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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1934
Page
4
Here and There editorial notes that romance can blossom after 40, citing Angeline Ferguson and other public figures who wed late in life. It highlights a trade day in Hope, economic gains in the St. Louis Fed area, and a six part series on mature romance by NEA Service.
Warning issued by W E Armstrong and J L Wariner of the state highway patrol urges operators to display two headlights and at least one tail light on all passenger use and to ensure trailers have clearance lights and the correct license plates. New tags must be placed on the rear of vehicles during checks this week.
Arkansas administrator W. R. Dyess and officials will describe federal relief plans in a 7 45 pm Friday talk at Hoperty hall. About 500 county and city officials, relief workers, and professionals are invited to hear the presentation and discuss Emergency Relief Administration projects in Hempstead and surrounding counties. Local arrangements are led by Hempstead relief administrator J. R. Heney with new projects including street repairs, library work, clerical hires, and office staff for the county agent. Numerous county officials, chamber secretaries, and civic groups are expected to participate.
Paul Dillard 82 died after a lingering illness at his South Boney street home. Funeral services will be held Saturday at Bluff Springs Nevada county at 1 PM conducted by Rev. J. W. Erwin. Surviving are his parents and several siblings in Hope Myre Hustler Harpe Ambridge Airy Bridge Los Angeles and other cities. News of his brother Hum Bennett’s death in Los Angeles reached his family coinciding with this passing.
The mayor Rutt Boyett proclaims Friday April 13 as official Straw Hat Day in Hope for the spring season. The document invites citizens who wish to observe the occasion and notes the whimsy of new spring attire.
An Anvller echo of the June Brashear bank robbery case with hung juries is rising as Brashear's father appeared at Washington where the wit court is in session. Rumors say the father is arranging another trial this term, but unconfirmed. Brashear has been jailed nearly a year since the January trial ended with an inconclusive jury. The second trial ended after three hours of deliberation with no verdict. The elder Brashear hails from Seminole Oklahoma. Other court actions Thursday included revoking a four year suspended sentence for Roosevelt Ferguson, a black man, in a burglary and grand larceny case. he was paroled to R. A. Cartigan of Ozan but later fled to Howard county and was arrested on a statutory charge. A retirement of $100 was granted to Frank Barr by Southern Ice & Utilities Co. Motorist injuries were reported from a motorcycle-truck collision in Texarkana. A damage suit by G. Williams against A. & P. grocery was heard, resulting in a consent judgment of $1200 in favor of C. H. Butler against Hope Auto Company for damages from an auto wreck. A case against Harvey Barr for possession of cigarettes without revenue stamps was dismissed. The only trial listed for Friday was Anna Bell Philbrich vs Western Union for damages from a bicycle collision in Little Rock involving a Western Union messenger.
The Young Men's association declared the first Trade Day a success on Thursday. A survey showed merchants cooperating reported higher business than the prior Thursday. About 40 attendees were at the auction sale at the depot, with plans for a musical event that evening and a fiddle contest slated Wednesday night.
A garbled report notes Hempstead to receive an American aircraft. It mentions a $3,355 turnback and lost flights near China Bay. Names and dates are unclear in the OCR but reference a county quarterly report and pilots tied to U.S. fliers.
A sharp cold snap hit the Deep South and extended to Tennessee as snow fell in numerous areas. The Weather Bureau warned of severe disturbances over Connecticut with strong northeast winds expected Tuesday afternoon. The Great Lakes region saw subzero or near freezing temperatures with notable drops overnight, while Memphis reported a 24 degree fall. The Rosy Cross in Colorado rises to 14,000 feet, a singular peak formed by deep ravines filled with snow, and stands 2000 feet from top to bottom.
Johnson reports Roosevelt backs his push for extended NRA draft licensing enforcement and a Wagner bill creating a quasi supreme court of industrial relations. He says the president agrees with his general labor policy while en route to Washington after a Miami visit, with a near-miss accident involving a trailer and a train. Johnson’s party included Richberg and McIntyre as journalists covered the trip.
Cotton and grain prices listed with May, July, and Chicago futures. May Cotton declines from prior close. notes include wheat, corn, oats and miscellaneous commodities. stock quotations and poultry prices appear in a dense, boilerplate market page with many garbled entries.
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