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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1940
Page
5
The official announced that paving work will commence in two weeks as part of a broader construction program. Details outline planned stages, locations, and completion targets, with emphasis on progress timelines and contractor roles.
Alderman E P Young announced after return from Little Rock that three blocks of new black top pavement will be laid on East Third Street. The project avoids widening the street and lowers water mains to prevent pavement breakage. Materials to be ordered by mid next week with construction to begin as soon as available. Completion expected four to six weeks after the work order.
Dewey strengthens lead with Nebraska win 99 905 votes to Vandenberg 12 108 and 1 956 of 2499 precincts. Roosevelt gains in Illinois with 61 45 percent, while GOP rivals Taft and others loom. Analysts warn early landslides invite stop Dewey movements and vigilance from rivals and party factions.
A brief devotional note quotes James 4 10 urging humility before the Lord with the assurance that God will lift up the humble, offering a call to prayer and reflection. The verse emphasizes dependence on divine guidance and strength in daily life.
A cryptic quiz identifies historic figures from brief hints. April 18 1775 horse ride sparked commotion. a witch burned in 431. exile and Elba return in 184. 1862 Southern secession and new government head. impeached and acquitted as U.S. president in 286s.
The Arkansas Federation of Women's Clubs endorsed pushing repeal of the state’s five-decade divorce law. A petition will seek placing a repeal on the November ballot while pledging renewed legislative action. New officers were elected, with Mrs. Mayfield as president and Mrs. McCain as director. The federation set Harrison as 1944 convention site and Little Rock for the 1942 conference.
Des Moines AP feature profiles Lilla and Lille Anderson two twenty four year old twins and nursing graduates who juggle 48 hour hospital shifts with Drake University classes seeking liberal arts degrees. They plan to become airline stewardesses and aim to finish by 1942 balancing study and social life despite busy schedules.
Geologists confirm the rocks in West Known, South Dakota and Manitoba as the oldest on record, dated at 1.7 billion years. The finding marks a landmark in early Earth history, highlighting two distant regions with matching ancient geology.
A half dozen individuals were convicted on traffic violation charges at municipal court with Judge W. K. Lemley presiding. Several pleas resulted in fines and bonds, including drunkenness penalties and license violations, while others were dismissed or suspended on payment of costs.
Bus riding etiquette urged as a guide to smoother travel. Passengers should board quickly, greet the driver, avoid crowding, and be considerate to others. Do not block seats with papers, move over for entering riders, signal destinations, and refrain from delaying when the bus is full.
LITTLE ROCK The State Utilities Commission and Arkansas Louisiana Gas officials held a conference as commissioners signaled a possible rate reduction without a full hearing. Lon A Cearley testified production costs for the next five years would not exceed those of the past three, basing estimates on no gas price hikes and past costs.
AP feature notes 2.2 million patents issued in U S history marking vast tech progress from candles to 1,000 watt lamps and from horseback to world telephony. It recalls Washington signing the first patent law and a 1790 to 1946 timeline, ending with a note that the rest of the story continues on page three.
President Roosevelt submitted a broad fourth government reorganization plan to Congress aiming to save $300,000 annually and improve service. It would place the Civil Aeronautics Authority under Commerce, move the Weather Bureau to Commerce, shift the Food and Drug Administration to the Federal Security Administration with two agricultural-linked activities, and transfer soil and moisture conservation duties from Agriculture to Interior on lands under Interior jurisdiction.
Rex P. Hayes disclosed the fatal shooting of Harry Stanley during a Montgomery county whisky raid near Silver City. Robert L. Taylor fired as Stanley struck him. Taylor, with Elwyn Gibson and Deputy Jeff Johnson, pursued two men from two 150 gallon stills found 2250 gallons of mash and whisky. Stanley died at a Hot Springs hospital hours later. funeral set for Mt. Ida, Montgomery county.
Unity Baptist Church will offer chicken dinners to the public Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the old fire station building on West Tiffyd Street with proceeds benefiting the church. The scene includes Fort Russell Texas and notes the First Cavalry Unit as a historic unit of the U S Army.
Mrs. R. L. Akins, 45, of South Main street, died Tuesday at 12:30 pm after a long illness. Funeral and burial were held at New Hope cemetery at 2:30 pm Wednesday. Survived by husband three daughters Adele Ratcliff of Hope Mrs. Robert Arnold of Hope and Mrs. Marcus Bright of Fulton two sons David Ratcliff of Fulton and Alfred Radlifo Ennis Texas seven grandchildren. Member of First Christian church.
The State Department announced it authorized the removal from Norway Sweden and Denmark of all Americans wishing to return to the United States. It planned to move those preferring an overland route through Germany to Genoa Italy for embarkation on American ships.
In March 1940 the Hope Arkansas State Employment Service office placed 75 workers in jobs serving Hempstead Howard Clark Nevada and Lafayette Counties. 63 new applicants registered, 256 initial benefit claims and 419 waiting period claims were filed, with 1865 compensable weeks generating unemployment compensation payments. Employers will receive qualified workers. no fees charged to either party. State totals show 3978 placements in Arkansas, up from February.
Earle C. Sams of J. C. Penney testifies before the House Ways and Means Committee against the Fatman bill to tax individual chain stores. He argues chains pool experience, reduce errors, and set higher standards, and warns the bill would raise living costs and hurt the economy. He says mortality among small retailers is driven by incompetency and lack of knowledge, not chain competition.
Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison is seeing rare sights, as the track spy cannot see half as much and a god working his eight bells on the same ships won’t see one third as much. He is, so to speak, in continued coverage on Page Taree.
Amid reports from Oslo and Bucharest, German advances press Norwegian defenses and claim naval successes near Narvik. Soviet reinforcements threaten Romania while Romania mobilizes its factories, as Berlin reports unassembled American Curtiss planes found in Oslo.
The Cotton July contract opened at 145 and closed at 1042 43. Middling staple price is quoted at 8.
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