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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1938
Page
4
Weather Bureau records fall as a 16th day of rain and snow drenches northern California. Hurricane force winds along a 400 mile front raise flood danger and cause multiple deaths in the storm’s weekend onslaught. Suspected inmate escapes and other scattered items appear in the city desk rush.
In Roumania Mundiy a new government forms after the anti-Semitic cabinet of Promier Ovtavian Gogrus is ousted. Dre Cristea takes over, set to rule with a Parliament and postponed elections. Aims include democracy, stability, and economic recovery amid stock losses and banking strain.
Thirteen employees of the state revenue department were dismissed Friday for indefinite leaves of absence after budget cuts. Among those affected were Inspector Robert M. Faust, Assistant Chemist Ret Cunmnabao, and several other inspectors and clerks. The action followed an appropriations shortfall, with several names listed as hard-overs from the Putrell administration. Germany's test night disaster at Talbold left sixty lives lost in a separate incident.
Federal agents tracked a counterfeit operation that used a weekly distribution list. One Hanis gang member posed as a distiller to ship notes to the division, and the mother of the gang was implicated as a key contact before an arrest followed.
Governor Bailey announced a plan to restore two license plates for automobiles in 1939. The move would require front and rear tags, replying to complaints from motorists traveling to other states. The Revenue Department will issue two tags per car and the state will manufacture its own license plates at a state plant to supply both front and rear tags.
Jackson Mississippi legislature approves an anti lynching bill by 66 to 6 urging veto from outside sources. The measure would prosecute lynching participants in state courts and holds mobs civilly liable while not extending to other governments. The governor could use funds to investigate and pressure mob actions.
In London the air is scarce in parts of Magland as garagemen raise prices. A maker of garagemen has decided a 12 cent charge for inflating tires and other services such as filling batteries. They say these duties cost them several pounds a week in time and market disruption reduces goodwill at filling stations.
The Senate defeated a bid to delay action on the administration crop control bill. The vote was 48 to 1. the measure would regulate production and marketing of five major crops. Administration leaders believed they had enough votes to pass the bill despite House delays.
Chief Ein- Hincer of the State Highway Department said the House rule committee would act favorably on an amendment to the federal aid bill. It would permit Arkansas to access unmatched funds for highway construction. Representative McClellan of Malvern was working on the matter after testifying in Washington.
A Missouri Pacific Sunshine Special train struck a stalled car on Preston Street Crossing in Texarkana. Four occupants, all black, fled before the crash, telling officers they were forced to abandon the vehicle as the train struck it. Names given: J N Dansby 33 Armandie Williams 28 Ethel Whitmore 21 Calvin Williams 0, all from Mandeville. Last week another crossing collision near Wisewood killed six, including veteran engineer John T Brannan.
Lonoke Arkansas Jeff Hills, 47, postmaster at Pettus, was convicted of manslaughter in the death of his wife at their home. A jury fixed seven years in the penitentiary after the state sought the death penalty. The jury deliberated at length, and on the witness stand Hills said he did not recall events after buying wine and heading home. The next memory was waking in county jail.
In New Orleans the cotton market finished steady after a drawday with prices near previous levels. The list showed limited changes with focus on nearby futures as traders weighed demand and weather signals.
John Prescott of Washington dies at home after nearly two years illness. Services set for 4 dam, burial at Hully Grave Cemetery with Rev. Robertson of Washington, in charge. Survived by sisters Mrs. A Strour, Mrs. Walter Oy, Mrs. P B Bearden and son Elbert Prescott.
A disjointed 20th century advice piece discusses polite conduct in dating. It references declining a date politely, writing to strangers, use of stamped envelopes, and phrasing for businesslike requests. It mentions caution against presumptuous thanks and suggests posture for polite refusals.
The renowned correspondent Frazier Hunt speaks at the Lotos Club arguing America should quit being everybody’s stooge. He criticizes old alliances, warns against war, and calls for a new Declaration of Independence from Great Britain, urging the U.S. to fight its own battles and adapt to a new era of global power dynamics.
OKLAHOMA CITY Durwood Rider of Hope Arkwis making money by the handful Secret Service Agent John Osborn said when officers walked in on him in the wash room of a small lodging house Osborn took Rider before U S Commissioner John Eacock and charged him with possession of a mail used in the manufacture of counterfeit quarters Rider pled guilty saying there is little doubt and noting prior trouble Rider 36 son of the late Mr and Mrs George Rider of Patmos community south of Hope left Hope 18 months ago
Fred Keller addressed the Hope Rotary club on the general subject of southwest Arkansas. He was introduced by EB F McFaddin, a past district governor. Guests included R L Bankson and Harrison Shepferd, Hot Springs Rotarians.
A concise quotation notes sin as a departure from God, attributed to Luther. The remark frames sin as a moral failing central to Lutheran thought and spiritual consequence.
Scout groups from Hope district of Caddo council gathered at Fair Park recrea tional building Thursday night for the twenty eighth anniversary chartering of the Boy Scouts of America. District chairman ELOP McFacklin presided as demonstrations of scout laws, knot tying, and fire building were shown by each troop.
The Jim Taylor quartet from Hope will appear in the evangelistic program led by Rev. M. F. Ham at Little Rock on Sunday. The services will be held in a tabernacle at Markham and Kings streets with Rev. Hang described as a nationally known evangelist. The article notes aural hearing detail about the evangelist.
Shanghai reports reliable sources say the Soviet Union rejected Chinese pleas for large-scale aid against Japan. Sun Fo had urged Moscow to assist, but Russia chose not to risk a direct Soviet Japanese clash, while China fought eight Japanese columns near the Lunghai corridor. Madrid Shells Renew Civil Conflict as Bombardment Intensifies.
Former Secretary of State Ed F Mc Donald faced two mistrials on charges of false pretense tied to capitol janitorial supply purchases. Prosecutor Fred A Don tam said the case will not be on the docket for the February 21 to March 10 term. McDonald pleaded innocent and offered no testimony.
Washington report on the Reconstruction Finance Corporation creating the National Mortgage Association of Washington to spur home building. The RFC commits 20 million dollars to insure FHA mortgages and fund direct loans for large scale housing, aiming to leverage private capital and potentially capitalize other similar ventures.
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