Navy plans for two 45000-ton battleships and canal schemes
Bruce Catton analyzes proposed 45000 ton battleships to weigh speed and range gains against heavier armor. He notes the extra tonnage might fund bigger engines and fuel capacity, while armor and long-range missions already suit American ships. The piece also covers cotton stock disposal costs and multiple canal projects from Panama to Nicaragua, Florida, and Tehuantepec, outlining costs and strategic aims.
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Washington
Navy
Congress
Navy Yard
Hope CCC Camp to Observe Sixth Anniversary Open House
The Hope Civilian Conservation Corps camp six miles south of Hope will mark its sixth anniversary on April 16 with an open house at 2 p.m. Guests include W. S. Aucins and G. W. Granger among others. Officials note the camp, established in 1935, showcases living, welfare and educational facilities for enrolled youths aiding soil and water conservation on 217 farms totaling 41,556 acres within 20 miles.
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Civitan Conservation Corps
Hope CCC
Hope
CCC
United States
Arkansas
Soil Conservation Service
R. C. Ellen
Oliver C. Harvey
Opery House
W. S. Aucins of Hope
G. W. Granger
Washington, D. C
The
EB. T. Nagle
Fort Worth
Texas
Glen Riddell
Little "Rock
A. J. Moses
Uncle Sam’s Conservation Army
Civilian Conservation Corp
Sail Conservation Service
Hempstead
Kiwanis Club to Visit Blevins in Hempstead County
The Hope Kiwanis club will lead a goodwill tour visiting Blevins High School Auditorium on Friday April 14 at 4 5 p m The program features Kiwanis quartet and Ogburn orchestra with speakers John P Cox and Senator James H Pilkinton G T Cross president acts as master of ceremonies M L Nelson Blevins school board president gives welcome Members invited to meet at Hotel Barlow at 6 30 pm and travel to Blevins for about a 90 minute program Invitations extend to Spying Hill Oran Patmos and Rosston for future visits.
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Hope Kiwanis Club
Hempstead
Blevins High School
Hope Club
Blevins
A. 3B. Wetherington
Kiwanis Quartet
T the Ogburn Orchestra of Hope
John P. Cox
James H. Pilkinton
G. T. Cross
M. L. Nelson
Blegins
Kiwanis Club
Hempstead County Ly
Hope
Spying Hill
Oran
Patmos
Rosston
Barlow
Hope Entered in Debating Tourney Hope Entered in Debating Tourney
Fayetteville news notes Arkansas will name two winning teams to represent the state at the National Speech Tournament in Beverly Hills. Hope High competes among 22 schools for the honor, with Dr. A M Hurd offering to present an illustrated talk in Hope at no cost. Proceeds support the team’s travel funds.
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Fayetteville
Ark
Arkansas
Beverly Hills
Calif
L. L. Hilton
General Extension Service
Hope
A. M. Hurd
US Debate on European War Not Necessary Says Castle
Former Undersecretary of State William R. Castle told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that US entry into any European war is unnecessary and warned Germany would likely attack Russia first. Senate discussion followed Bridges urging condemnation of inflammatory official statements. Secretary Wallace pressed Congress to support subsidies for wheat and cotton exports amid trade pact challenges.
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Congress
Panama
War Department
Nicaragua
Ivac
California
Army
Tzac
West Coast
Mississippi Valley
Washington
William R. Castle
Hoover Administration
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Germany
Russia
Castle
United States
Europe
Bridges
New Hampshire
Senate
Chamber
Wallace
Department of Agriculture
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
Train Collision Near Queretaro Kills 32
Mexican railroad offices report 82 persons aboard and 42 injured after a passenger train collision near Queretaro early Thursday. Authorities confirm 32 dead and ongoing investigations into the crash.
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Queretaro
Mexico City
Mexico
Cotton opens higher and closes steady in New Orleans
May cotton opened at 8.07 and finished at 8.08 in New Orleans. Spot cotton closed three points higher at middling 8.43, signaling a quiet trading day with modest gains.
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New Orleans
Spot
Mind Your Manners Test Prompts Social Etiquette Questions
A 1939 NEA Service feature presents a quiz on proper social behavior for hosts and guests. It asks if a hostess should monitor guests closely, gossip about former visitors, flatter a husband, and react to mishaps like a coffee spill. It provides sample answers and guidance for common entertaining dilemmas.
Hope Men to Sell Burglar Alarms
Hope men Bearden and Downs completed arrangements to install burglar alarm systems under U S patent 2075147. Operating under franchise they will sell and install burglar alarms nationwide with Hope as headquarters and territories covering Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma and Texas. Y P Upton will supervise installations and the system is claimed to be burglar proof reducing fire hazards.
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Bearden
FP. L. Downs
Hope
Mets
Mr. Downshaw
U. S
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas
Y. P. Upton
New Library for Hope Is Proposed
Senator James H Pilkinton announced an investigation into obtaining a Carnegie Foundation funded public library building for Hope. He noted Rogers, Arkansas, received similar aid and called Hope’s need for a modern library critical while prospects appeared encouraging.
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James H. Pilkinton
Carnegie Foundation
Talbot Feilds, Jr
Arkansas
My. Filkinton
Rogers
Ark
Hope
Pilkinton
Thoughtful line from Shakespeare quoted in prose
A fragmentary quotation presents Shakespeare asserting that true hope is swift and flies like a swallow, elevating gods and exposing meanness in nature. This brief item captures a literary aside and reflects on hope and virtue.
Two Negroes Sentenced in Brief Court Session
Circuit Judge Dexter Bush sentenced Mot Trotter to one year in prison for theft of a cow owned by BP E Pinegar and Catherine Daniels to one year for theft of jewelry from Mrs. Monroe Boswell of Mope. Tyree Daniels faces trial Friday on grand larceny in the Boswell robbery.
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Dexter Bush
Mot Trotter
E. Pinegar
Catherine Daniels
Monroe Boswell
Tyree Daniels
Boswell
Baby Chick Sales Rise in Hempstead County
Feeder's Supply in Hope reports an increase in baby chick sales with 13,715 sold January 2 to April 10, compared with 12,125 for the first six months of last year. Local manager Bob Griffin aims to double the prior six month total, with two and a half months remaining. Chick breakdown includes White Rocks 2350, White Wyandots 1800, Rhode Island Reds 2600, Barred Rocks 1400, White Leghorns 90, Brown Leghorns 100, Buff Orpington 340, Silver Lace Wyandotts 125, and a 3100 strong heavy assortment for bruiser purchases.
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Hempstead
Company of Hope
Bob Griffin
Griffin
Rhode Island
Missourian Declines Arkansas Medical College Deanship
Fayetteville Ark P December report says University of Missouri faculty member Dr Marcus P Neal declined an offer to become dean of Arkansas Medical College President J C Futrall announced the decision on Thursday detailing Neal's rejection of the post and continuing ties to Missouri
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Neal
Arkansas Medical College
Fayetteville, Ark
J. C. Futrall
University of Arkansas
Marcus P. Neal
University of Missouri
W M Kizzia Dies at Murfreesboro Home
W M Kizzia eighty of Pike County dies at his Murfreesboro Arkansas home after a lengthy illness. He served as county treasurer and held other offices in the county. Survived by five sons and a daughter.
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W. M. Kizzia
Murfreeesboro
Murfreesboro
Ark
Pike County
Shis Home
Ier
Kizzia
Honor Boys Escape From Reformatory Truck
Two "Honor boys" from the Arkansas Bays Industrial School near Pine Bluff escaped late Wednesday in one of the institution trucks used for wood hauling. The fugitives James Watson 22 Texarkana and Everett Pate 14 Fort Smith were believed headed south.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Arkansas Bays Industrial School
Here
James Watson
Texarkana
Everett Pate
Fort Smith
Baby in Tucson Reported to Have Eight Grandparents
A Tucson baby named Miss Charlotte Ann Henderson is said to have eight living grandparents. A letter from Blevins Arkansas lists seven relatives as grandparents and great grandparents including Mrs M E White and FE M Bonds of Blevins and Perry Smith and Mrs Perry Smith in Tucson, Arizona, with others in Blytheman Alabama and Tucson.
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Telegraph
The
Star
Tucson
Ariz
Blevins
North Hempstead
M. E. Bonds
Charlotte Ann Henderson
M. E. White
Ark
FE. M. Bonds
Minnie] Bonds
Aris
Perry Similth
Perry Smith
M. White
Apiz
MM. White
W. H, Henderson
Blynyingham
Ala
To Pay Farmers Planting Nothing
Washington IA The Agriculture Department prepared regulations to allow farmers to receive full benefit payments under the 1937 farm act amendment signed by President Roosevelt. The change lets cotton corn wheat rice or tobacco growers collect full payments based on normal allotment production if they plant within that allotment even if they plant nothing, with limited risk of losing payments if they resume planting later.
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Washington
9 Agriculture Department
Roosevelt
AAA
Aye
Coldest April in History Sweeps North
Winter weather grips region from Maine to the Rockies with a blizzard striking Cleveland and snow across 15 states. Chicago and Louisville hit record lows for April 12, while New England and New York endure freezing conditions. Vermont and northern New Hampshire accumulate heavy snow depths as Ohio and Michigan report light snows.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Maine
Rockies
Kentucky
Chicago
Louisville
Detroit
Wisconsin
Minnesota
South Dakota
New England
Pennsylvania
New York
New York City
Vermont
New Hampshire
Michigan
Hope Students Make Henderson Honor Roll
Four Hope students at Henderson State Teachers College in Hope earned honor roll status for the first nine weeks of the second semester. Names listed include Mary Nell Caviey Marjorie Rose Waddle Muriel Joe Webb and Joe Wimberly.
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Henderson State Teachers College
Hope
Mary Nell Caviey
Marjorie Rose Waddle
Muriel Joe Webb
Joe Wimberly
Anti-Dictator Poland Requests German Envoy Expulsions
London dispatch reports Britain France and Rome pledging solidarity with Poland after Memel absorption as Poland denounces German demands. Berlin accuses democracies of provoking war while Warsaw warns of renewed German claims to Danzig and the Polish Corridor in a tense international standoff.
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London
Eng
France
Thursda
Romania
Poland
Memel
Chamie Il
Turkey
Chamberlain
Daladier
Chambi
L More
Britain
Warsaw
Danzig
Germany
Bogumim
Foreign Office
Jday Pigh
Berlin
Polis
Cranium Crackers Five Errors Puzzle
A playful snippet presents five statements with intentional errors. The five items reference Old Scratch as a chur ha favorite, Prompt defined as dilatory, Propiety equated with conformity to custom, Sans Gene as Latin for without embarrassment, and Hanthos as a hero associate in the Trojan War.
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Hanthos
Anawens
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Library For Hope
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