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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1930
Page
2
The Star advocates municipal power plant development to unlock Hope’s resources and pave 1920s streets, improve sanitation in Grd business yards, and back an all‑weather highway program. It champions cooperative farming, tax reform, and efficient government, aligning with Hempstead county’s leading farmer organizations.
A study contrasts Chinese salt mining with 2000 years of hand labor in Szechuan. It notes bamboo equipment, millions of workers earning 15 to 25 cents daily, wells up to 3500 feet, and decades to drill. It argues steam power and steel would replace bamboo and labor, freeing workers to fuller lives.
The Hot Springs Sentinel Record notes six of seven nearby counties show population decreases over the past decade while Garland County sees a gain of about 10 000. The piece questions causes such as taxes or home-building prospects and urges local leaders to investigate. It contrasts regional decline with national growth and cites Edison on business depressions and leadership.
W Irving Bullard, head of the Chamber’s aeronautics committee, told business leaders in Washington that aviation has shifted from glamorous risk to a disciplined industry. He warned of overoptimism, urged careful planning to secure safety, routes, and profitable service, and noted 5034 planes produced last year with 150,000 passengers and 7,700,000 pounds of mail.
24 years ago Mrs Jess Hill and Helcnda Levi returned from Nashville after a two day visit to relatives in Hope Mrs Bruce Keating and daughter Elizabeth of McCrory Ark guests of Mrs Emmi Hervey and family will return home Arch Moore wife and baby George Sanford wife Jim Gorin wife and Miss Ethel Hartin came back from a week fishing at Clear Lake Otto Moore once a printer at Jimmiz Fer's Spirit of Hope who lived in Texarkwa appeared in Hope on Thursday
Mary Kim Carrigen spent yesterday shopping in Texarkana while Bell McRae traveled to Texarkana for a shopping excursion. Ches Garret will visit Camp Ton for several weeks, and Thelma Wilson of Gurilon will travel to Louisville Kentucky for a relatives visit. Mrs Cliff Holland arrives from Shreveport to visit her mother Mrs Chas Wingfield, and Mrs A J Hunter of Amity heads to Bodcaw to see ill Isom Mack with relatives. Mrs T M Anderson left for a few weeks visit with sister Mrs James F Shigmen at Bar.
Mrs J Austin Clap hosts Miss Margaret Simms after her Cotton Seed Crushers Convention visit in New Orleans. Simms travels on a business trip stopping in Houston for a short visit with her sister, Mr Anderson accompanies the party as far as Little Rock.
A fragment notes the Kentucky Derby entry Bear Be Ashorse and warns of stock market volatility as concerns grow over jetting curbs. It mentions 38 miles of shade trees planted on Alabama highways and cites a Berlin physician claiming a new treatment to reduce heart palpitations.
Shover Springs reports Rev E C Bright filled Rev Wes ley Thomason's appointment with sermons at 11 am and 4 pm last Sunday. Farmers hope rain stops for a week or two. Mrs Joe McWilliams returned from Little Rock after medical treatment. G Bennett and family visited J Martin near Boltcaw. George Johnson of this place and his sister from Louisiana visited Mr and Mrs Joe McWilliams. Several from Rocky Mound attended church here. Mr and Mrs Frank Jones celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary last Sunday. Erlie McWilliams has been ill. Mrs Bennie Jones of Oak Grove stayed with her brother Raymond Ross last Saturday night.
The shin of youth lies in every box of new wonderful MELLOGLO Face Powder. The purest powder, passed by the U. S. Government, prevents pastiness and irritation. A new French process makes it spread smoothly and reduces visible pores. It controls shine and lasts longer. Sold at John P. Cox Drug Co and Geo. W. Robison & Co. Addy.
Warner Bros projects its first 10 percent talking outdoor color film Under a Texas Moon opens Friday and Saturday at the Saenger theater. Frank Fry stars as a roaming gunman whose bold actions stir passions, spark rustling, and drive thieves toward justice in a lively, whimsical tale.
A vivid outdoor color picture features Raquel Torres Myrna Loy and Arimida among a cast of leads as good and bad men. Georgie Stone and George Cooper provide comic relief while Noah Beery Tully Marshall and Charles Celton play the villains and helpers. The film showcases radiant outdoor color costumes and a haunting theme song sung by the cast during the lively action.
A Kiddies Club notices upcoming Saturday activities with Simon Says, a mystery game, a song titled The Ice Man, a talking cartoon about a mouse The Galloping Gau che, a western color picture, and captains of all rooms. Mr and Mrs J Mark Jackson of Bingen visit en route to Magnolia for the Magnolia A M homecoming banquet.
A garbled crossword style puzzle solution references many fragments including European city hints, numeric clues, and scattered names. The readable lines show assorted items like nations, beverages, plants, and objects, with stray letters and misspellings suggesting a scanned OCR of a puzzle solution page.
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