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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1937
Page
3
A critical editorial argues the majority is wrong when it overrides minority rights and warns that unchecked public debt leads to dictatorship. It faults Roosevelt for spending beyond receipts, questions the Supreme Court plan, and labels the speaker as a New York millionaire's son unfit for public office.
President Roosevelt renewed his fight for a revamped supreme court Friday night warning social reform is essential to avert dictatorship. Speaking on the 150th anniversary of the constitution he urged America to pledge support for reforms.
Hope High School defeated Benton Panthers 20 to 0 in a conference opener. Freshman regular Edward Aslin, 160 pounds, scored and had a remarkable punt return setting up a touchdown. Vasco Bright and W Parsons contributed as Hope seized control early with a 50 yard opening drive. In the third quarter Benton mounted two scores until Hope added a second late in the period. Aslin’s 15 yard line run and John Wilson and Freeman Stone opened a hole for the score.
Governor Bailey will christen the Captain Alphin at Camden to honor river trade on the Ouachita. Built by River Terminals, the bi weekly steamer links Camden and New Orleans, aiding South Arkansas industry and savings on cotton, sugar, and other goods. The project, aided by six locks and dam, enhances warehouses and terminal facilities in Camden.
War reports describe fleets in the Mediterranean engaging in naval battles. French and Italian forces threaten key routes to French Africa from Sardinia while England could disrupt Italian trade routes. French bombers may target Italian industry and shipping centers amid rising regional tensions.
At the first regular Saratoga Parents-Teachers Association meeting in the junior high, committees were formed for a bingo party on Friday October 1 at the Okay community hall to raise funds for the P T A. The group will buy basketballs for the high school while the school board will purchase a dictionary. The next meeting will be at Saratoga High School on the third Thursday in October.
Elmo Bethymer, 21, cafe operator, was found shot to death in a Fayetteville cafe on Saturday. The pistol lay near his harly, with police continuing to investigate the motive and suspect lineup.
In Little Rock, Sahel Smith defends himself as Governor Bailey’s secretary accuses him of turning against the governor over a furlough request for Luther Cokes. Smith says he spoke at Ozark for John Miller and will again, while Wells cites plans to parley for parole for the inmate, due next December, with parole eligibility discussed for next April.
Milton Bronner surveys the Mediterranean as a historic stage for rival powers England Russia Italy and others shaping future conflict. He traces ancient to modern power plays from Egypt Phoenicia and Greece to Carthage and Rome, warning how control of this inland sea has long defined destinies.
The federal government ran a deficit of 371,124.13 in the first two and a half months of the fiscal year, with income of 1,154,212,347 and expenditures of 1,530,396,682. The Treasury reported rising receipts and outlays versus last year, noting a growing federal debt nearing 37.2 billion and a gain of about 4 billion from the prior year.
Helene Mont A couple in Mont entered a marriage license office when asked about the cost. The clerk said two dollars. The note adds a weather remark about the moon not affecting the weather.
New Orleans cotton opened Saturday at 8.33 to 8.84 cents per pound, closing at 8.83 to 8.84. Spot cotton remained steady with middling around 8.45 cents.
Catholics fear religious rights eroded by Nazi policy under German authorities. Church leaders warn of persecution and urge unity among faithful to safeguard worship and charitable works amid rising state control.
In New York, up to 100,000 American Legion veterans converged on the city for a major convention amid crowd enthusiasm. The call Where's Elmer? echoed as part of the rallying slogan. The report notes Canada’s foreign trade in the first half of the year exceeded every comparable period.
A Hope Star preview announces a new NEA Service series on cancer by Dr. Morris Pishbelh. The articles cover cancer causes, differences from harmless tumors, types by gender and age, and where it is most common, plus how it may be avoided, controlled, or cured. Readers are urged to follow the series to completion starting with today’s issue.
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