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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1932
Page
3
A partial, garbled report cites officials discussing highway department projects and bid amounts. Connelly mentions an Arkadelphia job valued at $6, then $7.05, with a colleague noting $11 to $13 for Christian. The text is incomplete and unclear on context.
Police said they will protect all information in the Lindbergh kidnapping inquiry while not granting immunity to suspects. A Tombs Prison inmate questioned Saturday is linked to a prior plot to kidnap the Lindbergh body with three others. Officials disclosed a donation appeal to police, seeking information and secrecy.
Artist Claude J. K. Anderson wrestled with an intruder who tried to lift his three year old son from the boy’s bed in Riverton New Jersey early Friday. The man escaped down stairs and out the back door after a brief struggle. Four household workers slept on the third floor at the time and Anderson noted earlier attempts in the past six weeks.
Police said Priday and the Blood Brotherhood members planned the slayings of former Finance Minister Junnosuke Inouye and Baron Takao Dan. Eiji Furuchi, a district schoolmaster from Ibaraki, was arrested near Tokyo. Nisjo Inouye, a Buddhist priest, surrendered to police hours later. An influential figure was alleged to have helped delay action.
Mrs Kate Stafford opens The Star's fourth annual free Cooking School at the Saenger theater on March 15. She urges housewives to do their own marketing, plan meals, compare prices, and study supplies to nourish families, with sessions daily from 2 to 4 pm through March 18.
Champ Sewell, 24, was arrested by Garland City officers Claud Stuart and Clarence Baker after a robbery at Smith Brothers Garage. They tracked him near Lewisville, finding $52.15 on him, and he was jailed in Miller County. Impromptu Kiwanis meeting notes follow with remarks by new members and plans for upcoming events.
Berlin reports Chancellor Bruening rallied crowds urging President Von Hindenburg's re election as Germany nears the vote. He attacked the fascist Nazis led by Hitler warning of inflation if they gain power. Public rally drew about 15000 supporters at the Berlin Sports Palace.
Lockesburg 4-H Club reports a membership of 93 for the year with growing interest. Leaders credit cooperation from school teachers and local figures for stronger involvement.
Fifteen State Highway Department trucks began unloading gravel on the old Route 67 between Hope and Emimet to repair a road worn by a hard winter. The project aims to make the section passable within a week to ten days, regravel washed-out areas, and avoid a full rebuild. The new route, south of the old road along the Missouri Pacific right of way, is nearly complete except for concrete surfacing, with grading and bridges finished last year including a major viaduct near Hope. No. 67 will be paved on this six mile stretch if federal funds are obtained for the project.
In Pine Bluff Arkansas, Ernest E. Machen former Fine Bluff High School athlete was arrested Friday as part of a three week probe into a $15,000 jewel robbery in Monroe Louisiana. Police recovered bracelets pearls diamonds and a lapis lazuli set among items linked to the home burglary. Machen claimed he frightened the robbers and that they dropped the safe while fleeing.
All members of the Heipstead County Poultry Association are urged to attend the regular March meeting on Monday night March 14 at 7:30 at City Hall. Plans will be discussed for the annual poultry day, expected to be held near month’s end. In past years the event drew strong interest with birds displayed in store windows and boosted advertising. Nevada County Poultry Association members are especially invited.
Pioneered West Virginia killer Harry F Powers faces execution in the state penitentiary death chamber at 9 p.m. Friday. The mass murder and body burying were linked to his garage dubbed the Chamber of Horrors. Powers, an atheist, showed a troubled demeanor as he awaited the grim sentence after a conviction for slaying Dorothy Pressley Lemke and the other victims from Illinois and Massachusetts.
Lockesburg Ark. plans a naval municipal election to name five aldermen, mayor, recorder and marshal. Terms of H. L. Skinner, mayor, W. H. Belley, marshal, Stuart Norward, recorder, E. B. Vogt, J. E. Gravey and M. W. Koger, aldermen, expire. The new vote date is April 5.
Speaker Gamer said a vote would be held in the House Monday. Two armed men robbed James Neen, cashier of the First State Bank of $3000 and fled in Rogers' car, abandoning it in the woods with a posse in pursuit. Representative Rainey warned direct excise taxes on big industries may follow if the manufacturers tax is rejected. Four House Banking Committee leaders pledged quick action on the administration bank bill as part of the reconstruction program.
Shanghai reports show Japan stepping up war preparations despite diplomats hoping for peace. Front-line movement along a 3 mile front. Chinese and Japanese skirmish near Katlag ends with Chinese casualties cited. Heavy rainfall hinders supply lines and mud fills trenches. railways and roads around Shanghai suffer impassable conditions.
The deadline for federal income tax payment is next Tuesday March 15. Little Rock U S Collector reports no advisories sent to this territory. tax is 134 percent of earned income with a 1500 dollar single exemption, 3900 for married, and 400 extra per child.
Texarkana dispatch reports Hempstead county deputy J C Pate shooting and wounding John Adams near Fulton after Adams allegedly refused to drop a rifle amid an arrest for disposing mortgaged property. Adams transported to a Texarkana physician. Pate says he fired after Adams drew the weapon despite four warnings.
Sheriff Cheek and Russell dispute details of moving prisoner Jeanaway from Oklahoma to Arkansas after a bank robbery. Cheek says a prearranged meeting with Russell and Thompson failed, and that Jeanaway was taken toward the area of a cache linked to $5,000 stolen from Hartman Bank.
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