Depression Era News Digest Draws on New Deal Figures
A scrambled excerpt describes public relief figures during the Depression, unemployment numbers from the era’s key agencies, and public debate over unemployment data. It references President Roosevelt, Secretary Perkins, and NRA leaders, plus a glimpse of social press commentary on consumer habits and international concerns.
Rainy Morning Poem Notes and Childhood Poetry Reminiscence
Olive Roberts reflects on a soft rainy day, noting robins, a singing canary, and a cage door left open. The piece weaves weather, poetry, and memories of Stevenson and Rose Fyleman, suggesting rainy weather prompts children to seek books and poetry and recall lilting verses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iain
Stevenson
Rose ‘Fyleman
Poised Self Improvement Through Reading Aloud and Graceful Posture
Practical tips advise reading newspapers aloud to build voice control and conversational topics. It also covers posture and movement, urging graceful sitting and leg crossing above the knees, while recommending forgetting oneself to achieve genuine poise.
Local Notices: Community Visitors and Family Plans
Holly Grove Mrs Ida Gorham visits her daughter in Shreveport Louisiana. Mr and Mrs Luther Sutton and children of Lost Prairie Spent Sunday with his parents Mr and Mrs H L Sutton. Friends mourn the death of Mrs Daisy Eubanks. Mrs Browning of near Hope attended Sunday school here. Mrs Car Evans and Norman spent days with Mrs Evans of Hope. John Boyett visited his daughter Mrs Willie Roberts and family. Mrs Martha Hembree and children.
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Ida Gorham
Shreveport
Luther Sutton
Lost Prairie
H. L. Sutton
Willie Roberts
Martha Hembree
Social visits noted in local society column
Saturday afternoon with Mrs Maudie Elliott and Mrs Flora Askew joined by children visiting her brother William Wormington and family. Mrs Jessie Atkins spent a day last week with sister Mrs John Robertson. Mrs Lola Gorham spent Monday night with Mrs Poole and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maudie Elliott
Flora’ Askew
William, Wormington
Jessie Atkins
John , Robertson
Lola Gorham
Boy Scout Allen Butler Saves Erie Train From Crash
In Belleville New Jersey 15 year old Boy Scout Allen Butler awoke to a wrecked shed blown onto the rails. He dashed through rain for a quarter mile to reach the engine and signal the crew with a lantern. The train halted safely and passengers praised him.
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Belleville
N. J
Allen G. Butler
Butler
Erie
Jersey City
Paterson
Tupes
Young Allen
Local Guests Visit and Attend Baptist Services
Columbus Rev L M Sipes of Little Rock visited relatives here. W W Ellen and Clarence Ellen of Garland came Sunday with Mr and Mrs Horace Ellen and attended church. Mrs Bert Cowling and Mrs Stev ning Cowling of Mineral Springs visited Mrs J M Holding Tuesday. Chester Suggs Jr of McNab spent weekend with Mrs C R White. Mr and Mrs N A Beller and Mrs N A Bellar of Little Rock are guests of Mrs J S Wilson Sr.
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L. M. Sipes
Little Rock
W. W. Ellen
Clarence Ellen
Garland
Horace Ellen
The
Baptist Church
Bert Cowling
Stev*ning Cowling
Mineral Springs
J. M
Holding
Chester Suggs Jr
McNab
C.R. White
N. A. Beller
N. A. Bellar
J. 5. Wilson Sr
They Say Quotes on Wealth, Reformers and Love
A collection of political and social quips. Ex Gox Wm E Sweet of Tolerate and NRA staff voices on economy, wealth, and punishment. Warden Lawes contrasts punishment with death. Rev C H Parkhurst comments on legislating heaven. Mary Borden likens engaged couples to explorers with sweets.
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Carnegies
Rockefellers
Gox
Wm. E. Sweet
Tolerate
NRA
Mary Borden
Relatives Visit and Notable Local Snippets
The text mentions Mrs Jim Wilson Jr visiting in Hope with relatives S H Briant and N T Jewell. Ruth Griffin a nurse from All Saints Fort Worth visited her parents at Cross Roads and traveled to Chicago for the World's Fair with her father. Gus Ford of Mineral Springs visits with daughter Thurman Blackwood as well as notes on London Cats and Washington history. An aquarium tip notes goldfish breeding in larger tanks with plant life.
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Jim Wilson Jr
S. H. Briant
N. T. Jewell
Hope
Ruth Griffin
All Saints Hospital
Fort Worth
Texas
W. C. Griffin
Cross Roads
Chicago
Gus Ford
Mineral Springs
Thurman Blackwood
Rail yard notice warns smoking among employees
A notice posted at Hope yard warns that many workers are smoking cigarettes and that any employee caught smoking will be dismissed. The message, signed by E. P. Beasley, targets cigarette habit in the line. Harry Barlow has returned from a pleasure trip to the East and Canada. Perry Hawthorne visits Nashville on business. Mrs. Will Orton and children of Fulton visited Hope, and Mrs. W. S. Atkins and children and Steve Atkins left for relatives in Nashville.
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the Star Publishing Co., Inc Inc
Alew Ao
Star
South
Hope
Arkansas
leCormick
Cei
Sporetahine
Little Rock
Ark
Hock ‘Island
E. P. Beasley
Harry Barlow
Canada
Perry Hawthorne
Nashville
Will Orton
Fulton
The Crime of Cuba by Carleton Beals reviewed
Bruce Catton notes Carleton Beals argues U S influence causes Cuba’s troubles from Platt Amendment to economic dependency. Beals claims Machado’s fall was aided by American interests and that Washington shapes Cuban policy, urging a new deal granting real independence and U S responsibility. The book, priced at 33, is offered by Lippincott.
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Bruce Catton
Cuba
Machado
Carleton Beals
U.S. State ‘Department
United States
New York
America
Lippincott
Community News From New Liberty and Nearby Areas
New Liberty residents and relatives visit Dock Hamilton and attend Harmony church. Fletcher-Easterling and children from Patmos join relatives while Bright-Crider family visits Falcon. Glanton couple attends Harmony revival. Alvin Hamilton and Emmet neighbors visit their parents Dock Hamilton and family. Johnnie Clark family, Doyle Bruce, and Purtell kin from Hope join Sunday dinner at Dock Hamilton home. Otis Langston and Mrs. attend.
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Fletcher-Easterling
Patmos
Dock Hamilton
Harmony
Doyle Bruce
A. M
Purtell
Gons
Hubert
Hugh
Hope
Dockle Hamiltons
Sideglances at Sutton Singing School Visitors
George Clark reports Friday afternoon visitors at Sutton singing school including Eunice Langston Ian Wayne and Mrs Langston. Fletcher Easterting of Patmos has been doing carpenter work for his uncle Dock Hamilton. Mr and Mrs J H Crank attended church near Sutton Sunday night. The note mentions nudists and speculate about outfits for cold weather using celophane.
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Jewell Langston
Eunice Langston
Ian Wayne
Sutton
Fletcher Easterting
Patmos Haze
Dock Hamilton
J. H. Crank
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U. S
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Mich
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Bertoni
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Derkvice
Betty Allen
Charley Ruffing
Yanks
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Camea
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Holly Grove
Boy Scout
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Signal Corps
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Warden Lawes
Sing Sing
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C. H. Parkhurst
Lombardy
Nation’s Recovery Head
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Industrial Recovery Administrator
Washington
London
Martha Washington
Lady Washington
New Liberty
Otis Langston
State Board of Health
M. C. Bair
George Clark
HEA Service Inc
California Oranges
Brown and Canfectioners
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Percy Carnation
Sniders
del Monte
HOBBS
NEW Deal Coffee
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