Christmas greetings and holiday news from Fayetteville
Mrs. Ross Roberts of Fulton shopped in the city for Christmas. Several residents plan holidays with relatives in Arkansas and beyond, including visits to Fayetteville, Little Rock, Prescott, and Los Angeles. A library book distribution and holiday gatherings feature among local events.
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Ross Roberts
Fulton
City
E. M. McWilliams
Beulah Hays
Little Rock
McWilliams
Los Angeles
California
One handed cigarette case novelty for drivers and travelers
A new one handed cigarette case designed for auto drivers and stylish users features an inside spring bottom. Slide back the cover and a cigarette pops up ready to be smoked, with the gadget available in black, colors, and modernistic designs for southern travel.
Big lineup at Saenger to kickoff New Year in Hope
Manager Swanke announces a strong January slate at the Saenger in Hope. Joe E. Brown opens with You Said a Mouthful followed by Flesh with Wallace Beery and Garen Morley, then Grand Hotel with Sylvia Sidney and Gary Cooper. Madam Butterfly and Wild Horse Mesa follow, with A Farewell to Arms and Red Dust starring Jean Harlow and Clark Gable later in the month. Norma Shearer in Strange Interlude is hinted next.
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Swanke
The
Saenger
Joe E. Brown
Wallace Beery
Garen Morley
Hollywood
Sylvia Sidney
Gary Cooper
Sale
Zane Gray
Wild Horse Mesa
Helen Hayes
Jean Harlow
Clark Gable
Norma Shearer
Hope
Lucky meeting saves money on shoes in Livingston
Dave Harris and Henry Thompson, Polk County Black men, met in a Livingston store and learned they both had one lost leg each. A clerk suggested sharing one pair of shoes to cut costs, and they agreed to buy the same size, completing the sale shortly after.
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Livingston
Texas
Dave Harris
Henry Thompson
Polk County
Dave
Henry
Lenient stance of Federal land bank praised by executives
Wood Netherland of the St Louis bank defended a tolerant policy toward delinquent borrowers at a meeting of national farm loan associations. He cited 15,091 of 33,000 borrowers delinquent, 8,165 tax payments, and 11,586 insured loans, noting 2.22 million dollars from Congress but 4.09 million dollars advanced for extensions and protections, 184 percent of designated funds.
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Federal Land Bank
Wood Netherland
St. Louis Bank
National Farm Loan Associations
Federal Land Bank of St.Louis
Farm Loan Association
Federal Land Bank of
Hot Saturday at Saenger screens Nancy Carroll and Cary Grant
The Saenger presents Hot Saturday on Thursday and Friday starring Nancy Carroll as Ruth Brock with Cary Grant and Randolph Scott. The drama follows Ruth whose life unravels after she is seen leaving a man’s car, sparking town gossip and judgement in a deeply human tale.
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Saenger Theater
Nancy Carroll
Cary Grant
Randolph Scott
Ruth Brock
Ruth
Grant
Romer Sheffield
Zane Grey
Technocracy Foresees Economy Run by Engineers
The article explains Technocracy’s view that value should be energy based, arguing scarcity logic falters in plenty. It claims engineers could run a highly productive economy with vast efficiency, detailing wheat, brick, steel, and auto output achieved with far fewer workers and longer lasting goods.
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Scott
Technocracy debated as loosely defined movement grows
The piece questions Technocracy as an organization while noting its sketchy structure and lack of incorporation. It cites leaders who deny shared social aim with Marxism, mentions ongoing classes in several cities, and records Allen S. Baker joining a Technocratic party amid speculations about daily life under Technocracy.
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Los Angeles
Allen S. Baker
Negro convict Jackson tied to multiple regional robberies
Sheriff Baker investigated Jackson in Commerce on Wednesday only to learn he was jailed in Greenville as Lady Jackson for filling station robbery. Greenville sent him to Hempstead after confirming murder charges. Jackson faces charges for three robberies at Standard Oil Young Chevrolet and Loreco stations, all involving tire thefts. A preliminary hearing is set for Monday in Hope Arkansas. Buddy Searcy asks Santa for football gear and Miss Carlton.
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Baker
Commerce
Greenville
Lady Jackson
Jackson
Hempstead
Standard Oil Company
Freddie Callum
Young Chevrolet Company
Loreco
Hempstead County
Nevada County
Prescott
Seasonal death patterns show spring peak for self destruction
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company statistics indicate spring has the highest self-destruction reports, with May especially high, while autumn shows lower mortality in autos, tuberculosis, and pregnancy related deaths. Autumn death rates are generally lower than winter, and summer rates align closely with autumn for many causes.
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New York
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Insurance Company
Statistical Bulletin
United States
Canada
the Bulletin
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Albert Graves
Harvard Grad- Law School
Cambridge
O. A. Graves
Katherine Briant
Tyler Councial College
Chas
H. O. Kyler
O. Jr
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Brook
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Louise
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George Meehan
Ille
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Louisie, Ky
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David Davis
Ily
Tennessee
Joy Oneill
Henderson State Teachers College
Arkadelphia
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Claudia
Mary Evelyn Whitworth
Nadine
Flossie Conley
Jo Karner Lowthorp
LaPlace
D. B. Thompson
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Aborn Opera CO
Marietta
Standard Oil Company of Louisiana
Frank W. Pickell
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Saenger Thrift
Hald Noris
Selson-Huckins
Netherland
George Clark
Arkansas
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Buddy Searcy
Middlebrooks
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