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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1934
Page
3
ALEX H. WASHBY argues that the second stage of the national recovery program hinges on continued industrial production and wary labor and capital behavior. He notes government pressure may be used to prevent disorder, and that bank failures signal panic while strikes signal rising prosperity, with the auto and rail sectors critical to the outlook.
Prescott peddler Raymond Whiteside is held for question ing in the murder of Ed W. Cloud meat market operator. An arrest of a white man at El Dorado is reported, with others held. No charges yet. investigators widen the probe as police seek a hammer or iron pipe used in the attack. Cloud, a known local meat market figure, died from a fractured skull after being robbed near his home garage. Funeral services were held Monday.
Robert Gordon Switz of East Orange and his wife confessed during a seven hour grilling to involvement in an international spy plot with links to Germany and Russia. Magistrate Benon said arrests of other suspects would follow as details emerged from the hearings in Pails France. The couple, described as Americans, implicated themselves in the ring and indicated salary arrangements and roles they played in the operation.
Colorado penitentiary convicts numbered twelve are to be exposed to a new serum designed to immunize healthy people against tuberculosis. Dr. H J Cooper and colleagues report extensive animal testing over 15 years and say the serum is not a cure but could act like vaccines. Gov. E C Johnson will oversee parole access, ensuring non habitual offenders participate. Results expected in six months to a year.
Arkansas emergency aid will end March 31 if localities fail to share costs, says W R Dyess relief director. A meeting of mayors county judges and chamber officials in Little Rock discussed funding responsibilities as the new work division of the Emergency Relief Commission prepares to take over. Dyess urged the delegates to appoint reps to travel to Washington to finalize plans with National Relief Administrator Hopkins.
South Arkansas Implement Company of Hope and Texarkana reports a 1933 high in sales driven by aggressive newspaper advertising. Manager E H Taylor cites 350 customers reached by a free grinding offer and credits ads with half the year’s volume, noting six papers carried display and classified ads and feature articles to reach unseen farmers.
John D. Barlow withdrew from Ward 3 alcermanic race triggering automatic drop of the March 21 runoff. Dr. F D Henry becomes Democratic nominee and faces general election next month as Barlow handed notice to the city central committee.
About 100 members and guests enjoyed a Dutch lunch in Hope's New Capital dining room. The group planned its first Trade Day for Thursday April 12 with events including a free auction for farmers, an old fiddlers contest, and an essay contest offering $5 for first prize.
The Senate judiciary committee reported that Louisiana petitions attacking Senator Long and seeking his ouster were not receivable or publishable beyond floor discussion. The panel labeled the documents scurrilous and defamatory and found other ouster charges lacked supporting facts to justify Senate action.
Arkansas fruit and berry crops largely escaped damage from the weekend cold snap. Northwest orchards reported minimal injury after temperatures as low as 11 degrees with snow cover, while central and southern counties saw varied losses. Peaches, plums, and strawberries faced some damage near Fort Smith, but overall buds and yields were expected to hold due to a heavy crop.
The Dowager Queen Emuna, mother of Queen Wilhelmina, died at the palace on Tuesday at age 75. Local interest in Dutch royalty lingers with the queen’s name influencing places and past royal visits, including a Kansas City Southern railroad link and a now-ruinous hotel monument near Mena.
Congress negotiates a Navy aircraft bill with a plan to produce at least 10 percent of the more than 1,000 planes in government plants. Budget estimates seek about 4 million dollars to expand the Philadelphia naval aircraft factory for this experiment, while current production is entirely in private shops except for experimental craft and parts.
The piece reports a Wednesday auto walkout planned and a wage hike demand from railroad interests. It notes Arkansas Senator Robinson backing President in air mail controversy, citing evidence of Pittsburgh Aviation Industries and the Mellons as influential in politics and air mail hearings.
Nashville Tennessee Governor Hill McAlister testified he did not know former Insurance Commissioner J J Reece who linked a political deal to divert funds into an election campaign. Reece, on trial for stealing bonds from the department, said he took twenty two thousand dollars to aid McAlister's 1932 bid. He claimed McAlister was not introduced to him and that he was dismissed soon after inauguration.
The Senate narrowly adopted an amendment to remove politics from HOLC appointments by 49 to 33 and then failed to reconsider 35 to 34. The bill for a government guarantee on principal and interest of 2 billion in bonds moves to the House amid sharp exchanges. Senator Norris labeled the amendment a curb on political corruption while Senator Neely called it humbuggery.
In Paris on Tuesday hundreds of shouting protesters smashed police lines to seize eight Stavisky scandal prisoners as they were being led to jail from Bayonne. Police restrained the mob and kept the prisoners in custody.
President Roosevelt urged railway employers and workers to settle their wage dispute, proposing a public commission to study the controversy after railway workers demanded a 20 percent raise. He also intervened in an automobile industry dispute, summoning leaders from New York and Detroit and pushing for a delay of a strike while extending the current wage agreement by six months. Representative Blanton attacked the American Federation of Labor demands, arguing workers are already well paid.
Washington reports the railway employee union demands a 20 per cent wage increase effective July 1 in response to managers planning another 5 per cent cut. President Roosevelt follows negotiations between railway officials and brotherhood leaders as a mobile workers strike threat looms. The workers say they currently earn 10 per cent below their basic wage.
Cotton and grain quotes from New York and New Orleans show May and July cotton futures with modest gains. Grain prices for Wheat, Corn, and Oats appear alongside U S Steel and major industry issues. Livestock and produce sections list egg, poultry, and poultry product prices.
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