23 Dec 1932
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1932
Page
1
Editorial reflects on Christmas 1932 and a world dominated by machines. It critiques technocracy and engineers running government, warns of materialism, and cites Georgia politics and the European debt crisis as signs of national strain amid tax and income data. The piece links debt, farming, industry, and societal values to the era’s anxieties.
In this fifth article, Technocracy supporters describe daily life under their plan. Workers receive energy certificates instead of money, with four hours work per day and four days weekly. Unproductive workers would be assigned jobs while contracts ensure distribution of goods during a planned transition.
Paris Premier Paul suddenly launches new debt negotiations with the United States by asking the U S Ambassador to press Washington for a European war debt solution. In Washington, President Hoover formally abandons foreign debt talks as Roosevelt refuses joint responsibility or a delegation to explore options. Tension eases at the White House after telegrams to Albany and mixed signals from the administration.
St Louis report says Mildred Babe Didrikson announces she will turn professional despite Southern Amateur Athletic Union reinstating her. She boarded a train to Chicago after stating she does not regret her decision to go pro, following earlier suspension for an automobile ad use, which was later revoked.
Florence Bell Newmann Mabry got a divorce from Fred H. Mabry on November 9 for his late nights at Kelly pool. She then remarried Bufford Newman on November 21, later obtaining an annulment to remarry Mabry, who is employed while Newman is not.
The fire destroyed 1,350,000 bushels of grain and caused about 1,000,000 dollars in damage at a Santa Fe grain elevator on Chicago's South Side Friday. Pope Pius secured a 24 hour armistice pledge from Bolivia and Paraguay on the Gran Chaco front. G F Snover, 65, was hacked to death at his Memphis general store Thursday night by three black robbers.
The Senate rejected immediate consideration of the 3.2 percent beer bill, 48 to 23, with Senator Robinson steering opposition and demanding referral to the judiciary committee. The move delays action until after New Year and follows standard committee study procedures.
Washington reports a dramatic national income drop from 1930 to 1931 with a total net income of 16.342 billion dollars and a 6.5 billion decline. Individual net income falls to 13.231 billion, corporations to 3.111 billion, and the number filing returns decreases across both groups.
A New York Sun tribute recounts Virginia O'Hanlon's question to Editor Francis Church and his famed reply Yes there is a Santa Claus. The piece follows Virginia’s grown life as Mrs. Edward M. Douglas assistant principal and how Church's message guides her work with Italian American girls in a densely populated urban school.
LITTLE ROCK prisoners including 14 lifers received Christmas clemency from Governor Parnell. More prisoners were to be freed as proclamations were prepared. Sam Bell had his life sentence commuted to 21 years after killing four in Conway County in 1915, allowing eligibility for full parole after furlough.
Exhausted by quarrels among 17 daughters in law, the mother of General Chang Tsung Chang has entered a nunnery after his assassination at Tsinanfu. The widow fled to Dairen with valuables worth 7.9 million dollars, while the remaining wives fought over 200000 in real estate forcing the senior Mrs. Chang into the nunnery.
London report says boxers Ernie Hockaday and Phil Durley agreed to a six round bout with Miss Tilly Lambert’s hand in marriage as the prize. Hockaday won the decision but Lambert disapproved and planned to walk out with Durley. Engagement later cancelled after judges reversed the outcome.
William E. Roebuck built a wall on his property in Troy N Y and began tearing it down after changing his mind. Neighbor David E Wade on higher ground protested that removing the wall would damage the walk and drainage system Wade had installed beside the wall. Supreme Court Justice Pierce H Russell issued an injunction preventing Roebuck from removing the wall.
The Goodfellows Fund ended Friday with $177.02 in cash and $2 in groceries for the Christmas season. Money was turned over to Ched Hall, post commander of the American Legion, sponsor of this year’s drive. Funds aid city families in need.
Geologists announce a new gold reef in South Africa with an estimated reserve of 1.39 billion dollars and a 30 mile extension. A prospecting company has formed and secured five year options.
The plum pudding is described as the king of Christmas Day in England with faces lighting up as the regal dessert enters, its holly crown and steamy perfume delighting children and adults alike.
The American Barge Line asked the railroad commission for a rate on rail barge traffic after railroads refused to set such rates when carload cotton rates were cut in November to compete with trucks and water transport. Seven Southern governors will meet in Memphis on December 29 to discuss methods to control cotton production and raise prices. Governor Parnell of Arkansas is among the leaders attending.
Six Japanese aviators were killed and another wounded when Chinese irregulars shot down a bombing plane near Wan Pao shan, two miles northwest of Changchun. Fighting has surged in the Harbin to Darien triangle as the Lytton Commission reviews Manchuria urging joint administration to protect Japanese investments.
Rev. Wallace R. Rogers spoke on Keeping Christmas All the Year at Hope Rotary Friday in Hotel Barlow. He urged businessmen to apply Christ’s cheery faith to daily life and warned against neglecting the rest of the Sabbath commandment.
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