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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1931
Page
3
Evarts Kentucky residents report 300 National Guardsmen headed to the district as miners prepare to welcome the troops. Police Chief A S Cusick backs the move stating it benefits the miners and that the trouble stems from mine guards rather than the miners. Miners plan a march to meet the soldiers with a flag at the town edge.
Jackson Kentucky AP report says Miss Caesle Potion, 8, a co ed at Lee College, was killed when a roadside ambush opened fire on her car. Five men were held for questioning as Sheriff Lee Combs searched for two more suspects. The victim died from a head wound en route to a hospital.
Rodney Williams Jr., 11, son of Mr. and Mrs. BR Williams of Doyle's Terrace, who left home after being punished for "playing donkey," was found near noon Wednesday in Little Rock in the company of three men. Police said he apparently ran away after punishment at East Central school and was held for his parents. Williams had traveled to Little Rock with hopes of finding him. officers noted the boy may have hitched rides from motorists on the highway.
The Boy Scouts of America near the end of its annual meeting in Memphis as Walter Head of Chicago tends toward retirement after five years as president. Mortimer L. Schiff of New York, a banker, is nominated to succeed him as first vice president. The notice highlights leadership changes and the ongoing centennial proceedings.
The Elks Lodge 1109 will present a Mothers Day program next Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock. The public is invited to attend a special musical program and songs honoring mothers, directed by Mrs. Robert A. Campbell and O. F. Ruggles, Exalted Ruler, with other lodge officers encouraging attendance.
Akron reports a first degree murder charge has been filed against Mrs. Hattie Ray for the ax slaying of five year old Louise Burleson, a neighbor child. The incident occurred as the child was coaxed toward the Ray home where the mother and child were present.
A national study of the tax dollars spent on schools will begin July 4, directed by William J. Cooper and Dr. Pilrr Mont. The project aims to compare sources and uses of the $2,450,000,000 spent annually on education and will be funded by $350,000 for the investigation and $100,000 per year for four years for Congress, state legislatures and school boards.
Sidney Nebraska reports wheat production costs differ across the state. In the Nebraska pudhandle section costs run about 33 cents per bushel, while eastern counties face around 75 cents per bushel. Factors include taxes and power machinery use. Farmers in western counties may exceed 84 cents per bushel, driven by higher inputs and regional conditions.
Revival at Hopewell opens Thursday at the Hopewell school building led by Rev Wool. A heat company begins Monday night May 11 with upbeat tunes, and the public is invited to attend.
Tickets go on sale Thursday for Hope senior class play Miss Somebody Else. Posters are attractive and the cast and chorus aim to deliver the best production yet. Mrs. Nell Bush McPheeters directs the chorus, praised for past work in Hope and nearby towns. Miss Martha Virginia Stuart says the show will be a great success, noting recent War acts completed. Elizabeth Bernier plays old maid Susan Ruggs, transformed by Constance Carey Eleanor Foster into a movie actress for comic effect, ending with Susan marrying an undertaker.
Jackson Mississippi reports a conflict over brutality at Parchman state pen farm as the penitentiary board and legislature consider investigations. Mrs W A Montgomery testified of mistreatment by four anonymous convicts and urged inquiry into F B Morriss death in October 1936 with records citing an unlocked artery. Accounts describe thirst, water denial, floggings and forced labor with injuries. Governor Bilbo dismissed anonymous accusations as lies.
ST LOUIS UP Approximately 200 delegates will attend the National Conference on State Parks in St Louis from May 27 to 29. State and national park representatives and semi governmental agencies will discuss recreation needs land and water acquisition development and wildlife preservation through parks forests and public reserves.
Arkansas educators gathered at the Hotel LaFayette in Little Rock for a 2 p.m. study session called by D C Hastings to address the financial plight of public schools. County and city superintendents will convene in joint and separate sessions to draft financing recommendations for submission to the Legislative Committee on School Problems and the House when it meets next Thursday.
The County Health Department and Crippled Children's Association held a crippled children clinic in Ashdown. Dr. G. A. Caldwell, a Shreveport orthopedic surgeon, examined 63 children, 55 white and eight negro. Health nurses from neighboring counties assisted and brought several children. Joe Fox of Pine Bluff represented the Crippled Children's Commission.
Paris report by M. Andre Piedallu to the Academy of Agriculture outlines a method to turn sandstone formations into productive land. The system uses many small blasting charges that are electronically discharged to break up rock and allow cultivation with proper fertilizers.
In Boston Dr Joseph Lelyveld and researchers estimate the average American walks about 18 098 steps daily equal to 778 miles yearly. Other figures include a housewife coast to coast yearly, a schoolboy 15 miles and a farmer with plow 25 1 2 miles, with many roles showing varied daily ranges.
A community singing is announced at Rocky Mound Church, about nine miles east of Hope, for next Sunday per a local citizen’s notice. Residents are urged to attend and bring a guest to share in the event.
ALDERSHOT ENGLAND - 45-Flight Lieutenant H R D Waghorn who set speeds over 728 mph to win the Schneider Cup in 1929 died Thursday from injuries after his plane crashed Tuesday. Washington reports say Secretary Stimson received a note from a Halti minister and State Department deemed the incident related to a protest by Major General Smedley D. Butler of the Marines over minister remarks. HOT SPRINGS ARK - A resolution favoring public ownership and operation of radio channels and facilities and removal of advertising in programs was readied for introduction before the National Congress of Parents and Teachers.
Mrs. E. J. Bruneaux, Newton county teacher, sues J. N. Martin and 12 others for 10000 damages over slander and a petition to revoke her certificate. The trial began late Wednesday and will likely continue Thursday as witnesses are summoned. Beulah Williams and Willie Williams sue Dr. G. R. Seigel for 15000 in malpractice. verdict favors defendant.
News learned in railroad offices Wednesday that a special executive committee session of the Association of Railway Executives will be held in Chicago on Friday. Executives may discuss boosting freight rates to bolster declining revenues, though the purpose of the extraordinary session was not disclosed. The association has long opposed competitive transportation systems and seeks regulatory relief as railroads face shrinking profits and cost-cutting measures.
Act 167 of 1991 changes school election laws. All common districts must elect a six member board with three year terms split as two, two, and two. County districts list numbers. Special and Rural Special districts elect two directors each unless more than six. Consolidated districts with over six directors reduce to six. County Board of Education provides voting supplies. Annual election set for May 1. after this year elections move to the first Tuesday in March. Voting hours 9 am to 1 pm. Voters may write in names not on the ballot. County Superintendent will issue full instructions on election procedures.
Miss Aja Burroughs of Richmond Virginia testified as the first witness in the Senate Campaign Funds Committee inquiry into Bishop James Cannon Jr's 1928 campaign funds. She refused to answer questions and read a statement challenging the committee and labeling the Federal Corrupt Practices Act unconstitutional. Senator Nye warned she could be cited for contempt, a matter subject to Congress reconvening in December.
Ring veteran Byrne of Louisville pursues a comeback in Oregon after years of tough battles. Once regarded as a hard hitter, he fights a string of foes, including Charley Belanger, as training disruptions loom.
Solemn Pontifical Mass celebrated Thursday morning at St. John’s Campus by Bishop John B. Morris for 25 years of service in Arkansas. Attended by Cardinal Dougherty of Philadelphia and several archbishops along with other church dignitaries.
Pine Bluff will open its curb market Saturday morning after final preparations at a Junior Chamber of Commerce meeting. County Judge R H Williams, Mayor Harry S Holderness, and W W Taylor of the Chamber of Commerce are to speak. the Pine Bluff High School choir will perform and a welcoming committee will greet farmers and patrons.
Warren Arkansas January opening of a $250000 slander suit against Southern Lumber by ex manager O C Axley began before Chancellor E G Hammock. Testimony opened with attorney statements and Axley’s character witnesses including ex-Governor C H Brough Hendrix College president J H Reynolds and Davenport G M Coghrane.
A disjointed report from Lepanto describes a 65-year-old man found beaten to death and an ensuing search for clues. Officials note a key clue tied to a regally named vicinity and a possible purchase by a black woman linked to the bed alarm during a blaze. The fragmentary text references burning, a pile of ashes, and a sobbing individual, but details remain unclear.
Ulster Ireland report says international mail robbing is under inquiry with American and British authorities coordinating. Inspector Clarahan stated cooperation continues as detectives seek the extent of losses and identify the looters believed to have robbed the mail on the American side.
In Auburn New York two marble shelves carved by Brigham Young will decorate the Second Presbyterian parish house under construction. The mantle pieces, finely chiseled, come with fibers from the house where Young spent part of his boyhood in Port Byron, amid the Finger Lakes region of New York.
Juvenile bus tragedy hero Coloné-Bryan Untiedt returns to rural life after a trip with gifts from Washington. He helps his mother with chores and feeds the pigs, wearing farm clothes instead of store attire. The Untiedt family is not at the station to greet him.
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