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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1938
Page
3
John T. Flynn notes economic range and European events as key factors shaping the new year. The analysis emphasizes shifting conditions and potential impacts on broader markets and policy responses.
November chapters of the AP Year Review recount GOP gains in Congress and governorships in the U S amid a world tense with Nazi Germany. The Paris shooting of a German envoy by a Jewish youth sparks a wave of international reaction as Britain monitors shifts in Europe.
Helen Magnusen testified for a second day in Druncan Oklahoma court in a statutory rape case against Rev. Albert R. Cregg of Marlow. She described a two year affair and a death attempt believed tied to pregnancy fears, with cross examination probing other liaisons and a past of intimacy in a church library. The defense prepared to call 33 witnesses as Mrs. Gregg would testify for the defense.
A compact note reflects on death and birth with lines about angels around a departed man. Beechor presents a solemn sentiment contrasting endings with new beginnings.
State labor officials from Little Rock and Indianapolis arrived in Hope to negotiate a peaceful settlement of the Gunter Brothers mill labor dispute. About 150 pickets surrounded the Hone mill, which had halted operations after 200 carpenters and joiners blocked entrances. Officials planned a 2:30 p.m. session with Gunter executives to discuss restoring Hope jobs amid ongoing tension.
Circuit Judge Gus Falk by the week ending Friday sentenced Rome Bone, convicted of killing Mrs. John A. Deaver, to the electric chair in a March 10 execution.
A brain teaser asks which of several statements are true or false. It lists items such as pantheism equating to ancestor worship, necromancer as a magician, Clydebank as a horse breed, Burns as Shakespeare’s contemporary, and all humans being bipeds, with the answer page referenced for solutions.
Canberra reports the National Health and Medical Research Council voices concern over a falling birth rate in Australian cities. It urges a national campaign to promote greater physical fitness, linking recent international events to perceived unpreparedness in a war emergency.
Washington early Friday, Secretary Wallace apportioned 138 million dollars to states for highway improvements and grade crossing elimination. The Arkansas allotment covers principal highways 1,702,583 dollars, secondary roads 255,387 dollars, and middle crossings 343,000 dollars for the coming fiscal year beginning July 1.
The article describes a ten year war over trade waged on world ports where money is the ammunition. The United States with gold dominance supports free trade while Germany Japan and Italy push foreign exchange controls and blocked marks to limit gold outflow. Economic power drives the conflict.
Quick etiquette questions cover who pays for church music and veils for small weddings. Answers: father pays, veil optional, engraved invitations if desired, groom may not wear a four o'clock jacket, ring bearer can wear a boutonniere, and if a relative dies choose a home wedding with minimal guests.
The mystery of a suicide victim clears when Miss Effie Umphries 45 of Spring Hill La is positively identified. Her nephew and a friend traveled from Spring Hill to Hope to verify the identity. The body was taken back to Spring Hill for funeral services at State Line cemetery near Spring Hill. Authorities noted over 2,000 people viewed the body in four days as inquiries from several Arkansas and Louisiana cities continued.
At the Hotel Barlow Rotary noon meeting the taphic story of Miss Mary Morris of Monroe Ark was told. Arthritis three years earlier forced her from teaching and left her bedridden before she entered Memphis Hospital for Cripples. After 22 weeks free treatment she recovered and resumed teaching. The Memphis hospital, built with 200000 from a Mississippi donor, is funded by Arkansas Mississippi and Tennessee Rotary clubs.
An underground explosion in downtown Little Rock cut power at noon Friday. Russell Williams, 38, suffered burns to his face and hands while Frank Beals received minor injuries and helped firefighters control the ensuing blaze.
In observance of New Year’s, Hope post office will curtail services on Monday. No rural delivery. one city delivery. Stamp and general windows open 3 to 11 am. money order window closed all day. Mail will be dispatched as usual and placed in post office boxes.
In De Queen Arkansas Gordon Mabry reported to the sheriff that residents of Packard Spur near Horatio were swindled by a pair selling “medicine” with promises of federal pensions. Bottles cost 2 and 5 dollars, claiming monthly checks of 28 and 30 dollars. Investigators seek suspects and victim descriptions.
A lone government destroyer Jose Luis Diez, prisoner at Gibraltar since August, tried a daring dash through blazing guns of Spanish insurgent forces and shore batteries. Seven crew were killed and 11 wounded as the vessel was forced aground near Gibraltar. Rebels moved up at Camarasa near Balaguer on the Le rida front, aiming to sever government lines and disrupt communications. Paris reports Syria's push for independence and French resistance, while Poland protests expulsion of Jews with Polish passports from Danzig. France signals possible colonial concessions to Italy to preserve peace, with talks about Tunisia and Suez influence.
Local Con Scries reports 100 percent success as 8,137 tracts are linked to a plan to keep politics out of WPA programs. Associates say the idea is to set up county boards appointed by local officials free from WPA control with the boards operating independently. The drive is tied to boosting business and PWA claims show 8137 construction projects put under contract.
LITTLE ROCK Arkansas moves to collect between 5000 and 100000 owed by county officials after Comptroller Gofe demanded resignations. Governor Bailey says public moneys defaulting officials are ineligible for office and commissions will be withheld until deficits are recovered. Several elected officials have already resolved shortages to secure commissions. others face audits, resignations, or bond issues.
New Orleans cotton market opens Friday with bid around 8.52 and 6.53 asked, closing near steady for the day. Spot cotton closes steady, up three points, aiding reference price near 65 dollars.
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