Sheppard Pledges Arrests If WPA Raises Slush Fund
Washington report describes Senator Sheppard warning the Workers Alliance leader David Lasser about a proposed $50,000 fund to aid WPA workers in the campaign. Sheppard threatens Justice Department referral if the plan proceeds, while Lasser defends the effort as speech for the unemployed, not illegal fundraising. The Senate committee will decide at a future meeting.
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Sheppard
WPA
Washington
Dem. Tex
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
Sustice Department
David Lasser
The
Alliance
Congress
Department of Justice
Lasser
Jeffer Lasser
Georges
Smiths
Tydings
Senate Investigating Committee
Walsh
Dem. Mass
White
Rep
Boston
Canva
California
Racket Exposé Leads to Auto Accident Scheme Unveiled
A serialized expose warns motorists of a staged collision racket involving two men and two women. A driver named Roy Norman becomes entangled when a supposed accident results in witnesses and inflated claims. Police advise not to settle but pursue court action, exposing the scam and arrest details.
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Eciupe
Stuart Hammock
Roy Norman
Roy
Toy
Report of Clinic Is Made Public
G Ks Young executive secretary of the Religious Advocate reported public release of a year's venereal disease tests among negroes in Hope. At Verger and Lewis clinic East Third Street 148 negroes were examined, 420 positive cases found, most under treatment, 48 never returned, with steps to compel reporting if needed. City pays $25 monthly. state funds also aid. note on inherited car shapes ends.
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G. Ks. Young
Religious Advocate
Verger and Lewis Clinic
East Third Street
Yorger & Lewis Clinie
Weatmont
Young
A Thought Gou Anil Grinds Slow But Sure Herbert
A fragment notes a person named Herbert linked with Anil and a phrase about slow steady grinding. The line hints at a reflective mood and a possible naming quirk or shorthand. No clear event or location is provided to establish a full news item.
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Gou
Herbert
Seven Keys in Seven Locks Riddle
A man assigned to manage seven offices receives seven keys each for a different door. He does not know which key fits which lock and leaves a key in each lock as he tests. What is the maximum number of trials he can make while fitting only wrong locks before finding all correct matches.
WPA at Greatest Peak in History
Washington reports WPA enrollment reached 3,038,908 the highest in its history, though unemployment levels remain high. Hopkins notes week ending August 20 added 22,133 to 2,038,908 while total unemployment could not be estimated. He cites earlier declines and continued strain as youths and workers exhaust private resources.
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Washington
WPI
Harry L. Hopkins
WPA
Hopkins
FBI Agents Step Down After Rath Ray Mond Hamilton Case
Dallas reports that Tom Nesl and D B Daviss, FBI agents, resigned after failing to capture Ray Mond Hamilton and Ted Walters. The fugitives were later apprehended by Dallas police. J Edgar Hoover accepted the resignations of Neal, a former Austin officer, and Daviss.
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Dallas
Texas
Dallas News
Tom Nesl
D. B. Daviss
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Raymond Hamilton
Ted Walters
Dallas Police
E. Conroy
J. Edgar Hoover
Neal
Austin
Daviss
Annual Meeting of Hope C of C to Be Held Thursday
Henry A. ONeal president of the Shreveport Chamber of Commerce will be the principal speaker at the Hope Chamber of Commerce annual membership meeting next Thursday night at Hotel Barlow. He will discuss The Valucota Chamber of Commerce and be joined by friends from Shreveport. C C Lewis and Carter Johnson plan short talks on last year’s chamber activities with several musical numbers.
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Henry A. O'Neal
Shreveport Chamber of Commerce
B. L. Kaufman
Hope Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Barlow
O'Neal
Howre
Eyston shatters speed record at Bonneville
Captain George BF TT Eyston smashed the world automobile speed record at Bonneville Salt Flats boosting his mark to 245.40 mph. He completed a measured mile in both directions within an hour, far exceeding his prior record of 142 mph set last November.
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Bonneville Salt Flats
Utah
George BF
Eyston
Extension Granted for Testing Law Enforcement Halt
Supt. Gray Albright of the State Police told officers to mark time on enforcing the compulsory automobile testing law. The injunction in Union county against enforcement remains under dispute with a hearing set for September 6 in Union Chancery Court, regarding dissolution of the injunction as it affects the superintendent.
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Little Rock
Gray Albright
Union County
Leffel Gentry
Albright
Union Chancery
Berle Resignation Accepted by F D Roosevelt
Hyde Park N Y August reports Roosevelt accepted the resignation of Adolf A Berle Jr assistant Secretary of State effective September 13 returning to Columbia University professorship. Internal factors noted while Swedish Fox Breeder's Association cites Sweden now markets about one million silver fox pelts annually up from a decade ago. Bombay government moves to obtain trained instructors for physical exercise in dense urban centers of India.
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Hyde Park
Roosevelt
Adolf A. Berle, Jr
Berle
White House
Columbia Univer
Department of State
Sweedish Fox Breeder's Association
Sweden
Government of Bombay
India
Tammany's historic clashes end with Hines trial setback
A long view of reform battles against Tammany Hall traces repeated graft exposure to brief reform eras. From Strong and Roosevelt to Croker and Murphy, anti-Tammany campaigns yielded limited lasting change, as machine control resurfaced amid debates over police, elections, and honest graft.
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Jimmie Fines
Willis Thornton
NEA
New York
Charles
Park- Hurst
Yice
State Senate
Clarence Levon
John W. Goff
Tammany
William L. Strong
Theodore Roosevelt
William
Devery
Boss
Croker
Robert Muzet
Ireland
Fose
Seth Lowmayer
Charles SI. “Murphy
Republicans Launch Drive on Congress Cornfield Conference Speech
Representative James W. Wadsworth of New York condemned the Democratic administration and its economic policy as causing a low mood. He spoke Saturday at the Republican cornfield conference on Capehart farm, launching their campaign to win more seats in 11 Midwestern states.
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Washington
James W. Wadsworth
New York
Capehart Farm
Largest Auction Sale of Summer Heights Arkansas Sale Record
A summer auction set a new record in Arkansas with 465 cattle and 235 hogs sold. Total receipts reached about 311,787 dollars as buyers from Louisiana Oklahoma Texas and Missouri attended. Cattle brought 2.50 to 2.75 dollars per head while hogs sold for 7 to 9 dollars.
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Aroua
Theummer
Hope
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas
Missour
Non Government Work Hikes Tax In Memphis
George Price Ellis of Chicago, president of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, told Southern CPAs that nongovernmental functions taken over by local governments raise taxes. He cited municipal recreation, health clinics for school children, and pre natal clinics as examples and urged voters to decide which activities the government should fund.
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Memphis
Tenn
George Price Ellis
Chicago
Ilinois Chamber of Commerce
National Committee On
Municipal Accountancy
Tald Southern Certified Public Accountants
Hoe
Local Men in Kentucky for Farm Bureau Meet
A postcard from Cave City Kentucky notes four Hempstead County men headed to a regional Farm Bureau meeting in Lexington. Named are I. H. Huskey president Hempstead County Farm Bureau Clifford L. Smith farm agent A H Wade Resettlement Administration office Hopes and Frank J Hill county clerk elect.
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Star
Cave City
Umimmath Cave
Hempstead County
Keeping Face Won't Notice Others in the Street
Peiping traffic described as chaotic and indifferent to others by American traveler J D White. Chinese motorists cyclists and pedestrians show little sense of right of way, weaving through streets and facing delays like cold molasses as rickshas attempt passes. Continued on Page Three.
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J.D. White
Peiping
Star on Sunday to Photograph Students Departing for College
Hope Star invites all Hope trade territory students leaving for college this fall to meet at Hope city hall lawn at 2 p m this Sunday August 28 for a group photograph to be published in the Back to School Edition. There are no charges. Last year’s photo was similar and will again be taken to include employed boys and girls. Students from Prescott and other points outside Hope are welcome.
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Hope Trade
Hope City Hall
Hope Star
Star
Prescott
Hope
Senator Miller Tours Farms Here
Senator John B. Miller inspected a coordinated erosion control program on 12 co operating Hope project farms and CCC camps in southwest Arkansas to evaluate Soil Conservation work. He toured J L Goodbar and Roy Rogers farms, discussed terraces and strip cropping, and spoke with 75 local farmers and businessmen before traveling to Nashville to assess Mine Creek district.
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John B. Miller
Hope Project
CCC
Arkansas
James W. Sargent
Region
Fort Worth
Texas
Glen E. Riddle
B.S. Leonard
Arey
el Dorado
C. F. Baker
Farmer of Hope
O. F. Ruggles
C. FP. Baker
Miller
Mgr. Baker
Sci
Alton CCC
L. ¥. Higgason
Roy Rogers
O. F. Huggles
J. M. Fuller
H.w.timberlske
Gentel
Hempstead
Nashville
Mine Creek
Howard County
Board of Supervisors
Ex-Prisoner Nailed to Cross by Angry Pals in Reno
Ex-convict Ed Collins, 27, was stripped and nailed to a crude cross by two former associates in a Friday night attack linked to a San Diego payroll holdup. He said he resisted robbery, was restrained with a tenpenny nail through each hand and foot, and was rescued by police after his screams drew attention near the county hospital.
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San Quentin
Collins
Earl Dabney
Agriculture lowers base cotton loan rate to 8.30 cents
Washington officials announced the Department of Agriculture will set the base loan rate for 1938 cotton at 8.30 cents per pound. They also revised the loan program and raised the corn loan rate from 50 to 75 cents a bushel, with the new rate applying to midsized middling cotton and differentials for other grades.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Department
Hope Travelers Withdraw From Softball League
The Hope Travelers pulled out of the Hope Softball League reducing teams to seven. They had won three and lost nine. Players become free agents, with several members being high school athletes who will devote time to football after September 1. Manager A.8 Stonequist cited fall duties at D C Penney as his reason. The withdrawal shortens the schedule and a revised next week schedule appears in the standings.
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Travelers
Stonequist
D. C. Penney
Near Bishop Bray to Speak Sunday at Bebee Memorial C M E Church
Bishop J. A. Bray, head of the Negro Methodist Episcopal church in Arkansas Illinois and Missouri, will deliver the morning message at 11:20 Sunday at Bebee Memorial C M E Church. Rev F D Adams pastors the church. Olive trees are cited among the world’s most notable trees in Homer’s Odyssey.
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J. A. Bray
Negro Methodist Episcopal Church of Arkansas
Ilinois
Misssouri
Bebee Memorial C. M. E
Bray
F. D. Adams
Rebec Me
Morial
M. E
Cotton Market Update from New Orleans
Cotton opened Saturday at Bl and closed at 8:41. Spot cotton closed steady with three points lower on middling at 8.36.
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New Orleans
Spot Coton
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