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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1932
Page
2
The platform calls for a county program to build all weather roads each year reducing dirt roads, backing scientific programs aiding Mempotied county, supporting farmer cooperatives, and continuing state highway progress with budgeted efficiency.
The piece argues the parole board itself is sound but mismanaged by politics and public opinion. It cites three recent murders by paroled ex convicts in Ohio to illustrate failures in administration rather than the concept, calling for reform of parole handling and renewed public support.
The piece argues that expanding the navy to London treaty limits would require at least a billion dollars while the U S Treasury already runs a half billion deficit and the public favors government economy, making drastic naval increases unlikely.
R William T Foster, director of the Pollak Foundation for Economic Research, urged teachers that expenditures on education should be doubled rather than cut. He argued expansion is prudent even in downturns, citing Hoover and Coolidge, and warned school boards against budget cuts while aiming to avoid trimming.
A collage of quotations includes Senator Hiram Bingham praising Milwaukee beer and noting his seven sons, Sir Norman Angell on patriotism threatening civilization, and Justice Norman S. Dikes boasting of his golf judging and self deprecation.
Chief Engineer Charles S. Christian of the State Highway Department envisions a new Mississippi River bridge south of the Frisco line to serve two traffic streams in each direction. The Harahan viaduct now carries 7,500 to 9,000 vehicles daily with 14 foot roadways, and the upgrade could cost about 4 million dollars funded by Arkansas Tennessee and the federal government.
Community notes report Mrs Fascal Simpson and son Glen Dale visiting Mrs Ora Waters and Mrs Hattie Mae Silvey on Friday. Regular church service at Oily Springs is noted with pastor Bro Arnold possibly leaving after this year. P T A rally and Magnolia A M Lions program were enjoyed. State Superintendent Claude Hearst to attend Willisville gym dedication Friday night November 1st.
In Birmingham England Dr D C M Walter reports compressing coal gas to 3000 psi allows bottling in small steel bottles for automotive use. The blast of facts then shifts to a note on higher rates of nervous diseases among brain workers and a historical remark about pillar saints disappearing by the end of the 16th century.
Hope Chapter No. 328 of the Order of the Eastern Star met at the Masonic hall with Mrs. C. R. White as worthy matron and C. B. Bobkin as patron. Mary Dodson and Perkins of Stamps chapter spoke. J A Gellivan and others gave talks. Delegates Ira Halliburton Vivian Shiver and M S Bates will attend Grand Chapter in Little Rock from November 14 to 16.
Texarkana resident Tom J. Hinton Jr. sells a portrait of Governor Franklin D Roosevelt to James Roosevelt, son of the Democratic candidate. A copy is shown at Texas Senator Margie Neal’s Austin headquarters. The article ends with a note on mudfish behavior in African rivers.
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