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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1938
Page
4
Flooding affected vast land as the St Francis River levee failed near Paragould Arkansas. Workers labored during the February flood to reinforce and stabilize levee breaks and prevent further inundation.
Unopposed tickets sweep four cities in Tuesday elections with promises of local offices. Nashville Ark. Cleares and Arkadelphia report elected mayors and council members. Fish fry Thursday to honor winners organized by local business group. speakers include W S Atkins and Mayor Albert Gries.
A fragmentary note reflects on cautious behavior and adherence to tradition as a guiding law. The text mentions restraint and risk in social norms, suggesting prudent conduct within a communal frame.
The fragment lists names of past U S presidents and other figures as potential candidates in a playful brain teaser. It references Roosevelt, Cleveland, Polk, and D. Roosevelt with hints about their roots in New York and party affiliations. The piece appears on a classifieds page as a puzzle item.
An early 20th century report details RCA profit figures and management remarks amid an inquiry by the Federal Communications Commission. It notes net profits around several millions, per-share figures, and reveals statements by Sarnoff on data requests and company concentration in broadcasting.
In Magnolia Arkansas a Barnett well shows no salt water. production reports indicate low salinity with about 6 barrels per day and a quarter inch choke. Superintendent HH Gouxl notes rising gas pressure and ongoing rig movements near Buckner as crews move to test adjacent wells including Crone No 1 and Waters No. near the McKean area.
City council discussed alley paving at Tuesday night session. Project would cost about $000, funded partly by Hope residents' support and district assessments. Public works, police, and health officials called for study and possible cost-sharing. Police court reports show multiple cases and fines. trash hauling and related charges listed.
Senator Harold Smith of Clarendon filed for another term on Wednesday. He signed a corrupt practice pledge as he runs for the senate from the new 22nd district comprising Monroe and Arkansas counties.
The Fruit and Truck Branch Experiment Station logged 9.87 inches of rain in Hempstead County during a 24 hour period ending Wednesday morning. Fulton reported 21 inches, with flooding along Highway 57 between Prescott and Fulton. Caney Creek rose on Washington Road, washing out bridges and delaying rural mail deliveries as storms unleashed lightning and thunder. The Red River level peaked earlier, with a 28.5 feet reading, and officials awaited a forecast for Fulton Thursday.
The Golden Jubilee of the Arkansas Missionary Union WMU reports 2000 affiliated members and broad cooperation. A fiddlers contest will be held Friday at Blevins High School gym with free admission but required registration. prizes include various dollar awards for best acts and bands in a night of south Arkansas talent.
A fragmented etiquette quiz asks how a housewife should handle tasks and social conduct at table. It presents scenarios about polite speech to servants, proper addressing, and behaving when guests arrive. The piece offers multiple choice answers and prompts what you would do in seating and courtesy at table.
London reports a renewed push for a fixed Easter date for 1989 Good Friday will fall on April 9 under the plan. Proponents argue it would reduce scheduling chaos though earlier parliamentary approval required universal acceptance.
Washington lawmakers prepare Thursday debate on a drastically revised wage and hour bill offering a 40 to 48 hour workweek. The House postponed Thursday action after Wednesday's session ends general debate. Debate aimed at striking the enacting clause from the measure.
The New Orleans cotton market opened Wednesday at 8.62 and closed at 8.60. Spot cotton showed a quiet eight point gain with middling prices around 7.0.
A Missouri personal injury session returned a $33,000 verdict in a case for Mrs. Foster, represented by W. S. Atkins, after a prank caused a fall on her heel during Scott-Burr construction. Another jury awarded $2,500 to Douglas Christy in a separate case against Sinciit A Hempstead, with testimony heard by Robert Alexander.
A North Carolina farmer used kudzu to stabilize three acres eroding soil and divert water from a nearby road. He planted two scars old crowns and provided fertilized care to establish the vines, aiming to prevent further washing of the property.
Police say Matthew Madlock, 26, was arrested at his Nashville home on charges tied to a string of Tepe robberies. Investigators linked him to larcenies at the C. C. McNeill residence on North Hervey Street and other burglaries including a Luck's Tourist Court and an Eg¢heol property. Madlock, who had previous Texas State prison time, is jailed awaiting further action.
Seven men died in a hotel fire that swept the upper two floors of the Hotel Center and spread to adjoining hotels. Victims were burned or suffocated. Three others, including a five man, were injured. about thirty residents were rescued.
The fierce Tortosa battle surged on as Franco's forces pressed the Ebro river valley town with reinforced units. Government resistance frustrated insurgent plans to reach the Mediterranean, while in Paris Leon Blum won a confidence vote 310 to 20, backing decree powers for finance.
The annual 4-H Club Rally will be held at the Fruit and Truck Branch Experiment Station on Saturday April 9 starting at 10 p m Miss Melva Bullington and Clifford L Smith announce a full program with a tour of Station musical numbers and the Farm Bureau 50 prize to the winning school A picnic lunch will be served at 12 40 noon and members should bring food to share
President Roosevelt signaled possible pooling of rail facilities and equipment as part of a broader railroad rehabilitation plan but stated subsidies would not be included. He noted wartime gains from consolidating ticket offices and pooling freight cars and warned subsidies could set a precedent for other industries.
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