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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1940
Page
4
ALEX. H. WASHBURN notes local traders debate how the European war will affect trade. The Guaranty Survey analyzes export trends, showing cotton boosts but other farm products fall, suggesting a mixed war impact on agriculture and uncertain timing for recovery.
At a Hempstead county rally in Hope, McCaskill and candidates gathered under a churchyard open air setting. Charles Reynersen spoke for treasurer, detailing eight years in the role, a $60 monthly city post, and his handicap. Jim Bowden followed, recounting early life near Melrose, promising candidacy clarity.
A fragmentary biblical line urges judges to act with reverence, noting they judge not for man but for the Lord. The excerpt references First Chronicles and the phrase take seed what ye do in the divine judgment context.
Five recent Nobel laureates are listed with several errors. Identify each winner's nationality and field from the correct Nobel categories and names, noting Carl von Ossietzky, B O Lawrence, Luigi Pirandello, Urey, and Norman Angell.
The senate military committee amended the Burke-Wadsworth compulsory military training bill to require registration only for men aged 21 to 31, narrowing the previous 18 to 64 span. Secretary Stimson testified that prudent defense demands vigilance and supported the bill while noting War Department and Budget Bureau endorsement.
A sub committee of the Mississippi Democratic Executive Committee announced Tuesday a rule to prohibit persons voting for a Republican candidate in the coming presidential election from voting in any Democratic primary for the next two years. The rule also bars those who vote Republican from running for office in the next Democratic primary in Mississippi.
Shaver Springs will sponsor a musical concert at Hope city hall on Friday August 2. Horace Kennedy directs the program and a small admission is charged. The public is invited.
A man’s criminal police and court records are erased five years after release, allowing him to officially disclaim his past under oath. The ruling sets a formal limit for removing criminal history from public records and enables legal denial of past crimes after the specified period.
The 6 County Boy Scout Rally will gather scouts from Howard Lafayette Little River Nevada Sevier and Hempstead counties in Hope on August 15. A parade from City Hall at 10 a.m. will feature Hope Fire and Police and local bands. Attendees will tour the University of Arkansas Agriculture Station, attend a free luncheon, and enjoy watermelon, court of honor activities, games, and demonstrations in scouting skills.
Captain J M Duffie announced that 79 enlisted men and three officers from Hope will depart at 1201 Sunday for 21 days of maneuvers with the regular army near Malica Minnesota. The camp at 22 miles from Malica replaces the usual Little Rock one day camp and will include guards from Prescott Arkadelphia Rebeo Forrest City and Batesville. About 60 000 soldiers across Arkansas Missouri Kansas Iowa Nebraska Wisconsin Minnesota North and South Dakota will participate in drills similar to recent Louisiana maneuvers. The regiment earned a superior rating in an annual regular army inspection, the highest for National Guard units. Address for Hope participants listed as Co A 153rd Inf 5th Division AP Litt Falls Minn.
Wayne Jarvis reports the second Nevada political campaign rally in Boughton drew 500 plus attendees for 14 candidates. Howell Buck Young opened, with Jesse Baker, Brad De Woody, Hodie Butler, Barton M. Sanders, and Ed Cottingham among others outlining aims for county clerk sheriff and tax collection roles.
Pulaski County grand jury exonerates Sheriff L. B. Branch in a $20,000 shortage case tied to two former deputies who were sentenced to prison. Circuit Judge Gus Palk criticizes press coverage as an abuse of free press.
Three local men enlist with the U S Army Engineers assigned to the 13th Engineers at Camp Ord California. Roy Otis Bennett son of Myata Mrs Erich Bennett of Patios Thomas B Davis son of Mr and Mrs Tom E Davis Patmos Allon Mitchell of Washington Ark son of Mr and Mrs Charlie Mitchell of Klamath Falls Oregon Alton Mitchell has two brothers also in service Jesse Mitchell in Honolulu Hawaii and Lonie Mitchell with the Coast Guard at Pensacola Florida. Deaths from automobile accidents are fewer in congested areas than in less dense areas.
County Clerk Frank Hill reports that licenses were issued to White Therman Wynn and Eva Dell Neal both of Prescott 19 and 24 respectively. George Conlin Byrd Jr of Hope to Neva Lucille Blevins of Conway aged 30 and 20. W S Billings of Enid Oklahoma to Thelma Fowell 33 of Chicago. LeRoy Cooper 42 of Emmet to Lillian Warner 28 of Emmet.
Fort Smith witnesses describe a conspiracy to transport liquor with James Cole of Southwestern Distilled Products. Joe House testifies he received $6,000 in cash installments in 1939 for a legal fee, paid via Dave Sherman, while Cole cites privacy over cash payments.
The Star reiterates that all marriage birth and death notices must be signed to verify reliability. Announcements without signatures will not be published, as the writer must identify himself under a universal newspaper rule.
The House Appropriations Committee recommended nearly five billion more dollars to begin a two ocean navy and to equip an army that could reach two million in combat status. Roosevelt calls the spending essential to total defense, as the session total for army and navy appropriations and authorizations rises to a record $10,040,225,543.
In Hot Springs Garland County officials report a rare rift between county and city administrations over the coming governor’s race. A Homer Adkins sign appeared on the Garland County Courthouse front and banners urged re-election of Governor Carl Bailey. Sheriff Marion Anderson and Mayor Leo McLaughlin denied a real rift, calling it a difference of choice.
British say a rebuilt German merchant cruiser fought a battle with a German raider in the Atlantic but could not prevent the raider’s escape. Britain announces a blockade extension to the Arctic and Africa, requiring navicerts for neutral ships to deter blockade running. Reports from Rome and Bern discuss invasion risks and preparations around Gibraltar and Britain, with talk of fleet movements and strategic rail and port restrictions.
In Cotton New York prices for December opened at 9.31 and closed at 9.27 with Middling spot at 10.33. The report notes the market movement during the period and the closing figure for the Middling spot.
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