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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1931
Page
4
Hempstead County farmers receive 52 loan checks forwarded from Memphis, bringing total loans to 172 farmers in the county for about 34000 dollars. Average loan around 200 dollars. The county committee urges early applications to avoid delays and notes dairy feed loan extensions for cattle hogs and poultry.
Oklahoma City reports a recent land rush to seize abandoned Rock Island railroad right of way may be decided in the U S Supreme Court. The case centers on claims by pioneers from 1889 and a city bond funded sale, with the city arguing federal rights and surface ownership while individuals lack claims on lands never opened to settlement. The test case involves Luther Keys Robert W Higgins and city officials.
In SELINGSGROVE Pennsylvania a Pullman car birth once slept in by President Lincoln is preserved as a prized heirloom of Miss May Bacry. The berth was removed by C. C. Mason who led Pennsylvania Railroad upholstery at Altoona for 50 years and later resided with the Barry family. The bed folds up when not in use and its dark red yellow finish remains well preserved. Miss Barry is the daughter of Rev. D. BR. P. Barry and a descendant of Commodore John Barry, early naval leader.
In Blue Island a bomb tossed into a gambling den run by James Hackett failed to explode due to moisture. Victims William Mayer, 45, was killed, and Hilario Rodriguez was wounded. a third person Bordiguez accompanying the attackers escaped. Police suspect Chicago gangsters aimed to muscle into the local gambling operation.
In Clarksdale Mississippi a heavily armed Leroy Carter, 22, barricaded in a vacant building after running amuck on a plantation. National Guard bombs and machine gun fire breached the barricade with Carter surrendering after bullets and gas. he suffered a scalp wound and claimed Helena Arkansas as home. Officers recovered two pistols and a shotgun. no one else was injured.
In Russelton, a mining town near Pittsburgh, a fire destroyed a home early Tuesday trapping Frank Daniel his wife and three children all under ten. One child escaped by leaping from a window but broke a leg in the fall.
New York reports a trove of discarded films, burned and chemically treated, yielding immense quantities of silver. The article notes fortunes flow to others beyond movie queens as trainloads of obsolete reels are salvaged.
In Little Rock the House refused to return the Fleming farm relief bill to the Senate, voting down a request to reconsider a $15 million loan program. Gov Parnell announced three new appointments including A D Dulaney as State Insurance Commissioner to succeed Floyd, Parker C Ewan to head Conservation and Inspection, and Law Williams to join the State Highway Commission. The session also defeated a plan to exempt Booneville Tuberculosis Sanitarium maintenance costs and defeated a repeal of the inheritance tax with a higher income tax, while several schools faced potential closure under the abolishment measure.
Hope and Hempstead county residents sent congratulatory telegrams to Rep Pilkinton for opposing a cut in the Fruit and Truck Branch Experiment Station funding. The Budget Committee proposed 129,600 for Stuttgart Marianna and Hope stations. Cannon of Hempstead sought a 30,000 cut to 97,800. A 66 to 14 roll call defeated the amendment to postpone. Cannon argued for economy while Pilkinton urged sufficient support, backed by telegrams and a 1,400-name petition for the Hope station.
Convenient quarters for helping veterans to complete loan applications were arranged Tuesday by Dewey Hendrix and Robert Wilson of the Leslie Huddleston Post of the American Legion. A stenographer is employed to speed the work and veterans will receive the Legion’s help at no cost. The vacant building beside the Checkered Cafe was loaned by Peoples Brundige and outfitted as an office by Legion volunteers. Local donors include City Light and Water, Shiver Brothers, Wynn Denty, Futterson's, and Arkansas Natural Gas, providing utilities, furniture, store postage, and gas free. Several 50 percent loan applications on Adjusted Service Certificates were completed and sent to the Veterans Bureau for certification and payment. Banks hesitate to issue additional loans at 4 percent interest, complicating increases to 50 percent loans. The Legion may prioritize emergency loans and set four criteria for assistance, including money to start a business, food, medical care, and financial independence, with Red Cross and relief groups covered.
Mack Duffie captain of the local Arkansas National Guard unit says the annual inspection will be held Wednesday night at the Armory at Fifth and Walnut. Major Floyd Hatfield of the 153rd Infantry in Little Rock will be the inspecting officer. All members are urged to attend at 7 30 to ensure a creditable showing and maintain the unit’s strong state ranking.
W. L. Atkins liquidation agent for the Arkansas Bank and Trust Company announces a second 10 percent dividend for depositors, to be paid starting Tuesday at noon. All depositors are urged to visit the bank and receive their checks promptly.
In Pittsfield Massachusetts Mr and Mrs Martin Kelly marked their Golden 50th anniversary with a home mass celebrated by their son Rev Francis A Kelly of St Bernard parish Fitchburg Bishop Thomas M O Leary granted permission for the private ceremony since the elder Kelly was ill and unable to attend church.
A contract will be let soon after the 13th of the month for painting and repairing plaster work and for varnishing the woodwork and furniture in the interior of the local post. Bids will close on March 13 and the contract will be awarded within a few days thereafter.
M'Crory Ark. police said a widowed mother of six killed her eight year old son as he slept at a farm home near here early Monday. Mrs R B Campbell had been mentally unbalanced for some time. The razor used was taken from her by a grown son who rushed into the room. The boy died instantly. the mother was slightly injured.
Providence Rhode Island police stopped motorist Joe Otis and asked for his registration. He produced what he thought was the certificate but it was a lottery ticket. He was fined five dollars for possessing the ticket.
A decade of growth has doubled clocks per capita in the United States with ownership shifting from the wealthy to middle class homes. Once rare, clocks are now common in most rooms and households.
Miss Lille Middlebrooks as county treasurer filed an attachment suit in Chancery Court against Arkansas Bank & Trust Company to recover about 35000 in county funds. Judge Ben Tschell heard the case in Washington with Garnishment against Citizens and First National Banks. decision pending two weeks.
The annual Methodist church school of missions opens at 7 30 p m Wednesday evening with three sessions over three consecutive Wednesdays. Enrollment is expected to be large. First session features devotional by J L Cannon and talks by Mrs Edwin Ward and Mrs R L Gosnell on Methodist outreach. Special music by Mrs Ralph Routon. Public invited.
Augusta Maine wealthy residents led by John D Rockefeller Jr and Edsel Ford petitioned the Maine Legislature for a perpetual closed deer season on Mount Desert Island Bar Harbor. They cite heavy timber, abundant deer, and summer hunters driving animal losses while Maine plans to trap deer and relocate them elsewhere.
In New Britain Connecticut resident John Pulski credits his six year old Boston terrier with averting two fires after the dog chewed and swallowed discarded cigarette butts near the home. The pet repeatedly woke his owner before danger escalated.
George Banzhaf of Manistique Mich told Merrill residents that Wisconsin fur farms supply the world’s silver fox pelts. He noted a Hamburg Wis farm shipped 11 000 of 27 000 pelts sold in January to the New York market, with a record price of 810 dollars in 1929.
Robert Young of Hope joins Emory University glee club on its winter South tour which started February 27. Thirty six men are chosen from a student body of twelve hundred for eight concert bookings across South Georgia and Florida. Young, son of Mrs S R Young, is a 1927 Hope High School graduate and a talented singer making his first year with Emory University.
Mrs Franie Green 40 sister in law of Corley Burns was named as the assailant who shot Burns on an Arkansas highway. Sheriff J H Curlin arrested her at Marion and questioned Burns at Memphis hospital where he was critically wounded. Burns said robbers shot him but Curlin tied a quarrel with Mrs Green to the shooting. Green was charged with assault to murder in Marion.
In Stratford a group of White Russians building airplanes formed a grand opera troupe led by Mrs. Boris Sergievsky, wife of Sikorsky Aviation’s chief pilot. Her husband, a four-time world record holder, sings supporting roles as other ex-imperial performers appear in La Traviata.
Report outlines a crowded city primary, with mayoral hopefuls R A Boyett and John P Vesey leading the field. Police judge positions and ward races draw attention, as local attorney A A Gentry presses for reforms while Hope votes in Ward 3 and Ward 4.
Helena report states Mrs Eva F was sentenced Tuesday to jail and a fine after alleged smuggling activity. Three prisoners tied to the break were not arraigned as indictments were sought in the April term by the grand jury.
Mrs. Clara Dwyer, 50, died when a railing failed on a third floor rear porch, sending her to the second story below. Neighbors heard the crash. her body was found later. Coroner J. B. Randolph ruled the death accidental. She had been in charge of apartments and cared for an invalid. nieces rumored in Shreveport and New Orleans.
In Chicago Federal Judge James Tf Wilkerson formally sentenced Al Capone to six months in jail for contempt of court. He was placed on a 5000 bond pending appeal and given 30 days to file the bill of exceptions. Capone remained free until June 1 under a super sedeas order with a police escort and bodyguards. He appeared in a green suit, offered no remarks to reporters, and followed his trial wardrobe pattern.
In San Antonio Texas medals are being sold to raise funds for a project. The medals feature the seal of Spain on one side and a picture of the old Mission Concepcion on the other. Proceeds are directed toward the stated cause.
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