The Star's Platform for Hempstead County Progress
The Star advocates municipal power revenues to fund social resources and improved alley sanitation, backing the Chamber of Commerce. It supports highway and all-weather road programs, practical agricultural benefits, and cooperative political reform. It calls for tax reform and efficient budgeting aligned with state highway progress.
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Chamber of Commerce
Witty
Hempstead County
Lindberghs Flight Spurs Transatlantic Air Mail Plans
Three and a half years after Lindbergh stunned the world with his Paris flight plans for an American air mail line across the Atlantic have emerged. Washington reports that Anglo-American routes would follow a three-stage path via Bermuda and the Azores toward London. The feat is hailed as vindicating Lindbergh and accelerating commercial aviation, with the ocean crossing seen as the next major speed-driven leap for global communication and modern life.
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Lindh
York
Paris
Louis
Bermuda
Azores
London
Kergh
Atlantic Ocean
Fortunate valet inherits $100000 from English baronet
A peculiar El Doralo News item notes a wealthy English baronet leaving his fortune of $100,000 to his valet. The piece lauds the trusted servant as the embodiment of loyalty and discretion, suggesting the enduring truth of the English tradition of the devoted valet.
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England
el Dorailo News
Michael Angelo’s David praised as living statue
In Florence Italy the famed sculpture David by Michelangelo is celebrated as a miracle of art. A critic warned the nose was too large and the sculptor then pretended to work, letting marble dust fall to reveal life in the statue.
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Italy
David
Michael Angelo
Fayetteville
Farm Light Plant Saves 58.1 Days Per Farm
A New York survey reported in Successful Farming by P Schaenzer shows 135 farmers saving 22.6 days yearly with good light and electric labor saving gear.174 households saved 34.5 days, totaling 58.1 days per average farm after deducting 26.5 hours for light plant care. Wisconsin results note flood lights reduce kerosene use by about an hour daily.
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New York
P. Schaenzer
Scheanzer
Wisconsin
Local Community Notes and Sports Highlights at Willisville
Mildred Simpson of Waldo visits relatives this weekend. Willisville hosts a payer meeting with many from the community attending. The Willisville basketball team visited Walkersville, a 14 to 15 score in Walkersville's favor. A large crowd attended the Willisville play Thursday night. A new gym is being built in Willisville, hoped to be finished by Thanksgiving. The society met Friday afternoon and presented a strong program, with the PTA afterward gaining several new members.
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Mildred Simpson
Waldo
Willisville
Walkersville
Abel
P. Tt. A. Mof
Political realignments hint in 1932 election year
A Washington letter by Rodney Dutcher outlines looming party realignments ahead of the 1932 presidential year. It notes wet and dry divides, southern political stances, independent voters, and possible cross-party support for a liberal Hoover or Roosevelt style candidate, with insurgent Republicans and progressive leaders potentially shaping a new alignment. It also references local items and community notices amid the political discussion.
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NEA
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la Follette
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Alabama
Simenons
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West Virginia
Feara Party
Ilinois
New York
Roosevelt
Ayorry
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Borah
Ydaho
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Frowell
Nebraska
Brookhart
Iowa
Eitter Hoover
Uia
John W. Davis
Morrow
New Jersey
Derby Necktie Sparkles In Poll Page Toss
Reported remarks about a new black derby worn by Al Smith at the polls stir talk of a silver lining among Democrats. A southern university plans to use space beneath stadium seats for classrooms, citing a concrete example for study. British naval duel with China headlines draw serious attention as readers note two sides to the debate. A phonograph eulogy by a late French poet prompts churchmen to question his act. A cynical customer notes a waitress can be quick to respond despite stuns, while she often has a finger to it.
Girls to Play Us on County Court Crest
Riverside girls prepared to compete on the county court as the teaching staff from the local school attended the Arkansas Teachers Association meeting in Little Rock last week.
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Arkansas Teachers Association
Little Rock
Confession on Reindeer Style and Sages in the Mechanistic Age
The speaker admits fondness for reindeer, noting they admire brunets and blondes alike. Each year around this time the creatures seem to grow wiser, a claim tied to their perceived smartness in a mechanistic era.
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Puff
Rosston Community Notes and Basketball Preview
Sunday turnout at Singing and Sunday school remained strong. Mrs. D. D. McCargo and daughter Nell visited sister Mrs. P. W. Taylor. Prof and Mrs. Pruit of Troy called on Rosson residents. A H Monea and Mr. and Mrs. Prescott were seen near Emmet. Our basketball team remains champions. two Berd fought games are planned for midnight on our court with Bramer promising both teams.
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D. D. McCargo
Prescott
Nell
P. W. Taylor
Pruit
Troy
A. H. Monea
Rosson
Emmet
Bramer
Easy Pickingst A Dixte -hellas and Marjorie Lane in New York
A fragment from a small town paper describes Marjorie Lane leaving Clottedale Mississippi for New York and Paris via singing negro spirituals. It notes reorganized choir activities, officers, and a Friday program with songs, readings, and a negra play. School notes list officers, programs, and a November “Who’s Who” contest with multiple awards for students.
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Marjorie Lane Kit
Ghave
Clottedale
Miss
New York
Paris
Bingo
Stoff
Newcomb Collegy
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Ni Orleans
Raven Tre
Complex Bridge Problem Leaves Card Club Stunned
A New York card club puzzle shows four players with no trumps. The declarer misplays not aiming for game as opponents defend. The proposed solution has Y managing to win seven of eight tricks by a sequence involving king of diamonds, queen of clubs, ace of spades, and jack of diamonds, with precise overcalls and reads to beat any defense.
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Vere
New York
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Centerpoint Social Roundup Highlights Local Visits
Mr and Mrs Joe Porterfield of Spring Hill hosted a Sunday gathering with Mr and Mrs A M Meadows Mrs Homer Reeves attended a teachers meeting in Little Rock Miss Marie Russ and Grange Hall member Arratia Garvey visited Monday night at the home of Garvey.
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Effie Allder
Pleasant Hill
J. W. Hollaway
Jankson Miss
Greer
Lora Mayior
Folly Springs
W. Taylor
Lit Ue Rock
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Magnolia
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Spring Hill
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Homer Reeves
Little, Rock
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Russ O
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