19 May 1931
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1931
Page
1
A fragmented note describes a plan to develop improved fertility and infrastructure with annual donations to support scientific agricultural offers. It emphasizes cooperative effort, state highway program alignment, and the belief that more efficient government enhances local organizations and practical benefits for farmers.
A critical essay defends crime coverage arguing newspapers inform public safety and self protection. It cites Andrew and Pew as voices in defense, contrasting moral outrage with the need to expose crime. The piece defends printing crimes to reveal social dangers and deter criminal behavior.
A review of a centennial volume on the Franklin Fire Insurance Company recounts early Philadelphia firefighting a hundred years ago. Leather buckets, town criers, and rival insurance firms produced a rough, humorous tale about front hallway buckets, theft during blazes, and the absence of brotherly love amid rapid city growth.
Rows of other days note Miss Mary Tharp visiting Miss Lillian Anderson in Conway. R H Ethridge led a fishing party to Red Lake near Fulton yesterday. A whisky seizure occurred at Drug store last Saturday by Marshal Hamilton. Trial in Mayor Montgomerys court postponed until Monday due to witness absence. Hempstead County students named in Ouachita College senior class for May 25 graduation include Ruth Garland James Dewey Mitchell Hugh Earl Klig and Ruel Robins. Engagements announced for Sophia Parkins to Glen Williams wedding June 8 and Violet Wray to R M Stuart with ceremony at Wray home June 5.
STOCKHOLM Weh The wireless telephone is now widely used by the Swedish merchant marine. It is installed on many Swedish ships in the Baltic Sea and four wireless stations on the eastern and southern coast are equipped to transmit spoken messages. It is also employed by the Swedish pilot service between outlying light houses and the mainland, and the Swedish American line will soon install wireless on its motorships Stockholm and Kungsholn.
A Texas man walks the world backward with a single companion stepping forward on each reversal. A New York woman proposes a traffic dance to avoid death, yet admits danger from drivers. The Chicago cruiser slated as a U S fleet flagship has a mascot black goat named Al, a choice some joke about. Dorothy Wilkins’ submarine crew reportedly avoids antifreeze even in polar cold.
The piece surveys potential vice presidential candidates as Hoover aims for renomination and Democrats weigh Ohio figures like Baker Bulkley and White amid pre convention uncertainty. It notes Charlie Curtis's name returning in discussions and mentions Roosevelt, Hurley, MacNider, Capper as other names tied to the debate.
The item notes dry conditions in Bluff Springs with a call for rain and mentions worship services ending Saturday and Sunday. It references Hoda Butler and Doyle Loe in a fragmented report.
Family visitors spent the weekend in the area with church attendance noted at a local place on Sunday. Several residents sharing meals included RL Purtle and family, Mrs Elsie Williams of Texarkana, Mrs EB Woolsey and family. Miss Bettie Sue Ellis is on the sick list. A large singing crowd Saturday night and a home gathering Sunday are mentioned. Mrs Alvis Hazzard of Laneburg visiting her mother, Miss Deave Fuller, and Misses Virginia Greene and Reba Cros shopping in Prescott Saturday. Elbert Amons has returned home in Colorado after visiting his mother.
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