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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1933
Page
3
In the Hustoria column ALEx. H. WASHBUR discusses the Tugwell bill as a replacement for the Pure Food and Drug Act, noting it could curb dangerous products while arguing against banning harmless patent remedies. He cites public attitudes, a Kansas governor race, and a radium tonic scare to illustrate ongoing debates over regulation and advertising.
Washington reports the retail code signed by President Roosevelt sets an October 30 effective date. It outlines minimum wage scales by city size, collective bargaining rights, and child labor limits across states including Virginia and Maryland, with enforcement through the district and specific regional provisions.
Graf Zeppelin sails north from Miami toward Akron and Chicago's Century of Progress Exposition. The airship, on its fifth U.S. visit, flew here from Brazil. A Cuban ground crew member reportedly climbed into the rigging and slowed away after the Miami takeoff.
The Heving High School junior class elected officers last Thursday with K B Spears as president Inez Huskey as chairman and vice president Gladene Stephens as secretary and treasurer Allen Yokuim as sergeant at arms and Horace Lay named sponsor for the fourth year.
Paris reports a drive to form a center led government after Daladier’s cabinet fell to a 329 to 241 vote against a budget plan. Daladier resigned at 3:55 a.m. as the Socialist bloc rejected a last minute compromise. Lebrun seeks a new premier to replace Daladier amid leftist bitterness.
Boston police questioned John Gorch, 37, in relation to the Lindbergh ransom. Dr John Gassie Condon said Gorch’s photo did not resemble the man who received the payment and is prepared to travel to New York to view him.
Mae Murray waives alimony and ends her marriage to Prince David Mdivani, a relative of Russian royalty, in a Los Angeles divorce finalized on Tuesday.
GEORGETOWN British Guinea reports Senora Carola Perez delivered seven sons in a single birth. Physicians call the septuplet birth unique in medical history and say mother and babies are doing nicely.
Charles Frazier alias Elbert Johnson faces trial in Paris Texas on four charges of robbery with firearms. He was recaptured near Clarksville after escaping from Angola state penitentiary during a Louisiana riot in which four prisoners were killed. Previously he was jailed for a constable slaying in Arkansas and later convicted of bank robbery in Plain Dealing.
City and county officials rounded up nine persons on drunkenness charges and four for transporting plus one for possession after a weekend of liquor activity. Municipal court Monday faced defendants Foster Curtis George Green John Harris Carl James Jim Morris Jeff Nix Milton Townsend M M White with drunkenness charges. total fines $67. Transporting charges included Willan Hicks John Summers Clinton Pree Drew Williams. William Henry Jackson held for possession. Other cases: Doran Atkins petit larceny forfeited cash bond 11. Martin Guthrie assault and battery continued. Ike Hamilton disturbing the peace fined 5. Rinnie Stamps petty bond 6 forfeited. Hamilton carrying a pistol fined 50. Louis Bradley disturbing the peace dismissed.
Leon Franks twenty five from Walkerville near Magnolia Arkansas toppled into a vat while kicking at a cat. He struck himself with a butcher knife and is in critical condition Tuesday at a local hospital.
Miss Beryl Henry, superintendent of Hope public schools, received a leave of absence for 1933-34 and will direct federal relief welfare work in Hempstead County. She will oversee rural school aid funds, maintain an advisory post in Hope, and plan to return to her former role next fall. She will also investigate needy Hempstead County families seeking relief, while Hope’s district buses operate without federal funds.
Reports from Des Moines show a national farmers strike first direct action with milk dumpings and picketing. Wisconsin loaders reached only 806 pounds to a Neilsville condensery, as pickets hindered routes to Sioux City. W. C. Daniel of Woodbury County said highways to Sioux City would be picketed, with youth groups assisting nearby states. Some livestock trucks were turned back. most Iowa markets saw average receipts of milk grain and poultry, except Council Bluffs where trucking declined.
Evreux France 22 persons were killed Tuesday in the derailment of the Cherbourg Paris express. An engine baggage car and three coaches plunged over a duct into the Rouloir river near Saint Elier. Ten bodies were recovered at once from the wreckage. Cherbourg opposite Southampton was a World War era troop landing port for Americans.
The Star reported Marl Fincher of Rosston road weighed a 54 pound sweet potato, a claim disputed by nearby farmer Jim Pere Stuart of Ozan who presented a 6 pound 44% ounce sweet potato. The local contest rivalry underscores county farming pride and rival claims.
A discussion of how alcohol advertising inflates demand and how state licensing or monopoly plans could curb it. The piece outlines a model code limiting newspaper, magazine, radio, outdoor, vehicle, and promotional advertising for liquors, with moderate penalties and emphasis on enforcement.
Hot Springs Trojans visit Thursday and Texarkana Arkansas High Saturday as Hot Springs seeks state contender form. Bobcats hope to exploit injuries and improve offense while coach Teddy Jones keeps predictions cautious.
Brookwood PTA committee sells tickets on the street for benefit style show to be held at Saenger theater Friday October 27. Eleven Hope merchants display 32 models and will distribute nine prizes. Proceeds from street ticket sales go to Brookwood school development at the Brookwood building. Merchants include Ladies Specialty Shop Gorham Gosnell L C Burr Co J C Penney Co Hitt's Shoe Shop Gift Shop Rephan New York Store Lewis Beauty Sibyl's Beauty Hope Furniture Floral Hill Farms.
Washington reports the first purchase of new minted gold under Roosevelt's managed currency plan will occur Wednesday. Jesse Jones, Dean Acheson, and Henry Morgenthau Jr. lead the move with Treasury facilities handling foreign quotas. Cotton and stock markets posted gains as global reaction varied.
December cotton in New York rose sharply on Tuesday with a close 24 points above prior levels at about 1.20 per bale, opening higher and closing near the day’s high. New Orleans December cotton futures gained 22 points to around 1.10 per bale over Monday, while wheat corn and oats on the Chicago market showed little change.
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