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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1940
Page
5
British and German forces clash off the Norwegian coast as ships exchange fire. Reports say vessels maneuver under overcast skies while casualties and wreckage appear along the shore, signaling a significant naval confrontation in the region.
British and German naval actions near Norway cause heavy losses as ships are sunk and survivors reach shore. Reports state a British vessel and a German submarine were involved, with at least 150 Germans aboard the Rio de Janeiro freighter sunk off Norway. The incident adds to a murky tally of ships damaged or lost amid fighting along the Norwegian coast.
A motion picture travel tour of Palestine will be shown at First Baptist Church in Palestine on Tuesday and Wednesday at 8 o clock. Rev William Hamilton will present screen images and a descriptive lecture featuring Joppa Tel Aviv Mount Carmel Tyre Sidon Nazareth Jerusalem and the Sea of Galilee among others concluding near Bethsaida. The show follows a New Orleans presentation praised by Dr L H Scarborough president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Audience will see Palestine brought to life with accompanying artifacts.
Springfield reports John Stelle proclaimed himself governor of Winois in a last day primary stunt. Attorney General Jatin Cassidy called the proclamation absolutely null and void. The dramatic move drew immediate warning from Cassidy and broad political reaction.
Sidney Richard Stanford, 46, state WPA official and son of R. B. Stanford, died midnight Saturday in Hope from a brain hemorrhage after a severe headache. Funeral at 2:30 PM Monday from Terrndon-Cornelius. burial in Hose Hill. Survived by widow, four sons, parents, and one brother. Stanford had long been with the State Highway Department at Little Rock and led a life of mining and civil engineering work in Americas before settling in Hope.
Relatives here report the death of W Paul Baker 40 a former Hope resident who died Sunday in a Dallas Texas hospital after several months illness He was a junior member of the West Texas Bankers Association and at his death served as sales manager of a wholesale drug company in Dallas He moved from Hope to Wichita Falls later lived in Dallas about two years He was the only son of the late W P Baker of Hope and Mrs Myrile Baker and was nephew of C B Baker and Mrs J L Green of Hope
The item lists names linked to a past news quiz asking readers to identify individuals. It mentions Myron Taylor H G Wells Summer Wells Selma Lagerlof Pearl Buck Gertrude Stein Greta Gurbe Bill Thompson Chester B O Hara Dunivan McCrea Fack Gagnon Harry Hop king Senter Tobey Senator Sateh Al Smidy.
Allied mines in Norwegian territorial waters at dawn prompt Oslo to accuse Great Britain and France of breaching international law. Norway’s cabinet and parliament convene in special session as Foreign Minister Koht denounces violations of sovereignty and neutrality. British and French notes warn of expanded measures to bar enemy contraband in Norwegian waters as tensions rise across Europe.
The Arkansas Supreme Court affirmed that Southwestern Bell Telephone Co discriminated against two Fayetteville businesses by denying public access telephones at the same rates as similar establishments. It upheld penalties of 1500 to Mrs. Cayric Let and 850 to SD Handa under the 1934 statute for failing to provide service.
Gitto Smith, 25, of Archer Motor company, lies confined at his West Second Street home after a knife altercation with Steve Atkins at Luck's Tourist Court Sunday night. Smith required 37 stitches across his abdomen and was treated by a physician for six wounds. Police and officials gave varying statements, with no confirmed charges or formal reports filed at police or prosecutors offices. The Star investigated at Smith’s bedside but could not verify details or contact the night shift officers.
Gov Carl Bailey disclosed a letter from Norman Baker offering to sell the Eureka Springs hospital he founded to Arkansas for use as a tuberculosis sanitarium. Baker, under sentence for a cancer cure scheme, awaits appeal in Pulaski jail. He claimed funding of $40,000 cash for the Eureka Springs purchase.
A rerie market reel of the Boy Scout Circus from Texarkana last year will be shown at 7 30 oclock Tuesday evening at a First Christian Church. Scoullly and all others interested in scouting are invited to attend. The event aims to arouse interest in this year s Scout Circus. Hope has three Scout troops sponsored by the Methodist Gospel Tabernacle and Christian Churches with about 100 members.
The policies commission of the Arkansas Education Association will sponsor bulletins for local affiliated units to aid work programs. Organizations may request copies from AEA in Little Rock. First bulletins cover tax collections and assessments, the equalizing fund, a state salary schedule option, and county libraries as school aids.
George Owen Alyes 83 father of Mrs. W J Reese of Hope died Sunday at his De Queen home. A native of Peoria Illinois, funeral services are set for Tuesday at Wilkerson Funeral Home in De Queen conducted by Rev P P Alexander. Burial will be in Hope Rose Hill Cemetery. He is survived by his widow two sons K J Alyen of Bethany Oklahoma and M J Alyen of Purdy Missouri two daughters Mrs W J Heese of Hope and Mrs H B Morelock of De Queen nine grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
Forty officers of the 153rd infantry of the Arkansas National Guard from Prescott Hope Arkadelphia Magnolia and North Little Rock underwent annual physical examinations Sunday under Major Howell Brewer of Hot Springs and Captain H C Brooks of Conway Major A O Gordon United States Army outlined reorganization plans and Colonel H L McAlister of Conway proposed tentative summer training. A similar officers meeting for the 153rd infantry will be held in Conway next Sunday. Cashmere shawls were imported into Muglansd ity 166 from Tibet.
The Lossie Huddleston post of the American Legion announced sponsorship of Jollopy Auto Races at Fair Park on Sunday April 21 starting 2 40 o clock. Rules require 1931 or older cars, entries not exceeding 15 dollars, and entries must be made by noon April 20 to B Uollis 519 South Fine Street Hope Ark. Races to be held rain or shine with seating for members 11 and 25.
Tornado winds sweep Southern Louisiana early Sunday killing four persons and injuring 27 with one missing. Mrs. Albert Guillie, 24, drowned in the Lafitte Bayou Barataria area about 100 miles south. another fatality reported in Amite. Continued on Page Four.
Two young men Arthur H. Blankenship and Jamesley of Kingsland Ark were badly hurt when a car skidded on rough pavement near Hope on Highway 67. The crash struck a telephone pole and hydrant, cutting water and injuring occupants. both men were hospitalized with serious head wounds and facial injuries. The city plans pavement improvements on Third Street as repairs continued through the night.
Rainfall over the weekend boosts moisture in an exceedingly dry state soil, described as very beneficial by Assistant Extension Director H. E. Thompson. He said the slow steady rains should accelerate farm work if no further weather issues occur in the coming days.
The Grand Lodge of F. and A. Masons will hold eight school of instruction here Tuesday night April 9 at 7 30 o clock at Whitfield lodge. Members of surrounding towns are invited.
Cotton market notes show middling spot at 10.88 with duty and closing figures listed as 1043 and 1045, reflecting carryover trade terms and regulatory context. The brief entry records price points and designation of duty status for the cotton trade in New York.
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