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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1938
Page
4
In Baltimore a premature explosion of 480 pounds of dynamite killed 10 members of a 18 man rock blasting crew working near the city pumping station. Seven were killed instantly and four were injured. Three men later died in hospitals. Officials say the blast likely occurred accidentally while the crew was unloading the charge.
Hope city officials discussed a municipal swimming pool at Fair Park with a total cost of 17000, expecting 12000 from a federal agency and 5000 locally. A Monticello comparison influenced the plan as a precedent for the proposed amphitheater and pool site, pending approval by the Board of Public Affairs. Other items covered paving extensions on South Main to the high school and Highway 24, plus a light-line proposal for Mrs. Koonee with city cost sharing and eventual rate changes.
Highway Department engineer W Wedass states work can start immediately under the new Federal building program. The discussion notes separate two year programs for 1949 and 188 to absorb funding over the period. Tests in Tokyo indicate an average dust fall of 24 tons per square mile every month.
A compact aphorism attributed to Joluison reflects on how experience shapes our judgments, suggesting ideas are often constrained by learned perspectives rather than pure reason. The saying implies that perception is colored by past events and personal history.
The message lists a third alphabet quiz set with five questions including meanings and capitals. It asks for Bidamanjare author of Lorna Doane and origin of Khayyam and a definition of Matriculate. It resembles a puzzle page from a newspaper.
Dublin honors American flyer Douglas Corrigan after his Dublin reception as Irish leaders and U S diplomats discuss gifts and pledges. Notables from Newark and New York offer support including a plate fund and transport as Corrigan considers world flight plans and a publicity boost.
A New York senator died by self directed action just before a district event. The office of Thomas Dewey later announced charges of accepting money for video procurement and liquor licenses at the World’s Fair.
Rephian's bus semi-cannial clearance sale begins Thursday and runs for several days. All merchandise is marked down to clear inventory as part of Reydin's policy of two big clearance sales yearly to make room for new merchandise and latest styles.
Congressman O Connell, a first term candidate, leads in Montana s Democratic nomination fight for the state s first congressional district amid national attention from spring drama in Jersey City and a five sided contest in Helena.
Dr Arthur E Morgan, former TVA chairman, testified on Tuesday amid a congressional inquiry. He accused directors Lilienthal and Morgan of wasting millions and mishandling power contracts with Aluminum Company of America. He argued the Fantana site sale cost TVA power and profit, while detailing his clashes with committee counsel Francis Biddle and fellow directors.
The Star announces a political edition on Friday July 22 ahead of Hempstead county stump tour opening Monday July 25. Candidates may place ads using pictures. two days required for engraving and printing. Announcements accepted from Hempstead and Nevada counties. rural readers to receive Saturday issue in advance of Hempstead events.
Congressman John McClellan visited Hope to address his bid for the U.S. Senate against Hattie Caraway. The event moved indoors after a brief rain, with £. P. McFaddin introducing him and local youths gathered on the city hall steps. The swing of the meeting and weather reportedly affected the pace of the campaign gathering.
Sutton and Collier report one of the year's largest sales at their public auction Tuesday. The sale included 510 cattle 412 hogs 27 horses and mules EM goats and 17 lambs bringing a total of 12775.92. Buyers included Will Willind Minerat Springs Taylor Soarey Buck Lane Little Rock L C Cole Idabel Ward dro wers of Toxarlaina BE BE Dickerson of Carrallon MO J Gillespie of Candon and Gracy Williams of Forest Hae Ark. Prices of all livestock were higher with demand strong.
The Public Works Administration approved a $4.5 million bridge project across the Mississippi linking Lake Village in Arkansas to Greenville, Mississippi on U S Highway 62. Arkansas and Bilis apt Highway Commissions plan cost-sharing, with a bond issue and tolls to repay PWA funds, while a traffic survey will be conducted by G H Warfield of New York.
Attorney General Cummings charged eight major film firms with monopolizing the motion picture industry. He filed a civil suit in federal court asking divestiture of theater ownership or production and distribution facilities. Defendants include Paramount Pictures, Loew’s, Radio-Keith Orpheum via Irving Trust, Warner Brothers Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, Columbia Pictures, Universal, and United Artists.
Newton area witnessed a brief clash near the Maytag plant as National Guard troops restored order after about 20 minutes of street fighting. More than 20 people were beaten or knocked down in the unrest. Hollister residents push secession petitions following road damage and county inaction, seeking to join Presto County.
Lyman Arm Jone, 29, Hope store manager, and his wife were injured when their car hit a concrete bridge near Turrell Arkansas. He suffered a possible broken right shoulder and facial lacerations. she a possible fracture to the right arm and facial lacerations. They were en route from Cape Girardeau Missouri after a vacation to Chicago. They are resting well in a Memphis hospital, where relatives learned of the accident. The couple's Memphis ties include Jone managing the Scout store.
An earthquake struck ancient Greece causing scattered deaths and injuries. Casualty reports vary, with at least 20 killed and 16 injured. The strongest quake in modern memory centered near Kuboos north of Athens and affected three villages, destroying nearly every house.
The piece asks five questions about proper speech and conduct. Answers indicate no to unstudied speech and foreign phrases, no to laughing at mistakes, and yes to steering conversations away when needed. It frames best responses as practical etiquette guidance.
Thousands celebrate the third annual Highland Peach Festival in Nashville Arkansas with six bands on Main Street. Festival queen contestants Marylyn Sue Tollett and Dennis Horn won baby prizes as the crowd heard speeches by state officials and festival queens from Nashville and Dierks.
Metropolitan Life statisticians find California leads Pacific Coast states in share of residents aged 65 plus among 93 large American cities. Long Beach and San Diego top the list with 9.2 and 8.1 percent respectively, while San Francisco sits at 5.4 percent. New York, Chicago and Philadelphia fall around the national average. Spokane shows the largest rise since 1900, with old-age share growing from 1.9 to 7.0 percent.
In New Orleans on Wednesday the cotton market opened at 8.77 and closed at 8.76 with spot cotton trading quietly, down four points. Middling cotton posted at 8.1, reflecting a narrow price shift in the session.
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