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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1937
Page
4
Detroit authorities compel sit down strikers to evacuate Chrysler plants occupied since last Monday. Judge Campbell warns that even if Wagner act is valid it does not grant right to occupy property, stressing law and order.
A massive explosion at a Chinese fireworks plant in Passay, suburb of Manila, killed twenty eight people and left 20 to 50 missing. Fire swept through the plant as victims, mainly Filipino women, fled windows into mud and water near a swamp.
Easter committee meeting postponed by the general committees in charge of Hope’s plans for the site rise. The committees will now meet next Monday, March 24, at the usual time and place for the public guidance session.
A garbled OCR fragment hints at a criminal act or hint of wrongdoing. Names and specifics are unreadable, but the text suggests intent to commit an evil deed and a possible connection to an event or location. Further clarification is needed to identify persons or outcomes.
Lineup of registered Jersey bulls to appear at Krafts Dairy Field Day in Kraft-Phenix Cheese Corporation Denison Texas on Saturday March 20. First shipment arrived Monday including a grandson of Ferns Wexford Noble, five-time grand champion. Additional bulls and many head of high-grade Jersey cows to be sent later. show includes a dozen bulls and 15 to 30 cows to be sold to local dairying public.
Arkansas Supreme Court upholds Marion Anderson as Garland County sheriff after dismissing Clyde Wilson’s challenge to the Democratic primary. Anderson led 4,878 to 1,664 in August. Wilson claimed the results could be cleansed of illegal votes to make him the nominee.
In Madrid Spain four explosions rocked the University City as government mines targeted insurgent positions. Reports say artillery shells struck bases in downtown areas while mili tia men and insurgents clash in weekslong combat for control.
Amelia Earhart postponed the start of her 27 000 mile world flight from Oakland California as a Pacific storm covering about one third of the distance to Honolulu disrupted plans. George Putnam said the take off would not occur Sunday and the storm forced the Hawaii Clipper to return to base after departure from Alameda.
City and county officers arrested 20 Negroes in a weekend raid at the Greasy Spoon on the North side for gaming. All defendants were arraigned Monday and fined $10 each after appeals to circuit court. Several other locals faced charges ranging from drunkenness to disturbing the peace with mixed outcomes.
The Arkansas American Legion annual convention will be in El Dorado August 16 to 18. Department Commander Sam Rorex announced after a meeting of the Executive Committee at the War Memorial building. Fort Smith was designated earlier for the next convention. The committee approved plans for junior baseball activities and appointed Bert Presson as department adjutant succeeding R. AWL Sison, who resigned.
LITTLE ROCK The board of state schools for the blind and deaf appointed Lonoke man J J Deyne as superintendent of the dating institution starting July 1 He will succeed M Beewn who has served six years and did not seek reappointment Beewn also held the post for a time as deputy superintendent until his retirement in July 1.
Woodmen Circle prepares to host a district meeting with members detailing plans and expected attendance. The event is set for March with arrangements to be finalized at a local venue, including guidance for participants and officers coordinating the program.
The Associated Press reports at least eight deaths from weekend automobile crashes nationwide amid snow and ice. One death in Ohio and two in Pennsylvania are blamed on winter conditions. A truck skid off an icy road near Oxford Pennsylvania, plunging down an embankment, killing two. Cincinnati roads grew hazardous from heavy snowfall. Deaths by state include Pennsylvania nine and Illinois six among others.
Gray Albright said Governor Bailey ordered a stop to bookmaking in Hot Springs after reports bookmakers had resumed. Deputies closed three gambling sites amid state action, with no reopening planned at the Southern Club or Club Belvedere where equipment was seized earlier.
The Rev. Floyd Hawkins and wife opened a revival Sunday at Hope Gospel Tabernacle on North Main Street. He spoke at the 11 o'clock service on The Condition of the Church and the evening message was The Broken Vow. About 300 attended despite bad weather. The program featured the Gospel quartet and tabernacle orchestra with Mrs Hawkins singing.
Charles Griffith 31 of McCaskill died in a Nashville hospital from injuries suffered when a truck carrying four McCaskill men crashed near Nashville on Highway 24. Driver Clark Warren 50 was killed instantly. Griffith suffered skull base fracture and leg fractures. The other two occupants Marvin Straughn and Coy Mims were in critical condition.
Homer Burke, former Hope police officer, has been promoted to division special agent with Missouri Pacific police. He will oversee the Missouri and Memphis divisions with headquarters at Poplar Bluff Missouri, after joining the force May 1935 and transferring from Little Rock. Mrs Burke plans to join him in Poplar Bluff later in spring.
A transcription of a manners quiz with answers. It covers when a young girl should rise to greet a woman, choosing expressions to interrupt, asking permission before reading someone else’s letter, and introductions in social settings. It presents guidance: say Excuse me for deliberate actions, beg your pardon for inadvertent inconvenience, and yes to asking permission before a man approaches a woman in some contexts.
KNOXVILLE Tenn President dons evelt wants the Senate to hur ry Up and add six more men to the Supreme Court team so they can get the benefit of the spring train jog before the season opens. Even a lot of the best fielders and pinch hitters of the opposite are con ceding now the home team's got a chance this time, and about the best way to get Senator Robinson of Arkansas riled up is to cheer the other side. He's about the best fan the home team's had in a long time. Alabama's quit letting whisky go tax free.
Dowager Queen Marie of Roumania was reported seriously ill and partially paralyzed after an influenza bout complicated by intestinal inflammation. Physicians hurried to Bucharest as King Carol and Queen Mother Marie of Yugoslavia remained at her side.
Harvard University President James Bryant Conant denounces proposed Supreme Court size changes as dangerous. In an open letter to Senators Walsh and Lodge he warns alterations without public consent risk grave consequences and questions relying on the current constitutional framework. He suggests constitutional amendment could be defensible and urges careful consideration.
Washington report shows the Senate railway finance committee urging Congress to federally supervise or ban grand transportation holding companies. The committee favored further studies before any decisive action, amid calls for tighter regulation and potential policy reforms.
Sunshine and rising temperatures Monday prompted optimism from southwest Arkansas peach growers that fruit crops escaped heavy damage from Sunday night’s snow and freezing. Local lows ranged 29 to 31 degrees with the worst harm in low spots on peach trees, while some damage was limited to about 10 percent per Mr Garner.
March winds bring snow sleet and rain across Arkansas and Tennessee with freezing temperatures. Orchardists report varied bud damage and forecasts warn of heavy losses possible in western Arkansas unless frost eases. Officials in Little Rock say damage will take days to gauge as stations note cold spell, but some fruit trees only suffer slight harm.
New Orleans cotton market opened with muted activity as prices held near the prior close. Bid spot cotton remained steady at 14.54 with limited movement, while overall market mentions of March futures and closing activity were brief and sporadic.
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