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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1936
Page
3
A court case involving a railroad consolidation seeks to determine the value of property for tax purposes. The commission set a high assessed value, while the railroad argues the true value is lower and ties it to potential future profits. The suit contends the valuation reflects an overestimated basis and relies on a speculative profitable era.
The National Safety Council reports an alarming rise in May highway deaths. May 1935 fatalities reached 2,970, up from 2,780 a year earlier, dragging the five month average toward a shortfall from the campaign goal. W H Cameron promises positive action to reverse the trend and avert a 1936 death total near 38,200. Cities listed as safest include New York City and Providence with low death rates. several smaller cities report no deaths.
Old Liberty Miss Beulah Hicks spent Thursday night and Wednesday with Mrs. Herbert Hicks of Columbus. Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Coleman of Mineral Springs visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Pardue. Mrs. J. B. Hicks Beulah and Carl Hicks visited Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shearer Sunday. Frank May of Washington dined with Mr. and Mrs. Guy Hicks Friday, with Mr. and Mrs. Howard Thompson also present.
Bright Star spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Floyd Pardue. Mr and Mrs Guy Hicks visited Mr and Mrs Frank Shearer. Mrs Sylvester Cobb joined Mrs Sam Cogbill Mrs Henry Clark and children and Lera Lakey and Leda Cobb of Memphis for several days with Isaac and Sylvester Cobb. Floyd Pardon called on T F Hicks Sunday night. Mrs Charlie McCorkie stayed several days with her sister at Mineral Springs City. The writer notes the strong political mood in Philadelphia as Roosevelt looms in November.
Eastern voters display rising class politics as Roosevelt appeal cuts across Democratic loyalties. In Pennsylvania, Philadelphia and western coal regions shape a threefold divide, with Hoover strong in cities and rural areas while Democratic gains surface amid relief-driven shifts.
U S Comptroller General J R McCart plans to leave office Tuesday as Senator Byrd calls for rapid reorganization of government agencies. McCart backs the study and offers to aid the committee. He says New Deal agencies are loosely set up and consuming resources, with potential eliminations. Roosevelt has not named a successor. candidates include Harrison and Daniel Bell.
The correspondent notes Roosevelt's strong odds to win Pennsylvania and its 36 electoral votes, arguing a Democratic win would mark a historic first since James Buchanan. The piece casts PA as a pivotal battlefield in the campaign and ends with a wartime correspondent’s signoff.
The ad promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a safe malaria remedy. It claims rapid infection elimination and fever relief, with tasteless quinine, blood-building properties, and protection against reinfection. Available at drugstores in 50c and 1 size, with the larger version offering more value.
Background details Marcus Bone born on a farm in a county in Arkansas and educated through law school. He served two terms in the Arkansas State Senate and has practiced law for 25 years. He has been Circuit Judge for a decade and presents frank pledges, backed by agriculture, labor, industry, and the professions.
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