Retired Lt Cornett Leads Basic Training Course
Lt Jack G. Cornett, retiring Saturday from Jefferson Barracks, citing his role as instructor in a Basic Training Course for new officers. The program, held near Jefferson Barracks, covered field conditions, weapons including the Garand rifle, and rapid modern warfare. Native Arkansans and Arkansas graduates trained intensively, with Cornett offered a two year continuation but declining to decide until fall.
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Hempstead County Woman Laid to Rest at 74
Mrs. J. T. Baker aged 74 of Hempstead county died at her daughter’s home near Hope Route Four after a four week illness. Born near Raleigh Georgia, she moved to Hempstead in 1887 and later lived around Washington. Survived by two daughters, seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral at New Hope Baptist Church Tuesday at 2 PM with Rev. Thomason and Rev. Stingley officiating. pallbearers listed.
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Hempstead ‘County
A. A
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Hope Route Four
Arrington
Hope
New ‘Hope Baptist Church
W. £. Thomason
Prescott
W. -el. Stingley
Washington
D. P. Watkins
C. D
Ross
F. E. Hatfield
C.-M. Cox
Will Haynie
W. I. Stroud
Flood Damages Hit Southwest Arkansas and Texarkana
Heavy damage from intense rainfall sweeps Southwest Arkansas with 11.20 inches in 36 hours. Red River rises to WE feet and may reach 23 to 25 feet, with flood stage at 25. Crop and property losses reach up to 50 percent in some areas. Five highways near Little Rock close, and continued closures feared. Miller County reports 20 percent cotton crop damage and expected losses to the wheat crop.
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Red River
Texarkana
Arkansas
Little Rock
John Measel
Miller County
Peace on the Train with Darby and Joan
On a Boston to Los Angeles train journey Denny and Rhoda take Peace, encounter a mysterious Mrs. King and a film star Carole Love. A pet turtle causes chaos in the dining car as tension grows over a secret. The chapter ends with a scream and a cliffhanger.
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Rhoda
Uncle Denny
Darby
Joan
Peace
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Miss Love
Rhoda Lowell
Snake
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Carole Love
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Carole
Mia
King
Antoinette Sledd elected to Phi Beta Kappa at Emory
Decatur family story repeats as Antoinette Sledd tops Emory University course and enters Phi Beta Kappa with national merit scholarship. Preceding her were sisters Florence Slade and Mrs. J. W. Blake, and the late Dr. Andrew Sledd and Mrs. Florence Sledd emphasize family academic achievement.
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Antoinette Sledd
Emory University
Florence Sledd
Andrew Sledd
Decatur
Antoinette
Phi Bete
Florence Slade
J. W. Blake
War ren Sledd and Phi Beta Kappa Missed at Emory
Eldest of seven children War ren alga Sledd attended Emory University. He graduated summa cum laude but did not achieve Phi Beta Kappa status due to no existing chapter at the time.
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Jim
Maevin Sledd
Warren
Alga
Emory
Phi Beta Kappa
Three On a Horse Was Nothing to This
In Fairburn a Cottonwood school bus was a motorcycle carrying a silent body on one trip. Ninth grader William March drove from home with siblings Gerland a sixth grader Emma Jean a fifth grader and Rose a first grader. They also picked up Lester White a seventh grader biking from his ranch to meet them.
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Cottonwood
William March
Gerland
Emma Jean
Rose
Lester White
Blowfly Development Time in Egg
The blow fly needs less than a day to develop inside the egg.
Stimson Nomination Approved by Committee in Washington
The state military committee approved President Roosevelt's nomination of Henry L. Stimson as secretary of war. The 14 to 3 vote followed two hours of testimony on his qualifications. Stimson stated his nomination had no relation to a third term and he had not discussed it with Roosevelt. Col. Frank Knox also testified regarding the third term issue.
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Frank Knox
GOP Meet Draws Visitors Galore
Washington correspondent notes crowds at the Philadelphia GOP convention, with Sam Pryor Jr. steering the committee, Willkie sentiment rising, and observers commenting on public speaking shifts due to radio. Hoover arrival triggers a crowd, while attendees cope with the scale and spectacle of a party gathering.
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Washingtonn
Philadelphia
Hollywoort
Gangs of Gawkers
Hoover, Landon, Taft & Co
Sam Pryor, Jr
Lee
Martha Taft
Bob" Piel
Michigan
Loren Dickenenn
New York
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Society
Philly
Bellevue-Stratford
Willkie
Broad Street
GO. B
England
Herbert Hoover
Greta Garbo
Hedy Lamarr
Baseball's Fight Sparks Interest In Aged Rivalries
NEA Service editor recalls a shift in baseball from orderly business to heated, competitive theater. Larry MacPhail and Joe Medwick stir the scene by challenging Cardinals in a dugout confrontation. McGraw's Giants kept tension high with retaliatory moves against Chicago, Pittsburgh, and others, fueling debate on sport as entertainment and the value of fierce play.
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Brooklyn
Ed. Louis
Decarmat
Weile Mingazine
Larry MacPhyil
Joe Medwick
Lewis
MacPhail
Vie
Fis
McGraw
New York
Giants
Cubs
Paive
Chicago
Barney Derryfuss
Pittsburgh
Prevfuss
Pirates
Zeemal
Dennis
Sully Bur
Young Bob Soderberg's Path to an Auto Design Job
Robert Soderberg, then 17 at Galva High School, wrote to Walter Chrysler for guidance on becoming an automotive designer. Chrysler advised enrolling in a strong mechanical school and aiming for top ten percent. Soderberg earned an engineering degree from University of Missouri this spring, ranking in the top five percent, and will begin work for Chrysler.
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Robert Soderberg
Galva
Walter P. Crysler
Uta
Crysler
Chryster Company
Soderberg
University of Mt. Bois
Wil Goo
Tor Chryster
August L
Fragmented Passage Weaves Social Speculation and Odd Claims
The text presents a jumble of unrelated items including references to Burmese cigars germ effects, female cold physiology, a Dodgers player named Fred Fitzsimning, and a dubious label oriental fifth column. It mentions beetle references and blood corpuscles with unclear timing, suggesting a disjointed and poorly edited page note.
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Fred Fitzsimning
Dodgers
Woman severely injured in truck collision near Hefered
Mrs. D. B. Boyd of near Hefered sustained severe injuries when a large produce truck driven by Overly of St. Louis, Mo, struck the Boyd bungalow at Luck's tourist court on Fghar. Sheriff Baker reports Overly held on reckless driving as hospital staff say Mrs. Boyd rests.
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C. BE. Baker
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