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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1936
Page
4
The editor and publisher ED M'Corkle commends the Star: Hope on its Centennial Edition. He notes the edition's excellence, calling it unmatched for a city of Hope's size and praising the newspaper's continued moral influence after thirty years of service.
In a New York market report traders push grain futures higher on drought fears. Cotton leads gains with prices up, while wheat and corn rise on expected losses in drought districts. Weather bureau notes temperatures near record highs with no rain forecast for 36 hours across Western states and drought areas.
Arkansas Supreme Court ruling 4 to 3 finds contractors must pay the 2 percent sales tax on materials in construction. The Fort Smith waterworks project, built with PWA aid, anchors the decision, with AAG Fitzhugh noting potential roughly four million dollars more in tax receipts. The term also covers a separate death sentence upheld for Dennis Turner in a Tru Mann case, with two weeks for a motion for rehearing as the court recesses for summer.
The article notes that fatalities on the Fourth of July this year are higher than in some years but lower than 1981 while drownings still mount. It suggests fear and cautious living influence behavior since 1991, yet some gains in road safety reflect better control of machines. The piece argues swimming education is essential for safety.
The Associated Press reports 441 deaths over the weekend ending Independence Day, largest since 1931, with fireworks causing 1i cents, motor vehicles 254 and drowning 103. Fires, burns, and accidents added to the toll. New York saw 59 treated for fireworks injuries and two fires started. Remsen suffered a town-wide blaze, and national guardsmen patrolled as crowds returned despite heat. A quiet Independence celebration occurred in Hempstead County with no mishaps.
Dr S Parkes Cadman, noted radio preacher Tarkes Curhnan, were reported in grave condition in Plattsburg on Monday. Physicians believed a ruptured appendix caused the medical emergency and were monitoring his condition closely.
Labor leaders say the Nonpartisan Labor League has enrolled about two million voters to back President Roosevelt. Key figures include John L. Lewis and Sidney Hillman, with pledges from most state federations. plans call for a nationwide setup by July 1. Roosevelt spoke in Virginia urging Americans to fight for true freedom as he returns to Washington.
The War Department may trade a 1250 acre riverfront site for the old fort near Laredo. Representative Milton West told Mayor Albert Martin of the proposal as the city submitted a survey plot for exchange. U S troops entered Laredo after the Mexican War.
Tokyo reports that a special wartime trial sentenced one leader of the February 26 rebellion to death and five others to prison. The proceedings followed the failed insurrection aimed at toppling the government.
J A Porterfield, once Hempstead melon champion, told The Star staff a 43 pound melon sample and predicted the southern Hempstead county crop would be about half of last year due to dry weather and insect pests. He cited sun ripening slowed by dry conditions and bugs puncturing vines. Porterfield, with 18 acres in melons, lives seven miles south of Hope. The present title holder is O S Middlebrooks of Patmos with a 195 pound melon from last year.
Britain advances toward transatlantic flight with a new air hub at Langstone harbor and a prototype four motor airliner on the Rochester slipway. Plans call for a mother plane carrying a long range seaplane for launch to Bermuda via the Canary Islands as Empire aviation expands.
Middletown Ohio recounts a campaign expense ledger from 1900 showing odd items and lavish giveaways. The account lists tobacco plugs, drinks, school books, dresses, dolls, baby rattles, and numerous handshakes with thousands, concluding with the note that he still lost the election.
Cave City Ky Speciah In Cole county Missouri the county court adopts an ugly attitude toward relief clients denying marriage eligibility while Louisiana lawmakers push a bill to drive women from saloons. Farmers face price swings for flour and meat, illustrating the law of averages per local chatter.
The Hope Fire department wrapped up its third animal rodeo after six Brahama steers and a buffalo escaped from Fair Park and roamed south of the park until noon Monday, captured at the Wiley Eden place. Firemen chased them on foot for most of Sunday. owner Joe Huff of Broken Bow Oklahoma arrived to round up the animals. The event drew about 1,000 Friday night and 1,500 to 2,000 Saturday, with more than 20 animals used and 26 riders and reapers performing. Frank Reeder of Arkadelphia and Clyde Greenshaw of Idabel tied for calf roping honors with a 3-second time. No prizes were awarded for other events.
Edward Fryers, a North Side night spot owner, surrendered Monday to police in Chicago to aid the investigation of Thursday's slaying of Audrey Valletto. He was taken in without his wife, whom police have sought after a photo matched a woman who visited Miss Valletto's apartment before the murder.
Britain urged an unrestricted strait passage for its warships to the Black Sea during the Dardanelles Conference in Montreux. The session discussed vital sea routes and strategic access amid ongoing naval tensions.
Berlin reports Dr Arthur Karl Greiser, president of the Danzig senate, reiterated calls for free city status and Western territory as sixteen years of League of Nations oversight over Danzig ends, urging rapid settlement of its status.
Sergei M. Toman, a 26 year old immigrant born in Russia and raised in Harbin, developed an automatic spacer for typewriters to produce even right margins. The device, tested after five prototype efforts, adjusts spacing line by line and can be installed on any typewriter, with potential use in offset printing and business correspondence.
At Bonneville Salt Flats, Captain George Kysten drove a shark-nosed racing car to a new world speed record of 162.5 miles per hour. The event capped a dramatic day as the machine reached a record pace amid the desert course.
The Conway-Tiller No 1 test of H D Easton et al in section 20 125 27W is dry at 2862 feet. R P May reports the rig will be dismantled and operators have applied for a permit to abandon the hole. A new test may be tried about 14 miles south in section 33 125 27W.
Leonard Higgason faced a stiff penalty for third drunkenness, found guilty before Municipal Judge W. K. Lamley, and fined $0 after prior weeks at $20 and $15. He appealed to the circuit court. Several others paid fines or forfeit bonds for drunkenness or related charges, with one car license case dismissed after license payment.
The June pace of industry rose to the fastest level of the year, up 16 percent from February. Steel output led gains while automobile production stayed near 106,000 cars weekly. Electric power topped weekly records as residential building rebounded, and freight carloadings rose on improved demand across sectors.
Hempstead county lists for the Democratic primary will close at 6 o clock Saturday night July EH. W S Atkins Hope chairman of the Hempstead County Democratic Central Committee announced the filing blanks are available at Atkins office in the Arkansas Bank and Trust Co. building Hope or John Barrows office in Oran Barrow secretary of the county committee. The primary election will be Tuesday August 11 as lists close one month in advance.
Orville Erringer won the Hope golf tourney at the Hope course with a 66 over 18 holes, taking the grand prize a chair donated by Hope Furniture. Robert LaGrone Jr earned second prize with 83 while A E Slusser claimed third flight balls donated by Scott store. Fifteen players entered as Coach Foy Hammons announced an upcoming novelty tournament with prizes for driving putting and slicing.
Mission Texas firemen answered a highway fire call and found a wrecked car with flames extinguished by ripe tomatoes. The driver said a farmer nearby offered the tomatoes to quell the blaze as a practical joke. The fire was halted quickly after tomato actions saved the vehicle.
The League of Nations coordinating committee agreed to remove economic and financial sanctions on Italy effective July 15. The decision was unanimously approved, setting that date for the waiving of the penalties.
In Portsmouth Ohio a 43 year old World War II veteran was taken to the station after receiving his bottle money. He faced an intoxication charge. The desk sergeant noted he was chewing paper a probe found a $40 chew with a $20 bill and two tens mixed with tobacco.
Lieut. Georg Schattle heads Cincinnati homicide squad and crime lab. He developed a system to classify facial scars into nine head and neck regions to identify criminals from witnesses descriptions. The project aims to match scars to suspects quickly, even without fingerprints.
In Cleveland Ohio the Missouriian passenger train collided with a section near North Raton southwest of the city. Minor injuries reported on the scene as the Mt first section crew investigated a possible drag under the wheels. The St. Louis to New York limited was the train’s route and four major league players, including Schoolboy Rowe, were aboard and injured.
Fire at Thompson's market rear causes eight thousand dollars damage to three establishments in the same building in Clarksville Arkansas on Monday.
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