Borah Dies Dies at 74. funeral set for Monday noon
Senator William Edger Borah of Idaho, longtime isolationist and dean of the U S Senate, died Friday night after a cerebral hemorrhage. A state funeral in the chamber he served 35 years is planned for Monday at noon. burial to follow in Boise. President Roosevelt and many officials mourn his passing.
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Washington
William BE
Borah
Idaho
League of Nations
World Court
Roosevelt
Boral
Boise City Idaho
Cabinet
Supreme Court
Diplomatic Corps
William Edgar Borah
Italy
United States Senate
Worth Daniels
Wayne County
Boise
Senate
Wayne G. Borah
John B Graves Dies at 86 in Nashville Home
John B. Graves, 86, died of pneumonia at his Nashville home on Wednesday. He is survived by a sister, Mrs. B C Acres of Hope.
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John B. Graves
Nashville
Nashville, Ann
B.C. Acres of
Hope
Bobcats Edge Pine Bluff In Homecoming Thriller
Pine Bluff High School hosted a Homecoming night game as the Pine Bluff team fell to Hope, 60 to 52, before a large crowd at the high school gym. Hope led 12 to 4 after one period and 28 to 22 at halftime. Eason scored nine field goals late in the third to push Hope ahead 39 to 28 as the period closed.
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Pine Bluff
Bobcats
Eason
Hope Ruard
Mape
Oxford Movement Quiz Prompts Readers Test Knowledge
Readers are asked true or false questions about the Oxford Movement led by Dr. Frank Buchman. The item mentions dates and roles, including birthplace, founding year, organizational leadership, and a “moral rearmament” program, with answers directed to Paige Two.
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Oxford Movement
Frank Buchman
England
Buchman
Paige
New Gas Line To Finish By March First
Louisiana Nevada Transit officials forecast completion of a new gas line from Cotton Valley Louisiana to Hope by March 1. Three pipe-laying gangs are active, with two branches serving the cement plant at Okay and the Hope Water and Light plant. High company officers from Dallas Ada and Okla were in Hope this week reviewing construction.
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Louisiiaa-Nevady Transit Company
Cotton Valley
Hope
Catton Villey
Low Point
Fulton
Ark
Okay
Hope Water & Light Municipal
Louisiana Line
Arkansas
W. Mile Murphy
Louisiana-Nevada Company
W. A. Delaney, Jr
Adi
Okla
Louisiana- Nevada Company
T. R. Jones
Dallas
Texas
M. ©. Matthews
Ada, Dkin
Louisiana- Nevachy Company
Wellnown
Deal
Birkett-Williams
Louisiana-Nevada Transit Company
Okay Cement
Three-Act Play at Columbus Tuesday
Fulton High School presents a three-act comedy Here Came Lizzie at Columbus High School auditorium next Tuesday evening January 2. Curtain rises at 1 730. Buses will run for the event and a large Fulton crowd plans to attend the second show. Funds from ticket sales go to athletic equipment.
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Fulton High School
Lizzie
Columbus High School
Columbus
Fulton
Columbus Athletic Association
Day Length at the Equator
The statement notes that a day equals twelve hours and seven minutes at the equator, marking the interval from sunrise to sunset. It implies a near equal duration of day and night and reflects measurements of solar time in equatorial regions.
England Fends Off Armada Like Finns In Bold English Stand
Wartime tone recounts Drake and English seadogs rallying as the Spanish Armada of 150 warships and 100000 troops heads toward England. The piece notes Philip II’s fleet, English unity under Queen Elizabeth, and legendary figures Hawking Frobisher Howard Seymour Wynter as they prepare to defend England in a historic naval confrontation.
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England
Wilmas Thornton
NEA
Sir Francis Drake
Drake
Dike
Spain
Phillip I
Isand
Whitp
Stalin
Sope
Wright
London
Philip
Eizabeth
Hawking
Frobisher
Howard
Seymour
Wynter
Louisiana Firm Wins County Construction Bid
Joe W. Hendrix Construction Company of Alexandria, Louisiana, was the apparent low bidder for earthwork and drainage structures on the Red River east bank in Hempstead County Arkansas, with a bid of 59,502.42 dollars. Bids were received for two other projects totaling 1,300,000 cubic yards on the Arkansas River and 770,000 cubic yards on the Mississippi River. H. N. Rodgers & Sons Company of Memphis led the former with 47,250 dollars and 3,600 dollars, while Hendrix bid 126,100 dollars on the latter.
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Vicksburgh
Miss
Joe W. Hendrix
H. N. Rodgers & Sons Company
Memphis
Mind Your Manners Quiz Answers From an Old Column
A fragment from a manners column presents five etiquette questions with terse answers. It notes that a hostess may continue eating until guests finish, salt and pepper etiquette depends on table behavior, prompts that promptness varies by person, and that leaving should follow the host’s cue.
Peace Prospects Slender Says Pius
Pope Pius told President Roosevelt that the chance for peace is a slight probability due to stubborn obstacles growing daily harder to overcome. He urged peaceful allies to visualize the seriousness of these obstacles and the unlikelihood of ending the war while opposing forces remain unchanged.
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Washington
Pope Pius
Roosevelt
Friends of Péage
Forse of
Vempin
Judge awards four thousand in damage suit
Jett Wright, a Hempstead county farmer, received a $4000 judgment in a compromise settlement in circuit court Friday afternoon. Wright had sought $20,000 for injuries from an automobile collision a mile west of Prescott last September with a car driven by Max Cox doing business as Hempstead Motor Company. The case was largely finished when the jury was withdrawn for the compromise.
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Jett Wright
Hempstead
Max Cox
Hempstead Motor Company
Wright
Prescott
Coax
Ned Stewart
Texarkana
Q. A. Graves
E. F. McFaddin
Hope
Cox
Dexter Bush
A Thought on Atheism and Everyday Denial of God
A fragment attributed to John Foster notes that many would resent being called fools for atheism yet persist in denying God through their daily actions, highlighting a tension between belief and conduct.
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God
John Foster
Feeding hens with early light reshapes egg output
Lexington Ky University of Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station reports three years of artificial lighting in laying houses show 4am lights shift egg production seasonally but do not raise annual output. However higher winter egg prices can make early morning lighting worthwhile. The Agricultural Department notes that more feed is needed to extend the hens' longer working day.
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Lexington
University of Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station
Agricultural Department
Thumb-Traveller-New Style Seeks 48 States by Air
Eleanor Fogwist, 26, calls herself an air plane hitchhiker, says Kentucky is the 28th state she has visited and plans to fly to all 48 states, visiting governors. She arrived from Ohio and gave Governor Keen Johnson a miniature white elephant gift from Ohio Governor John Bricker.
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Frankfort
Eleanor Fogwist
Kentucky
Ohio
Keen Johnson
John Brick
War drives mercury market amid wartime demand
SACRAMENTO Calif spur red by war demand and high prices many marginal quicksilver mines gain value. Fulminate of mercury used as detonator for shells. Shortage blamed for dud shells later in World War I. Before the war Americans earned about 63 dollars per 7 pound flask. recently prices fluctuated between 120 and 170 dollars. Fifty six counties in 17 states have blast furnaces. 87 percent are in Pennsylvania Ohio Illinois Alaska New York.
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Sacramento
Calif
the Union
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Illinois
Alshamy
Lidiana
New York
Long Calls Special Assembly Session Looms in Louisiana
Baton Rouge reports Gov. Earl K. Long signed a proclamation ordering a six day special legislative session starting Saturday at 3 p m to consider repeal of the one per cent sales tax and other Huey Long era laws. James A Noe backs Sam Jones and pledges full support to end graft amid primary results showing Long leading Jones and Noe with 204 901, 138 958 and 104 205 votes respectively.
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Baton Rouge
Beri K. Long
Long
Huey Long
James A. Noe
Sam H. Jones
Jones
Tam
Sam Jones
Noe
Louisiana
Earl K. Long
Tailoring Schools Planned for State
Extension Specialist Sue Marshall announced four regional wool tailoring schools for county home demonstration agents in Northeastern and Southwestern Arkansas to be held this month and next. The events focus on applying the live-at-home idea to the family wardrobe, with meetings in Hope January 29-30, Batesville January 22-23, Jonesboro January 25-26, and Hot Springs February 1-2.
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Little Rock
I Clothings and Household Arts
Sue Marshall
Arkansas
Hope
Batesville
Jonesboro
Hot Springs
Thomas Jefferson and seed trade noted in early history
The piece cites Thomas Jefferson as introducing first view seed from Italy to South Carolina and mentions Uvus starting a growing industry. It also notes manganese production dominated by Russia, Brazil, India, and the Gold Coast of Africa.
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Thomas Jefferson
United States
Italy
South Carolina
Uvus
South
Russia
Brazil
India
Gold Coast
Africa
Assured Allies Continue War Effort Amid Hitler Prospects
Fragmented text indicates Allied leader comments on Hitler’s likely settlement and a German victory stance. Mentions Halifax and Rome dispatches, Italy’s cabinet approving a large dole expenditure for farmers as part of wartime measures.
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Jence
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Halifax
121000 Men Are Government Census Throng
Washington dispatch reports government census work to speed up data gathering. An army of 121000 enumerators will carry questions to American homes in a bid to streamline the decennial count. The operation centers on simplifying the form and expanding outreach to Mrs. John Q. Public.
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Alexander R. Georg
Washington
Governmentorts
Uncle Sam
John Q. Public
Census uses third person to ask ages of house residents
Statisticians question accuracy of female age reports and propose a third person census question to improve responses. The piece notes uncertainties from babies under one and centenarians, with many aged in the 90s unsure of exact ages or claiming 100, suggesting many of the 3900 reported centenarians in 1930 may not have reached 100.
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Mary Jones
Census Will Seek Nationwide Data On Employment And Migration
The inquiry will ask about number of persons their ages illiteracy employment work experience finances housing and educational background. It aims to measure large migratory movements of the last decade caused by droughts and economic upsets. The plan calls for about 200 questions for every member in 36 000 000 households.
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United States
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