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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1934
Page
3
Letters from farmers criticize cotton control yet largely back the Bankhead program. A northern township producer reflects on rent, family size, and cost of living under price supports, proposing equitable adjustments while noting disparities with wheat prices. The exchange contrasts cotton and wheat farming woes and hints at broader policy implications.
New York reports Yuletide shopping surge with retail volumes and dollar value projected to reach postwar highs, while industry shows mixed gains. Steel output rises to 30 percent capacity, auto production edges up as 1985 models begin, and retail sales soar 5 to 25 percent above last year. weather helps, with strongest gains in the South and Southwest and notable rises in the Middle West. Washington notes 26 more million dollar incomes in 1933 and fewer incomes under 5,000, fueling wealth redistribution debates championed by some administrations and Congress members.
Bernard O' Dwyer of Texarkana joins Hope Furniture Co as bookkeeper after 14 years with Nane Furniture. W A Lewis departs as bookkeeper to join sheriff Jim Borden's team.
Belgrade officials indicated Yugoslavia will refrain from independent moves against Hungary if the League of Nations rules against Yugoslavia and in Hungary’s favor. Deportations halted after Prince Paul’s return, with around 2700 Hungarians expelled since the operation began. officials blamed local overzealousness for hardships.
The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld a ruling denying Mrs. Lesie B. Goodwin of El Dorado exemptions from life insurance proceeds. It affirmed that policy proceeds are not subject to garnishment, citing prior state cases and a federal reversal, and noted unpaid judgments against Goodwin and her husband. The court also reversed Boone circuit court on a banking case, ruling poor business judgment alone does not prove a bank president liable to a depositor.
A. B. McCorkle, formerly of Hope and brother of Ed McCorkle of Ark Printing & Stationery Co., is named state printing clerk at Little Rock. He will travel in Arkansas and Louisiana with Little Rock as headquarters while representing Western Newspaper Union. He previously served as Arkansas manager for the American Type Founders Co.
Bulletin reports lingering hope that Lieutenant Charles T. P. Ahmanil may be found alive after a mid Pacific search by the Navy was abandoned. Army undecided on continuing air operations. Local dispatches note related crime intrigue involving a public works contractor.
Washington reports a drive to strengthen federal narcotics laws after weekend raids. Federal agents raided drug dens arresting 767 peddlers as dismantled contraband worth thousands of dollars was seized. Automobiles used by peddlers were confiscated, with Narcotics Bureau chief T. J. Anslinger commenting on the scope of the operation.
Red Kennedy acquitted of petit larceny after a jacket disappearance dispute involving Jewel Monts and Virgil White. Monts found guilty of simple assault and fined. White and Monts incident sparked a fight leading to additional charges. Other defendants faced drunkenness penalties or minor charges. several traffic and rent cases dismissed or resolved.
A corrected list of polling sites for the Bankhead cotton control referendum to be held Friday across the South. County Agent Frank Stanley announced Friday, December 14, with counties and communities listed for Hempstead. Voting will decide retention or abandonment of the act, with committees to report totals to newspapers promptly.
Miss Esther Treva will leave her post as manager of the Postal Pelegraphy office here. Roy Andres will succeed her, transferred from Lubbock where he has worked for several months.
The State Board of Education announced the second apportionment of common school funds this year. The total $520, A80.00 is distributed to 47,676 children with counties listed, including Clerk, Hentpetrad, Ouachita, White, Union, and Pope, totaling the allocations.
Maj. Blake Scot of Prescott was elected president of the Arkansas National Guard association at its annual meeting in Little Rock. Also selected were Lt. M. Fagan of Little Rock as vice president, Maj. Howell Brewer of Hot Springs as head of the Medical Detachment, and Capt. BE A Stoddard of Little Rock as secretary-treasurer.
Mrs. R Huguenin learns of her son M O Hedelel's death Sunday night in Crookston Minnesota. Hedrick, widely known in Hope, had visited his mother here on several occasions. Funeral service planned for Monday in Minnesota.
Tulsa story details 17 year old Homer Wilcox arrested after a conference with his father at police headquarters tied to the slaying of John Gorrell. Phil Kennamer and Sidney Born Jr. are central figures in a complex sequence of admissions and accusations, including self defense claims and disputed theories of death. Skeeter Kell, longtime tent show figure, dies after pneumonia in Little Rock.
New York and New Orleans cotton prices show mixed moves with open, high, low, and close figures scattered across months and contracts. Grain markets in Chicago report steady poultry notes and varying weights, while a list of commodity statuses hints at industry activity in several sections.
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