19 Nov 1931
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1931
Page
1
The Star's platform supports a yearly all weather road program to reduce poverty and boost Hempstead county farmers through cooperative action. It calls for continued progress on the State highway program tax reform and efficient government through expenditures. It also aims to free Arkansas from cattle tick.
The fragment hints at a forecast era for society and business, noting tensions with Japan, Republican worries, and Democratic strategy. It references a presidential straw poll and the idea of organizing by Democrats to influence labor and policy, with cautions about political overreach.
A Camden district maintenance force reports on the new highway system around Camden and Hope. No. 67 now mostly paved boulevards, with the last old link between Prescott and Hope highlighting the contrast in modern design. No. 24 offers a straighter safer local route between Prescott and Camden though it was built a decade ago to support through traffic on a major tourist path.
A fiery letter criticizes anonymous writers who question editorials on railroads. The writer defends public scrutiny by newspapers and condemns whispering and anonymous comments as cowardly. The piece defends daylight reporting and calls for accountability in public discourse.
Charles L. Lawrence, president of the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America, says federal spending on the airmail system over 14 years totaled about 67.1 million dollars. He notes the program cost taxpayers little relative to the huge payoff in aviation growth and lighted airway maintenance.
Birth notices include a daughter born October 13 106 to Mr and Mrs J D Sis of Newport with bride Miss Lillie Kershaw. A son born November 18 to Mr and Mrs Chester Lester, formerly Miss Mary White. Other notes mention visits by Sam McGill from Okalona, Miss Carrie and Janette McRae Jett visiting Washington DC, and relatives in Emmet Tulshoma Prescott Texarkana. The article also notes Mrs Caswell McRae returning from Texarkana and guests of Mr and Mrs Stuart Wilson, plus reunions with R M LaGrone and daughter Mrs William L Clarke visiting from Tulshoma Tennessee.
The piece notes Capone, nicknamed the champagne king, being taken to Leavenworth in log irons as law enforcement edges forward. It mentions Barrels deserts and Volstead era ambitions, with jokes about bootlegging and office orders. Gloria Swabsoh is rumored to be involved in a bigamy claim, while ten million people plan to attend movies to verify the gossip.
Mr Olive and Mrs Johnnie Atkins remain on the sick list as hope rises for recovery. Guests at Mr and Mrs Bud Thompsons Sunday included Mr and Mrs Bette Elmore and Mr and Mrs Kelpy. Edgar Bustin and wife made a business trip to Hope. Mrs Sherman Sutton of Bluff Springs visits her daughter Mrs Fore, ill several days. Sunday school postponed due to showers. next Sunday regular preaching. Bra J W Ervin may attend if not hindered. meet early for Sunday school. Lupe Velez’s sister enters the movies, drawing public reaction.
London report describes a radio receiving set displayed at the Wireless Exhibition that can automatically bring in a selected station. A small microphone inside the set is tuned to certain consonants of speech so different sounds summon different stations.
Ed Schneider, owner of a Turlock shoe shop, recalls a customer who tried on a pair and walked up and down the aisle to test fit, then walked out without paying for the shoes. The account highlights a casual yet costly theft method observed in the store.
In Palo Alto California a social experiment converts an unused warehouse into Hotel de Zink to shelter unemployed hoboes. Guests work three hours daily in two shifts to earn meals while improving the hotel and local park facilities. The project draws statewide interest as welfare agents study potential adoption elsewhere.
In Birmingham Alabama two brothers aged eight and J F Hacker reunited outside a courtroom after sixteen years apart when their parents died. The family had been separated and the whereabouts of the siblings were unknown until this chance meeting. illness and hardship had kept them apart while three other sisters also believed lost for sixteen years remain unaccounted for.
BERLIN Holigaland is slowly eroding into the sea despite huge spending on protective works. Geologists say the rocky island may disappear entirely. LONDON Howard Carter, famed Egyptologist, resumes hunt after Tutankhamen discovery, aiming for another breakthrough.
The plan meets uneven approval as critics say it burdens residents with work while a jungle denizen praises the chance to work for board and freely roam the hotel. The discussion highlights tensions between traditional views and new opportunities for local residents.
Fragmentary notes mention Carter Tahavet pursuing Alexandras tomb or Pompeii wall, linking Asia Minot to a quest for a famed tomb. The pas sage hints at danger and rivalry as clues surface in a cryptic search.
In Milwaukee a wife named Leta Beichler appeared in court and proposed to pay her husband five dollars weekly as temporary alimony if he would leave the home and not return. The stipulation was presented through her attorney.
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