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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1938
Page
4
A reader analyzes 1987 private audits and tax trends, contrasting pre Roosevelt tax levels with current rates. The piece argues against raising taxes to curb debt, warning that government spending would shift costs to business and that public policy risks harming the economy.
The Rev. Willa Russell Hamilton opened a four sermon series at West Baptistiel titled Eve, Courtship, Marriage and the Home. The first sermon urged Christian counsel to guard against unhealthy views of love, stressing that God designed marriage as a sacred bond and warning against unwise romantic conduct.
The passage describes a chaotic domestic moment with references to a wife’s sister, a cigarette, and an incident in a store. Officers later stated Trost had told the truth as the scene unfolded with bystanders and neighbors observing the event on a busy classified page.
Kiwanis club heard Meladdin, district scout ETA Woo, discuss Boy Scout origins and worldwide impact. He cited an American pioneer story and urged Hempstead county scouts to gather Thursday at Fairpark for the founding movement anniversary with Minor Huffman as guest speaker.
Horel William Wallace Duckett, a Hempstead county native born July 22, 1862, died at home in Hope after an illness. Funeral services were held at 2 pm at First Christian Church with the Rev. Woo A. Hane officiating and Masonic rites at Rasens Hill Cemetery. Surviving are his widow two sons Ira H. Duckett and Billy Duckett two daughters Mrs Basil M. Newton and Mrs C C Newham five grandchildren.
Boy Scout troops from Hempstead County will meet Thursday at the Fair Park wind building to mark the 28th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America. Admission is by contributions. Four troops, three in Hope and one in Washington, will each present a stunt with Minor Hatfman of Dallas as principal speaker.
The article advises flowers or candy as ideal gifts for Valentine's Day, with telegrams as acceptable alternatives. Any flower with sentimental meaning suits the recipient, and giving to many is discouraged. A personalized touch is valued, though optional if the donor prefers not to include it. barbed valentines are discouraged. Copyright 1938 NEA Service.
Negotiations in London on recalling foreign troops from Spain continued as a Nonintervention Committee meeting was postponed. Russian ambassador Ivan Maisky told committee chair Earl of Plymouth no evidence of Spanish sincerity by Italy regarding volunteers or withdrawal of aid to the insurgents. In Spain, insurgents consolidated ports during a four day offensive. Japan, targeting central and north China, planned to hire Chinese help along a 180 mile corridor. Tokyo would refuse naval information requested by the United States, Britain and France, with a clarifying statement to follow.
The Schaulmwisters club of Hempstead county met Monday night at the Capital Hotel for its February session. Nearly every county school represented by teachers or school board members. Speakers discussed trends in education, rural programs, and the Parent Teacher Association role. A resolution endorsed the 1938 P T A program and urged talks to local PTAs to promote cooperation among home, school, and community.
Letter from W C Thompson asks The Star to publish an estimated cost for a new courthouse and jail to judge feasibility. He requests approximate figures, funding method, and tax impact so voters can decide with full information ahead of moving the courthouse to Hope.
Local option elections under the 1935 liquor act do not affect sale of beer under 5 percent alcohol or the manufacture and sale of native wine. An attorney general opinion to Revenue Commissioner McCarroll says separate elections are needed to curb beer sales and notes native wine remains regulated by Act 69 of 1995. Local options affect only beverages sold under the act used for the election.
Senator John L. Wilson was found collapsed in his bathroom at 802 East Third Street at 10:30 AM. Doctors said his condition is not believed serious, noting a slight head gash from the fall and recent tonsil trouble and flu symptoms.
H C Shauver a Lille Rock based Remington Arms sales representative was found dead in his Nashville Garner hotel room Friday. The cause was a heart attack. Funeral arrangements ahead by Hope Funeral Company with burial planned in Jonesboro. He is survived by his widow visiting relatives in Enymet.
A meeting of white teachers from the county will be held at 7 30 p m Thursday in the Hope High School auditorium. The round table will discuss what the school should do for the child with business session addressing state and national education programs. All white teachers are urged to attend.
An Air France flying boat crashed into the Marseille breakwater during takeoff bound for Ajaccio Corsica. Eight people were killed and six injured, comprising five passengers and three crew. The incident occurred as the aircraft began its trans Mediterranean service.
Ladd Miller of the South Arkansas Implement company announced Farmers Day in Hope. The event Saturday February 12 starts at 10 am with a free 200 pound feed grinding for each farmer bringing feed, followed by a 115 pm film show for farmers and families with farm subject visuals and portable sound equipment from Little Rock. The day aims as a goodwill event, not a sales day, to thank local farmers for their business.
The Department of Education allotted 27.80 from the equalizing fund Wednesday to 38 school districts across 20 counties to maintain a seven month term. Notable allocations include Hearn in Clark county 200 dollars Temple in Hempstead 50 dollars Washington in Hempstead 500 dollars Lawson in Union 500 dollars and Strang in Urion 2.01 dollars.
The Roosevelt administration signals a request to Congress for 200 to 300 million dollars in relief funds for the next five months. Officials expect to mobilize these funds amid winter relief needs and predicted February to April demands. Mayors from Chicago Detroit Cleveland and St. Louis urge a larger appropriation to keep about 1 million people on work relief.
A quoted reflection asserts that being trusted outweighs being loved as a praise. The snippet names author J Mac Donald and presents a concise aphorism on social esteem.
New Orleans cotton opened Wednesday at 88.6 cents per pound and closed at 89.4. Spot cotton finished steady, up 38 points, at 90.6 cents in the latest market report.
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