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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1940
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR notes show Arkadelphia and Texarkana schools contending in Class A athletics. The uncertain text suggests competition and leaders in a regional division, with references to teams, scores, and standings.
Fragmentary text outlines proposed constitutional amendments in Arkansas, including vacancies in state offices and a personal property tax exemption for the president head of a family. References to provisions for filling vacancies, election timing, and tax exemptions are present, with names such as G. Hall and notes on approval by voters.
A fragmentary summary lists results across cities including Atlanta Birmingham Knoxville and New Orleans. Mentions teams from Memphis New Orleans and Nashville with scattered scores and Friday events in Little Rock and Chattanooga amid a cold spell.
The National League reported a 4 to 4 tie between New York and St. Louis on Thursday with other games postponed. Friday's slate includes New York at Chicago Boston at St. Louis Philadelphia at Cincinnati Brooklyn at Pittsburgh and Cleveland at Detroit. Detroit beat Washington 5 to 3 on Thursday with more games postponed on the schedule.
Bruner-Ivory 0 loses to City Bakery 6 as Brookwood Grocery impresses with a 9 to 4 win over Snow White. The results showcase City Bakery and Brookwood Grocery strong offensive nights while Bruner-Ivory struggles.
The text argues abandoning pump priming and new subsidies, balancing the budget with reduced government spending, and turning relief to states with lump sum payments. It promotes creating wealth through free enterprise, boosting jobs, and avoiding political manipulation of welfare. It also hints at farm price supports and soil conservation bonuses, plus a discovery of a river under the Pacific and Finland's meal etiquette.
Public auction to settle storage charges on a 1934 Chevrolet truck with motor number T4683273 at a Sarege on South Hazel Street Hope Arkansas on May 23 1940. Claimants must present claims before sale to recover amounts. first published Hope Star April 26 1940.
In Jackson, Mississippi, a hotel lobby altercation left Governor Paul Johnson and editor Frederick Sullens injured after a cane attack. Sullens, describing the fight, says Johnson struck him from behind the pillar, then attempted another blow before aides intervened. Johnson, 60, had few details from the executive mansion.
Raymond Urban WPA recreational supervisor announced a Saturday softball training program at Fair Park. The opening session is this Saturday at 2 PM with fundamentals taught to interested girl players, and a Hempstead County team will be chosen to compete in the state tournament at Little Rock in August.
Raymond Urban of Hope unveiled the starting lineup for Sundays Magnolia game in the Southwest Arkansas Amateur Baseball League. Key players include catcher Olin Reeves pitcher Blackie Elliott and Raymond Urban at third base. Dean Parsons is injured and out for several days. The notice also references a later Magnolia home tilt and a May 12 visit by Waldo.
Former Pulaski county deputy sheriff Charles G. McNutt received five years in prison after being found to have embezzled more money than his co defendant Edgar S. Collins. The judge cut Collins sentence from 21 years to 15 years on ajury verdict. The cases concern a $26 000 shortage in the Pulaski sheriff and collector’s office amid a fund built on donations subscriptions and coin sales. The commission reported tax funded totals of $87 019.66 in 1938 and $91 733.83 in 1939, with expenditures of $41 990 600 in 1938 and $373 087.65 last year. World’s Fair costs for the exhibition amounted to $50 570.14.
Arkansas Centennial commission that ran the state's World’s Fair exhibit last year seeks to continue operations this summer. An early balance of 9614.24 was reported by the department, with funds shown in a completed state ledger.
Mr and Mrs Coy Lee Hutson of Felton visited the Hutsons Saturday. Guther Stewart of Bay attended. The Stewart Store opened Saturday with a large crowd and hourly free groceries giveaways. Stewart offered a daily sack of groceries and a tub of groceries at five o'clock with each fifty cent purchase.
President Roosevelt stated the United States is taking all possible steps to prevent the European conflict from spreading. He described active government efforts to check any extension of war, emphasizing the goal of limiting international involvement amid ongoing global tensions.
Sherry Bond finally heads home after a Derby day setback with Pepper Boy finishing second. She weighs bills, transport needs, and a possible future as Shep Grant reappears with an offer, while a Midwest cousin arrives at her apartment, introducing a new complication to the tale.
Deputy Anthony Sappo said three torsos were found in boxcars at the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie railroad yard in Stowe Township near Cleveland. The cars arrived from Struthers Oslo and the bodies likely dated from six to eight weeks earlier.
Briar scratched and leg weary 20 month old Wilbur Jane Cooper wandered from home about 3am Wednesday. Barefoot in overalls and shirt he was found near a stump at Ba.m. Thursday after a long night of searching by hundreds. He slept at home unharmed though his hands face and clothes bore scratches.
Reported moves show British and French forces withdrawing south of Trondheim to reinforce Narvik as German air and ground pressure intensifies. British, French fleets head to Alexandria to safeguard the Mediterranean while RAF bombers strike German bases in Norway and Denmark. Hitler addresses leaders in a brief statement on Germany’s decisive battle.
The Chamber of Commerce questions census accuracy citing tiny counts while praising census workers for effort and neighbor checks. They note Hope’s population growth remains normal, supporting Hope as a safe real estate market and a barometer of financial health.
Dr Christian longtime Yell County elected official and practicing physician died Thursday in a Little Rock hospital after a brief illness. native of Yell County served in Arkansas legislature in 1936. Funeral at New Hope Baptist Church near Holdenville Friday at 2 30 p m. Survived by widow one son James William Christian of Los Angeles one daughter Mrs Willona Brown of Holdenville and a sister.
Bowling results note the upcoming schedule through May 21 with matches among S C Kraft Cheese City Bakery Gunter Bros Statlarc Qu Geo W Robison Rotary Club and others. It warns there will be no further notices until a date is set and asks teams to mark their next games.
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