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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1938
Page
4
Bois Roussel, a French bred horse owned by B Beatty, captured the 159th Derby at Epsom with about 40 000 spectators including the king and queen in attendance. Scottish Union finished second and Pased ran third as the crowd observed the classic race.
Princeton Fla. federal agents seized a man amid a large manhunt for Jimmy Cash who had been kidnapped. James Bailey Cash, father, and others remained hopeful for his safe return as investigators questioned a carpenter named Braxton who was in the crowd and transported to Miami for questioning.
Washington offers a comprehensive treaty for a 2,000 foot deep waterway through the International Rapids and a major hydroelectric project. The agreement would see the United States finance and build the works while Canada delays further surveys until December 1939. Both nations share water diversion from the Great Lakes and agree to waive immigration restrictions related to the project.
A brush fire doubles in size every minute. It took 10 minutes to burn the entire tract. The first quarter of the tract burned in 8 minutes.
The Patmos local farm bureau held a May 30 meeting to address farm problems. President H O Muskey urged greater organization to ensure continued farm prosperity and parity payments with federal loan support and proposed farm legislation. C M Lamkin noted pasture and trench silo importance. plans include a future state bureau meeting and a subsequent forestry discussion.
A group of Presbyterian youths left Monday for the Intermediate Camp in Mena under Ouachita Presbytery Religious Education division. Travelers include Nancy Fay Williams Rosalyn Mall Marie Kauffiin Polly Tollesin and Fred Conk Jimmie Slams and Jack Guthrie with Mrs DR Williams Mrs Ched Hall the Koy Mr and Mrs Thomas Brewster among companions. Between 0 and 60 engelleal uncertain text A brief church youth outing reported.
The Spring Hill school faculty for the 1288 9 term was announced on Wednesday listing J N Davis as superintendent Harold Austin as principal Miss Nahtolie Hudson English Robert Turner junior high Roy Butler sixth grade Miss Adelf Williams fifth grade Dudley Nucksbee fourth grade Miss Lilly Johnson third grade Mrs Gladys Smith second grade Mrs Ben Wilson first grade
Dolan B. Cargile, son of Mrs. Mae Cargile of Hope, is named assistant manager of the Paramount theater in Baton Rouge. A LSU student and Hope High School graduate, he joined the university concert band and had been employed at the Varsity theater before his promotion.
A brief excerpt presents a cynical remark on fraud by C Simmons, noting that deceit ultimately yields repentance and shame for its supporters. The line frames fraud as self-defeating, reflecting moral sentiment of the period.
A mass meeting is set for Friday night at Hope City Hall to discuss moving Heapstead County Seat from Washington to Hope and to build a modern courthouse with minimal tax increase. Local citizens and precinct representatives will speak. women voters are invited. the Hope Boys Band will precede the program.
Poughkeepsie editors report an eight week program at Vassar College where parents and children enroll in a six week course on progressive education. Dr Ruth Wheeler leads sessions guiding discussions on discipline and learning while children attend nursery school and explore a three acre playground. Parents join field trips and activities between lectures, tennis, and swimming, making the six week vacation their own.
The United States on Wednesday demanded Japan take immediate steps to restore American properties in China to their rightful owners. A note to Foreign Minister Ugaki said interference with American rights in China concerns the U S government. In the Orient Japanese forces pressed to break Chinese defenses near Lanfeng and advance toward Harkew as air fleets bombed troop concentrations. Meanwhile Spanish insurgents gained momentum against Valencia with heavy bombing near Barcelona and coastal centers.
A Tokyo newspaper launched a patriotic drive asking readers to donate gold items to support the Finance Ministry for the war with China. The Tokyo Nichi Nichi reported an overwhelming response, with wedding rings trophies dental fillings and even a gate brick donated, totaling nearly 100000 worth in a single day.
A historical etiquette quiz asks if a woman should drive first, carry her own bag, and pay her own caddy, with rules about court use and waiting. Answers state: if it’s her honor she drives first, she carries her own bag, she pays her own caddy, and players should yield the court after one set when others wait.
Eph R. Palmes, a 39- year- old Arkansas share tenant with a wife and four children, received a $3,600 check Wednesday, becoming the first in Arkansas to assume home ownership under the Bankhead-Jones act. He moved to a 120 acre farm near Conway, using $100 for farm improvements, $400 for a new barn, and $100 for home repairs. He will repay over up to 40 years at 3 percent interest, with guidance from the Farm Security Administration and local agents to develop a farm plan.
The Arkansas Supreme Court granted Attorney General Jack Holt 30 days to file a rehearing brief on May 16 ruling that county welfare directors be chosen from civil service lists. The delay likely prevents a final decision before September in the suit affecting over 200 welfare workers. Court attaches noted the schedule impractical.
Comer Routon of Hope will receive a medical degree from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock medical department next Monday night. He will begin an internship at St Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Miss Mamie Mitchell will lead the third Pauls retire study on Philippians at 7:33 PM in the auditorium of First Presbyterian Church. A large crowd is urged to attend.
President Roosevelt pressed Congress to speed relief as unemployment rises. He urged immediate emergency employment funding while lawmakers clash over a 9.247 billion dollar spending bill and relief provisions. Critics questioned allocations like 750000 for the National Resources Board amid budget fights.
Mrs. E. E. Haselman aged 37 and her daughter Mrs. Wilbur Robins aged 19 died within minutes at their Ozan home. Coroner ordered autopsy. inquest postponed to 10 am today. Neighbors and physicians in attendance. autopsy planned at Hope.
Paris iT Minis report Versailles seeks status as France’s music hub with a planned National Season of Music this summer. Senator Gaston Henry-Haye and Versailles mayor hope to attract orchestral leaders like Leopold Stokowski Arturo Toscanini and Bruno Walter who vow not to return to Salzburg until Nazi regime ends.
Bible sales in China dropped twenty percent in 1937 during the Sino-Japanese conflict, according to the annual report of the China Bible Society, an Anglo-American publishing house.
New Orleans cotton quotes show Judy ration opening at 7.80 and closing near 8.05 as spot prices stay dull with trading about 18 points higher. Laundering activity listed at 8.06 and market tone remains subdued throughout the brief session.
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