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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1933
Page
4
Under the National Recovery Act the federal government offers a free grant covering 30 percent of the cost for state or municipal improvements. Labor and materials are cheaper than in years past, reducing the overall price to 70 percent of the contract. The writer urges communities to act now for patriotic and business reasons and asks what the needs of ILopes are.
The piece surveys beer legalization's mixed effects across states with dry laws, noting Maryland and Baltimore gains in licenses and tax receipts, and South Carolina betting on taxes while Georgia remains dry. It discusses enforcement turmoil, court actions, and the temperance movement's shift from prohibition to regulation, urging citizen action and framing repeal as the next fight.
Hope Rotary discussed moving the old Bowen crossing iron bridge to serve Hope and Prescott with a new road south of Delight. The plan aims to cut distances by half, with tri county talks urged to avoid Prescott gaining exclusive access. Opposition exists in Prescott. a tri county meeting may be arranged.
The first carload of watermelons will be shipped Friday from Hope, loaded at Moms Seed Store rear, under Hope Fruit Growers Association. Prices range from 35 to 60 cents per hundred pounds, varying by weight and quality.
Washington bulletin reports a national bank call issued Friday as of June 30. Little Rock bulletin notes Bank Commissioner Wasson issued a call Friday for condition of banks as of Friday June 90.
London report notes European bloc failed to exclude monetary questions from the World Economic Conference schedule. A subcommittee voted 25 to 15 to continue monetary discussions, with a steering committee review pending. Roosevelt met advisers in Washington to align domestic policy with London talks. Market news reports cotton, stocks, and currency fluctuations with volatility and gains in early hours.
In Arkansas, six of the chancellors and 16 of 22 circuit judges did not join Governor Futrell’s 30 percent salary reduction or stopped the cut, taking full pay at June end. The governor paid 450 dollars on May 4 as part of the three month reduction, but many jurists’ salaries remained unchanged per state auditor records.
Mrs. Lou Clark aged 90, mother of Mrs. E. G. Coop of this city, died Thursday at her home in Trenton Tennessee. Mr. and Mrs. Coop left Thursday afternoon to attend funeral and burial services in Trenton.
Hempstead County Election Board closes protest, certifies ballot, and names judges and clerks for the July 18 election. Voters will decide on Supreme Court chief justice Civil issues and a state board reform referendum, with numerous polling precinct officials listed in detail for Beard's Chapel to Battlefield.
Emergency Agriculturist Frank Stanley appeals to Hempstead County farmers to cut cotton acreage by fifty percent to meet the county quota and support the federal program. He notes 5,000 farms must drop from 30 to 40 percent, stating current reductions total only 25 percent and are insufficient.
Washington report says Hugh Johnson, national recovery administrator, warned a Friday collapse could occur unless industry raises wages to boost purchasing power. He noted production surged for speculative buyers and stressed the public must buy more to support higher output, or the market may fail. He warned the country cannot endure another collapse.
A concert by the Hope Boys Band is planned for downtown Hope on Saturday at 4 PM to entertain shoppers. A second concert is scheduled for Friday night July 14 on the city hall steps.
Washington reports Postmaster General Farley, as Democratic National Committee chairman, will push administration repeal efforts into the South starting July 1 with a Memphis address. Alabama Arkansas and Tennessee votes loom July 18 20 and Farley calls these states decisive for ending prohibition if they vote against it.
The Star quotes a child and editor on opinions about wets and harp like rhetoric. The dialogue contrasts sea law wets and political signals with playful wordplay while noting fluctuating arguments and technicalities in current discussion.
Moscow report confirms American flyer James Mattern is safe at Anadyr in the Chukotka peninsula after unreported since May 15. A relief expedition from Floyd Bennett Field searched to Terrace and Pallimbie but was halted by weather. The Coast Guard Northland 300 miles away remains in contact as Mattern’s path from Khabarovsk toward Siberia and Alaska is watched.
City autos plates arrived from Little Rock and are on sale at Hope City Hall. Charles Reynerson, city treasurer, urged owners to bring motor numbers when purchasing the new plates valid from July 1 to January 1 at $1.25 each. No deadline set yet, but police may warn noncompliant owners. council had waived the first half of the year, restoring the license for the final six months due to revenue needs.
A tropical storm that moved from the Gulf of Mexico toward the Rio Grande crossed land about 35 miles south of Brownsville, Tamaulipas. Rain and wind damaged cotton and early citrus crops as the system threatened Monterrey inland, with heavy rains possible for the lower valley and high water in flood-prone areas.
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