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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1935
Page
3
Editorial attacks Packers and government pork purchases, argues price trends in gasoline and tax policy harm Arkansans, cites AAA actions and Wallaces critique, urges reform of highway financing and turnback funds, and calls for state control to improve roads and reduce taxes.
Senate finance committee abruptly dropped higher income taxes on the smallest earners and backed a rewritten wealth tax bill. The move aligns with Roosevelt aims to expand the wealth distribution program, while adjourning pressure and farm provision tweaks reshape farm subsidy and corporate tax proposals amid White House discussions.
Addis Ababa dispatches report Emperor Haile Selassie telling his Crown Council Ethiopians are ready to defend their land against invasion if negotiation fails. Italy denies ceding Ethiopian territory while abroad observers flag renewed British offers and Mussolini links. The emperor warns the world teeters near another war but seeks a peaceful outcome.
Union leaders rally to spread a strike on Works Progress Administration projects in New York. AFL upholds protest on wage rates as Labor’s Executive Council recommends transferring WPA work to the Public Works Administration. WPA director General Trogh deliveries says he has nothing to add. Meany meets leaders after parley amid ongoing tensions.
Dee Rox Wagwell faces gossip and a pushy New Deal presence as the Resettlement Administration expands. The piece notes a shift to the government occupying prime spaces once used by the McLeans, with seven buildings tied to the effort and more structures added, hinting at the era's political friction.
County jail costs for the first seven months of 1935 nearly doubled those of 1934, per County Judge H. M. Kephens. He cites a sworn statement by County Clerk Ray I. McDowell and notes $2,893.01 spent for feeding prisoners plus $1,547.06 for fuel and materials, totaling $4,494.06. Three prisoners were released as economy moves, with an exchange over race and release orders involving Sheriff Bearden and Aubrey Lewis.
Washington bulletin reports the draste war profits bill postponed until the next Congress session under an agreement with the senate munitions committee. Berlin dispatch notes the Sturm Troopers reorganized as a quality Nazi defense unit against state enemies semitism and political Catholicism, with fate of the Reichs Steel Helmets veterans' group growing uncertain.
FAIRVIEW Mich Former Senator James Reed of Missouri predicts the Republican party can defeat President Roosevelt in 1936 if it adopts a good platform and nominates a strong candidate He says Democrats should nominate a conservative candidate rather than Roosevelt to win.
Rev Paul Rorie pastor of the First Methodist Church in Stuttgart died Sunday night after a heart stroke at his home. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Arkadelphia with burial there. A long-serving minister, he previously led churches in Little Rock EB Davenport El Tor, Blytheville and Fort Smith. He was noted for having married more couples than any other Southern Methodist minister in Arkansas.
New Orleans report says Mississippi senator Theo Bilbo breaks a year of silence in the senate by warning Huey Long to stay out of Mississippi. He charges Long seeks to influence the nomination of Paul Johnson against Hugh White in the second Mississippi gubernatorial primary on August 22. Bilbo declares Mississippi will never become a province of Louisiana.
Announcement made Tuesday that Tom Kinser leads a new auto loan service capable of financing autos and trucks from 40 to 500 dollars. Kinser stated he has $50,000 available for auto loan purposes and offices on Walnut Street.
Karl Buchanan a wealthy Texarkana chamberman is dying from injuries sustained in a serious accident near Delhi Arkansas last Saturday. Hospital staff said he may not recover as two weeks of treatment and therapy were planned.
Senator Huey Long told colleagues he would run for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1938 if Roosevelt is renominated, possibly as an independent if the GOP backs someone he can support. Long said the run would aim to elect himself, not beat Roosevelt, prompting elated Republican observers. Hoover in East shapes 1928 campaign chatter as Theodore Roosevelt visits New York leaders.
Governor Futrell refused to intervene in the labor controversy halting operations at Warren and Crossett mills. About 1,500 workers idle as talks with labor unions and federal officials failed to arrange a conference. Crossett Lumber general manager J L Arnold declined to meet regional labor board leaders. Warren mill manager R W Fullerton said the plant is closed and the move affected light and water supplies.
Cotton futures in New Orleans New York and Liverpool show declines on Tuesday as favorable weather and abroad cables dampen demand. December and January contracts fall with December around 10.80 to 10.83 while Liverpool quotes place middling at 6.67 and 6.12 for lower grades.
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