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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1933
Page
1
Here and There Editorial notes a bill introduced in the Senate by L L Mitchell of Prescott to repeal the 10 percent tax on cigars, aiming to remedy a tax injustice.
A Hempstead County editorial urges farmers to raise cash crops only as prices rise, calls for repairing degraded land, and promoting soil improvement to boost future yields. It argues against overproduction, stresses increasing land value through higher output per acre, and links farm health to state tax policy debates.
Mrs H R Hatch her husband and party were traveling to Cottonwood to mine when snow halted their cars. They had to walk sixteen miles through deep snow. Hatch could not walk in high heels and completed the trek in her stockings.
Postoffice will close Wednesday in observance with one half day for general delivery and stamp windows from 1 to 3 pm. Rural delivery continues, no money orders or postal savings transactions. City carriers make morning delivery only. banks and local businesses keep normal hours.
Ann Harbor Michigan scientists report progress toward a mantle paralysis cure. Dr Mauree Brodie of McGill University presented monkey experiment results to a meeting of the Society of American Bacteriologists.
W. H. Dick Johnson of Ashdown succeeded H. H. McGaughy as district maintenance engineer in Hope. McGaughy and office manager M. W. Wortham received termination notices from J. R. Rhyne the same day. W. E. Kinard, field man in charge of maintenance, also relieved but to stay briefly. Foreman J. L. Tedder’s disposition remains unclear.
President Hoover indicated a veto is likely if the domestic allotment farm relief bill reaches the White House before March 4. He called the plan unworkable and said it would do more harm than good to agriculture. He favored Secretary Hyde’s temporary marginal land leasing idea funded by a sales tax. The Senate received the allotment bill from the Agriculture Committee with slim hopes for passage this session.
Denver authorities say Claude K Boettcher withdrew 65000 from a local bank likely for ransom and reward payments after his son Charles Boettcher II was kidnapped by two men on February 12. An employee notes three checks totaling 65000 passed through the bank that morning.
In Clinton Arkansas a jury weighs prosecution seeks the death penalty and defense seeks life imprisonment for Jesse Hardester 17 and Aaron Moody 22 who confessed to torturing and killing recluse R F Leigh to learn his hidden hoard. The cache was later recovered by the Red Cross as Leigh's beneficiary.
Deputy Sheriff Baker suspects three white men masked with facial paint robbed the Fulton toll bridge at 2:45 AM, fleeing with $23.25. The trio abandoned a car near Sprudell and left items, while patrols traced tracks toward Fulton and westward. Toll keeper L. E. Quinn and a second employee were involved. police linked a past kidnapping to local crime context.
Geo. W. Robison and Co in Hope hosts a Tuesday evening openhouse for a new children’s shoe department designed like a miniature airport. Manager C. C. Lewis says the separate area features low benches and hanging planes. Free souvenirs and demonstrations run 7:30 to 10 p.m. with Red Goose shoes exclusive in Southwest Arkansas.
A group of local pastors led by Dr. J. L. Cannon of First Methodist were chosen to head an alliance of city ministers. Rev. W. R. Rogers of First Baptist serves as secretary. A March 6 session at First Methodist will finalize aims and title inviting county pastors to join.
Governor Comstock said a proclamation to allow Michigan banks to reopen for restricted withdrawals would be issued today as the eight day banking moratorium ends at midnight. The senate banking committee approved the Couzens emergency banking bill enabling the comptroller of the currency to apply state bank restrictions to national banks.
Senator Carter Glass of Virginia said he was content to remain in the Senate after reports he declined appointment as secretary of the treasury.
William F. Parrish and Leon Cammen told an American Society of Mechanical Engineers meeting that reclaimed dirty oil, properly cleaned, serves as a more efficient lubricant than new oil. They said new oil contains sludge hindering lubrication, absent in old oil.
League of Nations debate over Japan's Manchurian actions followed a night battle at Chaoyangssu in Jehol. Japanese forces under Gen. Yoshimichi Suzuki pressed toward Nanjing and Peipiao, claiming Chinese troops from Tang Yu Lin's 107th brigade attacked from the rear. The reported clash marked a preliminary step toward Jehol’s incorporation into Manchukuo amid limited other border activity.
Finance Minister T. V. Soong, returning from Jehol City, warned the Japanese invasion could blow up North China’s powder magazine. He said the people’s endurance has broken and Northern bankers readily pledged funds to cover minimum defense needs for the coming months.
TOKIO Japan fears possible League direct action including an economic blockade. Haseakira Hijikata governor of the Bank of Japan says withdrawal alone won’t hit finance but a blockade could threaten Japan’s life though such action is considered highly improbable. Business circles regret withdrawal.
In a sequence of brief items from Miami and Washington officials discuss a Tuesday meeting with French Ambassador Claudel after a Monday war debts conference with Sir Ronald Lindsay. Mayor Anton Cermak remains in critical condition and Zangara’s lawyers consider a new trial as the Roosevelt assassination case continues.
A vacant West Fourth Street house burned after midnight Tuesday marking the city’s 37th residential fire since August, with 16 unoccupied blazes. Sixteen unemployed men had patrolled the area for three nights but were off duty Monday. Firemen valued the loss at $400. owner was C. H. Moxley and insurance partly covered damage. A broken lamp post near the scene was repaired by city electricians.
Washington scientists warn that crossbreeding between American and Japanese oysters could dilute flavor. The slower growing native oyster allegedly risks being replaced by a faster but less tasty hybrid if the Japanese oyster is introduced.
A new Hope serial features Mollie Lambert sneezing through a cold and headaches as she and neighbor Janet, along with Al Rolf and Jeff, drive a thrilling up to the minute story.
In Arkansas the Senate defeats the ouster measure by a 19 to 7 vote while a turnback is approved. The House backs a one cent gas tax for county governments amid tax discussions. Former Governor Parnell denounces a Roosevelt appointment resolution as a cowardly attack and insinuations without foundation.
The Arkansas Senate defeated a Woodruff county sponsored bill 19 to in a vote on reconstituting the University of Arkansas board of trustees. Opponents argued it aimed to depose President John C. Futrell. The House approved a companion bill 7 to. The measure would abolish the current trustees and create a new board while a separate gasoline tax bill advances to the governor.
The Arkansas Senate Revenue Committee voted 7 to 5 to report against Senate Bill 254 proposing a one cent tax on five cent soft drink bottles and 70 cents per gallon on syrup. Dean Dan T. Gray of the University of Arkansas urged support while druggists and bottlers opposed the plan, arguing tax impact on consumers.
Knoxville Miss Bertha Davis pleaded guilty to federal narcotic law violations and asked probation officer Swafford to sentence her. She reported to probation and sought jail due to lack of home and work and fear of breaking parole rules.
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