Bruce Catton Reports Watson Office Cluttered With Mail
In Washington Edwin M. Watson, recently sworn in as a White House secretary and assigned to a brigadier role, finds his desk piled with correspondence and notes. The fragmentary OCR shows garbled phrases about contacting the attorney general and directing staff, reflecting a busy early White House routine.
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Edwin M. Watson
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Compensation Bill Faced Referendum Fight in Arkansas
Western Arkansas petitions circulate to block Act 319 insurance plan and a state fund proposal tied to workmen’s compensation. Governor Bailey could veto only if a statewide referendum is held. petitions must reach 8,500 valid signatures to trigger a special election, with a next general vote target in 1959.
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Bailey
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Gove
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Rot Springs
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Yell
Scott
Cotton market opens and closes firm in New Orleans
Cotton trading in New Orleans opened Saturday at 24 and closed A. B29. Spat cotton closed quiet five points higher with middling at 8.67.
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New Orleans
Twenty Frenchmen Die in Bomber Crashes Across France
Paris dispatch reports the loss of 20 French lives and four fighters in a string of crashes Friday and Saturday. An army bomber ignited and crashed over northern French Morocco, killing six, then an accord bomber went down just before midnight, with five dead. Saturday morning two heavy bombers collided near Tours, burning nine aboard as they attempted to land.
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Paris
France
French
Morocco
Accord
Tours
Local Option by Wards Is Upheld in Arkansas
In Arkansas, attorney general says Thorn Liquor Control Act allows counties cities towns districts or precincts to hold local option elections to decide liquor sales within their boundaries. The opinion notes no precincts exist except for voting and districts refer to counties, with townships and precincts interpreted as city or town divisions.
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Little Rock
Buck Holt
Friay
Millard Allard
Arkansas
Anord
Kruz Inn Night Club Set to Open Monday Night
The Kruz Inn night club five miles east of Hope on highway 67 will open Monday night, Kenneth Blevins says. An orchestra from Hot Springs will play. The 28 by 36 foot dance floor and ownership by Kenneth and Hope Blevins are noted. Also, the American Woodmen anniversary meeting is set for 3:30 Sunday, April 23, at Hazel Street M E church, urging all members to attend.
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Hope
Highway 67
Kenneth Blevins
Hot Springs
Kenneth
Hope Blevins
Hazel Street M. E
A Thought God be praised in darkness and despair
A fragmentary quotation from Shakespeare praising divine light and comfort, attributed to a pious consideration about belief. The text mix suggests a devotional mood with incomplete or garbled wording.
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Eliot Sees Great Fleets Moving to Stations of War
NYP column by George Fielding Eliot analyzes naval moves shaping a Mediterranean blockade plan. British Mediterranean concentration targets Corfu and Italy, with a potential two‑end blockade. French fleet shifts from Toulon threaten Italian and Spanish routes and protect North Africa. the piece notes strategic aims, risks, and broader impacts on Egypt, Turkey, Greece, and the Dardanelles.
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Salonica
Toulon
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Morocco
Strait of Gibraltar
Remmel Young Named Saenger Theatre Manager in Hope
Remmel Young was appointed manager of the Saenger and Riatto theaters, effective Saturday, succeeding Hal Howard who resigned earlier this month. Young, 21, who has served as acting manager since January 1, is the son of Mrs. S. S. Young of West Division Street and began with the Saenger under the Paramount Publix era in 1929 delivering for the company.
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Riatto
M.S. McCord
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Maleo Theaters
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Hal Howard
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Remedy for Sin Is Told by Revivalist
Friday night at First Baptist church revival Dr. Garrett spoke on The Application of God s Remedy for Sin. Services continue Saturday Sunday and next week with sermons about trusting God not theological systems. Garrett said faith saves only when it leads to the Savior and urged surrender to God for joy and love.
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Baseball puzzle players in four man infight team
Four players Johnson Brown Adams and Perry are in a baseball infield. One batter hits to Johnson who throws Tim out easily to first base. Brown backs Johnson from the foul line. Perry leaves that night for hours in Nebraska. Determine each position played by the four men.
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Johnson
Brown
Adams
Pery
Mississippi
Tim
Perry
Nebraska
E M Willis 73 Dies at DeAnn in Arkansas Community
E M Willis 73 died at 5 a m at his DeAnn home where he lived over 40 years cause heart disease. Funeral at Holly Grove on Sunday with Rev Ray and Leroy Samuels assisting. Surviving relatives listed include J H Willis Prescott Alvin and Carr Willis Canton NC and many Hope residents and distant kin. Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers named.
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Leroy Samules
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Canton
North Carolina
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Smackover
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France imposes 1 percent armament sales tax
Paris reports France launches an armament tax with a 1 percent levy on all cash transactions to fund rearmament. Finance Minister Paul Reynaud calls the decree a test of liberty against totalitarian regimes. The measure targets profits from armament producers and seeks to raise hundreds of millions, offset by a wheat office deficit coverage.
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France
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Paul Reynaud
the Nation
Government of Liberty
Italion
Ue National Wheat Office
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European nations respond to German questions on security
A London report outlines replies from Switzerland, the Netherlands, Finland, Romania, Poland, Lithuania and Belgium as they assess whether they feel secure amid German pressure. Countries cite guarantees from neighbors and state treaties, while disputing threat levels and trust in guarantees.
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Padding of WPA Projects Charged in Congress Action
Washington observers report House investigators found local sponsors padding WPA project accounts by claiming non existent contributions. Legislators note inconsistent rules, with some communities paying full shares while others contribute little. A Byrnes bill proposes setting a fixed 33 1/3 percent local contribution.
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House
WPA
Byrnes
Dem
S.C
Senate
Rozzell to Head Teachers' Pension
J Forrest Rozzell 130 principal of Scott High School Pulaski County faces appointment as executive secretary of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System at a Capitol meeting. If he accepts he would begin July 1, succeeding C Blackburn recently named assistant supervisor of state high and elementary schools. Rozzell, a key Pulaski leader in the 189 General Assembly and endorsed by Arkansas Education Association and local groups, could head the system upon approval.
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J. Forrest Rozzell
Scott High School
Pulaski County
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Board of Trustees
Capitol
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Teacer
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