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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1932
Page
1
H. Hempstead quorum court reduced the county running expense for 1933 by 16 percent at its Monday session. Alex H Washburn notes the board's fiscal tightening and its impact on local government operations.
Rain turned to sleet as the temperature dropped to 26 degrees in Arkansas signaling the first hard freeze of the predicted cold wave. The Weather Bureau foresees 24 to 30 degree readings in the region Tuesday night into Wednesday with continued cold and rain. The piece discusses county agent funding, political shifts in Pennsylvania, and wartime debt policy under Roosevelt and Al Smith.
James W. Montee of Los Angeles, oldest licensed pilot in the United States, ends active flying after 2500 hours solo with no accidents. He remains connected to aviation as a hobby operator on a beach pier. Montee recalls early planes of cloth and wood and says flying still gives him joy despite aging and era changes.
Funeral services for Sterling G Tribble were held at Bingen Sunday afternoon conducted by Rev T L Epton. Tribble was found dead last Saturday from heart disease. He is survived by his widow four daughters Mrs Gus Toleson Mrs Vernon Bryant Mrs Albert Sullivan all of Bingen one daughter in Oklahoma five sons Fred Cecil and Hansel of Bingen Elmer of Beaumont Texas and Clay of California.
London reports Snowdon the highest Welsh peak will be clad with imported Tibet and China plants. The Alpine Gardens Society will plant foliage on the 3000 foot slopes to beautify the bare cliffs.
In a witty column, Flapper Fanny remarks that even the sharpest minds feel the strain of difficult times, offering a light social take on public mood and contemporary challenges.
The Agricultural Extension Service reports 51 of 66 county quorum courts approved funds for county agent and home demonstration work, 48 of which retained last year's extension. Hempstead County defeated a farm and home program restoration 16 to 0 amid broader cuts. 48 counties approved new appropriations totaling about $100,000. The 1933 budget stands at $31,050, down from $36,535. circuit and chancery court allowances fall to $9,500. officers’ salaries drop to $5,000 as the court approves a 5 mill general tax and notes a 3 mill road tax. Judge L. F. Higgason presided. Judge-elect H. M. Stephens attends.
William Henry Jackson held in Washington jail and Charles Pederson released on recognizance after Hempstead county officers and Bob Hester raided a still eight miles south of Saratoga. A 50 gallon still and three barrels of mash were seized at about noon Sunday by Deputies Dillard and Pate and Special Officer Hester.
Local football fans will see the Bobcats in their final home game as Waldo visits Friday night. Coach Teddy Jones warns no easy setups exist in the program and starter Pete Brown's status remains doubtful due to an infected foot.
Belloc argues Napoleon aimed for a united Europe and would have benefited civilization, but two strategic errors and misreading Catholic unifying power doomed his bid. The biography, spanning Marengo to Elba, offers a dramatic new appraisal and weighs the consequences of Russia and Spain. Published by Lippincott at $4.
A published line misidentified Matt Cleve land as a brother of Mrs. W M Reaves. The correction states Matt Cleveland was an uncle, not a brother, of Mrs. Reaves, with burial in Pine Bluff on Sunday.
States showing wet sentiment repeal enforcement acts as election trends shift. Map notes nine states repealed dry laws, eight of which still hold enforcement acts. Wyoming and Connecticut filed repeal bills. North Dakota Arizona Colorado Washington Michigan Oregon Nevada Montana have reversed dry stands.
A severe winter storm from the Canadian Rockies brought sub zero temperatures to at least three northern states. Snow and blizzard conditions disrupted air travel and delayed trains from Missouri to southeastern Kansas. Yukon Alaska reported 40 degrees below zero.
Philadelphia attorney S. Davis Wilson said Lawrence Rupp of Allentown Pa will contest the reelection of Senator James J. Davis a Republican. Rupp a Democrat will charge intimidation of the voters excessive expenditures and vote buying.
Sheriff announces the stolen car of Mrs. Martha Stroud Jones is to be returned Tuesday night. Five suspects including J B Berry J S Berry Holis Faye Houck and J T LeMay were held in Floydada Texas for Hope authorities as deputies pursued leads on a fictitious Frank J Williams linked to a bill of sale.
The Rev J L Cannon was reassigned to lead First Methodist Church of Hope at the close of the 79th Little Rock conference session in Texarkana. Other ministerial assignments include district presiding elder L E N Huntley for Prescott and pastors for Ashdown DeQueen and Crossett along with deacon ordination for L G Lee to Keo Temberlin.
In Salt Lake City burglars used a pass key to enter a filling station while attend ants B. H. Clegg and Wendell Jarvis danced away. They returned to find $26.74 stolen and the two dogs sleeping, grainy in disgrace.
The Ouachita College executive board met Tuesday to discuss college affairs in advance of the State Baptist convention. No announcement was made on the topics discussed.
Tokyo reports more than 100 dead or missing after a 12 hour typhoon with torrential rain and 100 mph winds. In Fukushima fishing villages several boats and over 100 fishermen are unaccounted for as shore area damage runs into millions of dollars.
Albany dispatch reports Franklin D Roosevelt agreeing to meet President Hoover at the White House for an informal conference to review the war debts issue. Roosevelt cites willingness to cooperate on U.S. policy while remaining governor of New York and plans to confer with Democratic leaders in Warm Springs. Belgium, Great Britain and France have submitted views on extending the moratorium and war debt revisions.
Abbit McLaughlin 35 formerly of Hempstead County died Tuesday in Texarkana. Burial will be Wednesday at Water Creek cemetery six miles west of Hope. She is survived by her husband eight children two brothers four sisters and her mother.
Libby Holman Reynolds former Broadway star is freed of charges in Forsyth County not pros indictments against Ab Walker. State cites lack of evidence to bring trial and may reopen if new information appears. Reynolds death occurred last July at the couple's country estate following a party.
London reports Prof. A M Low has built a 24 cylinder engine turning at 25000 rpm billed as the fastest in the world. It uses no valves or timing gears, runs smoothly, and claims to require little maintenance. Gasoline is admitted under pressure with superchargers, burning rather than exploding, reducing exhaust noise.
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