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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1938
Page
4
London reports that Barbara Hudson, via a source authorized for her, secured a court order to protect herself and her child from her husband Count Maugwitz-Reventiow. The Danish nobleman was in Paris with conflicting rumors he might travel to London to clarify a kidnapping and entanglement tale.
Tokyo reports a sweeping retrenchment plan to begin July 1, prioritizing materials and export goods. The government aims to tighten production and consumption within Japan amid wartime pressures.
Phipps files petitions with Secretary of State to place a November ballot measure abolishing the State Textbook Commission and relocating education control. The plan elects the State Board of Education by congressional district, with members serving without pay and removal by a majority board vote. Signatures total 29,309 with broad support from superintendents teachers and other educators.
A fragment references a warning about the fury of a patient mind from Dryden. It suggests caution in temper and reflects on the power of restrained emotion. The note hints at literary attribution without additional context or specifics about the work or date.
Bol Prather native of Hempstead County and candidate for Secretary of State will open his campaign at Hope city Mall Saturday at 2 p.m. He now lives near Lite Rock at Vimy Ridge and chose his home county to start his race. Citizens of Hempstead and surrounding counties are invited to attend.
Berlin reports show anti Semitic campaigns hitting Jewish shops and workers. Aryan owners claim losses as screenings dry up and patrons shrink. barbers and pastry shops say earnings fall, while Goebbels vows state action against Jewish influence with strict laws.
Queen Elizabeth's mother, the 76 year old Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorny, died Thursday in London. King George VI ordered only family mourning for the royal death.
Seven French airmen died Thursday in a crash during a night training flight over Tours France. The incident involved a four twin engine military aircraft, with authorities confirming the fatalities and ongoing investigations into the cause.
Jefferson City reports that Boss Tom Mendergast aims to show Missouri democracy remains behind him as August 2 primaries loom. He backs Circuit Judge James Y. Billings of Kennett against James M. Douglass of St. Louis, a Stark appointee, hoping to spank Governor Lloyd Stark and prove outstate influence remains solid.
Arkansas Education Association tour members see Ford's social welfare efforts including large garden plots for workers and a push to reuse lunch papers as packaging. Five thousand workers maintain Rouge River plant cleanliness and Greenfield Village is highlighted. Also notes Army engineers allocating about 20 million for river work and Ouachita and Black rivers projects with a Russellville disposal plant loan and grant.
Joseph Nerendeen Sandham hosts a yacht luncheon with three blondes in suntans. A fight breaks out as they vie for a seat at his table and the top compliment. The scene blends opulence with farce aboard a white yacht.
LITTLE ROCK Judge Carroll D. Wood 88 and former Arkansas supreme court justice was reported seriously ill of heart disease at his home Thursday.
Governor Bailey of Arkansas and Ben Kilgore of Kentucky Farm Bureau lead the speaking program at the eleventh annual visiting day of the University of Arkansas Fruit and Truck Branch Experiment Station. A large crowd is anticipated for an all day program featuring inspections of pasture development soil conservation vegetable production and several fruit and woodlot projects with tours and a noon picnic.
A humorous etiquette guide asks five questions about guest behavior in hotels. Answers note that a fiancé may pay fare only if distance is short, travelers carry little luggage, tip when tray is delivered and may be tipped again when removed, hotels may offer child care at set rates, and taking hotel property is improper.
Prescott Arkansas moves toward a new high school costing about 100000 funded by a loan and grant from PWA and RFC. The plan requires consolidating nearby districts to boost bonding power, with no extra taxes and a sturdy budget for operations and debt service. Applications to the agencies will be filed promptly.
Wallace of Washington and Hempstead County veteran will depart Sunday for Gettysburg Pa for the first joint meeting of Union and Confederate soldiers. He will be accompanied by his son Cecil Wallace now in government service at Hope.
A fragmented puzzle asks for the real name behind the signature Henry in a classifieds page. It links Shakespeare, Milant h, and a strabismus reference, prompting inference of the writer's true name.
Dallas sheriff announces capture of Jack Winn 22 Ferris Texas who admits involvement with Floyd Hamilton and Ted Walters in the Bradley Ark bank robbery on June 7. Cash stolen totaled 685.25. Winn says Hamilton and Walters were his companions in the holdup. Meek identifies Hamilton from photos. Chapman suspected earlier.
J V Satterfield, chair of the Arkansas Exhibit finance committee, will address the Hope Rotary club at Hotel Barlow about the World’s Fair exhibit and Arkansas prospects. He will then meet civic leaders from Howard, Nevada and Hemlockstead counties at city hall at 2 p.m. Friday to organize district support and appoint district and county chairmen.
Ruth Hamm Robinson alias Connie Morris pleaded guilty in federal district court to harboring former public enemy Alvin Karpis and received a sentence of one year and a day in prison. The ruling notes state employees may assist campaigns after hours only if allowed by civil service rules.
Cotton in New Orleans opened at 8.6 cents per pound, closed at 8.72. Spot prices showed a steady to firmer tone, seven points higher, with middling at 8.77.
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