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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1933
Page
4
The debt board will swap old penitentiary warrants for bonds and issue a call to redeem about 350 thousand dollars. The move ties to a federal Public Works Administration loan to build or rent courthouses, with any construction option requiring voter approval.
Mrs. C. A. Barnes, 50, of this city, died Friday morning in a Texarkana hospital after several months of ill health and a major operation. Surviving are her husband and several sons and daughters including Mrs. Sam Betts of Hope. Funeral arrangements have not been announced.
Nashville reports the Southern Baptist Convention pressuring a 100000 member target for the Baptist Hundred Thousand Club. Dr Frank Tripp from St Joseph MO leads a campaign still optimistic but unlikely to meet the goal by Sunday October 1. A further sixty days in early 1934 may be allotted to finish the drive across 24000 churches.
Lieutenant Governor Lee Cazort’s brother, supervisor at the Boys Industrial School in Pine Bluff, was seriously injured Friday when his car collided with a vehicle carrying three Oklahoma men. He suffered a fractured hip and scalp wounds. his son accompanying him was uninjured.
A column recounts a lighthearted tale about an Englishman Irishman and Jew on a 25th floor elevator ride and shares a roadside hitchhiker story from Sikeston Missouri. The writer notes the economy’s panic hurting raw material areas first and predicts a slower recovery for wider industries while emphasizing resilience near the land.
George W. Ware scoutmaster told the Rotary Club at Hotel Barlow that Hope's second Boy Scout troop No. 58 will expand to 14 boys under Rotary sponsorship. Assistants include Dick Watkins and Albert Graves with J. P. Duffie C. C. Lewis and A. B. Patten on the sponsoring committee. Ware appealed for old furniture and household articles to furnish a clubhouse. Other speakers included Al Whidden of Pine Bluff, former governor of the 62nd Rotary district, and A. H. L. Washburn who spoke on Changing Business Standards During Troublesome Times.
In Yellville the Yell County Democratic Central Committee meets to verify last Tuesday's Fifth Congressional primary results. The outcome could end speculation and determine if an election contest will be filed.
Washington reports intense activity at Secretary Woodin's office as work continues on a new monetary policy that President Roosevelt is said to prepare for a nationwide radio address. Woodin declined to disclose details, saying he is not at liberty to reveal forthcoming steps.
A severe electrical storm struck northwest Arkansas early Friday, dropping over four inches of rain. Roads were damaged and rivers swelled. Stark Nursery barn at Farmington was destroyed by lightning.
Funeral and burial services for T H McClellan 84 year old Patmos farmer were held at Mt Nebo cemetery near Patmos. He died Tuesday after a three week illness. A pioneer resident since 1889 he helped establish Patmos. Surviving are his widow six children two brothers and one sister.
Governor Futrell reports Arkansas will remain legally dry after ratifying the prohibition repeal amendment by about two to one. He urges full cooperation by the federal government with states to enforce local liquor laws and to prohibit interstate shipments where states ban liquor sales.
In Oklahoma City the 11th day of the Charles Urschel kidnapping conspiracy trial features A M Cary of Minneapolis arguing for five Twin-City defendants charged as money changers who concealed part of the $200,000 ransom. He questions whether conspiracy attaches after the victim’s release, urges that circumstantial evidence must prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt, and stresses the defendants’ lack of knowledge of any kidnapping plan as the defense closes after a morning recess.
A Hope VFW post is set to receive its charter this weekend according to Hugh Hall. Plans were finalized Tuesday night when L. W. Gamso of Hot Springs and Texarkana VFW members helped organize the unit. Officers will be elected once the charter is filed with Little Rock headquarters.
Marinus Van Der Lube unequivocally admits guilt in the Reichstag fire case. He states he set the blaze himself, saying the idea came to him while passing the building that morning. Earlier testimony claimed the Communist party did not countenance terrorism.
This NEA Service analysis explains why inflation advocates push for a cheaper dollar to relieve debtors, especially farmers, and how it would flood the economy with fiat currency. It discusses Roosevelt’s reluctance, the three inflation options Congress granted, and the impact on credit and employment through open market operations and expanded government spending.
The Dun and Bradstreet weekly trade review says September closed better than it opened amid accelerated industrial recovery and stronger consumer buying. Banks remain a handicap in many districts with higher loan collateral. Grocers and department stores show mixed results while some leading industrials begin to rise again after a slower autumn.
Washington report that the treasury approved reorganization plans for 375 national banks in 37 states to hasten reopening and release nearly two billion dollars tied up in failed institutions. Comptroller J T O Connor announced the action and said banks must follow the plans before receiving licenses to reopen. A prior banking census showed 13 080 banks operating with deposits totaling about 41 930 million.
Joseph V. McKee declared his bid to become mayor of New York City running as an independent Democrat against Fiorello La Guardia the fusion Republican and John P. O'Brien the Tammany candidate. He attacks Tammany Hall and pledges a new city deal similar to national government reforms.
Southwest Arkansas Ford dealers held a joint meeting in the Hotel Bar low dining room Friday afternoon. Ww F. Duckworth, Memphis branch manager of Ford Motor Company, addressed the group. He was followed by Robert A. Berry, H. R. Adams, and J. A. Atterbury, with attendees from Strong, El Dorado, Prescott, Camden, Nashville, Hope, Fordyce, Gordon, Texarkana, Stamps, Ashdown, DeQueen and Bradley.
Havana faced a near total general strike called by Communist leaders in honor of slain student-activist Julio Antonio Melia. Banks stayed open and railways ran, but most commercial activity halted amid the nationwide action timed to Metla’s funeral rites.
Pittsburgh steel plants faced a mass march as 3 000 to 5 000 strikers gathered to press for union recognition. union leaders said thousands more in Ohio Pennsylvania and Virginia were idle or on holiday as the protest spread to Clark sburg Weirton Steubenville and Edgewater.
Market notes show Sept and Dec prices for Wheat Des and Oats with figures 34 36.7 36.2 36.83 Dec 39.5 39.7 392 3R2. Quoted closing stock quotations include American Can American Smelter Amn Tel and Tel Anacostia Chrysler General Motors Missouri Pacific Socony Vacuum Standard Oil N J U S Steel.
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