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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1937
Page
5
An article outlines the value of electric washing machines, detailing five types Dolly, Submerged Gyrator, Cylinder, Oscillator, and Vacuum. It notes energy use averaging 3 kWh monthly, prices from $40 to $160, depreciation about $5.85 yearly on a $65 unit, and guidance on load size and maintenance for longer life and cleaner results.
Pierre South Dakota notes revival of plans for a new marker at Sitting Bull's Fort Yates grave. Disputes linger over whether he was a chief or a medicine man. Fox says medicine man, Vestal calls him head of non agency Sioux, Johnston calls him Unkpapa chief. The Hunkpapa band led by Sitting Bull. Grave markers vandalized or removed by souvenir seekers.
A dying man named Isaac awakens and greets his wife Rebecca and a circle of relatives. He correctly identifies his wife and lists family members: Jake is his son Isidor nephew Rosie daughter Simon son, David and Joseph-Ach Gott tending store.
A clipped quotation from a humorous local page remarks on old-fashioned girls. The line suggests affection for an old-time charm while playfully noting a disappearing quality, reflecting the era’s social tone and witty banter.
The piece traces Klan origins from 1865 Pulaski to its 1915 revival on Stone Mountain and its 1920s expansion under Simmons and Evans. It notes violent acts, congressional probes, and the group’s shifting platform of white supremacy and anti-communism. Evans, as Imperial Wizard, led the mid 1920s surge before a later decline, while the organization claimed renewed growth nationwide.
In Texas, two third-term possibilities hover for the Democratic primary next summer. Governor Allred has not ruled out seeking renomination, while former Governor Ferguson hints his wife Miriam A. Ferguson, who led as chief executive in 1925-26 and 1933-34, could be persuaded to run. Texas votes governors to two-year terms. Elisha M. Pease served three terms via Reconstruction-era appointment. Ferguson sought the 1918 Democratic nomination after impeachment but lost decisively.
A rural fire threat emphasizes that lanterns cause many farm blazes and electricity offers safer light and water access. Electric pumps and rural lines improve water pumping and fire protection, with 10.9 percent of farms now served and similar rates for running water.
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