Commodity Prices Rise as Drouth Worsens Across Midwest
The Midwest faces continuing drought with no rain in sight as temperatures soar, pushing grain and commodity prices higher. Officials consider adjustments to soil conservation programs while reports from Arkansas and Washington reflect historic drought impacts and weather observations spanning decades.
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AAA
Roosevelt
North Dakota
Montana
Wyoming
Weather Bureau
Drouth
Election Tossup in Connecticut and Rhode Island Fallout
Political field notes from Connecticut and Rhode Island detail labor sentiment and Roosevelt support. A Mortfori cigarmaker explains voting for Democrats as the lesser evil amid fears of a fascist shift and big-bureaucracy Washington. A Hartford union organizer discusses internal strife, wage controls, and the WPA impact, signaling rising radicalism.
Hempstead County Parolees Include Four From State Pen
Four prisoners were paroled Monday by the State Penal Board. Moore of Hempstead entered prison April 8 1945 for burglary and grand larceny, serving two years. George Witburn of Lafayette County received a one year sentence for assault after entering November last year. Sevier County inmate Londie Kary, 26, was pardoned for the First State Bank of DeQueen fraud after being at liberty since October 1935, following a stated governor inquiry into his innocence.
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Hempstead
State Penal Board
George Witburn
LaFayette County
Purcell
Sevier County
Hirst State Bank
DeQueen
Londie Kary
Ehting
I Hank
Kare
Bicycle Stolen From Hope Star Carrier at Fair Park
Thoms Jobe, Hope Star carrier, reported a bicycle stolen Friday night at Fair Park during a performance. Police are notified, area officers have the description, and Jobe said he would not press charges if the bike is returned. The wheel cost $25.25 after one payment. He is reachable at the Hope Star office.
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Thoms Jobe
Hope Star
Fair Park
Young Jobe
Landon Raps Democrats in Legislative Speech
In Topeka Kansas Governor Landon criticizes Democratic stance at a legislative session urging a constitutional rewrite to align with a social security law framework and Kansas public obligation, referencing the New Deal era policy debates.
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Landon
Topeka
Kansas
Tusul
Gardner Plans Flavor Watermelons With Sling Drains
Coleman Texas growser John Davis, amateur gardener, expects to craft novelty melons this year by linking watermelons with slings to jars of fruit flavors. He aims for orange, lemon and strawberry varieties as the melons ripen.
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Tex
John Davis
Awnateur
Ie Plas
Centennial tribute from The Hope Star underscored by Arkansas Gazette
The Hope Star’s June 26 centennial issue, 48 pages, chronicles Hope and Hempstead county history and nearby regions. It preserves beginnings, growth, and daily life of early settlers, offering a lasting record of Arkansas history with abundant pictures.
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Arkansas History
Arkansas Gazette
Arkansas
Hope Star
Hope and Hempstead County
Annals of
Ridgdill Presses Stop Signs for Third Street
Chief John W. Ridgdill asks the city council to add stop signs on all streets feeding into Third Street after several recent near misses. He warns of dangers from rising tourist traffic on Highway 67 and calls for an ordinance to curb parking and speeding on Main and Eli streets.
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Ridadill
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Eli
Gas Company to Refund Debenture in New York Filing
The Arkansas Louisiana Gas company filed with the Securities Exchange Commission a registration for 10 million dollars of 5 percent debentures due July 1, 1962. Proceeds will discharge part of the Arkansas Natural Gas parent mortgage and cover open account indebtedness and a demand note. About 1.78 million will redeem Little Rock Gas & Fuel Company bonds on November 1, 1937. Remaining funds add to working capital. E. O. Baath & Company is lead underwriter.
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Arkansas- Louisiana Gas Company
Securities Exchange Comission
Arkansas Natural Gas Corporation
Arkansas Natural Gas
Little Rock Gas & Fuel
Eo 5
Baath & Company
Unelerwett
Louisiana Planter Slain On Irish Plantation
New Orleans report says Lionel Champagne, 95, a sugar planter, was found shot to death in a field on Irish plantation near New Orleans. A laborer described as a suspect in the killing is being hunted by a sheriff. No motive given.
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New Orleans
Lionel Champagne
Sousse
New Siamese Twin Set Facing Death In Indiana
Michigan City Ind Tuesday Dr J B Rogers said an Xray photograph showed the futility of an operation to save the life of a Siamese twin girl whose sister died 15 minutes after birth Monday The babies are joined by a bone fusion at the base of the brain and the doctor doubts the second child can survive.
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Michigan City
Ind
J. B. Rogers
Hidden Treasure Probe Opens In Iowa Farm Estate Case
State agents pursue a $203,500 hidden treasure find on Henry Twer’s farm near Sudbury as relatives contest the will. Exhumation of Iver Iwers’ body is approved to test for foul play while Louis Voss and his wife press legal claims amid a contested estate valued at about $350,000. The Iwers brothers, John Henry and William, left a winding line of inheritance and questions of care before dying in the past decades.
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Iowa
Henry Twer
Iwers
Walter Maley
Iver
Maley
Twers
Sudbury
Louis Voss
Margaret
B. J. Maxwell
Lwer
Davenhart Hospital
Pacu
Voss
John
Henry
William Iwers
Joh
Prosperty
Britain’s Fear of Hitler Growing in Commons Debates
In London the Commons and Whitehall discuss the Danzig situation as fear over Germany rises. Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden states he will not press Hitler further for answers, amid cheers from MPs. The Locarno question is raised to clarify Germany’s European alignment after re militarization of the Rhineland. Eden notes Britain’s desire for an early reply from Berlin.
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Eng
Upa
Tre Rhineland
Eden
Ruth Bryan Owen to Wed Captain of Danish Guard
Ruth Bryan Owen, the United States minister to Denmark, announced her engagement to Boerge Rohde, captain of King Christian's body guard. Experts said marriage would not force loss of citizenship or resignation from her post.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Boerge Rohde
Christian
United States
Washington
Ennoy
Borah Affirms Support for Republican Platform
Idaho Senator William E Borah, a Republican, said he will not bolt the ticket and has supported the party platform from the start. He declined to confirm or deny a report that he will seek re election and that W S Hall plans to run and back the state and national Republican tickets.
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Boise
Idaho
William E. Borah
Senate
W. S. Hall
Hall
Fort Smith Woman Killed in Crash Near Booneville
Mrs Leona Oliver Maxwell of Fort Smith died when her car skidded on loose gravel and plunged off a bridge near Booneville Arkansas. Her sister Mrs Minnie A Fuller of Magazine was seriously injured.
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Leona Oliver Maxwell
Fort Smith
Here
Minnie A. Fuller
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Arkansas Federated Woman's Club
Myra North to Join Star Tabloid on Saturday
The Star tabloid will add Myra North Special Nurse as a full-page Saturday feature in four colors. Myra North, popular with readers, appears in 400 American papers and will replace Salesman Sam on the page. Herkey will be reduced to a half page and the full-page will be taken by Myra North Special Nurse.
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Turned Brown. By Brown Turner
FRANKFORT Kentucky Spec Governor Landon rode in a bit out in Colorado the other day bi from the way they're cheering to President Roosevelt in the theaters when he's shown in newsreels the governor will have to move faster than that even if he has to hitch hike The League of Nations steering committee disapproves of one nation grabbing the land of another nation So does Haile Selassie but there's not much he can do about it With wheat prices shooting up three to five cents a day corn bread will soon taste good again.
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Roosevelt
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Melon Growers to Meet at 1 Friday
Hempstead county watermelon growers plan a 1 p.m. Friday meeting at Holly Grove ten miles north of Hope off Highway 29 to organize a selling association and discuss marketing and shipping for this year’s crop. Organizer L. E. Salisbury urged DeAnn Washington Rocky Mound and other county growers to attend. No speaker was named.
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Holly Grove
Hope
L. E. Salisbury
DeAnn
Washington
Rocky Mound
Attee
Salisbury
Drought drops water table spurring federal study
A flood of reports notes the underground water table in the Dakotas Montana and Wyoming has fallen during the drought. Geological Survey officials said the drop could affect farming profits and trigger possible surface reservoir plans while army engineers coordinate studies. Meanwhile header lines report a fatal Army air crash at Hastings Nebraska.
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Geological Survey
Dakotas
Montana
Wyoming
George E. Farrell
Western Regional Aaa
Oscar E. Meinver
Drouth
American Geophysical Union
Meinzer
Harvey
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National League Breaks Through In All Star Tilt
In Boston the National League topped the American League 4-3 as Dizzy Dean and other stars pitched the first three innings for the Nats. Joe Dimaggio made the lone AL error while Hartnett drove in runs and Augie Galan homered for the Nationals. Managers Grimm and McCarthy kept lineups under wraps ahead of the midseason classic.
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Augie Galan
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Mana ‘Agers
Joe McCarthy
Charlie Grimm
McCarthy
Presiden
Will Harridge
Vernon Kennedy
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Tommy Bridges
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Little Rock
Black Bay
Joe Cronin
Jimmy Foxx
Red Sox
Bill McKenchie
Boston Bees
Wally Berger
Arkie Vaughan
Gus Suhr
Traylor
Pirates
Lefty" Gomez
Ben Chapman
Gehrig
Gehringer
Gabby” Hartnett
Berger
Miss Henry Named Educators Honor by Association
Miss Henry Bery Henry, superintendent of Hope schools, was named to the necrology committee of the National Education association at its unusual convention in Portland Oregon last Miss Henry attended with Miss Willie Lawson executive secretary of the Arkansas Education association Lawson was elected as a vice president W E Phipps state commissioner of education was re elected as the Arkansas director for the national educators group
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Hope Schools
Portland
Oregon
Miss Henry
Willie Lawson
Arkansas Education Association
Miss Lawson
W. E. Phipps
Lducation
Arkansas
National Organization of Educators
Italy to Rebuild Trade After Lifting Boycott
Italian leaders said the League of Nations sanctions will be lifted and Italy will rebuild its foreign trade structure from the ground up, with deliberate, steady planning and no haste.
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Rome
League of Nations
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