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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1937
Page
3
Miss Marie Owsley of Lewisville sustained numerous cuts and bruises when her car left the road near Bradley on Wednesday. The vehicle overturned several times and demolished after striking a tree. P. P. Bates of Shreveport was also involved in the accident.
Howard County grand jury returned 26 indictments after a three day session in Nashville. The civil docket closed with Home Orchard Company of Nashville versus Missouri Fruit Exchange, awarding $1,146.79, as court denied a new trial but granted an appeal to the state supreme court over peach pricing differences from last season.
NEA Service notes a long term rise in the average age of Supreme Court judges since 1789, now about 72. The piece traces the early younger bench, Civil War era aging, and postwar increases, suggesting Roosevelt era proposals could lower the average to around 63 with new appointments.
The chamber advanced a contentious civil service measure amid strong opposition claims it would punish business and tax chain stores across the state. Several senators and alternates noted procedural moves as the teacher retirement bill unexpectedly passed after a quiet session with minimal debate.
Mary Hirsch, daughter of trainer Max Hirsch, campaigns No Sir in the $20,000 Flamingo Stakes at Hialeah Park. If No Sir wins, she becomes the first woman licensed as a trainer to capture the Kentucky Derby era event, the Derby prep, and a historic milestone in American racing.
Report notes member Couch faced questions over holdings in L and A and KC S and Nine L. & A. joint interests. He declined to reveal stock sources, citing possible conflicts with dual service rules. Press mentions Prince, Webber & Co of New York as owners of substantial KC S shares.
Tabulation of highway and toll bridge bond tenders shows few A bonds can be redeemed below par. Of 1,176,000 dollars tendered, only 280,400 par value may be bought with money set aside, costing 279,072.67 dollars for a saving of 927.33 dollars. Tender yields span 97.78 to 101.8 with most above par and B bonds showing limited savings.
The Tri County Clinical Society of Hempstead Nevada and Clark counties held its monthly meeting at 7 30 p m Thursday in Hotel Barlow with about 35 physicians attending from Arkansas and Texas. Dr J W Branch of Hope lectured on myelogenous leukemia, Dr Clyde Rodgers of Little Rock spoke on pregnancy care, and Dr T Ruel Brown of Little Rock discussed renal abnormalities.
Washington leaders in the Senate won their first major victory of the new session by sending to the White House a three year extension of the reciprocal tariff law. The bill passed 58 to 24 after a brief revolt unsettled Democrats, with a 41 to 36 amendment that would have forced tariffs to remain high to offset foreign producer gains. The amendment failed 42 to 39 on reconsideration. The act allows the president to cut trade barriers via reciprocal agreements without congressional approval.
A discussion on how women cope with gossip and secrecy amid economic independence. The piece contrasts selfless endurance with a tendency to spread embellished truth, citing Park Avenue social circles and a high profile divorce as examples of how gossip can distort personal affairs and public perception.
Idle women gossip and conditioning drive silent habits says a critique of Clare Bost’s The Women now running in New York. The essay notes 40 women in the cast, no men, and the play’s sharp look at confidences and social masking amid domestic revelations.
In Santa Monica California more than 300 officers escorted sit-down strikers from the Douglas Aircraft plant after a three day occupation. The grand jury indicted 68 individuals for forcible entry and trespassing as strikers said the walkout would continue until Douglas honors their union and demands. The group cited a hastened plan to hear concerns and pressed for a quick hearing on their complaints against the company.
A wry note on how men often keep confidences over wives and mothers while ladies listen but call themselves sponsors of revelation. The piece, dated 1947, mocks norms of entertainment and ethics in a light social column tone. A tip suggests frost burn time in drawers preserves stored sted articles from rust.
A fragment recounts Néwt, a Cincé farmer in Clay Center, drawn by superstition after being born on a Friday January 13. The piece notes drought affecting crops and a period in hospital for a serious illness during the year.
The advertisement promotes Black-Draught as high quality yet affordable medicine. It claims key plant leaves travel 1000 miles to the factory, making the laxative effect reliable and essential, and urges consumers to demand Black Draught as a purely vegetable laxative with about 25 doses per 25 cent package.
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