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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1937
Page
3
Elmer and Mary Nylan quit stable work for a rabbit-breeding scheme after a magazine ad and a stray check promise wealth. They buy stock, face high mortality, and waste time and money on a venture that collapses, exposing a clever sales ruse to clinch the sale.
Southern Democrats and Northern Republicans allied to block the wage hour bill in the House. The measure, 216 to 198, was sent back to the labor committee, signaling a long fight and sparking political recriminations as supporters urged new conference talks.
TUSCALOOSA Ali Elijie, a soap collector at the University of Alabama, claims his hobby is the “cleanest” on record after a decade of collecting samples from stores in multiple states. He says he is not part of any band and relies on friends to help grow his collection while noting he has hundreds of thefts attributed to him. In South Bend Indiana, a boy sledding frightened a would be purse thief fleeing from Mrs. Mary Gluchowski as he tried to snatch her bag.
San Francisco authorities believe two Oklahoma inmates Ralph Rae and Theodore Cole escaped Alcatraz but may have perished crossing treacherous San Francisco Bay currents. Coast Guard and police searched the area as warden James A. Johnston noted they would be listed as escapes if not found alive or dead.
SAN FRANCISCO. The Southern Pacific requests permission to install two way short wave radios on certain trains to link them with dispatching engines in case of severe storms that cut telephone lines.
In Tokyo a Foreign Office spokesman said Japan may delay replying to the U S demand for full redress over the gunboat Panay sinking and river craft bombings on the Yangtze. Medical testimony questioned machine-gunning claims as officials noted mixed U S sentiment while funds for amends surged nationwide. In Springfield, thirty six Progressive Mine workers were convicted of conspiracy to dynamite trains and obstruct commerce.
LITTLE ROCK Ark Development of a 12 month sports program that will include a summer baseball season was announced Friday by President T H Alford as a goal of the Arkansas high school athletic conference The plan envisions sports during school recess including baseball softball tennis volleyball swimming and more The conference after its first football season will begin basketball next month Its membership started with 18 large high schools and is open to others that meet standards North Little Rock High School will start the 12 month program with Coach Robert A Cowan leading baseball golf tennis and softball next summer The president noted no conflict with conference rules and said weather sports may be added later He emphasized the aim to develop healthy boys and a year round program across member schools
A Hope Ministerial Alliance statement urges international goodwill and disarmament of mind and heart amid the undeclared war in China and the Spanish conflict. It condemns militarism, opposes compulsory military training, and calls for prayerful reflection to foster brotherly love during the Christmas season.
Willis Thornton recalls a brutal unsolved year beginning with the disappearance of Charles Mattson. The child was abducted from a sun porch of his father W. W. Mattson, his nude body later found in a snow-covered Everett brush field, leaving grim questions about his fate and the assailant.
Fred Cook recently acquired Hope Steam laundry and began a renovation. He announced Saturday the installation of three new shirt-ironing units costing 1600 dollars. The machines are Pan-Tex models, including a double-sleever, a cuffs and collars unit, and a shirt-press.
Two North Arkansas towns Melbourne and Marshall will get electric rate reductions after a plant exchange approved by the state utilities commission. H. W. Wright will transfer Melbourne plant to Arkansas Power and Light in exchange for the Leslie plant, with Melbourne’s rates to be set later and a $7,897 rural line to serve 30 customers. Wright also plans a 7.5 mile link from Leslie to Marshall, with Marshall and Leslie gaining 24 hour service.me
Lewisville Ark Burg Whitehead 33 Lafayette county treasurer died at home Friday after rheumonia. Survived by widow two children parents three brothers and a sister. fragmented financial note mentions fiscal year 1936 47 and a loss of about 26 million math days.
New Orleans cotton opened Saturday at .24 and closed at .23 bid and 4.25 asked. Spot cotton closed two points lower with middling at 84.3.
A quiz feature presents five questions from readers on topics such as rivers, languages, state nicknames, a tewahedron, and the pseudonym Mark Twain. Answers appear on the Classified Page.
The Senate approves the administration’s ever normal granary farm bill by 59 to 29 after four weeks of wrangling. The measure, combined with a House farm bill, heads to a conference committee to reconcile differences before possible enactment in the special session. The chamber rejects McAdoo’s cost of production alternative and also votes to fund four regional agricultural laboratories with $2 million initially and $1 million yearly thereafter.
Two famed aviators vanished in 1937 during separate flights. Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared near Howland Island during a round the world attempt, while Sigismund Levanevsky and five colleagues vanished north of Alaska after a Meacows California flight.
A ripped note demanding 28,000 ransom lies with debris from a smashed door. The 12 year old Charles S. Ross was abducted on a Chicago suburban road after a meeting about a sale. Despite a massive police search and over 50 000 dollars paid, Ross vanished never to be heard from again. The case remains unsolved as the year ends.
A fragmentary note suggests a line about giving what you have, implying value beyond courage. It mentions the idea of sharing or linking resources and contrasts what is shared with what is dared or withheld. The text reads as a brief, enigmatic quotation.
Shanghai reports a US naval court investigating a Japanese air attack on Yangtze shipping. Admiral Yarnell sails toward Manila as Japan’s forces push north and west of Nanking, seeking control of Chinese territory and ports.
Rome faces a week of danger as the Tiber River's rising waters threatened the city. Officials feared more floods but by Saturday the river level dropped slowly, with damage estimated around 3 million dollars and thousands displaced from their homes.
Spring Hill community donors contribute to the Red Cross as posters and volunteers coordinate charitable efforts amid ongoing relief needs. An international audience of about 140 million attended T3010 picture theaters over a four week period, reflecting broad cultural engagement.
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