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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1930
Page
4
Monts Seed Store announces a drought relief plan supplying 1400 to 1800 pounds of hegari seed free to eligible local farmers next week. The seed, similar to kaffir corn, resists blight and drought, promising a viable winter feed option. Store will distribute fixed amounts on call at the shop, with seven to eight pounds needed per acre.
LITTLE ROCK Arkansas Democratic central committee adopts a resolution condemning A Comer for aiding Tom Campbell's daughter in the campaign for U S Senate against Benito Joe Robinson. The measure accuses Comer of disturbing party harmony and undermining President in 1910. Comer, former Ku Klux Klan grand dragon in Arkansas, is cited as seeking to discredit Robinson and influence the Democratic nomination.
A youth in New Haven was arrested Friday and confessed to fatally striking his aunt with a blade after remarks about his mother. He claimed heavy drinking and leaving the aunt’s home while she was alive. Investigators say jewels valued at $700 were taken.
Youngstown dispatch reports Judge David G. Jenkins postponed the trial to enjoin the Yorkington Shepl and Tube Company merger with Bethlehem Steel until Monday to consider what he called a vital turning point in the lawsuit.
An invitation from Rocky Mound community invites candidates to speak next Tuesday night July 22 at Shoyer Springs. Organizers urge all residents to attend despite harvest duties, aiming to extend county discourse and include all interested parties.
Camden July 19 plans for an industrial tour by the Camden and South Arkansas Chambers of Commerce were outlined by Luther Ellison, general manager of Use feat, and discussed at a Camden Rotary Club meeting. The tour will start August 7 and run through August 2, visiting Washington, New York, Philadelphia, Atlantic City, Toronto, and Chicago, with a day trip up the Hudson River. FL W Whiteside, Camden schools superintendent, praised the favorable publicity Camden is receiving due to Ellison and the Chamber work.
Louis dispatch reports Hunter brothers John and Kenneth vow to defend their endurance record in the Family. They say if Cate Jackson and Forest O Brine succeed with refueling endurance flights the Hunters will attempt to reclaim the 33 hour mark. Albert notes they are ready to go after the record.
New Orleans based Gull Refining company agent Martin Bates circulated a pamphlet about Hampstead melon production. He quotes a New Orleans office worker requesting seeds by parcel post to grow oversized melons, asking for about half a pound of seeds to start.
Ten people were injured in a collision four miles north of Texarkana involving an Arkansas Transportation Conway bus and a roadster late last night. Most victims left the hospital after treatment. one cross-border passenger, Mrs Lillian Turner, 28, from Shreveport, disappeared while wounds were being dressed. the Texarkana bound bus driver C H Handouk was among the injured.
Little Rock reports new charges in the Democratic gubernatorial race focusing on the highway program and income tax. Brooks Hays and Judge John Sheffield led activity with Gov Parnell advertising and Thorn Forry Gray sidelined by heat. In the Senate race Tom Campbell attacked Robinson as the campaign intensified. Campaign rallies are planned in Little Rock and Texarkana as candidates trade claims over tax policy and highway control.
A retired Hope resident, K. A. Adams, plans to attend the Fifth Annual Watermelon Festival on August 7 in Hempstead County. Adams left Hope in 1876 for Pine Bluff and hasn’t visited since, noting in a letter to Mayor Ruff Bayett that he will return as a long-absent pioneer to see changes, meet successors, and buy several melons to bring home.
In Arkansas the Harahan viaduct over the Mississippi into Memphis showed profit under state operation. The exact statewide net after full audit will be released in about 20 days. Initial figures show 208 571 dollars net for the first year. county loss under county control with tolls and maintenance detailed, plus a bank failure impact and county receipts allocations.
University of Virginia research finds Southern textile workers earn lower wages than New England peers due to unfamiliarity with spinning, coarser output, climate differences, and fewer alternative industries. Investigators Berglund and Vyver note lack of bargaining power and night-work elimination as remedies.
Word bulletin from Hope reports W. F. Crow Sr a former El Dorado businessman and L. & A. railroad conductor died at his home around 1 pm today. He leaves a widow and one son.
In Little River county, witnesses completed testimony in the George W. Davis murder trial. A night session was ordered after closing arguments as the case heads to a late Friday night jury verdict. Prosecutor DuLaney seeks the death penalty for the 55-year-old itinerant farmer who killed his wife. Davis faced questions over his sanity and motive, with defense stressing the death as accidental.
The Arkansas Railroad Commission utilities division reports ice prices across 26 cities fell about 3 to 4 dollars per ton under the 1929 ice act. Reductions target larger centers with aim to standardize statewide rates. local conditions guided each rate to ensure fair return on investment.
Suspected bank thief linked to a $24,000 Birmingham Woodlawn National Bank robbery was arrested in Hot Springs after Memphis police traced a long distance call. The suspect, Pumphrey, denied involvement but expressed a wish to turn himself straight and asked about an air ticket. A new golf scorecard uses aerial photographs of courses mounted on reusable cards.
Melon carloads from Hope area shippers are set to depart next week as harvest begins. Monts and J W Strickland Co report prices around 60 cents per weight, with E M McWilliams and C B Lowthorp anticipating shipments rising. East weather, hot and dry, may boost ripening while cool or wet conditions in the north could slow growth. Local growers expect shipments to meet current demand, with Hempstead County and Georgia noted for melon quality and size.
Will Myers Jr. 31 shot and killed Edward Dawson 35 in the Oil Trough front yard. A coroner jury ruled the killing justifiable and recommended Myers be released. Myers said he returned home from a squirrel hunt to find Dawson abusing his family and rushing at him with a pitchfork. He fired once with a single barrel shotgun. Dawson died instantly from a left side wound. Both men are Jammer residents of Oil Trough, about 1½ miles south of Batesville. Dawson was married with four children. Myers is unmarried.
Chicago residents read a report that Foster, indicted on ties to Att taker Lingle, was seized from the Santana train by detectives in a staged city stop. He is held under guard at the criminal court building for interrogation about a revolver found near Lingle's body and when it was placed before the fatal shooting.
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