Weekend visitors and club plans highlighted in Prescott local page
Miss Elizabeth Reeves of Prescott guests with Miss Anda Porterfield and friends. Hope Garden club opened at city hall with Dr W R Alexander presiding and E F McFaddin outlining plans to turn weeded spaces into gardens. George Ware spoke on home grounds care and shrubs with a model house demonstration. Rotary guest Wallace Journey and local social events noted.
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Elizabeth Reeves
Prescott
Anda Porterfield
Hope Gar Club
W. R. Alexander
E. F. McFaddin
Etta Champlin
George Ware
Alexander
Ware
Louise Knobe
J. L. Jamison
Mr. Ware
Julia Chester Hospital
Blond and Beam Ing Mary Carusie Steals Pelts at Studio
A playful report describes Mary Carusie, a featured film player, stealing a pair of pelts at the M G M studio and charming the camera man into capturing a very satisfactory photograph.
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Mary Carusie
M-G-M
Cain Chapter D A R meeting at Mrs Graves home
The Cain Chapter D A R met Thursday at Mrs O A Graves on North Washington. Members reviewed the April Hot Springs state convention and reported new members Mrs Scoggins and Mrs J M Houston. A varied program on American history followed with papers on causes leading to the revolutionary war and the Declaration of Independence.
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Wilbur Jones
Scoggins
Nashville
J. M. Houston
A. L. Black
Hot Springs
Mary Carrigan
R. ‘I’. White
Mamie Twitchell
Mary Catts
Chas. Locke
Gus Haynes
James R. Henry Sr
Guthrie preacher to lead services in Navasota
Rev. S. C. Guthrie of Navasota Texas will preach at 11 a m Sunday and conduct vesper service at 5 p m He will also lecture to the Men's Class at 9 45 a m on the same day providing a full church program.
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S. C. Guthrie
Navasota
Texas
First Christian Church Services and Week Announcements
Bible School at 9 45 a m Morning Worship at 11 a m Christian Endeavor at 6 30 p m Evening Worship at 7 30 p m Prayer meeting Wednesday 7 p m Choir practice Wednesday 7 30 p m Welcome extended to all to attend services Pastor will preach at both services Sunday.
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Bible School
Christian Endeavor
Methodist Church Services Note J L Cannon Pastor
Church announces Sunday school at 9 45 a m worship and sermon at 11 a m and 7 30 p m Epworth League at 6 45 p m prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 30 p m.
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Epworth League
First Baptist Church Reopens with Regular Services
The church resumes normal hours with all services inside the building. Rev. Ben Bridges of Little Rock will ordain the deacons at the morning service, while the pastor Rev. Wallace R. Rogers preaches at night.
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Ben Bridges
Little Rock
Wallace R. Rogers
Will Rogers at Saenger Sunday
Will Rogers brings the comedy Down to Earth to the Saenger theatre for Sunday and Monday showings. The film follows Pike Peters an Oklahoma millionaire facing a bank failure and social priorities as his family moves from Paris to Chicago and back to earth.
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Will Rogers
Saenger Theatre
Rogers
Paris
Pike Peters
Peters
Gold in Africa to speed Kenya gold mining
London reports the British government aims to hasten mining in the Kenya Colony gold fields. Colonial secretary Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister told the House of Commons the move serves all, with natives in the reserve to benefit and safeguards in place.
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London
Kenya
East Africa
Philip Cunliffe Lister
House of Commons
Five Cent Theft Leads to Reduced Jail Time
Edmund Coleman faced 60 days in county jail for stealing a nickel from a telephone box. Superior Court Judge William T. Aggeler reduced the sentence to 10 days after noting Coleman had already served 50 days awaiting trial, with 60 days of board and lodging in jail.
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Los Angeles
Edmund Coleman
Coleman
Superior Court
William T. Aggeler
Modesto Unkempt Man Receives Haircut and Ban
John Wilson, detained for vagrancy in Modesto, receives first haircut and shave in years. Police provide clothes and release him with orders to leave the city.
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Modesto, Cal
John Wilson
Rip van Winkle
Wilson
Strike Holds Up New Model Ford
Detroit plants halt as Briggs Manufacturing strieks and Murray Corporation bodies halt Ford and Lincoln body production. About 50 000 Detroit area and 60 000 nationwide workers out of work as Ford shuts down awaiting bodies for the new model.
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Detroit
Mich
Briggs Manufacturing Company
Murray Corporation of America
Ford
Ford Motor Company
Clarence W. Avery
Lincoln
Bri
Murray
Briggs
Murray Corporation
Ford Company
Cooking School Promises Fun in the Happy Kitchen
Mrs. Kate Stafford will conduct a four day cooking school at the Saenger theater in Hope. She aims to show why a large part of family income goes to food and how scientific cooking can bring happiness to daily tasks. Demonstrations feature a Model Kitchen called the Happy Kitchen to illustrate practical kitchen science.
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Kate Stafford
Star
Saenger Theater
Why Don t You Speak For Your Self
A reminiscence by Olive Roberts Barton about a child punished for nothing and the need for truth telling. The blue box and cameo remind the author of a past error when a child or person did not defend themselves and the facts were not explained.
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Priscilla Mullens
John Alden
John
Quiet Lessons On Children and Misunderstanding
A speaker reflects on how children handle blame and misunderstanding versus adults. Children accept punishment, speak little, and move on, while adults justify, argue, and seek to control explanations, revealing patience and restraint gaps between generations.
Tobin Seen as Possible Labor Secretary in Roosevelt Cabinet
Daniel J. Tobin, longtime labor leader from Boston and Chicago, is touted by speculators as a potential secretary of labor for the Roosevelt administration. He led the International Brotherhood of Teamsters for two decades, helped mediate strikes, served 11 years as AFL treasurer, and now heads his office in Indianapolis with AFL endorsement for the cabinet post.
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Daniel J. Tobin
Boston
Roosevelt
Tobin
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
The
American Federation of Labor
Indianapolis
Cabinet Labor Post
Norman H. Davis Named as Possible Secretary of State
Persistent mentions place Norman H. Davis a Tennessee Democrat and 54 year old veteran of international affairs as a potential Roosevelt cabinet choice. His Geneva Conference role is cited as a qualification and source of intra party opposition. Davis briefed President Hoover upon return then met President elect Roosevelt whom he knew from World War I era foreign loan work.
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Associated Press
Norman H. Davis
Henry L. Stimson
Europe
Davis
Washington
Hoover
Roosevelt
Navy
Grocer Fends Off Robber With Pop Bottle Attack
In Birmingham Alabama a grocer named John Namie deterred a would be robber by grabbing a pop bottle and chasing away a man described as an uncertain negro who entered the store and demanded money with a milk bottle.
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Birmingham
Ala
John Namie
Namie
Cotton planting weather prompts seed depth guidance
A U.S. Department of Agriculture official explains planting depth adjustments for cotton to match weather and soil conditions. Properly deep seeds germinate in dry periods and shallow seeds fare better in wetter soils, helping establish a strong crop.
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Washington
Dolph
U.S
For Sale Heavy Producing Jersey Cow with Calf
Advertises a Jersey cow that is heavy producing along with a young calf for sale. Mentions potential seller Rae Orkey.
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Jersey
Orkey. Rae
Creomulsion Advertises Creosote Cough Remedy
Old advertising copy touts Creosote based Creomulsion for coughs colds and bronchitis. It claims rapid relief a guaranteed refund if not helped and warns against lingering coughs.
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