25 Jun 1932
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1932
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Lafayette counties and a $5.06 amount. Names and precise context are unclear but indicate a local notice or ad style item with monetary figure.
Fragmented OCR text outlines plans for annual oats and scientific cultivation to support a weather road project. Mentions cooperative effort across counties and gradual reduction of certain barriers, aiming at long term benefits through shared practice and research.
The article alleges patronage schemes tied to state and Hempstead County officials, including Highway Department funds and a one cent gasoline tax bargain with County Judges. It names Hempstead County Judge L F Higgason, claims inflated pay and misused road workers, and paints a picture of political manipulation ahead of elections.
Regrets to Judge Kirby TLLIAM F. KIRBY associate justice and senator candidate spoke Friday afternoon in Hone before a small audience. The Star notes no prior announcement or press deadline was met and asserts it did not receive scheduling notices for Kirby. The paper defends its policy to publish candidate speaking engagements regardless of paid ads or editor influence.
A pair of quoted remarks critique wartime human value and urge bold proposals. Dr C H Mayo of Rochester notes a drop from 98 to 47 cents in human worth, while British premier Ramsey MacDonald or Ranay has Benald calls for US cooperation on wider problems. The passage reflects postwar policy debates and economic and ethical concerns.
Blevins residents share health visits, hospital stays, and family visits. Miss Vera Perry, health nurse of Fort Sims, was seen in the home of 45. Wade’s dental work at Cora Donnell hospital. Relatives gather as Mr. and Mrs. Alton Bell visit. Mrs. Eugene Stephens stays in Hope with daughter Mrs. Earl White. Miss Fay Ward, Miss Panice Ward of Hope, and Mary Morton of Prescott visit Mrs. W. O. Beene. Ruth Huskey returns from time with A. H. Wade. Ophir Thomas Clyde Self and Cramer Ames back from the Rio Grande Valley work. Mrs. Mont Harris undergoes a tonsil operation at Cora Donnell hospital. John Cobb visiting relatives here ill at J. W. Perry’s home. Main street car collision causes excitement. Wallace Sage of Rosborn and Ben Mullen of Blevins injured but stable. Mgr. and Mrs. Zachery Smith host Joe Atterberry of Texas. plans to extend visit with daughter. Tlya Garner in Cora Donnell hospital for treatment. C. W. Leverette, K. B. Spears Sr, and Esther Stephens visit Hot Springs with W. R. Stowers of Little Rock. Mrs. Carl Brown and son Billy return from Hermitage where they visited A. D. Stephens. Rev. M. D. Williams of the Presbyterian church visits.
The telegram lists many local names visiting family across regions. Finlay Finley Gitson of Malvern with Mr and Mrs Finley Gitson visits Mév and Mrs A A Gibson. Miss Nooro Reontaine relearned from Yaboticn College. Claire Gedsett of Prescott visiting Ed White. Gina Sullivan and the Sullivan family travel to Shreveport for a weekend with De and Mrs W B Kertiney and J A Sullivan. Frank Fleming returns from Oklahoma relatives trip. Chas Duff of The Blue, owner of Hopd Heating Co plant in North Hope, attends to business. T Terrell, former Hope resident now in Malvern, in the city. L J Stewart family at home. Miss Thalia Nolen visiting sister Eva in Texas Arkansas area this week.
Emmet Elizabeth Garland visits Sheridan sister Mrs Doyle McCoy and Mr and Mrs H B Thomas. group spent day in Little Rock. News of visits by Fred Myers Longview to Mrs Joe Beaty and Beaty family. Idabel and Longview trips. Marcus Rogers returns home then to Camden. Miss Josephine Youmans with Vivian Youmans in Murfreesboro. Neal Gentry returns from Corning. Ward and Willis in Clarksville. Vivian Moore Prescott and Winnifred Price. A river swim and picnic enjoyed by several youths. Public health nurse Vivian Youmans visits relatives Sunday. Howard Segler of Hope spends day with mother Mrs Segler.
New Hope and Holly Grove residents hosted and visited for Sunday church services. Families including Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Watkins and siblings Yeager welcomed guests Irma Delma Ercile Iona and David Yeager. Local couples from El Deredo Oakland and Hope attended, with Jessie Schooley returning to the community. Lilla Middlebrooks was a business caller, and Dave and Lee Watkins joined a Holly Graye outing.
In a serialized tale set in Wellington, Cherry Dixon marries Dan Phillips amid family pressures and jealously. After a tense return home, Dan resists social visits and a Sunday reunion, while Cherry copes with money worries, domestic duties, and a looming confrontation with her father about their future. The narrative follows their strained adjustments, motherly advice, and Cherry’s lingering longing for stability.
Sunday morning service and Sunday school drew a well attended crowd at Bright Star. Local residents Kee Galloway Thelma Wise and families visited, with multiple calls and visits noted among Melrose Oakland Liberty and Hanson Rothwell households.
County and probate judge HM, BYEPHENS. For county treasurer FRANK WARD G. For representative EMORY A. THOMPSON.
A local update lists residents visiting, guests staying with the Cornelius and McBay families, and a business trip to Hope. Separately, Los Angeles reports Harry A. Miller building a 2000 horsepower airplane engine and Gar Wood’s motor boat plans. Washington notes a new zoom lens enabling in-flight close ups without blur.
The piece profiles J Hamilin Lewis a colorful Illinois political figure known for his flamboyant style and long career. It traces his rise from Virginia roots via Georgia and California to national politics, highlighting his Senate roles his whipship under Wilson and his 1930 comeback against McCormick for the Illinois Senate amid colorful rhetoric and showy attire.
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