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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1932
Page
1
HOT SPRINGS. The Democratic State convention adopted a platform calling for a run-off primary law and other economies. Chancellor Futrell urged curtailing government activity and salaries to meet a potential deficit of 750000 to 1000000. Lee Miles named next convention chairman. Harvey Combs secretary.
The New York scene centers on Mayor Joseph McKee after Edward J. Flynn hints he may back McKee for November, amid Walker resignation and Roosevelt tour shifts. McKee cuts his own and aides salaries while Curry of Tammany avoids early endorsements and Walker weighs a return.
Washington bulletin reports the Prohibition Board of Strategy will convene Friday night with a definite proposal to organize a third party and nominate a dry candidate for president in the November election.
The Rio Grande flooded its lower stretches spilling through levees and inundating thousands of acres of lowlands Friday. While most American land was brush and undeveloped, many homes and extensive areas on the Mexican side were submerged. The crest hit Mercedes at 21.7 feet, just above the prior high, then began to recede as residents returned home.
Arkansas education officials say CPR RC funds may still aid schools. Commissioner Claud M. Hirst notes no definite policy rejection and a potential path to temporary relief, aided by H. C. Couch of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation who sits on the State Board of Education.
A golf tournament between Hope Nashville and Prescott is scheduled for the Hope course next Sunday afternoon starting at 1 30.
An American Airways plane crashed late Thursday near El Paso and burned, killing pilot W. J. Robbins, co pilot Francis Briggs, and a male passenger whose name was not learned. A survivor escaped after tightening his safety belt and exiting as the craft struck a mountainside.
October cotton rose 17 points on Friday as May trading closed at 8.05, up 85 cents per bale from Thursday and recovering part of the prior decline after the government bureau estimate. December cotton gained 16 points, finishing at 8.21 versus Thursday’s 8.05.
Hope Guards triumph 9 to 1 over Company B to win the championship baseball game of the 153rd Infantry Arkansas National Guard. Batteries were A Pate and Dehan for Hope and E Freeman and McCall for the opponents. Boxing finals Friday night feature Frank Carter and William Light winning in bantam and featherweight, with Jarmon, Ginn, Lamart, and Harold among the other winners. Field events set for 9:30 Friday morning and track events at 2 p m with medals awarded Saturday night at Lloyd England hall.
A six year old anecdote from Ferry Hall in Lake Forest depicts Jean Harlow in a shoe salon rebellion over “hedious” heels. Born Harlean Carpentier in Kansas City on March 3 1911 she later became a platinum blond film star and faced a troubled marriage history.
Tammany organizations and upstate allies agreed to endorse the Roosevelt Garner ticket at the Democratic State convention meeting next month and pledged support to Roosevelt’s nomination for president. The conference was attended by John F. Curry Tammany leader and John H. McCooey of Brooklyn along with other Democratic officials.
American Legion officials said the group will likely control more than four-fifths of the votes at the Portland, Oregon convention. They expect the convention to overwhelmingly demand immediate cash payment of the soldier’s bonus, with tabulations from 37 state conventions showing strong cash support.
A Los Angeles coroner's jury ruled Paul Bern farmed killed himself at his Canyon estate. The 42 year old producer, husband of actress Jean Harlow, showed signs of melancholia and nervous strain though motive remained undetermined. Servants and Thalberg testified no clear discord existed between the couple.
Magnolia A and M College reaches 403 classified students after three opening days of the fall term begun September 5. Freshmen total 230, sophomores 108, 59 in the high school department, with six special students. National Guard campers at Little Rock are not included.
Political leaders weigh Walker’s sharp attack on Governor Roosevelt and the potential fallout across Tammany Hall. Roosevelt may ignore the charge to avoid alienating allies, while Tammany’s stance could shape New York and national political alignments amid a historic party split.
Texas Rangers were called to probe the fatal shooting of Arthur Morton aged 15 and Harry Morton 14 at a summer home ten miles north of San Marcos. A justice of the peace ruled the deaths accidental after investigators found a pistol and a blood stained axe in the room. The boys were sons of a San Antonio rancher, Arthur Hunter Morton.
The American Farm Bureau Federation urged the governor's conference in Chicago to press Congress to call a special session to raise farm product prices and delay farm foreclosures. A Sioux City conference on issues from the farmer's holiday strike movement is underway.
A ferry carrying 200 iron workers from the Bronx to Rikers Island exploded due to a boiler blast. Dozens were killed and many injured. authorities feared up to 100 dead. Captain Alexander Forsythe, owner of the vessel, was detained and severely injured as witnesses described the vessel blown to bits. District Attorney McLaughlin ordered an investigation after 24 bodies were recovered.
The Run-Off Primary Association will hold its first statewide meeting at 4 p m Friday September 9 at Hotel Marion Little Rock to coordinate petition circulation for a run-off act. J Bruce Streett Camden president says units form in nearly every county and petitions will be ready for distribution at the meeting. The movement aims to place the bill before the January General Assembly with Democratic gubernatorial nominee Judge J M Futrell offering aid. Hempstead county officers listed include B R Hamm Miss Bery Henry Alex H Washburn R C Stuart Columbus and Martin Nelson Blevins.
CHICAGO The Daily News says Colonel Raymond Robins, a prohibition leader and Hoover ally, was seen in the city by a friend on Thursday. Authorities pursue Robins along with federal investigators as possible gangster retaliation for anti bootlegger campaigns.
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