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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1934
Page
4
In Murfreesboro a court hearing on an injunction to block Pike County from placing a bridge on the Little Missouri River that would favor Prescott over Hope. Competing proposals from Pike and Nevada counties center on crossing points near Bowen's Crossing and the Nevada line, with Hope, Prescott, and Delight stakeholders in dispute over access and mileage.
Editorial urges readers to monitor the Murfreesboro court date over the proposed crossing of the Little Missouri river to Prescott. It argues for a joint, fair plan among Pike, Nevada and Hempstead counties, warns against excluding Hope, and asks citizens to pressure the State Highway Department to arbitrate and keep commerce local.
Farm officials announce emergency crop loan applications are available with an office opened in the Mid South Building. Farmers may file at Blevins and Fulton Ovia Spring Hill. A five town county tour to explain loans runs next week led by J Barbian and County Agent Frank Stanley. Applications due by April 30.
Smedley Butler addressed a crowd at East Side Junior High urging veterans to seek compensation through political action. He criticized war glorification and claimed veterans deserve support while accusing capitalists of steering conflict for profit.
RT Ponta of the American College of Surgeons inspected Josephine Hospital in Chisago and kept it on the approved list for a fifth consecutive year. The visit reviewed equipment, staff, and ward conditions, with Dr Ponton noting standards and mockups in regalia.
Detroit reports union workers in Michigan and Indiana delaying strikes under a flag of truce as President Roosevelt seeks a peaceful settlement. Talks involve Labor leaders and the American Federation of Labor with White House mediation continuing. Railroad wage disputes also under federal coordination.
A map in The Star by Fred Laseter outlines a dispute over a bridge location on the Nashville to Murfreesboro highway. It marks Murfreesboro’s completed bridge and the old Pike County bridge, Bowen's Crossing along Old Military Road, and connection to Hope via state road No 29. The document notes a disputed three-county intersection three miles east of Bowen Prescott’s proposed compromise, with Wire and Nevada counties’ contract site lying three-quarters of a mile east of that point, now in Mur Treesboro Priday court.
Arkansas officials report no statute exists to prevent or punish peonage or slavery. The attorney general’s office says slavery is prohibited by the constitution but no specific law was enacted. The Prison Board contends paroled prisoners are exploited by plantation owners who force work under threat of returning to prison.
President Roosevelt expected to gain leeway on Philippine policy by Friday, depending on other business. Arkansas bond refunding case upheld by Judge Dodge in Davenport, with appeal to the State Supreme Court. Federal Relief administrator Hopkins signals rural work valley will be funded under the new administration program and outlines possible types of labor projects.
Dr Will Youmans of Lewisville, a well known physician, was critically injured Friday at Josephine Hospital. His wife Mrs Youmans sits at his bedside as relatives in Fort Smith and Kent speculate on his condition.
A 10-year-old boy, Paul Nelson Jr., remains in critical condition at Josephine hospital after a fall from riding atop railroad ties. His father, a Trinidad chain-store operator, was en route by plane to Amarillo following the accident in Oran. The boy and friends were jumping piles of railroad ties when he fell and suffered abdominal injuries. The elder Nelson traveled from Trinidad by automobile to Amarillo, then planned to continue by air after learning of his son’s illness. Continued on page four.
The Associated Press reports a nationwide freeze wave with record low temperatures. Unseasonal cold grips the North and Middle Atlantic, with freezing weather in the South and West across Kansas, Missouri, Kentucky and the Virginias. Below zero readings appear from northern Michigan to New England as snow and drizzle threaten to become a storm. forecasts call for near freezing with rain Friday night and unsettled weather Saturday.
Former trolley conductor leads drive to unionize the U S automobile industry, aided by American Federation of Labor representatives. The effort centers on key plants as Collins, allied with Gompers era labor leaders, promotes workers education and federation support amid Ford wage disputes and AFL activity in Yonkers, with continuation promised on page three.
Cotton market notes from New York New Orleans and Chicago outline May sessions with price moves down from prior close and quoted highs and lows. Includes brief stock quotations for firms like American Can General Motors and Standard Oil plus miscellaneous commodity prices and farm product yields.
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