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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1937
Page
4
A lighthearted local column recounts Chief Ridghill stopping a driver for running a red signals. The driver quips about whites going on green, while another note complains about a street hump on Third Street slowed by freight traffic. The piece ends with Bright sayings of children about peace and a boy’s mishap with scrap iron.
Washington dispatch analyzes changing Democratic rules favoring a Roosevelt third term. Abrogation of the two thirds rule in 1940 allows a simple majority to nominate, unsettling southern opposition and signaling a sustained public debate on the constitution and court issues.
Secretary Poper said the Commerce Department is studying whether cotton should be classified as an implement of war and banned from export trade in the Far East. He noted cotton was used extensively for war purposes.
In Geneva Japan declares it will refuse any arbitration and ignore mediation as Eiji Amau warns that Western powers risk Japanese gunfire if they back China. In Shanghai naval commanders from the United States and four other powers urge anti-aircraft gunners to shield non combatants as Chinese defenses hold a 20 mile inland front from Chapei to Liuho.
Washington report details Lewis M. Clarkson's annullment petition alleging former Peruvian dictator Auguste Leguia coerced him into marriage with Merce de la Quintana Viuda de Ludewig to cover up an alleged pregnancy and death threat. Clarkson recounts a 1925 executive mansion call and escape in 1926 during a Peru Bolivia boundary dispute.
Children of the late Mr and Mrs H N Timmons gather for the first time in eight years at the Home of Mrs Chas McCorkle near Cross Roads on the Columbus highway. Guests include Mrs W J Dempsey of Rogers Grace Finigin of Mineral Springs Martin Timmons of Fulton and Henry Timmons of Dimmit Texas.
A reflective note asserts that those who praise all are admired, those who censure all are criticized, while the indifferent are least valued, highlighting a moral stance about judgment and proportion. The quote attributes varied social reactions to different attitudes toward others.
The 84th annual session of the Little Rock Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South will convene at First Methodist in Hope on Wednesday November 10 at 7 30 p m Bishop John M Moore of Dallas will preside The conference continues through November 14 with reading of apportionments And delegates to the General Conference to be held in Birmingham next May will be elected The session will discuss unification of the three American Methodisms and the attitude toward it Dr Jet C Morrison president of Asbury College Wilmore Ky will preach twice daily The session is open to the public
Hempstead county gins reported 1018 bales ginned for the 1937 crop by September 1, versus 3258 by the same date in 196. The figure, counting rounds as half bales, was announced by W H Etter, federal gin reporter, on Wednesday.
PARIS France nearly 200 warships from France and Great Britain have mobilized in the Mediterranean on a hunt for marine marauders. Rebels strike Madrid as insurgents renew an assault with new momentum and force.
Britain and France said the nine power accord would take effect immediately as patrols against submarine piracy began in the Mediterranean. Malian objections to the Nyon agreement delayed progress, defense commanders warned of no substantial gains as Madrid faced the development from the southwest suburbs.
William Parsons a Long Island pigeon farmer whose socially prominent wife Alice McDowell Parsons vanished 14 weeks ago said he believes she is dead. He doubts letters received by federal agents reporting her death from pneumonia, calling them possibly the work of a crank.
John L. Lewis, chairman of the CIO, announced after a White House meeting on Wednesday that he had a very pleasant conference with the president.
SHANGHAI China in a dispatch the Nazi role in the Sino Japanese war is debated as Berlin may supply munitions or espionage support to sway the conflict. Chiang Kai shek’s force trained by German officers stands at about 230 000 to 430 000, with nearly 100 German advisers directing tactics and fortifications. The Yangtze river blockade and trench building are cited as key elements, while both Japan and China seek German friendship to gain advantage.
A 1937 etiquette Q A asks proper introductions and replies. Answers: avoid make you acquainted with. reply Thank you or I hope to see you again soon. do not repeat names in group introductions. a woman should not call a sister Miss Young but say This is my sister Anne. when introducing two men, both consent to the handshake. In dining with friends, choose best option (b) to handle an ontable interruption.
A 56 year old man fatally shot former Municipal Court Judge Frederick Elliott, stabbed Elliott's associate George A. Mason, and then surrendered to police. Captain Collins said the killer, Chickavarrich, told him I just killed two men. They cheated me out of my property and my wife.
Rioters stormed the synagogue at Czeladz during a Yon Kippur service in a violent act of Polish anti Jewish terrorism. Panic struck Jews as they were attacked and beaten while trying to flee. Police arrested about six individuals.
Lake Hamilton Arkansas reports a drowning by own action as Michael Rogen Hoffer of Memphis leaps into the lake Wednesday. Deputy Sheriff Hoy Ermey confirms the identification and notes the victim had been in ill health. The incident follows local safety concerns along the lakefront.
Memphis detective said a ballistics exam showed a bullet fired from a pistol linked to Lonoke Marshal Robert Bennett who was slain last Saturday. The gun was found in the possession of Duncan Figue, a Texarkana man of Nacogdoches Texas, according to Arkansas State Police.
Washington analysis notes army debunkers face ridicule for criticizing war conduct. British Brigadier General Frank P. Crozier argued officers panicked troops and even fired on allies during World War I. His controversial claims drew ire from peers and prompted renewed debate. Confined on Page Six.
W A Atkins liquidating agent announced next Tuesday as the date for a 5 percent additional dividend on deposits at the closed Arkansas Bank & Trust Co. The total recovery rises to 86 percent with this payment, about $19,000 in value. Claimants should collect checks at the bank office. Land and timber sales, boosted by recent value increases, helped fund the payout after the bank closed on November 17, 1930.
Saratoga high school opens its fall term with a new faculty led by M H Peebles as superintendent and math teacher, Sara Garlington in history and French, Guy Fate in science, and Claudia Rosenbaum in English. Grade school staff includes Cecil Shuffield and June Harris. Two new International buses with 74-seat, longitudinal cushioned seating were purchased for the year.
Osceola Arkansas report of strands of hair and blood found on a government fleet vehicle last Wednesday leading to the arrest of Kuyt A Kellum, 42, in connection with the death of Ernest Ridings, 28, a Kennett Missouri farmer fatally struck by a car near Wilson last Saturday.
Cotton prices in New Orleans moved with opening at 8 94 and closing up 0.899, spot cotton steady with a rise of 11 points from prior levels. Middling quoted at 6.99, reflecting modest gains in intra day trading.
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