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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1932
Page
1
Reading fragments describe a rural event at Gorinty Farm, with references to agricultural patters and a contested patent issue. Local observers mention Mr. Gorinty and several unnamed neighbors in a terse note about the dispute and its context.
A column recalls a Little Rock conference where mayors from Camden El Dorado Fort Smith Jonesboro North Little Rock and Texarkana framed a municipal amendment to authorize tax increases. Officials defend it as prudent for cities while warning against overreach and urging restraint before inflation pressures and public votes.
Washington dispatch reports Hurley denying he mentioned prohibi tion in Chicago or elsewhere. Prohibition debates swirl as Republicans weigh a wet plank at Chicago and whether Curtis should be replaced by a more liberal Prohibition advocate to win Eastern votes. Hoover and Curtis expected to be renominated, per national committee views.
Pin Bluff Arkansas dispatch reports Warden Henslee of state prison camp No 9 was dismissed by Superintendent DeArmond after two trusted convicts escaped Tuesday night. Trustees Lawrence Watson and Lee Sitton slipped past night guard. escape revealed Wednesday. DeArmond charged Henslee knew Tuesday night and didn’t report until morning roll call. Some friends planned appealing to Governor Parnell for reinstatement.
In Denver John A Timson faced Police Judge Alvin H Pitkins after a defiant reply to questions. The judge imposed a fine of 50 dollars plus costs, Timson instantly challenging the amount and the judge indicating a 150 dollar fine perhaps, as Dr Charles Armetrong of the U S Public Health Service urged early smallpox vaccination for children before their first birthday in a related Health Service note.
Charitelia E. Johnson’s court ruling denies a decree on residency grounds in a divorce case. She plans to appeal to the state supreme court, which would test the new rapid divorce law and its reach. Chancellor Johnson first raised the issue in the state, potentially nullifying the law if upheld.
Sevier County faces a poor peach outlook as many orchards show little fruit and blossoms fail to open and pollinate. County Agent Charter A. Robinson notes hard freezes finished crops in most orchards and warns that full damage will emerge in one to two weeks. He urges heavy pruning now to spur a better crop next year, explaining pruned trees bear longer than unpruned ones.
In El Paso Texas 19 year old Reuben Durham needs a cork leg after a severe accident left him partly paralyzed His mother donated blood to save him but they lack money for an artificial limb He seeks aid to help him earn a living despite his disability.
The report details a rapid early morning fire at 0:10 that destroyed a hardware store wall, crushed electrical lines, and left the town in darkness except for fumes. Mayor Goodwin and Fire Chief Frante coordinated aid as several blocks of business houses burned in December 1930 and again in March 1931, with bankers and locals noting the scale of destruction.
A Moore joint resolution would limit immigration quotas to 10 percent of present levels and place Western Hemisphere countries on a quota basis with a 10 percent visa cap for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1920. Minimum country quotas would be 100, including Canada, Newfoundland, Mexico, Cuba, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, the Canal Zone, and Central and South American nations. Separately, a note on science mentions water heat capacity compared to other substances and a remark on aging data shows a decline in U S union membership from 104 to 29 after 1904.
Washington report says Republicans fractured over a billion-dollar revenue bill during a closed conference Friday night. Independent Leader LaGuardia urged a no vote against the manufactured sales tax, facing opposition from Snell of New reaction.
Garnett Harvey, 24, returned home with three stolen automobile tires after his wife persuaded him to do so. The tires were in the family car when taken to the home of Fred Rath, where they were stolen again. Harvey escaped as Roth appeared, but police caught his wife. the text ends with an odd note about the French word lopin meaning rabbit.
Ellen Rashiter, a 20 year old hotel waitress in a Connecticut town, becomes entangled with Larry Harrowgate while engaged to wealthy Steven Barclay after Steven’s death. Ellen fears exposure of a fraudulent past, contemplates Fergus the lawyer as a danger, burns a marriage license, and plans to resume work while contemplating remarriage to a new suitor as whispers swirl.
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