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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1937
Page
4
The article describes Joe Robinson's temper as he backs the Roosevelt court plan amid a partisan impasse in Congress. It notes Ashurst's shifting stance, a quip about consistency, and a humorous Arizona story highlighting talkativeness as part of the political climate.
A black faced minstrel show at Bodcaw High School auditorium was postponed from Friday due to weather and moved to Wednesday night at 7 p.m. Proceeds support sweaters for the basketball team. The program features singing, strings, band music and quartets with a 15 person cast.
Riverside officials sparred over film writer Charles Pearson's fatal shooting as District Attorney Karl Redwine and Sheriff Carl Rayburn pressed Mrs. Humphrey Pearson for further explanation. Her latest account again supports the accidental shooting theory during a drunken confrontation, conflicting with investigators' prior views.
A fragmentary quote states no servant can serve two masters for either he will hate the one and love the other or be devoted to one and despise the other. The passage references God and mammon in a moral teaching tone.
George M Harrison chairs the Railway Labor Executive Association as 800000 workers in 16 unions seek a landmark wage increase. The move targets a $360 million package, described as the most ambitious labor bargaining effort in U. S. rail history.
A fiddlers contest at Hope city auditorium Friday night, sponsored by the Cemetery association and the Federal Music Project, offers 12 events with prizes from 1 to 15 dollars. Contestants register with John Ridghill or T R Billingsley at city hall by 6 o clock on March.
Hope High School hosts a 7:30 benefit basketball game against Ashdown to raise funds for Dick Moore, a 1937 Hope football captain with a knee injury. Dr Willis Campbell in Memphis advised a steel brace. proceeds cover brace and hospital costs estimated over $50. Moore will wear the brace for about six weeks as the Bobcats close their season.
Arkansas House Banks and Banking Committee votes 210 on a beltway to restore a cut cigarette tax from five to three cents per pack. Bentonville sponsor argues tax cut boosts revenue, while advocate warns of impact on University of Arkansas medical and agriculture facilities.
Norris Tennessee voice mocks court speed and injunctions in the region. A cynical riff on Norris Dam power and the use of legal wrangles, suggesting delays hinder actions like freight movement and even electricity usage across states.
Hope Kiwanis Club members debated and voted to telegram Washington protesting the removal of the district WPA office from Hope to Camden. The group discussed plans to send a delegation to Camden for a Quachita River Valley association to secure cheaper water and rail rates, and heard A H Washburn on taxation trends. Local WPA official A L Bell attended, with guests Nathan Coulter and Sid Bundy outlining Wednesday Camden meeting plans.
An Associated Press piece discusses Representative Joseph Gray’s proposed bill banning ransom payments to kidnappers with fines up to 200000 dollars. It argues the plan could push families to avoid police, creating a ransomer's paradise, and questions jury conformity and real-world effectiveness amid strong parental resolve.
Residents of DeAnn host A P L officials for rural electric dedication connecting DeAnn to the Hempstead county power grid. Harvey Couch, AP L president and railway figure, to give the dedication address at 5 or 6 p.m. along a 20 mile extension serving 72 customers from Dunlap to Hope.
In Prescott Arkansas the Benedum and Trees Oil Co bailed in Monday Mary Jackson No 1 in Nevada County section 9 14 20. Drillers estimate 1000 barrels daily from the Tokio sand at 2200 feet. The well expands the new field about a mile to the northeast.
In Little Rock Arkansas the deadline to buy automobile tags without penalty has passed. Revenue Commissioner Ford says the statutory $3 penalty for each 10 days of delinquency will be collected starting Tuesday.
In 1947 NEA Service guidance covers proper table etiquette. Start with the silverware farthest from the plate and move inward. Salad is cut with a fork, butter on vegetables with a fork. A man and wife should be seated side by side. Candles are appropriate at tea or dinner. If you spill water at table, apologize to your hostess and repair if possible, otherwise act gracefully and proceed.
Employers and workers eased tenseness on strike fronts Tuesday with nonviolent clashes over wages hours and union recognition. Major steel firms announced 10 cent hourly increases and unified pay scales effective March 1 plus time and a half for overtime. Carnegie-Illinois Steel opened wage talks in Pittsburgh with Steel Workers Organizing Committee leadership as a large industry push nears.
Milwaukee report: a 19-year-old father, Normal Covault, jailed for cruelty after breaking the right leg of his three-month-old twin daughter in a jealous rage. He was sentenced Monday to four months in the House of Correction, claiming illness and remorse as the judge presiding noted.
Senator Nat Taylor of Strong City complains there is too much legislative delay. He asked President pro tempore Al Nichols for his resolution to make the official tree of Oklahoma, noting it was introduced days earlier. Nichols consulted the journal and reported on the debenture committee chaired by Taylor as the delay continued.
The Hope Ministerial association and church representatives met at city hall and elected a committee to organize an Easter Sunrise prayer meeting at 6 00 AM Easter Sunday in the high school stadium. Roy Anderson chairs, Carson Lewis assists, Rev. Bert Webb is secretary, Rev. Vernon Hammons treasurer.
Hopewell New Jersey five years after the Lindbergh kidnapping the 400 acre estate shows no life. The white Tudor house sits empty dust gathers on untouched furniture and a private road remains as a relic of the event. Brush overgrowth suggests a land still haunted by legend and memory.
The Arkansas Senate referred back a temperance repeal bill while approving a Wilson measure in the House, reducing mobile licenses costs by one third. Roosevelt touted NRA lessons, urging a future standard based approach as he released a critical analysis to Congress.
Italy proposes integral militarization for ages 18 to 55 as a response to Britain’s rearmament. The grand fascist council advances a five point program to keep the nation strong while in Washington the House approves a 526,555,428 Navy appropriation for the coming fiscal year. In Tokyo, Japan’s defense ministers outline a chemical warfare oriented program to counter US forces in the Pacific, predicting no fear of the United States for three years once rearmament is complete.
Cotton opened Tuesday at 13.05 and 13.23 bid as future activity clashed. Spot cotton closed steady seven points higher with middling 1. For traders in New Orleans, the market showed modest gains amid Tuesday’s sessions.
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