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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1935
Page
3
Frazier Hunt reports New England shows renewed factory activity. Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island expand output and employment while New Hampshire notes payroll gains and labor shortages. Providence jewelry trades recover as 1930s recovery broadens in the region.
Frazier Hunt concludes his five part tour with a focus on industrial America, noting bread plants running three shifts while shutdowns haunt New Hampshire. In Manchester, 12,000 cotton workers wander streets as southern mills expand and northern spindles shrink. Workers debate Roosevelt as unemployment bites, with pro and con views voiced by a diverse group in a union hall.
Washington remembers Armistice Day as a global turning point. The Associated Press recalls the moment when peace came and democracy triumphed, with celebrations across American communities marking the end of the war to end all wars.
Marathon Oil Co. properties in Arkansas, including bulk plants and service stations at numerous cities, were purchased by Lion Oil Sales Co and Lion Oil Refining Co. The deal, finalized after months of negotiations, expands Lion’s marketing reach across the state and beyond. Colonel T. H. Barton states the move serves growing demand and regional distribution, noting Lion’s extensive asphalt production and employment impact in Arkansas and 28 other states.
Addis Ababa dispatch notes Ethiopian officials conceding Makale loss on the northern front but asserting Italian forces face tougher tasks ahead as Ethiopians mass in 11000 to 2000 foot mountains 15 miles south of Makuic. War correspondents abandon field for fear and distrust, with reporters complaining of poor news access and foreign influence concerns.
Hope High School crushed Prescott High 41 to 0 as both teams struggled on a slick field. Hope built a 28 point lead by halftime with touchdowns from Cargile and Turner and a long run by Cargile, while Prescott managed only two first downs late in the game amid fumbles and poor execution.
The Arkansas Education Association elected J. J. McClurkin as president for the coming year. McClurkin, El Dorado schools superintendent, won after ballots were counted at the annual convention. He succeeds Harvey H. Haley as AEA president. other officers and board members were also elected.
Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Dudley of Rocky Mound returned home Wednesday after a trip to Little Rock and Pine Bluff where they visited friends. In Pine Bluff Dudley renewed ties with a 45 year friend, E. W. Freeman, publisher of the Pine Bluff Commercial.
Anxiety rose over Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith’s fate as he and Australian companion Tom Pethybridge vanished after attempting a England to Australia flight. Royal Air Force units prepared to scour the Bay of Bengal and nearby jungles at dawn while ships at sea watched for any sign.
A reflective editorial laments that Armistice Day has failed to curb world turmoil. It warns that eight and a half million World War I dead are owed a lasting peace as global militarization continues in Africa, Manchukuo, and Europe, urging renewed commitment to a warless world.
Hempstead county plans its 1936 budget at a one day Quorum Court session Monday in Washington. County Judge H M Stephens will convene at 9 o clock and assign committees to confer with department heads and develop recommendations for the coming year.
Washington reports that President Roosevelt expressed hope for near agreement on trade equity with Canada as Prime Minister W L Mackenzie King arrived. The talks focus on a commercial rapprochement, though King said his visit was primarily a vacational stopover.
Redhead owned by Parker and Hayne of Prescott wins best in show at Arkansas Fox Breeds Annual Meet in Arkadelphia. Jewell White, Homer Gentry receive special recognitions for dogs Lee Alix and Lillie woe. High average compilations noted. Traffic questions arise as Los Angeles approaches intersections with traffic catalysts.
Two long time Hope residents died recently. Hutson, 60, a former county clerk and judge, suffered a stroke and passed away Friday afternoon in Hempstead County. Wright, 87, died after injuries from a Bisbee, Arizona fall, with services planned in Hope and burial at Rose Hill Cemetery. she leaves two sons and two daughters.
Postmaster Robert Wilson said the Hope post office will keep regular Armistice Day hours next Monday November 11 with no service interruption. No public programs planned. business firms will stay open. Hope city hall and bath banks will remain closed all day.
Camden High School failed to convert after its lone touchdown, losing to Hot Springs 7 to 6 before about 2,500 fans in Camden. Chappell ran sd yards for Hot Springs, Phil lips hauled a pass for the extra point, and Crugaden drove the Trojans late with two key passes and a final score drive.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p m Sunday from First Baptist Church with Rev Wallace R Rogers officiating. Burial will be in Hose Hill Cemetery. Active pallbearers named Jimmy Co Edgar Cargile Raymond Rebbis Watkins Matthew Reaves Har Porterfield. Honorary pallbearers listed Luther Hig參son Bert Keith R Gosnell RR Morris DB Thompsons BM Jones Jim Bearden V A Pate of Texarkana.
E H Conway 67 well known cotton buyer died suddenly Wednesday afternoon while returning from his home to his office. He collapsed in a confectionery from heart failure. A native of Hope Arkansas he came to Paris in 1898 with brother J T Conway and later entered the cotton trade. Surviving are his widow Daisy Hunt and four children, plus two brothers. Funeral services were held Thursday.
France follows the American program to curb wine output to sustain prices. The quota limits Champagne to 440 gallons per acre and excess production cannot be sold as champagne. Bordeaux also enforces similar restrictions to control supply.
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