Local church meetings and society notes for Prescott area
The First Baptist Church and several local groups hold meetings this week. The Alathean Class will meet Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. at Mrs. Irving Arroy’s home. The John Cain chapter DAR hosts a 1 p.m. luncheon Wednesday at Hotel Barlow. Gleaners class plans a 7:30 p.m. party Tuesday at the educational building. Rosalie Walker of Texarkana visits Mr. and Mrs. Bernard O'Dwyer. J. O. England announces the marriage of Rose Elizabeth England to Felix Edward Wells at 3 p.m. Sunday in Emmet. ceremony performed by Rev. Floyd Queen with attendants Alton Honeycutt and Alice Mayton. The Latien Ald Society and Our Lady of Good Hope church hold meetings. WMA program at First Baptist features missions and devotionals.
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First Baptist Day School
Irving Arroy
North Elm Street
John Cain
Hotel Barlow
Gus Jaynes
Mia
J. J. Battle
Mary Jones
Misa Rosalie Walker
Texarkana
Bernard O'Dwyer
First Baptist Sunday School
G. A. Hobbs
Miss Pearl Blackwell
J. O. England
Rocky Mownd
Rose Elizabeth
Felix Edward Wells
Emmet
Floyd Queen
First Baptist Church
Prescott
Wayne England
Alton Honeycutt
Slater
Alice Mayton
Texas
Louisland
Welle
Beauclaire
Exminer
Latien
A. M. Key
Circle No. 3
Hugh Jones
John S. Gibson
L. M. Clements
Scova Gibson
Bailey Outlines electrification and reform agenda
Governor outlines a broad reform program to modernize the prison system calling it a social cancer and urging the Prison Industries Reorganization Administration recommendations. He advocates parole support, probation expansion, and cheaper supervision, plus reorganizing the Suite Police Department to cover parole duties and absorb other agencies' policing tasks. He reaffirms funding for an adequate public school system and cites the free textbook law as a mandate from voters.
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Arkansas
Prison Industries Reorganization Administration
Sme
Bailey
Suite Police Department
Corporation Commission
Vie
Business Adjusting Self to New Laws
1936 business life balanced reform laws with tax shifts and social programs. Firms eyed Robinson Patman price rules, adjusted dividend policies, and weighed private pension plans amid New Deal scrutiny. The year saw bigger earnings disbursed as workers earned bonuses and shares while companies prepared for future tax and regulatory changes.
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Frederick Gardner
Associated Press
New York
Washington
Robinson+Patman
Agalnat
Gooda
Sesson
Helmsmen
Business
Supreme Court
NRA
Federal Trade Commission
Bailey urges judiciary protection and reform in Arkansas
Bailey urges measures to shield judges from political influence and protect judicial independence. He calls for constitutional salary provisions, retirement income, bar self‑discipline, a new statute digest, and civil service reform. He also pushes conservation, fair trade regulation, and restraint on highway funding before tax changes.
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Bailey
Batley
Arkansas
Highway Department
Governor urges economy and reform in state funds
The governor called for reduced debt via refinancing at lower rates pending enabling legislation, opposed surpluses, and pushed for equalization of taxpayer values. He urged an institutional coordination agency and a perpetual audit to boost efficiency, saying recoveries could exceed costs. Also, W A Long proposed a nine point cafeteria plan for crop control and soil conservation to the U S Department of Agriculture.
Sleep Inducing Machine May Sleep Nation Too
Evanston based psychologist Dr John J B Morgan unveils a compact radio sized device that emits a 20 cycle per minute drone beneath middle C to relax and induce sleep. Used in classes on volunteers, the device calms extroverts and many introverts, with most users yielding to sleep in minutes though effectiveness varies with alertness and environment.
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Aurelus
Kinsey
Evanston, NL
Science
John J. B. Morgan
Northwestern
Morgan
Sleep Tone Radio Idea For Automatic Dimming
A professor proposes a broadcast tone designed to lull listeners to sleep at a habitual bedtime. He suggests stations air a uniform cadence to nudge audiences into rest, with an automatic device to turn off radios for diners and households. The concept aims to aid sleepers but could irritate some and may affect behavior in cars, dining, or while reading.
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Penn
Morgan
Grave To Be Marked For Hessian Soldier Pioneer Settler
The grave of a Hessian soldier who fought against American troops in the Revolutionary War will be marked by a monument. The unmarked grave, found on property owned by Frank F. Fierce near Corning, had gone unnoted for 120 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corning
Frank F. Fierce
Coopers
Penmanship Progress and Patent Pursuits
A teacher assists Doris in tracing letters on transparent paper, correcting her work, and later introduces charts. The text notes a shift from letter practice to adding figures and words, followed by Lorber applying for patents as he expands from charts to manufacturing writing aids.
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Doris
Catharohe Lorber
Plains Cemetery Site Linked to Revolutionary War Soldier
Pierce plans a monument for John Williams, captured with Burgoyne's army in 1777, and Williams later settled in Coopers Plains, with Plains Cemetery identified as his burial site.
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Highway Commission
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State Highway Commission
Carl E. Bailey
J.S. Alphin
Union County
Hendrick Mphin
Ouachita River
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Owachila
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