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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1934
Page
3
Pines pool, built at about 10 000, will open this Saturday under P A Dulin Jr. The concrete 140 by 10 foot facility features three diving boards, a tile bath with showers for men and women, and playground equipment. Opening hours are 9 am to 10 pm daily, except Sunday. pool was formerly Collier's Lake.
LITTLE ROCK The fact that the check with which John L. Carter paid the $112.50 ballot fee was not honored on the bank upon which it was
Advertises MELLO-GLO face powder as freshening and youth preserving. Claims a new French process helps it stay on longer spread smoothly and not clog pores with a youthful tint. No flakiness or irritation reported. Priced at 5c and $1.00.
Lee Miles announces Carter remains eligible for the August primary after resolving a funds issue with the Democratic State Central Committee. Harvey G. Combs and Miles state Carter filed pledges properly and paid the shorted amount in cash, leading to certification as an eligible candidate pending no further objections.
A posse from five counties chased two bandits who robbed the Bank of Ash Flat of 434 dollars and fled in an Oklahoma plated car. The car was recovered after the robbers vanished into a wooded area late Thursday. Officers suspect the culprits are local men.
The Reds and Whites split the Mobcat spring squad for Friday night football at the high school athletic field. Teams appear evenly matched with weight and speed contrasts as captains Elliott and C Brown lead Red and White. Coach Jones plans rotating captains per game and a new method for naming leaders next season.
Debtor cities may carry out cancellations but critics warn it could cripple municipal bonds. Proponents argue districts like drainage and irrigation need creditor approval thresholds of 30 and 66 percent respectively to apply.
Monticello Arkansas hearing into mismanagement at Fourth District A. M. College reveals that trustee John W. Richardson sold beef to the school and used college cars for trips. President Frank Horsfall testifies Richardson reaped most of his 1272 dollars in per diem and expenses since July 1928 as a board committeeman and for legislative expenses.
Hope Kiwanis club members will travel Friday to Texarkana to hear G. Sam Cummings, Kiwanis International president in 1928, as a guest speaker at a Texarkana club meeting. Cummings helped organize the Texarkana club in 1923 and is slated as a feature speaker at the Arkansas State Association of Life Insurance Underwriters convention opening Saturday in Texarkana.
Continental Life Insurance, with nearly 100 million dollars in force, was placed in the State Insurance Department’s hands by Circuit Judge O'Ryan after a dissolution suit begun by Insurance Superintendent R. E. O'Malley. The company, led by Ed Mays, faced claims of severe mismanagement and insolvency risking policyholders, with about 50,000 holders affected.
INDIANAPOLIS Ind. two drivers were killed instantly during a practice run for the upcoming automobile race. Peter Krois of Knoxville Tennessee and Bob Hahn of Chico California died in the crash that occurred Friday while testing for the event scheduled to be run Wednesday, May 9.
Hundreds of children gathered at First Baptist Church and paraded through the business district after 3 o clock in a Pet Parade staged by the Young Men's Association and Hope Star. Fourteen winners were honored including Hazel Briant Marjorie Dildy Bes sie Jean Briant Martha White Norma Joe Channey Johnnie Boyett Mary Ros McFadden Echols Locke Fred Bryant Ernest Ridghill Gus Bernier Lucille Ruggles Mark Buchanan and J Barra.
Ford Motor Co free talking picture shown Friday and Saturday at the old Queen theatre location adjoining John F. Cox Brug Co. instead of the former store room adjoining Hitt's shoe store. Show runs continuously from 1 a.m. to 10 p.m. both days. Also, Rev James H Bennett returned from Knoxville Ark where he led a revival, gained 11 new members, and addressed a large closing crowd.
Lent Powell 2? was struck in the head with a double bit axe during a family quarrel at his home near Ozan Thursday morning. He lies in Julia Chester hospital with a compound skull fracture. Jasper Hoover is jailed by Constable Bob Carrigan of Oran without charges while Powell recovers.
Paul Edwards recalls meeting Gen Roberto Rivas, mortally wounded in a cavalry charge, who entrusts his family to his friend. Rivas’s Texas years, move to Mexico, and Roberto Jr.’s schooling and business college study are sketched, showing the officer’s lasting bond and sacrifice. The tale closes with Roberto Jr. joining the Mexican Consular Service and supporting his mother and sister.
May link Barrow continues on page one with a Louisiana sheriff and an old-time Texas ranger leading Hempstein County officers in a bid to seize two .38 caliber pistols found in Barrow’s impaired car. Investigators aim to send the weapons to a ballistic expert while officers initially theorize the killer was a widely sought desperado named Williams.
Manager Arthur Swanke announces the Third Annual Shover Street School Follies to be staged Tuesday night at 8 45. The program labels the event a major effort by the school with a larger Rhythm group and acts spoofing Mills Brothers and Chiou in song and dance. Featured songs include Old Roses Youre Gonna Lose Your Gal Sweet Mama Treetop Tall Walking the Chalk Line and Remember My Forgotten Man. EB Brown stars in A Very Monorabile Guy on screen after the show.
Legion Auxiliaries plan Poppy Day nationwide with about 101000 volunteer women distributing paper poppies to raise funds for disabled veterans and their families. Poppies are handmade by veterans in 58 government hospitals and 40 states, with Fort Roots hospital crafts cited as a local producer.
Authorities believed the Barrow gunwoman duo were in the area, crossing Red River from Texarkana or moving from the Cookson Hills toward Lou, while a St Louis ballistic report on a .38 pistol linked to a jailed suspect awaited. A letter to Allen Shipp, postmarked Emmet, claimed innocence and offered alibis, urging officers to stop searching for the fourth suspect.
The State Highway Department cleared a vacant South Ele street site of debris and junk pile remnants. Proceeds from the poppy sale fund welfare and rehabilitation efforts of the American Legion Auxiliary for disabled veterans and dependents, supporting remembrance and service.
An article fragment notes that usable machine parts will be stored inside the highway repair shop while unusable parts are sold or hauled to a junk yard. It also references an American boy quitting the farm to avoid 4 AM wakeups and taking a city job after entering business, then waking early to play golf.
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