Rise in Prices of Steel Forces U S to Share in Cost
The Cleveland era piece reports a surge in steel demand and rising scrap prices as US producers expand capacity. Blast furnaces up 56 from March 1 to March 1, 1937, with prices hopping from $49 to about $240 a ton. It notes world war prep and armament demand driving costs, plus a proposed scrap regulation bill and concerns over scrap's role in arms production.
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U.S
Willis Thornton
New Service Star
Cleveland
Cleveland Trust Co
Tony
Tran Forcion Armament
Secap
Schiwelfenicner
Washington
Schwedlenbach
Party Leaders Seek Higher Relief Funds Amid Roosevelt Plea
Democratic leaders and allied groups press to boost relief spending beyond President Roosevelt’s billion dollar recommendation. Representative Maverick of Texas convened colleagues to consider raising by 900 million dollars, while Representative Boileau of Wisconsin aims for 3 billion. Administration leaders forecast defeat for such increases and vow to block cuts to Roosevelt’s request by one-third.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Téxas
Boileau
Wisconsin
House
Senate
Ad House
Mrs C Phillips Is Crash Victim
Mrs Claude Phillips 31 sister of Claude Sutton of Hope died at her Longview Texas home at 1230 am Wednesday from injuries in an automobile crash four weeks earlier. Her small daughter was also critically hurt. Survived by husband and parents and three brothers Claude Hope Phil and Carter Sutton. Funeral services set for Thursday at Harmony Cemetery near Sutton.
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Claude Phillips
Claude Sutton
Hope
Longview
Texas
Sutton
Phillips
Claude
Phil
Carter Sutton
Hold 6 Children as Counterfeiters
In Little Rock a 15 year old girl and five boys aged 11 to 18 were arrested as part of a counterfeit ring that passed about 200 fake coins in recent weeks. Leaders and details given by US Secret Service and local detectives, with Spann named as ringleader and accused of forging plaster moulds for pennies and nickels.
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Little Rock
Sxewing
Lfe
H. B Thompson
Spann
Miss Maddox Becomes Manager of Postal Office
Miss Lois Maddox arrives in Hope to assume charge of the royal Postal Telegraph office as manager. She comes from Hot Springs and has eight years of service with the Postal company.
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Lois Maddox
Royal Postal Telegraph Office
Miss Maddox
Hot Springs
Postal Company
Nesbett Reported Recovering Here
G. L. Nesbett a 50 year old Louisiana and Arkansas railway freight conductor, injured mysteriously in the L and A yards Tuesday, was reported improved at Josephine hospital. A. B. Patten said cause of injuries undetermined, Nesbett waking in hospital after sleeping in the caboose.
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G. L. Nesbett
Louisiana & Arkansas Railway
New Tuesday
Josephine Hospital
A. B. Patten
Nesbett
Mr. Patten
Mr. Nesbett
Relief Labor Inefficiency Raises Construction Costs
Washington hearing on Relief Administration projects cited inefficiency adding about one fifth to costs. Dr. W. W. Alexander estimated one third cheaper work by contract. He noted issues with skilled labor patterns and said farmers should not bear full construction costs due to relief labor shortcomings.
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Washington
House
Resettlement Administration
W. W. Alexander
R.A
Alexandr
D A R Demands a Court Referendum
The Daughters of the American Revolution voted in the continental congress to push Roosevelt’s court reorganization plan as a constitutional amendment. They opposed bills to enact the plan and argued for proper limits on executive and legislative powers without a people’s vote. Rabbi Rosenblum of New York condemned the court bill, urging safety from extremists and praising the Supreme Court as a bulwark against demagoguery.
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Washington
Daughters of the American Revolution
Congress
Roosevelt
46Th
Continental Congress
Senate
House
Rabbi Raps
Mind Your Manners and Rules for Courtesy
A 1937 etiquette feature asks how to greet and thank service workers, whether to use titles like Doctor, and how to respond to a baby’s gifts. It covers addressing a father by surname, thanking friends for baby gifts, proper terms for a wife, and handling a child’s misbehavior with a mother present. It presents multiple choice answers: Yes, No, By a bite, or Best action.
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Dingry
de Smith
Eleasut
Han
Iutien
NBA Servier
Union Seeks Autumn Delay in Ford Bargaining
Washington officials report United Automobile Workers executives favor postponing collective bargaining with Henry Ford until autumn. They argue negotiations should begin when new Ford models are released in early fall. In Ontario, Hugh Thompson, a UAW organizer for the Canadian GM strike, accuses Premier Hepburn and GM of conspiring to break the strike as a Toronto committee meets the premier and GM Canada’s vice president Harry Carmichael.
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Washington
Henry Ford
United Automobile Workers Executive Board
Oshawa
Ontario
Canada
Hugh Thompson
United Automobile Workers
General Motors
Mitchell Hepburn
Thompson
Toronto
Harry J. Carmichael
General Tenet
General Motors of Canada
Heaviest Shelling of War Reported
A tense Madrid bombardment marked the tenth day of heavy insurgent shelling. Reports say about 200 shells struck the city causing deaths and destruction while Dutch officials aboard the steamer Andra were executed by insurgents in the Bay of Biscay, fueling Dutch resentment.
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Associated Press
Madrid
Bay of Bistay
Netherlands
Former Kentucky Official on Trial in Newcastle Case
A former Kentucky official, Henry Dene Hardt, described as a veteran of world and Spanish affairs and a former Neptucky liewhotant-gov enor, faced trial after a Wednesday hearing with a guarder of his fiend who refused a change of venue. The language includes garbled phrases about fish worms and growing tails, indicating OCR errors in the source.
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Newcastle
Henry Dene Hardt
Liewhotant-Govenor
Tial Wednesday
Commadice
Cleanup and Good Home Week Starts in Hope Monday
City council, urged by Mayor Albert Graves, declares next week Clean Up Week and Better Homes Week nationwide. Residents asked to place tin cans and rubbish at curbs for free pickup by the city truck throughout the week. The plan adds no charges.
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Albert Graves
Hope
Graves
Missouri Pacific Railroad
C. E. Christopher
W. K. Lemby
Huckaberry
Hope Boys
Little Rock
T. 5. Cornelius
Jim Martindale
C. Cook
W-K. Lemley
Charles Reynerson
Carter Johnson
Kenneth G. Hamilton
Roy Johnson
C. BE. Taylor
Letters from Adams and Lafayette Donated to University Library
PAYETTEVILLE Ark Two century old letters from John Quincy Adams and Marquis de Lafayette donated to the University of Arkansas Val Walker Memorial Library by Jarvis B Wellman and his sister Mrs J Belvin in memory of their mother Mrs M E Wellman The Adams letter dated March 12 1842 discusses publishing a young friend’s book The Lafayette letter dated July 12 1833 mentions Lafayette American citizenship and aid for admission to a French military school Both letters are preserved well The donors note a Yale letter from Professor B Silliman was given to Yale University Library. Durant Okla
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Payetteville
Ark
Val Walker
University of Arkansas
Jarvis B. Wellman
Chicago
J. Belvin
Brownwood
Texas
M.E. Wellman
Paytteville
United States
John Quincy Adams
Washington, D. C
William J. Rossister
Williamtown
Mass
Adams
Rossiter
Marquis de Lafayette
Lafayette
Philadelphia
B. Silliman
Yale
Yale University
Wellman
Mes. Belvin
Turned Brown By Brown Turner Fort Worth Fun Centennial Extend
In Fort Worth Texas residents note hard times with cash scarcity while gasoline and cigarettes rise in cost. The section advertises continued centennial festivities extending from last year, promising events in the city and Dallas that aim to surpass the prior year’s carnival like gathering.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Dallas
Three Negroes Held In Neighbours Theft Case
Police Chief John Ridghill announced the arrest of three- Negro suspects William Walker Elbert Washington and Fred Scott in a $200 robbery at Dr A J Neighbours home on Pine Street. A Negro woman Pearl Thompson was arrested but released. Loot included clothing and textiles recovered partly in Hope and Texarkana. entry used a iron bar crash.
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John W. Ridghill
A. J
North Pine Street
William
Preacher) Walker
Elbert
Washington
Fred Scott
Pearl Lillian Thompson
Ridghill
Hot Springs
Ron Ae
Hope
Texarkana
Ollie Bowden
Nevada County initiates soil survey to aid farmers
County Agent J L Hiter announces a Nevada County soil survey project to collect soil samples and land-use worksheets for analysis by the University of Arkansas Agronomy Department. Services aim to identify profitable fertilizer and crop practices, with returns for properly prepared samples, and broad farmer participation expected in coming months.
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J. L. Hiter
Nevada County
Agronomy
University of Arkansas
D. P. Bartholomew
Mr. Aiiler
Nevada
Westminster Abbey to receive $100,000 organ for coronation
London report says Westminster Abbey will rush a new organ valued at $100,000 for the coronation. Officials claim the organ’s air supply will be filtered to remove impurities before reaching the pipes, ensuring pristine sound despite smoke or fog.
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London
Westminster Abbey
Seidaiee
Arkansas Cuts Bonded Debt Through Refunding Act
In Little Rock on September 14, 1934 Comptroller J C Groff advised that the Bailey administration reduced the state's highway indebtedness by 2,602,302.64 through bond refinancing under the refunding act. This lowers total highway debt since Bailey took office January 12.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Gor Cari ES Bailey
Comproller
J. C. Groff
Bailey
Hearing Delayed Over Arkansas Highway Refinancing Plan
Chancellor Frank Dodge postponed a hearing to April 28 on W. G. Scougale’s challenge to Governor Bailey’s 10 million dollar highway debt refinancing. State officials, including Attorney General Jack Holt, were unable to attend due to illness. Governor Bailey defended the plan citing strong revenues and potential lower interest bonds. Comptroller Goff compared Arkansas to Tennessee, noting different refinancing approaches.
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Little Rock
Frank Dodge
W. G. Scougale
Bailey
Jack Holt
United States
Union
Arkansas
Goff
Tennessee
Nevada County Singing Group to Meet Sunday
The Nevada County Singing Convention will convene at 10 a m on Sunday May 2 at Bokdean. All singers are invited. President W T H Munn and secretary Miss Bobby Nell Martin lead the group. Milk prices in the United States fell to a five year low early this year with a projected rise in the next three years.
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Nevada County
Bokdean
W. TH. Munn
Bobby Nell Martin
United States
Cotton opens at W18 and closes higher in New Orleans
New Orleans Wednesday cotton market opened at W18 and finished at 13.30. Prices edged up with Sput cotton up nine points and Widdling at 13.72, reflecting modest gains in after-hours trading.
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New Orleans
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