06 Oct 1930
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1930
Page
1
Film star Billie Dove returns from a month abroad to New York looking stylish as she heads Hollywoodward for fresh work. The caption notes her distinctive tweed outfit and glamorous arrival after her European vacation.
The Star reports plan to develop a municipal power plant tied to a county highway program, aiming to improve sanitary backyard conditions and support a cooperative farming initiative. The effort includes annual funding for weatherproofing and gradual cost reductions, benefiting Hempstead County and related organizational agriculture groups.
An American Bankers Association speaker argued for freeing trade and reducing barriers to boost worldwide living standards. He warned vast discrepancies between nations could not continue and proposed a leveling process to expand raw material and manufactured goods flows, risking a dramatic leap in global prosperity if embraced.
The article argues presidents endure immense pressure and seek détente through golf, camps, and recreation. It cites past leaders Coolidge and Harding and defends Hoover's Rapidan camp and leisure activities as aiding duty, asserting the nation should support a president resting from onerous work.
The Morrilton Democrat cites Edgar C. Harris of West Point Mississippi warning that if Mississippi and Arkansas maintain cotton output targets while importing food, the region risks bankruptcy. It notes USDA data showing Arkansas imports food and feed worth more than cotton income and urges growing feed and food at home to surplus cotton.
The George Washington Bicentennial Commission gathers data on long operating firms from Washington era. Banks, insurance firms, newspapers and drugstores in Philadelphia, Boston and beyond are cited as surviving links. Leadbeater’s drug store, founded 1792 by Edward Stabler, appears in records with notes from Martha Washington and payments from George W. Custis, highlighting deep colonial commerce ties.
The text strings together amid quirky snippets about crime to culture with Mendicant lapses. Mentions Teeland murder rate and a Tennessee tree sitter tale, bee thefts, molec ular breakdown efforts, a Mussolini autobiography publisher loss, and Eddie Cantor jokes about $70,000 jewelry.
A fragmentary exchange mentions Wisemann changing a tire and taking frequent rests near a roadside scene, with a brief aside about a character named Hotstuff reacting to the situation.
Raymond C. Fox a Rochester salesman revealed a broken nose after leaping to aid police officers resisting a dozen bootleggers who assaulted the officer in a street incident. The patrolmen and Fox fought off the attackers, earning thanks from the city police department.
A garbled OCR fragment presents a string of odd similes and stilted phrases. It juxtaposes playful images with awkward comparisons including a red up on a picnic plate and a Wet Paint sign at a hydrant, lacking clear narrative or identifiable figures.
A summarized survey traces attempts to cross the English Channel from ancient and prehistoric times to modern era. It cites crossings by Celts, Caesar, Webb, Ederle, and various later ventures using balloons, motorcycles, bicycles, submarines, and planes. It notes time records and the evolving technology shaping cross-channel travel.
A brief snippet shows a dialogue about superstition, with one speaker insisting Friday is not the start day and another countering that Saturday is the day for pay. The exchange hints at cultural beliefs surrounding lucky or unlucky days.
A jumble of fragmented notes recounts long journeys and stunts. It mentions a Dover to Cherbourg style crossing, a Dublin to continent air route, and a parachute jump near Cleveland. Names and precise details are garbled but point to adventurous travel and early aviation feats.
Miss Geziah Strong, a young Cleveland socialite, made her first solo parachute flight after training, logging more than five hours of solo flying. Accompanied by an expert jumper, she leapt from a plane at 3400 feet, seeking a real thrill beyond her social duties.
John Tithill claims rats near his home resisted poison but were eliminated after using RAT-SNAP. He advises breaking a cake and placing it where rats scour. Ward & Son Hope Crestwell Drug Co. of Washington and W. E. Cox & Sons Fulton advertise RAT-SNAP as sold and guaranteed.
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