Here and There Editorial by Alex H Washburn
Editorial column by Alex H. Washburn offers commentary on local affairs and public interest topics in a concise opinion piece from the period.
26 Nov 1932
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1932
Page
1
Editorial column by Alex H. Washburn offers commentary on local affairs and public interest topics in a concise opinion piece from the period.
Returning only 24 old members to the lower house the electorate sent to the 1933 Arkansas General Assembly an all Democratic roster. The piece notes age gaps among leaders the lone Republican replacement and lists rosters by county with several veterans and the youngest members highlighted. It also discusses debt policy and trade balance views influencing American farming and national prosperity.
Fayetteville Arkansas reports a movement by the Lynn Shelton Post of the American Legion to expand the new U. S. Veterans hospital under construction from 250 to 500 beds. The plan aims to boost inpatient capacity and serve more veterans locally.
Cotton on hand at Union Com press and Warehouse Co. plant stood at 33,575 bales Friday, up 1,600 from 1931. Carryover June 1 was 9,872 bales versus 504 in 1931, with receipts down 10,?00 bales year over year and total shipments 17,727 this season, 20,573 last year. Warehouse unsold stock rose 1,600 bales despite 10,500 fewer receipts, suggesting higher withholding of the crop this season. H O Kyler, manager, notes shipments have inched up recently.
A Kiwanis club meeting at the New Capital Hotel featured talks on vocational guidance, history’s role in citizenship, and the decline of classical literature. Dr. Frank Pickell and Rev. Geo F Strassner argued education should prepare good citizens and practical careers, while others urged preservation of classics.
In Fort Smith, Mrs. Lucinda Carter, 73, was found dead on a rear porch after her clothing caught fire from a cook stove. In Richmond, Louis A. Johnson, national commander, framed the Legion defense view around the biblical line a strong man well armed keepeth his palace in peace. In Little Rock, H. S. S. Stuckert, deputy U.S. marshal, died of heart disease on a streetcar en route to his office.
Mrs. Irma Dean a Hope High School commercial teacher was injured when a car carrying five educators left No 67 near DeValls Bluff. Henry Taylor Winburn and Durham escaped with minor injuries as Dean was treated at a Brinkley hospital. The group planned to attend a Memphis teachers meeting but continued home after the crash.
Memorial service announced at First Presbyterian Church with Sunday school departments operating. The Men's class will hold a special in memory of late Dr. W. R. Anderson, its pastor and teacher. E. F. McFaddin of the Methodist men's class will address Presbyterian men at 9:45 a.m.
Prominent physicians from Little Rock Arkadelphia Prairie Grove and Hope attended the Tri County Clinical Society meeting in Prescott. Speakers included Dr H Fay Jones president of the Pulaski County Medical Society Dr William A Snodgrass Dr C K Townsend Dr Will H Mack president of the Arkansas Medical Society and Dr J A Boudreau from Arkadelphia. Hempstead county delegates were Dr H H Darnell Columbus and Dr A C Kolb with Dr Don Smith of Hope.
Washington reports that Speaker Garner would recognize a motion to suspend the rules for a repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment on the first day of the coming session, December 5. Democratic leader Rainey backs the plan while Republican Snell doubts its wisdom noting the House is not formally organized until the president’s recommendations are received.
In Alameda California 64 men and women from varied walks prepare to sail an old windjammer the Star of England for a world voyage. They abandon steady jobs to roam the seas and work as crew while pursuing personal trades. The crew includes artists doctors lawyers engineers and journalists among others seeking escape from daily life with no fixed return date. Edward Elson Grieve owner of the Star of England plans the voyage that aims for liberty and adventure.
In a rain drenched cottage at Warm Springs Georgia President Franklin D Roosevelt focused on improving farm conditions. The National Grange executive committee planned to present its views at day end to inform the farm relief program the House agricultural committee will develop next week.
Governor-elect J M Futrell outlines a district bar process to choose his successor as chancellor. Each county bar selects a candidate, the district bar endorses, and Futrell will appoint the district’s endorsed candidate after assuming office in January. Three counties have named candidates: Gautney Jonesboro Greene Jeff Bratton Paragould Holland Blytheville.
In the Harz Mountains of Germany, entire villages craft toys and bring to life the child's dream of an enchanted Christmas, turning a town into a festive workshop and wonderland.
European nations weigh debt relief from the United States as Britain reviews Secretary Stimson's reply on delaying December installments. France calls a special cabinet session to study sending a supplementary note to Washington and pursue revised terms.
News reports that U S Secretary demand for December war debt installments prompted a panic in the British pound Sterling falling to 3.22 percent of par. Wheat and cotton prices tumbled to new season lows with wheat at 41 percent and cotton futures sliding further on the exchanges.
The Bureau of the Census reports Hempstead County ginned 16,089 bales by November, down from 22,340 bales on the same date last year.
Will White a jailed suspect with Bennie Powell and his son Albert released on bond after a still raid 12 miles south of Hope. Five hundred gallons mash and 10 gallons liquor destroyed as Hempstead officers surrounded a woods hideout. Powell and son fled during the exchange of fire but later surrendered to Sheriff John L. Wilson and were processed by deputies Clarence Baker Will Porter and Frank Lurner.
A murder warrant was issued for Roy Denton after the fatal shooting of Coy Aday in a family feud. Denton, 30, was sought in Flippin after an initial coroner jury exonerated him on self defense. Relatives of the slain man, brother of Dr. L. C. Aday, provided evidence leading to the murder charge.
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