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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1932
Page
5
Partial results from 17 Hempstead county precincts show Higgason leading Stephens in the county judge contest by 725 to 654 at midnight. In the representative race Monroe leads with 1010 while Steed trails, and local sheriff candidates show Wilson 824 and Bearden 704. District results include circuit clerk and treasurer tallies with several candidates listed.
Nevada County reports 11 of 24 precincts with race tallies for U S Senator and state offices. Notable figures include Caraway 432 and DeCamp 32 for land commissioner while Neal 461 and Harris 486 vie for statewide supreme court and auditor respectively. Congressional 7th district shows Parks 342 and Kitchens 324 in a split result.
Hope Star reports in four counties with 119 precincts, Congressman Tilman B. Parks leads in the Seventh district renomination race. Totals show Parks 1,098, Kitchens 772, Craig 281, with county results from Hempstead Nevada Union and Calhoun varying as precincts report.
Narrative of Winston-Salem’s rise from a Moravian village to a millionaire town driven by Richard J. Reynolds and the Reynolds family. Libby Holman Reynolds, widow of Z. Smith Reynolds, is under $25 000 bond awaiting trial for murder amid a housekeeper’s suspicion of involvement. Authorities accuse Libby and Albert Walker of being present when Reynolds died in the early hours. The piece traces Salem’s religious roots and the town’s transformation into Winston-Salem through industry and wealth.
C W Weltman longtime Hope merchant died at 8 30 pm Tuesday eight hours after a stroke struck at 12 30 pm in his millinery store on Main Street He was taken to Julia Chester hospital where doctors found his right side paralyzed His wife survives them They came from Fort Worth and he had been a millinery salesman before opening the store He led the Hope and Hempstead County Hospital association and was active in Watermelon Festivals and Southwest Arkansas Fairs Funeral arrangements not announced Tuesday night
Partial results from Hempstead county show 13 of 38 precincts reporting. Voters cast varied totals for U S senator Bodenhamer 258 Brough 43 Caraway 317 Miles 22 Kirby 35 Martin 11 Hutton 4 and other statewide and local offices with counts listed.
A large Hope crowd packed the county event as candidates for county judge and sheriff presented final pleas. The county treasurer contenders Frank Ward Wash Hutson Charles Routon Charles Reynerson E B Black and J F Stuart drew interest. Circuit clerk hopefuls Miss Lillie Middlebrooks Dale Jones D B Thompson Bonner Barrow spoke next with strong turnout. Representatives Emory Thompson E G Steed Luke Monroe P C Holt I L Pilkinton noted attendance. Sheriff hopefuls Jim Dodson John Wilson Jim Bearden and S M Sutton pledged loyalty and service. Reports say the stump tour attracted more citizens than in years past.
Wellington reports ash from Chilean volcanoes in the upper air caused unusually bright sunsets, extraordinary moon halos and cooler temperatures in New Zealand during the prior month, according to Ernest Kidson, meteorological director of the dominion.
The Nanking cabinet resigned after Wang Ching Wei refused to withdraw as premier. Wang, head of the Executive Yuan, quit citing the passive stance of Northern authorities on Manchuria. renewed border tensions followed alleged Japanese incursions into Chinese territory.
Secretary of State Stimson told the Council on Foreign Relations in New York that the Briand Kellogg pact could peacefully end hostilities by mobilizing public opinion. reactions in Tokyo and Geneva followed the remarks, with Japan interpreting them as an accusation of aggression in Manchuria.
The 1932 national air races in Cleveland from August 27 to September 7 will feature a vertical altitude race proposed by the Aero Club of Poland. Contestants must climb above 25000 feet, then dive to the start, with two barographs and a thermograph to record height. Col. George Kossowski, a Polish war aviator, will be among entrants.
Berlin authorities announce a new decree by President von Hindenburg to curb political violence. It imposes heavy penalties including the death sentence for acts of political terrorism and creates special courts to enforce the measures.
Election returns show precinct by precinct tallies for governor and senator across numerous counties including Little River Washington Pulaski Sevier Ouachita Lafayette Folk and others. Candidates Futrell Priddy Blackwood Terral Priddy and Woodrow lead in various districts with substantial county totals and notable cross county patterns.
Indiana uses relief gardens to feed unemployed and part time workers. Purdue University’s H. E. Young reports widespread projects across fifty communities and thirty industries. Industrial gardens total 7,500 plots on 1,000 acres, 21 community gardens cover 784 acres, and 45,000 supervised home gardens span 6,000 acres.
Futrell holds a commanding lead for governor with 12,014 to Terral 5,664 from 39 precincts. Caraway greatly outpaces rivals for the Senate, while Priddy Blackwood Reed and Wilson show notable numbers in early returns from Arkansas precincts.
In the Democratic primary Little Rock returns show Hattie W. Caraway leading by a wide margin with 9096 votes from 10 of 2041 precincts. O L Bodenhamer follows with 4570, Vincent Miles 1871, Charles H Brough 1803, and others weaker.
Returns from 145 precincts show lieutenant governor Milwee leading with 2 304 votes, Cazort 1 830, Wilson 1 197, Kimzey 871, Grabier 718, Venable 441. Attorney general Norwood 2 190, Cypert 1 742, Sheffield 1 114. State auditor Humphrey 1 547, Parker 1 133, Hand 584. Mines and manufacturers Page 1 654, Ellison 527, Atkinson 371, Matthews 355. Land commissioner Neal 1 579, Rosser 723, DeCamp 350. Supreme court justice Harris 1 754, Butler 1 569.
In Monroe county based on 88 precincts, Milwee leads lieutenant governor with 1792 votes while Cazort holds 1139 and others trail. Attorney general sees Cypert ahead with 1238 to Norwood 989. State auditor shows Pater leading with 531 over Humphrey 317. Democratic U.S. Senator race early Caraway leading with 6,024 votes from 209 precincts. governor results place Futrell top with 3,734 from 129 precincts.
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