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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1938
Page
4
In Granollers near Barcelona an insurgent air raid killed 449 and buried 109 others. In Valencia harbor the British freighter Penthames was bombed and sunk with no deaths, marking the third British ship sunk there recently.
The Senate Military Affairs Committee released a report backing legislation to require all citizens with net wealth of $1,000 or more to lend money to the government in wartime. The plan, contested by War Navy and Treasury, would issue bonds up to 50 years at under one percent interest, funded by a wealth census and mandatory purchases by those above thresholds.
Little Rock residents plead not guilty in federal court to charges of housing Alvin Karpis at a resort in 1995. The list includes Dutch Akers former chief of detectives Joseph Wakelin former Olive chief Cecil Brook former police lieutenant John Braver airport manager Mrs A C Dyer boat landing operators Leflis Dyer landing curers Grieve Galdstein Cantile. No dates or trunks were arraigned and no bond figures set.
An exploring party found a pyramid with an 80 foot square base three large steps to the top. Each step rises 10 feet and extends 10 feet back from the outer edge. Determine the total exposed slate surface on the tops of all steps.
The Dry Goods Journal lauds Geo W Robison & Co for a striking Cotton Week window in Hyp, Ark. Clyde Coffee designed the display featuring sheets towels and fabrics with cotton and a large photo of workers in the field. The window's dramatic layout and wide space use received national recognition after a year of local acclaim.
A new two week window remains for poll tax payments to qualify for voting in this year’s elections and any before June 16, 1938. Taxpayers may pay the poll tax separately from real or personal taxes and need not pay them at the same time. June 15 is the final day to secure poll tax receipts.
The St. Louis Federal Reserve said April marked the smallest total business volume in the district for the present low mood, with declines from March and 1937 levels. Some industries showed stability while others, including steel ingot, glass, lumber, cement, and building materials, exhibited flattening tendencies amid continued unemployment and lower prices.
President Lazaro Cardenas declared the Cedillo rebellion crushed by federal troops in San Luis Potosi state. He said only small bands remained in central Mexican hills and Cedillo, though at large, faced no immediate military threat. authorities would pursue legal action once captured. A cavalry unit had nearly captured Cedillo and found his belongings, including a printing plate.
A concise quotation noting that true effort to rise beyond one’s rank requires liberty and weighty resolve, invoking Massinger as a source of reflection on ambition and social mobility.
Premium on poor management is blamed for the acute relief crisis in major northeastern cities. Mayors from 60 large cities urge Washington for WPA extension as city budgets, framed in 1937, fail to cover rising relief costs. The uproar highlights muddled lines between city county and state control, with officials trading accusations as emergency funds strain finances.
All members of the High School Band meet at the Pines swimming pool at 5 o'clock Tuesday afternoon for a picnic luncheon announced Tuesday noon. Parents are invited and all are asked to bring a picnic luncheon.
Demolition of Belmont Castle near Grays Essex proceeds to quarry halls beneath the ancient Thames side landmark. The castle, erected in 1700 by Zachariah Button then High Sheriff of Essex, is being removed.
Princeton Florida reports a $10,000 ransom drop in small bills to kidnappers holding James Cash Jr. The father, following a roadside signal, scattered currency before dawn but no word came from the captors by noon, deepening concern for the boy’s safety.
Joe Murray, a young man from Simpson Street, begins work and spends his first earnings on girls. The story follows his formative years, neighborhood exploits, and the unfolding question of what love truly means, as he reflects on love itself rather than a simple romance.
Hammons urged football as a team sport stressing sacrifice and coordination. He recalled Pine Bluff High School’s 1925 16 game schedule and a 61 to 0 win over Dayton, noting success requires more than size. Lawson Glover delivered a memorial address on honoring war dead and preventing future wars.
In Pulaski circuit court on May 25 a delinquent sales tax collection suit was filed in the name of Attorney General Jack Holt against W. W. O’Neal Little Rock. Special attorney Kenneth Lane acted for Holt and Governor Bailey. Holt questioned why he was not consulted or allowed to review the complaint before filing. The move sparked capital reports of possible political implications in the state’s summer campaign.
At noon Tuesday Coroner How ard A. Dishough postponed for 24 hours the return of a verdict in the killing of J. D. Flynn, 50, division manager of Arkansas Fuel Oil. Deputy Sheriff J. D. Conner fatally wounded Flynn during a disturbance Monday night. Sheriff L. B. Brench and Deputy Prosecutor Henry Spitzber said six witnesses sworn statements corroborating Conner’s self defense. A statement was made by Flynn’s woman companion.
Nashville Special School District directors announce the teaching staff for 1938 39 with principal Lester Bradley at Nashville High School and R. S. Cassady at Grammar School guiding the lines up. Coaching choice to be decided later.
In New Orleans a July cotton contract opened at 7.79 and closed at 7.83. The market finished steady with a 7 point gain, middling grade listed at 7.88, indicating a modest uptick in prices and solid demand.
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