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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1931
Page
4
Officers described a partial scene amid local unrest as men faced questions about duties and residence. The fragment hints at structured procedure and resident objections under discussion, with no clear names or dates available in the readable text.
The mercury reached 105 at noon Thursday, with Wednesday hitting 104 and Tuesday 102 as July heat outpaced last year. Forecasts warn of thundershowers in northern Arkansas Thursday night and southern counties Friday, offering slight relief in central areas. Five drownings and a heat-related death are reported, including four children in DeValis Bluff and a prisoner in Little Rock.
Four children drowned while wading in the White River near Devalls Bluff. Audrey McDonal 16 Thelma 14 Leroy Lumpkin 9 Martha 7 and Anne Lumpkin 11 were in the party. Thelma’s body was later recovered two miles downstream by fishermen. Alexa Nell Lumpkin 4 escaped. only Audrey could swim. Parents L L Lumpkin of Du Vall s Blues reported the incident to toll bridge workers as a search began for the missing youths.
Earl Page Arkansas agriculture commissioner asks cotton ginners to back a national drive for greater cotton use. He cites bagging with 80 percent cotton and 40 percent jute could lift fall consumption by about 200000 bales, noting cost and weight adjustments as incentives and proposing a meeting if cooperation cannot be secured.
A Houston Chronicle dispatch reports a late Wednesday barge explosion at Port Arthur caused about 500000 dollars in damage. One dock worker, D. S. Oehee, severely burned, and two oil tankers Gulf of Mexico and Carrier suffered fire damage. Multiple vessels and a coke tipple were destroyed or damaged as flames spread along the Gulf Refining docks.
Mount Holly New Jersey January report says Sergeant Harry E Gwynne of the regular army was killed when an automobile was struck by a troop train from Camp Dix to Ville tune. A sergeant and a private were injured in the collision.
Governor Parnell appointed Charles Craig as a member of the state board of criminal identification to fill a vacancy and reappointed Claud A. Brown as director of the Arkansas Service Bureau in Little Rock. Reuters says Britain planned a London meeting of signatory powers on the Young Man incident.
ATKINS B H HURLEY aged 28 died after a mule dragged him a quarter mile near his Crow Mountain farm. injured Tuesday and died Wednesday in a Russellville hospital. He suffered a crushed head and punctured lung, never regained consciousness. Body to Hector for burial in Rocky Springs cemetery. Survived by wife and two young children.
Warren man William Allen 6 was found dead in his back yard Thursday from a pistol wound. Officers said he killed himself and no inquest was necessary. He was unemployed and despondent for some time, his wife said.
Dr Eugene R Lang aged 68 vice president and professor at Arkansas College died at his Batesville home after an acute indigestion attack. Lang, son of the college founder, had long served in various roles including president in several capacities.
Wiley Post and Harold Gatty completed a round the world flight in less than nine days, landing at Roosevelt Field New York after an 8 days 15 hours 51 minutes airborne journey. They shattered the Graf Zeppelin record, though four days ten hours eight minutes were spent on ground and takeoff. crowds cheered as police kept order during the arrival.
Glenwood residents report a bumper tomato season with two buyers on site. Henry Watkins of Hope represents Hugh Raun Produce of Van Buren operates a shed at the depot while Jarvatle and Auld of Jacksonville pack at the freight ram. Expected load about 50 cars with six hundred lugs per car. This marks the first large scale crop growth, spurred by local agricultural classes and efforts by M. F. Stanford, J. L. Edge, L. T. Merrett, and other locals. Farmers plan larger acreages next year as Caddo valley eyes future expansion like East Texas.
Dr. Frank W. Fickell from Payetteville arrived Wednesday after completing his internship and will be associated with B. Cannon at Josephine Hospital.
ENGLAND Arkansas F H Douglas 42 was hurt seriously after an attempt to remove his sister in law from a moving auto sparked a crash near England. He was propelled through the windshield, his wife suffered a bruised arm, and both women fled the vehicle. He was taken to a Little Rock hospital for treatment.
All barbershops in Hope will close Saturday for the Fourth of July after a Thursday announcement. Shops open until 9 PM Friday to accommodate pre holiday needs. Forty general stores, thirteen groceries, banks and public buildings had already suspended business, making Hope a real holiday town Saturday.
New York report states Wiley Post and Harold Gatty circled the world with eight days, 15 hours, 51 minutes total. Their in flight time totaled four days, 10 hours eight minutes, while 13 halting points split the remaining period for refueling, data gathering, and rest. The Winnie Mae averaged about 145 miles per hour.
Prescott's Frank Martindale, jailed on a $5,000 bond for shooting Joe Hamilton on Emmet streets, will confront a grand jury convening in the July term. Hamilton remains in hospital, listed as improving.
Roy Anderson, local agent for Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance of Philadelphia, Pa., placed 31st among the fifty leaders in the United States for paid volume in May. Anderson joined Fidelity last winter and has enjoyed a successful business this year, according to a notice from Fred Poe, Little Rock general agent.
LITTLE ROCK (P) The state rested Thursday in the trial of A B Banks, president of the closed American Exchange Trust Company, charged with taking a deposit from an insolvent bank. The defense began their testimony. Banks’ interests testified he owned 3 million dollars in stock across Arkansas banks and often swapped bad paper for good to stabilize the institutions.
Crowley Ridge peach festival plans advance led by J Bryce Fletcher president of the Young Business Men's Club with higher financial quotas. New committees include floats baseball and arrangements led by Jack Porter. St Francis county princesses will be selected by the PTA and 100 girls chosen as maids and princesses. A matinee ball game Helena Forrest City bands and a regional orchestra are planned.
Testimony underway as the Griffin theft trial continues with nine witnesses already heard. McCall testified he fired in self defense while Griffin, wounded, remained near a bed. Arkansas officers and Texas officials testified as court adjourned for a break, with 30 defense witnesses expected and the case nearing its rest.
London reports the House of Commons adjourned after a grave disorder caused by left wing Labour members opposing the suspension of J. McGovern of Glasgow. Prime Minister MacDonald had moved suspension, sparking a melee as Conservatives remained silent and aghast.
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