Cotton production estimate tops last year by state and U.S.
The Agriculture Department set this year’s U.S. cotton crop at 15,593,000 bales based on August 1 conditions and July 1 planted area, with Arkansas production pegged at 1,499,000 bales and statewide cultivation around 3,040,000 acres after 10 year average abandonment. Market reaction saw cotton futures jump over $2 per bale amid the government forecast. New Orleans prices opened at 84 and closed around 141 with a 43 point drop in middling quotations.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Crop Reporting Board
Arkansas
New Orleans
Rabies Warnings Hit Hope as Cases Rise
Hope sees rising rabies cases prompting a county health alert. Sheriff Jim Bearden Police Chief John Ridehill and Health Officer J G Martindale warn owners to muzzle or confine dogs, threatening immediate killings of unrestrained pets. Over past three months the Hope police have killed more than 50 dogs, some found rabid.
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Hope
J. G. Martindale
Jim Bearden
John W. Ridehill
Mind Your Manners in Business Letter Writing
A historical guide from 1937 NEA Service on proper business letter technique. It answers five questions about starting letters, honesty in references, tone, emotion, and layout. It advocates clarity, honesty, and a balanced, professional approach.
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NEA Servive, Inc
Beer Licenses Refused for Hempstead County Dealers
Ed Van Sickle, revenue agent, said State Revenue Commissioner D L Ford refused beer licenses to two Hempstead County dealers. W A Daniels, white male of Patmas, and Willie Smith, a black operator at 18 North Hazel Street, were denied both beer and wine licenses after unfavorable department reports.
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Ed van Sickle
Hope Office
Monkday
D.L. Ford
Hempstead County
W. A. Daniels
Willie Smith
North
Hazel Street
Smith
van Sickle
State Department
Letter Carriers Hold Meet Here
A district meeting of Letter Carriers of southwest Arkansas was held Saturday night at Fairpark. Representatives attended from Arkadelphia Mena Camden Prescott DeQueen and Stamps. Officers elected include T J Bridges Camden president C P Roberts Hope vice president J L Davis DeQueen secretary treasurer and I G McKee Mena sergeant at arms. The next meeting will be held at Prescott on October 5. A committee was named to arrange the event and a small amount of cold watermelons was served. The aim is to promote fellowship among carriers and to stimulate interest in the national organization.
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Arkansas
Fairpark
Alexarkana
Mena
Camden
Prescott
DeQueen
Stamps
Graves
J. 5. Meadow
Texarkana
State Letter Carrier's Association
T. J. Bridges
C. P. Roberts
Hope
J. L. Davis
Treasiurer
G. McKee
Sergant al Urn
Frescolt
Satureday
Qetober
C. PB. Robarts
Carrier Forge
Prescolt
Hope Boys Band Sponsors Doyle-Mimic Carnival
The Hope Boys band sponsors the Doyle-Mimic carnival at Ed Garland school grounds opening Monday. A concert is planned Monday night at 7:30 with a portion of proceeds going to the band. The carnival runs all week on the grounds.
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Hope Boys
Ed Garland
City Readies to Host Arkansas Sheriff Meeting Tuesday
City officials plan a two day gathering at Fair Park for the Arkansas Sheriffs and Collectors Association. Mayor Graves proclaims Tuesday a holiday for city offices from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lt. Gov. Bob Bailey will speak, with Sheriff Garland Brewster presiding. The program includes band concerts, contests, noon watermelons, a Hope vs Camden game, and a night screening of San Quentin at the Saenger.
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Albert Graves
Arkansas Sheriffs’ and Collectors’ Association
Fair Park
W. C. Cruce
Monticello
Ipebeeiauitn
Garland Brewster
Pine Bluff
T. S. Cornelius
Atkins
Bob Battey
Hope
Camden
Arkansas
Arthur Swanke
Saenger Theater
San Quentin
Saenger
Pair Park
Hope Boys
Fred Harrison
Albert Sraves
P. Young
Sheriff James
Bearden
Jack Holt
Bryan Sims
Gray Albright
Dave Ford
New Stewart
Atorney
Eighth Judicial District
Bob Bailey
Hope Vs
Earl May Named Special Agent for Regional Protect Assoc
Prescott Arkansas reports Earl May former county sheriff and noted peace officer has been hired as special agent for the Drill ers and Producers Protective Association of Arkansas Louisiana and Texas He will oversee the El Dorado field Shuler area and Lisbon Louisiana with headquarters to be in Mamnunt gerade school office His appointment follows a year of service with the county Watchman in a conflict involving a nine year old child bride and a local school where a teacher reportedly punished the girl and her husband protested the action
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Prescott
Ark
Earl May
Drillers and Producers Protective Association of
Arkansas
Louisiana
Texas
May
el Dorado Field
Shulerae
Lisbon
Wuss
Tiete
EY Mornado
Mancock County
Higthwatchnen
Chirlie
Shuler
Johns
Unites
Ferguson
Driver Dies After 300-Foot Car Plunge in Los Angeles
Carl Young recalls a 300-foot fall in the speeding car that killed his 18-year-old companion near Los Angeles. Authorities charged him with negligent homicide as investigators probe the fatal crash.
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Carl Young
Young
Los Angeles
Week End Traffic Wrecks Claim 115 Lives Across Nation
Associated Press reports a heat wave holiday traffic surge caused at least 115 deaths from automobile crashes over the weekend. Notable incidents include a head on collision near Rome Ohio and a derailed Chicago bound bus near Toledo injuring 36. California’s Los Angeles County tallies 1,075 traffic fatalities this year, with Michigan and Pennsylvania also reporting high weekend totals.
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Associated Press
Rome
Toledo
Los Angeles County
California
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Texas
Virginia
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Towa
Kansas
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
New Jersey
New York
North Carolinia
Ohio
Oklahonm
South Carolina
Tennessee
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Governor to announce tenancy commission this week
LPTLE Rock Arkansas Governor Bailey's office said he probably would announce this week the personnel of an honorary commission to study the farm tenancy problem in Arkansas.
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Lptle Rock
Ark
Bailey
Arkansas
Publisher Returns From Visit in the East
A. H. Washburn publisher of The Star returns home Monday from Wilkes-Barre Pa after a month visiting his parents. He is accompanied by his sister Mrs. Frank Murray Gibson of Tokyo. He also visited brothers L. M. Washburn in Sunbury and C. W. Washburn in Pittsburgh, driving home from Pittsburgh during the weekend.
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A. H. Washburn
the Star
Wilkes-Parre
W. C. Washburn
Frank Murray Gibson
Tokyo
Japan
L. M. Washburn
Sunbury
C. W. Washburn
Pittsburgh
Roads Blocked Into Shanghai After Clash Kills Soldiers
Shanghai reports Chinese peace preservation forces blocking roads into the city after a clash that killed one Chinese and one Japanese soldier. Refugees from Yangtze valley flood into Shanghai amid rising tension and evacuations. Spain’s insurgent northern army launches a final offensive against Asturias and Santander, attacking government defenses as Basque port Bilbao fell last June. Royal Exchange of London founded in 1556.
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Shanghai
China
Chinese Peace Preservation Corps
Yangtze Valley
Spain
Asturias
Santander
Bilbao
Mrs Hart Laid To Rest In Hope After Monroe Death
Mrs. W. C. Hart, 62, formerly of Hope, died Friday at her Monroe Louisiana home. Funeral services were held Sunday at 2:30 p.m. from First Methodist church with burial in Rose Mill cemetery. Surviving are three daughters Mrs. Howell Myers Mrs. Lowley Johnson and Miss Frances Hart of Chicago and two sons Clyde Hart and Duke Mart of Monroe.
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W. C. Hart
Hope
Monroe
First Methodist Church
Rose Mill
Hart
W.Q. Hart
Howell Myers
Lowley Johnson
Frances Hart
Chicago
Clyde Hart
Duke Mart
Miller County: Has 2 New Producers
Miller County Arkansas reports two oil wells and one gas well brought in south of Texarkana in the Rodessa field extension. Freeman W. Burford of Dallas owns all three wells. Buford-Eason No 2 produced about 1 million barrels per day through a three eighths inch choke, Burford Gerald 30 barrels per hour through a three eighths inch choke, and Burford Capps No 1 yielded 40,000 cubic feet of gas and about 2 hours. The completion drew more than 150 carloads of spectators from Arkansas Louisiana and Texas as prices for licenses and royalties rose.
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Texarkana
Miller County
Arkansas
Rodessa Va
C. E. Harris
Arkansas Conservation Agent
Freeman W. Burford
Dallas
Texas
East Texas Refining Company
Burford-Gerald
McClanahan Capps
Louisiana
Four Cases Heard in Short Session of Court
Four negroes pleaded guilty in a short municipal court session on Monday. Robert and R C Stuart both pleaded guilty to drunkenness and were fined $10. Leonard Webb pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace of Paul Cobb and fined $2.50. Booker Rhodes pleaded guilty to assault and battery and fined $2.50. He was accused of striking Ber Jorus.
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Rober
R. C. Stuart
Negrass
Leonard Webb
Paul Cobb
Booker Rhodes
Ber Jorus
Wage and Hour Bill Backed by House Labor Committee
The house labor committee on Monday approved a revised wage and hour bill already favored by the senate. It aims to strengthen collective bargaining and rejects the higher minimum wage and 35 hour week amendment in favor of more moderate senate provisions.
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Washington
House Labor Committee
Senate
Hope Chamber of Commerce Plans Membership Drive
B L Kaufman president announces Hope Chamber board and E H Gilly secretary will launch a membership drive. A personal letter will go to numerous businessmen urging active participation. The drive aims for a quick, definite completion to enable a larger program of work for Hope.
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B. L. Kaufman
Hope Chamber of Commerce
E. H. Gilly
Anes Ak
Mics
Kaufman
Four Hurt in Crash Near Stamps Arkansas
Four residents of Slama were injured two seriously in a headon collision between a car and a truck two miles east of Stamps on highway No 2 Saturday night. Lige Phillips and Marcus Hollins were the most seriously hurt. Hollins injured internally, Buck Walker broke a leg and suffered cuts, bruises and dental loss. Brink McDonald, driver of the truck, had scratches and bruises. Victims were taken to Dr. L L Strange's hospital in Stamps for treatment. Constable Carroll Harn and City Marshal J K Jones investigated.
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Stamps
L. L. Strange
Carroll Harn
J. K. Jones
Defy Committe Nominates Miller At Arkansas Democratic Convention
At Little Rock a 49 year old John B. Miller of Batesville was nominated for the United States Senate by the State Democratic convention to fill the vacancy caused by the late Senator Robinson. Miller accepted the nomination amid a packed ballroom as supporters cheered and pledged to restore democracy.
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Little Rock
John B. Miller
Trict
United Stat
J ‘Son
Ed Ie
State Democra
Carl E. Bailey
Miller
Pearance
Waarploek
C. A. Walls
Attornney
Robinson
Post-Mortem Baby Succumbs Sunday
In Philadelphia a premature infant died after a postmortem Caesarean birth and failed resuscitation attempts. Frances Mary Botcacsini delivered by C section perished in an air conditioned incubator at Philadelphia General Hospital after multiple choking episodes despite artificial respiration and heart stimulants. Continued on Page Three.
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Philadelphia
Frances Mary Botcacsini
Philadelphia General Hospital
Arkansas attorney seeks court rules to curb ambulance chasing
Little Rock lawyer William W. Shepherd filed a petition with the Arkansas Supreme Court asking it to promulgate ethics rules for lawyers. He pressed for rules targeting ambulance chasing, arguing current laws suffice and court discipline, not legislation, is needed to restore public confidence in the legal profession.
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Little Rock
Ark
William
W. Shepherd
Arkansas Supreme Court
Arkansas Bar Association
Shepherd
Supreme Court
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Tenn
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Lenpessee
Her Fenehen
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