Deep South heritage page draws visitors to Natchez event
Natchez Mississippi promotes its annual heritage pilgrimage begun by the Natehex Garden club in 1982. The event showcases southern history and tourism, including Stark Young’s So Red the Rose, with prominent references to old mansions and regional figures amid a broader critique of Nazi Germany and religious liberty.
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Natehes
Miss
Deep South
Natehex Garden Club
Old South
New South
Natches
Natchez
Stark Young
Rural schools seek funds to fix diversions in state aid
A letter from Arkansas rural educators calls for restoring diverted funds to support an adequate statewide schooling program. It urges legislative action and public sentiment to secure WPA aid, arguing rural pupils deserve normal, adequate resources and teachers deserve fair pay. The missive blames redirected funds on past policies and asks readers to press the governor and legislators to restore and stabilize school revenue.
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Addrenswdl
Wells Reluas
AL Be Wetherington
Blevins Sobol Pringipal
Wetherington
Department of Rural Education
Arkansas Education Cssociation
Jetter
WPA
Enp
Prysidimt
Washington
Here
Autantius
Arkansas
Department of the Telethon
Ciatian
Phipps
Cranim Crackers Devoine Whitehend Law Case
A disrupted scene unfolds as a farmer Morton Giles confronts a trespasser near a melon patch. Giles fires, the intruder collapses, and a fatal wound ends in death. The article hints at questions of order and culpability amid a chaotic episode.
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Devoine Whitehend
Morton Giles
Bret Clos
New WPA Relief Aims At Industrial Points
President Roosevelt asked Congress for an immediate 250 million dollar appropriation to relieve unemployment. Officials said most funds would go to industrial centers, with a plan to reduce WPA rolls in the near future. The Senate pressed to act on the farm bill while filibusters blocked the anti lynching bill.
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Washington
Roosevelt Askert
Speaker Burkhead
Tne
Senate
Paskage
House
Capital Loans to Small Businesses
Washington reports that government plans to provide large scale loans and loan insurance through banks to aid small firms. Commerce officials saying a formal program will be announced within a week to expand enterprise capital and insure bank loans, with long term funding emphasized by small business leaders.
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Washington
Shia
Vastor Joans
Gol
Weretry of
Commerce
Chairan
Jesse WL. Jones
Roe Construction Pysanee Corporation
Minktol
Pedestrians Rights and duties urged by Arkansas official
A Highway Department official stressed pedestrian rights and duties in Arkansas. He said pedestrians must observe traffic signals and walk on the left side where no sidewalks exist, while drivers should yield to pedestrians at crosswalks and intersections.
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Cane
Arkans
Hod
Booth
Teaffie
Highway Commission
Arkansas
Lite Rock
Mr. Booths
Mr. Both
Natchez Plans Annual Pilgrimage to Old South Mansions
Natchez Garden Club announces the Seventh Annual Pilgrimage to antebellum homes and gardens from March 26 to April 2. Visitors tour twenty or more century old houses opened to the public as locals in hoop skirts host guests, with evenings featuring entertainment and a Confederate Ball amid Southern nostalgia.
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Gerard H. Branden
Natches Garden Club
Chez
Miss
Natchez
Southland
Deep South
South
New Orleans
Anch
Nalehos
Y E M A Meeting Sees 200 Expected Attendance
The Young Men's Association meeting at Hope Country Club Monday starts at 7 oclock. Invitations were mailed to 250 people, with about 200 expected to attend. Members and interested parties are urged to attend as plans for war will be discussed. Coach Foy Thomas is expected to attend as a guest. The Bowen Chamber of Commerce secretary will join as well.
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Np Young Business Men's Association
Hope Country Clubhaesie
Seibers
Shekestian
Foy Thammans
Bowen
Chamber of Comp Meree
Celock
Fragmentary Thought Fragment in Old Paper Style
A fragmentary note from a historic page offers a cryptic, stylistic sentence about eloquence and miswritten terms. The readable portion hints at a reflective, possibly editorial gesture, with names and places obscured by OCR-like corruption.
Grant Withdraws From Arkansas Congressional Race
LITTLE ROCK Arkansas Grant of Newport notified the Secretary of State that he had withdrawn as a candidate for Congress in the Second Arkansas district. He pulled out in favor of County Judge Wilburn Mills of Seavey. Governor Bailes has not set a date for the special election.
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Little Rock
S. Grant
Newport
Secretary of State
Hall
Tony
Arkansas
Wookpee
Grant
Wilburn
Mills
Seavey
Governur Bailes
U S Envoy Talks to Reds Prisoner
Moscow dispatch reports Ruth Marie Rubens of New York, pale after two months imprisonment, met with United States chargé d'affaires Loy W. Henderson for brief minutes. Henderson declined to reveal details of Rubens arrest until he reports to the State Department.
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Moscow
Russia
Ruth Marie Rubens
New York
van Hele Arai
Brockelhurst Put Under Close Guard
LITT ROCK officials have chained Lester Brockelhurst to the chair and heightened security near Tucker to prevent self harm and delay execution. Benekelhwest, slated to die March, has been ironed for over 11 weeks after Governor Bailey reset the date. Brockelhurst grew nervous upon learning the new execution date and said he would not be electrocuted, claiming other ways to die.
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Lester Brockelhurst
Guzned
Senator John L Wilson Improves After Illness
Senator John L Wilson, listed as improving, is said to be recovering from a bout of flu and illness. He collapsed Wednesday morning entering his bathroom, suffering a brief fall that caused a minor injury. An attending physician deemed the incident not serious and expected full recovery within a few days.
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Juln L. Wilson
Jionye
East Third Street
Wilson
Reeves
Cotton Market Report Odd Fragments From New Orleans
Market notes from New Orleans show March cotton futures at 8.85 with little change as July options closed near steady. Prices indicate modest shifts with smaller cotton grades trading around 8.98 to 9.00 per pound amid sluggish activity.
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New Orleans
Old Fiddlers to Play at Rosston Party Saturday
Lovels of string music gather at Rosston for the Southwest Arkansas Old Fiddlers contest drawing large crowds. Cash awards in 15 events include a top prize of $10 for best string band. Contestants must register with J. W. Holloway. no entry fee. Committee: J. W. Holloway, Mrs. Clyde Jarvis, Mrs Arthur Hart. Public invited.
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Lovels
Rosston
Southwest Arkansas
Denial on Capone Violence at Alcatraz Hospital
San Francisco reports deny Al Capone has become violent or placed in a straight jacket. The former Chicago gang chief remains in a hospital cot under observation for insanity, with Warden James A. Johnston stating he has shown no signs of violence since admission.
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San Francisco
Calif
al Capone
Alcatraz Island
Chicago
James A. Johnston
Retirement Pay to Increase This Year in Arkansas
Wage earners in Arkansas face growing Social Security Act old age insurance benefits with an estimated 2,510 eligibles in 1937 and about 158 January claims forwarded to Washington. About $5,000 was paid or forwarded in 1937 while as much as $56,000 may still be outstanding. Actuarial estimates foresee nearly 2,500 annual claims for Arkansas. These are wage earners or survivors and not all-age pensions. Continued on Page Three.
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Arkansas
John H. Cooter
Washington
Cooter
Mind Your Manners Quiz Answers Best Social Tips
Quiz provides etiquette guidance with sample questions on accepting invitations greeting guests and partner selection at bridge parties. It notes expressions of pleasure, partner assignment by tally or card draw, and opinions on entertainers and guest behavior.
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Vian
Copyright Way
NEA Service, Inc
War looming as Roosevelt policy debate rages
House naval committee hears a peace advocate label Roosevelt’s Chicago speech a threat and bluff toward war. National Council for the Prevention of War opposes a 200 million naval expansion as a step toward war. Tokyo discussions hint at Japan’s possible participation in future naval talks. China’s Lunghai railway campaign threatens central China, with fighting likely along the Peiping Hankow line. Insurgent dispatches claim the real army shifts toward a new thrust between Valencia and Catalonia.
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Washington
House Naval
Roosevelt
Chicago
Frederick J. Libby
National Council For the Prevention of War
Associated Press
Japan
China
Lunghai
Lunghai Corridor
Peiping
Hankow
Spain
Valencia
Catalonia
Hollaman 70 Dies at Hazen in Little Rock Hospital
Hugh Hollaman 70 of Hazen died Wednesday morning in a Little Rock hospital. He was brother of Luther and Clyde Hollaman of Hope. Funeral services are set for 2 30 p m Thursday at Hazen Methodist Church with burial in Hazen cemetery. Survived by daughter Mrs F H Martin of Hazen and sister Mrs Clos Pfeifer of Hazen.
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Hugh Hollaman
Hazen
Luther
Clyde Hollaman
Hope
Little Rock
Hazen Methodist Church
Hollamon
F. H. Martin
Anda
Clos Pfeifer
U S Steel Extends CIO Contract Amid Price Pressures
United States Steel Corp renewed its CIO contract with an indefinite extension while reserving the right to seek wage adjustments within 20 days. The move preserves the current terms pending review as price cuts by independent producers press for a low-price, high-production model amid Roosevelt era policy tensions.
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NEW _YORK
United States Steel Corp
C. J
Corportion
United Star Steel
Carnegiellinois
C. E O
Roosevelt
United States Steel
Big Steel
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University of Muenster
Hiller
Christan Church
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Hitler
Geran Dabor
Christian Church
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Camnot
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Stockton
Cy Sherif Hievey
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U. S
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Natches Garden
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Natchez, Miss
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