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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1933
Page
3
Bruce Catton notes New York grand jury case linking city crime to politics while Hope residents sign nearly 500 NRA pledge cards in a house to house drive. NRA aims to boost payrolls and consumer buying, urging employers to cut hours to create new jobs and lift national prosperity.
Hope Storks return for Sunday afternoon game at Fair Park against Hot Springs Bathhouse club. McClendon to pitch for the locals while Williamson, ex White Sox pitcher, will start for the visitors. Announcement came from Storks manager Lloyd Coop.
The second serious automobile accident on the paved Fulton road this week occurred at 11 o'clock Friday night, sending two more people to Josephine hospital and raising the total injured in three days to 10. Grady Reed of McNab and Raymond Johnson of Fulton were hurt. Reed suffered a severe scalp wound and lacerations, Johnson had scalp wounds and a deep forehead gash. Reed’s condition remained weak from blood loss. The crash happened about two miles east of Fulton as Reed’s Nash coupe hit a heavy truck with furniture parked on the highway, en route to Hope. An ambulance from Hope Furniture Co. assisted, but passing motorists took the injured to the hospital. Three of eight injured Wednesday on Fulton road remained hospitalized Saturday, including Henderson Jones, whose recovery remained doubtful, and Mrs. Connie Akin and her 11 year old daughter Jennie Lee, whose conditions were better.
General Francesco De Pinedo, famed Italian airman, perished when his large plane exploded and burned on takeoff for Baghdad. A 1027 gallon gasoline load swept the aircraft off the runway into a fence, igniting a blazing wreck where the pilot was found burned beyond recognition.
Hilburn Graves and his orchestra will broadcast Sunday night at 9 15 from radio station WMC in Memphis Graves will sing He is a well known local youth who attended Hope High School
Grand jurors selected for the Hempstead county October term of Circuit Court were announced Saturday by Circuit Clerk Dale Jones. Names include Gus Haynes Harvey Barr Homer Pigg and 18 others with alternates listed for both grand and petit juries. The petit jurors include Joe Coleman Clifford Huskay C A S Bonds Eugene Ward Hix Lee and numerous others with alternates named.
Fort Smith Arkansas will host the Arkansas State Federation of Labor annual convention on September 11. W S Busick of Pine Bluff vice president of the association announced he will invite the group to hold next year's convention in Fort Smith.
New York reported that 36 men were saved from fire or drowning when the tanker Coldwater burst into flames and presumably sank after colliding with the liner President Wilson about 200 miles off the North Carolina coast Friday night. The President Wilson rescued the tanker crew as both vessels were bound for the Orient.
ST. LOUIS The Falstaff Brewing Corporation has added Arkansas to its list of acceptable materials suppliers. A purchasing agent announced a large order for kegs and cases made with wood cut in Arkansas.
Two Hempstead County residents died in separate Friday night incidents. George Snyder, 35, died instantly when lightning struck a Cabot Ark drink stand, with several others injured or paralyzed. R. E. Higgason, brother of former Hempstead County judge L. F. Higgason, died in a train wreck near Irvin Texas shortly after midnight Friday.
Louisiana women organize as The Women's Committee to pressure the Senate to pursue a fuller probe of Huey Long's political machine. They urge renewed investigations of Senator Overton, demand expulsion charges be revisited, and seek federal backing for witnesses to counter intimidation and corruption allegations.
The Hempstead equalization board in session at city hall for a week will wind up its work next Monday. The board will visit Fulton McNab Saratoga Columbus next Tuesday with Blevins and McCaskill visiting Wednesday and Patmos Ozan Thursday. Sessions continue in Washington Friday and Saturday. Taxpayers unsatisfied with assessments may seek adjustments through the board.
A five billion dollar rise in national purchasing power is cited by the American Federation of Labor as fueling a 17 percent retail sales gain. The federation notes signs of real progress as September begins, with a solid foundation forming after a July downturn. Hugh S. Johnson rests at his hotel while preparing a Labor Day speech in Chicago on the re employment drive. Johnson disputes Dudley Cates’ resignation over statutory interpretation, as behind the scenes work aims to finalize bituminous coal and retail codes for Roosevelt signature next week. Reports show workers pushing to bring stores under the blue eagle NRA and urge consumer buying.
County farmers will receive government cash under the cotton acreage reduction plan. Emergency messages from Agist Frank Stanley report 16 percent checks totaling 7,088.96 dollars were issued Saturday. He urged farmers to wait for mailed notices before claiming checks and to cooperate with official records to ensure full delivery. The program funds Hempstead farmers about 285,000 dollars, with total options estimated around 100,000 dollars.
The memorandum from federal transportation co ordinator Joseph B Eastman argues rail carriers are not included under the national recovery act and that adopting an NRA code for railroads would not be wise. Eastman reports informal talks with railroad executives over long hours and possible minimum wages, while Roosevelt forwards his views to Whitney and the Railway Labor Executives Association.
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