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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1941
Page
4
An editor defends the integrity of American newspapers against claims of bias and inaccuracy. He contrasts modern press standards with long standing legends handed down by common people, urging readers to scrutinize rather than sensationalize newspaper reporting.
Japanese Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka arrived in Berlin to discuss the three power pact and a new international order as Goebbels hailed the visit. Amid parades, Germans defended the legend of Lady Godiva as a cautionary tale about press accuracy.
The Stanley Cup is awarded in ice hockey. The Davis Cup is for tennis. The Walker Cup is a golf trophy. The America’s Cup is a sailing trophy. The Little Brow Jug and Alistel's an Comic Pege are not clearly identifiable from the fragment.
City police report a robber entered two garages on Washington street Tuesday night and stole four wheels and tires from two cars owned by O. A. Groves and D. Jones, both listed as employees. Wheels were removed from the Graves auto and from Jones' car in Briant's carriage house. no arrests yet. The note about governors born outside their states is unclear.
More than 100 Pennsylvania state police guarded Bethlehem Steel plants in Bethlehem to maintain peaceful picketing after mass lines were broken up. Workers passed through mills with no incidents while CIO organizers threaten a “finish fight” and possible court actions to resume picketing amid a disputed bargaining election.
A heating stove explosion in a one room home in Jonesboro Tuesday killed Anos Hendley 26 and gravely burned his wife the death toll rose as the couple’s newborn son lived only a minute after birth and their four year old son Grady Leon survived with minor injuries.
The Church of Christ will end its ten day revival meeting Wednesday night. Rev. Ordis Copeland, the pastor, said large crowds attended nightly services at 7 45 and invited the public to attend the final event.
Rioting and street clashes surged in Belgrade and across Yugoslavia as protests over the Axis alliance intensified. Police arrested many after demonstrations began when Axis sympathizers attacked a parade of students bearing British and American flags. Reports from Sofia indicated a potential Nazi attack on Greece could come this week, while Yugoslav authorities prepared for further unrest and possible searches of opposition leaders' homes.
A biblical verse from Leviticus 22 29 exhorts offering a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the Lord at one s own will and choice. The phrasing emphasizes voluntary gratitude offerings within ancient Israelite ritual practice.
The mayor proclaims March 24 to 30 1941 as Greek Relief Week urging citizens to support the appeal. The motion picture industry backs the drive with benefit shows nationwide to aid Greece facing Italian aggression and hardship.
Washington report states the House Appropriations Committee backed a 300,272,228 bill for civil functions of the War Department including rivers and harbors and flood control. The panel recommended 52,195,226 cash and 79 million authority, noting Brig. Gen. Edgerton said Panama Canal third locks may finish ahead of June 30, 1946. The cash portion totals 241,272,228.
Gov Adkins designates November 28 as the official Arkansas Thanksgiving observance, aligning with the traditional last Thursday and following Gov Bailey's precedent to keep the traditional date despite federal preference for an earlier holiday.
W. A. Bowden, 63, father of Mrs. Sid Bundy of Hope, died Monday at his Clarksville home. Survived by two sons C. R. Bowden and A. O. Bowden, both of Clarksville, and two daughters Mrs. Bundy and Mrs. Lloyd Reid of Foregin, Ark. Apples packed in oiled paper to avoid scalding in storage and marketable year round.
Special Master Marion recommended that the Missouri Pacific assessment for taxes in Arkansas be cut to 18,720,569 dollars. He was appointed by Federal Judge George Moore to fix the value after protesting an 28,118,960 dollar assessment. he argued the valuation should drop from 11,826,360 to 16,289,600 dollars.
About 25 Farm Security Administration leaders from eight southwest Arkansas counties gathered at the Hempstead county courthouse on Wednesday for a special instruction on FSA work. District supervisor B D Faught led the program which included a talk by state director Hudson Wren. India produces ninety percent of its own war supplies.
Berlin declares extended counter blockade to include Greenland and Iceland as U.S. ships reportedly unload war supplies to Britain. Washington officials decline to specify action, while Coast Guard cutters patrol Greenland vicinity amid heightened wartime tensions. Greenland and Iceland cited as potential stepping stones for delivery of warplanes to Britain.
Prescott Chamber of Commerce names Tom J. Compton as president and Tom M. Bemis as vice president at a special meeting. E M Sharp re elected treasurer. H B De Larmar steps down after a year. New directors include Ernest Cox A W Hudson J V Fore and Watson Cottingham.
G. F. Golden of near Spring Hill said publicity on the 15 foot tomato vine he raised last year generated letters from across the United States asking for seeds. A photo of the vine appeared in the Townsend National Weekly, with correspondence from Oklahoma Texas Montana and California requesting seeds.
A total of 14 854 bales was ginned from the 1940 crop prior to March 1, 1941, compared with 22 924 bales four years ago, according to W. H. Etter, Department of Commerce reporter.
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