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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1940
Page
3
In ROCK, Governor Bailey’s campaign signals worry over highway bond funding as voters weigh the refunding plan during the November general election. Officials expect a tough line as preparations falter, with department heads preparing to leave if Bailey resigns.
A damaged OCR styled notice details a proposed constitutional amendment submitted to voters at the next general election. It covers vacancies in U S and state offices, eligibility restrictions for appointees, ineligibility of relatives, compensation prohibition, and term filling rules with election timing and dates. The document is dated May 1, 1940.
A group of business leaders press for a clean government candidate to lead Louisiana. W Prescott Foster, E A Stevens, Eugene Stanley, and J Rayburn Bonroe back Sam Houston Jones, a Lake Charles lawyer and former American Legion state commander, as the reform choice after probing the Long machine era.
The amendment proposes to exempt personal property up to fifty dollars for unmarried residents and one hundred dollars for married or head of family residents from all state and local ad valorem taxes with authority to designate exempt property. It assigns the Arkansas Corporation Commission powers to implement the exemption, and states the amendment becomes part of the state constitution upon voter approval at the next general election and declaration by the Speaker of the House.
The narrative centers on a political fight in Louisiana where Jones edges Earl Long after a supposed plot involving a mysterious fourth ballot box. A mysterious drunk delivers a tale of the scheme, but Saussy and Jones supporters thwart the plan, with Jones winning by under 20,000 votes.
In a tense drawing room a murder forces Lt O Leary and Sgt Carroll to question Hazel Leighton, Sayler’s friends, and the chauffeur Riggs alias Carlos Gomez as a shot rings out from an upstairs den. Riggs remains the prime suspect while the crew debates motives and alibis waiting for more evidence.
In southwestern Missouri five men were killed when a unit at the Atlas Powder Plant six miles east of Joplin exploded. The plant, employing about 400, produced roughly two million pounds of TNT monthly, with over half sold to British agents, according to officials.
President Roosevelt announced the United States is holding conservations with Great Britain on the acquisition of naval and air bases with special regard to the Panama Canal. He cautioned reporters not to tie it to any speculation about the release of American destroyers to Britain.
Berlin reports two German squadrons breached the air barrier and cleared air over London while three Nazi formations attacked the western outskirts. Athens cites Greek destroyers and a cruiser sinking near Tinos after unknown planes struck. Rome blames Britain for the Helle loss and warns of a broader crisis.
Washington reports Chrysler Corporation will build a 20 million dollar tank arsenal in Detroit with an initial 3 million dollar order. Production to begin in about eight weeks, delivering roughly 1 000 medium tanks for a 2 000 000 man force. British interest noted but no firm inclusion in contract. Also notes visitors from Texas and Oklahoma with local family visits and other relatives in the area.
Leslie Purtle operated Shover Springs store where eight sacks of goods were reported missing after a Tuesday dawn fire. A neighbor spotted the blaze near kerosene and could not save the building, owned by Sander and Dudney and uninsured. Investigators suspect careless use of a mutcer. Also notes visitors and family
An ad promoting Nash's C & L Major Chill Tonic and Laxative claims to relieve malaria symptoms and related constipation quickly. It promises restoration of energy and color, notes a money back guarantee, and lists John S. Gibson Drug Co. as the seller at fifty cents.
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