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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1938
Page
4
Quay Associate Justice George Sutherland retires as Stanley Reed appears nearly certain to be confirmed as his successor with liberal shifts expected between Reed and Black. The piece questions the pace and politics of court changes under President Roosevelt and cites age and party dynamics shaping the nine member bench.
Instructions warn single persons with net income over $2.51 or gross income above $5.00 to file returns. Filing begins March 18, and forms are available from Internal Revenue collectors in each district. Forms WMA apply for those earning over $4,000, with higher thresholds for business or professional income. Deadline falls on March 15 for calendar-year filers, with other dates for different filing periods.
Prescott memorial notices recount George A Hale of Prescott age 74. He leaves a wife and several children including Mrs Kerthin Clarksville and Mrs Hatikins Waren and Mrs Walden Tulsa. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning with extended family present.
Fragmented OCR reads like a puzzle item about brain teaser slang and cryptic questions. It cites a commission like agency and a hypothetical scenario about revival after a long dormancy, with unclear line breaks and garbled names.
A U S citizen, Mrs. Ruth Mane Rubens, is under investigation in Moscow for alleged spying. Russian authorities notified the United States government of her detention and questioning. The case centers on suspected espionage as she vanished under mysterious circumstances while in Moscow.
Lamont senior partner Thomas W. Linant of Morgana & Co. cites lack of fresh capital as a major drag on business growth. He notes broad distrust and investment stagnation despite efforts to spur improvement, calling for renewed access to capital markets to sustain enterprise and advance the economy.
Fragmentary text evokes spiritual closeness and eternal contemplation. Despite garbled wording, the snippet hints at divine presence and inner serenity, suggesting a meditation on faith and the afterlife.
Federal agents end a four month pursuit by arresting Peter Anders, a former logger, in a hotel after he confessed to kidnapping and killing Ross. Investigators traced the ransom and followed a trail across towns to Chicago.
In San Diego eighteen Navy planes launched Tuesday on a 2,470 mile flight to Pearl Harbor Hawaii. The mass flight aims for a 18 to 20 hour journey as part of a major aviation maneuver showcasing fleet reach and endurance.
Justice George Sutherland delivered his final opinion after 16 years on the Supreme Court while William H. Reed, Roosevelt’s pick to succeed King, faced Senate scrutiny by a judiciary subcommittee. Senator Logan urged hearings. no significant opposition surfaced as the panel prepared to advance Reed’s nomination to the full Senate. The court also ruled unanimously that 1943 wartime savings plans did not strip World War II veterans, or their survivors, of automatic benefits granted on active duty.
Dr J O Reavis field secretary of foreign mission for the Southern Presbyterian church will speak at 7 30 p m Wednesday to the prayer meeting group of First Presbyterian church He has long engaged in missionary work and is regarded as an outstanding speaker A large attendance urged Meteorologists in India plan to use balloons five feet in diameter to gather data on monsoon air currents and aid weather forecasting.
A Hempstead circuit court jury returned verdicts in several civil actions. Newt Bundy of Hope was awarded 288 judgment against Raymond Wilson in a motor vehicle collision suit. Wilson’s brother D. B. Wilson received possession of the automobile. Mivion Wasson, State Bank Commissioner, won a judgment against JG Garrett over a defunct Arkansas Bank & Trust credit, and another suit awarded 150 for a tract of land against R. B. Tyree. Oscar Blick’s suit against American Workmen Insurance Co proceeded as jurors heard intense testimony. The criminal session opens Wednesday with trials of Max Thompson for forgery and others including August 9, for murder, and Walter Henderson for burglary and theft.
A fragmented report discusses conflicts over welfare authority between the state welfare commissioner Miss Gussie Haynie and the State Welfare Board versus the federal Social Security Board. The dispute concerns funding and staff adequacy for aged, blind, and dependent children programs, with Governor Builes weighing in after a December 30 meeting. Continued on Page Three.
The Kiwanis Club’s twenty first anniversary program at Capital hotel featured R M Trout Morgan Lindsey store Leo Touer Duggar’s store and Fred Cook Hope Steam Laundry. Trout praised Hope for pavement schools and churches and its business climate. Touer urged support for the Spring pottery industry as a new payroll for the city. Cook, a guest, spoke of a cultural tour through Hope and praised local schools and people, naming Hope as highly desirable.
John D. Biggers released figures from the national unemployment census for November 16-20, 1937, showing 4.4 percent of Arkansas residents totally unemployed, 1.4 percent on emergency WPA projects, and 3.3 percent partly employed seeking more work. The statewide population was about 2,048,000 as of July 1, 1937. County and city details accompany the report, with a breakdown by sex and work status.
A blaze at the Cougee of the Sacred Heart in St Hyacinthe, Quebec, trapped more than 190 residents. Twenty-one people were feared dead as dawn broke on Tuesday, with investigators seeking to confirm the casualty toll.
Washington reports a Senate House conference panel reached a cotton program for 1938 with a target of 10,600,000 bales. A two cent per pound penalty ($10 per bale) applies to sales over quotas, rising to three cents after 1938, and a referendum may approve controls if two thirds of growers back it.
Irish Premier Eamon de Valera and Britain's Neville Chamberlain held a one hour talk on uniting Ireland and Ulster. Officials expect renewed talks later, and observers view the dialogue as a hopeful sign after prior fears of a breakdown.
Answer guide on social usage covering introductions, dancing, receptions, table carving eye contact, hospitality to guests, and engraving visiting cards. Includes sample pairs like Miss Elizabeth Lane Waring versus Elizabeth Lane Waring and Hetty Waring, with concise rules such as introduce a few at a time, never leave a partner alone, greet the head of the receiving line, and offer hospitality to guests.
Tokyo reports Japan instructed its ambassador Shigeru Ka Wwagoe to return home and no longer recognize Chiang Kai-shek's regime. Akira Kagami said the move is stronger than war, as Japan refuses further dealings with the Chinese government. Separately, Spanish rebels claim a north Teruel advance consolidating control over Mount Muleton.
In Pocahontas Arkansas authorities said Mrs. Albert Smith a well known church and club worker from Richmonds community four miles south of Corning Clay County was abducted Monday night by a man and woman armed with a pistol. She reported being fired upon but escaped unharmed. The abductors sought transportation in her car and were being hunted Tuesday.
State police began arresting motorists who did not submit their cars for inspection starting Monday. Officers at Rosevelt Road and Broadway reported 35 arrests in a day. A truck owner complained after receiving a summons hours after buying the vehicle and lacking time to license or inspect it. Superintendent Gray Albright said the drive would continue indefinitely as enforcement grows. Almost 100,000 cars had not met the January 1 deadline. Fort Smith’s monthly bulletin shows 49 dry licenses revoked that month, with 32 from Fort Smith and scattered revocations elsewhere.
The Cotton market in New Orleans opened Tuesday at 6.62 and closed steady with limited movement. Prices remained firm around 14 points and nearby contracts showed modest gains, reflecting tight supply and ongoing demand in the textile sector.
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