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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1931
Page
3
Governor Murray backs slashing ginning rates to 20 cents per hundred pounds, creates a prohibitive tax on low quality cotton, and tightens gin profits. A petition filed with the state corporation commission by the governor’s attorney seeks uniform rates across eastern and western parts of the state, citing current costs between 30 and 42 cents per hundred pounds.
Dixon a University of Arkansas graduate traced early white settlers into Hempstead and Nevada counties while recounting De Soto Spanish troops seeking gold and the Polly Davis mystery near Murfreesboro. He noted missions and churches forming, with Polly’s Eddy named in Clark County after a flood created an enduring river eddy.
QUANAH Tex Three men J B Moore 20 Clyde Moore 25 and Arthur Calloway 20 died when two gravel hauling trucks collided head on on a dusty highway south of Quanah Friday Their trucks burst into flames and their horses were burned Rescuers could not reach the men until flames subsided Calloway a former Baylor University student and noted tennis player lived in Quanah The Jones brothers operated one truck and lived two miles west of Quanah
Police investigate the death of L. T. Locicera a 90 year old from New York who died Friday after jumping from a second floor room at the Park hotel in Hot Springs. Officers say illness and mental state may have contributed as Locicera had prior arrests and hospital treatment. His only relative listed is a cousin Peter Dolco of New York. Locicera and Dolco registered at the Park hotel on Sunday.
In Pittssurgh Texas the first car of Camp county sweet potatoes was loaded this week. The Pillisbura p storage company bought the potatoes at 75 cents per bushel. A brief speaker praised the Ki wenis organization and noted achievements.
Scranton report states Bosak State Bank with deposits over 4,000,000 failed to open Saturday morning. Other items note a Zeppelin sighting near Cape Verde, world court ruling on Austro German Customs Union, Chilean plan to attack mutinous naval forces, a mass meeting for fundraising in Arkansas, and New York American Legion’s call for repeal of the eighteenth amendment.
The union meeting in Gurdon is well attended with strong interest. Rev. L. W. Byrns of Pine Ridge leads the men's prayer meetings each evening before services. Ladies hold prayer services each afternoon at five locations in the town.
Two Russian geologists prospecting the gold barren Novaya Zemlya island group north of Europe reportedly discovered gold in substantial quantities. The Academy of Balance plans an expedition to verify and exploit the find, signaling potential large-scale mining.
The Southwest Arkansas Fair selects Watermelon Queen and maids from Hempstead, Columbia, and surrounding counties. Miss Francille Harrington of Magnolia will represent Columbia County with credentials sent by the county committee. Helen Turner of Springhill is chosen as Hempstead County’s maid. Six girls from area counties will be reviewed at the Saenger Theatre in Magnolia, with finals next Thursday, September 1, to name one Watermelon Queen for the Fair’s Watermelon Day on September 22.
Edna Haveler, 20, of Hartman, drowned at Little Mulberry Creek west of Mulberry during a swimming party. She reportedly walked from a stone ledge into deep water and could not swim. bystanders retrieved the body after the incident Friday evening.
A DeKalb circuit court mistrial was ordered after 43 hours of jury deliberation in the case of magazine fiction writer Tom Roan charged with first degree murder for the April 30 slaying of W. P. Hicks at Roan's Lookout Mountain home. Roan testified self defense, saying the physician attacked him with a knife. The case will be rescheduled for the next term of circuit court in February.
Memphis authorities extend canine quarantine countywide after Sheriff W J Bacon orders arrest of dog owners whose pets run at large. State warrants to follow and fines from 2 to 50 dollars. Thirty four residents report dog bite incidents amid pursuit of stray animals.
The Hope Star office ran ads about a lost box of clothes from a Memphis bound traveler, offering a five dollar reward. Floyd Alexander of Malvern Ark delivered the box to the paper, enabling Mr Hinds to recover his clothing and continue a holiday trip with his party.
Circuit Clerk Willie Harris announced the October term jurors for circuit court. Grand jurors number 16 regulars with six alternates, petit jurors total 24 regulars with six alternates. Names include Clark Stephenson DeRoan Berry Acker John Boyd Newland G S Samuels Garland M L Nelson Wallaceburg A K Wade Wilbur Jeries Ozan J R Card Olver Rider J W Martin Springhill Dave Dickinson Bois D Arc Dock McIver Watercreek Joe Bland Saline Jim Wilson Seline Vernon Briant Mine Creek and more. Alternate grand jurors listed plus alternate petit jurors from several towns. Period names and places reflect county circuit duties and selections.
Coroner verdict states 46 year old Al Reed killed himself at his North Little Rock home on Saturday while his wife was across the street arranging to admit him to hospital for treatment of a horal ailment. Reed was described as despondent over overall health.
Fragile OCR text reports a burglary at the home of John Mazefield, a local poet or figure in Oxford. The fragment suggests intruders entered and disrupted belongings, with unclear wording and details. No further names or concrete facts are readable.
Kilgore Texas report states more than eighteen hundred oil wells in the East Texas field reopen at 7 am Saturday following a nineteen day halt under a proration law. Each well is allowed 225 barrels daily as the field spanning six hundred square miles buzzes with activity. Fire precautions rise amid gas pressure concerns and the militia remains on duty to deter violations.
In Fort Smith two officers died from gunshot wounds after a morning shooting. Captain W A Bourland, 54, died soon after hospital admission. Patrolman Ralph Howerd succumbed at the local facility. Robber Auburn Crow died at the scene. brothers Ted and Everett Wackerly were wounded. Prosecutor filed first degree murder charges against the Wackerly brothers for Bourland's death and similar charges in Howard's. Funeral services for Captain Bourland were held at First Methodist Church with police escorts to National Cemetery.
Beaumont, Texas reports a Louisiana company selling tax free cigarettes by mail order. A salesman takes orders in Texas and ships by car tons, cash on delivery to customers who pay the postman. The arrangement avoids peddler’s tax since delivery is via Uncle Sam.
Governor Pat Neill and Highway Commission chairman Dwight H Blackwood met with Oklahoma Governor W H Murray and the Oklahoma highway commission to seek a mutual settlement allowing motor trucks to operate between Arkansas and Oklahoma without buying license tags from both states. The talks followed arrests of Arkansas farmers and truck growers in Augla and Westville for attempting to move produce and pecans amid the dispute.
Cudahy Packing Company president announces that 10 percent of southern sales over the next three months will be invested in cotton at current prices. Purchases run until December 1 or until cotton reaches 100 cents, held for one year. Estimated southern business about 10 million dollars. Company products widely sold in the South.
Leonard Ellis, former Hope boy and Star staffer, earned two hard scoops in Houston this week. His crime story on a double murder at an apartment house led to his permanent placement on the Houston Post Dispatch police beat. He uncovered photos and the deceased wife’s poetry, steering the investigation toward a fresh angle.
They will depart from Monti home with the Likens Padgitt and other companions, heading to the State Teachers College to attend functions and duties.
The article notes Monday September 1 labor day schedule changes for the Jocal attice with limited hours from 1 to 3 pm except general delivery and stamp window. It mentions no money orders or postal savings transactions and carrier routes to complete morning delivery.
A fragment from a Spring Hill item notes youth ownership of an Old Time Coin and mentions curiosity about rare coins and a pony tied to a local event. The readable text hints at collecting, local history, and a community interest in numismatics.
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