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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1933
Page
4
A scattered local column reports prayers and social visits then recounts community members traveling to Chicago for the Century of Progress, hosting guests in Texarkana and Little Rock, and planning meetings. A crime note describes a fatal assault over a 60 cent debt, with White confessing to killing Scroggins and taking roughly 60 cents.
Italian aviators completed a 70 mile leg to Chicago for the Century of Progress. The formation landed in perfect keeping with their takeoff, as thousands in Chicago watched from Navy Pier.
A man identified as White confessed to killing Scroggins after a late night poker game near Washington. He signed a written confession in the presence of Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Dr. J. H. Weaver Hempstead coroner and officers Ship and Carrigan. The two had been playing all night and wagering clothes during the game.
An old advertisement promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a remedy for loss of appetite and low energy. It touts iron and tasteless quinine, claims quick results in three days, and asserts the product is pleasant to take and suitable for children. Sold by all stores.
In Hope Arkansas on July 17, 1933, a speaker denounces the wets and the press, insists Protestant churches stay nonpolitical, and asks voters to preserve the 18th amendment and dry laws. He warns that repeal would return saloons and challenges readers to remember the date and its stakes.
A 77 year old banker from Alton Illinois, August Luer, was released after 124 hours in captivity. Police investigated ransom reports while a second kidnapping case, John J. O Connell Jr, remained unresolved with a large demand and mixed leads. Ex convicts were jailed for questioning in Chicago as other cities pursued threats against Mexican ex president Pasqual Ortiz Rubio.
Testimony on sale of accident insurance policies to 109 African American workers on R F C relief rails in Clark County revealed by State Comptroller Griffin Smith during an audit. W H Sheets of Arkadelphia testified he sold $200 policies to 109 workers after placement on rolls and accepted R F C checks as payment.
Testimony reveals work checks issued to nonworking relief roll members, payees endorsed by relief program staff, checks cashed to buy non R F C materials and explosives. Investigations seek who authorized the procedure and who signed payee names on the backs of the checks, state Relief Commission officials said.
Two fire alarms sounded Monday afternoon with slight damage. The fire department responded to Mr. Schooley’s West Fourth Street home where an oil stove fire ignited oil that spilled, but no explosion occurred.
Flames were extinguished after a fire truck arrived, triggering a second alarm within thirty minutes. The unit headed to East Division Street where a grass fire was put out. The two alarms prompted rapid response from local fire units.
Editorial circles in Pine Bluff urge voters to back Judge C E Johnson, 45, over Judge Wood, 75, in the July 18 Arkansas chief justice race. The piece questions Wood’s pension, argues Johnson’s youth and qualifications suit the court, and criticizes political conventions and pension allocations amid budget strains.
Judge Johnson served as chancellor of the Sixth Chancery District for over ten years and while in that role was appointed Chief Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court. His home is in Southwest Arkansas, and the ad is paid for by supporters praising his service.
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