20 Dec 1932
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1932
Page
1
In a series on Technocracy Paul Harrison outlines a movement hailed as a new scientific philosophy. The Technocracy advocates reorganizing America for prosperity employment and leisure, tracing roots to England's industrial revolution and early labor-saving machinery.
Berlin reports Chancellor von Schleicher issued a political decree erasing emergency courts and relaxing press restrictions, signaling a broader easing of government controls. The move follows a government push to restore civil liberties amid political uncertainty in Germany.
Berlin reports Kurt von Schleicher, termed the invisible chancellor, has been chosen by President Hindenburg to lead the Reich's second authoritarian government. His rise follows Bruening era decrees and signals a shift from police vigilant control to measured political maneuvering amid a tense republic.
The article traces Technocracy's early aims led by Howard Scott with the Technical Alliance, arguing elimination of waste by engineers to create unprecedented prosperity. It notes science cooperation, the shift to geo physics and social energy use, plus wartime mobilization as a catalyst.
Sixty three Federal Land Bank sales in this district in the first 11 months show city residents buying farms for homes and about 65 percent of buyers being townspeople returning to Arkansas. November marked a record month with cash payment patterns ranging from 25 percent to full cash. Notable purchases include R L Arthur 80 acres in Miller county F A Thomas 160 acres in Nevada county and W F Gray 120 acres in Hempstead county all in Texas buyers seeking farm homes near towns.
Five robbers struck a Philadelphia branch of the Pennsylvania Company for Insurance on Lives and Granting Annuities and stole about $35 000 from 11 people. Four men restrained employees and customers while a fifth collected cash in a burlap bag.
Bridgeport Connecticut Representative Wingo paused official duties in Washington to remain with son Otis Wingo Jr. after a Sunday automobile collision with a trolley car. The Princeton student is in dangerous condition at a local hospital. a Bridgeport girl passenger was less seriously hurt. Mrs Wingo plans to stay until her son is out of danger.
Official figures report 410 men die yearly from tree falls in Ceylon most during cocoanut harvests. The deadly hazards affect coconut palm climbers with one fatality per day on average.
Washington reports the Democrats will not join Hoover’s plan for a debt commission. The president will act independently to tackle war debt issues while Roosevelt offers a sympathetic but firm stance against shared responsibility.
The Bureau of the Census reports this year's cotton ginned prior to December 13 totaled 12,085,000 running bales. Arkansas contributed 1,217,195 bales. By December 13 last year the nation had ginned 15,354,000 bales.
Census tabulations by William Brummet show Hempstead County ginnings as of December 1 totaling 16,627 bales, down from 28,365 bales on December 1 of the previous year.
The Commerce Department reported a favorable trade balance of 35 million dollars for November with exports at 139 million and imports at 104 million. It marked the first month with decreased totals since July.
LITTLE ROCK David Gates state commissioner of revenue obtained a verdict in Pulaski circuit court for 14 000 against the City of Little Rock for the gas tax on gasoline used by the city for five years before last June. The case will be appealed. Similar suits are pending against Fort Smith and Hot Springs.
The Goodfellows Fund nears the $100 mark as J. L. Stringer reports a $79.84 personal canvass for the American Legion post. The statewide total stands at $95.84 and must reach $200 or $300 to meet Christmas needs for the city. Howard Carter travels to Luxor to assist Egypt’s education ministry with Tutankhamun tomb tourism plans.
In Washington the House split in a heated session over legalizing 32 percent beer taxed at five dollars per barrel. Rep Collier of Mississippi predicted a majority for his bill while Speaker Garner urged passage and Rep Rainey of Illinois opened the debate asserting 3.2 percent beer is unintoxicating.
Local citizens will see a large parade of Uncle Sam's trucks moving from Fort Knox Kentucky to Fort D A Russell Marfa Texas The convoy will return in about two weeks with de horsesed cavalrymen from the First U S Cavalry now mechanizing at Fort Knox The historic regiment will hold a last mounted review before leaving and its traditions will live on in a modern mechanized form
In Hawaii Christmas becomes the peak for firecrackers and festive adornments. Flowers bloom profusely and are braided now, then worn around the necks of merrymakers during the holiday season.
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