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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1936
Page
4
In Fay etteville readers report a critical crisis as citizens in a mass meeting condemn Circuit Judge John Combs for alleged political entanglements. The editorial argues elective judiciary invites corruption and urges reforms toward appointive, long term tenure to keep courts free from politics.
In Fayetteville Arkansas on Monday Judge John S Combs opened the April term amid a request from the Good Government League for disqualification The judge refused saying there is no real reason to step down and pledged action if any case suggests disqualification He noted a past instance when he recused himself in a case involving a defendant who owed money to one party and stated he would do so again if needed
Large crowd of parents and supporters greeted the Hope Boys Band at Paisley School after returning from Fort Smith where it competed in the state band contest. L. E. Crumpler praised the band’s behavior and showing, inviting trip members to speak. Leon Bundy reviewed the trip and commended the band. several speakers and federation representatives attended.
Signatures for the voluntary acreage program of the Soil Conservation Service will continue to be accepted for another week in Mine Creek township. J. R. Reed, local committeeman, said he would keep accepting farmers papers at his home for the next seven days, urging haste. The article also notes Aztec Indios mistaking Cortez and his mounted men as twin beings, a remark about early encounters with horses.
Rome reports Marshal Badoglio’s motorized column covers nearly two thirds of the distance from Dessye to Addis Ababa. Leaflets threaten to bomb the capital if resisted, offering peace if Addis Ababa is delivered. Princess Tsahai appeals to world women to act against Italy’s gas warfare. Ras Nasibu notes Ethiopian losses and air/armor actions near Harar.
At the Arkansas Medical Society opening in Hot Springs, Dr. M. E. B. McCaskill of Little Rock assailed proposals for state run health care and compulsory insurance. He warned of political expediency and the dangers of centralized control, citing Germany as a cautionary example. He said opponents include those seeking money or political appointments.
The Nevada County singing convention will meet at Bodeaw Sunday May 3 at 10 a.m. W. H. Munn, president, and Bobby Nell Martin, secretary, announced the gathering. All are invited to attend.
Chancellor Dodge halted the injunction hearing on an Arkansas Game Fish Commission regulation. The judge indicated the likelihood that fishing will continue this year while the matter is unresolved. The report also notes concurrent events in Washington a House panel approves Marine Band trip to Arkansas Centennial and tentative tax bill approval. Berkshire MA reports primary results with Governor Landon leading among Republicans and Democrats leaning toward Roosevelt in a preferential ballot.
The Scout Leadership Training School opened at 6:30 p.m. in the high school cafeteria with Rev. Thomas Brewster explaining the need for scout training for boys and men. J. Williams led patrols with Lyman Armstrong, G. J. Durham, Jimmie Sones and Henry Haynes named as leaders. meals cost 30 cents and sessions continue through May 7.
A Tuesday night spring football game between Hope High School and an all-star alumni team was canceled at 2 p.m. due to rain. Wet field conditions raised injury risks and the forecast of continued rain led Coach Foy Hanmony to call off the contest.
Washington report says Alvin Karpis now carries a seven thousand dollar bounty. The Postal Inspection Service offers two thousand for information leading to his arrest and conviction and two thousand for Barry Campbell. Attorney General Cummings adds five thousand for Karpis and two and a half thousand for Campbell.
Commodore Harris, a negro prisoner, was fatally wounded in an attempted jail breakout Monday afternoon. An emergency operation was performed at Josephine hospital, with Tuesday reports describing his condition as grave and little hope for recovery. Deputy Sheriff William Robins fired after Harris struck him and fled, with questions remaining about the shooting at Saratoga Saturday night that killed Marshal Hopkins and wounded three others.
Blevins High School will hold graduation at 8 p m Friday May 1 in the high school auditorium. Dr J R Grant of Henderson State Teachers College Arkadelphia will deliver the graduation address. Nineteen students will graduate. the class roll includes Ruth Mie Cumbings Marie Ward and other named seniors.
Hempstead county mothers are urged to focus on diet as a key health factor. Miss Helen Griffin and Miss Gertrude E. Conant explain dietary deficiencies in children and adults stem from lacking foods like milk, eggs, leafy greens, yellow vegetables, cereals, and fruits. Vitamin C is highlighted as important for preventing infantile paralysis, with nutrition authorities stressing adequate intake. Continued on page three.
Cairo reports King Fuad I died Tuesday after a long illness. A gangrenous throat condition worsened over the weekend. Crown Prince Farouk, age 16 and studying in England, will ascend the throne under a regency until his eighteenth birthday.
Work at the Fitzwater oil test on A. J. Lafferty land nine miles south of Hope resumed Tuesday. The derrick is strengthened and a second boiler moved in as repairs continue. Operators plan deeper drilling to reach a producer, with day and night shifts to prevent missing oil sand. The test, abandoned weeks ago at 2100 feet after salt water appeared, follows a favorable showing at the nearby F. W. Martin test around 2400 feet, suggesting the same oil sand may extend into the Fitzwater hole.
LITTLE ROCK. Mistrial declared over the weekend in the Minnie Rose Jenkins murder case. Jenkins, 35, is charged with poison deaths of three of her four children in November 1934. A jury of eleven men and one woman could not agree. Prosecutor Fred A. Donhan said a new trial date would be sought next month for a third jury to hear the case.
Vendors in Richmond and southern cities still sell old remedies from yards despite modern medicine. Demand remains brisk for herbs such as May apple root, dogwood bark, gull of the earth, wild cherry, redwood bark, and rat bane. The crocodile windpipe note ends with a strange non sequitur.
Four negroes arrested in recent robberies in and near Hope were bound over to Hempstead county grand jury after arraignment before Judge W. K. Lemley. Leo Anderson and Hedrick Lewis were held on 300 dollar bonds for the Luther Hollaman Bottling Works theft. Ray Bradford, grand larceny for stealing a suitcase from George Van Natta’s Dallas car, with 300 dollar bond. Commodore Harris, shot resisting jail escape, bound over on 500 dollars for theft of lard and syrup from J. L. Light’s smokehouse. Additional court actions included fines for cattle running at large and liquor sale without license, and several bond forfeitures for drunkenness.
Cherokee descendants prepare to move west voluntarily to participate in the national folk festival at the Texas centennial exposition from June 14 to 21. The piece notes their past clash over relocation and mentions a botanical aside about the rose of Sharon actually being a tulip.
Reports from Rockdale and Cuero describe multiple tornadoes and heavy rain in Texas. A Black woman and her child died on a ranch near Rockdale as a twister damaged stations and blew down crops. Six injured in Cuero as another twister touched down. Downpours and hail battered Hempstead and surrounding areas. farms worry about drought and planting delays.
Report notes a Black farmer in Royston Royston Ga involved in a mob incident. An aged judge reportedly saved him from death eight hours before trial for attempted criminal charge. His body was found hanging from a pine tree in a Colbert Creek bottom.
Federal agents released Johnny Torrio on $400,000 bail in New York after his indictment for forgery. He faces charges including conspiring to evade federal liquor taxes, and was seized by city detectives moments after release.
CHICAGO. The bathroom shifts from white to vibrant colors with green ivory blue yellow and pink enamel fixtures. Plumbing and Heating Industries bureau notes color ensembles are available for spring projects with coordinated materials for walls and floors that are washable and easy to keep clean.
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