Late News Flashes and Political Edges Across States
Acting Governor and representatives in Arkansas and other states struggle with Burns, resignations, and power shifts. Reports note Bransfant of Lanoke and Windie McAfee of Meline in the Capitol sessions, while a fatal fire in Lisbon claims Tony Ways and others. Firefighters failed to reset a water line after a four story blaze, delaying demonstrations. The Florida Poodle Board and various college figures, including Blickwell of Ranvedalph Mitta, are named in statewide and church affairs.
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Little Rock
UPR
John Bransfant
Lanoke
Ravermon
Parker
House of Representatives
Janney
Taste of the Peace
Commission
Windie McAfee
Meline
Lisbon
Tony Ways
Hee
Battle for South Washington and Southern political theater
The article reports tentative plans around presidential outreach to the South, including visits and speeches amid an off year campaign. It notes Democratic and Republican efforts, mixed regional reaction, and references to Harland affairs and postwar conditioning in the South. The piece hints at a continued partisan clash shaping upcoming elections.
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New Deal
Dermmerate
Jobin Harmeiter
Ehateanyay
Harland
Dewelos
Hamilton
Heffer
British Cruiser Is Sent to Palestine
In Jerusalem official reports say a wave of violence has left 22 Arabs and Jews dead and 92 Arabs wounded since a bombing on Wednesday. Tensions rise as curfews and closures spread, with evacuations and clashes reported around key sites.
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Palestine
Jerusalem
Dmidestine
Marfa
Kirmaik
Pates
Arsanastine
Farm Bureau Rally Set For July 12 In Hope
Farm Bureau leaders from Arkansas and neighboring states prepare for a July 12 rally in Hope. Executive officers discuss meeting arrangements, with Bob Shelton's Sunshine Boys broadcasting daily on KAWRED and Sony McCallum performing with Columbia Community Quintet. National president BAL Neal to speak.
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Walla
Bob Shelton
Sunshine Boys Strom Bind
Kawred
Sony McCallum
Columbia
A Thought And Thot Have The Law With All Thine Heart
A curious line echoes from Deuteronomy urging wholehearted devotion to the law and acts of faith. The wording blends archaic phrasing with modern misspellings, reflecting transcription quirks and editorial framing rather than a formal scripture passage.
Opening Softball Games Start Under Park Lights
Thursday night opening doubleheader at Fair Park begins at 7 30 with City league all stars facing Prescott and Ashdown meeting Prescott girls. Ashdown replaces Hope Basket girls. Commercial all stars lineup announced. Thorne and Brown urge players to report by 6 15 p m for practice and event setup.
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Carl Broner
Pete Brown
Prescott
Ashdown
Fair Park
Hope Basket Campiny Pins
Hope Basket
Carl Bruner
Fellows
Clifford Teussell
Carroll Schooley
Percy Ramsey
Vernon Schooley
Slayton
Charles Prince
G. V. Keith
Roy ‘Taylor
Giles Hatfield
Leonard Ellis
Sehanley
Commercial All-Stars
Merlin Coop
Jimmy Cook
Chester Ramsey
Wallace Cook
Raymond Urban
Jack Turner
Frank Ramsey
Frank Barr
Bil Scmmerville
Paul Philbrick
CG. Tomlin
Hamsiter
Formby
Jack Witt
Qoorepart
Braner
Brown
City League All-Stars
Prescott All-Stars
TAO Ocuich
Commercial League All-Stars
Sulay
John Qwen
Electric Wis
Owen
Star Repres
Interne Trouble Reveals Frantic Hospital Dorm Life
Fragmented OCR text portrays interns under pressure in a hospital setting, focusing on a nervous character with wide eyes and anxious demeanor. The passage hints at secrecy, panic, and social dynamics among medical staff, ending with a cliffhanger note directing readers to continue on Page Two.
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Fran Das
Mars
Baleen
Hand
Tedil
Beavers Put to Work by Government on Idaho Ranges
The Interior Department funds beaver dam projects to restore groundwater in Idaho ranges. About 200 beavers were released, with one colony building 17 dams in a year, aimed at sustaining yearlong stream flow for cattle and duck habitats. The program mirrors historic beaver-driven land development and notes wide regional adoption.
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NEA
Castot Canadensis
Canadensis
Interior Department
Idaho
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Highland
Minnesota
New York
Maine
Delta
California
Qov
Cascade Mountains
Washageas
Kakima
Mr. Beaver
Oregon
Vermont
New Hattshire
Massachusetts
Montana
Wavering
Colorado
Manisota
Manitoba
Castor Canadensis
Mad Dog Shot Near Columbus Area Sparks Rumors
A small dog was shot on the Hope Columbus road after a telephone warning to Columbus area officers. Locals spread rumors as officers investigated the scene while a separate note mentions that floodwaters along the lower Mississippi move about one third as fast as the main river.
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Hope-Columbus
Columbus
Mississippi River
River
Columbus Pushes Electric Line Plan
A rural electrification meeting in Columbus drew about 40 farm men from Hempstead county. Wallin Frazier of the Arkansas Farm Bureau announced 160,000,000 dollars in federal rural electrification funds and outlined steps to build a Hempstead county line, aiming for at least 100 miles with a minimum of three people per mile, in coordination with Howard county.
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Columbus
Nort West
Hempstead County
Wallin Frazier
Arkansas Farm Bureau
H R Holt of Tokio Dies Wednesday
Hansford Rey Holt aged 65 postmaster and agent at Tokio in northern Hempstead county for 30 years died at his home Wednesday afternoon. Born September 2 1872 at Bingen he lived much of his life in Tokio. Funeral was Thursday at 10 am with burial at Bingen cemetery. Survived by three brothers Gus of Tokio Earl and Ford Holt of Bingen three sisters Lilla Bryant Nashville Hopie Ross and Earl Martindale of Bingen widow and seven children Dulcie D Virginia Ruby Halt W R Atkins Camden Sid Phillips Ashdown Buel Holt Fayetteville Otin Holt Memphis.
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Hansford Rey Holt
Tokio
Hempstead
Mr. Holt
Bingen
Gus
Earl
Ford Holt
Mercury Surges Above 90 Degrees For July
July heat spikes continue with readings reaching 99 degrees on July 5 and multiple days near or above 90. Experi ment Station’s federal thermometer logged 92 at 2 pm on July 7 as Arkansas faced three hot days with overcast skies and forecasts of relief from the heat.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Hope Rest Room Seeks Furnishings for City Facility
Hope shoppers will soon have a rest room over Briant's drug store, with a 25 by 20 waiting area and a back room serving as an emergency hospital and nursery. The city council has donated 300 dollars, and the Chamber of Commerce invites donations of furniture to complete the equipage.
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Chamber of Commerce
Hope
Briant's Drug Store
Surplus Peaches to Be Purchased in Arkansas Districts
The Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation notified E. M. Clevenger that it will purchase surplus peaches in all commercial peach districts of Arkansas. Senator Caraway's office in Little Rock issued a similar announcement. Purchases target No. 1 two grade peaches at 80 cents and No. 1 quality two inch minimum at 80 cents.
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Nashville
Ark
Federal Surplus Commodity Corporation
E. M. Clevenger
Arkansas
Caraway
Little Rock
Anniversary Observed in Tokyo Amid Sacrificial Tone
Japan marked the undeclared war’s first anniversary with solemn rites at military shrines and a call for greater personal sacrifice to sustain wartime economy, as Shinto beliefs linger on the souls of fallen soldiers and the public faces mounting hardship.
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Tokyo
Japan
China
Hope to Begin Paving With WPA Help
Two property owners, B. C. Hollis and John James, deposited 162 dollars with City Treasurer Chase Reynerson to pave their lots. Other block owners will pay within the week as Hope moves to organize paving districts using WPA labor and city material at wholesale cost.
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Chase Reynerson
B. C. Hollis
John James
Hope
WPA
Arkansas groups oppose debt refunding amendment fight
The Arkansas Constitution and Citizens Protective League led by Joe Hardin af Grady said they would wage a determined fight against a constitutional amendment to refund the state's 14 million highway bonded debt. Petitions to place a tax exemption bill on the general election ballot seek a temporary exemption from taxation for new and expanding industries for a one year period.
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Little Rock
The
Arkansas Constitution and Citizens Protective League
Joe Hardin
Af Grady
Secretary of State
Dance to Be Given This Friday Night by Ogburn Orchestra
The Ogburn orchestra of Hope will give a public dance this Friday night at Hone Country Club. The event starts at 9 and lasts until 2 with a final show expected later in the evening. Pioneer Indians have long been a favorite delicacy of southwestern Indiana.
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Ogburn Orchestra of Hope
Hone Country Club
Cotton opens and closes lower in New Orleans market
New Orleans July cotton opened at 9.16 and closed at 9.05 as the market remained dull. Spot cotton finished about 10 points lower, with prices near 91.
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New Orleans
Lowe
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