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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1932
Page
2
The Hope Arkansas newspaper notes its Second Class matter status and outlines conservation of press freedom and advance rates. It references Col R R McCormick, the Associated Press, and subscription prices for local and out of county readers.
The Star outlines platform goals for Hope including using municipal power plant revenues for industrial and social development, more city pavement in 1933, improved alley sanitation, and Chamber of Commerce support. Hempstead county pursues all weather road construction each year, promoting agricultural cooperation and scientific programs, with state highway progress and tax reform through a budget system.
Opinion advocates revision of the Eighteenth Amendment balancing old license abuses and post 1920 bootlegging harms. The piece warns leaders to craft a measure that curbs graft and protects public welfare, noting wetter sentiment in the new Congress and states scrapping enforcement acts.
South American commentary from Rio de Janeiro hailed Roosevelt's victory as a peaceful revolution achieved by ballots, not bullets. The correspondent praised the United States for a turnover after 12 years without violence, noting the acceptance of defeat and swift, orderly transfer of power.
A Boston Herald opinion praises Roosevelt as a capable leader who will guide the nation from the economic trough. The piece notes his Albany influence, bold stance against opposition, and hope for bipartisan cooperation to push the country upward.
A quotation attributed to Samuel Insull Jr denies obstructing press work while a Detroit burglary convict named Nicholas Gibich jests about prison, saying if sent to jail he wants Jackson where they need a catcher for their ball team.
The article highlights Duke University coach Wallace Wade shaping a powerful line at Duke with lineman Freddie Crawford and end Harry Rossiter. Crawford, a 190 pound 2 inch tackle from North Carolina, is praised as a top tackle in the South with a 72 yard touchdown catch and strong pass blocking and run stopping abilities.
Twenty years ago Lee Atkins, principal of the Washington public school, spent Sunday at home. Mrs J N Rilley visited Emmett yesterday to see her sister Mrs J M Thomas. Dan Hutchison, Louis Breed and Grover Ferguson visited the State Fair at Hot Springs last week. Ten years ago Fred Lee, now in El Paso, Texas, is in Hope on a visit. Miss Nannie Robson left for Camden to join Cuachita Valley Bank as staff. Mrs R M LaGreve is spending the day in Texarkana.
Sydney reports that NSW electors seeking abolition of the Legislative Council have failed. Repeated attempts to end the upper house resulted in more members, many now with gold passes and privileges. Politicians refuse to resign or grant a new election.
In Budapest a four member cast of King Lear drew loud audience cries of author from a suburban theater. The director wore a beard and bowed before being pelted with eggs, leading to three college students being fined 3.50 dollars each. Wade's Blue Devils suffered two losses this year both to conference leaders Auburn and Tennessee. The Volunteers narrowly won by a late field goal.
Linda Averill faces a suspected murder after her cousin Amos falls to his death from the balcony. Four guests become suspects as Linda struggles to reveal the truth, fearing police, gossip, and the danger of letting the men depart while she hides the murder secret.
Hollywood comedian Slim Summerville, now a father to seven month old Elliot George, details a decades long journey to find his own father. The story traces his mother’s death, years in Canada, and railroad life that led him to Gary Oklahoma El Paso and eventually to a reunion that sparked the adoption.
Charles Schultz leads an expedition from Townsville Queensland to recover gold found by his two brothers Albert and William Schultz. Albert found a 1925 rich deposit near the South Australian border but died returning. William found the site near Tanami in Central Australia and was killed in a horse fall. The expedition travels in armored trucks due to unfriendly locals.
Dr. Hugo Eckener, commander of the Graf Zeppelin, hopes to make Rio de Janeiro the terminus of regular dirigible service between Germany and South America. Negotiations for a subsidiary to build hangars and a mooring mast are under way. Pernambuco is now the voyage terminus, but Rio offers direct air links to Buenos Aires and routes to Chile and Peru via Bolivia.
The state bureau of plant quarantine reports assessing 180 commercial agricultural crops grown in California and finds none listed as indigent under their program.
Spanish deputy Lamamie de Clarac offered lands to any deputy who could fund conditions set by the government. Perez Madrigal accepted the challenge and sues in Madrid district court for fulfillment of the verbal contract, citing Julian Beseiro as presiding witness. Investigators say the case may have merit.
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