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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1935
Page
4
David Stern, Philadelphia publisher, met President Roosevelt to discuss newspapers and the radio’s role in politics. The piece notes the shrinking press monopoly, debates over radio influence, and Stern’s warning that press and radio power hinges on operators, not machines.
Bert Waddell, 36, of Hempstead County, serving a five year term for the Blevins State Bank robbery, died after a sudden attack at Tucker Prison Farm Arkansas. He turned state's evidence in Hyelabhisey case. The May robbery netted about 300 dollars. Waddell home was Texarkana. Monroe and Will Green, noted Texarkana residents, were later sentenced to prison for the robbery.
In a press conference Governor Futrell denies ordering Roy Prewitt discharged as welfare commissioner. He says he is not running state departments, and asserts some commissioners wanted Prewitt removed but took no action. Attorney General Bailey criticizes officials over welfare politics and defends Dyess and the administration amid nationwide funding disputes.
HYDE PARK New York State publisher J David Stern of the New York Fest and Philadelphia Revered sparred with President Roosevelt over newspapers. Stern said the conservative press fuels the followings of Huey Long and Father Coughlin. He quipped that even a hungry dog eats grass and questioned whether the public will accept Longs and Coughlins without constructive thought in papers.
Coach Foy Hammons brings nine lettermen and a wary backfield as the Bolita Bobcats host Idabel Warriors in the season opener. Veteran back Tootsie Cargile expected to lead, with Ponder Stroud and Bright also slated for action. Schedule shows seven home games and five away, with October 4 Horatio filling a gap and other fixtures listed at nearby towns.
Sheriff Jim Bearden announced the seizure of a 60 gallon copper still with 150 gallons of mash in a brush thicket about 140 yards from O C Ratliff's back door, two and a half miles east of Patmos. Ratliff fled when approached. no whisky found. Deputies Robins, Reginald Bearden and Ranger Sewell assisted.
Fragmented text discusses the New Deal in Washington and the failed bill to hire workers for administering benefits. References to secretary, budget director, relief funds, and potential payroll payments suggest uncertainty about funding and ongoing political resistance. Named entities appear garbled. no clear dates or places are identifiable.
Louisiana politics center on Robert Maestri the state conservation commissioner described as a sinister figure in the chorus of voices around Huey Long’s era. The piece paints him as a ruthless boss with a private life questions, a track gambler with vast property, and a noted paymaster for influential figures, even as supporters praise his zeal for civic service.
Government statistician Isador Lubin reports definite rise in private construction and employment for skilled workers, with heavy industries improving though not yet at non durable goods levels. In Arkansas news, Bill Sherman of Howard county was arrested near Columbus for assault with intent to kill after confrontations over cotton certificates. Charley Green injured, Gaines held on breach of peace. Sherman bonded and released, hearing set in Hope for drunkenness carrying a pistol and intent to kill.
About 300 people attended the annual fall pasture meeting at the Fruit and Tyick Branch Experiment station. The program covered farm inspection and pasture growing experiments. Speakers included D. J. Burleson M. W. Muldrow Frank Stanley Sam Bameron R C Eien and George Ware. Pastures inspected included Bermuda grass Carpet grass Lespedeza White Hop and Clover.
Baptist evangelist Oscar Gibson conducts a revival at city hall each night with growing attendance. He preaches on Death Takes No Holidays and announces next week’s series on The Second Coming of Christ, inviting the public and encouraging testimoney.
A Hob Springs man, Manuel Anderson, 30, died instantly after a collision with a Cotton Bell freight truck on Highway 67 near Prescott Arkansas. George H. Harvey, the Hot Springs pressman driving the other vehicle, suffered cuts and is hospitalized in Prescott in satisfactory condition. Anderson’s widow filed a $10,000 wrongful death suit against Harvey shortly after. The accident disrupted traffic and a separate note mentions a Soviet sliding instruction program.
London dispatch says Italian leaders refuse League plan on Italo Ethiopian dispute and may see economic boycotts as acts of war. Britain concentrates naval power in the Mediterranean as eight destroyers sail from Gibraltar and the Nelson heads toward the area, signaling a potential broader war.
President Roosevelt will begin his Southern renomination campaign with a speech in Atlanta, challenging Governor Faye Talmadge's political strength. The Georgia Democrat plans a national duel for support as Talmadge criticizes the president from the Middle West to late November Atlanta engagement rumors spread by The Atlanta Constitution.
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