Library School of District Five Concludes in Hope
Two day WPA Library Training School in District Five ended at Hope city hall with attendance from multiple southwest Arkansas counties. The program, led by Gertrude S. Webster and Catherine Thompson, covered book preparation, cataloging, reports, publicity, and community library services, highlighting district holdings of 22,022 books across 17 libraries.
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WPA Library Training School
District Five
Arkansas
Hope City Hall
Neon
Geretrude Sr. Webster
Lie Rock
Catherine Thompson
Little Rock
Ollie Sandifer
Hosea Garrett
Claude Mann
Ben T. Rolf
WPA
Ashflown
Bradley
Buckner
DeQueen
Foreman
Garland City
Glenwood
Gordon
Lewisville
MeKcamie
Malvern
Mineral Springs
Nashville
Noramin
Prescott
Stamps
Weaste
Gertrude S. Webster
Catherine Thompsson
Phtle Rock Public Library
Gertrude
Webster
Womends
Boole Reysair
T. E. Logan
Prescott Public Library
Ruth Queen
DeQueen Public Library
Gertarde
Lit Ve Rock Wblie
Japanese Plan to Climb Everest Faces British Setback
A Japanese expedition plans a climb toward Mt Everest after a recent British failure. Led by 24 year old Kaguoe Yamagata, the team will first target the Nanda Kot peaks in the Himalayas. Most members are graduates of Rikkyo University in Tokyo.
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Calcutta
India
Mt. Everest
Kaguoe Yamagata
Himalayas
Everest
Rikkyo University
Tokyo
Chinese Rebels Defy Ultimatum in Nanking Crisis
Generals Li Tsung Jen and Pai Chung Hsi in southern Kwango province rally 300000 militiamen to augment 40000 regulars. They oppose Chiang Kai-shek's central government as they push for broader unity against Japanese invasion.
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Li Tsung-Jen
Pai Ching-hsi
Chiang Kai-shek
Nanking
Pai Chung-hsi
Kwangsi
Chiang Fai-Shek
Rescuers Break Through To Entombed Miners in Missouri
A rescue crew broke through the last feet of debris that trapped four miners near Moberly Missouri at noon Friday. It was not yet clear whether the men had been reached or were alive.
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Moberly
Carl
Tom
France
Paris
Spain
Mercury tops 100 for fifth straight day
The Mercury reached 100 degrees at the Fruit & Truck Branch Experiment station Friday marking a fifth consecutive day above that level. Scattered clouds over Hempstead county offered little rain hope as forecasters in Little Rock predicted no immediate relief and continued warm conditions into Friday night and Saturday.
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Mercury
Fruit & Truck Branch Experiment Station
Hempstead County
Little Rock
Arkansas
U. S. Citizens Glad to Get Back Home
New York reports U S citizens returned from abroad with officials painting a grim view of Europe. Secretary of Commerce Roper urges a calming bath of European atmosphere to restore civic spirit. Democratic candidate Davis warns of powder keg Europe nearing ignition. Former ambassador Garard cites widespread danger from Communism and wars.
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New York
United States
Washington
Roper
Joh W. Davis
Europe
M Donald Certifies Campaign Cost At Four Thousand Four Hundred
Secretary of State Ed F McDonald filed a Friday statement showing he spent 4444.93 dollars in his unsuccessful bid for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination on August 1. Brasilians Get Free Seed distribution in Porto Alegre and Santa Maria. The municipal government gave out 3000 kilos of select wheat seed bought in Uruguay to local farmers.
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Little Rock
Af State
Ed F. McDonald
Porto Alegre
Briail—vritin
Santa Maria
Ris Grande Do Sul
Uruguay
Ashdown to Open Hope Grid Season on September 11th
Ashdown schedules a Hope Grid opener on September 11 with season tickets set for sale September 1 at 3 dollars bleacher, 1 dollar season box, and 50 cents student. The 146 Howe High schedule lists 12 games with one open date November 20. A live bobcat mascot, purchased by the Young Business Men's Association, will headline the season.
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Foy Hammons
Howe High
Hammons
Thascot
Arizona
Youn Business Men's Association of Hope
Astin
Wilson
Galloway
Ensen
Linaker
Refund of $50 Assessment by Ozark Toll Bridge Collector
LITTLE ROCK Reconstruction of a campaign fund contribution surfaced Thursday night ahead of a scheduled Ozark hearing for five state officials. Warrants charging voter intimidation were prepared for trial at Ozark Friday. Wayne Carter, toll bridge collector, allegedly returned the amount and sent a money order. Officials named include Deputy Revenue Commissioner Paul Lumineer and Clem Moore.</s>
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Little Rock
Staite Revenue Department
Wayne Carter
Ozark Tall Bridge
Ozark
Earl St. Wiseman
Wiseman
Revenue
Paul Luminere
Clem Moore
G. Hf. Powell
Revenue Department
Toll Bridge Division
Champ Fuel
Carter
G. C. Carer
D. Benson
Atorney
Caro Bojley
Tie Goesernor
Jie
Mayo bulletin reports Governor Olson weakened by abdominal ailment
Rochester Mayo bulletin states Governor Olson grows weaker with recurring pain and complications. The governor suffers from an abdominal illness, as updates note increasing difficulty in his condition.
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Olson
Mayo
Rochester
Minn
Floyd BL Olson
Mayo Cpic
Spy code in Arabian Nights links to Moscow plot trial
Moscow trial centers on a copy of the Arabian Nights used as a secret code among conspirators linked to Leon Trotsky’s son in Berlin. The report, from Associated Press, describes a bewildered witness recounting meetings between Smirnoff and Syedoff as they used the book as cover.
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Moscow
Russia
Associated Press
KE. Holzmann
T. Smirnoff
Justice Stone on Law Boundaries and Social Change
Cambridge Harvard Tercentenary Conference quotes Justice Stone on balancing individual liberty with government action. He notes rapid social change tests the legal system, urging that law guides progress through reasonable reforms and that constitutional guarantees shape court standards amid evolving circumstances.
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Cambridge
Mass
United States Supreme Court
Marlin .Fiske Stone
Justice Stone
Fed
Half of Stadium Ready This Fall
Coach Foy Hammons told the Hope Rotary Club that half of the new high school football stadium would be completed by Thanksgiving. The $20,000 WPA and athletic association project is to be repaid from stadium receipts, with city credit noted. He noted roster losses from age data and presented 180-pound lettermen prospects.
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Foy Hammons
Hope Rotary Club
Hotel Barlay
WPAI
The
Athletic Association
City of Hope
Joon
Hammons
Carter Johnson
Johinson
Balarian Magazine
Seventh Grass Fire in 11 Days Reported
The Hope Fire Department responded Friday morning to a grass fire at Park Drive. Firemen said negligence in burning trash started the blaze, which was extinguished with no damage. Taxpayers have paid about $245 for seven grass fires, and officials urged residents to avoid trash burning due to dry conditions.
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Hope Fire Department
Park Drive
Hupe
The
Star
British Germany warn Spain and Portugal crisis deepens
Britain and Germany warn Spain amid fears of conflict as Germany moves a augmented fleet toward Spanish waters. Portugal faces reports of a revolt and Carmona’s possible death while Francoist forces in Spain gain international attention and warnings of force.
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London
Eng
Great Britain
Germany
Portugal
Oscar Carmona
Lisbon
Presdent Carmona
France
Spain
Feed Conservation Urged for West Statewide Plan
Brookings South Dakota director A M Eberle of the State College agricultural extension service urges every farmer to contact a rigid feed conservation program on his land this year. He outlines steps: cut available roughage in fields and along highways, conserve every acre of drought-burned corn, and preserve straw piles. Dry flies for trout fishing are now made with cellophane.
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Brookings
S. D
South Dakota
A. M. Eberle
State College Agricultural Extension Service
Warship bids cost more. Navy finds higher prices
Nashville report notes ships cost a million dollars more per vessel this year after bid openings. If the war prolongs, there may be no place to use them next winter. A casualatie list grows and Mae West is reported in a ranch setting with cattle and calico dogs.
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Nashville
Tenn
Navy Department
Mae West
Indictment Hails Black Legion Chief in Detroit Case
Virgil F. Effinger of Lima Ohio identified as national head of the Black Legion was indicted in Detroit with 21 others on criminal syndicalism charges. The two count indictment accuses Effinger and others of advocating crime sabotage violence and terrorism to achieve industrial or political reform.
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Detroit
Mich
Virgil F. Effinger
Lima
Ohio
Duncan C. McCrea
Black Legion
Hooded Order
Effinger
City Hails Missouri Pacific Work Against Mosquitoes
The Missouri Pacific Railroad and local agent C E B Christopher were thanked by a Hope Arkansas city council resolution for aiding the mosquito eradication campaign. The measure notes free oil supply and broad cooperation, directing copies to the railroad and its agent and to be spread in council minutes.
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Missouri Pacific Railroad
C. E B. Christopher
C. E. Christopher
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Hope
Arkansas
Malyaxd
City of
C. EB
Christopher
Negro Repudiates Death Confession at Trial in Asheville
In Asheville Judge Don Phillips hears Martin Moore claim that fists and a rubber hose forced a murder confession in the July killing of Helen Clevenger. Two witnesses testify Moore confessed, while officers' signed statement is excluded. The courtroom scene includes the victim’s father fainting as the confession is discussed. Carole Lombard’s facial scar from an early accident is noted, with her current absence from film work.
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Asheville
Martin Moore
Don Phillips
Helen Clevenger
J I. Clevenger
Moore
Lawrence E. Brown
Brown
Futrell Signals Possible Special Session on Pension Funds
LITTLE ROCK reports Gov Futrell indicated the legislature may be recalled to finish funding old age pensions if needed. He noted 60 legislators favored a special session, with many adding conditions on investigations of campaign fund expenditures and state employee assessments.
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Little Rock
Ge Assembly
Futrell
Senate
Carl Bailey
Griffin Smith
Wefare Commission
Negro bootlegger and wife seized in raid on Radical Hill
Dennis Williams known as El Dorado Slim and his wife Ethel were arrested after police raided their Radical Hill home seizing a small amount of moonshine. Williams, shot dead July 23 near North Side Beer Garden, faced numerous charges. Both suspects at liberty on bond and to appear in municipal court next Monday. Police Chief Ridghill, Officer Bearden, and Deputies Bearden and Robins led the raids on complaints from residents.
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Dennis Williams
el Dorado Slim
Hope
Radical Hill
Creg Simms
North Side
Williams
Ethel
John W. Ridghill
Hugh Bearden
Reginald Bearden
R. O. Robins
One Dead in Crash Near Cabot Ark
A head on collision near Cabot Arkansas left L M Berry of North Little Rock dead from injuries and Foster W Drake of Little Rock badly burned. The crash occurred Friday night amid reports of fire and possible further casualties.
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Cabot, Ark
Little Rock
L. M. Berry
North Little Rock
Cabot Tate
Foster W. Drake
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