Jury Awards 7000 in Gas Company Personal Injury Case
In Hempstead County Circuit Court a jury awarded 7000 to plaintiffs William Robins J W Bearden and J Vines in a combined personal injury suit against Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company. Robins sought 3000 Bearden 2000 and Vines 2000. The crash on Highway 67 east of Hope last November 7 involved a gas company car driven by L W Young. Both cars were moving toward Prescott. four people were injured. Trial concluded with verdict and the criminal docket follows.
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Hempstead County
William Robins
J. W. Bearden
J. Vines
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company
Robins
Bearden
Vines
Highway 67
Hope
L. W. Young
Me. Young
Alacken
Var
Bearden Pod Vines
Prescott
Cockeyed World in 16th Century Eyes Map by Ricci
Honolulu report shows a Mateo Ricci map illustrating a fantastical Land of dwarfs in Europe and a Hormuz scene in Asia. Kenneth Chien, UH Chinese instructor, notes the treasure reflects early European views and legends.
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Honolulu
Kenneth Chien
University of Hawaii
Mateo Ricci
China
Europe
Hormuz
Asia
Carter's Life Liver Pills Claim Easy Bile Flow
An old time medicine pitch touts Carter's Little Liver Pills as a remedy to stimulate bile and ease digestion. It promises relief from gas bloating and constipation, claiming a daily dose will keep the liver working and the bowels moving, with prices listed at 16¢ and 26¢.
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Carter
Nmne
Allies Trade Pact May Force Rest Nations
Washington reports a Chamberlain model federation plan as a European peace and trade framework aligning France and England. It envisions currency stability, mutual purchases, tariff coordination, and state-controlled commerce, challenging Hull's freer trade approach and possible U.S. monetary lending to balance global tides after the war.
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Washington
Chamberlain
Europe
Hull
France
England
European Federation
United States
Righd
Iwell
Hull Hes
Gold Rush Sparks Placer County Dig In Placerville
In Placerville California a steam shovel digging a new post office triggered a local gold rush as old timers rushed to sift gravel piles for gold. Placerville, once called Hangtown, sits at the heart of a mining region with much of the ground here being auriferous.
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Placerville
Calif
Auig
Hangtown
Earl Long Campaign Drama Shapes Louisiana Vote
In a tumultuous June and the lead up to a February runoff, Earl Long faced charges of corruption and reform promises while courting farmers and GOP electors. Huey Long era loyalties and power plays dominated blocs as incidents of assault and arrests erupted during a volatile political contest.
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Long
Up Bart
Gopuon
Huey Lang
Noe
Huey Long
Earl K
Nan Nye
Witehuys
Oiling Tips and Clarifications from a Fragment
The readable text mentions occasional oiling of shafts or gears and slewing mechanisms, with a note on direct nerve action. It also references Rubil as the singular of Rubalyal and Md. in purity, followed by a garbled phrase about meuos a quafraiin. The fragment presents unrelated, unclear material without coherent events or persons.
Florida Ohio May Back Third Term
Senator Pepper of Florida said the Florida delegation would back Roosevelt for a third term. He spoke after Ohio delegates aligned with Roosevelt if their favorite son Donahey faltered, fueling discussion of a draft Roosevelt increment in Washington.
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Florida
Ohio
Washington
Roosevelt
Pepper
Ohi
Donahey
History parallels a Greek victory over Persians in ancient wars
The passage recalls how Athens and Sparta faced massive Persian forces around 480 B C and later, with 20,000 Persians slain and key battles at Platsea Salamis and Mycale. It notes Greek resilience, likening ancient fighters to Finns defending home ground, and ends with a cryptic line about Mapsluras.
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Platsea
Salamis
Mycale
Lite
Switzerland
Removal State Line Plans Report To Arkansas Board
The article notes a chemist or poet among three states voicing that a move would boost the growing stock industry. Dr. Stubbs said he would present a meeting report to Little Rock to obtain approval from the state Board of Central, which he expected to be granted.
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Ory
Stubbs
Little Rock
State Board of Central
Hope Legionnaires Entertained Tuesday
Texarkana hosts the American Legion post from Hope in the Arkansas municipal building. Visiting post won a recent membership drive contest and received a feed from the local post while Boy Scout troop 15 provided entertainment. A Distinguished Service citation honored Henry Matthias for the 1939 membership drive and activities. The post endorsed W G Gilks of Dallas for national chaplain at the Boston convention. They urged solidarity among groups to safeguard American principles. Deer have antlers shed. cattle buffalo and antelope have horns. The U S government has never paid Garfield funeral expenses totaling 1898 50.
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Texarkana
American Legion Post of
Leslie Huddleston
Hope
Arkansas Municipal
Boy Stout Troop 15
Henry Mathis
Post
W. G. Gilks
Dallas
American Legion
Boston
United States
Legionnaires
Postmen Pictured On Jugoslav Semi Postal Stamps
Authentic stamp depicts Serbia’s first postal riders FOO yew’s age on Jugoslavias centenary issue. Stamp series shows horse drawn post wagons mail train motor bus and Belgrade airport loading. Proceeds fund home for postal telegraph and telephone workers. February first day sales listed for several poets stamps with multiple dates and cities.
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ARELY
Foo Yew
Jugoslavia
India
Bogden
Miloch
Serbia
Sulan
Turkey
Belgrade
Airless Joe Returns To Sleep In Texas Stone
In Crowell Texas Airless Joe a toad famed for 20 years in a concrete slab woke briefly then slept again his color returning as the sun shone He is likened to Eastland counties Old Rip who slept 31 years in granite Both tales spark scientific debate on toad survival in stone with historians noting Joe’s owner sealed a cement fragment decades ago and the creature remains quietly sleeping behind the newspaper office
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Crowell
Texas
Joe
Old Rip
Eastland County
Henry Ashford
W. H. McGonagle
Hobbs
N. M
Old Joe
Rip
Seamen Mail Found in Tin Cans Off Miami Beach
Seamen aboard fishing vessels off Miami Beach act as informal mailmen during wartime. They place letters in tin cans, seal with wax, weight with scrap, and toss overboard hoping them to be picked up offshore and delivered home. Some letters originate with sailors aboard freighters from belligerent nations seeking contact with relatives. Atlantic Buggy No. 18 picked up by Captain Jon Cass of the fishing fleet.
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Miami Beach
Fila
Jon Cass
Christmas Greetings on a Dolphin Floater
A dolphin buoy floated for four days after discovery containing 32 Christmas greetings.
Brotherhood Dinner at Christian Church
Members and friends of First Christian church meet at 7 15 p m Wednesday at the Bible school for their annual Brotherhood dinner and church rally An interesting program includes addresses by H F Rider and H B McCormick whose radio hook up features The church and the world crisis McCormick presides over the international convention of disciples of Christ
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Friends of
First Christian Church
Bible School
Bungaow
Brotherhood
H. F. Rider
H. B. McCormick
McCormick
International Convention of Disciples ‘of Christ
Necessity Sparks New Windshield Defroster Idea
Beset by a howling storm on a New Mexico highway Charley Huff editor of the Gallup Daily Independent thinks he may have discovered a new windshield defroster. Slipping and sliding on the road he ran his fingers through his hair and wiped the fogged glass.
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Gallup, N
M—i
New Mexico
Charley Huff
Gallup Daily Independent
Unclear fragment hints at hospital costs in Pennsylvania
Fragment mentions Pennsylvania and five hospitals with a rough annual figure near one million dollars. Details are disjoint and names or events are not clear from the snippet.
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Robins, Bearden and
Cook
Hope Creamery & Dairy CO
U.S
By Preston Grover
Ward & Son
W. S. Knudsen
General Motors
C. L. McCuen
Oldsmobile
Loren D. Dickinson
Michigan
R. E. Olds
Charlie Blades
Landing
Blades
Garner
Gavel
Senate
Ign N. Garner
Congress
Earl Long
Ladies Specialty Shop
Hope Legionnaires
Garfield
Jugoslav
Poets Group
U. S
Henry W. Longfellow
Lycent Green
Portland
John Greenleaf Whittier
Haverhill
Mass
James Russell Lowell
Cambridge
Walt
Whitman
Camden
N. J
James Whitcomb Riley
Greenfield
Ind
Joe DiMaggio
Christian Church
Strem Huff
Pennsylvania
Sven
Rae Rika
Harry W. Shive
E. Ave
Prom
Olds
America
Lansing
GIB Lewis Garage
Hope, Ark
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