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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1932
Page
2
Publication details from Star Publishing Co. Inc. list editor Alex H Washburn and president C E Palmer. Rates show city carrier plans monthly six months and yearly, with mail options in Hempstead Nevada Howard Miller and LePayette counties and elsewhere.
The Star's Platform urges applying municipal power plant revenues to develop Hope's industrial and social resources, pavement expansion in 1933, improved alleys sanitation, Chamber of Commerce support, and county and state highway programs plus tax reform and budget efficiency.
The article argues municipal government is the weakest link in democracy and that Joseph V. McKee’s stance against graft and inefficiency signals a nationwide shift. It notes New York’s public push against Tammany Hall and a rising demand for efficient, economical city governance over traditional politics.
The federal government plans stricter supervision of trans Atlantic flights to prevent ill advised ventures. Legitimate aviation projects will continue with air lane charting and continental links advancing. Public thrill seekers will be restricted to land based flying and the public likely approves.
The Committee on the Costs of Medical Care argues that good medical care rests on public demand and willingness to pay. It cites doctor and hospital shortages but warns against expanding supply until patients insist on first rate attention, shaping medical practice by patient choice.
A collage of quotes features Edwin Franko Goldman praising a town brass band as a starting point for many, Joseph Stalin criticizing U.S. leadership amid hardship, and a British professor associating war with a turnip rather than victory, reflecting diverse wartime rhetoric.
Thanksgiving day gatherings fill the Hope region as families host relatives from Liberty Hill Harmony and Prescott. Mrs. Crews entertains daughters Fern Bowden Katie Crews Ethal and Pearl Newberry Broxie Nell Rogers of Harmony. many local families visit, call on neighbors, and celebrate Chancellor’s third birthday while illness limits attendance and several move or guest travel occurs.
Bodeaw No 2 resident Mrs. Carl Mitchell and daughter Catherine Jane return from a week with Dr. Atkinson. Lindell Fuller recovers at home after surgery at Cora Donnell hospital Prescott. Several families, including Fullers, Baileys, Russell, Greshams, Mullins and Carlisons, attend gatherings and a prayer meeting. A daughter is born to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Carlton. mother and baby are well. Mrs. B W Price recovers after a serious Prescott operation.
Washington James and Louise Pilkinton from Henderson college Arkadelphia spent Thanksgiving with parents and returned to school Sunday. Local visitors include Mr and Mrs Paul Dudney in Hope and Miss June Watkins from Texarkana. Several funerals and church events are noted along with visits from Dr T J Robinson and talks by school faculty member Edward Bryson.
A collection of social notes lists residents and visitors including Tokio Miss Dulcie Holt and Miss Helen Ruth Steuart visiting Nashville and Arka delphia, and many others from Highland Bingen Sardis and Murfreesboro. The piece ends with a writer endorsing The Stars editorials and praising the paper's honesty.
DeAnn residents share Thanksgiving visits with friends and relatives. The DeAnn school staged a Thanksgiving program before a large audience. Emmet defeated the local boys basketball team 30 to 26. Several families report visits and social events across the week.
Sunday morning talk by New Hope Brother Stingley urged reports on The First Thanksgiving and Why We Should Be Thankful by Ar rington and Jettie Watkins. Clay Ross of Texas visited family this week and joined a Thanksgiving pound supper with Wilma Ruth Roberts. The group, including June Watkins and Fay Samuels, motored to Texarkana Sunday.
A singing will be held Sunday afternoon starting at 2 o clock at a local venue. Mr Wash Hut son of Hope and several singers are expected to attend so everyone should bring 1932 and 1933 song books.
Bootleggers in GDYNIA, Poland, who lost business in Finland during prohibition have shifted to smuggling Polish liquor back home. Home consumption tax is one dollar per quart, but exported liquor costs only the production price.
The article notes Warm Springs Democratic conferences aim to shape the balance between the next president and the coming Congress as the party moves toward the new deal. It flags two key questions: who will replace Mr Garner as House speaker and how the Senate will treat insurgent Republican senators who backed the 1932 ticket.
The passage discusses how Roosevelt must navigate legislative independence and leadership. It notes that he can only publicly defer to Congress while seeking influence from those in authority on Capitol Hill to smooth his legislative program. It emphasizes the high stakes of political maneuvering for a President or President-elect.
A prominent figure pledges the greatest fines possible to force real political action. The statement frames punitive measures as necessary to compel tangible policy outcomes and accountability.
The passage argues that effective presidents rely on seasoned politicians in Congress and within the cabinet. It notes Taft and Hoover faced criticism for over or under consulting party leaders, and suggests Roosevelt will test his political skills at Warm Springs as he translates training into action.
Wellington reports the government bought three airplanes for flying clubs and will subsidize these groups to train 100 pilots this year, an increase of ten from the prior year.
The French government accepted the gift of the aircraft Nungesser Coli used by Costes and Le Rrix for their world flight. The plane will be housed at the Aero Nautical Museum.
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