Beek Prophet of States Rights and the Senate
James M. Beck, former solicitor general, who died in Washington, D. C., was praised for his knowledge of constitutional law and his prophecy about federal power. The article recalls Beck's 1926 critique of seating Ware and Smith and his warning that deferring to public will could erode democratic government.
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Oer
Washington, D. C
James M. Beck
United States
Bock
Pentsylvania
Mlinois
William 5. Ware
Frank L. Smith
United States Senate
Senate
Beck
Pennsylvania
Tlingis
Washington
Beek
Ware
Smith
Ilinois
Rome
Geo. H. Doran Co
New York
America
High de Mere
Mr. Beck
Ware-Smith
Huey PL Long
Louisiania
Louisiana
Minois
Pensylvania
Washingston
Huey P. Long
Oliver
el Dorado Daily News
Robert Elliott Appointed Scout Executive in Hope District
Robert Elliott, Blytheville field scout executive, arrives in Hope to lead Boy Scout activities. He brings extensive experience as scoutmaster and camp director and will run master training, court of honor, camping, and other programs. Prescott Rotary sponsored troop joins Hope district with Elliott in charge.
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Robert Elliot
Blytheville
Hope
Eliott
Mendham
N.J
Prescott
Jack Glenn
A. C. Hudson
Elwood
Kertgon
Jesse
P. Trometer
Thomas Wallace
Thomas Rae Logan
Robbie Highsmith
John Teeter
James DeWoody
Ralph Cross
Cate Deaman
Vergli Daniel
Roy Davis
Futrell Declines Run for Governor and U.S. Senate
In Little Rock, Governor Futrell announced he will not seek renomination in the August primary. He also ruled out a bid for the U.S. Senate, citing distaste for practical politics and political office duties, and thanked supporters who urged him to run.
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Little Rock
Futrell
United States
Selassies Field Headquarters Reported Fallen
Italian dispatches claimed Dessye, once Selassie’s field headquarters, was entered by the northern army’s advance guard though not officially confirmed. Marshal Badoglio said Italian forces along Lake Tana are advancing, while Addis Ababa reports fleeing crowds and air raids failing to hit the capital.
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Rome
Italy
Ethiopia
Dessye
Emperor Selassie
Lake Tana
Associated Press
Badoglio
Salian
East Africa
Northern Front
Addis Ababa
Uhe
Haile Selassiv
Mallan
Makale
Fair Park Hall Leased by Legion for Remodel into Hut
The American Legion post No. 12 of Hempstead county has leased Fair Park exhibit hall from the City of Hope. The hall will be remodeled and converted into a Legion hut. A special meeting is set for Wednesday night of all region forces to discuss remodeling plans and financing. The gathering will be at Fair Park with full attendance expected. The hall has stood unused for about ten years.
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American Legion Past No. 12
Hempstead County
Fair Park
City of Hope
Fair Pack
Nursery School in Brookwood Opens for Young Children
A government sponsored nursery school began in Brookwood to serve children aged two and a half to five years. The facility, with four rooms equipped for play and learning, operates from 4:30 am to 6:00 pm and emphasizes physical, emotional, and social development under staff including Miss Nella McMahan, Mrs. Roxy Baker, and Mrs. By 1 MT Webb. Honolulu report notes pheasants in gardens and calls for wildlife management to curb the birds.
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Brookwood
Nella McMahan
Roxy Baker
Mes
Webb
Circuit Judge Dexter Bush Endorsed for Arkansas Governor
Hempstead County Bar association and officials endorse Circuit Judge Dexter Bush for governor of Arkansas. Speakers include Steve Carrigan Luke Monroe John Vesey and W S Atkins at the Washington courthouse. Also: Tom Cox of Hope convicted of forgery and uttering with two year sentences served concurrently. Roosevelt and Dale Harris acquitted of tree cutting. Dora Shoughter pleads guilty to untaxed goods fine. Trial underway for Oscar and Tommy Powell on burglary and grand larceny related to hog and chicken thefts.
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Dexter Bush
Hempstead County Bar Association
Tom Cox
Hope
Cox
Jim Vaughn
Roosevelt
Dale Harris
Dora Shoughter
Oscar
Ommy ' Powell
Bridge Co Loses Its Garland Suit in Supreme Court
Washington date line reports the Kansas City Bridge Company failed to collect 120806 from the Arkansas Highway Commission for repairs on the toll bridge over the Red River at Garland City Arkansas. The bridge had been dynamited earlier after it was struck.
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Washington
Kansas City Bridge Company
United States Supreme Court
Arkansas Highway Commission
Red River
Garland City
Ark
Schools to Fight to Save Sales Tax
Officials warn that removing or diverting the sales tax would cripple public schools. Arkansas Education Association Council of Education speaker W. E. Phipps argues a constitutional amendment prohibiting tax levies would bar needed funding, urging communities to support the sales tax or find an equal substitute. The debate follows fears over federal aid loss and the food and drug exemption issues tied to the tax.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Education Association Council of Education
W. E. Phipps
Futrell
Lea Nyberg
Phillips County
Phipps
Flipps
Cakes Donated to Alton CCC Boys Event
Members of the Alton CCC planted 235 Centennial elm trees on Broadway of America. The American Legion Auxiliary donated twenty tie layer cakes for the CCC boys and Hope Star provided ice cream. The project's funding nears 135 dollars with 165 more needed from local groups.
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Alton CCC Company
Broadway
America
Tie Sayer
American Legion Auxilary
Arthur Swanke
CCC
Legion Auxiliary
Alton CCC
Hope Star
Waverly
Tenn
Hope Rotary Club
Roy Anderson
The
Legion Auxilary
City of Hope
Star Pach
American Legion
Young Men's Business Association
51 Are Arrested in Liquor Raids
In Pulaski County, 51 people were arrested or cited as liquor law violators after a raid led by the State Revenue Department, Little Rock detective bureau, and county authorities. Warrants targeted hotel bell boys, sandwich shop operators, beer parlors, roadside dance halls, and homes. Officials vowed ongoing enforcement to curb illegal whiskey sales.
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Little Rock
State Revenue Department
Bell Boys
North Little Rock
Pulaski County
Mr. Wiseman
Presbyterian Men to Hold Tuesday Dinner Meeting
The Men of We Church plan their monthly dinner at 7 30 Tuesday in the church dining room. The War will be served by May John Guthrie's circle of the Ladies Auxiliary.
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We Church
Reganiza
First Presbyterian
John Guthrie
Beck the Constitution expert dies at 75 in Washington
James M. Beck former solicitor general and Republican congressman from Pennsylvania died of a heart attack at his Washington home aged 75. A noted constitutional authority and critic of Roosevelt policy he had authored The Vanishing Rights of the States and served in Congress after earlier party shifts.
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Washington
James M. Beck
Pennsylvania
Beck
Philadelphia
Frank Hutchins Reported Very Ill at Home on East Division
Frank Hutchins, a light engineer connected with the Fippe Watery & Light Plant, was reported very ill at his home on East Division Street. The notice mentions his past work and a Taylor county payment related to rattlesnakes, noting a local bounty system and a recent large catch.
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Frank Lutchins
East Division Street
Mr. Hutchins
Fippe Watery & Light Plant
Presidential tax bill forecast by Speaker Byrnes
Washington bulletins say Speaker Byrnes forecasts a tax bill with enough revenue to meet Roosevelt's federal money estimates. In New York, Freddie Bartholomew's mother, who had vanished after arriving from London, is expected to arrive in Los Angeles Monday to join the child star.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Byrna
New York
Freddie Bartholomew
London
Los Angeles
Photographer W O Shipley Dies at 61 in Hope
W O Shipley, 61, photographer and longtime Hope resident, died Saturday at his Highway 67 East home after illness since December. Funeral at 10 am Monday from his residence with Rev. Guy D Holt and Rev. Fred R Harrison officiating. Masons led services at Rose Hill cemetery. He was a 32nd degree Mason Shriner W O W member and First Christian Church. Survived by widow and three brothers Lon in Magnolia Vernon in Savannah Ga and Audley in Norfolk Va. Out of town relatives attended. Pallbearers named with Masonic members as honorary pallbearers.
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W. O. Shipley
Hope
Pest
Highway 67
Guy D. Holt
First Methodist Church
Fred R. Harrison
First Methodist ‘Church
Rose Hill Cemetery
Shipley
W. O. W. Lodge of Hope
First Christian Church
Conders
Georgia
Lon Shipley
Magnolia
Vernon’ Shipley
Savannah
Audley Shipley
Norfolk
E. Harrie
San Antonio
C. E. Weaver
Syd McMath
The
Masonic Lodge
General Hagood Reinstated to Active Duty by F D
Major General Hagood was ordered restored to active duty in charge of the Sixth Corps Area at Chicago effective May 2. President Roosevelt approved the reinstatement after a conference last Saturday night following Hagood's criticism of WPA funds as stage money.
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Washington
Johnson Haygood
Sixth Corps
Chicagfo
Tingood
Eighth Corps
Hagoed
Roosevelt
Japanese Arrest Six in Manchoukuo Officials
Six high officials of Manchoukuo’s provincial government have been arrested for plotting subversive movements and supplying military information to Soviet Russia. The group, including Ling Sheng the North Hsingan governor, faces court martial per a Pomel dispatch.
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Tokyo
Japan
Associated Press
Manchoukuo
Pomel
Soviet Russia
Ling Sheng
Hsingan
Farm program meetings set for Tuesday evenings
YE Mounteasily Hempstead county agent announced three Farm Program education sessions Tuesday at 7 pm in Patmos Spring Hill and Sweet Home inviting all interested residents to learn about the 1948 program.
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Patmos
Spring Hill
Sweet Home
YE. Mounteasily
Hempstead
Sweet Hoe
Four Held by Sheriff in Arson Case of Middlebrooks Farm
Sheriff Bearden announced the arrest of four men in the Middlebrooks arson investigation. Joe Lowthorp, Oscell Bailey Springs, Wooda Bailey Springs, and a fourth man were held as suspects after a grand jury session. The sheriff recounted overheard statements and a confrontation at the Middl home, with evidence tied to a liquor robbery last week and a local inquiry.
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Jim B
Middlebrooks
Joe Lowthorp
Wooda Bailey Springs
LL. Middlebrooks
Baptist
Lowthorp
Bearden
Ned
Jett Willams
Guffey Decision Delayed by Court
The U S Supreme Court postponed by several days its ruling on the Guffey contract, awaiting the high court's view on constitutionality. Clarence Schenbeck of Arkansas lost in the Supreme Court, upholding an Arkansas Supreme Court decision. Arkansas dealers face sales tax on used cars held on hand when the Hall act took effect July 1, 1935.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Congress
High Tribunals
Clarence Schenbeck
Arkansas
Supreme Court
Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
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