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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1937
Page
5
A jumble of verse and social items notes Mrs Sid Henry and others in local life, a woodmen circle meeting, church gathering, and nearby visits. It lists attendees, host homes, and school and hospital notes, including recoveries and student performance at an academy.
Ministers from Togal whiteehes gathered Monday at the Capital Hotel to organize a Hope Ministerial Alliance. Rev Thomas Brewster was elected chairman. Rev Harrison, vice chairman. Miss Danita Barnum, secretary-treasurer. Regular meetings set for the second Monday each month at a location to be decided. The group thanked the Hope Star editor and staff.
The senior class of Spring Hill High School presents a three act comedy titled The Alley Daffodil in the auditorium at 7 45 p m Thursday. Cast includes Mrs George Roberts Helen Butler Frances Roberts Mae Dell Phil Viper Cherry Ragan Marie McDowell Adeline Stane Robert's partner in the snowuse trap business Bessie McKae Lucette Adleting's maid Mozelle Phillips George Rev somewhat henpecked Robert der Larry Roberts Ray Yorum Mitchie Morgan Alvis Count de Goresse a crook in disguise Neil Huckabee Pap Rogan Cherr father and the maker of Daffodil soap Milton Crain Vengeance a colored servant Louise Yocum Rumpus Riot a colored man of the Roberts Lynn Martin.
AML segments of Thupe were closed Tuesday and were being fumigated as a precaution against meningitis. There was no outbreak and the public store remained open. Officials said they knew of no meningitis in town and residents on the north side were advised. It would take a couple of days to fumigate all the air schools and then regular schedules would resume.
A fragment quotes a noted painter stating that true beauty requires a very large mouth. Mentions Fred Astaire and the Duke of Kent, with Martha Raye cited as having it, highlighting celebrity opinions on appearances amid a line about cooperation with ministers and churches of this Incatity.
Barry Benefield style feature introduces Gladya George to screen in a tale of maternal sacrifice with a resurrec tion through mother love. Saenger screens Patsy Kelly and Charlie Chase in Kelly the Second a comedy riot. Plus a miniature musical titled Down T Uncle Bills with Ogburn School of Dance featuring a large cast and farm to Broadway plot.
A historical overview traces Supreme Court size shifts from six members in 1801 to five, seven, nine, ten, eight, and back to nine in later years. It notes political factors, including Federalist retirements and Johnson era moves, with mentions of Jefferson and Grant in landmark appointments and the Legal Tender cases amid debate over court packing.
The section states that the Judicial power rests in one Supreme Court and lower courts created by Congress. Judges hold office during good behavior and receive a fixed compensation. It outlines Supreme Court original and appellate jurisdiction across cases involving states, citizens, ambassadors, and international matters.
Arthur L. Peyton, 67, died last Friday after a two week illness. Heart disease contributed to his death. He was born in Hempstead County and lived many years in Hope. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Marlbrook Church near Blevins with burial in Marl Brook cemetery. He is survived by his widow, three sons Chester Imon and Jewell, all of Hope, five daughters Mrs Alvon Osborn Mrs Oda Holloman Mrs Arthur Yates Mrs John Godwin and Mrs Charley Prince, all of Hope. Two sisters Mrs Jim Moore of Dawson Texas and Mrs Dora Harris of Haskell Texas and one brother John Peyton of Haskell Texas also survive.
Martha Nash, Emma Jean McCuller, Mary Ann Lile headline a finale ensemble performance with pianists Mrs Edwin Stewart La Dell Ogburn and Drumsi Pete Oliver providing accompaniment in a community recital event.
In San Jose California Sheriff George W. Lyle helped 85 year old Eleanor Cantua by lending $150 and a home five years ago to prevent foreclosure on her 300 acre ranch. She later died in hospital after appointing the sheriff as the ranch’s heir in her will.
Madrid defenders under General Jose Miaja repelled insurgent incursions on two fronts marking the Popular Front government’s first birthday. In the Adri sector rebels were checked on the Mediterranean coast while in Oviedo the northern insurgent command renewed attacks to lift the siege, with the defenders firing heavy machine gun and rifle fire.
Mississippi river gauges at Helena and Arkansas City fell overnight by one tenth of a foot reading 59.5 feet at Helena and 53.7 feet at Arkansas City Tuesday morning General Markham chief of the Army engineers announced in Washington that the flood crest is now not south of Helena The local gauge indicated the crest has passed Arkansas City the last official reporting station on the river supply in this state
The Prescott Chamber of Commerce has a tentative budget of 5000 dollars and has nearly full subscription. About 4500 dollars have been underwritten so far, with the canvassing drive to be finished this week. Membership committee members are listed for West and East sides of town.
Court rulings stress limits on federal power over gold payments and labor regulation. Government cannot abrogate gold obligations or compel gold payments without proving actual loss from deflation, and social welfare and wage controls face constitutional limits. Decisions cite that regulatory and taxing actions tied to general welfare do not authorize broad federal intrusion.
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