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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1939
Page
3
The Empress of Australia steamed through fog in the iceberg zone at 18 to 5 knots, slowing King George and Queen Elizabeth’s Canada voyage. A 24 hour drift due to heavy fog halted progress. resumed at 5:15 a.m., but initial hours yielded little speed amid limited visibility.
Hope Rotary club hosted a Friday noon program at Hotel Bacow honoring National Music Week. Miss Harper Story and vocalists Miss Mary Louise Keith and Otho Taylor performed, with Mrs. J C Carlton presenting a history of the observance begun in Dallas in 1920.
Bruce Catton notes San Francisco faces a May 4 election on funding the transmission and distribution of electric power from Hetch Hetchy. The issue involves federal regulation, a court injunction, and SEC scrutiny of bonds and resale of power amid a Pacific Gas and Electric contract that pays the city and may affect tax rates.
Louis Greenfield a Bronx milliner was acquitted of first degree manslaughter after confessing to chloroforming his 16 year old son Jerome who suffered from a mental impairment. Jury of four married men and women returned the verdict after four hours deliberation in a Bronx County Court. Greenfield and his wife Anna planned to adopt a younger child and begin a new life.
Federal agents join Philadelphia investigators in targeting a large East Coast insurance murder syndicate. They work at top speed to untangle evidence for mass trials beginning in a matter of days.
Can you find the missing man in this puzzle feature. A famous individual is concealed in each clue and must be identified. The first combines a Biblical seaman with a great orator’s last name to yield a word meaning master of words. The second adds a screen star by appending the end of a building’s name after an American adventurer’s surname. The third adds an o to a foreign coin to reveal a dictator. Answers appear on page two.
Dean c. Carte has been advanced to the University of Arkansas College of Agriculture deanship effective June 1 and may resign over a dispute. Carter plans to confer with President Futwell about Randall’s dismissal, with a letter warning he may refuse the appointment if Arbitarily removed.
Mayor W S Atkins announces city council passed two ordinances regulating handling and sale of meat and milk for human consumption in Hope. ordinances authorize health inspector cooperation, set license and dairy herd testing fees, and aim to protect public health with patient public cooperation.
A light titled feature presents etiquette questions about thanking a dance partner, portioning at tables, tea serving order, salad leaf use, and utensil choice for desserts. It provides concise guidance: guests may take as many as fit without crowding, tea is usually poured before snacks, and utensils depend on serving style with preference for appropriate forks as indicated.
Military analysis predicts Poland can hold early German pressure though quick German victory unlikely. The corridor and Silesia are focal points with Poland’s fate tied to Britain France and Russia. East Prussia and the Free City area shape German plans to surround Warsaw and cut Polish reinforcements. Continuous air and ground actions would threaten Poznan and Gdynia as the war develops.
The Senate passed a large farm appropriation bill totaling about 1.0 to 1.21 billion dollars. It returns to the House for review of over 38 million dollars in increases while failing to cut any items from the prior version. The measure adds or raises more than ten provisions.
A group of Little Rock merchants held a mass meeting to urge Revenue Commissioner McCarroll to halt enforcement of the use tax provisions of the 1937 sales tax law until a test case can determine its validity.
ST. LOUIS. A premium store acts as a clearing house for Savers of coupons on items from tomatoes to tobacco. Shoppers pay with coupons rather than cash. the store offers 200 products and more than 100 article categories. Clyde B. Tyrrell, founder, claims it is the only such shop in the country and profits from manufacturers and retailers who redeem coupons.
About 250 persons attended the Parvut-Teacher association meeting Thursday afternoon at the high school, the largest crowd in PT A history. Mrs. E A Morsani was elected president for 1939 40 and officers were installed by Mrs. E W Dassett with Miss Bery Henry as superintendent of schools presenting the silver cup to the Junior-Senior High School association.
Miss Mary B. Carrigan of 308 North Elm Street sustained a fractured hip when she slipped and fell at home Wednesday. She was taken to a Shreveport hospital for examination and treatment. Br. P. B. Carrigan accompanied her to Shreveport. Dr. Carrigan is expected to return to Hope Friday afternoon.
A fragment quotes Johnny asserting that God governs the world and that people must perform their duties wisely, leaving the outcome to divine will. It reflects a call to dutiful conduct with trust in Providence guiding results.
Three persons were killed and a fourth injured when an automobile and track collided one mile west of Benton at 3 a.m. Friday. Victims identified as Shirl da McLain 24 Malvern, Orris Allen 22 Malvern, Herbert E Womack Benton, passenger Janez H Hockeramich Genton. Fourth occupant escaped with minor injuries.
Howard H. Hunter, deputy national WPA administrator, will speak on CBS from 8:45 to 9 p.m. Sunday May 14. The address asks Shall Work Relief be Returned to the States.
Avt Operators of Erwin and Yeach and East Texas Refining Co report five feet of gray shale and two feet of ochre shale in core from 3437 to 3457 feet in Lafayette county between here and Lewisville. They plan a Schlumberger test as exploration continues. The Patten No 1 discovery well previously yielded 72 barrels from a quarter-inch choke.
The article lists U S cotton figures spanning years 1909 to 1937. It records 3 873 bales and other tallies including 7 950 079 and 5 757 978 bales, reflecting shifts in supply and consumption trends in the early 20th century New Orleans dispatch.
Polish residents report incursions as German forces advance while Turkey and Britain pledge security cooperation. Daladier vows France will resist aggression with strengthened mobilization and alliance efforts. Canada and Europe populations cited to frame wartime stakes.
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