Donation of Site Started Drive to Move County Seat
The Hempstead county seat battle ends with Hope securing the site for a new $200000 courthouse amid a 61 year struggle dating back to 1873. Washington opposed the shift through five elections, with Hope’s purchase of Garland High School property cited as the catalyst for the move. Continued on Page Two.
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Tlanche
Arkansas
Cairo & Putton
Iron Mountain
Missouri Pacificd
Inwood
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United States
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Missouri
Washingdon
City of Hope
Alk Garland
Mape Spevial
Hempstead County
Masonry History Features on This Page
The Grand Lodge of Arkansas hosts the corner stone laying for Hempstead county courthouse on Wednesday November 29. The Star credits Mrs. Charlena Moss Williams for Mount Storeh lodge history, Albert Pike, and timelines of Hope’s Whitfield lodge via C. A. Bridewell and Harry W. Shiver.
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Grand Lodge of
Arkansas
Hempstead
Charlena Moss Williams
Washington
Mount Storeh
Albert Pike
C. A. Bridewell
Harry W. Shiver
Hope
Whitfield Lodge
Tavern Once Home for Albert Pike
Washington Arkansas, known as Athens of the South, hosts the old Washington Tavern where Albert Pike lived after the war. The frame building in Hempstead County once housed Pike’s library, loaded by two ox wagons, leaving a lasting impression on locals. Contimmed on Page Two.
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Charlean Moss Williams
Arkansas
Washington
Washington Tavern
Albert Pike
Alisopy
Hempstead County
Lite Rock
Courthouse Contract Draws Bidder Army
Hempstead county's new $200000 courthouse and jail project under the Public Works Administration began with the first of five contracts for piling and foundation work at the old Garland school site in Hope. J C Neal of Hermitage bid $9787.50 for driving piles, with five other bidders competing under the PWA recovery act rules. Weather delays and material shortages slowed progress. Neal received a time extension but completed the task within the allowed period as courthouse officials monitored the bid process. Continued on Page Five.
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RM. LaGrone
Lloyd Spencer
Tepe
H. M. Stephens
Blevins
PWA
Miles 8. Proctor
Public Works Administration
J.C. Neal
Hermitage
Ark
McAniih & Anderson
Little Rock
Andl
Masonic History of Hope Told and Hempstead County Court Picture
A historical note covers the Masonic History of Hope by C. A. Bridwell. It mentions Whitfield Lodge No. 239 and the naming of Free and Accepted Masons after E. H. Whitfield. A photo details Hempstead county court house with five floors including a recessed jail floor, its eastward orientation, and the parcel layout around Hope High School.
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Masonic Lodge
C. A. Bridewell
History of Hope
Whitfield Lodge
E. H. Whitfield
History Mt. Horeb Lodge of Masons
Free Masonry arrived in Hempstead county in 1838 when Alabama Grand Lodge granted a lodge dispensation at Washington. At that time four lodges existed in the state, including Washington Lodge, with further details continued on Page Two.
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Mt. Horeb Lodge of Masons
Charlean Moses Williams
Hempstead County
Grand Lodge of
Alabama
Washington
Washington Lodge
Hempstead County Courthouse Plan Move Tied to PWA Funds
Hempstead county moved to build a new courthouse and jail with a PWA grant of 90000 and a private bond balance of 110000. The county hoped to move the court from Washington to Hope, facing a late 1938 PWA contract deadline and a near miss on federal aid. The plan drew scrutiny over special election timing and constitutional limits.
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Joan Warren William Joseph Schilderaut
Alan Mare “Man IN the Iron Mask
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Huntzywall
Mary Carlisle
Larry Crabbe
Mickey Rooney
Judy Garland
Boll SL
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