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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1934
Page
3
Here and There Editorial by Ajax H Wasurt notes Arkansas has a quarter million eligible voters, voting Tuesday not for candidates but for laws. The piece frames this as part of a broader trend to bring government closer to the people and increase direct civic engagement.
Federal grand jury charges three Kansas City police officials with perjury and a broad inefficiency finding in the Union Station massacre probe. Adan Richetti, lone surviving gunman, is returned to face questions after capture near Wellsburg. The report ties corruption and the Pendergast era to the case as officers deny statements and await further grand jury action.
The document details multiple amendments including taxing limits bond issuance restrictions and term length changes for Arkansas constitutional offices. It references Amendment Nos 19 20 21 and 23 and outlines actor dates and board abolishment provisions along with references to the State Board of Education and Act No 78. It notes referendums and voting thresholds for enactment and approval processes.
A fragmented OCR item lists multiple measures and actions: Toy is Fun Act ANG against Act No 18, Act No 280 referred by referendum petitions, the delinquent real estate tax act proposing penalties and redemption extension, Boe against Act No 20, County Ticket initiative Act No 1 fixing county officer compensation and payrolls, and Initiative Act No 4 with road tax proposals. The text echoes a local ballot or legislative agenda with varied positions.
American Education Week November 5-11 is to be observed by Hope’s schools and churches with a detailed program. The 4th annual theme Educating for Tomorrow emphasizes national aims and young leaders. Activities begin Tuesday with a 4 p.m. BTA council session and continue through Sunday with P T A meetings, chapels, and city pastors promoting education recovery and improvement. Franklin D Roosevelt urges citizen participation and cooperation in this observance.
A resident found an old 1885 ballot coinciding with a general election. The single listed name on the Democratic ticket for a special election was the late Governor Thomas C. McRae of Nevada County, with the date September 7, 1885 for Congress.
The Bureau of Agricultural Economies predicts generally improved conditions for the coming year in its annual outlook report. The bulky prognostication covers all farming phases from foreign demand to farm family living possibilities, issued after a week’s conference with agricultural economists from 40 states, Department of Agriculture officials, and leaders.
The Hope Star corrections column apologizes for an erroneous funeral arrangements statement for Mrs. Louie Frontz of Shower Springs Road reported last Friday. A Saturday correction was published, and the paper seeks to rectify the injustice to the Frontz family and relatives with this public apology.
Hope High School Bobcats prepare for the Armistice Day clash with Prescott Curly Wolves on Friday night in Hope. Since 1928 Prescott has dominated, with only a 1930 Hope win on record. this year supporters hope the quick, hard line and strong backs produce a different result despite a jinx history and injuries in past meetings.
Washington reports Senator Huey P. Long must stand trial in a half million dollar libel suit over a senate speech. The Supreme Court disagreed with his claim of immunity as a congress member and allowed the case to proceed, citing published reports and Long’s remarks against Samuel T. Ansell.
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics predicted a drop of about 1,000,000 bales in the total cotton supply for the current season, lowering the probable total to 39,200,000 bales from 42,100,000 last season. Foreign supply rises by 1,600,000 bales, with China India and Northern Brazil leading gains and Russia and Egypt showing cuts. The forecast notes lower U.S. consumption this year but a smaller August 1 carryover, suggesting the 1934 crop could boost value without expanding U.S. cotton supply for 1935-38. Total farm value for 1933-34 was nearly $850,000,000, versus $164,000,000 in 1932-33.
A 10 day truce was declared in Fargo after a conference among dairy employers, striking milk drivers, and labor and civic leaders. The accord follows Sunday violence and arrests of six men. Drivers demand higher wages and union recognition.
The Right Rev. Robert Nelson Spencer of Kansas City preached at Trinity Cathedral Seventeenth and Spring Streets opening a week of celebration for the cathedral's fiftieth anniversary. He said prosperity rises not by dramatic magic but as Americans come to their senses, noting depressions harsh lessons and praising the nation's soul and patience.
Dr. T. F. Hughes of Prescott won a Clark county circuit court verdict for 45000 against Air Reduction Co. over a truck collision at a road intersection. He suffered a severely injured back. Eleven jurors favored the award, one did not. The defense sought a new trial, was overruled, and an appeal was noted with 90 days to file.
Tokyo disclosed that Japan disclaims responsibility for the Manchukuo oil controversy and told American and British oil interests to negotiate with Manchukuoan authorities. The government asserts the dispute is a domestic affair and notes steps to assume control of Standard Oil and British Asiatic Petroleum marketing facilities.
In Washington the fall 1936 election signals reveal a tougher battle over Roosevelt leadership and New Deal policies. Democrats aim to extend majorities in Congress, while Republicans seek only limited inroads as mood shifts across states like New Jersey Ohio Indiana West Virginia and Maryland. In Pennsylvania Roosevelt surges threaten Reed seat while_Guffey eyes victory, shaping 1936 presidential prospects.
Approximately $9,000 was released Saturday and Monday to Hempstead county farmers in payment of cattle purchased by the federal government. Ruffin White announced the full payment, noting some cattle were shipped to other areas, condemned and killed here, while others were pastured on local farms.
Clinton Massachusetts reports five men killed when a Worcester bound freight train was struck by a locomotive near town. The dead include the freight’s engineer and fireman along with three other railroad workers. An additional locomotive crew member was reported dying.
Samuel Insull, former head of a 2 billion dollar utility, testified again Monday as government questions continued. The move surprised observers as prosecutors wrapped the cross examination in a fifth week of the mall fraud case. Meanwhile a radio message sought aid for the Japanese freighter Michico Mara ashore near Port Alberni, British Columbia, amid a heavy gale.
City court records show John Doe, name unknown, forfeiting a $16 cash bond on drunkenness for the second time this year. Other drunkenness cases included Arthur Miles, Sid Lewis, Frank Maddison, Bill Phillips, Henry Smith, Jack Gray, Bob Phillips, and Lawrence Martin with $10 fines or forfeitures. Martin Guthrie was found guilty, fined $15 and costs, and released on $110 bond after filing an appeal to circuit court. Additional notes list petit larceny, assault with a deadly weapon, gaming, disturbing the peace, and other dismissals or continuances.
Angola Louisiana inmates mutinied at Camp E of the state penitentiary triggering a breakout attempt. One convict, James Bird, longtime prisoner and former escapee from the 1933 breakout, was killed, while four others were wounded.
Philip Effrus 38 cried out in sleep and was struck by his common law wife Ida 34 with an axe after she learned he loved another woman. Effrus was injured and taken to Lincoln hospital Brons. Ida Effrus was held without bail on a felonious assault affidavit.
The Supreme Court ruled that Miller County initiative and referendum amendments meet requirements and upheld the chancery court's decision not to halt publication of the ballot for Tuesday's election. It also notes land conveyance disputes in Ouachita County and a separate oil theft suit, while reporting on elections and the Attorney General's warning against sticker or rubber stamp voting.
In the last three months 166 projects aiding 5663 women gained approval by the Emergency Relief Administration. Mrs. Ed Cornish filed the report with State Director W. R. Dyess. Rural rehabilitation advances totaled 820447 dollars for the period April 10 to September 39.
NATCHEZ Mississippi Percy Roundtree editor and publisher of Ferriday Louisiana tested his car on the Frogmore Ferriday highway when a 40 pound bobcat leaped from the darkness and was struck and killed by the speeding vehicle.
Market notes show New York cotton prices opening as Dee and Jan contracts, with small declines around 20 to 35 cents per bale while New Orleans and Chicago grain entries list Wheat and Dec contracts with modest gains and losses. The page also lists closing stock quotations for American companies including General Motors and Standard Oil among others.
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