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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1937
Page
3
Insurgent artillery bombarded Bilbao including El Gallo fine trenches as 800 guns fired from their line. Reports say a time bomb caused the Thursday plane crash that killed General Emilio Mola and four officers, though unconfirmed. Fighting widened along a new front at the side door to Madrid into a major battle.
In Earle Arkansas D Peacher, convicted last November on a federal slavery statute, left the city marshal’s office claiming a change of climate. L L Ziegenhorn assumed duties as the council accepted the resignation. Peacher paid a 3500 dollar fine and faces a two year suspended sentence. The state filed ouster actions but dropped the suit after he planned to quit.
A fragmented etiquette Q A guide asks about proper dining forks questions coffee preferences when to offer beverages and whether guests should reveal reasons for declining invitations It covers hosting bridal events and appropriate entertaining options suggesting no kitchen view from dining areas and leaving no litter at picnics correct responses include use of a fork not a spoon guests should not request coffee and hosts should not disclose preferences unless asked doors should not expose the kitchen and picnics require leaving no waste afterward guests should provide a reason for not attending and hosting alternatives like a shower tea luncheon or dinner may be suitable depending on the situation
Dallas reports from the northwest warn avasshoppers hatch again this year threatening crops. Early estimates show the wheat crop might be three million bushels short, prompting respect for nubbins this fall. Dry conditions linger, water scarce, sparking thoughts of alternatives to beer.
The University of Arkansas College of Agriculture Experiment Station near Hope will hold its annual visiting day Friday June 25 with visitors from 40 counties. Forenoon tours cover fruit truck crops pastures livestock and more while the afternoon program features Governor Bailey Mrs. Edwin Benens and J F Porter. A land-use session led by C C Randall will include talks by Dr. R P Bartholomew J B Daniels and M W Muldrow. County agents and southern Arkansas farm leaders will mobilize attendance.
A Clark County jury awarded Mrs. Irene Hampton 27000 against Missouri Pacific Lines for her husband Holman Hampton’s death. The suit sought 75000 for injuries suffered when a handcar fell on him in Franklin county while workers attempted to place it on a track. The accident occurred August 4. Hampton died August 29. Attorneys were J H Lockadoo of Arkadelphia and Tom W Campbell of Little Rock.
White Plains N Y John D Rockefeller's will filed in Surrogate's Court Westchester County discloses an estate valued at 25 million dollars dated June 2 1935 with three codicils. The final codicil shifts the residuary estate to trustees for Rockefeller's granddaughter Mrs Margaret Strong de Cuevas of Lakewood New Jersey. The will notes substantial gifts to the Rockefeller health foundation schools and public agencies as part of a vast disposal prior to death.
John H. Tallant, 49, of Talihina Oklahoma, died at 3 a m Friday at a Nashville Arkansas hospital from accidental shotgun wounds suffered while hunting alone near Dierks. Survived by his widow, three sons and two daughters, funeral services held at Goodfellow Cemetery near Dierks.
R Smith of Prescott has been elected coach of the high school at McCrory. He will also teach English. Smith earned an A B degree from Henderson State Teachers College in 1945 and was named to the all state team that year, serving as captain of the Henderson squad.
George and Ruth debate buying a used car after he finds an attractive repossessed vehicle for 300 dollars. A $50 deposit is placed, with the salesman promising the car will sell quickly. The next morning Ruth sees a dilapidated model and the story continues on page three.
Fort Smith Ark 141 A federal grand jury indicted G B Combs Tulea Okla Friday on using the mails to defraud in a multi state burial association scheme. He solicited subscriptions for Burial Benefits Inc promising 100 payout upon death while limiting liability to collected funds. The true bill lists five counts against the corporation which had no capital stock or reserve. Inspector L O Dell said hundreds were defrauded across Tennessee Indiana Oklahoma Georgia Florida Alabama Arkansas South Carolina Missouri Mississippi. The organization began in Nashville two years ago and moved HQ to Fort Smith before Combs arrest in January. Combs pleaded guilty on assignment and is held on 1000 bond awaiting grand jury action.
Aurelia MacDearmon Caldwell Glass, wife of United States Senator Carter Glass, died Saturday morning at her Lynchburg home after a long illness of heart trouble.
Dr and Mrs James Stubb of St Louis en route to San Antonio on their wedding trip were hurt Friday when their car hit a truck three miles south of Malvern Arkansas. The groom and bride suffered head injuries not believed serious. Truck driver W G Gatlin of Kirkwood Louisiana was bruised and lightly concussed. Mrs Gatlin sustained severe body bruises and their 17 year old daughter Helen had a badly cut chin. Three other children were uninjured. A separate note mentions government effort to protect the sage bea a rare wildlife species.
Governor Bailey criticized out of state men seeking divorce in Arkansas noting lack of economic equality with wives. The hearing involved W. C. Trevathon of Conway facing extradition to North Carolina for abandoning his wife and two children. Trevathon’s attorney planned a chancery suit for July 12. Bailey approved extradition, citing constitutional respect.
Cambridge Massachusetts Franklin D Roosevelt Jr son of the president chased a thief from a Harvard College house after the intruder took a pair of trousers containing $6. The robber climbed through a window and escaped.
Twelve officials of the Townsend national old age pension group quit Saturday citing repeated public utterances attacking the president and his administration. They attributed the remarks to Dr. Francis Townsend, leader of the movement.
Officials from at least three states will attend the Arkansas Wild Life Federation and Hot Springs Fishing Rodeo June 12 13 Federation President Miles Kinkead says Governor Bailey will head the delegation Also attending are J T Quinn commissioner of Alabama game fish and sea foods and H D Bagginstoss executive secretary of the Tennessee Federation of Sportsmen The piece notes new electrical projects supplying power to Missouri families.
The State Utilities Commission will hold a Monday hearing on Emmet Nevada county Rocky Mound community rural electric project. City officials and the mayor, aldermen, and attorney will attend. The map shows current service lines and seven miles of proposed extension.
The Duke of Windsor and Wallis Warfield carried the duchess over Wasserleonburg threshold signaling their entry into married life. After a 24 hour France to Austria honeymoon train journey they arrived at Arnoldstein and then Wasserleonburg under heavy guard for privacy. The couple greeted staff, posed for a quiet vigil, and prepared to spend three months in seclusion at the castle. A later note mentions diverse plants and a large geological map collection in Death Valley, California.
The New Orleans cotton market opened Saturday at 12.64 and closed at 12.63 cents per pound. Spot cotton remained dull and unchanged with middling at 13.04 cents.
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