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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1936
Page
4
A local observer reports a large formation of cranes crossing Hope on Monday afternoon, mistaken at first for a thousand wild ducks. The group, described as tall long-necked birds, flew high above the area, delaying a hoped for photo due to rain, as autumn approaches.
In a tense scene Washington warns that an electoral college deadlock may force Congress to pick the President. The piece recalls historic precedents where the House resolved the Presidency after disputed votes, citing Jefferson Burr and earlier crises. Feared threats and anxious public mood color the unfolding suspense as balloting continues.
The Hempstead county liquor election contest was postponed for the sixth time in county court as Circuit Judge Dexter Bush was absent. A new hearing date was set for the first Monday in October. The county backed the Thorn liquor law by a majority of votes, while N P ONeal and others alleged unfair voting in 12 of 36 precincts and contested over 100 votes. two later sought withdrawal from the petition.
Hatley White treasurer reports first tally for a $965 goal to retain Hempstead County's two agricultural agents. Canvassing 12 townships aims to raise funds by October 1 under threat of closing offices. Donations may be mailed or delivered to White. list of supporters includes local residents and 12 named donors.
Government troops dig in for a desperate counter offensive near Maqueda as Franco’s rebels push toward Madrid. Reports say Madrid on war edge with the capital possibly falling. Alcazar siege near Toledo continues under heavy bombardment as government forces attempt a final assault.
Magnolia Arkansas reports the Columbia county centennial events October 1 to 3 include a parade honoring Harvey Couch, a keynote address, a Greek theater production, a Farm Bureau program with the Jersey cow Sultane’s Magnolia Belle, and a football game, with Boy Scouts coordinating day three activities and an invitation to all to attend with a lunch. Also Chancellor Walker Smith dissolves a State Highway Department injunction re routing U S 82 near Stamps, saying condemned property rights lie in circuit court.
A Texas auto accident was blamed on heat exposure as a driver tried to cool feet with ice. The report to state highway officials said the driver could not brake in time, crashing into another vehicle.
Berlin reports a rumor that Adolf Hitler may resign as chancellor with General Cine ving named as possible successor. The German mobilization was showcased in autumn maneuvers creating a perception of intensified military readiness across army air force artillery and tanks for wartime conditions.
Ruth Bryan Rohde, former US minister to Denmark and daughter of William Jennings Bryan, fractured her left leg in a fall Monday night in Washington. The injury was announced Tuesday.
In Memphis a Chicago candidate Alois Knapp announced his run for president. His platform includes nudism as a main plank though it remains incomplete. The blithe note hints at Hollywood divorce trends and a Spanish conflict line mentioning sparing women and children if unseen.
Junius Says urges safety as pedestrians and students navigate rough Main Street blocks from Third to Sixteenth. He criticizes forced sidewalk building yet notes children still walk with backs to traffic, arguing high school students should use common sense and avoid street riding or boards.
The Saenger theater marks its ninth anniversary with a double celebration as Arthur Swanke begins his fifth year as manager. Telegrams pour in including Jane Withers who Swanke praises as a top child star, while he notes Shirley Temple draws more box office. A special program features Withers in Pepper, a Popeye cartoon, a Bert Lahr comedy, and more. Swanke’s lengthy career spans 15 cities and seven states, and he is the longest serving Saenger manager, credited with restoring daily matinees and steady business.
In Marietta district fodder grasshoppers and corn fodder with blades fetches between 7 and 12 dollars per acre amid rising demand.
The Rev. William R. Hamilton of Louisville Kentucky has accepted the pastorate of First Baptist church and will deliver his first sermon as regular pastor this Sunday. He succeeds Rev. Wallace R. Rogers who resigned in June to pastor in Vicksburg Mississippi. Hamilton is 37, married with a child, native of Tennessee and a graduate of the University of Tennessee and Louisville Seminary. He has served churches in Florida and Indiana and preached here twice this summer before being chosen as pastor. Mrs. Hamilton will join him in two to three weeks.
Hope group will hold a pep rally and dinner at New Capitol hotel at 7:34 p.m. Dinner costs 50 cents a plate. Ruel Oliver's orchestra will play. Members and interested persons urged to attend.
President Roosevelt named a committee of 18, headed by Dr. Floyd Reeves of the University of Chicago, to study the need for an expanded federal aid program for vocational education. The study follows passage of a bill authorizing over 10 million dollars in increased federal contributions to states, with operability next July 4, contingent on further congressional appropriations.
SHREVEPORT La Union shopmen on the Louisiana and Arkansas system began a strike vote on Tuesday, with closure expected Friday. The ballot reportedly centers on a shopmen dispute rather than sympathy for striking train crews. In Greenville Texas five men described as railroad guards were arrested for unlawful firearm carrying. Police say they were hired to patrol yards during the current strike and Mayor Lockwell set $100 bonds per man. Names given: J L Norvis H L Case W C Place J M Allen J C Perkins.
Soviet officials disclose a secret Pacific flotilla of small undersea craft stationed near Vladivostok. Estimates range from 40 to 50 subs, with Japan claiming about 80 in the area. The subs, designed for defense, were built in European Russia and shipped 6,000 miles to secret yards for assembly.
Geneva reports the League of Nations credentials committee backed a move to seek a Court of Justice ruling over imperial actions. The assembly must approve the recommendations, with officials warning Mussolini could resign from the league as tensions rise.
In MEMPHIS TENN rumors tie Cazort to a utilities post with reports that he is slated for a similar government position as a nominee for governor. The chatter centers on a potential career move within state administration.
Arkansas investigators study a $16000 soap and janitor supply purchase tied to secretary of state orders. Roy W. Spence says audit flags excess costs while three Little Rock firms routed payments via Memphis suppliers with 10 percent commissions. Probing sources, delivery, and price comparisons to state institutions and Arkansas dealers continues.
Meteorologists report a small tropical hurricane in the deep Atlantic about 500 to 600 miles east of Florida appears to have changed course. The system is now headed away from the U.S. mainland, reducing immediate landfall concerns for Jacksonville and nearby areas.
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