Here and There Editorial on Tax List Case Ruling
After nearly two years of litigation The Star’s dispute with Judge Higgason over the 1931 delinquent tax list publication remains in court. The supreme court ruled the case should have been tried as a contract matter rather than on law.
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FTER
the Star
Higgason
Supreme Court
Hempstead Circuit Court
Hempstead County
Hope Star
Circuit Court
The
Star
L. F. Higgason
Alex. H. Washburn
Washington Telegraph
Rocket-Motored Planes May Reach Speed 1000 MPH
Grounded in speculative science, the article envisions rocket powered aircraft achieving speeds around 1000 miles per hour. It discusses potential designs using ordinary motors to lift ships and rockets to push extreme velocities, with EsK ine Johnson outlining the futuristic concept from Los Angeles.
New Superplane Concept Aims for 1000 mph Stratosphere Flight
Scientists at a conference discuss a radical airframe with long open tubes and gasoline burning rockets to push a plane through the stratosphere at unprecedented speeds. Dr. A L Klein of Caltech says scale testing and upper air density pose hurdles, but speeds 20 percent higher may be possible with design changes.
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A. L. Klein
California Institute of Technology
Dr. Klein
Klein
California
Glenn
Arkansas Supreme Court Reverses Tax List Case and Upholds Road Notes
The Arkansas Supreme Court held the note board may issue 2 100 000 in short term highway notes to pay claims against road contractors. It also remanded the Hempstead vs The Star tax list dispute to decide contract terms. The court sustained a Union County salary reduction act and allowed its ballot submission.
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Supreme Court
Union Chancery Court
Chancery Court
Equalization Boards
Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
Note Board
Pulaski Chancery Court
Union Chancery
Post Office to Boost Air Mail Interest
The U S Post Office Department plans a revived program to boost air mail interest, per the Aero Nautical Chamber of Commerce. The effort, paused earlier as airlines focused on passenger traffic, aims to speed up business through air mail.
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New York
U. S. Post Office Department
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce
Average Flying Cadet Figures From Kelly Field Data
From Medical Division statistics of the Air Corps the average flying cadet who graduated from the Advanced Flying School at Kelly Field Texas is 24 years old, 5 feet 9 and a quarter inches tall, weighs 155 pounds, has a pulse of Ti? a blood pressure of 116 and a depth perceptive of 12. Data cover four or five years.
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Washington
Chief of the
Air Corps
Advanced Flying School
Kelly Field
Texas
Third of Million for State Rivers
The army engineers propose a $344,000 total for river improvement and maintenance in Arkansas and nearby states for the fiscal year starting July 1. It covers Red River below Fulton, Ouachita and Black rivers, Arkansas River, White River, Black River, Current River, St Francis and L’Anguille, and Blackfish Bayou. The lower Mississippi system totals $414,500 with additional funds for hyacinth removal and related projects in Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, and Mississippi.
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Washington
Arkansas
Lytle Brown
Army Engineers
Congress
Red River
Fulton
Ouachita
Black Rivers
Louisiana
Arkansas River
Oklahoma
White River
Black River
Missouri
Current
St. Francis
L’anguille
Blackfish Bayou
Mississippi River
Cypress Bayou
Jefferson
Texas
Shreveport
Tensas River
Bayou Macon
Boouf River
Bayous D'Arbonne
Corney
Yazoo River
Mississippi
Big Sunflower River
Oklahoma Tests Rice on Potent nine-acre trial
Potalu in Oklahoma reports J M Dennis farm near Potau plans 200 acres for next year after nine acre rice test proves successful.
Bear Attack Hallucination at Capitol Exhibit
A tour group at the Utah state capitol encountered a feared bear image in the basement exhibit. One man, intoxicated, panicked and fled after mistaking a stuffed trophy for a live bear, causing a brief commotion during exhibit prep.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
State Capitol
Five escape unharmed after Elm and Third crash
A Chevrolet driven by Mrs Gennie McLain and carrying Oral Ward Porter Reed Bernice Boswell and her daughter Ruth McLain turned upside down after colliding with Miss Louise Lewis Buick on Elm and Third streets about 8 30 Sunday night. All occupants escaped with minor bruises and scratches as both cars suffered extensive damage.
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Elm
Third Streets
Gennie McLain
Oral Ward
Porter Reed
Bernice Boswell
Ruth McLain
McLain
Louise Lewis
Cotton Market Slips Slightly In Late November Period
The Memphis cotton market for November 26 to December 2 shows quotations about 10 points lower than the prior week. Domestic demand for spot cotton is fair with foreign demand mixed from poor to active, favoring immediate shipments. Average price 5.62c vs 5.71c on Nov 25 and 5.70c a year ago. spot sales reach 215,437 bales in ten markets, up from last week. Weather delays pickings in central northern belts. harvest near completion elsewhere. World consumption for three months stands at 3.3 million bales, exports to December 2 about 3.1 million, with Japan shipments around 520k bases to Nov 25.
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Memphis
U. S. Department Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Mississippi Valley
New York Cotton Exchange Service
Japan
Missouri Pacific President Visits Hope En Route to Texarkana
L. W. Baldwin president of Missouri Pacific rode through Hope on Monday afternoon aboard No. 7 bound for Texarkana where a Railroad Week program is set for that night under Texarkana Kiwanis sponsorship. He traveled with W. E. Lamb division superintendent and W. E. Brooks general superintendent who joined in Little Rock.
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L. W. Baldwin
Missouri Facific
Hope
Texarkana
Mr. Baldwin
W. E. Lamb
W. E. Brooks
St. Louis
Little Rock
Fruit trials show regional fruit varieties at Arkansas station
University of Arkansas Hempstead County station tests hundreds of fruit varieties to identify those best suited to South Arkansas. Over three years Peach shows Early Rose to Anabel as top quality yielders. Grapes include Early Daisy and Ives. Apples Early Harvest and Maiden Blush. Cherries Montmorency and Suda Hardy lead sour varieties. Detailed results available from the county agent or Hope station.
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University of Arkansas, College of Agriculture, Fruit and Truck Branch
Hempstead County
Hope
Arkansas
G. W. Ware
Sam Cameron
Mamie Ross
Ives
Herbert
Niagara
Delaware
Concord
Jonathan
Napoleon
Fruit and Truck Branch Experiment Station
Vapor Heated Plane Developed at Wright Field
Dayton Ohio reports a vapor heated airplane built by the Army Equipment Branch at Wright Field. The craft uses a boiler in the exhaust line and a cabin radiator like an automobile hot water heater to provide heating for aircrew and cabin space.
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Dayton
Ohio
Army Equipment Branch
Wright Field
Hi Ho Stars New Silhouette Puzzle Contest
The Star announces a new six part silhouette puzzle series for Hi Ho players with five dollar prizes. Puzzle No 7 starts this week and entries must reach The Star office or be postmarked by Monday morning December 12. Answers run in the Monday afternoon edition with last week’s results posted inside.
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Hi-Ho
Hope Star
Star Office
Raymond Jones enters Democratic primary for city treasurer
Raymond F Jones of Hempstead County announced his candidacy for city treasurer in the January 24 Democratic primary. A Hope High School and Henderson State graduate with business training at Magnolia A and M and Chillicothe Commercial College, he captained Hope football and has worked as a substitute at the Hope post office. He says his commercial training suits the treasurer’s role and would keep the office in City Hall or a nearby business district site.
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Raymond F. Jones
Mr. Jones
Hempstead
Hope High School
Henderson State Teachers College
Magnolia A. & M
Chillicothe Commercial College
Chillicothe
Jones
Hope
Hope Post Office
City Hall
Hemingway to attend Arkansas world premiere of Farewell to Arms
Ernest Hemingway plans a hunting trip while the world premiere of his novel adaptation Farewell to Arms is shown in Piggott Arkansas instead of Broadway. The event will be a simple town showing with the author and his wife inviting the entire citizenry.
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New York
Ernest Hemingway
Arkansas
Piggott
Ark
Broadway
Hemingway
Counterfeit Alert After Exposition Tie Sale Swindle
Houston police pursue a man who paid with a counterfeit $10 bill to buy six ties from Miss Jennie Loyacana at Sam Houston Hall exposition. She detected the fake the next morning and alerted authorities.
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Houston
Texas
Jennie Loyacana
Loyacana
Sam Houston Hall
Mosquitoes Targeted as Langley Planes Spray Paris Green
In San Francisco Bay area near Mare Island Langley carrier planes attack mosquitoes spraying Paris green from smoke tanks over the water and shore to curb the pests.
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San Francisco
Cal
Mare Island
San Francisco Bay
Langley
Paris Green
City Court Hears 3 Cases Monday
Three cases heard in municipal court Monday reflecting a light docket. Roy Burns was found guilty of drunkenness and fined 25 dollars plus costs. Orville Ward was guilty of carrying a pistol with Judge Gentry suspending the fine for good behavior. Milburn Purtle forfeited a 11 dollar bond after failing to appear on drunkenness charges. Neal Harris’s gambling case was postponed. Last Thursday Pete Towers and others were found not guilty of conspiring to steal 300 pounds of cotton.
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Roy Burns
Orville Ward
A. A. Gentry
Milburn Purtle
Neal Harris
Ozan
Pete Towers
R. C. Jamison
Jessie Jamison
Mooch Jamison
L. W. Sheppard
Garner Resolution Loses Two-Thirds by Six Votes
The Arkansas House failed to reach the two thirds required to repeal prohibition. The vote stood 271 for repeal and 1 against, delaying the repeal until the new session. Democratic leaders led by Speaker Garner faced a tense, suspenseful debate before the outcome.
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Garner
House
Arkansas Delegation Opposes Garner Repeal Measure
In a Washington caucus the seven Arkansas representatives voted against the Garner repeal resolution. Arkansas is the only state yet to take a unified stance on the issue.
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Arkansas
Washington
Arkansas House
Prohibition Repeal Vote Passes House Narrowly
The House debated repeal amid security at the capitol with 407 members present. The roll call ended 271 to 144 in favor of repeal but failed to meet the two thirds needed. Garner signaled opposition to any alternative repeal measures and the chamber adjourned for the president's annual message.
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Snell
New York
LaGuardia
Rainey
Senate
House
Britten
Illinois
Congress
Capitol
Washington
Garner
Robinson
House Expected to Pass Democratic Prohibition Repeal Plan
A few minutes before Congress opened on Monday Speaker Garner indicated the Democratic repeal proposal for prohibition would be adopted by the House. The briefing suggested broad support and imminent approval.
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Washington
Congress
Garner
House
Walker Takes Senate Oath After Appointment to Seat
Senator designate Walter Walker arrived in Washington from Grand Junction Colorado by auto and plane to take the oath and provide Democrats a temporary one vote edge. The Democrat filled a vacancy caused by death and sought election for both short and long terms but was defeated for the short term.
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Washington
Walter Walker
Grand Junction
Colo
Senate
Walker
Congress
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