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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1936
Page
4
A local editorial argues the town should resist removing all beer sale restrictions. It notes larger cities curb late hours and Sunday sales, urges aldermen to enforce limits, and warns against bowing to beer industry pressure while praising current restrictions.
LITTLE ROCK Senator John C Ashley of Ianed cowry withdraws from the governor race after adviser clashes. Baxter county official withdraws from lieutenant governor bid joining Harvey G. Combs Sam Levine O E Gates Marve Rh Thorne and Robert Bailey as remaining candidates. Combs acts to inform counties to drop eff ballots for all who withdrew.
Washington realizes a division as the Industrial union faction of the AFL faces charges of insurrection and rebellion. William Green, AFL president, notes little chance for peace while leaders like John L. Lewis and others fail to attend the executive council session. The faction argues skilled workers should join their craft union, regardless of employer or location, prompting calls from council members for possible suspensions of the Lewis group.
Norman Thomas criticizes Alf Landon's record as workers face health and safety concerns. Combined profits of 286 industrials rose to 554 million in H1 from 341 million a year earlier, with second quarter profits at about 311 million, up 12.8 percent. Wholesale fall demand seen improving. Latvia removes Ethiopia from tariff list amid Abyssinia annexation talk. A claim about heirs to a 300000 dollar fortune surfaces with a former sweetheart letter.
MADRID Spain 14 The heavy artillery and steady rifle fire bite into the Guadarrama north of Madrid as new waves of government militia recruit from Valencia and elsewhere pour into the mountain passes in what is described as the long awaited general rebel offensive on Madrid. Rebels close frontier DANCHARIA Spain 1 The Spanish frontier was closed by order to rebel forces at Burgos Tuesday as preparations for the final drive on Madrid proceed.
Tentative selection of judges and clerks for the Democratic primary next Tuesday August 1 in Hempstead county. Names of suggested officials for every box will be submitted to the Hempstead Democratic Central Committee at the final pre election meeting at 1 o'clock Friday afternoon in Hope. The complete list will be published Saturday. Kempstead stump tour reached McCaskill Tuesday with stops in Blevins DeAnn Bingen and Washington. In Nevada county candidates spoke in Bodean Willieville Emmet and Waterloo with 8 p m start times.
A downtown backyard scene features three youths Bear Selassie and Shadow posing with a watermelon to celebrate the opening of the 1936 Watermelon Season. Selassie centers with a knife while Bear and Shadow brandish clubs, watching the scene unfold for The Star.
Funeral services for John Miley Caple Cagle, 24, who died Saturday night after an illness of several years, were held at 2 30 p.m. Sunday from the family residence on West Seventh street. The Rev. Gilbert Copeland officiated. Burial was in Rose Hill cemetery. Cagle had lived in Hope two years, moving here with his parents from Washington. He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs C R Cagle and a sister Mrs Lena Wilborn of Senath Missouri.
Berlin officials predicted a virtual end to German American trade after the Nazi government halted use of the aski marks for settling American accounts. Settlements on pre existing contracts are allowed, but further activity tied to the special accounts faces disruption. American cotton and petroleum shipments could be among the hardest hit as the decree strains postwar commerce. The action is viewed as a retaliation against American duties and subsidy disclosures.
Hyde Park report says Roosevelt will tour drought affected states but classifies the coming inspection as non political. The note mentions plans to address water needs and the daily milk delivery concept tied to relief efforts during the drought.
A Trail through Arkansas praised in the August Woman's Home Companion for the Broadway route via Highways 70 and 67, highlighted by Anne Middleton in a series on a Transcontinental Ride. The piece recalls the route’s modern, vast highway vistas from Memphis southward, noting cattle, faint fences, and a western horizon with Hope as a turning point.
Boston mass VP Newell 2 Sherman 27 convicted of drowning his wife for another man walked quietly to his death in the electric chair at state prison on Tuesday.
ARROW LAKE, Mt. Pleasant, Tenn. Dawn here with a bucket of minnows and a 93 cent fishing rod to cut living costs. The writer laments fish traps and forecasts Tennessee spending 15 million in PWA funds. Weather and flood worries appear, with a wry note on storms and rainfall.
Gwendolyn Har din of Greenwood Mississippi won the Olympic 400 meter hurdles in 52.4 seconds in Berlin. Jon Patterson of Oklahoma City finished fourth. John Hughey Woodruff of the University of Pittsburgh won the 3000 meter run. Jesse Owens of Ohio State won the broad jump following sprint triumphs. A separate note mentions Forrest Alton Pytheth and a multi-generational birth context in Calylen Oklahoma.
In Wallenburg Colorado volunteers hunt for missing persons after rain swollen Cucharas river caused an estimated four million dollars in damage Monday night. Sheriff Claude Swift said two cars were seen turning into the rising water as the river bed flooded the town.
PORT SAID Egypt reports say Ethiopian armies threaten Addis Ababa with raids on the Dessye line and attack the capital last week. A bishop is said executed after aiding attackers. Stores closed, population indoors as bombing planes move toward the capital. Margaret Mitchell novel Gone With The Wind passes 20,000 copies.
County agents warn of rapidly spreading cotton leaf worms in Oran Spring Hill Yell Perry Union and Pulaski counties. Immediate application of calcium arsenate is urged to prevent extensive defoliation as cool days last week created ideal hatching conditions and rapid plant growth increased susceptibility.
Mrs. Erin Maddox, secretary to Governor Fu ell, indicated on Tuesday that the governor may grant an additional stay of execution for Roy House and Ayliff Draper, the Garland county death row pair scheduled to die Friday in the electric chair. She said the governor had not yet read the transcript of testimony in the case.
Ed I Rephan, Arkansas ce tail mercantile owner with stores including Hope, departed North Springs Sunday for Boston and New York to pick fall merchandise. He travels East two to four times yearly, planning about a month away. A Houston aviator Jim Davis, who trusted flying over driving, died recently when his car overturned after failing to round a corner.
Hempstead County speaking engagements list sessions on Tuesday McCaskill, Wednesday Blevins, Thursday DeAnn, Friday Bingen, Saturday Washington, and Monday August 10 Hope as windup. Nevada County schedule shows Bodcaw Willisville Enet Waterloo with Prescott windup on Monday August 10.
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