Training School at Blevins a Community Success
The Cooperative Training School at Blevins closed Friday night after a week of study aimed at church school and adult education. Twelve communities joined as attendance remained strong despite bad weather. Certificates were granted to dozens of participants across Young People and Community Problems classes, with six denominations represented and credit awarded through the Arkas Congress of Parents and Teachers. The effort, led by Reverend Charles H Giessen, is touted as a first in the state and likely an annual event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blevins
Charles H. Giessen
Ames
Fred R. Harrison
Arkadelia Methodist District
Roy W. Fawett
Magnolia
Clay E. Smith
Little Rock
Avery, McCaskill
Washington
Bruce Chapel
Mally Grove
Friendship
Bethel
Macedonia
Murbrook New Hope
Blevins and
Ozin
Arkas Congress of Parens and Teach
Beryl Henry
Hope
Softball Exhibition Set For Tuesday At Pale Park
An exhibition softball game between Bruner-Ivory Handle Com pany and the Allen COO Camp is scheduled for Tuesday night at Pale Park. The game starts at aeluck with no admission charge. Urb and Fred Robertsuy will officiate.
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Fair Park
Bruner-Ivory Handle Compsany
Allen
Pale Park
Sayment Urb
Fred Robertsuy
Way of the Lord Judged for Israel in Ezekiel Verse
A quotation from Ezekiel 33 2 urging Israel to heed divine judgment. The lines emphasize that the Lord’s path is unequal and that judgment will be rendered individually for each house of Israel. The archaic phrasing reflects a religious or devotional excerpt.
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House of
Israel
Ezekiel
College Days Trivia Questions on Local Institutions
Questions test knowledge of higher education. What is the rational scholastic legacy fraternity What is the oldest university in the United States Which university is the largest in this country Of what state university is Clarence Dykstra president At what foreign university do Rhodes scholars study Answers on page two.
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Andar
United States
Clarence Dykstra
Decade of War and Hope Shaping 1940s Outlook
Stephen Longstreet predicts 1940 to 1950 will mirror prior eras with war and danger, yet preserve liberty and human progress. He envisions calmer arts, saner styles, a shift from cities to rural life, forests replacing dust bowls, and new technologies like improved television and early airplanes, while press freedom remains essential.
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Stephen Longstruet
NEA Service
Paris
Rada
America
Bailey wins dismissal of three suits on refunding plan
LITTLE ROCK Governor Bailey won dismissal of three suits challenging the 1939 highwestend refunding plan. The action opposed by plaintiff attorney Herman McKaskle who said he may appeal to the supreme court.
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Little Rock
Bailey
Highwestend
Herman McKaskle
Supreme Court
Car Hits Bridge Injuring Four Near Lewisville
STAMPS Ark Martin Mouser Lafayette county revenue collector and three WPA workers were seriously injured when their car struck a concrete bridge abutment two miles east of Lewisville on Highway 82. Injured were Orval Oliphant Marie Wallace Mildred Jones all residents of Stamps. Mouser received severe facial cuts and possible internal injuries. Wallace was unconscious with a skull fracture and heavy bleeding. The crash occurred as they were returning home. Witnesses said steering faults may have caused the collision. The car was demolished and witnesses described the motor under the driver seat. The three workers had been at the Lewisville courthouse and were commuting from work.
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Stamps, Ark
Martin Mouser
Lafayette County
WPA
Lawisville
Lewisville
Orval Oliphant
Marie Wallace
Mildred Jones
Stamps
Uned
Mouser
Texarkana
Oliphant
Kathy Lewisville
State Reduction in Rolls of WPA in Arkansas
Floyd Sharp Arkansas WPA administrator announced April reductions in state rolls meeting 4000 to 7000 workers. National WPA plan by Col F C Harrington targets April to June. Reductions will be gradual, eliminating least needed projects and removing workers as their projects end. Sharp noted most major projects will be completed, with further cuts through May and June.
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Arkansas
Works Projects Administration
Floyd Sharp
Heald
Col. F. C. Harrington
WPA
Mr. Sharp
Livestock and Pasture Meeting Set for Southwest Arkansas
Speakers from the University of Arkansas and extension staff will address farmers at the Fruit and Jack Branch Experiment Station on Thursday afternoon April 4. The program covers Bermuda setting terracing phosphate spreading seeding weed eradication and a livestock display with an animal guessing contest. Delegations from southern Arkansas are expected to attend.
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Fruit and Jack Branch Experiment Station
Arkansas
George W. Ware
J. F. Rains
Paul Carruth
Lloyd Spencer
Hempstead County
Bermuda
Wm. Page
Buford Poe
William Johnson
Soil Conservation Service
Oliver Adams
Hempstead
University of Arkan
College of Agriculture
Paul
Carruth
University of Arkansas
South Arkansas
M. W. Muldroy
Lhoyd Spencer
G. W. Ware
Hempsteal
Faria
Wisconsin Votes Set to Choose Delegates in Spring Election
Wisconsin voters will choose 24 Democratic and 24 Republican delegates at large in a spring primary. The contest tests Roosevelt third-term sentiment, gauges Arthur Vandenberg and Thomas Dewey as GOP hopefuls, and pits Roosevelt Garner loyalty within the Democratic side. Four names back Roosevelt on each slate, four back Garner, plus a Milwaukee woman candidate uninstructed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
National Party
Burger
Roosevelt
Arthur Vahilenbergi-Michi
Thomas I. Dewey
New York
Wileis
Joh Nance Garner
C. E. Broushou
Democratic Party Organization of Wisconsin
Blevins Senior Play to Be Given Friday
Blevins High School presents the senior class play Sane in January in the aquinasium Friday night April 5 at 7 30. Admission is 15 and 25 cents. Two hours of fun and entertainment are promised. Proceeds aid graduation expenses.
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Blevins High School
Blevins Aquinasium
Hempstead County Democratic Central Committee Meets in Hope
Hempstead County Democratic Central Committee met at Hope city hall at 3 p.m. Monday with about twenty members present. Eley resigned as secretary due to a government position. B. Hamm was elected to succeed him. McFaddin served as temporary chairman, then resigned as a committee member. Tarvey Barr was elected to replace W. McFaddin as Ward Three committeeman. The meeting fixed two August primary dates on the second and fourth Tuesday and set candidate fees for both primaries. Fees included Prosecuting Attorney 125 dollars, County Treasurer 125, County Tax Assessor 150, County Clerk 150, County Judge 100, State Representative 35, County Coroner 5, County Surveyor 5, Rear Overseer 2.50, Constable 1.50, Justice of Peace 5.00. Meeting adjourned subject to call by chairman Atkins.
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Hempstead County
MecFaddin
F. McFaddin
W. S. Atkins
McFaddin
Hope
Tarvey Barr
W. McFaddin
Vist
Roumania Urged to Reduce Army
Germany offers to dispatch 000 agricultural experts to speed cereal production in Roumania if half a million soldiers are demobilized. Government sources doubt the move, citing Roumania’s 1,600,400 troops under arms. Dr. Karl Clodius argues peasants should be released to prevent agricultural disruption and safeguard exports to the Reich.
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Bucharest
Germany
Roumania
Rowmania
Karl Clodius
Reich
Clorius
Mototest
Malotaff
Russia
Bessarabia
Scotty of Death Valley Avoids IRS Furloughs Again
In Death Valley California the famed Scotty dodges tax agents from the Internal Revenue Service who visit Scotty’s Castle and Death Valley Ranch in search of Form 1040 filings. He says his income is down and lives simply, borrowing from his partner A M Johnson to get by. The scene includes his private life in a desolate setting with a porcelain bathtub and a mountain spring as he explains the ongoing tax pursuit.
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Paul Harrison
NEA
Death Valley
Calif
Scotty
Internal Revenue Service
Walter Scott
Hollywood
Death Valley Ranch
Volly
Sidewinder
Johnson
Nassir
Seatty
Cone Sin
Stubbeman to Direct Kiwanis Luncheon Program
A. W. Stubbeman will direct the Hope Kiwanis noon luncheon program at Hotel Barlow on Wednesday speaking on Hobbies. A round table discussion on Hobbies follows his address, with attendance expected near one hundred. Versailles spent 100000000 to build the palace.
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Hope Kiwanis Club
Hotel Barlow
A. W. Stubbeman
Bullitt Questioned by Senators in Capitol Lunch Meeting
Ambassador William C. Bullitt, central figure in the German White Book dispute, was asked to lunch at the Capitol with several senators who could decide whether to pursue an investigation into Nazi-published statements. The luncheon was arranged by Senator Barkley of Kentucky.
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Washington
William C. Bullitt
France
Capitol
Bullitt
Barkley
D-Ky
Pelley Linked to Fascist Plot, Dies Committee Told
Representative Dickstein charged Tuesday that William Dudley Pelley head of the Silver Shirts was tied to a fascist effort involving army officers to overturn the U S government. He called Pelley a hate spreader and said he aimed to replace the United States government with a regime like Hitler's, claiming evidence to support the charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dickstein
D-Ny
Willian Dudley Pelley
Legion of Silver Shirts
United States
Pelley
Jane
Hiller
Britain tightens war drive as neutrals warned
Britain boosts control of sea trade and signals pressure on neutral nations to curb shipments to Germany. Chamberlain warned neutrals of grave consequences and outlined three steps: sea control, trade pacts to outbid Germany, and mobilization. British-German air actions continue with raids and fighter clashes near the North Sea and Helgoland Bight. Romanian government plans a 4 million strong agricultural draft to sustain 1940 production for export, especially to Germany. France and Britain discuss Norway coast operations while debating the pace of interpellation of Reynaud’s new government.
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Chamberlain
House of Comin
Scandiavia
Germany
Britain
Rimianiars
Bucharest
Paris
Paul Reynaud
Chamber of Deputies
Cotton Market Report for New York July Open
July cotton opened at 1.26 and closed at 10.22 to 10.23 with middling spot at 10.73. Market activity notes include price points and trading range for the session.
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New York
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Longstreet
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E. F. McFaddin
Atkins
Hama M Secretary
Charles Edward Rogers
E. H. Rogers
Julia Chester Hospital
J. A. Gulley
J. J. Rogers
DeAnn Cemetery
Plutoriat
Stubbeman
Louis XVI
Versailles
U.S
Republic
London
Ni Sea
Admiralty
Air Ministry
Sylt
Helgoland Bight
Associated Press
Saar
Norway
Throshe Grinsay
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