Local Social Notes and Out-of-Town Visitors
Miss Snow Whatley and Lewisville party and Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Jones of Ozan attended Will Rogers matinee at the Saenger. Frances White stayed with cousin in Shreveport. Maggie Bell, Genevieve Dodd, Elizbeth Reagan and Wingfield relatives visited Magnolia area. Bay View Reading Club to meet March 1. Polk study led by Fanny Garrett. Cleburne Chapter UDC to meet March 1. Stookwood PTA rescheduled to March 8. Several local residents hosted visitors from Texarkana and Shreveport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Snow Whatley
Lewisville
Wilbur Jones
Ozan
Will Rogers
Saenger
Bay View
Reading Club
Gus Haynes
South Pine Street
James K. Polk
Fanny Garrett
Washington Merry-Go-Round at Saenger Tuesday
Preview critics call the Washington Merry-Go-Round a daring fearless expose of invisible government. Maxwell Anderson wrote the story directed by James Cruze starring Lee Tracy Constance Cummings with Alan Dinehart praised for a tough heavy role as the cast includes Walter Connolly Frank Sheridan Ernie Woods Clay Clement and Arthur Vinton. Will Rogers appears in Too Busy to Work Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Saenger Theater
Maxwell Anderson
James Cruze
Lee Tracy
Constance Cummings
Alan Dinehart
Walter Connolly
Frank Sheridan
Ernie Woods
Clay Clement
Arthur Vinton
Will Rogers
Prosperity Club Voting Rules and Campaign Details
The Prosperity Club announces a six week voting campaign with voting tied to purchases at participating firms. Members receive two votes per one payment, weekly counting on Mondays, with $100 cash prize to the top winner and $180 in cash distributed among clubs with over 50,000 votes. Charitable institutions are urged not to solicit inside stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prosperity Club
Senate backs utilities tribunal plan for lower rates
Senate action on a Bailey Thorn bill to set up a fact finding tribunal in the Corporation Commission aims to aid municipalities in obtaining lower utility rates. The measure moved from Senate to House. Joint Budget Committee works on departmental appropriations with calls for wage cuts. A convention for federal prohibition repeal is considered. anti saloon league criticizes a House repeal convention bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Bailey-Thorn
Corporation Commission
Joint Budget Committee
A. C. Millar
The
Arkansas Anti-Saloon League
Cotton Market Report Shows Slower Spindle Sales and Prices
Spindles compare with 23 8 million for December and 25 million for January 1932. Average price middling 7 8 inch from ten markets February 24th at 5.95 cents, vs 5.9 on February 17th and 6.61 a year ago. Reported spot cotton sales by ten markets for the week 62 032 bales, down from 51 164 prior week and 104 004 in the same week last season.
Resignations Emerge Over 1920s Bank Controversy
A chief executive resigns amid public misunderstanding of ex parte Senate testimony concerning the National City Company and the bank's securities. He notes past 1928 1930 events and defends the institution from ongoing criticism while acknowledging clouded public perception. The National City Bank of New York remains a major Wall Street figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Committee On Banking and Currency
National City Company
National City Bank of New York
Wall Street
Japanese Manchukuoan offensive reaches first Chinese line
Military observers say the initial major engagement of the Japanese Manchukuoan offense would occur near the first Chinese defense line stretching from Chihfeng to Pingchuan. The report notes fense stretches and strategic positioning as forces advance toward the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fense
Chihfeng
Pingchuan
Ping
Three Lobbies Flayed by South Dakotan Rep Johnson
Washington reports Rep. Royal C. Johnson of South Dakota, resigning after 18 years, warns that a new powerful lobby of organized minorities uses intimidation to press Congress. He cites the Anti Saloon League, American Legion, and AFL as examples, saying such groups threaten the American system with blackjack tactics. Since 1914, he notes vast turnover in Congress from pressure influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Capitol Hill
Royal C. Johnson
South Dakota
Johnson
United States Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Anti-Saloon League
American Legion
American Federation of Labor
Chinese forces retreat as Manchukuoan attack advances toward Lintang
Dispatches report that Liu Kui Tang and Manchukuoan allies push toward Lintang, 40 miles northwest of Tienshan, while Chinese irregulars join the campaign against Chinese armies. Chinese forces evacuate Chanyang and Kailu amid fires and destruction as defenses collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chuan
Liu Kui-Tang
Lintang
Tienshan
Liu
Manchukuo
Chanyang
Jebel
Kailu
Fire injures two and damages Minden business district
A Sunday dawn fire in Minden Louisiana caused about 116000 dollars in damage to the heart of the business district and injured two firefighters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minden
Aviation Report Details U S Air Transport Network
Washington reports Clarence M. Young, Assistant Secretary of Commerce, notes American owned transport lines cover 140000 air miles daily. Thirty seven transport companies operate 91 routes for mail 119 for passengers and 112 for express.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Clarence M. Young
Cotton Activity Report Reaches January Record
Cotton spinning operations reached 23,800,000 spindle hours in January, with mills continuing to push output levels. Industry analysts note ongoing demand and potential shifts in tariff impact as factories maintain high production tempo.
Reduction urged in schools expense
The Carnegie Foundation urges economic readjustment in higher education with a deflation of college finances. It recommends economy in all expenditures, trimming course offerings where neighbors provide similar classes, and a share the work plan to maximize employment while curtailing classes. It cautions against forcing faculty unemployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of
Foundation
The Second Child and Family Dynamics
Olive Roberts Barton examines how the second child often remains unhappy while the eldest receives more attention and opportunities. The piece argues parents’ heightened interest in the firstborn leads to the second feeling secondary, with older siblings sometimes belittling the younger. It notes the eldest receives more privileges and guidance, shaping the family’s daily life.
Local Social News From Mt Pleasant Area
A sequence of community notes details visits and gatherings. Mrs Jim Whellington of Mt Pleas ant spent last Tuesday with Lois Whellington and children. Mrs Eric Hollis is at home again seeking better health. Mrs Lillie Gibson called on her parents last Wednesday. Numerous local families including the Smiths, Cornelius, Simmons, Gibson, Cagle, Tarter, Adkins, Green, and Barr are listed with visits and weekend activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Whellington
Mt. Pleasant
Lois Whellington
Eric Hollis
Lillie Gibson
John T. Smith
Vera Cornelius
George Gibson
Velma Cagle
Arthur Gibson
Z. T. Tarter
Adkins
Mrs. Green
Della Smith
W. E. Simmons
Miss Vonnecil] Black
Marie Barr
House Stands Put for New President
Washington delegates report the house refused to recede from its stance granting the president elect broad power to reorganize the government. The treasury and post office department bill, valued at 960 million dollars, was sent back to a conference with the senate. Senators urged support for Senator Smith’s cotton plan to pool 3 to 4 million bales and let farmers buy surplus on option to raise prices and profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Roosevelt
Treasury and Post Office Department
Senate
Herbert and Metcalf
Code Island
Walcott
Connecticut
Koover
Smith
South Carolina
Senator Smith
He Got In Montreal: Man Hurls Stones to Jail
Paul Merger walked near Westmount Police station with stones and threw them through six windows seeking lodging for the night. After the breakage the man was taken to jail for the night lodging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Paul Merger
Merger
Westmount
Lefts Left Over Shoemaker Seeks Size Nine Man
For 13 years Otto Wilbarger of Maumee has saved left shoes after losing his left leg. He seeks a man who wears a size nine shoe and has no right leg to exchange footwear, hoping to halve his shoe bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo,o
Otto Wilbarger
Maumee
Wilbarger
What does balanced budget mean asks Sen Couzens
Senator Couzens pressed Charles E. Mitchell of National City Bank in a Friday Senate committee hearing asking for a clear definition of a balanced budget. He demanded bankers explain the concept and how it should be achieved, criticizing vague assurances from Aldrich and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Couzens
Senate
Charles E. Mitchell
The
National City Bank
Winthrop Aldrich
Names and Violations Tied to Detroit Dixie Cafe
Temperance Michigan on the Dixie Highway yielded a raid by prohibition agents who seized beverages with more than legal alcohol content. They charged Ted Rokicki and Joe All with violating prohibition laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Temperance
Michigan
Ted Rokicki
Joe All
Air fish service eyed between Guyamas and Texas routes
American aviator Donald Moil negotiates with Mexico for a concession to create an aerial fish transport system. He plans a landing field at Can town to ship fish and seafood in specially built refrigerator planes three times weekly.
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Mexico City
Donald Moil
Guyamas
Sonora
Texas
Moil
Can
Bus Outrun on Hill Knocks Out City Lights
In Plymouth Massachusetts John J Regan’s bus failed to brake at hilltop leaving him to jump clear. The bus rolled downhill chasing two boys and drove into a doorway where three girls sought refuge. It then struck an electric light pole and plunged the city into darkness for about thirty minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
Mass
John’ J. Regan
Regan
Akron Invents Breakless Dishes From Rubber Research
Akron researchers claim new breakless dishes made from rubber and plastic will replace china porcelain and glass. The dishes are pale colored, durable, and tasteless, offering decorative and economical alternatives for everyday use.
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Akron, O
Cardus Cited By Woman For Irregular Trouble And Pains
Mrs Maxie Crummey of Texarkana Texas praises Cardus for irregular trouble and pains and cramps noting it helped her and her daughters. The ad asserts Cardus relieves womanly suffering and that druggists carry it. Readers are urged to try Cardui for a reasonable period as health improves.
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Cardus
Maxie Crummey
Texarkana
Texas
Carduil
Cardul
Settle at Akron in Navy inspection of Macon progress
Lieut. Commander T. G. W. Settle now stationed in Akron is on duty inspecting the U S S Macon in the process of building. He piloted the winning balloon in the Gordon Bennett Race last September and was a guest of Dr. Hugo Eckener aboard the Graf Zeppelin during its Europe to South America voyage observing engine operations under Naval orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Ohio
T. G. W. Settle
U. S. Navy
U. S. S. Macon
Settle
Hugo Eckener
Europe
South America
Canada forms militia air force branch in Toronto
The Canadian Department of National Defense outfits a militia air force and reserve in Toronto. Squadron Leader Howsam from Ottawa moves to lead the project. The initial squadron will include 20 to 25 pilot officers and 106 to 175 in mechanical and ground crews.
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Toronto
Canadian Department of National Defense
Howsam
Ottawa
Local Notes From Wallaceburg Area Recap
Radishes have been planted over recent days. Mrs Alvin Peyton and sons returned to Dallas after visiting here. Miss Marie Shackelford’s musical pleased all attendees. Mrs Charlie Mitchell returns home from hospital after surgery. Miss Helen Zumwalt nears return to school after five months ill. Miss Laura Brooks visited Miss Hazel Morgan. Mrs Jess Woods visited Mrs Stella Yates. Miss Florance Morgan guests Miss Inez Cullins Sunday night.
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Alvin Peyton
Dallas
Texas
Marie Shackelford
Charlie Mitchell
Lee Morgan
Helen Zumwalt
Laura Brooks
Hazel Morgan
Jess Woods
Stella Yates
Florance Morgan
Inez Cullins
Breakfast Feeds Turned to Robbery at Spurlin Home
Two young men asked for food at the house of T. O. Spurlin in Houston Texas. After being fed they held Spurlin at gunpoint and robbed him of 3.60 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
T. O. Spurlin
Spurlin
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