits fills the page. Mrs Sid Henry Ud notes a poetic farewell in verse, while gatherings include Mrs Lee Williams and daughter Serah of Sheridan visiting Shreveport, Olive Nell Edgington staying with grandparents in Winsom ed La, and multiple house guests with regional ties. Local clubs meet with plans for summer events, and Henderson State College student Narvel W Kelly promotes college interests while visiting.
County records show rental and benefit payments totaling 344 920 to farmers cooperating in crop acreage reduction since the 1983 act. Payments listed include cotton 44 171 59 and corn hog 748 61. About 2226 checks amounting to 51 271 80 were issued for first Wahcotton adjustments. County Agent Stanley notes 2800 farmers statewide have cooperated in 26 months, aiming to raise farm prices and improve incomes through the program.
The Wednesday Bridge club met at Mrs. M McWillan's East Third Street home in Muskegon Okla for their regular weekly game. Players contested in festive summer heat with Mrs RB Stat leading high scores in the winged play.
The measure would tax employers on payrolls at one to three percent by 1938 while offering credits for funds paid into state reserves. It would exempt firms with approved private plans and penalize profits flowing back from private pension plans. Five Republican and one Democrat opposed final passage. additional senators from Virginia and Oklahoma showed opposition or ambivalence. A crowded gallery watched the debate as amendments were rejected, and an Alabama Democrat’s amendment to curb pension profits from insurers was adopted. An unrelated note mentions a fish and fasting claim.
R W Watters arrived to open a Washington Arkansas medical office but left after cashing a bad Hope check drawn on a non existent Hot Springs bank account. He then married a woman in Shreveport per Caddo Parish license records. He paid the check and was released with no further charges. Police noted remnant state tags in his car, Indiana at arrival.
Montana surveyors declare the geographic center of the state lies in the kitchen sink of a Lewistown doctor. The claim attributes the finding to forty Montana State surveyors, mirroring a quirky local legend.
Hempstead county community committeemen under the Bankhead act were summoned to the county agent's Hope office to learn cotton field measurement procedures for 1935. All fields will be measured to verify contract adherence, with work starting next Monday and led by the agent's office. Cooperation from farmers will influence how much can be finished before July.
Fragmentary text references Harvard University as an older continental U S entity tied to Santa Toras, Maui and Philippine Islands. Mentions jurisdictional status and a claimed 1611 establishment. Details are unclear and fragmentary.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.