Fair Play Is Basic Part of Courtship Minister Claims
A column extols courtship as essential and outlines a state led program in Arkansas to promote sales of Life in Arkansas. It details prize trips for high school and grammar students, duties of local distributors, and essay requirements to win World’s Fair funds. The piece urges cautious social dating and stresses character development through thoughtful companionship.
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New York
World Mail
Arkansas
State Publicity Department
M. C. Mackinnn
Stites Publicity
State Capitol
Tittle Rock
Bailey
Ineal P. T. A
Focal
Jniiviewer
Chambers of Commerce
Life
A Thought on the Undivided Heart and Trust
A reflection on a heart devoted to God alone, trusting Him above all earthly desires, praising a singular worship. Geikie notes the virtue of undivided devotion and reliance on divine guidance.
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God
Hope High School Students Examined for Driver Tests
Heavy rains across western Arkansas flood roads near Fort Smith and disrupt travel. In Hope, 24 students in the Hope High School automobile driver education class were given Monday physical exams under William McComb of the Arkansas Automobile Club and Lt. John Hendrix of the Arkansas State Police. The course, taught by Jane L Pilkinton, blends 20 hours of class work with 32 hours of behind the wheel practice, and counts for a graduation half-point toward licenses.
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Hope High School
Uneder
William McComb
Arkansas Automobile Club, Inc
Refunding Trip Is Again Postponed
Belvit Taylor, Little Rock attorney, said he and Walter L. Pope, governor Bailey’s special representative, were forced to delay their trip to New York over Arkasas planned $1.0 billion debt refinancing. The delay stemmed from New York faculty and dealers attorneys arranging a conference. Taylor may depart Wednesday night if a New York phone call arrives. otherwise the trip will occur no later than this weekend.
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Little Rock
Belvit Taylor
Walter L. Pope
Bailey
New York
Arkisas
Faculty of
Attornnneys
Taylor
Two Brothers Held in Robbery of Bodien Store
Sheriff Brad Bright said two brothers Berane May and Saver May confessed to raiding a Bodien drug store last Thursday. They stole merchandise, hid pennies under their home, and planned to erase fingerprints by removing door locks. Authorities found the items and the suspects were taken into custody at night near an abandoned sawmill.
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Brad Bright
Berane
U S Bill to Fight Syphilis Proposal for Federal Health Board
Twenty seven witnesses urged the Las Follette bill allocating 277 million dollars over thirteen years to stamp out syphilis and venereal disease. It would create a division in the Public Health Service to aid states with prevention, treatment, and control measures. Witnesses included health officials and representatives from the American Legion and Junior Chamber of Commerce.
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Washington
Senate Commerce
Las Follete
Greg
Wista
Liv Follette
United Sites Public Health Service
Witneses
Pers Enl
Aneth Jean Legion
Chamber of Commerce
Herman N. Bundesen
Chicago Board of Health
Homer Folks
New York State Charities Aid Assocation
China’s Fortunes at Critical Stage
The AP reports China in a critical war phase as Japanese forces push toward Lunghai railway, threatening 400000 Chinese defenders and the east west line. US ships repelled armed Japanese patrols near Shanghai’s international settlement, while Spain’s war remains in a low stalemate. A note mentions Bryce Canyon’s natural bridge resembling Tower Bridge.
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Associated Press
China
Spain
Lunghai
United States
Maines
Shanghai
Ines
Oo Bryve Canyon
Mind Your Manners Quiz Answers from 1948 NEA Service
A vintage etiquette feature asks readers to judge table manners questions such as handling the cream pitcher, expressing food choices, hair rearrangement at table, stirring gravy, and passing serving utensils. It provides authoritative answers and sample phrases for refusals, reflecting midcentury social norms.
State wide driving course launched in Arkansas schools
The Arkansas Automobile Club along with Aetna Casualty and Surety and support from the State Department of Education, Police, and AAA launches a state wide high school driving and traffic safety program. In 23 Arkansas high schools 450 to 500 students will take 20 hours of classwork and 42 hours behind the wheel with dual control cars. Students are tested for reaction time and breadth of vision to gauge braking response and obstacle perception across participating districts.
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Aetua Casualty & Surety Company
Arkansas Automobile Club
Fevel
Arkansas
State Department of Education
State Palice Department
American Automobile Association
Lite Rock
Arkansas Automobile Elit
William McComb
The
Arkansas Austinabily
John Endricks
Molice
Admiral Grayson Dies at Age of 59
Rear Admiral Caryl T. Grayson, longtime head of the American Red Cross and confidant to three presidents, died in Washington at 59 after years of ill health following Roosevelt urging him to lead the Red Cross in 1935. In Miami, police plan a postcard campaign to remind visitors and motorists to drive safely, signaling traffic awareness to tourists.
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Admiral Grayson
Washington
Caryl T. Grayson
American Red Cross
Roosvelt
The
Red Cross
Prescott Bank Robbers Targeted by Federal Officers
Prescott bank officials in Atlanta sought identification of Alvin Dewey Hunt and Ganshire as suspects in the April 7 robbery of the First State Bank. Assistant cashier Ed Harrison and bookkeeper Mrs. Jim Cole were in the vault when two unmasked men escaped with over $7,000. Hunt and Ganshire were sentenced earlier in Atlanta for Texas bank robberies.
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Prescott
Shar
Ed Harrison
First State Bank
Din Atlant Ga
Alvin Dewey Hunt
Dlaghant
Hunt
Ganshire Bees
Atlanta
Texas
Prescott Bank
Shri and Harrison
Jim Cole
Unusual will pits sons in horse race for estate
A will divides wealth between sons Jonathan and Gerald with two colts Merry Mood and Jack Whippet. Each must race within six months of death with equal weights, judges’ verdict final. An annual friend suggests a wager to win, prompting both to try hard to secure the prize.
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Jase Weatherly
Jeff
Jonathan
Gerald
Merry Mood
Jack Whippet
Ty Sanidia
Sen Eatos Manly
Ron
Paving of Local Highways is Urged
James H. Pilkinton, civil government instructor of Howe High School, urged southwest Arkansas paving at the Hope Kiwanis noon meeting. He called for paved routes from Hope to Camden and for Highway 29 to the Louisiana line, noting higher traffic on these roads. Pilkinton also advocated tax free legislation to attract new industries to Arkansas and cited Louisiana’s 1-year tax break as a model. The program was presented by R. M. Traut with guests and a new member introduced.
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Arkansas
James H. Pilkinton
Howe High School
Hope Kiwanis Club
My. Pilkinton
Hempstead
Fonts
Nashville
Hope
Camden
Louisiana Line
Arkansas River
Filkinton
Louisiana
Tax Collection in Hope to Open Branch Office
W A Lewis, chief office deputy of the sheriff's department, announced a Hope branch will open Monday February 21 to collect taxes. The office, located in the John 3. Gibson bookstore on South Elm Street, will stay for 30 days before moving back to Washington.
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W. A Lewis
Sheriff’s Department
Bn Hope
John 3. Gibson
South Elm Street
Washington
House Appropriations Urge Rapid 250 Million Relief
The House Appropriations Committee urged immediate House approval of a 250 million dollar emergency relief appropriation to keep at least 2 million people on relief rolls through the fiscal year end. Senate debates anti lynching while crop control officials prepare a 4 billion dollar program as Roosevelt signs the measure. More than 15,000 people will carry out provisions, including 3,000 USDA employees and about 2,950 state and county committees.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
House
House Committee On Naval Affairs
Fish
New York
Great Britain
United States
Congress
House Committee
Senate
Ellender
Department of Agriculture
Roosevelt
White House
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Nineteen Municipal Court Cases Heard This Week
Judge W. K. Lemley presided a Hempstead circuit scheduling dispute, hearing nineteen municipal court cases Tuesday. Fines ranged from 10 to 25 dollars for drunkenness and theft, with several defendants jailed for a day but released on good behavior. some charges dismissed or reset for February 28.
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W. K. Lemley
Hempstead
L Ar
Washington
Jesse Atkins
James Ellis
Curtis Cannon
D. B. Walbert
Jesse Morris
James Edwards
John McCoy
J.T. Thomas
J. A. McLarty
Joe Force
Elroy Steffin
A. Crosby
Mat Nolan
Petrified Pine Knot Brought In By Bruce Rhodes
Bruce Rhodes of McCaskill submitted a petrified pine knot to The Star office on Tuesday. He claimed the knot, found a half mile north of McCaskill, was formed by a former enslaved worker Morrison Armstrong. The knot's origin is considered natural or craft in appearance. England reported in 1935 a birth rate of 1.4 per thousand—the lowest on record, with Austria and Sweden the only European nations lower.
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Star Office
Bruce Rhodes
McCaskill
England
Austria
Sweden
Cotton closes lower as market opens and ends steady
New Orleans cotton trade opens Tuesday at 9.02 and closes at 8.92 with quiet spot activity. Spot cotton finishes three points lower amid mild activity and a mid-day settlement near 9.07.
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New Orleans
Marely Cotton
Spot Cotton
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van Buren
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