Woolworth Scion and 2 Brokers Buy Sweringen Empire
A New York investment group led by Allan P. Kirby Robert Young and Frank Kolbe. supported by George Ball and Midamerica Corp. announced purchase of controlling securities in the Van Sweringen railroad empire. The deal targets interlocking roads including Chesapeake & Ohio Missouri Pacific Evie Nickel Phyte and Pete Marquette with an estimated value around 3 billion in real assets and eight billion in combined value. Ball spoke for the group at the Waldorf Astoria, stressing money from private sources and government regulation alignment.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Montay
Gantrofling
van Sweringen
Chesapeake & Ohio
Missouri Pacific
Evie
Nickel Phyte
Pete Marquette
Wren
Allan P. Kirby
Wilkes-Barre
Woolworth
Kirby Family Philanthropies
Robert R. Young
Frank P. Kolbe
Stock Exchange
Young, Kolbe & Co
George A. Ball
Munele
Ind
George and Francis Ball Foundation
Indiana Capitalist
Midamerica Corp
Top van Sweringen Holding Company
van Sweringens
Cleveland
Kolbe
Miclmerson Corp
General Motors
General Motors Flavor Ball
George A. Tomlinson
Clevelwar Shipping van
Midaimerion Corp
Saiets
Benthmen
Tila Strong
Ball and
Tomlinson
Midameriga
Vaio Sweringen Securities
al Ae
Ball
Wall Steel
Donaldon Brown
Washington
Wheeler
Dem. Mant
Dairon
Cleveland Grap
John A. Coakley
United States Steel Trafficanager
Frederick JH. Prince
Boston
Wits
Young
Kobe
Terestinas
Gruesome Exhibits at Kentucky Trial
In New Castle Kentucky pieces of Verna Garr Taylor’s flesh showing bullet wounds were displayed in court as prosecutors link Br Gen Henry L H Denhardt to her death. Autopsy work by Br John T Whisk of La Grange was shown alongside prior hog-bullet tests, with judges allowing the grisly evidence despite defense objections.
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New Castle
Verna Garr Taylor
Henry LH. Denhardt
Charal
Commonwealth Altorney H. B. Kinsolving Jr
John T. Whksh
la Grange
Charles C. Marshall
Henry H. Denhardt
Denhardt
Taylor
Allen H. Brown
Jeff
Frances Taylor
B.S. Garr
Mind Your Manners Wedding Etiquette Quiz
Question style etiquette guide asks who carries the bride’s luggage and where parents sit at church, if the bride may pierce gloves, and what to wear to a nine o'clock church wedding. Answers indicate brides may choose a maid of honor, wedding party roles vary, and afternoon or dinner attire depending on time and venue.
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Aratiki
Ed Bull
Edward Sues for Damages by Book
In London England Edward of England filed a libel suit against the publisher and author of Coronation Commentary. The duke seeks unspecified damages and an injunction to curb Wallie Simpson from unbridled comment by British writers.
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London
Engi Edward
England
Wallie Simpson
Death Rate Law Ties Arrests to Accidents, Northwestern Finds
Northwestern University Traffic Safety Institute reports a survey of 7K cities showing higher enforcement correlates with lower death rates from motor vehicle accidents. The average city index was 3.5, with 10 or 42 convictions per decedent as the ideal ratio. The study notes enforcement reduces accidents faster than education or engineering, while parking violations dilute drive violations.
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Chicago
Northwestern University
Traffic Safety Institute
Ely Madison
Wis
New York City
Institute
Senate Probe Accuses Kentucky Governor in Sheriff Dismissal
Senate investigators accuse Governor A B Chandler of dropping ouster charges against Sheriff Theodore Middleton of Harlan County by claiming records were lost though they existed in official files. The issue cites Chandler’s January 17 executive order dismissing malfeasance charges from Governor Ruby Lafoan era.
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Washington
Senate
A. B. Chandler
Kentucky
Theodore Middleton
Harlan County
LaFollette
Senate Civil Liberties Committee
Chandler
Middleton
Ruby Lafoan
Army Budget Near 1 Billion Mark in House Action
The House Appropriations Committee recommended 416,413,382 for the Army for the coming fiscal year, citing an "extremely disturbing" military situation. The figure exceeds the current year's by 25,037,598 but is 358,078 below the budget estimate.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Liquor Dealers to Face Prosecution in Helena
Helena Arkansas reports Revenue Commissioner Davie L Ford vows hard action against liquor dealers after bidding tests. He warns licenses will be revoked for Sunday sales violations and selling outside permitted outlets. Rural notes mention crop rustling and a nursery theft with damaged trees.
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Helena, Ark
Helena
Davie L. Ford
Kaufman Explains Cement Process to Hope Kiwanis
1 F Kaufman superintendent of Arkansas Portland Cement Co Okay spoke at Hope Kiwanis luncheon at New Capitol hotel. He described cement manufacture from limestone quarrying near Saratoga to clinker making in a 110 by 300 foot kiln and final bagging. He urged forming a Hope Chamber of Commerce and tapping regional resources. Prize in weekly contest won by C P Tolleson. guests included Charles Miller Emery Thompson and Hannon.
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F. Kaufman
Arkansas Portland Cement Company
Okay
Hope Kiwanis Club
New Capitol Hotel
Kaufman
Saratoga
Oklahoma-Portland Cement
Chamber of Commerce
Hope
Southwest Arkansas
C. P. Tolleson
Tolleson
Hempstead County
Southwest
Arkansas
Charles Miller
Automobile Association of America
Emery Thompson
Fulton
Mr. Hannon
Oklahoma City
Study Day Held at Local Station for Vocational Students
A study day for advanced high school students drew about 250 attendees Tuesday at the University of Arkansas Fruit & Truck Branch Experiment Station. Six instructors led tours of grounds and labs while Hope High School sent around 100 students under Principal Jimmy Jones and science instructor Lykens Padgitt. Other attendees came from Bluff City Cale and Laneburg high schools. G. W. Ware announced more study days will reach over 3,000 vocational students and 4-H members from 42 counties. The event noted the flat headed apple tree borer as a major pest affecting fruit pecan and shade trees.
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University of Arkansas Fruit & Truck
Hempstead
Hope High School
Jimmy Jones
Lykens Padgitt
Bluff City
Cale
Laneburg
Nevada County
G. W. Ware
State First Won Good Homes Prize Thirteen Years Ago
The article recalls Mt. Vernon in Faulkner county winning a $75 prize for a Better Home Demonstration, marking Arkansas’ first exposure to Better Homes in America. It outlines the program’s 16th annual campaign, its educational purpose, and ongoing funding shift from a Foundation to Purdue Housing Foundation, with Better Homes Week highlighting homemaker achievements.
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Mt. Vernon
Faulkner County
Daily Papers
Minnie C. Turner
County Better Homes
Arkansas
Better Homes
America
Purdue University
Purdue Housing Foundation
Cannery Strike in California Settled
The Stockton cannery strike ends in a peace pact after riots. Governor Frank Merriam announces a complete settlement recognizing the workers union as bargaining agent. In Detroit, 18 others are under arrest on narcotic law violations after sit-downs at Parke, Davis & Co. plant.
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California
Detroit
Frank Marriam
Stockton
Parke, Davis & Co
Ralph H. Oyler
Bureau of Narcotics
Proclamation for Stray Hat and White Oxford Day
A 1937 Hope Arkansas mayoral proclamation declares Saturday May 1 as Stray Hat and White Oxford Day. Citizens urged to shed winter garments and wear straw hats, white oxfords, and spring attire to celebrate nature’s change.
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Northland
Hope
Arkusas
A. D
Turned Brown By Brown Turner
In Longview Texas the writer laments stingy government money saving measures. He criticizes Congress for varied views and accuses lawmakers of withholding funds from districts while claiming constitutional concerns. The piece ends with a skeptical note about political rhetoric.
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Longview
Texas
Congress
Uncle Sam
Spring Flood Peak Threatens Pittsburgh and Regions
Flood warnings dominated the Pittsburgh area as the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers neared a 36 foot peak amid four feet above flood stage. The storm lashed five states and Ontario with 10 deaths and 5 missing, threatening major industrial plants and endangering the Sewickley Fresh Air Home for Crippled Children.
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Johnstown
Wheeling
W. Va
Fittsburgh
St. Patrick's Day
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation
Plate
Soho District
South Side Works
Monogahela
Western Penitentiary
John Greenley
North Side
Sewickley Fresh Air
Fair Oaks
Sewickley Creek
Catfish Dinner for Hempstead County Teachers
Hempstead county school teachers will hear a catfish dinner at 8 p m on Saturday May 1 at the Fruit and Truck Branch Experiment Station. All county teachers urged to attend with a 25 cent price. A short business meeting and entertainment are planned after the meal.
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Hempstead County
Fruit & Truck Branch
Guernica Bombed by Rebels Turns City to Ruins
Guernica, ancient Basque capital, suffered a 34 hour aerial bombardment by planes identified as German. Bombs and grenades killed hundreds, with civilians fleeing to fields as machine guns swept streets. Reuters reported a large death toll across the city.
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Guernica
Spain
Basque Country
Reuters News Agency
New Oil Test for Hempstead County
A new oil test will spearhead activity in Hempstead County near Hope. Tulsa operator Moore plans drilling by May 18 on a 5000 acre block around sections 21 and 22, testing Rodessa sand at 4000 to 5000 feet. The block, assembled for Mc Kennie and later transferred to Moore, centers about ten miles southwest of Hope and six miles northeast of the Lentz discovery in Miller County. Moore, a major Oklahoma independent, conducts the test as part of regional exploration. Nearby tests, Davidson-Smith and Birdwell Duckett sites, are temporarily halted or awaiting lines and resumption later this week.
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Hempstead
Tjenty
Eeg Moore
Tulsa
Vincent Foster
F. P. Borden
W. E. McKennie
E. H. Moore, Inc
Hope
Miller County
Moore
Wir
Oklahoma
Washington
C. P. Birdwell
W. W. Duckett Land
Radio News Flash Distorted Charge Against Floyd Gibbons
New York filed $250000 damage suit alleges Floyd Gibbons the radio commentator damaged Charles Locke the writer by inserting improper sensational lines into scripts for Gibbons Ohio flood broadcast The case before Supreme Court Justice Ferdinand Pecora proceeded with a dismissal request and decision reserved Gibbons allegedly claimed to read by railroad lantern while in truth using electric light and to converse with a diver five miles away under twenty feet of water.
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New York
Floyd Gibbons
Supreme Court
Ferdinand Pecora
Charles Locke
Gibbons
Gibbon
Ohio
Locke
WLW
Cincinnati
Cotton closes steady with modest gains in New Orleans
New Orleans cotton market closed steady with a 22 point gain in spot and a net advance of 23 to 26 points for May. May futures opened at 12.79 and closed at 13.08 bid, 13.10 asked amid steady demand and firm cash prices.
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New Orleans
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U.S Army
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Grand Junction
Colu. Pi
Roe'y
Portland
Experiment Farm
Mr. Vernon
All
Better Homes Movement
Connie J. Bonslagel
University of Arkansas College of Agricullture
Parke, Davis
Albert Graves
Arkhnsis
Brown Turner
Associated Press
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Virginia
Maryland
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