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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1931
Page
3
Hartisburg Ark. Irregularities of about $13 000 were charged to A H Landers sheriff of Poinsett county in an audit filed with the county court clerk. Sheriff Landers calls it all politics. The audit also says the sheriff overcharged taxpayers 11.00 in the past two years. The irregularities exceed legal limits.
Convict 6991, Albert B Fall, arrives at New Mexico State Penitentiary and is kept in a prison hospital in good spirits. Army and civilian doctors cite arteriosclerosis myocarditis chronic pleurisy tuberculous arrest and spine arthritis. He begins a one year and one day sentence for taking a $100000 bribe and will be slowly adjusted to prison routine under Dr Fiske and physician observers.
The Hempstead County Singing Association held its annual convention at Rocky Mound church near Hope. Officers for the coming year were elected: E. G. Steed president, Clifford Franks vice president, Horace C. Kennedy secretary and treasurer, Luther Mitchell sergeant at arms, W. J. Hartsfield chaplain. A large crowd attended and a basket lunch was served at noon. The next quarterly convention will be in October at Sardis church near Ozan.
Conway Arkansas report notes Blanche Peel, 11, was struck over the temple by a baseball bat at a Friday ballgame and died Sunday at her parents’ home in an isolated community 13 miles away. First word of the accident reached the town Tuesday.
J. E. Gamble, 65, fatally shot John Phillips, 58, a local mail carrier, Tuesday afternoon in Ashdown. Officers said Gamble called to his wife for his gun and fired as Phillips began to run away after a dispute over a horse Phillips rented from Gamble. Gamble and his wife were arrested.
Acting Bombay governor Sir John Hotson narrowly escapes death after a student fires at him during a school inspection in Poona India. The first bullet struck just above the heart and was halted by a metal stud in a pocketbook. a second shot missed as Hotson proceeded with the school inspection.
The Ating Baptist Academy at Blue Eye near the Arkansas Missouri line will discontinue operations. Established in 1918 from a district consolidation, the school’s buildings valued at about 24000 are expected to be taken over by districts out of watch.
Assurances of at least seven planes and Congressman Tilman B. Parks as speaker have been received for the Hope municipal airport dedication on Sunday. The program opens at 2 PM with Parks, mayor delivers welcome, and the Hope Boys Band provides a field concert. An air circus with passenger flights runs 2 to 6, with proceeds to fund the first local hangar. events include parachute games and stunt flights. Airlines scheduled include Seven Planes Guaranteed Air Travel, Arkansas School of Aviation, and Texarkana carriers, plus the 134th Observation Squadron from Little Rock.
BATESVILLE Following injuries suffered Tuesday when he fell beneath the wheels of a moving freight train near his Mount Olive home four miles north of here Sam Moody 22 a railroad employee died in a hospital here Moody was unconscious when found and details of the accident are not known Railroad officials are investigating Moody was brought to the hospital and physicians amputated the left leg below the knee Loss of blood and shock caused his death.
Walter Lee Corley, 34, formerly of Little Rock Arkansas, drowned at Lenewood resort near Fort Worth Texas on Tuesday night. He is survived by his wife Audrey and two children Carl, all with him, three brothers A M Corley of Little Rock, W O Corley of Pine Bluff, three sisters Mrs A E Roberts of Little Rock, Mrs T B Smith of Helena, Mrs I Moak of McComb, and half brother S J Bennett of Greenwood. The body will be sent to Turkin Arkansas, the family home, for burial.
A. M. Littlefield, 23, of Fort Smith, Ark., shot his estranged wife on Tuesday night in Monroe. Both suffered fatal head wounds. a pistol lay beside Littlefield. He died at once, she died later. The couple had been separated for months and a one-month-old daughter survives.
McNeil Arkansas reports the best crop conditions in years due to recent rains. Cotton is free of boll weevils and pests, fruit fields are heavily loaded, and peach and apple yields are expected to be the greatest in many years.
State education officials report the net debt of Arkansas public schools rose by 4.19 million dollars last year, with 616 thousand short term notes to pay teachers. Interest and principal on total debt near 1.63 million. operating funds must absorb deficits as equalizing and local revenues shrink.
Bishop James Cannon Jr of the Methodist Episcopal Church South filed libel suits in DC Supreme Court seeking 1.5 million dollars from William Randolph Hearst and the Washington Times Company over July 1920 articles about his courtship and marriage to Mrs Helen Hawley McCallum. Cannon had earlier sued Hearst and Hearst publications, and also filed a libel action against Representative Tinkham for 500 thousand dollars over 1928 campaign remarks.
A gang tied four servants at Mrs. Charles Deering home in Evanston and stole two cases of select pre war whiskies. The robbers forced a maid to call the mistress and sawed into a liquor bin before one captive maid freed others and the thieves departed.
Two Hope men gain state posts in Little Rock appointments. Frank May, former county clerk now deputy state treasurer, was named Monday deputy commissioner in the Department of Conservation and Inspection to fill the Chester W. Taylor vacancy. Roy V. Leonard announced John Atkins of Hope, son of W. S. Atkins, to succeed May as deputy treasurer.
Texarkana Ark report from the U S department of health to Dr H E Murry shows the Strange skin disease found in an indigent five person family is not linked to a horse borne grave malady. Quarantine is lifted as all affected have practically recovered.
An all day service with a basket dinner at noon is announced for next Sunday at the Belvins Baptist church. Rev. W. H. Stingley of Washington will lead, with children from the Texarkana Orphans Home taking part. Elder W. S. Miller will assist in day activities.
William Green of the American Federation of Labor urged a one year moratorium on reparations and holiday payments to restore world economic stability. He warned the outlook for the coming winter was bad and said the federation had not officially taken up the matter. Secretary of State Stimson reported progress at the seven power meeting on Germany's finances and expected a conclusion Thursday with continued cooperation on wage sessions and short term credits.
COLLEGEVILLE Pennsylvania police report C Gross Fry of Charlottesville Virginia committed death by self in the Trend residence lawn early Tuesday. After calling an undertaker to inquire about funeral expenses he spoke of arranging for an uncle's funeral. Fry was found by a truck driver beside the Trend home with cartridges and two letters to the undertaker in a grip.
In April to June this year the State Plant Board inspected 222 cars of fruits and vegetables graded by federal state inspectors. About 2,000 cars of peaches are expected to be inspected during the peach shipping season. The fruit and vegetable inspections included 63 cars of strawberries 93 cars of potatoes 31 cars of peaches 22 cars of tomatoes and a few cars of cabbages cucumbers and mixed vegetables.
Texans R. L. Robbins and H. Jones announce a second attempt at nonstop Seattle to Tokio flight in the Fort Worth. The plane, upgraded with a new motor, will take off at 6 30 a m Thursday after a day of preflight checks. They will refuel over Fairbanks and Nome during a three day effort while weather proved challenging.
The Hope vs Monticello junior American Legion baseball semi final decides who meets Hot Springs or Conway for the state championship at Fair Park. Kennedy leads Hope with strong pitching as Tyner Alexander Urban and others line up. ceremony opens with invocation and speaker before play begins.
A fragmented report mentions an intruder tied to a man’s wounds with unclear details. It notes uncertainty about the intruder’s race and origin and references a ported or reported wound status without concrete facts. The wording is damaged and lacks verifiable names or dates.
In Musburg Texas a child aged about six or eight was reported missing from his home late Monday night. Police say he was last seen walking toward a mobile area and may have been lured away. Community members launched a search but have yet to locate him or learn his whereabouts.
MENA Ark. announces that Kock will succeed Pane 3 as president of Common' lege in September achieving the nation’s youngest college president title. Zeuch plans a year of research Guggenheim study and a five year academic track after receiving a grant from the University of Commonwealth. Meng region noted.
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