Verse on light and loss amid town elegies
A fragmented poetry passage contemplates darkness as a universal grief with a single glow from a casement lighting a family and the world, followed by a local church notices section noting a Baptist church circle meeting and a women's auxiliary gathering. It shifts to social updates: Mary Greening arrives from Talins, a Valentine themed banquet hosted by Miss Marie Antoinette Williams, and visits by Miss Mabel Poitier and Daval Purkins. Community announcements list church activities, visitors, and social events in a small town Society column.
Flapper Fanny Sails Neg 1.6 Fat and Spring Party
A note on a Friday Contract club gathering at Hervy Street in Oklahoma City includes attendees Mrs C Lewis and others, with early spring motifs in table decor and favors going to Mrs L W Young, Mrs phan, and Mr R D Franklin.Lenny Jones visits family in Washington. Harold King from General Electric arrives for a short visit. Sidney Stanford announces birth of a son February 16 at Chester Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Lewis
Hervy Street
Thi
L. W. Young
Lenny Jones
Dale Jones
Mys. Jones
Washington
Harold King
General Electric Company
St Lows
T. R. King
Sidney Stanford
Vriday
Alia Chester Hopsital
Big Money's Grip and Post Office Reform
In a five year span during Walter Brown's tenure as Postmaster General, major changes to mail carrier pay and route assignments are outlined. The Watres bill and a shift to a mileage based system prompt review of the "Big Three" influence on town air mail. The text notes a move toward competitive bidding for new routes and the transition from distance based pay to a fixed allotment style system as part of broader postal reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Walter Brown
Congress
Airmail contracts and extensions sparked fare wars and fraud
The article details how post office extensions to existing airmail lines were granted by Brown, sparking a bidless expansion of routes. Operators split routes in a conference, creating a map for self interests while Congress intended competitive bidding. Revelations show huge salaries and stock gains tied to subsidy companies, fueling debate on Roosevelt-era policy and the future of airmail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office
Brech
Brown
Congress
Fong
Senate Committee
Joy
Cer Wa
Roosevelt
Elvarly
Fex
Endorses for forcible aid to cotton farmers in South
Representative Allgood of Alabama urged a bill to aid small cotton farmers, saying it would help the little cotton farmers of the South. Representative Snagle of Texas argued for destroying 1,800,000 bales of low-grade cotton to reduce surplus and curb price depreciation. Eagle called the Bankhead bill a boon to cotton producers and related industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allgood
Alabama
South
Snagle
Texas
Eagle
Austria Turning After Carnage Quiets and Reopens
Under-Secretary Neustadterstuermer rises to minister of social welfare. Vienna theaters and schools reopen after four days of carnage as scattered Socialist Republican guardsmen hide in sewers and plot raids. Police search underground passages for weapons and gunmen, recovering machine guns rifles grenades ammunition and dynamite. Official totals report 102 government deaths and 437 civilian deaths including nine women and two children. Socialists claim nearly 2,800 gunfire losses across Austria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neustadterstuermere
Vienna
Heimwehr
Hind
Austria
Three Arkansas Schools Charge Tuition Amid Revenue Strains
Tuition charges support 24 counties with 23 free schools in operation this year. About 9,008 children pay per pupil fees of 4 to 7.50 dollars to keep schooling open and progress ongoing. The state education department notes additional uncounted districts like Pine Bluff have moved to tuition. An estimated 114,059 dollars will be collected under current rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rocke
Arkansas
State Department of Education
Moward A. Dawson
Pine Bluff
Local social notes from Centerville and area events
Centerville families hosted and visited Tuesday and Monday afternoons with neighbors and relatives including Mrs John Aulton Mrs Haney Mrs Harry Workman and Mrs Carl Richards along with Misses Glen Marie Andres and Jeau Mildred Givens and Mr and Mrs Charlie Sanders. A move occurred as Mr and Mrs Hubert Clark relocated to Hope. Several residents hosted guests from Harmony Commerce and nearby towns while dances and family gatherings were reported with numerous afternoon visits and a Hot Springs trip noted for Clyde McElroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Aulton
Haney
Harry Workman
Carl Richards
Gorden Mariner
Glen
Marie Andres
Jeau
Mildred Givens
Charlie Sanders
Ivy Mitchel
Hubert Clark
Hope
Charlie Bennett
Commerce
Tex
Gorden Marine
Jean Givens
Lillie Maud McBay
Misses Addie
Gladys McElroy
Walter Pickard
Will Austin
John Godwin
Near DeAnn
Narbournima
Albert Storks
Jean
Roger Williams
Marvin Tomin
Britain Arrests 100 Black Shirts in raid on Mosley group
Police net 100 Black Shirts from Sir Oswald Mosley’s fascist organization after a noon raid in Wortham Enu. Two hundred officers moved to seize members linked to a tithe war over church assessments at local farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wortham
Enu
Britain
Oswald Mosley
Death notices and community kinship at Centerpoint
The community mourns Jessee Kennedy’s death at the funny home Friday afternoon. Friends and relatives, including Gladys Galloway, Luther Galloway sue Emily, and many local families, gather for a funeral and visitations. A meeting is planned Sunday afternoon to organize Sunday school with all invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessee Kennedy
Funny Home
Gladys Galloway
Luther Galloway
Sue Emily
Carl May
A. L. Cauile
Deltaly Galloway
Gurteen Caudle
W. W. Wright
Delma
G. H. Wise
Melrose
A. L. Caudie
Elihias
W. WW. Wright
Wright
Caudie
Curtis Caudie
Patmos
Pice
Vem
Organiae
Convict 105 for Game Violations
Arkansas game wardens report January confiscations across turtles, doves, game fish and furs. The secretary notes 1,180 dollars in fines, 105 arrests with 105 convictions, and measures against undersized fish and seasonally out of period pelts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Arkansas
Guy Amsler
State Game and Fish Commission
San
The Victorian Aftermath reviewed by Bruce Cation
Esmie Wingfield Stratford’s closing volume surveys England from Victoria’s death to World War I. It frames European civilization as a noble yet flawed project, toppled by unchecked science and a corrupt politics that became a mere skin game. An earnest, valuable history priced $3.50 by Morrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Cation
Esmie Wingfield-Stratford
England
Queen Victoria
Mr. Winefield-Stratford
Morrow
Dick Powell to Present Six Beauties at Razorback Annual
Fayetteville hosts Avko-Pi-Little Rock star Dick Powell as six beauties compete for the 19s4 Razorback annual at the University of Arkansas. The event will feature Powell in a supporting role during the junior year back portion of the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
Avko
Little Rock
Dick Powell
University At Arkansas
Local Lions Candidate Max Reid to Vie at Texarkana
Blytheville Ark reports lawyer Max B. Reid will be presented at the state convention in Texarkana on May 3 as a candidate for partnership in the Arkansas district Lions Club. The announcement notes Reid’s support from Civig Club members and local leaders for his candidacy.
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Blytheville
Ark
Max B. Reid
Texarkana
Max A
Jean Harlow at Saenger Sunday in Bombshell
Jean Harlow and Lee Tracy star in Bombshell, a humorous composite of Hollywood rumors and myths. The film, described as a pictorial record of Hollywood laughs at itself, opens Sunday at the Saenger Theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Harlow
Saenger
Jaughe
Hollywood
Saenger Theatre
Funeral service for D. L. Paisley set in Little Rock
Funeral services for D. L. Paisley former Hope schools superintendent died Friday in Little Rock. Services were to be held 2 pm Saturday at BR F Drummond & Co chapel with burial at Roser lawn Memorial Park. Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers listed from Little Rock Conway North Little Rock Warren Hope and Arkadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. L. Paisley
Hope Schools
Little Rock
BR. F. Drummond & Co
Roser Lawn
Memorig Park
Little Hack
Aglive
Claude Capie
J. M. McNeil
Edward W. Stitt
Shields Goodwin
Harald Lawson
A. E. Heagler
Wheeler Finch
Edward McFaddin
Foy Anderson
Howe
W. E. Phipps
A. B. Hill
Howard
Dawson
R. C. Hall
J. C. Kuykendall
Victor L. Webb
John H. Hollis
Justin Matthews
F. 5
Bender
Dy. L. R. Brown
E. H. White
Foster Stayton
A. L. McAlister
John Dunaway
D. J. H. Reynolds
Conway E. 3B
Mosuley
Dan Rewis
North Little Rock
Charles Martin
Catt Hollis
San Meek
A. Bradham
Warren
George E.cannon
Nathan O'Neal
E. E. Austin
Hope
J. R. Grant
Arkadelphia
License Deadline Is Next Tuesday
LITTLE ROCK Arkansas motorists rushed to buy new vehicle tags after Governor Fittell signed the bond refunding act fixing 1934 license rates. The revenue department dispatched guides to key points and opened in the state capitol rotunda. About 12 000 licenses had been distributed by then as the act became law. Differences from the old rates vary from a few cents to two dollars for autos and trucks, with trailer owners facing the largest increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Fittell
Arkansas
the Revenue Department
Bronkwood School Repairs Near Completion and Reopening
Miss Beryl Henry, adviser, superintendent, reports Bronkwood school exterior and interior repairs cost about 54009 GW. Work includes erecting a high wire fence to separate students from the flow of traffic on the north side. Students have been housed at the Paisley building, attending half-day sessions. full reopening starts Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronkwood
GWA
Beryl Henry
Bree
Paisley
Brookwood
Henry
Fields Are Cleaned in Walnut Ridge Farm Work
In Walnut Ridge Arkansas farmers began field work earlier than usual as 80 percent of stalks have been cut and debris cleared ready for plowing. Many farmers report potatoes and onions already prepared for planting and harvest conditions improving across the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walnut Ridge
Ark
Help Wanted and Public Bankruptcy Notice in Text
Fragmented classified style text shows help wanted ad with multiple names and timings, plus a district court bankruptcy notice. It references M Blassingame 3904 Sou Main and an Arkansas location, with a separate bankruptcy trustee W S Atkins, Citizens National Bank of Hope, and a notice of public sale of estate property in Hempstead County Arkansas for February 20 1934.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court OF United States
Western District of Arkansas
Texarkana
Andrew W. Steal
W. S. Atkins
Citizens National Bank OF Hope
Andrew Stroud
Washingtostead
Arkansas
Nepl
Oral Land Bank of
St. Louis
Missouri
Hempst County
Bill
Willis B. Smith
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Tor Beauty
W. MM. U
First Baptist Church
Circle No
AM Indies
St. Mars'a Episcopal Church
Acelock
Mary Greening
Talins
B.S. Greening
Mary Pierce Murray
Kana
Marie Antoinette Williams
Valentine
Martha White
Nancy Sue Robbing
Florence Avis
Nancy Pay Williams
Joan Young
Nancy Wik
Mary Wilson
Sara Ann Barham
Marie Antoinelle Williams
Mabel Poitier
Gadsden
Abn
Louise Hanecan
Oklihoma City
Oki
Daval Purkins
Lite Rock
Marie
Nannie Purkins
First Presbyterian Church
Pat Casey
Casay
J.S. Jackson
Sophie Williams
Lille Miss
Ninsey Lane Parkles
Little Revk
Ambrose Hanegits Jr
Teft Satur
Fh. M, Damiel
Daniel
Oklahoma City
Okt
Erne
Paxel
Gies Road
Irs
Hollanit Phope
BIG Money
Harlow Tracy Gey
Ken Maynard
Tarzan
Buck Jones Gordon
Ghost City
Sonny
Siraisus
Minipaly
Cadeley
Chicago
Mary Sunde
Gerhard Bande
Anne Sunde
Mary
Gerhard
Arne
Elson Huckins
Higgs Ee
Centerville
Will Erwin
Willie Henry
Earl Erwin
Civig Club Candidate
Lee Tracy
Jem Harlow
Sccrators
Spe BO
Frank Morgan
Hope School
Capital City
Watil
Futre
Revenue Department
Numder
Earl Wiseman
Call
Mville
Syria
Arbnissian
City of Hope
Wardle
G. E. Cannon
NRA
ERA
CWA
Shreveport, Louisiana
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