Hatch bill broadens ban on intimidation in elections
A surprise provision in the Hatch bill criminalizes intimidation or coercion of any person to influence votes in presidential or congressional elections, extending the reach to employers who threaten workers. Senator Hatch notes the clause targets both politicians and employers, though it met little attention during passage.
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Washington
Hateh
Tabor
Hatch
New York City
Btill
Clarence R. Miller
Texas
Textile Industry Committee
Atlanta
A. B. of L
Department of Labor
Seattle
Mineeapolis
Mc Falls
Milwaukee
Toledo
Philadelphia
Sheboygan
Newark
Ventura
Calif
Toldec Industrial Peace Board
Labor Department
Conciliation Service
Taft Declares 1940 Presidential Candidacy Interest
Senator Robert Taft of Ohio said he would consider running for the Republican presidential nomination in 1940. In a Cincinnati meeting with George Eyrich, he noted his Senate work is engaging but would abandon it only for a harder job, calling the next president’s burden “the unpleasant job.”
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
George Eyrich
Republican Executive Committee
Cincinnati
Eyrich
Cain
Peach Festival Draws Record Nashville Crowd In 10 000 Turnout
Nashville hosts a record crowd for the Highland district peach harvest celebration. Naomi Silvey, 14, was chosen Elberta IV queen from 18 entrants after a parade judging. Local festivities include visiting bands from multiple towns and a memorial service for Bert Johnson.
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Nashville
Highland
Bert Johnson
Naomi Silvey
J. O. Silvey
Mena
Elberta IV
Miss Silvey
Miss Anthony
Murreesboro
Mary Sue Piercy
Ashdown
Amy Holcolm
Miamara Peek
Dierks
Wilton Clements
Texarkana
Ruth Stellman
Foreman
Billye Hemby
Delight
Joelly Gold
Washington
Nina Bridges
Wickes
Geraldine Peters
Glenwood
Anita Lavil
Lockesburg
Queen's Hall
Royleen Edwards
Cunven
Maurie Henry
Evelyn Ligan
Dieries
I 1G
Presents
Forest City
Broken Bow
Olin
DeQtueen
Britain Ready to Settle Jap War
London reports Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax said Britain must be prepared to use her good offices to mediate the Chinese Japanese conflict if and how they could be usefully employed. The comment signals readiness to help settle the war and suggests British mediation potential.
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London
Eng
Lord Halifax
Britain
A Thought On Wounds Of Tongue And Sword
A reflective line quotes Pythagoras noting that a wound from speech harms the spirit more than a sword wounds the body, and suggests wit and words carry deeper injury than weapons. The aphorism contrasts physical and emotional harm as a warning about spoken harm.
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Pyhagoras
Cranium Crackers Quotation Fragments From the Civil War Era
The page lists varied quotations attributed to Civil War notables and a noted writer, with notes on birth and death years. It mentions a six day work claim and a garbled riddle about a president, plus lines about winter routines and a yellow candlelit dress. Sources of the quotations are promised on Page Two.
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Proms Ds
Es- Sig
Bunea
Jo Owinter
Fis Ovidelle
School of Dance to Open August 23
Announcement notes the opening of a school of dance on Wednesday August 23 at the home of Mrs Leo Compton. Mina Lee Dabmey will direct and supervise classes covering all types of dancing with emphasis on development and instruction.
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Hat Ruth
Natacha Thomas
Hope School of the Lane
Mes
Leo Compton
Ivenl
Mina Lee Dabmey
IFA Boys to Camp on Lake August 7
FARAL boys from Central High will depart Monday August 7 for Day Couchdale near Hot Springs for a week of camping. The 1939 schedule spans Monday to Saturday with activities in sport, tents, swimming, boxing, and leadership training. Camp Couchelale, owned by the Arkansas Association of Vocational Education, invites advisers and guests to join the program and activities.
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FARAL
Tray Tanebury
Central) High School
Couchdale
Hot Springs
BBA
Jake
Ehupter
Tull
Couchelale
Hay Ara Nicuiuerd Wid
Guardsmen Patrolling Colorado Dam District After Strike
Colorado guardsmen with machine guns and two tanks were deployed Thursday to restore order at Green Mountain Dam. Two gun battles began Wednesday night injuring five, with a sixth person wounded by a head gash in clashes between deputized workers and strike sympathizers tied to a July 2 action at the reclamation project.
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Green Mountain Dam
Colo
Colorado National
Reginald Bearden Cleared of Arson
Reginald Bearden of Hope, former chief field deputy under his father and former Hempstead County sheriff James Bearden, was acquitted by a Eureka court jury of arson in a case accusing him of setting fire to his own automobile. The jury deliberated about five hours.
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Arkadelphia
Ark
Reginald Bearden
Hope
James Bearden
Hempstead Couny
Eirewit Court
Kiwanis Extends Essays Deadline for Hempstead County Contest
The Hope Kiwanis Club extends the Live-at-Home Program essay contest deadline to August 15. Open to Hempstead County farm youths, essays must address the benefits of the Live-at-Home Program, be written by hand or typewriter, and range from 500 to 7000 words.
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The
Hope Kiwanis Clib
Thrisday
Hempstead County
Jak Oor
Mind Your Manners at Dinner Party Etiquette
A fragmented guide asks readers to judge social norms for hosting and dining etiquette. It covers asking a single man to act as host, late arrivals, seating with or without place cards, following hostess seating, and following up with guests about the evening. It also poses a hypothetical about college fraternity rushing letters and whether to respond. The piece preserves a dated tone and presents questions without clear resolutions.
U S Air Force Advances in Pilots Planes and Range
The article outlines how the U S Army Air Corps expands training through civilian schools to produce pilots and mechanics, with plans to train about 2100 pilots and 2000 specialists. It lists involved civilian schools, base facility needs, and new innovations like automatic landing devices.
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U. S. Air Force
Wary H. Woodring
U.S. Secretary of War
NEA Service, Inc
Washington
Air Force Organization
Army
Army Air Corps
Congress
War Department
Air Corps
Aff
Randolph
Kelly Fields
Officers’ Reserve Corps
Spartan School of Aeronautics
Tulsa
Oklo
Santa Maria School of Flying
Santa Maria
Calif
Dallas Aviation School
Air College
Dallas
Texas
Ryan School of Aeronautics
San Diego
Alabama Institute of Aeronautics, Inc
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Grand Central Flying School
I Glendale
Parks Air College
East St. Louis
Lincoln Airplane and Flying School
Lincoln
Nebr
North Surburban Flying Corporation
Glenview
Ill
Chanute Field
Rantoul
Lowry Field
Denvey
Cub
Wie
Curtis Wright
Technical Institute of Aeronautics
Glendale
the Aeronautical University, Inc
Clyies- 50
Roosevelt Field, Inc
Rooseveltt
Mineola
Okla
Casey Jones School of Aeronautics, Inc
Newark, N. J
New England Aircraft School
Boston
Mass
Paris Air College, Inc
Wright Field
Dayton
Ohio
Mystery Ship Sought After SOS After Sinking Sighting
Off the Florida east coast rescuers searched warm seas for hours near Key West and 90 miles southwest of Miami after an unidentified operator sent distress calls claiming a vessel and crew were in the lifeboats as the ship sank. No trace was found.
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Jacksonville
Pla
Florida
Miami
Italian Army Victor in War Games at Milan Front
An Italian 80,000 strong force demonstrated modern warfare by attacking simulated invaders from the Fronely frontier in Milan. The maneuvers aimed to reveal the fate awaiting any enemy attempting to cross into Maly.
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Milan
Haly 4
Aachinery
Fronely Frontier
Maly
Everybody Celebrates the Keiths Birthdays in Washington Ind
In Washington Indiana the Keith family marks birthdays as holidays. William Keith, a former resident, was born near the time of Abraham Lincoln. His wife shares a birthday with George Washington. Their baby son was born on the Fourth of July, making a family of notable birthday coincidences.
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Washington, Ind
William Keith
Keith
Here
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Wallace in Final Appeal for Farms
Washington secretary Wallace appeals for 119 million dollars to support farm prices and the Commodity Credit Corporation. The House rejects the funding, threatening the farm program, while the administration plots a vote on an 80 million housing bill to assign blame for its anticipated defeat.
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Washington
Wallace
Conmonolity Credit Corporation
House
Senate
Wallacehat
Aikins Confirmed for Police Office
Arkansas Senate approved three gubernatorial appointments including State Police Commission members PM Pickens of Little Rock and W S Atkins of Hope. The action followed a Thursday session with the panel confirming nominees to police oversight and related positions.
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Pickens
Little Roek
Hope Man
Senate
Little Rocm
Arkansas Senate
State Police Commission
PM. Pickens
Little Rock
W.S. Atkins
Hope
the Ark
Musas
Alabama Debates State Stock Law
In Montgomery a statewide stock law was debated before over 3,000 cheering partisans as the House Forestry and Conservation Committee considered the measure. Parades and protests accompanied the hearing, with Governor Dixon the focal point of attention as the executive backed fencing for cattle.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
House Forestry and Conservation Committee
Dixon
Jof Tis
Arkansas House Final Passage 140 Million Highway Bond Refund
The Arkansas House approved Governor Bailey's 140.6 million highway bond refunding bill 86 to 12 with the emergency clause. A stormy session featured a bottle thrown during debate and clashes over reconsideration notices as final passage loomed by Thursday noon.
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Little Rock
House
Bailey
Senate
Vesey
Hempstead
John M. Bransford
Hollensworth
Bradley County
McHaney
Union County
Arkansas
Dan W. Johnston
Clarksville
Frank Williams
Osceola
Johnston
Johnson County
Willing Aray
Williams
Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Jelaws
William L. Ward
Lee County
Ward
Inc
Wedensdal
Cotton Prices in New Orleans Opens and Closes
Cotton in New Orleans opened at 210 and closed at 9.18. Spot cotton changed, middling quality marked at 9.3 cents per pound.
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New Orleans
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Kiwanis
Deadline
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Hey Place
Sulustion
U. S
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Shreveport
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O. D. Chandler
Roy T. Kirtland
Besfore
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Fedo
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