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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1940
Page
5
Ark La Company spikes to hope request and agrees to disclose data on distribution lines. The move follows regulatory pressure and aims to increase transparency for investors and regulators.
Kansas Utilities Commission hears petitions on gas distribution data from Arkansas Louisiana Gas in Hope. City officials press for rebates and disclosure, while the company resists admitting debt and declines assignment. Proceedings paused as city attorney withdraws petitions.
Cordell Hull returns from Havana where the Pan American conference aimed to align Western Hemisphere nations in peace and war. The piece notes persistent Europe like tensions in the Americas, argues that U S investment capital is the key to South American solidarity, and highlights Argentina and Brazil as pivotal players in trade and policy.
Hempstead county’s candidate stump tour comes to Hope at 8 o’clock Thursday night with speakers at city hall. Chair Lawrence Martin, chairing, will lead a lineup including judges and representatives as well as circuit clerk hopefuls Pinkey Byers and rivals.
Five questions test knowledge of the skeleton including number of bones in an adult body the clavicle common weight share of body mass the location of the femur and the tibia answer on Comle Page
A concise quotation noting the tension between human justice and divine justice. It contrasts the claim that a thought man is unjust with the belief that God is just and that true justice prevails.
In a British coast air battle near Dover, five British fighter planes and two barrage balloons were shot down as raids hit the southern coast. German high command released the report on Thursday.
Washington reports the senate military committee postponed voting on the Burke Wadsworth compulsory training bill due to demands for tighter limits. A companion measure to call out the national guard was also deferred until Monday. The restriction now proposed caps conscripts at 1,000,000 men aged 21 to 40.
Akron dispatch reports a head on collision between a Pennsylvania railroad gasoline electric coach and a freight train. The red painted coach from Hudson to Akron carried 41 fatalities with engineman and conductor injured. Survivors and details follow as officials assess the wreckage and train crews.
The Hope Camera Club announces a county photography contest with cash prizes open to any Hempstead County resident except club members and families. Submissions due by August 15, 1940 at the Hope Star office, prints 2x3 inches minimum to 8x10 maximum, with name and address on back. First prize four dollars, second two, third one, plus two dollars paid by The Star for any used print.
Homer Adkins the gubernatorial candidate spoke to about 1500 people on Hempstead county’s new courthouse lawn at Hope on Saturday night July 27. He was introduced by Lawrence Martin with John Vesey as MC. The Star delayed publishing the photo due to an engraving plant accident in Pine Bluff.
The fifti annual Nashville Highland peach festival will be held Wednesday, August 7, organized after a business meeting. Cecil Callaham will chair the event with a large committee handling secretary work, treasurer duties, ceremonies, finance, platforms, prizes, queen’s contest, parades, decorations, sound, waters, traffic, entertainment, and more. Southwest Arkansas will be invited to celebrate the Elberta Peach harvest, with displays of fruit for visitors as harvest nears completion.
Edward J. Flynn of New York was chosen Thursday to chair the Democratic National Committee, succeeding James Farley. The appointment, made at a White House conference, takes effect August 17 to direct the party campaign.
Toland the 45 year old deputy state revenue commissioner testified in a liquor conspiracy trial in Fort Smith Arkansas stating all contacts with Southwestern Distilled Products and its operators were routine. The defense and government agreed to excuse 40 more witnesses and 67 sheriffs and state policemen from testifying, saying they never received instructions about infractions of revenue laws by transporting liquor for Southwestern.
The Hope Chamber of Commerce received a letter from W. W. Mitchell of Arkansas Highways stating that reports of routing Highway 67 around Hope are baseless. He said the State Highway Commission focuses on improving Highways 4 and 29 and dustless surfaces rather than rerouting.
December cotton opened at 9.27 and closed at 9.25 as Middling spot held at 10.37, reflecting a cautious market sentiment in New York trading. The summary notes a tight range and limited movement, with traders watching export demand and weather signals.
The ballot order lists Governor candidates FRANK WITTEE HOMER M. ADKINS CARL E. BAILEY J. ROSSER VENABLE Lieutenant Governor candidates BOB BAILEY HAL P. SMITH HARVE B. THORN JOHN M. BRANSFORD LUCIEN E COLEMAN Secretary of State candidates G. CRIP HALL A J DICK EMERSON BRUCE BENNETT WILLIAM N WILKES Associate Justice candidates W R DONHAM J S HOLT J M FUNERAL Land Commissioner candidates W G CLARK OTIS PAGE J LESTER BOOKER Sheriff candidates A JARVIS VANDIVER E ED COTTINGHAM CURTIS D WARD BARTON M SANDERS JOH
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