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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1935
Page
5
A Star editorial weighs Alaska's Matanuska farm colony and Argentina's cotton recruitment plan. It argues colonists lack of commitment harms Alaska and warns against international competition undermining U S growers. It urges individual resolve as the true measure of national strength and resilience.
Palmer Alaska colonists voiced grievances over the Matanuska project to Eugene Carr, protesting for alleged misrepresentation, inadequate homes, medical bias, and delayed schooling. They blamed PERA for conditions, cited frost and pests, and discussed pay for work, potential strikes, and harsh winter prospects.
Nevada County agent J. L. Hilee says there is time to plant new feed and feed crops for acres destroyed by overflow. Crops like Mexican June corn, com, and hogarla show potential before frost. Also advised is preparing ground for fall tomatoes and Irish potatoes with immediate tomato seed or later plantings for onions.
Paris sources say France seeks British aid to push Adolf Hitler to cut the Reichs army below 554000. Premier Laval told Captain Eden Britain should press for a separate Anglo German naval pact to pressure Germany toward military cuts.
Hope merchants organize a Saturday Dollar Day on June 29 to reduce surplus stock with special prices and avoid the upcoming sales tax begin July 1. A rodeo parade with band cowboys oxen teams and a best decorated vehicle contest is planned for the afternoon, with free tickets to July 2 and 4 events for winners.
A state committee of experts convened by public utilities officials met with the Arkansas Public Utilities Commission to study proposed objective or inducement electric rates. The group will design a uniform filing method, classify cities, and conduct technical studies, with results due to the commission in about three weeks.
Representative Claude Pulley predicts that hundreds of men will return to work in the stave industry of Arkansas if Congress enacts his amendment to liquor laws permitting bulk liquor to be shipped and sold in kegs. He says bulk sales would widen employment and protect smaller distillers from the whisky trust while providing consumers with quality liquor at reasonable prices.
Curtain rises at 8 15 Thursday for the Saenger stage production The World's All Right a radio station tale about a young man who starts on a shoe string and aims to make a million. A cast of 150 and many locals perform under the Young Business Men's Association. The play repeats Friday night with a large company including Lawrence Martin Jimmy Waddell and many others. The production portrays sales struggles and big talent hires amid financial peril.
President Roosevelt asked Congress for legislation to bar suits for payment of government securities in gold or in equivalent devalued currency to protect the administration’s monetary policy from court challenges. This follows the Supreme Court’s hints that recovery could occur in the Court of Claims if damages from the gold dollar’s devaluation are proved.
Two men were killed and a third injured when an aerosol glycerin truck exploded near Amarillo Texas Wednesday night. The victims were Ben McDonald 55 and Paul Brooks 25 both of Borger Texas.
Sheriff Jim Bearden announced the opening of a Hope office in the Citizens National bank building. Deputies will occupy three rooms including a rogues gallery for files and photos and a storage area for evidence to aid criminal investigations. No rewards will be moved from the county seal.
Tabulation Thursday shows $839.90 raised toward a $1,200 goal to retain Hempstead county agricultural and home demonstration agents. A $360.10 shortfall remains to cover the county's share, with the office operating under special permission. Some townships meet quotas. others lag while pledges await delivery. Harley White of Hope is treasurer. contributions may be made via him to fund the county’s share.
Buenos Aires reports Governor Jose Castells of Chaco plans a three month trip to the Southern United States to study inviting American farming families. He would grant each chosen family 120 acres to promote cotton cultivation as part of expansion efforts in the Chaco territory.
Little Rock David Barnes a year old ragamuffin confessed and recanted in rapid shifts about the Missouri Pacific wreck near the county hospital. Officers plan sanity tests as he again admits causing the crash and implicates another boy. teachers described him as abnormal and a constant worry to peers.
Meridian Mississippi pilots Bret and Fred Key push their oil-splattered jon uplane toward a new world endurance record set at 450 hours 51 minutes 30 seconds. They aim to surpass the official mark Thursday with a planned pass at 31314 ppm.
James Nelson, 22, a resident of McNab, was drowned in Yellow Creek near McNab after attempting to swim from a flooded stream. His body was recovered about an hour later. In Hempstead county floods receded slowly, with Red River at Fulton dropping about four feet since Monday. Arkansas searchers looked for five missing people after overturned boats near Moro and Batesville as the seventh flood overflow of the year continued. The Weather Bureau predicted further river recessions while mayors and landowners pressed for permanent flood control projects in the Arkansas valley.
In Chicago Lemuel A. Ervin faced a divorce after Judge Rudolph Desart awarded Alma M. Ervin half of the 400 she claimed Lemuel won in a crap game and granted the divorce with it. The judge said he did not shoot craps and would split 4000 won in that fashion.
New Orleans markets saw early gains of about 50 cents a bale as professionals and the trade covered contracts. July held around 11.53, with October and December at 11.32 showing fair gains, while overall activity remained light and cautious in the first hours. New York futures opened quiet with slight declines and firming later as traders absorbed liquidation, led by mixed action across July to May contracts and shifting from near to late months amid modest demand. Local buying and New Orleans demand supported some gains, while Liverpool reports noted light hedging and limited offerings.
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