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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1937
Page
4
Our Daily Bread notes Hope hosts Shreveport Byrd High School Yellow Jackets in a football clash. The piece highlights neighborly ties between Hope and Shreveport, Arkansas routes, and the shared interest in paving Arkansas 29.
Berlin and Munich dispatch outline Mussolini and Hitler planning a peace appeal while Italy faces scrutiny over sending volunteers to Spain. Western powers weigh potential shifts as Mussolini seeks diplomatic alignment. Ethiopia troubles loom in the background.
Traffic on No 20 is heavy as Shreveporters head for Mot Springs and visitors from south Texas converge at Hope on No 11. No 29 should be paved and gain federal designation for aid, a plan Shreveport will hear about soon. The football game features Byrd High and Ham mons Field hosts a landmark stadium dedication, with Hope hoping to see a strong showing from its team.
A forthcoming registration style poll will count citizens who choose to classify themselves as unemployed. It marks the first government experiment in this census-tak ing method, with a $4 million federal cost cap and plans to proceed despite debated scope and timing.
A fragmentary note discusses aligning human action with divine will and mentions science and history in a cryptic form. The text cites Luangtelbiw as a possible name or signature, though its meaning remains unclear.
Byrd High School of Shreveport brings a by weight advantage to Hope for a hard game against the Bobcats at the new $20,000 stadium. A special train with 300 Byrd reserves and band arrives, with dedication ceremonies led by Mayor Albert Graves at 7:45 pm before the 8 o'clock kickoff.
The United States announces the Asiatic fleet will remain in Chinese waters throughout the China Japan conflict. Navy policy to protect American nationals continues even as citizens are warned to depart. Nine Japanese planes bomb Hankow, killing about 100 and injuring many, targeting the army arsenal in Hanyang near the Yangtze.
Ashdown incumbent Tudge A. P. Steel filed nominating petitions in Little Rock for the Sixth Chancery district judgeship at the upcoming special general election. The petitions carried more than 300 signatures.
Warden C. A. Larkin, 48, of Folsom prison died Friday from infection after sustaing stab wounds in the penitentiary riot last Sunday. The incident occurred at Folsom, Sacramento, with details noting the assault and subsequent illness.
Shreveport fielded probable lineups with players Ramsey Quimby Keith Carson Wilson Stone Reese Bright W Parsons Aslin Eason for Rockfield Garrett Wolbrette Dickson Styndrix Cayinness Dufour Rainer Fuducia Sweeney Richardson Mize and Tope Listed alongside officials Lt Hinton referee Leo Rainer umpire Carl Dalyrmple headlineman Earl ONeal and Qtendrix field judge in TCL UW of A Henderson notes.
The date for the special senatorial election remained indefinite Friday as Governor Bailey returned from a non political speaking tour without an announcement. His aides said a check showed some 1,000 minor office vacancies have to be included in the election call.
COLORADO SPRINGS thousands of chicken hawks swarm eastern Colorado as grasshoppers flood the skies. Ranchers report hawks circling over hopper laden fields then feasting until prey ran out before moving to the next infested region.
In New Orleans on Friday October cot ton opened at 8.47 and closed near 8.29 bid 8.30 asked. Spot cotton finished steady with a 28 point drop, middling prices around 8.
A reader quiz on proper social usage asks if all guests must arrive before cocktails, whether glasses should be cleared before dessert, if sherry can be served in tulip glasses, and how to handle wine with meals. It notes that sherry glasses are small, cocktails dull the palate, and white wine suits fish. suggests chilling wine appropriately and choosing the right serving method.
Lloyds began a thorough investigation into a radio report that the yacht Endeavor I missing in an Atlantic storm had been located southwest of the Azores. The claim was aired Thursday, prompting inquiry into its veracity and the status of the vessel.
George D. Green formerly led the Ford Motor agency in Arkadelphia has moved to Hope and taken charge of the Mobil Service Station on West Third Street. A formal opening will feature 200 pieces of bleak pottery given to the first 200 motorists. Mrs Green and their three children will make Hope their permanent home. Frank Walter's garage in the same building has added equipment and expanded floor space including an auto testing machine.
Five cotton bolls on a single stem were found on the farm of Sain Rowe near Kinnet. The medium sized bolls were described as unusual by Rowe at The Sky office.
President Roosevelt told thousands in Cheyenne that he will pursue the same broad aims as in his first term to do the most good for the greatest number. After a reception with Senator O Mahoney and others, he rejected advice to coast along and emphasized endurance in policy.
In Nashville Tennessee voters rare overwhelmingly supported retention of prohibition laws. Returns from 1 215 of 2 160 precincts show dry wins 37 879 against 29 215. Governor Browning pledged to call an extra session if repeal passed. House voting 52.
Sandy Edwards II, a 63 year old black man, was executed by electric chair at Tucker Prison Farm at dawn Friday for killing Croas Lamb, white farmer, with an axe on Lamb's Howard Hempstead county line farm on October 26, 1935. Sheriff J. E Bearden witnessed the execution. Edwards fled to Louisiana after the murder and later returned to Arkansas for trial.
Little Rock banker Alfred M. Kahn told Rotary Club members after a summer tour of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark that Scandinavians live with simple pleasures, build parks, and have little crime. He praised Scandinavian farming, noting only four percent of Norwegian land is tillable yet fully cultivated, with cattle grazing restricted during crops and women tending mountain pastures.
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