Hempstead County Cage Tournament Underway In Arkansas
Hempstead County senior boys basketball tournament results show Saratoga 33 Spring Mill 15 and Guernay 22 Fulton 4 with Blevins 88 Columbus 26. Patmos vs Washington High slated. Hope High Bobcats seek entry and draw for bracket. Hope beats Texarkana 54 17. Baker and Bright lead scoring as Hope strengthens title bid.
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Patmos
Ark
Hempstead County
Saratoga
Spring Mill
Guernay
Fulton
Blevins
Columbus
Washington High
Hope High School Bobcats
Bobcats
Hope
Texarkana
Hope High
Horkathatta
Pire
Te Lewhville
Texarkatta
Razorbacks
Hape
Baker
Hope Guard
Bright
The Gybe Insurance Scam Hits a Motorist
Dan Breyer, seeking cheap car insurance, falls for a hard sell from Rodney of the Motorists Mutual. A so called sample policy promises full coverage plus roadside bail, salary loss, and road service for $25 a year. Dan discovers the policy is limited and useless, a classic gybe insurance scam.
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Dan Breyer
Dan
Rodney
Mutual Protective Association
L Dan
Ife
Judney Bint
Hind
Butch Finnegan Escapes Insane Asylum Drak Headed For Freedom
Butch Finnegan a 200 pound Tacketeer convict sentenced to a hospital for the criminally insane attacked a rival gang leader in his ward then fled. A doctor was knocked out and guard alarms sounded as Finnegan escaped in white hospital garb heading toward the hall and elevator.
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Butch Finnegan
Tur
Butch
Finne- Burs
Buteh
J. W. Wellborn Dies in Booneville at 48
J W Wellborn aged about 48 died at noon Saturday in Booneville after prolonged illness. Funeral arrangements were set for early Saturday afternoon. Burial plans were uncertain due to high water and highway closures. Survived by widow of Hope sister Mrs Bert Chamberlain of Hope brother B L Wellborn of Hope mother Mrs Addie Wellborn and a Mississippi based brother.
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John W. Wellborn
Hope Mim
Booneville
Wellborn
Hope
Bert Chamberlain
B. L. Wellborn
Addie Wellborn
Mississippi
Hendrix Hurt In Truck Wreck Saturday
J W Hendrix of near Blevins was injured Saturday when his truck overturned on the Nape Blevins highway. He received treatment for a lacerated scalp, face, and hands. Several American collar companies have tried to enter the British market, but only one has succeeded.
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J. W. Hendrix
Near Blevins
Nape-Blevins
Aoul Physicians Office
Washington
Washington Memorial to George Washington Abandoned
The George Washington Memorial in Washington DC, begun in 1898 to expand higher education, has failed after 40 years. Foundations on Pennsylvania Avenue are being cleared for the National Art Gallery. The memorial association cannot raise 2 million dollars, has asked to dissolve, and will donate 232000 remaining to George Washington University.
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Ington
Washington
America
Washington, D. C
George Washington Memorial
George Washington
Pennsylvania
National Art Gallery
Andrew Melion
Memorial Association
U. S. District Court
George Washington University
Association
Congress
D. C
National Capitol
Washington Monument
Indian River
New York City
Farmers Urged To Sign Work Sheets In Hempstead County
Hempstead County farmers are urged to sign a work sheet at the County Agent's office to establish acreage and production allotments for 1938. Without signing, producers risk a $10 per base penalty on cotton and loss of subsidy about $15 per bale on 65 percent of base acreage. Call County Agent's office immediately to sign. About 9 percent have already signed.
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Cash Tennant
Hempstead
Hempstead County
Congress
Roosevelt
Arkansas
C. C. Randall
University of Arkansas College of Agriculture
New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady to Higher
New Orleans March cotton opened Saturday at JM and closed at 10 cents higher by middling prices 8.28 as the market closed steady to higher within session.
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New Orleans
Mind Your Manners Quiz From 1938 NEA Service
Social etiquette questions test correct usage in a group setting. Answers indicate no to loud praise for a new dress and no to eating in shirt sleeves, with cautious guidance on terms like white tie and dinner coat and on addressing elder women by first name. For in laws, professional forms are preferred unless invited otherwise.
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NEA Service
Washington
Mount Washington
Fiji Islands
Ljublijana
Jugostivia
Cape Washington
Greenland
Washington Square
Saizon
Indo-China
George Washington
U. S
United States
Mrs McDermott
Mother McDermott
Poem Fragment Reflects on Faith and Happiness
A brief verse fragment ponders belief as a divine gift. It suggests happiness comes through faith, referencing the idea of God sending a single son for mankind's joy. The line echoes devotional themes and spiritual consolation.
Morgan Brothers Found Guilty of Mail Fraud Counts
Morgan brothers S R and M B Morgan were convicted on five counts of using the mails to defraud, acquitted on two. They allegedly obtained $10,000 from assets of bankrupt Oklahoma utility firms. Sentencing set for 11 a.m. Saturday by Judge T C Trimble. Jury deliberated two hours five minutes. Defense notes documentary evidence of a legitimate deal with W D Dickinson, trustee for Cherokee Public Gas of Muskegos Okla, via Oklahoma Petroleum Products, a supposed dummy firm. The Morgans claim the funds were for a refinery gas contract with Pure Gil company.
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Livtle Rock
S. R. Morgan
M. B. Morgan
Oklahoma
T. C. Trimble
United States
Pulaski County
Sam Robinson
Morgans
W. D. Dickinson
Cherokee Public Gas Company
Muskeges
Okla
Leaders Work On Roosevelt Program In Short Session
Congressional leaders pressed a quick, productive session with aim to adjourn by May. Major bills moved, including farm act details for Hempstead county farmers, allotment and marketing quotas, subsidies, and penalties for over planting. Anti lynching bill to be laid aside Monday as relief appropriation work begins.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
Spring Hill Play Thursday Night at High School
Spring Hill High senior class presents Spooky Island in the high school auditorium Thursday night at 745. Stark's band will entertain between acts. Public invited. Cast includes Duncan McTavish Neil Huckabee Janet McTavish Cathryn Shields Mary McTavish Louise Huckabee Ethelind Trevor Edna Huckabee Bob Heydreth Ray Yocom Condra Trevor Geraldine Lafferty Lizzie Scruggs Bessie McKee Didi Davis Sally Stark Juniper Jenks Bustier Smith Buddy Stark Robin McTavish Herbert Butler.
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Spring Hill High Sche
Spring Hill
Stark
Duncan McTavish
Neil Huckabee
Janet McTavish
Cathryn Shields
Mary McTavish
Louise Huckabee
Ethelind Trevor
Edna Huckabee
Bob Heydreth
Ray Yocom
Condra
Casualty List From Rodessa Tornado
An unofficial casualty list from Shreveport cites deaths and injuries after the Rodessa tornado. Names include Bessie Trevillion and Alice Clark among the dead, with dozens more listed as injured or missing, reflecting a wide toll across families and communities.
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Shreveport
Rodessa
Atlanta
Texas
Study Course for SCS Concludes in Four-State Camp
Thirty men from U S oil conservation camps in Arkansas Louisiana and Texas completed a two week instruction course in Fort Worth Texas with topics on soil erosion SCS program and personnel policies. The training was led by N P Stephenson Fort Worth personnel training officer.
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Arkansas
Louisiana
Texas
SCS
Department of Agriculture
Civil Service Commission
N. P. Stephenson
Fort Worth
Paul H. Walser
College Station
R. M. Worshall
P. T. Gillett
Port Worth
E. B. Deeter
Glenn Riddell
Little Rock
Leonard
Monticello
Ark
J. W. Sargeant
Ed A. Hodson
C. B. Webster
J. C. Dykes
Fort
Fulton River Flood Rise Triggers Livestock Move
Flood warnings spread along the Red and Little rivers as Fulton reports a nine foot rise in 24 hours ending 7 am Saturday. The Red River threats grow with crests near 34 feet at Fulton, prompting livestock to relocate to higher ground. Highways across Arkansas face closures. state flood control efforts include requests for 500 tents for refugees and 1,000 more later.
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Red River
Red
Fulton
R Men
Saturda
Filton
Little Rock
Arkansas
Janda
Pat Harris
Arkansas National Guard
Omaha
Teruel Encircled By Rebel Troops In South Aragon
Spanish insurgents announced they have encircled Teruel in a new south Aragon offensive. They claim about 2,000 government troops defend the provincial capital and report indications from the garrison that surrender terms may be discussed.
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Hendaye
Spain
Teruel
Aragon
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Hope High School
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Godean
Boughton
Laneburg
Ceci
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Rosston
Emmet
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Bearden
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Patmos, Ark
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NEA Service, Inc
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Patricia Bess Trevillion
James Alien Trevillion
Alice Clark
Laura Lee Clark
EL Crowder
B. E. Crowder
Annie Crowder
George Rogers
Terry Perry
Thatcher
W. L
Bill) Young
James Davis
George Blackwell
Bernice Blackwell
Homer Brizell Davis
L. E. Haddock
Vernelle Haddock
L. E. Clark
L. E. Stubblefield
Mary Louise Clark
John Colby
Colby
Charles Nolan
C. Davis
W. C. Davis
Irene Walston
Donald Ray Stubblefield
Roy Edward Fuller
Billie McGee
W. L. Young
Gleb Young
Maroin Antoine
R. H. Jackson
R. L. Fuller
Jeanne Jackson
Robert Jackson
H. A. Stubblefield
H.C. Bulknight
Opal Marie Perry
Frank Perry
Government Weather Bures
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Fourche la Fava
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Ferry
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Sysamore
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New Dott
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Searcy
Gravelly
Chars
Atte
Hackett
van Buren
Williford
Conway
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Morrilton
Lavsee
Petit Jean Mountain
Danville
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Boonesville
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Fort Smith
Oklahoma City
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Tulsa
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