Hunger march woes hit Missouri farms and FSA policy
Bruce Catton notes the hunger march's breakdown in southeast Missouri reveals a tangled economic crisis. Field reports describe 300 plus families housed at church and crossroads camps, with tents as shelter, fed by state relief and FSA grants. Unemployment persists, and FSA faces criticism for subsidizing low wages while aiding landowners.
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Washington
Missouri
Faem Security Administration
Sweet Home Baptist Church
Dorena
Wood Plain
Farm Security Administration
FSA
Riddle
PSA
Agath
District Meet Combines Literature and Track in Nashville
Nashville Ark special reports that the District Ten literary and track meet will be held Friday and Saturday in Nashville. The event unites literary contests with track and field, with Mangel High School favored in track. Programs list spelling, English, geometry, history, typing, and various girls and boys events, with J. T. Moody and A. G. Shannon among organizers and J. B. O’Daniel in charge of prelims and finals at Scrapper Field and the high school auditorium. District officers are T Moody president, J H Jones vice president, A G Shannon secretary, J B O’Daniel treasurer.
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Nashville
Ark
E.T, Moody
District Ten
Alala
Mtalgo
Uie Mape High School
Conch Foy Hammons
Junloc
Yatee
Wand
Yates
Rlo
O'Daniel
First Baptist Church
First Methodist Church
J. H. Jones
A. G. Shannon
Auditrylum
Moody
Scrapper Field
J. T. O'Daniel
Hnals
Strapper Field
J. T. Moody
Lester Byadley
the Association Act
T. Moody
Hope
Stampa
J. B. O'Daniel
Waldo
A Thought Eternity Stands Before Gods Image
A stark meditation on eternity before a colossal statue with blind eyes and dim lips that murmur the divine refrain. The poem etches Browning’s voice as it contemplates the perpetual, silent gaze of deity and the human urge to question.
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E, B, Browning
Traffic Award to Be Given This City
Hope and Van Buren in Arkansas are named on the National Safety Council honor roll for cities with 5,000 to 10,000 population reporting no fatal traffic accidents in 1938. Certificates of commendation will be awarded to the cities by the national council in recognition of outstanding traffic safety work. The contest drew 1,163 entries in 48 states, announced by the Arkansas Highway Department Traffic Division.
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Arkansas
Hope
van Buren
National Safety Comm. al
National Council
Arkansas Highway Department
Mind Your Manners social telephone etiquette 1899
A 1899 guidance piece on phone manners asks who ends calls and asserts the caller bears the responsibility. It covers responses to impatient voices, greeting questions, and how to handle misrouted calls with polite refusals and correct identities. It ends with correct answers and example exchanges.
Fair and Colder Spell Ends Flood Fears in Arkansas
Fair and colder weather in Arkansas Tuesday cut flood fears after a weekend of deadly tornadoes across the South. The Weather Bureau lowered high water forecasts as rivers such as White, Ouachita, Pont Jeann, and Saline began to fall. Relief workers cleared debris and aided the homeless across eight states where 51 people died and 351 were injured, with Arkansas death toll rising to two as two youths were found dead in flooded Bayou Bartholomew near Lidd.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
U.S. Weather Bureau
Ouachita
Pont Jean
Saline
Jefferson County
Bayou Bartholomew
Lidd
Traffic damage swamps Arkansas highways
State highway officials estimate road damage at 250 000 as heavy rains and floods close multiple routes from Little Rock to Texarkana. US 67 south of Donaldson and other segments face closures with possible reopenings slated for Tuesday. Rail and telephone lines suffer only slight damage while several other highways are assessed for safety.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Ted Water
United States
Donaldson
Texarkana
Dark Hollow
Sheridan
Malvern
Pine Bluff
Leola
Cadion Bottoms
Conway
Harrison
Stele
Paron
Waldron
Royer
Gravelly
Danville
State
Paris
Stete
Morriston
Ola
HOLC Opposed to Rate Cut and Foreclosure Moratorium
The Hollins Owners Loan Corporation opposes lower interest rates and a mortgage moratorium, arguing such proposals would subsidize the minority without any constructive social purpose. The HOLC’s statement was issued Tuesday in Washington in response to congressional appeals.
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Washington
Congress
Hollines Owners Loan Corporation
HOLC
Hope Kiwanis Visit Opens Hempstead County Outreach
The Hope Kiwanis club toured Blevins last Friday night as the first stop in a series visiting Hempstead county communities. A large audience filled the Blevins school auditorium for the meeting. Nelson of the Blevins school board welcomed guests and urged cooperation in advancing the county. Kiwanis President G T Cross described the visit as a friendly mission to foster closer ties and mutual interest. Joh P Cox spoke on good citizenship and cooperation with illustrative examples, praising Blevins' citizenship. Senator James H Pilkinton delivered a further address before the report notes a continued feature on page three.
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Hope Kiwanis Club
Blevins
Hempstead
Imembese
Hope Club
Nelson
Blevihs
G. T. Cross
Kiwanis Club
Joh P. Cox
James H.pilkinton
Cox
Pilkinton
College Grads’ Starting Pay Varies Widely in Colorado
A University of Colorado survey of graduates from 1928 to 1935 shows in 1996 they earned an average of 1,750 dollars. Women averaged 1,500 dollars and men 2,000 dollars. salaries ranged from 500 to 4,000 dollars, with 1928-29 women uniquely in the 4,000-dollar tier.
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Boulder
Colt
University of Colorado
Food Stamp Plan to Move Surplus in Cities
Secretary Wallace announced Rochester New York was chosen as the first of six cities where the Department of Agriculture will test a new food stamp plan. Surpluses will be distributed through regular grocery stores under this program.
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Washington
Wallace
Rochester
N. Y
Department of Agriculture
Madden Defends NLRB Policies Before Senate Panel
Chairman J Warren Madden of the National Labor Relations Board testified at a Senate labor committee hearing on Wagner Act amendments. He defended the agency as dispensing justice with fairness and impartiality, replying to charges of bias toward employees or to CIO interests.
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Washington
J. Warren Madden
National Labor Relations Board
Senate
Madden
Two Softball Games Postponed by Hope Weather
Hope postpones opening of the softball exhibition season scheduled for Tuesday night at Fair Park. A double header will be moved to Thursday with Aston Camp versus Brunor-Ivory Handle and Leo Robins sponsored team versus the winner.
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Gaus
Hope
Fair Park
Bill Brasher
Aston Camp
Brunor-Ivory Handle Company
Leo Robins
Star Office
My Brasher
My. Brasher
Mech Sponsey
Mr . Brasher
Mr. Brasher
Speakers Named for T B Campaign Here
Miss Hattie Ann Feild county chair man of the Early Tuberculosis Diagn novis campaign announced several speaking dates to discuss the importance of an early diagnosis. On Tuesday April 1 Dr. G E Cannon will speak before the Hope Kiwanis club. Farm program meetings follow on April 8 at Spring Hill and Potaos with B E Mc Mahen and O L Oliver. April 20 farm meetings at Sardis and Beard's Chapel with the same speakers. April 22 Better Homes meeting in Hope city hall with Senator James H Pilkinton and a film at the New theater titled Let My People Live.
New City Officials Take Oath Tuesday
City of Hope will swear in Mayor-elect W S Atkins and an expanded council after the Tuesday night meeting at city hall. City Recorder T R Billingsley will administer the oath to Atkins and the newly named officials including Charles Reynerson as city treasurer and four ward aldermen namely J R Williams Ward One L N Garner Ward Two Frank Nolen Ward Three Syd McMath Ward Four.
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City of Hope
W.S. Atkins
City Hall
Atkins
T. R Billingsley
Albert Graves
Charles Reynerson
J. R. Williams
L. Carter Johnson
L. N. Garner
Kenneth CG. Hampton
Frank Nolen
Roy Johnson
X Syd McMath
C. B. Taylor
Individual Honors to Hope Students at Fayetteville Meet
The eleventh annual high school brass meet at Fayetteville April 13 25 awarded Hope Hi-Lights third in mimeographed Paper division. Honors went to Marian Smith second in advertising Miriam Porter second in exchange column Billy Orton third in sports story. Nine staff members will join Quill and Scroll with sponsor Miss Mildred McCanee. Also noted is a history line about the Central Railway of Peru built 1872 1890s with tunnels and bridges.
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Fayetteville
Hope Hi-Lights
Marian Smith
Miriam Porter
Exchange Colon
Billy Orton
Hi-Lights
Maggie Lee Hayton
Mary Ellen Reeve
Mary Carmella Holloway
Marger Moses
Bill ‘Tom' Bundy
Wallace van Sickle
E. P. Young
Hitler Returns to Berlin Amid War Crisis Rumors
Berlin dispatch: Hitler, marking his 50th birthday this Thursday, returns to Berlin as European tensions mount. Reports say Germany’s fleet may head to sea from Kiel, while world powers including Britain and France seek alliances to curb aggression. Chamberlain and Roosevelt address the crisis as Turkey and Russia eye guarantees, and Reichstag convenes in a bid to ease anxieties.
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Berlin
Germany
Hitler
Munich
Austria
Kiel
Withes
Chamber
Bri
France
Turkey
Russia
Reichstag
Roosevelt
Gers uMmany
Verssailles
Binat
New Orleans Cotton Quiet After Tuesday Spot Sale
In New Orleans a cotton market quieted after a Tuesday trade at the new tea spot. Prices showed a modest 12 point gain for the day while the Middling price hovered near eight dollars and six tenths.
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New Orleans
New
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