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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1931
Page
2
A rambling roundup highlights players, coaches, and teams across college and pro baseball. Mentions include Notre Dame alumni coaching nationwide, USC basketball rosters, Grove and Grove-like pitchers, and the Rainy Day Heroes Auxiliary with president Larcas.
Southwest Arkansas Fair program addition saw Parkie Boosters beat Okay Byll 5 to 3 at Fair Park. The lineup included Ewen at catcher Delaney at second Fincher at short and Schooley at shortstop with Robbins and Bursey contributing in the field. A historical note mentions a ten year period of Pueblo Indian history being uncovered in the area.
Boxing promoters worry over crowds and gate receipts, but Hollywood Arkansas hosts charity style bouts on the lawn in front of the general store. The second bout ended in a second round knockout last week, crowning Jewell-Givens as local champion before about 200 spectators.
Two men were killed late Wednesday night when their aircraft crashed near a Tulsa airport. The victims were Rudy Krebs, 25, from Omaha Nebraska, and Dave Howard, 20, of Tulsa.
Lefty Grove earned his 31st victory of the season by a 9 to 4 win over Boston in Philadelphia. New modern pitching efficiency records mark the 1931 season as Grove limited the Red Sox to five hits while the Athletics collected 12 off Wally Moore. Cleveland beat Detroit 4 to 0. The Phillies defeated Pittsburgh 5 to 1 in the NL. The Dixie Series between Dizzy Dean’s Houston and Boby Hasty’s Birmingham resumes in Houston after Birmingham won two straight.
Conway news item reports construction at Conway Compress Company to raise storage from 15 000 to 20 000 bales with a 17 000 dollar brick firewall platform and roofing. Manager F R Hamilton cites 9 000 bales carried over and forecast big Faulkner county crop, plus sprinkler fire protection and rapid deliveries as weather boosts sales. receipts reach 1 544 bales as farmers pace sales.
Report notes market optimism for higher prices with cotton trading around six cents a pound and cottonseed quoted from 56 to 80 dollars per ton.
Fourteen striking miners in the Spadra Clark Ville coal field were ordered to appear in federal court on September 30 for alleged violation of an injunction issued by Federal Judge F A Youmans. The charge, filed by Clarksville and Arkansas anthracite coal companies, stems from a roadside assembly near the mine and threats against company employees. Youmans had issued a temporary injunction last week restraining interfering with workers. A herd of 23 buffalo moved from Montana to Alaska in 1928 has grown to 29.
Mrs Anna Copeland of Anderson reports relief from bilious symptoms including bad taste headaches and dizziness after using Thedford's Black Draught. The advertisement claims long use by many proves its value and promotes a 25 cent package at local drug stores.
In Havre De Grace Maryland Mate, owned by A C Bostwich, finished third in the $20 000 Potomac stakes a one and one sixteenth mile turf race. Preston M Burens Tambour led early with S W Labrots Tred Avon close behind. Mate was the odds on favorite but could not win.
A court order found seven Polk County residents barred from jury duty due to missing poll tax receipts. Circuit Judge directed delays in summons, adjusting the October term to proceed a week later than usual. The assemblage faced temporary postponements as officials attempted to remedy the tax issues, with several names tied to late or missing payments.
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