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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1937
Page
4
Editorial urges public decency at Friday high school game between Hope and Benton Panthers. Warns against public drinking by older fans in view of students, calls for self restraint and orderly conduct in the new stadium. Advises parents and police to curb hitchhiking and enforce state law on opening day.
AP reports that Japan is on track to become the biggest single investor in China within five years, with Japanese citizens investments in Chinese commerce, trade, and industry totaling about 1.5 billion dollars, a lead over Great Britain and the United States. The piece notes peculiarities of Chinese business culture, the role of gunboat diplomacy in opening China, and how evolving ground rules affect foreign investment amid internal strife.
Washington discussions swirled that President Roosevelt might ask Justice Hugo L. Black to resign if he did not deny Ku Klux Klan membership. Critics, including Rep. Fish, urged a thorough probe into Klan ties among Southern leaders and even House Speaker Bankhead. Legal challenges and impeachment talk added to the charged climate in the capital.
Hope High School meets Benton High School in the first conference game at the new athletic stadium. Ramsey injures ankle but likely starts. Keith moves to end with Watson or Still at guard. Benton in good shape for a hard tussle. hopes fans attend, tickets 50 cents adults 25 cents students. Gates open 7 15 p m with kickoff at 8 p m.
New Orleans cotton markets opened at 8.87 cents per pound and closed at 8.84. Spot cot ton finished steady, three points higher, with middling grade at 8.85.
The roster lists Benton players with multiple positions and numbers, including Hope at 174 and Benton at 169 team averages. Officials named are Bresser as referee from Ouachita, Kearns steward, Carl Dalyrmple linesman from Henderson, and Earl O'Neal timekeeper from Hendrix.
Berlin reports a shift in Nazi policy as Dr Hymarar Schacht and his aides are said to have left the economics ministry, signaling a possible removal from influence over economic policy. The move follows heightened tensions within the regime and questions over fiscal plans.
Shanghai reports Japanese reinforcements land on the Yangtze lower reaches and push inland, signaling a foothold on the Pootung coast against Chinese forces. Washington hears protests over arms embargo while Fleping reports Chochow base 40 miles southwest of Peiping captured by Japanese forces.
London dispatch reports the Duke and Duchess of Kent returning from Europe without meeting the exiled King Edward and Wallis Warfield. The Windsors remain out of the public eye amid a boycott supported by Buckingham Palace and press circles, while a small Society of Octavians forms to defend Edward’s honor.
A reflective line asserts that a house filled with love and friendship becomes home where the heart can rest, echoing Henry Van Dyke’s view on home as a warm, welcoming haven.
New Deal backed candidates won decisive Democratic and Republican mayorality primaries in New York City, defeating Tammany foes. Fiorello LaGuardia led the anti-Tammany Fusion ticket to the Republican nomination, while Jeremiah Mahoney beat Royal Copeland for the Democratic nod by large margins in Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, and Richmond.
The nation marks the 150th anniversary of the federal constitution with President Roosevelt as chief spokesman set to speak at 8:30 p m local time. Senator Vandenburg of Michigan urges celebrants to confront subversion with a relentless challenge They Shall Not Pass during the Congelation Day observance in Detroit Michigan locations and details vary in reports.
C C Lewis urged Hope to launch a trade territory movement and invite rural customers to visit Hope. He cited Prescott’s trade day and Nashville Peach Festival, urged periodic rural visits, shared optimism about local bands and business leaders, and advocated Chamber of Commerce led promotions to curb mail order losses. E H Lillie of the new Chamber attended as a guest.
President Roosevelt commemorated the Antietam anniversary with a nationalistic speech on thinking in national terms. A 21-gun salute greeted him as his car entered the Civil War battlefield at Bloody Lane. Union veteran William Lovell recalled the fighting and noted modern soldiers compare to Civil War troops. General S B Red of Arkansas quipped about meals as stars twinkled above the field.
A rural accident near Old Lewisville in Lafayette County Louisiana reports Van Kitchens a 30 year old white farmer killed after a mule kicked him in the head. Death not confirmed by Hope Furniture Company undertakers who said they had heard a report but could not verify it.
A professional source connected to Col. Charles A Lindbergh says the famous flier plans to renounce American citizenship and become a British subject. Details hinge on Lindbergh himself with England residency rules requiring five of eight years in Britain and two householders' signatures for Home Office filing.
Washington report notes the pre Columbian mummy of Mammoth Cave is now shown in a moisture proof case near its original burial spot. A five ton rock wedge, which caused the death, is suspended above the site as described by the national park service.
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