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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1932
Page
1
The piece notes voter confusion with ballot numbers including No. 13 and 19 while correcting a misperception about the 18th Amendment. It mentions a bet between a local Democratic doctor and Republican barber over Roosevelt and Hoover, and ends with a quip referencing the Kentucky colonel.
Patmos expects rapid completion of its consolidated school building serving Patmos and nearby districts. Classification of students will occur Thursday November 10 with grounds partly landscaped. lessons will start Monday November 14. Six year olds before February 1 urged to enroll.
SANTE FE New Mexico Governor Seligman placed San Miguel Valencia Guadalupe and San Devalie counties under martial law as National Guard detachments patrolled polling places to prevent disorder during the election.
Lawrence E Wilson resigns as liquidating agent for three banks after a two hour meeting with State Bank Commissioner Walter E Taylor. The move follows an inquiry by State Comptroller Griffin Smith into alleged 3131 shortage tied to the Louann State bank liquidation. Wilson notes other employment and persistent publicity as reasons for stepping down.
Rev. W. E. Testaman of Enid Oklahoma takes over the pastorate of First Christian Church in this city and preached his first sermon Sunday. He moved here with Mrs. Testaman and their son after accepting the invitation. He holds A B M A and B D degrees from the University of Oklahoma and served as Bible professor at Southern Christian Institute in Edward Mississippi for one year. They reside with Mr. D T Chamberlain at 717 South Main Street.
Hope High School Bobcats meet the Prescott Curly Wolves in Prescott for the annual Armistice Day clash. Prescott brings a veteran squad coached by Carl Dalrymple. Hope counters with quarterback Pete Brown and a strong defense led by Tiger Rowe. Rivalry dates back to the 1910s with notable games in 1930 1931 and 1932 and the outcome remains uncertain.
The Roosevelt family history begins with Claes van Roosevelt, an immigrant from Holland who settled in New Amsterdam around 1636. The article traces the lineage from Claes to Nicholas van Roosevelt, Johannes Roosevelt, Jacobus, Isaac Roosevelt, and onward to Isaac and James Roosevelt, the forebears of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Theodore Roosevelt. It notes the meaning of the name, the coat of arms rose, and the early fortunes built in Manhattan and the Hudson estate.
A watchman guarding the right of way ahead of President Hoover’s special train was beaten Monday night near Palisade Nevada. Police found 22 dynamite sticks on the roadbed two miles east of Palisade. Watchman Paul E. Fish reported the attack by a white man and a Negro, with the pilot train diverted for safety. None aboard the president’s train were hurt.
Ten states will decide November 8 whether to repeal prohibition or alter liquor rules. California voters face repeal and a retail sale regulation proposal. Louisiana measures seek inoperability and federal repeal, while Connecticut requests Congress to pursue 18th amendment repeal. Other states Colorado Michigan New Jersey North Dakota Oregon Wyoming Washington also plan repeal votes.
The Rev. James H Bennett will turn 76 on Wednesday November 9. He will receive old friends and those he has converted to the church at his home 110 North Washington from 2 p m to 10 p m.
Byron Price argues that 1932 politics shows both decay and progress. Sloughs of demagogy and lies persist, yet the year features the first cross party joint debate, party lines softened, and a respected socialist voice gaining visibility.
The data shows Hoover with 444 electoral votes and 40 states carried. Smith has 87 electoral votes from eight states. Coolidge 382 votes from 35 states. Davis 136 from 12 states. LaFollette 13 from Wisconsin. Harding 404 votes from 37 states. Cox 127 from 11 states. Wilson 277 from 30 states. Hughes 254 from 18 states. Roosevelt 88 from six states. Taft eight votes from two states.
Hope Star announces an election extra around 10:30 p m Tuesday with AP wire reports and partial state returns. The edition will include candidate biographies photos and policy statements and will be followed by a final rural edition Wednesday morning.
Partial unofficial returns show Roosevelt ahead in Missouri and Texas governor contests and in Kansas Roosevelt leading Hoover. In Kansas City Roosevelt 1 853 Hoover 1 585 while in Harris County Texas with 15 percent counted Roosevelt led Hoover six to one at 6 859 to 1 034. Hoover carried Harris County in 1928.
Voters across the country largely ignored a cloudy election day to cast ballots for president. Early returns from Massachusetts show Hoover leading in New Ashford while Missouri and Texas precincts show Roosevelt gains. Texas governor results also appear with Ma Ferguson ahead.
In Warm Springs Georgia the Democratic nominee captured 98 of 109 votes cast on Tuesday. Hoover and Socialist candidate Thomas each received one vote.
Despite cloudy cold weather and a light snow in Rogers, Arkansas residents cast strong ballots Tuesday. Voters showed keen interest in eight initiated acts and amendments across all sections of the state.
An unoccupied one story frame house on South Walnut Street burned around 1 am Tuesday. Firemen found it ablaze with wind fanning the flames, making saving neighboring structures difficult. The owner was Miss Lillie Middlebrooks, with firemen estimating a loss of about 1800 dollars and no details on insurance.
The American Barge Line asked the Interstate Commerce Commission for authority to set barge rail rates on cotton in carloads from Memphis and Arkansas points to Pennsylvania New Jersey and New England states at 9 to 11 cents per hundred pounds below the all rail rate.
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