Immigration Service Finds Alien Problem Not As Bad As Feared
Bruce Catton surveys u s immigration data in 1939. He notes official counts show about 3.94 million aliens with fewer than 100,000 here legally and 160,000 becoming citizens yearly. He cites a forecast that by decade’s end most aliens will be scarce and deportation fights over Dies bill and Reynolds filibuster.
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Bruce Catton
Immigration Service
Washington
Monaco
Congress
Unk
U.S. Immigration Service
James L. Houghielling
United States
Service F
WPA Afcoliens
Labor Department
Murtain ‘Dies
Robert Reynolds
Dies
Secretary of Labor
America
Frances Perkins
Miss Perkins
Reynolds
Fate Dies
House
Senate
NEA Service, Inc
War Situation as Seen by Average Man in the Street
European observers describe growing armament fears as summer looms. In England, mass resignation blends with mobilization readiness as parks and homes stock gas masks and bomb drills. Germany shows relentless mobilization, France strengthens defenses under Premier Daladier, while civilians brace for a volatile, uncertain summer.
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AL Penzance
London
England
Munich
Britain
Poland
Germany
Italy
Japan
Ste
Goering
France
Paris
Daladier
Mitiun
Muth
Goroh
Ppaly
Supmer
Cranium Crackers Quiz From Old Newspaper Page
A quirky puzzle asks readers to pick correct terms from brackets after each clue. Topics include types of picnic measures, a nonpaying fellow, and a dental tool, plus inquiries about heroines and historical houses and abbreviations with options like York, Tudor, and Lancaster.
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Bombay
York
Tudor
Shropshire
Navarre
Lancaster
Yukon River
Hwanghe
Colorado
Volga
Nile
Mind Your Manners Quiz From 1939 NEA Service
A fragment from 1939 NEA Service offers social etiquette questions and answers. It asks if husbands may be late without calling, whether wives should show appreciation for help, and how to handle conversations and guest dynamics, ending with a sample solution and copyright notice.
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Hushand
Open House at Camp CCC Celebrates Sixth Anniversary
Public invited to attend an open house at Camp Alton near Hope Arkansas commemorating the Chilman Conservation Corps sixth anniversary. Visitors can tour 10 am to 4 pm with guides, hear speeches by state and national officials, and view Soil Conservation Service exhibits and CCC activities.
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CCC
Chilman Conservation Corps
Hone High School
Oliver C. Harvey
R. C. Bien
Sol Conservation Service
Arkansas
Withelde A.J . Moss, Jr
Welfare
Social Service
State Department of Public Welfare
Glen E. Riddell
SCS
Ed Bethune
State Welfare Department
Dennis Williams
Soil Conservation Service
Camp Alton
Hope
State Highway No. 29
Open Fight on the Sales Tax Law Referendum Plan
Arkansas Taxpayers Association to circulate petitions Monday or Tuesday to refer the Crawford sales tax act and to seek a constitutional amendment via the 1940 general election. Petitions will travel state wide from a sound truck led by Roy Brown of Hot Springs. Filing deadline is June 3 for referendums. September 8, 1940 for amendments. Signatures needed: referendum six percent. amendment ten percent of last general election voters. County organizations and statewide rally planned to aid the drive.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Taxpayers Association
J. C. Linthicum
Tate
Linthicwm
Roy Brown
Hot Springs
Feaures
Secretary of State
Linthicum
Linthiom
More Teams Ready for Summer Softball Leagues
Ope Softball Association business manager Bill Brasher reports nine teams have indicated entries for two summer leagues with more possible as opening nears. Exhibitions include Allen CCC Camp vs Broner-Ivory Handle Co at Pal Park next Tuesday, with Leo Robins team to face the winner. Sponsoring teams urged. rules to be drafted and adopted at a Star office meeting Monday at 7:40.
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Bill Brasher
Ope Softball Association
Bruner- Ivery Handle Companny
Hope Basket Factory
Gunter Brothers Lambey Company
Allen CCC Camp
Léa Robins
Geo. W. Robison & Co
Arkansas Highway Department
U. & Soil Conservation Service
Brasher
Star Office
Auto Fees Applied to Two Western Parks
The National Park Service imposes a $1 automobile entrance fee at Grand Teton and Rocky Mountain National Parks, with a 50 cent fee for Devil's Tower Monument. The $1 at Grand Teton may be waived if Yellowstone was visited first or if the $1 paid at Grand Teton is credited toward Yellowstone's $3 charge. The two parks lie adjacent in Wyoming.
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Denver
National Park Service
Grand Teton
Rocky Mountain National Parks
Devil's Tower Monument
Wyoming
Park Service
Yelowstone National Park
School Teachers Meet on Tuesday in Hempstead County
The Hempstead County School Masters club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hotel Barlow for the last meeting of the school year. Hope High School superintendent Misa Bery Henry will speak, with Senator James H. Pilkinton and Representatives Weisenberger and Vesey expected to address the group. Each member may bring one guest.
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Hempstead County
Reach Compromise on Freight Rates
A Senate subcommittee approved a compromise resolution to remove discriminations in railroad freight rates. The measure directs the Interstate Commerce Commission to investigate charges and end unlawful discrimination while prohibiting undue or unreasonable rates favoring or harming shippers or commodities. The plan aims to align rates across sections and curb regional favoritism amid ongoing freight rate disputes.
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Wasiington
Senate
Hill
Dew
Ali
Interstate Commerce Committee
Interstate Commerce Commission
House
Tobey
English Lightship to Rest in Graveyard
The Nore lightship, oldest of her kind, is to be taken to a ship-breaker graveyard in the Thames estuary after years of service. Sail gave way to steam and air power, as crews witnessed a transition to modern transport, while her successor appears like a luxury yacht.
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Nore
England
Thames
Revival at First Baptist on Sunday
Revival at First Baptist church begins Sunday and lasts two weeks with morning and night services. Weekday mornings start at 10, nightly services at 7 30, and a 16 55 Sunday morning start after Sunday school. Transportation offered by church members. calls directed to specified local contacts. Women will care for children at the nursery each night. committee led by Mrs Albert Jewell with others.
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First Baptist Church I
H. E B. Thrash
Henry Haynes
B. M. Jones
J.T. Bowden, Jr
Jesse Brown
Transportation Committee
Our Church
Albert Jewell
Mas
W. R. Herndon
J. Snyder
Cotton price moves in New Orleans market on Saturday
In New Orleans 421 May cotton opened at 8.05 and closed at 8.07 cents per pound. Spot cotton trading was quiet as the market shifted slightly, with middling grade reported at 84 percent.
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New Orleans
Believe Germany Aiming at Poland
Berlin reports from the German news agency DNB renewed dispatches alleging anti German incidents in Polish Silesia and fueling rumors of moves to absorb Danzig. The plan, officially denied, would see troops march into the free state from East Prussia by Wednesday as reports of anti German excesses rise in eastern Upper Silesia.
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Berlin
Germany
DNB
Polish Silesia
Danzing
Hitler
Free State
East Prussia
Upper Silesia
District One Act Play Contest Set for Sunday Afternoon
Four towns DeQueen Arkadelphia McGehee and Hope Amateur Dramatic Club compete for district honors in one act plays at the Hope municipal auditorium Sunday afternoon April 16 at 3. Plays include Darby and Joan Alice Blue Gown Ann Drives at Car and The Travelers. First place advances to the state contest in Little Rock April 22 at East Side Junior High. Admission is free. public invited.
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Hope Municipal Auditorium
DeQueen
Darby
Joan
Arkadelphia
Alice Blue
McGehee
Ann
Hope Amateur Dramatic Club
Travelers
Little Rock
East Side Junior High School
Ace Keeps Up With Daughter in Shakespeare Class
Boston report notes Mr Rosini Cariggini no longer kisses his daughter goodbye as Olga heads to Boston University for classes. Both attend a Shakespeare course while Mrs Carissimi, an unclassified student, enjoys studying with her daughter.
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Boston
Rosini Cariggini
Olga
Boston University
Roosevelt Urges 10 Year Peace Pact With Hitler Mussolini
President Roosevelt held a press conference and transmitted a peace message to Hitler and Mussolini proposing a ceasefire with armed forces reassurances for at least a ten year period. He urged mutual guarantees, disarmament, and a world conference to pursue peaceful settlement of international disputes.
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Washington
Predi Roosevelt
Mussolini
Messa Hittler
C. As
Italy
Hitler
Mussolin
Velt
Roosevelt
Charinels
Roosevelts
Uni
Hille Ing
Britain Repeats in 1907 Crowe Memorandum Echoes
The piece traces a parallel between Neville Chamberlain's appeasement and Britain's 1907 foreign policy as shaped by Crowe. Lord Noel-Buxton cites Crowe's warning of perpetual German demands and the need to stand firm to earn respect, noting how Crowism influenced British diplomacy during crises such as Morocco in 1914.
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Washington
Neville Chamberlain
Foreign Office
Chamberlain
Germany
Balance of Power
Europe
Britain
Eyre Crowe
Crowe
Lord Noel-Buxton
Noel Buxton
Great Britain
Jane
France
Morocco
Tex
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Jimmy” Phillips
First National Bank
Second Street
Main Street
Barlow
ICC
First Baptist
Fwice
Hope City Hall
Ace
Rumania
Morgan M. Beatty
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