Old Time Christmas Reflections and Local Holiday News
A nostalgic Christmas verse opens with memories and old time cheer. The column reports holiday guests, family anniversaries, travel plans, and gatherings across Pine Street, Little Rock, Carlisle, Benton, Smackover, El Dorado, and Dallas as residents mark the season. Mr. and Mrs. Middlebrooks celebrate a long marriage. others plan visits and gifts.
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T. A. Middlebrooks
W. A. Jackson
Benton
W. E. Berry
Baby
Smackover
Traveling iron a perfect gift for travelers
A traveling iron with universal control suitable for use in Europe and America. It comes in a neat case with the iron, cord, a tiny clothesline, and several minute clothes pins for use with the line.
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European
America
Local Notes From Texas Christmas Visitors
Miss Eleanor Foster of Lindenwood College Missouri will spend Christmas with her mother Mrs L A Foster and family. Miss Bertha Turner McRae returns from Little Rock visit. Cadet Harry J Lemley Jr West Point arrives Sunday for holiday with parents and grandmother. Mr and Mrs Edwin Dossett and children travel Thursday to Chestnut Louisiana for the holidays.
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Mrs
Harry Shiver
Little Rock
Carlisle
Eleanor Foster
Lindenwood College
St. Charles, Mo
L. A. Foster
Bertha Turner McRae
Harry J. Lemley, Jr
United States Military Academy
West Point
N. Y
Harry J. Lemley, Sr
Mary Lemley
Edwin Dossett
Chestnut
Technocracy's Rise and Its Enigmatic Leader Howard Scott
The article traces Technocracy's development from scientific efficiency ideas to a formal movement. It notes key figures such as Howard Scott, Walter Rautenstrauch, Bassett Jones, and Richard Tolman, and mentions Albert Einstein's reported interest. Scott is depicted as a mysterious, imposing figure with a European education and a career in engineering before World War I.
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Howard Scott
Columbia University
Walter Rautenstrauch
Bassett Jones
Myers, Strong and Jones, Inc
New York
Richard C. Tolman
California Institute of Technology
Albert Einstein
Scott
Virginia
Europe
Bagdad-Berlin
Canada
Technocrats question Scott's credentials and status
An official says Scott was not Muscle Shoals assistant chief technician but held a minor post. After WWII he went to New York, formed the Technical Alliance, and worked as a freelance consulting engineer. He lacks university degrees, and is not the Howard Scott in the Engineering Whos Who.
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Scott
Muscle Shoals
New York
Greenwich Village
Technocracy
Howard Scott
Rautenstrauch
Calvary Land Listings Highlight Sevier County Homes
City folks and several Texas and Louisiana buyers list farms for home use in Miller and Sevier counties. Names include C W Johnson Longview Beavers Kilgore Nettles and Fulton with acres ranging from 80 to 240 across listed counties.
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C. W. Johnson
Popular Bluff
Miller County
Jas. R. Wright
Longview
Texas
Sevier County
R. M. Beavers
Shreveport
Lacres
Lafayette County
R. E. Nettles
Kilgore
Jacres
Nevada County
A. Fulton
Dallas
W. H. Beavers
Oklahoma City
J. A. Levesey
Beeville
German political fate tied to von Schleicher and reforms
The article suggests von Schleicher seeks a long term chancellorship and notes monarchist hopes for an interim dictatorship amid Germany's unstable politics. Friends say his aim centers on state power over party, with a potential royal restoration looming if royals regain influence.
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Germany
von Schleicher
Personal Christmas Visits Mentioned for Local Residents
Mrs. Glen Coker of Blevins will spend Christmas with her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Rigddill. Lykins Padgitt, a student at State Teachers College Springfield Mo, is expected to arrive in Hope late Tuesday to join the holiday period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Coker
Blevins
John Rigddill
Lykins Padgitt
State Teachers College
Springfield, Mo
Hope
Cotton dips on New York market with modest losses
Cotton futures edged lower on Tuesday with March closing at 6.06 and May at 6.17. The day saw highs near 6.20 and a low around 6.05 as traders watched ongoing market fluctuations.
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New York
Hoard of silver coins found in Elland garden
In Elland England a garden discovery by Allen Wilson uncovered an urn containing 1 176 silver coins dated from 1400 to 1605. The coins were buried beneath the surface, suggesting a historical treasure hoard.
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Elland
England
Allen Wilson
Zimmerly to Return From Illinois Homeward Bound
Urbana Champaign reports L C Zimmerly a student at the University of Illinois will return home from Illinois with thousands of fellow students as they head to distant climes for summer break. Leonard C Zimmerly of Hope is among those named returning home.
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Urbana-Champaign
University of Illinois
Arkansas
Illinois
Leonard C. Zimmerly
Hope
Unemployed Miner Sells Otago Gold Claim Option
One of two unemployed men who found gold in Otago sold his six month option on the claim for 50 000 dollars plus 15 percent of the gold extracted, according to a report from Dunedin.
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Wellington
N. Z
Otago
Dunedin
Gunman Killed by Memphis Officer in Gun Battle
Detective Sergeant E. M. Crumby of Memphis killed L. J. Hunter after a gun battle Monday. Crumby accused Hunter of killing Connie Reed of Sikeston Missouri and wounding an officer there last Tuesday. Crumby’s sister Ruby Pearl Crumby is detained at Sikeston as a companion of Hunter. Crumby and Jackson officers surrounded the house. as Hunter fled Crumby shot him.
Argentina Will Seek Trade Pact With Britain
Argentina plans to send Vice President Julio Argentino Roca to London to renew ties after Ottawa tariffs and exchange controls. The aim is a trade agreement to protect wheat, meat and corn exports and to secure fair treatment for Britain’s investments while expanding British goods sales.
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Gideon D. Seymour
Associated Press
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Julio Argentino Roca
London
Prince of Wales
Empire
Ottawa
Dr. Roca
England
Argentina and England bonds shaped by history and economics
The article notes deep ties between Argentina and England, citing English influence on language governance and daily life. It highlights British investment, cultural imports like tea and shaving customs, and sports roots such as soccer, golf, tennis, and polo, with Dr. Roca seeking fair concessions to sustain the relationship.
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Roca
Spain
Argentina
United States
Enrgand
Dr. Roca
England
Suspect Agitator in Negro Uprising
A heavily armed posse moved toward Reeltown, Ala., with four deputies wounded and at least one Black resident killed in a battle after deputies tried to serve a writ on mules at Cliff Jeans’s home. Officials blamed agitators reactivating the Sharecroppers Union, linked to a 1931 disturbance.
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Tallassee
Ala
Reeltown
Cliff Jeans
Hereford Times staff names echo avian theme at centenary
The Hereford Times marked its centenary noting staff with bird surnames Feacock Parrot Finch Woodcock Cockerell and others including the son of Sir William Leeds the British ambassador to Brazil. The playful list suggests the paper’s avian-themed humor among longtime staffers.
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Hereford
Eng
Hereford Times
Feacock
William Leeds
Brazil
Spain’s Air In program aims for aviation growth
Premier Manuel Azana backs an air armada and civil aviation improvements. A Bureau of Air Knowledge would distribute general aeronautics information to civilians considering aviation careers.
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Spain
Manuel Azana
Bureau of Air Knowledge
That's a Fowl Trick Tacoma Wash Amused the Other Morning
A brief snippet from a Tacoma Washington page notes many people were amused the other morning by a fowl trick witnessed locally. The fragment hints at a lighthearted street scene or animal antics drawing public curiosity.
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Tacoma
Wash
Policemen Nab Bantam Rooster After Town Chase
Officers chased a bantam through a street near Shaner's ear and brought the fowl to the station. Patterson identified the rooster as belonging to a neighbor, establishing ownership of the chicken found in town.
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Ion Ba
Gheeea Patterson
Shaner
Severe Transvaal Storm Ravages Farm Herds
Hailstones 12 inches deep reported near Naboomspruit after a terrific storm. Eight cattle, 2006 sheep, and thirty deer perished. Local residents describe extensive damage to farms including pasture and troughs. Authorities assess agricultural losses and seek aid.
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Naboomspruit
Transvaal
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