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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1940
Page
4
The article notes the first day of the Scout Drive raised 442 dollars and 75 cents, with supporters and organizers reporting solid participation. Local units highlight early momentum and call for continued contributions through upcoming collection events.
Interested persons are urged to come and participate in a cemetery work at New Hope church eight miles out on Fale road on Monday November 25. Attendees are asked to bring finches and tuals or a new optical calcite source in dispensile tia for polarizing instruments. a different report notes a discovery in the San Pedro mountains northwest of Santa Fe New Mexico.
In a debate with Eli Collins, The Star argues Arkansas must override federal rules and implement merit rating for unemployment compensation in 1941. Arkansas taxpayers claim equal treatment with Texas, which lowers payroll taxes for good records, while Arkansas faces a fixed three percent rate unless action is taken. The column urges legislature to confront Congress to ensure parity under federal law.
Five named pairs appear on the comic page. Gilbert and Sullivan are known for comic operas. Rodgers and Hammerstein produced influential musical theater works. Nordhoff and Hall created social commentary collaborations. Lincoln and Douglas were famous for debates and political rivalry. Beaumont and Fletcher were celebrated for English dramatic writing.
Washington crowds greet Roosevelt and First Lady as he jokes about farm life and choosing Washington, D. C., for residence. Election totals show Roosevelt with 468 electoral votes and Willkie with 63. Michigan gains hint at shifts in party margins.
The national conscription lottery draft order was printed in Hope Weekly Star for November 7, with a full page of numbers and a reprint likely in the daily Star on Friday. Hempstead county registrants total 4,000 names over four pages in the October 31 issue, with both papers offering complete lists at The Star office on South Walnut Street.
TOP Ramona Sewell, eight, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Sewell of Blevins, appears with her dog Daisy which took fourth in the female pup class at the State Foxhunters Meet in Lackland Springs near Prescott. The event ran Monday night November 4 to Thursday November 7. Also shown are 22 foxhounds in one trailer belonging to Fort Smith sportsman Leon Williams, with several dogs winning honors at the state meet.
In Terre Haute Hugh McGuire, a blind manager of a four post magazine stand, uses a cash register with keys numbered in Braille to aid transactions.
In Cotton New York trading, January contracts opened at 9.70 and closed at 9.27. Midday middling spot prices were reported at 10.04.
Battlefield will close Friday night as instructor Homer Odom announces the program by Battlefield singers. The event at 7 45 features Gorelem and Odom Bros quadrets and the Fuller sister trio with public invitation.
Hempstead County Health Officer Dr J G Martindale endorses the Boy Scout Organization praising its role in guiding boys into constructive activities. He notes the program aids in emergency training crafts and nature knowledge, viewing membership as part of well rounded development and endorses the drive.
Secretary Morgenthau asked Congress to raise the national debt limit to 60 or 65 billion dollars to cover possible deficits through June 30 1942. He announced at a press conference that the nation has "just begun to rearm."
Dispatches from the A P describe an 11 day conflict with Greece as Italian high command claims advances beyond the Kasimas river and a thrust into Albania. Koritza siege tightens as 30 000 Italian troops reportedly trapped while Greek and British planes strike Philorina.
Prescott hosts the Arkansas State Fox Hunters Association derby and all age stakes with 125 hounds. Derby winners were Bonnie, Patsy, Step and Fech-It, and Susie. The association elected officers and voted to hold the seventh annual hunt next year in Prescott, calling this meeting the most successful in its history.
Conway reports Col. H L McAlister of the 13th Infantry, Arkansas National Guard, was notified by Gen. John Williams that the Arkansas regiment will not be inducted into federal service until January.
Three persons died and two were injured when an automobile failed to negotiate a curve on highway seventy miles north of Hot Springs, overturning several times. Deputy Sheriff John Ermey identified the dead as Mrs. Bess Sparlar of Little Rock, 28. Jack Bradley, 32, Little Rock. Albert Deemer, 20, Hat Springs. Sammy Winningham, 25, Memphis, in serious condition. Mrs. D. M. Hill, 30, Little Rock, the only passenger not thrown from the car, suffered possible spinal fracture and head injuries, not considered serious.
The annual Red Cross membership drive begins November 11 with 56 local chairmen and workers canvassing the business and residential areas for donations through November 30. Roll Call Chairman Mrs. Lloyd Spencer and district leaders including Ched Hall Dewey Hendrix and Guy Bayse coordinate the effort.
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