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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1933
Page
1
An editorial piece by Alex H. Washburn reflects on local affairs with opinionated guidance and a succinct viewpoint. It critiques current events and offers a stance on governance and community concerns.
President Roosevelt pushes a broad farm relief plan funded by a tax on processors, while Arkansas wrestles with automobile license fee reductions. Officials warn revenue shifts and potential suspensions, as highway and revenue departments reorganize to cut costs and enforce new tax regimes.
Jonesboro public schools switch to a tuition system starting Monday March 20 due to funds shortfalls. A citizens committee will run the schools under a law allowing private operation when no public schools exist. Weekly rates are 1.50 for senior high 1.25 for junior high 0.75 for grade 0.50 for negro school with one week paid in advance.
British Prime Minister MacDonald arrived in Rome with Sir John Simon to confer with Mussolini on world peace. He said peace must be organized quickly if possible and expressed confidence the meetings would be successful after their Geneva to Rome flight.
Cotton was at a standstill Saturday with May futures advancing one point to settle at 6.46. The muted trading left prices barely changed as the market paused amid weekend activity.
Rep Burns of Tennessee predicted the administration farm relief bill would pass the House next week and go to the Senate. A separate farm banking system was proposed by Sen Smith of South Carolina to aid farmers.
Speaker Rainey said conferees would likely agree Monday on the beer bill and send it to President Roosevelt by nightfall. Arkansas cotton leaders oppose the bill in principle yet won t urge defeat, noting support for the president s program and forecasting market impacts from the legislation. Local brokers favored the Smith option and earlier opposition to domestic allotment melted into support for the current proposal.
Bulletin reports Gil bert Friend 28 railway mail clerk from Plant City Florida and his three young children were found shot to death Saturday at the grave of his wife in suburban Upper Darby. Also noted is a Copenhagen report that Douglas Fairbanks Jr plans Paris divorce and remarriage with Joan Crawford as stated by Mrs. Dietz. Brig Gen Harry Burgess 61 died after a long government engineering career in Hot Springs Arkansas.
A Rengo dispatch from Hsifengkow reports a Japanese patrol was annihilated Friday near Fanchinkow, with bodies found by another patrol. The clash involved a superior Chinese force and military losses remain undisclosed. London coverage carries comment by Yosuke Matsuoka on U.S.-Japan relations and China policy.
Willis Thornton argues Roosevelt’s expanded powers are not a dictatorship. He notes Roosevelt was elected, Congress granted authority, and powers are defined and limited. The piece contrasts with European dictatorships while citing Woodrow Wilson’s wartime authority.
Dun and Bradstreet said there is more buoyancy to general commercial activity than seen in years. It notes progress toward restoring confidence in all branches of business, with emphasis on expanded credit facilities and aggressive leadership. Retail buying improved and wholesale demand showed a better tone as spring buyers are expected to arrive.
Treasury reports show income tax receipts for the first two weeks of March totaling 34.08 million dollars, up from 32.05 million the previous year. March 15 receipts were 13.66 million, despite the bank holiday, as lawmakers awaited final steps to enact a 500 million dollar economy bill into law.
Evangelist Dr. W. Moore Scott spoke Friday night on The Choice Laborers, a sermon about dedicating lives to and supporting The Glorious Church. The series began with his opening address Thursday at First Presbyterian Church, focusing on developing the Vineyard theme.
Arkansas flier Bill Carr, who set a 400 meter world record of 46.2 at Los Angeles, survived a Friday night auto crash that left him with fractures in both ankles and the pelvis and many abrasions. He remains in good general condition as doctors monitor his recovery with Lawson Robertson at his bedside.
Little Rock four banks stayed closed to unrestricted business on Saturday while 150 banks statewide resumed normal operations. The state has 44 national or Federal Reserve System members and 106 nonmember state banks now unrestricted. Rumors persist of a consolidation or new national bank, with talks of divorcing commercial banking from trust company duties. B H Wooten was named to the Bank Advisory Council by Governor Futrell along with two others, signaling possible reorganizations in Little Rock's banking framework.
The Hempstead County Clerical Forum will hear Rev Father O'Brian of Texarkana speak Monday at 10 AM on The Possibilities of Pastoral Forums. He will outline Texarkana pastors’ methods and aim to foster better religious and civic leadership. First Methodist hosts the event created by Hope pastors.
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