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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1938
Page
3
Roger Blaney an odd job worker lost all his teeth and bought mail order false teeth for 22.50. The product failed to fit, the company offered fixes, then vanished, leaving him out 22.40 and without teeth. Ella urged caution as the scam left him with no remedy.
Morgan M Beatty reports that while U S advisers study Britain's 1927 labor law, the vast British experience shows a peaceful system built over 800 years. The piece contrasts Britain's centralized law with America's federal system, noting lineage of collective bargaining and hours rules, and the scale difference between nations.
A puzzle feature asks multiple math questions involving weights and wordplay. It includes cultural hints about George, John, and foreign coins, with a final query about the U S population estimate from 1937 by the Bureau of the Census. The item appears on the Classified Page.
B S Richards of 728 Southern street experiments with tung oil shrubs to test climate and soil suitability for growth in the Hope area. He notes tung oil trees mature in three years, yield about three tons of nuts per acre, and are cultivated like peach trees.
A pithy quip laments internal betrayal by a trusted figure. It invokes royal phrasing to warn that domestic treason wounds the heart of loyalty, likening the traitor to a hidden blade within the breast.
Washington reports Secretary of State condemnation targets U S and foreign firms making bombing planes for civilian harm. State Department pressure aims to curb sales for use against innocents. Shanghai warns of Japanese plan to blast up Yangtze toward Hankow and evacuate zones. Chiang Kai-shek orders mass conscription amid regional tensions.
County agent Clifford L. Smith urges more community farmer organizations in Hempstead County to consolidate views through neighborly discussions. Twelve Community Farm Bureau groups with elected officers exist in Columbus, Binger, DeAnn, McCaskill, Spring Hill, Hope, Patmos, Ozan, Fulton, Blevins, Washington, and Sweet Home. Programs cover income protection, roads, home living, livestock and pasture improvements, timber and pulpwood, soil conservation, and cotton program studies to benefit local farmers.
Roark Bradford discusses writing as demanding work not showy activity. He says success demands long periods of contemplation, not constant action or self-promotional display, and notes that many misunderstand the effort behind sitting and thinking.
A multi state chase for a bank robbery gang led by Charles Chapman and Floyd Hamilton ended with the fugitives believed to have fled toward Texas or Louisiana. Federal warnings from Shreveport and charges under the Dyer Act tied to a Bradley and Minden bank robberies linked cars found near Plain Dealing. Arkansas Louisiana patrols, Texas Rangers and FBI aided a wide search using radio connected planes and ground units.
Shanghai reports a major propaganda drive by the Chinese government using war films to spur nationwide unity against Japan. A new production titled Love Thy Country from the political training department's studio promotes China’s resistance and calls for saving the nation with authentic Central China battle backgrounds.
Mami Herald reporter Steve Trumbull shows a coral rock outcrop where G men found the $10,000 ransom within a mile of the kidnapping site. The payment was made by the child's father. Franklin Pierce McCall, 21, of Princeton Florida, confessed to the kidnapping and death of James Bailey Cash Jr.
Stricken at Hematite, Missouri, engineer W. W. Mullroy of Bismarck is believed killed when Missouri Pacific train No. 7 bound for Little Rock derailed by flood waters. No passengers were reported injured and Mullroy’s body had not been found hours after the crash.
Don Budge the United States Davis Cup ace defeated Roderich Menzel of Czechoslovakia 6-3 6-2 to claim the French championship, adding it to his American and Australian titles. The piece notes a rising difficulty for British automobile driver tests, with over 27 percent failing in the last three years.
Southern members of the joint congressional committee approved the wage and hour compromise with only minor details left. Support from other members was reported, enabling the panel to finish by nightfall. The plan includes flexibility in minimum wages beyond thirty years an hour. President Roosevelt invited Senator Gillette Towncon Lane to the White House for lunch after Gillette won Iowa's Democratic Senate primary over Otha Wearin. Hopkins and Roosevelt Jr. noted supporters. A stray line mentions canker, a malignant disease of the nose or throat, sometimes hereditary.
Earthquakes hit Europe on Saturday shaking London, Brussels, and northern France. Buildings swayed, chimneys toppled, and many involuntarily reeled for seconds. Damage appeared minor with no serious casualties reported. Belgium saw the severest shocks and some flimsy structures collapse.
A tornado struck Clyde Texas Friday night killing three people and injuring about forty. A woman and several children were missing as six structures including the schoolhouse were demolished. Emergency crews rushed in from Abilene as hospitals filled and residents recalled the storm moving across the town's west edge.
A voter turnout survey from Hope shows 619 votes cast of an expected 1153, across five wards. Polls stay open until 6:30 p.m., with precinct judges urged to report totals to Star at 768 to issue an election extra if results are decisive.
The Arkansas State Highway Commission discussed setting maximum speeds on state highways to cut traffic fatalities. The proposal, backed by Highway Director W W Mitchell, was postponed for public opinion survey. Mitchell cited eastern states with speed limits and noted recent tragedies on Highway 65 after its pavement upgrade. A letter from Harvey D Booth suggested limits of 53 for cars, 50 for buses, and 40 for trucks. Arkansas has no current speed limit law beyond general reasonableness. Act 300 allows setting zones. The legislature repealed a 35 mph limit years ago.
New Orleans price report notes rotten opened Saturday at 631 and closed at 8 with spot quotations down three points to middling 8.34. The market stayed quiet as prices edged lower on moderate activity.
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