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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1939
Page
3
Bruce Catton analyzes left and center New Dealers while noting unease over radical shifts and the Dies committee's probes. He also comments on submarine Squalus rescue chatter, Navy protocols for visiting royals, and citizen scrutiny shaping naval reception.
Senator George of New Mexico skeptical of Secretary Wallace new cotton plan arguing it would not revive markets and could trigger tariff wars. He said subsidizing exports abandons Democratic principles and risks collapse of the program. Senator Hale opposed subsidy even if funds were available.
The Post Office will observe Memorial Day with modified hours next Tuesday. Rural service is suspended, one delivery in town will occur in the morning, and general delivery and window hours will be open until late. Outgoing mail ships as usual while inbound mail is placed in lockers. the City Chamber of Commerce of New York is noted as formed in 1768 under a church grant from King George II.
The excerpt asks for the correct wife titles corresponding to five male titles Duke Marquis East Baruied Count Aurwers. It seeks the proper feminine forms used historically for spouses of men bearing these ranks, likely for a puzzle or crib within a newspaper page.
Steffey, longtime Pine Bluff superintendent for Arkansas Louisiana Gas, has been appointed district manager of the Hope district. Born in Dupnietic, Pa, he began with Peoples Gas in 1905, later serving at Westor in Dallas and Arkansas Natural Gas before rising to his current post. He and his wife, now deceased, had three sons and he is active in local business and civic affairs.
A quirky late 1930s style column weighs candidate traits and strategies. It notes Vandenberg and Clark as historical lines, warns against overplay of foreign stances, urges strong national defense and economic restraint, and highlights personalities like Farley Hull Garner and LaGuardia while lampooning image over substance.
Dr Charles H Mayo renowned surgeon and Mayo Brothers founder died at Mercy Hospital Chicago at 73 after a weeklong illness. He left a widow, his son Cy, Charles W Mayo, three daughters, and a daughter-in-law. Funeral plans await details as body to be sent to Rochester. His death follows pneumonia diagnosed as a rare No 3 type.
Lizzie Jones aged 45 and her daughter Gertrude were sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to murder charges in the May 2 rape and death of Irene Taylor, a 19 year old white girl. They admitted aiding Sylvester Williams to bind weight and sink Taylor’s body in a shallow bayou. Judge Parham ordered Lizzie to 21 years and Gertrude to one year, with immediate transfer to the state prison farm for women.
Hempstead County received 1926 dollars in May from the State Department of Public Welfare for old age assistance aid to the blind aid to dependent children and general relief. Of this amount 1208.75 came from state sources while the federal government supplied 716.25. State sales tax contributed 1720.75 to the welfare fund with 391.96 from other revenue sources. The welfare office figures show 67.6 percent of welfare funds come from the sales tax. The program supports 1917 aged and blind persons and 153 dependent children in the county plus general relief and related services.
Federal agents hunted three masked gunmen across northeastern Oklahoma after abducting the wife of banker A. Patridge and forcing open attempts on two safes. Two suspects fled toward Bartlesville, while a third fled on foot as investigators closed in near Dewey and QC. Patridge described the robbery attempt at the First National Bank, noting the thieves demanded safe access with keys but could not obtain the Washington County Sales Association’s safe combination.
Navy officials approved pontoons and compressed air to lift the sunken Squalus off the New Hampshire coast. Nine 32-foot pontoons, each lifting 80 to 85 tons, will be sunk beside the hulk and filled with air. Rescue experts and 18 navy divers joined the operation as salvage plans proceed amid ongoing funding and submarine bids.
In Jackson Mississippi hospitals cared for dozens of guests after a mass food poisoning at a hotel. A Dutch supper menu is under scrutiny as officials investigate the incident, with no fatalities reported and most patients in shock or weakness expected to recover at home soon.
The Pan American Airways Clipper refueled at Hamilton Bermuda before resuming its first round trip across the Atlantic. The flying ship departed Hui at 3:25 a m and was to reach Port Washington, New York, a few minutes after the scheduled departure of its sister ship on the second leg.
Woodmen of the World Bois d Arc Camp No 28 marked its 44th anniversary with a meeting in Hope Arkansas. Albert Graves former mayor delivered the program as B B Raglan state manager and district deputy Adams of Nashville observed. A delegation from Southwest Arkansas attended and a Little Rock degree team conducted the initiation of 51 members.
Secretary Will Cazort of the Chamber of Commerce reports a 80 percent freight rate cut for peaches in the Highland district by Missouri Pacific Railway. Rates take effect June 5, with a 20,000 pounds per car tier seeing a 200 cent slash and a 27,000 pounds per car tier a 30 percent reduction.
Foresters in Redlands California report discovery of a heat resistant knobby cone pine whose cones open under intense fire, dropping seeds that germinate after flames, with planting planned near Arrowhead Lake to combat recurring wildfires.
A quote emphasizes that belief in unseen things empowers people while doubt weakens them. Strong convictions, the text argues, precede great deeds and shape decisive outcomes.
New Orleans reports July opened at 8.95 and closed at 9.04 for cotton futures with spot quiet and unchanged. Middling grade quoted at 3.02 amid a subdued trading atmosphere.
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