11 Nov 1929
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1929
Page
1
The Star's Platform urges applying municipal power plant revenues to develop Hope's industries and streets in 1929, improve alleys, and support the Chamber of Commerce. It backs county highway funding for all-weather road construction, promotes scientific agriculture in Hempstead County, and seeks tax reform and efficient budgeting.
An Arkansas editorial accuses the state attorney general of inviting outside lawyers to collect back taxes for oil firms, alleging fees of 20 percent and total costs potentially 75 000 to 100 000. The piece labels the practice rotten, urges a tougher assessment system, and argues tax money belongs in the treasury.
A clipped weekly Arkansas advertisement promotes Silver Nut Oleo Margarine as the week’s best price butter substitute. The letter-writer condemns oleomargarine as not butter, notes misleading labeling, and cites the lack of Arkansas law against fraudulent advertising.
A highly garbled OCR style string presents a miscellaneous collection of near random word fragments and names. It resembles a crossword puzzle page with scattered proper nouns such as Cobley, Hedjou, Shavit, and Morton alongside garbled phrases and stray letters. The exact puzzle clues and solutions are unreadable.
In Glacier National Park country a ranger's wife trains a large dog to bark in rhythm with a banjo. The scene unfolds in the forest apart from neighbors, as coyotes sing in harmony and the dog follows its mistress in a rugged Rocky Mountain setting.
A reflections piece marking eleven years since the 1918 armistice argues war tests human courage and nations' resolve. It notes Wilson’s League of Nations debates, fears abolition may fail, and warns against militarism while honoring veterans and founders.
Twenty five years after the charged era Duffield exposes Italian methods used to bully suspected anti fascists. The piece notes Americans of Italian birth face Italian jurisdiction and compulsory service even when abroad. Secretary Stimson worries over Mussolini linked tactics amid naval conference uncertainty.
Washington letter reports Sen J Thomas Heflin of Alabama challenging the State Department to furnish all information on Fascist activities in the United States after Duffield's Harper's piece Mussolini's American Empire. Sen Borah signals possible Senate floor action while delaying to avoid impacting the five power naval conference.
A ladies wrestling club has been formed in Lonmlun. The piece mixes biblical phrases and quirky lines about self defense, killing ducks, and attending a dance, reflecting a fragmented OCR passage from a Michigan-related notice.
Ten years ago Mrs Rol hosted the Thursday Refuge Club at her parents’ home on South Elim with prominent attendees including Mr Moree Dell McRae Willa Dean Wane Roxe Brazel and several others. Other entries mention Mrs John S Gilson hosting for Mrs William McKinley and various visitors and relatives visiting from Tesarkinn Memphis and Arkansas with references to local social visits and travel.
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