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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1938
Page
4
The Sunday death of John T. Brannan, longtime pilot of The Texan, after decades guiding travelers safely, highlights blamed failures when a car blocks tracks. The piece condemns prosecutors and public indifference that endanger engineers on 70 mile per hour rail lines and urges accountability for motorists who halt across rails.
The Soil Conservation Short Course began Monday at the Villondal Hotel in Hope with Mayor Albert Ciaves, Ned Stephenson, and Paul Walser among attendees. Speakers from the Fort Worth office and Hope SCS project leaders outlined program phases linking conservation training to farmers and technicians, emphasizing practical site water and soil practices.
Fourteen persons from Memphis to Ozan sought civil service posts at Nashville on Saturday for the postmastership of Gain, a vacancy created by W. L. Citly’s death. List includes B. A. Barrow, Willi Rohigs, Mrs. Birtlie Norwood, Mrs. Charles Ervin, Mrs. William Baker, Mrs. Maggie Jones, Mary Frances Ervin, C. I. Ball, B. C. Walb, Closten Citty, I.artis, M. Stuart, Reece Goodlett, and B. Rush Joes.
In Little Rock a state legislator said Saturday a bid to repeal the Arkansas civil service law was dead. Supporters sought a two thirds vote but failed to show necessary backing. The move drew criticism as a political maneuver amid talk of an extraordinary session and refinancing questions linked to $145.6 million in municipal notes.
The Tradinbon Credit Association in St Larshues will convene Tuesday for an all day session at Hotel Bartow. Leaders, inspectors, loan officers and field staff gather to discuss eligible loans, required security, and how to prepare applications for farm value protection and legal compliance. Representatives from Lewis will join active members to discuss membership and activities.
A succinct aphorism attributes clear thinking as a scarce resource, noting that deliberate care guides decisions and prevents denial of thoughtful insight in challenging situations.
Re port of Allied naval actions near the Balearic Islands as British and French destroyers patrol the Mediterranean beyond the Spanish insurgents base. In Spain the insurgents push on the mountain front near Teruel, claiming 15,000 killed, wounded or missing. In China Japanese advances are slowed by guerrilla actions on the lifeline corridor. Foreign Secretary Eden warns of retaliation against submerged submarines and insurgent air attacks while noting Britain’s patience has run out after further ship sinkings.
The American Federation of Labor announced on Monday that it revoked the charters of three unions the United Mine Workers of America the International Union of Mine Workers and Smelter Workers and the Federation of Flat Glass Workers of America citing their activities within the CIO and a withdrawal from the federation.
The Federal Reserve Board said January saw a halt in rising business activity, with overall industrial production returning to December levels. Retail department store sales held, while autos and shoes saw modest gains and textiles and minerals declined, signaling a broader recessionary pause.
Attorney Lawson Glover of Malvern will practice law in Hope from an office in the First National Bank building. He is a son of former Congressman D. D. Glover of Malvern, a Ouachita College and Philadelphia graduate, and studied law in Little Rock before being enrolled as a practicing attorney at the January Hempstead circuit court. A 100-year-old British statute still bans Welsh usage in law, though Welsh is spoken across Wales.
A 1920 model Portia car, valued under $100, caused the Missouri Pacific’s Texan passenger train derailed at Cunningham Spur near Saline County at 3 07 Sunday morning. Six people died including engineer John Thomas Brannan 67 of Texarkana and railway messenger Peter Grang 14 of St Louis. The train carried 77 passengers from Texarkana to Little Rock, delayed about an hour. the car’s occupants Homer and Frank Wilson of Payne were questioned as drunks.
Arkansas Supreme Court split four to three over ordering a new trial or reducing damages after a jury verdict in a personal injury suit was deemed excessive. It reduced Bonner Jr. damages from 40000 to 30000 against Seaman Store Fort Smith, citing possible undiscovered organic changes.
A quiz on proper club conduct and hosting etiquette asks whether to await older members before approaching new ones, seek consent before listing someone on a program, publicly announce committee service, or send a corsage to a guest. Answers cover consent, gracious color choices, and practical corsage handling at events.
The Hope High School Band will give a free public concert at 7:30 Monday night in the city hall auditorium. The event was announced at noon.
Harvey Firestone rubber magnate of Akron Ohio died at his winter home in Miami Beach Calif early Monday. Announcement came from his son Russell Firestone who said his father passed away in his sleep this morning. Funeral planned in Akron later this week.
Arkansas officials won a temporary injunction to bar spending by the Red River bridge district at Index until bond obligations are retired. The move targets a 1925 contract with the state to build a state owned five span bridge, amid contention over authority and expenditures.
Hope municipal court Monday saw the first violation under the semi annual auto mobile inspection law. Fred Mauldin of Hope pleaded guilty and received a $1 fine from Judge W. K. Lemley. Other cases included Willie Davis charged with assault with intent to kill, Richard Rudd found guilty of carrying a pistol and drunkenness, and several drunkenness pleas with fines.
Sterling D. Cook Jr of Hope Arkansas is among 16 students whose oil paintings will be shown at North Texas State Teachers College. The exhibition runs two weeks in the Little Gallery. His works include Vieux Car Steel Scene and Summer Storm, illustrating still life landscape and portrait techniques.
New Orleans cotton trading opened at 8.65 and closed at 8.64. Spot cotton held steady with three point gain. Middling price reported at 87.2 cents per pound.
In Washington Adm Leahy says US will solve defense without alliances. Tokyo refutes talk of a 43000 ton battleship and declines to reveal future naval plans. Japan and other powers face a February 20 deadline to disclose build plans, or risk treaty sanctions and wariness from Britain and the United States.
Cincinnati Ohio March 20 Anis Marie Halut convicted poisoner of Jacob Wagner elderly acquaintance lost her appeal in the Ohio court of appeals Monday. The three judges declared she had a fair trial and she remains under sentence to die in the electric chair on March 15.
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