Minden man believed to have fallen from caboose
L Nesbett a Louisiana & Arkansas Railway freight conductor from Minden was found unconscious at 11 30 am Tuesday in the Hope yards. He was taken to Josephine hospital with possible skull fracture and injuries above the left eye. Officials think he fell from a caboose steps onto a rack. the caboose was on a side track and not connected to other cars. An investigation was begun to learn the cause.
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G.L Nesbett
Louisiana & Arkansas
L. & A. Rholroad
Josephine Hospital
Neshett
Rallwas
Nesbett
Minden
Hope
State Convention to Open in Hot Springs Friday
The Arkansas Federation of Busi ness and Professional Women's Clubs will open its 19th annual convention at the Arlington hotel in Hot Springs Friday April 23 through Sunday April 25 with the theme Building Together. National president Miss Charl Ormond Williams of Washington talks on Growing Up With Our Job. The program includes a panel on Trends in Government by Little Rock scholars and a review of Youth and Crime findings by Miss Lila Ashby of Pine Bluff.
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Arkansas Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs
Business and
Professional Women's Club
Arlington Hotel
Hot Springs
Little Rock
Francis & Guy
St. John's Seminary
Granville Davis
Little Rock Junior College
Joseph DB. Hunter
Pulaski Heights Christian Church
Lila Ashby
Rock
New York Tribune
Talay
J. G. Chive
Miss Walliamis
British income tax hiked for arms rearmament bill
Chancellor of the Exchequer Neville Chamberlain told the House of Commons that British income taxes will rise 2.5 percent to fund the nation’s rearmament bill. The plan would push the program toward 74 billion dollars in total funding. The item also notes the only antimony smelter in the United States is located in Laredo, Texas.
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London
Eng
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Let thy Servants Be Such as Thou Mayest Command
A historical quotation attributed to Sir Walter Raleigh remarks on ordered service and trusted workers. The line emphasizes that only those given wages should be certain of the master’s favor, reflecting Renaissance views on loyalty and obligation.
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Sir Walter Raliegh
Judge Bush Delays Spa Police Trial and Civil Suit
Judge Bush postpones the $150,000 damage suit by Mrs. Ruby Martin and her husband Joe Martin in Hope. Franklin of Hope and the International Shoe Co. are named defendants. The case is rescheduled to Wednesday, April 28, as Bush also sits in Hot Springs to hear indictments against policemen in the death of John Dickson. In Hempstead, Bush delays further as two men, Lester and William Gaines, receive a two year suspended sentence for cattle theft, following a letter from owner Claude Bradley.
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Dexter Bush
Ruby Martin
Joe Martin
KR. D. Franklin of Hope
International Shoe Co
Freidman Shelby
Bush
Hot Springs
Witt
John Dickson
Jude Bush
Cas
Hempstead
Franklin
Shop Company
Nevada County
Hempstead County selects 24 for Arkansas University quotal
County Judge Frank Rider announced twenty four Hempstead county students will receive University of Arkansas appointments at Fayetteville with four years of free tuition. Only Arkansas residents for one year prior qualify. the university offers college, agriculture and engineering programs, law, business, education, domestic science, and arts courses.
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Hempstead County
Bhie
University of Arkansas
Frank Rider
Tam
Heavipsleal
Poam
University of Arkansas At
Poyelleville
Holler
State of Arkansas
Taxspayers of
Arkansas
State College of Agriculture and Engineering
Campliye
Thy University
Daeh
Fife
The
Univer
Clark Gable Denies Paternity Claim About Long Ago Child
Los Angeles, Clark Gable testified under oath denying paternity of a girl claimed by Mrs. Violet Norton in a 13 year old case. Norton, arrested last January, alleges Gable in England in 1922 23 was involved and solicited funds from him for support.
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Clark Gable
Los Angeles
Calif
Violet Wells Norton
Oshawa Strikers Agree to Parley
General Motors of Canada agreed to resume negotiations with a committee of its 3,700 striking workers on Tuesday afternoon after a weekend rejection of a peace proposal. Mayor Alex Hall urged unity, while UAW leader Hugh Thompson urged continued solidarity and talks with GM.
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Oshawa
Ontario
Canada
General Motors Company of Canada
General Motors
United Automobile Workers of America
Alex Hall
Vin
Hugh Thompson
Haniver
Aiind
Mind Your Manners in Wedding Announcements
A reader quiz from 1947 NEA asks if a bride should announce engagement, whether to publish an invitation, if relatives may call the paper, whether to send bride photos, and if the groom should consult the bride before the engagement run. Answers: yes in some cases, no for most, photos only if requested, and do not publish unless asked.
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Firther
NEA Service Inc
160 Acres Limit on Tax Exemption
Arkansas Attorney General Jack Holt ruled that homestead tax exemption cannot cover more than 160 acres per owner. He said a city homestead should not exceed one acre, aligning with the original law defining homestead as 160 acres of farmland or one acre in town.
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Little Rock
Jack Holt
W. S. Miller
Tax Division
The
Arkansas Corporation Commission
Attorney
Arkansas
Emmet Station Opens with Gulf Officials
Charley Green’s new filling station and tourist camp at Emmet was formally opened Monday night in a two story building at the town’s south entrance. About 400 attended a program led by Gulf Refining officials from New Orleans Little Rock and Hope. Speakers stressed highway safety and new Arkansas rules amid music and refreshments.
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Charley Green
Emmet
Gulf Refining Company
Bert Webb
Hope
Jim Taylor
Green
M. F. Knost
New Orleans
C. E. Covington
Little Rock
H. H. Hunter
J. A. Griffey
Ant
E. E. Enright
Supe
J. A. Dalton
M.S. Bates
Gulf Products
Jinx Bearden
Arkan- Sis
Roosevelt asks congress for relief funding and potential tax changes
President Roosevelt asked Congress for 1 billion dollars for next year's relief burden and signaled possible tax action next session. He outlined a Treasury deficit of 2.557 billion for June 30 and a 418 million deficit for the 1938 fiscal year. He pledged to cut spending and raise receipts by liquidating assets of emergency agencies while noting a need to review the present tax structure. The Treasury reported 380.499 million allocated to Arkansas from the 1935 36 emergency relief act and nearly 11 million unexpended.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Treasury
The
Arkansas
Two Nevada Youths Held for Thefts
Clarence Rogers aged 21 and Curtis Karsher 19, both Nevada county whites, were jailed on theft charges. Police say they stole automobile tires wheels hubs wrenches license plates gasoline and several gallons of paint from farmers H B Sanford Jr and Clint Martin. Arrested at their homes by Deputy Sheriff Reg Bearsden and officers from Hope and Prescott. Jim Karber escaped custody. A hearing is expected in Hope municipal court next Monday.
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Clarence Rogers
Curtis Karsher
Nevada County
H. B. Sanford, Jr
Clint Marstin
Hempstead
Reginald Bearsden
Hugh Bearden
Hope
Brad Bright
Prescott
Jim Karber
Curtis
Karcber
Mrs McGehee Is Buried on Sunday
Funeral services for Mrs. E. F. Mc Gehee of Talvo Texas were held at 3 p m Sunday at First Methodist church of Hope the Rev Fred R Harrison in charge Burial was in Rose Hill cemetery Surviving are her husband one daughter Mrs Margie Stencil of Norwood Pa one son Floyd McGehee of Taleo Texas four sisters Mrs George Cook of Anna Ill Mrs T A Lodgson of East St Louis Ill Mrs Charlie Moore and Mrs Leonard Winterbergs er of Junction Ill
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E. 5. McGehee
Talvo
Texas
First Methodist Church of
Hope
Fred R. Harrison
Rose Hill Cemetery
McGehee
W. M. Brummett
Margie Stencil
Norwood
Floyd McGehee
Taleo
George Cook
Anna, Hl
T. A. Logsdon
East St. Louis
Charlie Moore
Leonard Winterbergser
Junction
Cotton futures close steady with modest gains
New OrleansCotton markets closed steady Monday with gains of 10 to 15 points. May futures opened 13.12 and settled 13.21 23. Soul cotton also closed steady up 13 points, middling at 13.63.
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New Orleans
May
Soul Ecotton
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