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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1933
Page
1
Governor Futrell faces a tight path as Arkansas debates a comprehensive highway debt refunding plan tied to the Ellis and Harding Nance bills. The measures seek to refinance about 146 million dollars in highway obligations over 25 years, while budget-balancing failures cloud approval prospects.
The Senate approved the beer and wine bill by 43 to 30, with provisions for alcohol up to 3.05 percent by weight, a $5 per barrel tax, and $1,000 brewer licenses. Louisiana announces a planned repeal of prohibition enforcement and a special session to adjourn after midnight, aiming to legalize beer by April 14 if Congress acts.
Washington Reuters report says Chairman Steagall expects an amendment to the banking emergency measure to extend Fed Reserve borrowing privileges to state banks not in the Federal Reserve System. The Senate has already passed the Robinson measure on the same aid and the House substitute is seen as likely to be accepted.
Washington report notes that five major British banks dominate the U K banking system with the Bank of England acting as a central pillar. It highlights branch banking and the influence wielded by the Bank of England over the joint stock banks. The piece likens the central bank to an authoritative figure and references public perception.
The arrest of a third suspect in the First National Bank robbery near Alexandria Louisiana was reported to Hempstead county officers on Friday. The new prisoner, Harry Manteris, is believed to have driven the bandit car. Hope officers will take bank staff to Alexandria Saturday to identify Manteris. Deputy Sheriff Baker spoke at Friday noon. Also held are Charley Chapman, leader, wounded in Van Buren jail Arkansas, and Charles Williams in Texarkana jail.
Wayne England, local Aetna Life Insurance agent, placed fourth in Arkansas for weekly applications. He has secured at least one application each week for 100 consecutive weeks, a streak matched by only three Arkansas agents per Little Rock headquarters.
Niagara Falls reports a breakthrough in paper making with Georgia pine trees only seven years old producing a 30 pound newsprint. Dr. Charles Herty notes the new paper has higher burst strength and lighter weight, potentially boosting sheets per ton and cutting mailing costs, aligning with Roosevelt era reforestation goals.
Arkansas contemplates a July 18 statewide referendum on repealing the Eighteenth Amendment with a concurrent election of state delegates to a convention. If approved, 75 county delegates would be chosen to attend August 1, with the convention bound to vote per the referendum. A summer election for a new chief justice may also be set.
Tommy Ryan former middleweight boxing champion of the world visited Hope delivering talks at the high school first at 9:30 for 20 minutes on clean living and again at 1:30 to lecture and demonstrate athletic ability.
Bulletin from Lansing reports the Michigan house approved a bill extending courts power over mortgage foreclosures through 1935. In Washington, Speaker Rainey noted the Senate's weekend adjournment prevents sending the economy bill to the White House until Monday.
W H Dick Johnson the Hope district head of the State Highway Department resigned due to illness and returned to Ashdown. He was succeeded Friday by F A Gerig of Arkadelphia who arrived Thursday night.
In Little Rock on Friday Director of Highway Rhyne said the district highway office organization is not yet settled but an announcement will come soon. Roy Spence of the State Highway Commission noted L. R. Plemmons remains district engineer at Camden and no replacement has been named despite reports that Frank H. Burnside would succeed him and move the office to El Dorado.
Friday saw Mr. Johnson take acting supervisor duties in the maintenance unit while H H McGaughey remains linked to the highway administration. Stith Davenport becomes office manager, replacing M W Wortham, and R B Stanford serves as resident engineer supervising concrete pavement work from Hope to Emmet and toward Fulton road. The contractor has completed about a third of the Emmet end pavement within town limits.
Dr. W. Moore Scott evangelist appearing at First Presbyterian church spoke to Hope Rotary club at Hotel Barlow. He cited four factors in Christian society the home school church and state stressing parental influence in child behavior. Guests included Monte Kitchen Missouri Pacific Little Rock and former members C C Spragins Talbot Feild with Bus Fresley returning as post office representative.
Fifty passengers, mostly Chinese, were killed and 70 injured when a freight train crashed into the rear of a passenger train near Mukden on the Manchurian line. The collision occurred at midnight on Thursday.
A coalition of seven farm organizations calls for swift presidential action on Roosevelt's farm relief program. The measure was introduced in Congress on Thursday and faces pressure to advance promptly.
Friday lawmakers note the Roosevelt farm relief plan is a revenue bill that must originate in the House and pass the lower chamber before the Senate acts, with delays warned as potentially fatal. Congress members on both Capitol sides study Roosevelt’s program to act swiftly, as Secretary Wallace faces the Senate Agriculture Committee in executive session to explain the plan tying producers and prices. The House committee also discusses the measure with action anticipated Saturday.
President Roosevelt asks Congress for an emergency farm bill to raise purchasing power for farmers and curb surpluses. He stresses a new path to rescue agriculture, with powers for the secretary to lease land, regulate markets, and cut production to lift prices and stabilize farm loans. Congress moves for quick action, with House expected to act soon and Senate involvement likely next week.
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