WPA Roll Cuts Threaten 600000 Workers By June
Bruce Catton analyzes WPA funding fates as Congress trims 40 million from deficiency requests. If the full 150 million were approved, 600000 workers might leave WPA rolls by end of June, leaving about 2400000 on the rolls at start of the new fiscal year and forcing heavy shifts to private industry or direct relief.
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Hope High Sends Large Hope District Ten Meet Entries
Hope High School dominates the Hope District Ten literary and track meet entries with many students listed in vocal, spelling, English, and mathematics events. Track preliminaries start Friday in Nashville with finals Saturday afternoon as Coach Foy Hammon’s squad competes for honors.
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Patten Is Elected Rotary President
A.B. Patten, railway agent, was elected president of the Hope Rotary Club at the annual installation meeting held at Hotel Barlow. RB. V. McGinnis was named vice president, George W. Robison Jr. treasurer, Lyman Armstrong secretary, with Ed McCurkle and Royce Smith as directors. Prescott Rotarians Dan Pittman and Tom C. Compton attended, along with J. R. Henry of Hope as a guest.
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Lyman Armstrong
Ed McCurkle
Royce Smith
Dan Pittman
Tom C. Compton
Prescott
J. R. Henry
Hope
Old Miss Cotton Staple Is Longest In 1948 Report
The Agriculture Department's 1948 cotton report shows Mississippi leading in staple length among major producers, with Arkansas and Oklahoma also noted for lengths and color grades. The report lists state production figures and length percentages, highlighting Mississippi's top position.
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Quotations From Noted Figures Puzzle Set
The page presents a brain teaser listing four famous quotes with garbled attributions. Readers are asked to identify the individuals who spoke each line, noting initials and clues such as religious or historical descriptors. Answers require matching misread OCR hints to recognizable personas.
Mind Your Manners 7. Wedding etiquette quiz
A 1990 NEA Syndicate trivia item asks about wedding manners. Questions cover who hosts a bridal shower, who pays bridesmaids' costs, hat wear at a street ceremony, who directs ushers, and whether the groom should match attire to formality. Answers indicate father of the bride, the bridegroom, and that the groom should match the day’s formality.
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Kennedy heckled at Edinburgh freedom ceremony
In Edinburgh Usher Hall two anti Catholic demonstrations were ejected as United States Ambassador Joseph Kennedy received the freedom of the city. Kennedy warned that covert warfare burns beneath international relations but a general war has so far been avoided.
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Hope Man Seeks Bride via Star Force Advertisement
Leonard Ellis reports Louie Richardson a 46 year old Hope man asked The Star to run a wife ad. He prefers a brunette between 30 and 40, median build, good and true, no bad habits. Richardson is a WPA worker with a milk cow, two chickens, a garden, and life in Hope near Highway 67.
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Revival Saturday at First Baptist Church
Announcement from First Baptist Church notes revival services moved to Saturday with morning 10 o'clock and night 7 20. Keen interest and visible results mark the gatherings as the ministry aims to extend its reach Widely across the community. Elder J J Burgess of Gordon opens a Better Homes Program week in Shower Spriggs with a Sunday 11 o'clock sermon. program includes special music by Mrs J B Melilliams.
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Teachers to Meet in Hope Tuesday
Hempstead County Teacher's Institute will hold a short business session at Hope city hall Tuesday April 25 at 4 30 p m Every school board should have a representative present and all citizens interested in public school work are invited A meeting for vague teachers will be held at Yerger High School Saturday April 29 at 2 p m as planned by Mr Austin
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Australia Faces Gaps in Aid and Phone Access
Canberra reports official figures from the Commons wealth statistician showing one in eight Australians lack aid and one in four lack a telephone. The data highlights gaps in welfare and communication access across the country.
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Hitler and Mussolini Renew Their Vows
Berlin reports Friday disclosed exchanges in which Chancellor Hitler and Premier Mussolini reaffirmed the Rome Berlin axis friendship on Hitler's sixty birthday. The messages came as Hitler shifted from celebrations to drafting a Reichstag reply to Roosevelt's non aggression proposals.
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A Thouges It as the anends of a short and troublesome life
A fragment describes a man who seeks to do good and endure suffering, suggesting that such conduct grants a longer and better life. The language reflects a moral tone, imbuing actions with spiritual consequence and reward.
Russia Proposes Anglo French Russian Triple Entente
Soviet Russia reportedly proposed a three nation military alliance with Britain and France to deter Germany Italy or Japan. Foreign Commissar Litvinoff allegedly presented the plan to Sir William Seeds. Talks reportedly include Turkey and potential new allies while Britain weighs a formal pledge to resist aggression in Europe. Alaska authorities estimate aid costs may exceed $25,000 this year.
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Cotton in New Orleans opens Friday at 328
May cotton in New Orleans opened at 3.28 and closed at 8.30, spot cotton ended quietly four points higher at middling 8.62.
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Senator Caraway Secures $30,000 Grant Release for County Project
Senator Hattie Caraway helped obtain release of a $30,000 check from the Public Works Administration for Hempstead County’s courthouse project. The payment followed delays tied to a pending Washington County election appeal. Contractors continued work on piling at the old Grand High School grounds and on subsequent contracts for the courthouse and site improvements.
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Dallas Executives Visit Misdated Schedule
A group of 64 Dallas business executives planned for a goodwill tour failed to arrive Friday morning causing regret at the Hope Chamber of Commerce. Secretary B P Bowen apologized for releasing the story early and clarified the visit is scheduled for Friday morning, April 28. The error stemmed from lease dates and was published on the paper’s front page.
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Man Who Launched the McKesson Inquiry Dies
In New York Julian F. Thompson, treasurer of McKesson & Robbins, whose probe exposed F Donald Coster as Philip Musica, died Friday at his Park Avenue home. The note signals continued interest as home demonstration workers forecast higher 1939 prices for ready made garments.
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