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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1932
Page
7
A Reynolds school class Mother’s Day party filled the church parlors with roses and old fashioned entertainments. Mrs. Hudson won oldest mother honors and Mrs. Bert Keith received the prize for best costume, with Miss Grace Hudson among the guests. Mrs. Hosea Garrett oversaw refreshments.
Martha Fall, 18, granddaughter of Albert B. Fall, former secretary of the interior, gives up a movie career to wed Allen M. Hunter. Both work on El Paso, Texas papers. She may continue reporting after marriage and expects her grandfather to attend if released from prison and health permits.
Relatives and friends have visited in Little Rock and attended the funeral of Mrs Amanda Josey conducted from her home. Out of town guests included F A Ebner of Clinton Missouri John Rouche Amelia Jones of St Louis Missouri Fred N Lowe and George McDonald of Malvern.
Reverend W. Sharelll of Benton Arkansas preached the annual resurrection service as a large crowd gathered Sunday afternoon. The event featured strong singing by many local talents. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Wade of nearby Blevins and John Aslin and family of De Queen visiting friends. Visitors from Bruce Mississippi and Delight, plus Jim Carman’s family, were noted. Copeland of Delight spent Sunday night with W. L. McDougald after a trip from Blevins.
McCaskill News notes the school will close here Friday. Teachers re elected for the coming year include Mrs Huddleston Miss Bruce and Mrs Stokes. Visiting residents from nearby towns attended events and visited relatives in Smackover Hot Springs Washington Frescott and Frescott areas.
Rosston area reports weekend rain and hail with steady cotton planting progress. Mother's Day program at Moriah drew a large crowd. Next Sunday May 15 Bluff Springs hosts a Rocky Mound singing class event with Rev J W Erwin preaching at 11, dinner at 12:30, afternoon singing. Farmers continue steady farm work. C H Butler and Chester Waters visited Willisville residents last Sunday.
Judge J M Futrell of Paragould, Twelfth District Chancellor and former acting Arkansas governor, announces as a candidate for governor. He cites fiscal discipline, tax relief, and a plan to curb legislative spending, calling for a constitutional amendment to cap state costs and direct excess funds to debt repayment. Born in Paragould, Futrell has deep legislative and judicial experience across three General Assembly sessions, the Senate, a state constitutional convention, and county courts.
The report outlines senatorial and statewide races with incumbents facing opposition. Alice Cordell of El Dorado declines reelection as Democratic national committeewoman. candidates include Mrs. William H. Arnold of Texarkana and Mrs. Bessie N. Florence of Hot Springs. J. Oscar Humphrey seeks a third term as State Auditor against Charles Parker of Camden and Roy H. Hand of Yellville. Supreme Court Justice Turner Butler faces John Harris of El Dorado. Earl Page, Luther Ellison, W. E. Atkins, and Jamey E. Matthews also noted in contests. Ed Harper seeks reelection as railroad commissioner with challengers W. A Craven, W. S. Evans, and Walter Weaver. Kenneth Cofell, a former Young member, runs for prosecuting attorney of the Seventeenth Judicial District.
A group of over 25 black schoolchildren perform a minstrel style show at the Saenger Theatre on Thursday night, with singing and dancing to entertain the audience. The feature film tied to the program is Wayward, starring Nancy Correll, Richard Arlen, and Pauline Frederick.
Washington report notes Ludington Airlines, operating Washington to New York, carried 58,000 passengers in 1991 and logged 9,755,961 passenger miles. Transcontinental and Western Air led by 10,968,02 passenger miles on its New York to Los Angeles route. Bolstered by Arkansas politics, Faulkner County resident S. B. McColl, a former state senator, reemerges as Brinkley lawyer candidate. Veterans Senator R. J. Wilson and Rep. Wilson Cardwell from Washington County face off for the senate seat.
A trial opened Tuesday in Paris for a murder charge in the shooting death of Silas Thompson 40 a Roxton farmer. The state seeks the death penalty after testimony in Roxton where Thompson was shot six times with an automatic shotgun while talking with friends. Click surrendered to officers shortly after the incident.
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