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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1940
Page
3
In a keynote for the Pan American talks, F D urged readiness and resolve, signaling that the Western world stands prepared to employ force if defense measures fail. The speech framed collective security and swift action as essential to counter aggression and safeguard stability across the hemisphere.
President Roosevelt told the Pan American Union board on its 80th anniversary that peace in the Western Hemisphere requires readiness to meet force with force if challenged. He warned wars abroad are horrific and destructive, while Admiral Harold Stark testified that enlarging the Navy expansion bill has the Navy Department’s full backing amid global tensions.
Four convicts armed with knives and scissors attempted an escape inside the prison late Sunday night. A veteran guard, E. N. Larkin of Reynolds County, was slightly hurt by a lunge. Larkin held the men at bay until other guards arrived and captured them without further resistance. Deputy Warden Moison Blagg said the men planned to scale the walls and had made a ladder from cleats and belts. Weapons included three half pairs of scissors and two knives. they wore improvised jacket armor with red magazines and shoe strings. One 21-year-old Jasper County inmate, Lestle Cov, talked with Blagg about the plot. The other escapees were Thomas Ford, Joseph Andrews, and Marcus Evans, all with prior escape histories. Photo: Mexico’s movie industry faced capital shortages and production cuts at the time.
A puzzle item asks about United States territorial questions. It queries if the sub hever sets on US territory, whether the Virgin Islands were acquired before or after 1995 and from whom, who discovered Puerto Rico, which country sold Alaska, and which two American-owned Paulfie islands serve as sett steps for Trans-Paulfie planes.
Glen E. Graham formerly of Hone will become vice-president in charge of manufacturing at the Sutherland Paper company in Kalamazoo Michigan on May 1. He was general manager of Eddy Paper at Three Rivers Michigan. He is son-in-law of K. G. McRae of Hope. Louis W. Sutherland, president, called Graham an outstanding papermaker. The Sutherland company employs 1,700 persons.
Oscar John ston of Scott, Miss, president of the Uhre National Cotton Council of Aimeview, told the ninth annual convention of the valley division of the National Cotton seed Products association that the government has capped cotton acreage about as far as possible without major labor, social, and economic disturbance.
Four Texarkana high school students from Arkansas wrote and starred in Almost Trouble, the first place entry in the Works Projects Administration one act play contest at city hall auditorium. Directors and cast included Gertrude Ann Cummings Hazel Duckworth George Kelly and Jim Schlottman. Second place went to Monticello high school My Lady's Lace and third to Camden high school Elzo Solves the Problem. The district tournament precedes the state meet April 23 at Conway.
In Little Rock the State Parole Board granted parole Monday to Earl Jarvis of Hope who was sentenced to two years for burning a hotel in Ashdown last July. Parole recommendations came from Chief of Police Copeland and officials in Blytheville and Governor Bailey had furloughed him last December. Jarvis, now in Blytheville, has letters from Blytheville residents praising his conduct while under parole.
Berlin officials rebut President Roosevelt's Denmark and Norway invasion remarks saying he chose the wrong aggressor. They argued no nation wants wider war and stressed their military aims to localize the conflict. They cited the Altmark incident and British mining as signs of a new neutrality concept spreading war.
Fort Smith Ark physicians from across the state arrive for the Arkansas Medical Society three day convention opening Monday. More than 300 physicians expected to register with featured speaker Dr E H Skinner of Kansas City known for X ray work. The meeting ends Wednesday with officer elections and installations led by President Elect Dr H T Smith of McGehee.
Deputy Prosecutor Albert Graves filed charges against Steven Atkins and Otto Smith of Hope for an April 4 altercation at Luck's Tourist Court. Atkins faces two counts assault with a deadly weapon and disturbing the peace, while Smith is charged with disturbing the peace. They are to be arraigned before Municipal Judge W. K. Lemley next Monday.
William Ft. Orton Jr of Hone will represent the Gulf Coast Military Academy at Gulfport Mississippi in the declamation contest at the district meet in Biloxi Mississippi. Orton earned the right by winning the school’s declamation contest. Chanting is attributed to Ambrose about the year 368.
A compact line from a Rabbinic quip stresses that seeking wisdom means humility and awareness of one’s limits. The aphorism contrasts imagined attainment with true wisdom, warning against self deception.
Sweden braces for invasion as European war drums redraw maps. Armed forces, including professional units, drill and prepare across major cities and bases. Authorities urge vigilance and readiness amid tensions with neighboring states.
Sweden faces a strategic dilemma between active defense and neutrality as Germany and Russia vie for influence. Sweden’s strength lies in large military manpower, fortified positions, and the famed Bofors anti aircraft guns. The nation’s air force remains small but backed by top quality ships and coastal defenses.
AP Feature Service writer outlines how Germany invasion of neutral states signals strain from the ongoing blockade and food shortages. It notes British efforts to tighten the blockade, possible moves on Sweden, and the impact on German meat and fat supplies for next winter, with Denmark’s invasion serving as a diversion.
A fragment notes a bold art event linked to a high setting. The text mentions Britain, Norway, and iron related themes, suggesting an international art project or exhibition with dramatic creative framing. Further details are unreadable, but the fragment signals cross national references and a bold artistic endeavor.
Reports from London Stockholm and Berlin describe British raids, naval blockades, and Norwegian port actions around Narvik. German claims of Norse resistance and submarine sinkings are echoed as Italy shifts to methane gas from waste to save coal.
July cotton trading in New York closed with modest activity as the Wid Midge market drifted lower. Prices formed near 10.89 cents per pound in the spot market amid thin volume and cautious demand from mills.
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