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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1934
Page
3
The piece criticizes the notion that jobless men can survive on savings and relatives without hardship, arguing the idea overlooks real struggles and the impact of unemployment on individuals and families. It urges a humane response rather than casual optimism.
In Arkansas, Parks narrowly defeated Wade Kitchens by 291 votes after official returns. Parks led 11065 to 1774 in one county while Calhoun showed Parks 642 to 537 and Ashley certified Parks 197? to Kitchens 1063. Unofficial totals across counties varied, with Parks briefly gaining leads before counts stabilized. Kitchens sought recounts in Ashley and Calhoun, while Parks refused to concede pending certified results from those counties. The report notes broader political analysis and labor department context beyond the election figures.
Prosecutors in Norman seek life imprisonment for Neal Myers a University of Ghiahamie student charged in the July death of Marian Mills. The case centers on alleged criminal operations to prevent mutcherhoorl with an apparent link to a fatal shooting.
Toplar Bluff farmers asked Sheriff Lester Miussinghomo protection for their crops and homes from cattle described as wild. Led by A. Bo Par fenberry, they claim the cows wandered from North Dakota to Arkansas as part of a federal project and now threaten children’s safety in the woods.
A police round up of whisky violators led to numerous charges in municipal court on Tuesday. Chief Clarence Baker said officers raided multiple locations over the weekend, seizing liquor and arresting operators. Chester McCaskill received the largest fines, plus bonds set for appeal. Other cases included drunkenness, assault and battery, possession of liquor, receiving stolen property, resisting an officer, and multiple dismissals. Civil judgments were awarded in two cases, totaling about $80 in the aggregate.
The Cape Cotton Exchange will reopen Tuesday after a summer closure. Louis Sanders will manage this fall with connections to Beer & Company and private wire from New Orleans. Daily posts on New York and New Orleans cotton markets. Local subscriptions fund operation. Located near Greening Insurance office.
Jack Cobb a 21 year old Hope youth was injured Monday night when his car collided with an L A freight train at Third street crossing He was taken to Josephine hospital with cuts bruises and two gashes over the right eye He was alone in the car which was demolished Witnesses said he drove into the train at about 40 mph A whisky flask was found near the automobile and Cobb was expected to recover and be released soon
Chicago dispatch reports Theodore Bentz, a Dillinger gang member, held in Coane Liven Michigan after fleeing Maine. Authorities say Bentz aided a Sedral wi with others at a northern Wisconsin resort, tying him to the Merchants National Bank of South Bend theft and other 1938 bank robbery charges. Other suspects named include John Hamilton and George Nelson, with warrants and indictments planned in South Bend. Howard Wagner is listed in the coverage with dates noted as June 80.
Leams enter the high school softball tournament this week at the athletic field to decide the championship. A Tuesday double header features Julia Chester Hospital versus Hope Compress in the opener, followed by Hope Ott Jers versus Missouri-Pacific town. Wednesday sees Hope Basket Company against Hobbs Grocery with M Sysleny and Williams Lumber in the later match. Proceeds after expenses go to the high school athletic fund.
Sonne Jones, a year old son of Mr and Mrs George Jones of Palmes, was kicked by a mule on Monday at the Tread. He suffered a painful injury with his foot partially off and needed numerous stitches.
Washington debates Herbert Hoover's return bid as an article in the Saturday Evening Post criticizes the New Deal as usurping liberty. Secretary Ickes counters Hoover's claim of threatened liberty, noting the rights of property, while Hoover laments 'economic regimentation' and warns against state control in his piece titled The Challenge to Liberty. The magazine notes the digest excludes the president's name but critiques executive power and Congress for granting dictatorial authority.
Congressman John E Rankin of Mississippi County urged Tuesday that raising inheritance taxes is the only remedy to end depressions, break up large fortunes, and provide needed revenue to fund government. He spoke before the Arkansas American Legion and allied groups blaming mismanagement for the current deflationary conditions.
Prospective members of the 1934 Bobcat football team reported for the first practice at the high school field answering Assistant Coach Jimmy Jones. More than a large number attended as Coach Hammons will arrive Wednesday, with daily sessions until the Sept. 21 opener against Lockesburg. The squad includes twenty lettermen and many newcomers forming a strong nucleus. The backfield features Fete Brown at quarterback, Guy Fayne at halfback, Jack Turner, J. W. Harper at fullback, and contenders like Ray Turner Cargile Spears Stroud and Ponder. Veterans Holly Middlebrooks Anderson Stone Broomfield Moore Hitchcock Kennedy Hobbs Owners Richards Houston join the line along with Laseter Bradford Ramsey Harris England Toland Wilson Secrest. The Bobcats face a demanding schedule with nine home games and two away including Little Rock Fordyce Hot Springs Camden Texarkana Keen Broken Bow Arkadelphia Prescott Malvern and Nashville.
A powerful blast wrecked a ten foot fishing boat off San Diego on Tuesday. One man, Frank Princapoli, was killed and three others are believed drowned. Two injured survived. The blast, possibly from a ruptured gas line at a service station, sent flaming fluid across a mile of the bay. cause remains undetermined.
Washington bulletin notes a committee begins a broad inquiry into the munitions industry aimed at averting another world war. Hyde Park reports Joseph Kennedy says the new federal stock exchange commission will take over the securities market on October 1 with no harmful effects on legitimate business.
Davis, a 35 year old Atlanta flier, died in the Thompson Trophy contest near Cleveland. His Wedell Williams racer crashed after passing the back pylon seven miles from the municipal airport as 75,000 spectators watched. Col Roscoe Turner won at 248.12 mph. Eight pilots started the 100 mile triangular course.
Two Army Air Corps members from Brooks Field San Antonio were killed when their observation plane crashed in a rainstorm near Danville in Jackson Parish. Cadet Newt Caldwell and Private Beth Baker died. Private P K Martin survived with a minor injury after escaping the burning wreckage.
NEW ORLEANS La State Senator James A Nog chair of Huey Longs legislative committee said Mayor T Semmes Walmsley would be called as a witness when hearings resume into alleged vice and corruption in New Orleans Noe declared everyone named to receive money for protection will have a chance to tell their story Huey Laws may be carried to a conclusion only if someone kills him Long claimed from his hotel in New Orleans as he directed final moves to remove Walmsley from politics
The general textile strike faced its first major test with violence in the South and threats in New England. Macon and Patterson saw clashes or routine duty, while South Carolina troops guarded danger points. In Fall River and Salem mills, activity varied as workers returned or stayed out. Estimates differed on impact, with 60,000 idle and 75,000 at work in the South per surveys, while other leaders claimed up to 100,000 operatives responded or that 114,000 were working and 31,000 idle in the region.
County Agent Frank Stanley issued guidance on selling harvested cotton in the seed under the Cotton Adjustment Act. Producers may have certificate portions stamped and signed, indicating seed sale, and may detach certificate parts to show pounds of lint. Buyers and ginners handle exchanged detached portions with ball tags.
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