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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1936
Page
3
Entomologists report an unprecedented early boll leaf worm outbreak, noting widespread appearance from Texas to Louisiana with larvae peak from mid July through August. They advise vigilant scouting and control measures using arsenic-based sprays, as Farmers seek to curb potential leaf damage and yield loss.
The Arkansas Bankers Association opens its 46th annual convention in Hot Springs. President A N Sicard of Fort Smith delivers the annual address as the two day gathering begins after an afternoon golf tournament. A banquet Thursday night will feature Centennial Chairman Harvey Couch speaking on Arkansas centennial celebration.
The termite queen, a giant compared to workers, lies in her royal chamber as thousands of workers carry eggs, feed and cleanse her, while soldier termites keep watch.
The Democratic National convention faces a debate on how far the party platform should criticize the courts and advocate a new deals framework. Opinions vary on constitutional amendments, court powers over wages, hours, prices, and agricultural policy, with persistent dissidence about NRA and AAA rulings. The draft will test unity as delegates weigh defending or rebuking Supreme Court decisions amid long-running New Deal tensions.
Analysis notes Democrats press Eastern surge from New York to Massachusetts while Republicans defend the North Atlantic coast and eye Southern states. Both parties cast a broad issue slate from relief to budget to labor and policy, with no simple narrowing to a single constitutional question.
A party operative notes that key questions will be examined closely during the primaries before any decisive moves. The focus includes strategy, messaging, coalition building, and potential impact on early polling and voter turnout.
The community mourns Mr. Slaybaugh who passed Saturday evening with condolences to his bereaved family. Mr. and Mrs. Von Arrington and their young daughter visited his parents in New Hope. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Rogers and baby visited her parents near Hope. Miss Willie Dale Purtle wed Winston Erwin of Hope last week. Mrs. E O Rogers visited daughter Dewey Bearden. Grandma Bearden staying with her son Barto Bearden. Alice Purtle and Noring Pickard shopped in Hope. Henry Pickard and Barto Bearden were visitors Sunday.
An official report from Eugene Vidal in Washington attributes the March 5 crash near Rich Mountain Arkansas to the pilot's poor judgment. The privately owned plane killed two men, pilot Harley Woodard and passenger Edward Martin, both Texans, as it went down near Mena.
The column records numerous Sunday visits among local families in Liberty and Fulton, noting interactions of Hicks Pardue Coleman Cogbill and others. It also mentions Mrs. John Winchester improving after surgery at Julia Chester hospital and Arthur and Eunice Edwards recovering from a long illness with mumps. A note on coffee consumption in 1995 compares it to 1834.
In Little Rock Ed McDonald announced Jonesboro attorney Arthur Adams will manage his campaign for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in the August primary. Adams is the first campaign manager named, with an opening speech likely around June 10 in an Arkansas city. The article also notes a British Navy roster of ships and submarines.
Washington reports railway equipment orders totaling over 13000 dollars announced Thursday by the Van Sweringen railways. The group includes construction of 5900 freight cars, the largest order by any railway system in months to protect employes.
A conclusion was announced Thursday after a conference with President Roosevelt on an agreement to protect workers displaced by railroad consolidations. Nearby Copper Hill Tennessee suffered denuded land as garland fumes from copper mines escaped before methods to condense the fumes were found.
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