This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 23 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1938
Page
4
A Little Rock lawyer A J Rotenberry has filed a petition to force $50 monthly old age pensions in Arkansas. Critics call the plan unaffordable, arguing funds should support schools and public services. The piece condemns direct popular taxation and defends representative government against tax shifts to fund pensions.
Public notice outlines filing requirements for individuals with gross income $6000 or more or $2500 tax due. It explains who must file, by when January 1 ends March 1, and where to file with the Collector of Internal Revenue. Includes cautions and Do's and Don'ts for preparing returns.
The period for the filing of income tax returns for the calendar year 1907 began January 1 and ends at midnight March 1. 1908. Early filing aids government and taxpayer. Many errors arise in computations and misapplication of exemptions and credits. The Bureau notes common mistakes and offers help at revenue offices.
In Los Angeles an aged claimant born in 1800s won a pension tied to a passport dated 1844. The document, used to prove a long war story, was accepted by officials and noted as the only proof of her claimed lineage and age.
The piece notes an American inventor with more than 700 patents or patent guesses, mentioning figures such as Thomas A. and John Connor as other notable scientists. It references an instructor at a Massachusetts Institute of Technology who borrowed $500 to finance his first brass child project and hints at a broader, idiosyncratic portrait of prolific inventors and their fortunes.
Claremont California Harold Davis of Pomona College researches ancient books by reading Shona to capture content for English translation work. He uses moving pictures to record pages and organizes his references by hour and study session, compiling text for later study.
The Japanese government outlined a new policy described as serious in nature though details were not disclosed by Japs Near Hongkong. Six Japanese bluejackets and allied forces reportedly landed at Chung Shan, Hong Kong, with Chinese reinforcements responding as heavy fighting ensued. On the Franco-Spanish border violent activity largely quiet with minor operations. five killed and forty wounded at Cabanal in an insurgent air raid.
Michael Kalinin was chosen to chain of the presidium and retain the post of vice president of the Soviet Union under the new constitution. Joseph Stalin, leader of the Communist Party, was named a member of the presidium as rector.
A Washington woman phoned from Baltimore to report a pot of stew boiling on the stove. Fire Marshal Calvin G. Lauber led a long distance response as firefighters rushed to shut off the gas and prevent a fire in the apartment building.
A vintage etiquette quiz discusses how to introduce people and respond to social cues. It covers who to name first when introducing a man and wife, introducing a child, whether to share amusing anecdotes, and the proper way to recall acquaintances.
President Roosevelt has signed a bill directing the Treasury to pay J. L. Myers of Texarkana and his wife $113.50 for injuries they suffered in a collision involving a Vinatonnbile and a CCC truck near Searcy Arkansas on December 3, 1935.
The circuit court opened in Washington Monday with few cases on the docket. Aiming to finish by Wednesday night, the session might be brief. A Missouri Pacific damage suit against T. D. Anderson was dismissed early. Tuesday's docket includes Max Thompson forgery, Walter Henderson burglary, and Jim and Benny Gaines forgery. Wednesday brings Augusta Nunley murder trial and Joe Ed Smith forgery. Hope municipal court did not sit due to Hempstead circuit court in Washington.
Washington reports administration advisors doubt any holding company abolition law will pass this session. Roosevelt’s broad program and a looming dealer in banking and insurance sectors may delay or limit such legislation. Supporters argue holding companies should apply mainly to those in banking and insurance, while utilities may benefit from stability.
Paris reports a cabinet crisis as Leon Blum abandons efforts to form a national union government and Cas tille Chautemps takes lead to assemble a new ministry. Paris remains calm while aims focus on ending strikes, stabilizing the franc, and reducing the Treasury deficit amid labor and financial troubles.
LITTLE ROCK A petition seeks national Social Security Board approval for the State Welfare Board to amend its standards so county welfare workers who do not meet original requirements can be appointed or retained. Raymond Rehsamen said a letter from the national board protested several appointments. Ed McDonald, regional director, attended a December 30 meeting to discuss the protests. The board did not act on his assertion that the approved standards must be met. State Civil Service rules govern the qualifications and top candidates are certified first.
A fragment from an older text binds the idea that a guiding thought shapes virtue and creation. The quoted line elevates thought as the center of moral aims and the driver of human effort.
Walter White, a light-skinned activist and longtime NAACP figure, has endured repeated threats and bullet attempts as he campaigns against lynching. The South Carolina lobbyist Byrnes accuses him of pressuring Congress to pass anti lynching measures, while White, born to an Atlanta gas worker, has spent two decades fighting racial violence and promoting anti lynching legislation amid growing national support.
A.L. Jones 45 is found dead by his own hand in an outhouse at his farm home seven miles north of Stamps. The body was discovered by his wife. Despondency over ill health is blamed. Survived by widow, a daughter, six sisters and four brothers. Also mentions Lester Brockelhurst petitioning Arkansas Supreme Court for new trial on sanity and a tax/education matter about withholding school funds.
Departments of the University of Arkinsas College of Agriculture announce mimeographed reports from the Fruit and Truck Branch Experiment Station. Reports cover varieties and planting of peaches plums cherries cane fruit and crops for south Arkansas with fertilizing methods for sweet potatoes Irish potatoes cantaloupes watermelons and tomatoes plus results from cotton fertilizer and forage demonstrations. Keywords available by visiting the station in Hope or writing to the Fruit Branch Experiment Station office.
In New Orleans market notes for March, cotton opened Monday at 843 and closed around 8.67 with prices showing a steady pattern. The spread remained steady and ranges touched about 8.76, reflecting modest fluctuations in the sessions.
Washington hearings on charges of discipline breakdown aboard American merchant ships provoke sharp blame. Ralph Emerson of the unions accuses the Senate Commerce Committee of coercive tactics and suppressing a witness, while Chung Copeland urges labor matter resolution before government funding for ships.
Washington reports a joint committee failed to agree on farm bill compromises, risking continuation of the 1937 program into the upcoming cotton planting period. A conference member hinted agreement could extend into plantings, delaying final action. The Navy budget request totals 553 million, with a later push for WPA expansion to help the unemployed. Reed nomination to the Supreme Court faces rapid confirmation prospects with hearings slated and committee optimism.
LITTLE ROCK WPA refuses to grant a $301,925.25 aid request for eight month school staffing. State administrator Floyd Sharp says approval would force curtailment of about 6,000 Works Progress Administration workers, impacting 25,500 workers total and delaying funds amid limited balance and wartime policy.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.