Peach Festival to Honor Late Bert Johnson Elberta King
Memorial services mark the third Hightang Peach Festival in Nashville on July 20 honoring Bert Johnson, longtime peach industry figure and community leader killed two weeks earlier. The event features a music recital by the Beasley Company, a queen crowning, parades, contests, a memorial service, and a Queen Elberta Ball at the Legion hut.
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Bert Johnson
Elberta King
Tochins
Nashville
Bert Jobson
South West
10 V. Beasley Music Company
Texarkana
Miammunel
Metphis Son
Johnson
Natoonky
Merl
Arkansas
Siemens
Bert Jaimson
Nightand
Hoe
Little Rock
Courthouse
Hight School
Main Street
Queey
Reetar Lawn
Rotary
Garter Hotel
Bane Boys
Elberta IM
Res
Queen Elberta
Dvnesses
Darice
Legion Hut
Explosions Hit Sinclair Oil Refinery in Wellsville
A large explosion at the Sinclair Oil refinery in Wellsville, New York, on Monday intensified a fire that began Sunday night. A storage tank burst, releasing naptha and causing multiple deaths and dozens of injuries as crews fought the blaze.
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Wellsville
N. Y
Sinclair OW Company
Mexico Envoy To F D R Aboard Houston In Pacific Visit
The Mexican gunboat G-29 ferried Capt. Hoberto Gaines Maguro to a point near Cedros Island as President Lazaro Cardenas sent greetings to Franklin D Roosevelt aboard the Houston en route to Panamia. Roosevelt thanked Cardenas and noted schedule constraints while discussing naval ceremony and worship services amid calm seas.
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U.S. S. Houston
Panamia-4
Roosevelt
Equatorial Pacific
Lazare Cardenas
Mexico
Houston
Cedros Islands
Lower
California
Hoberto Gaines
Maguro
I Guay
Cardenas
Mepure
Mr. Roosevelt
Maguire
Pendent Cardenis
Maratlin
Acapaten
Lacut
Gerbert Tramp
Mrusten
San Diego
Ang
Pilkinton Announces His Speaking Dates
Pilkinton of Hope announces a slate of speaking engagements across multiple counties. Schedule lists events Monday through Friday with locations in Washington Borgery Wayne Meulloniery Karhy Aziumo Mast Beery and Montgomery and other counties, ending with a late July entry.
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Pilkinton
James
Pulkinton
Hope
Mombay
Vk Washi
Mont Borgery Cowety Boyan
Daly
Meuilloniery Cevety
Wayne
County
Mast
Beery Couniy
Star of the West
Montgomery County
Herday
Lenora Routon to Attend Los Angeles Convention
Miss Lenora Routon daughter of Mrs Ralph Routon travels to Los Angeles California for the National convention of the Theta Sigma Phi women’s journalism society. She is editor and senior student at L S U and president of the university newspaper Heveille. She attended Hendrix College for a year and has spent two years at LSU.
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Lenora Routon
Ralph Rouwn
Walt Bo
Los Angeles
Calif
Theta Sigma Phi
AAA Abandons Its Spud Control Plan
AAA announced Monday it would abandon the farming marketing program designed to control interstate shipments at price levels for potatoes in Avlimans and 42 other states due to lack of uniformity among participating growers in the referendum.
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AAA
Washington
Becwue
Yale
Pacifists to Fight I D's War Power
Pacificists across several groups urge opposing plans for broader presidential war discretion. The joint statement, issued by the NABENAD Council for Prevention of War and allied bodies, cites neutrality law as protecting peace powers and vows to push the war referendum amendment in congressional elections.
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Walluongton
Nev
Senate Foreign Relations
Pelce
Congress
Nabenad Council For Prevention of War
Women's International League For Peace and Freedom
World Peaceways
Fellowship of Reconciliation
Keep
America
Westen Hemisphere
House
Main City Population Fixes WPA Wage Scale
Washington officials announced a update to the Works Progress Administration wage scale for southern workers. The adjustment ties the wage to the 1930 population of the principal city in each county, directing pay according to city size.
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Washington
WPA
American crosses Atlantic solo in old plane
Douglas Corrigan, an American flier, landed at Baldonnel Ireland after a 28 hour 13 minute solo transatlantic flight in a 1920s era single engine plane. He took off from Floyd Bennett Field Sunday, flew with minimal instruments, and claimed the flight as a vacation trip to visit friends.
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Dublin
Ireland
Douglas P Corrigan
New York
California
Baldonnel
Charles A. Lindbergh
Floyd Bennett Field
Baldosuel
Hin
Long Beach
Linebergh
Corrigey
Van
Covrigin
Alded Lindberg
Qwo
Teaffie
Fingal Hennett Field
A Thought Humility, that low sweet rent from which all heavenly virtues shout
A compact quotation fragment speaks of humility as a humble measure from which virtues rise, invoking a moral ideal and a reverent tone.
Mind Your Manners at a Wedding Card
A reader asks etiquette questions on gifts, shrine initials and wedding party roles. Responses emphasize thoughtful lasting gifts, discreet inquiries, appropriate gift handling, and correct reception seating etiquette.
Most Daring Japanese Raid Landed at Nanchang Airport
Shanghai report says Japanese naval forces carried out a raid described as the most daring in military aviation history. Bombers attacked a large Chinese airfield at Nanchang, landed despite rifle fire, seized two machine guns, and pursued stragglers before returning to base unscathed.
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Shanghai
China
Apanese Naval Qiers
Nanchang
Rebels Break Up Federal Defenses On Spanish Front
Insurgent forces under General Jose Varela shattered government lines along the Teruel Sagunto sector driving toward Valencia and threatening Madrid. Government losses were heavy with thousands killed or wounded, while prisoners reported range from 300 to 4,000. Barcellona and Valencia officials warned of rising danger as insurgents pressed a swift offensive from Mora de Rubieles toward Sagunta and along the Teruel road.
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Hendaye
France
Vilencia
Jose Varela
Navirrene
Teruel Sagunty
Spain
Valencia
Cuenca
Madrid
Barcelona
Uat
Lirely-Heari
Manuel Ilk
Watly
Mora
Rubielos
Albentosa
San Augustn
Mora de Rubieles
Sagunta Road
Salent
Barracas
Panater Tagas
Teruel
Sajunto
Barcvloni
Queen Marie of Roumania Dies in Bucharest Palace
Queen Marie of Roumania, famed for her beauty and influence, died at her palace in Suva the royal summer residence. Her death marks a defining moment for Romania as the nation contemplates its future leadership and cultural legacy. Her passing intersects with royal duties, public mourning, and international attention.
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Bucharest
Marie
Rovine
Aleachay
Ley Gard Yeu
Imether
Sua
Cotton closes steady amid New Orleans trading
New Orleans cotton market opened Monday at 8.68 cents per pound and closed at 8.70. Middling quality settled around 8.75, with slight shifts in price and momentum noted as traders paused.
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New Orleans
McClellan to Speak on City Hall Lawn at 8 P.M.
Congressman John L. McClellan campaigns across the state with a Whirlwind tour. He will address crowds in Hope and other towns from 8 p.m. and plans 24 stump speeches in 18 counties this week. He faces Senator Hattie W Caraway in the race and will finish the week in Jonesboro.
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John L. McClellan
United States Senate
Hope
Doddridge
Bright Star
Fouke
Miller County
McClellan
Poarth
Hope City Hall
E. F. McFaddin
Nope Boys
Iron Man
Horatio
Foreman
Ashdown
Fulton
Gordon
Perryville
Ola
Dardanelle
Atkins
Morriston
Greenbrier
Quitman
Heber Springs
Beebe
North Little Rock
McCrory
Parkin
Tree
Blytheville
Manila
Osceola
Monette
Jonesboro
Hattie W. Caraway
Daladier Bold France Leader Seeks Strength and Unity
Paris moves under Edouard Daladier as premier while crisis deepens. He rules by decree and pushes a strong franc, armament boost, and a three year public works program to revive France. He addresses democracy, labor, and capital, seeking a united nation amid strikes and Austrian tensions.
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Paris
France
Edguard Daladier
Dalather
Frenchme
Heais
Daladier
Hitler
Prenchmen
Camargue
Diladier
Arkansas Sets Choice Location at World Fair Exhibit
Arkansas selects a 3,000 square foot space in the Court of States at the New York World's Fair of 1939, backed by a $150,000,000 plan. The display spans three entrances from Rainbow avenue, aiming to attract millions of visitors and boost tourism and industry in the state. The Centennial Commission seeks $125,000 from public subscriptions to fund the effort.
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Arkansas
Court of States
Rainbow Avenue
Tourlata
Roosevelt Likely to Report on This Western War
Well informed persons on Monday said it seemed likely President Roosevelt would deliver a fireside chat on the Western front upon returning to Washington. The talk would recount personal observations and summarize his political and legislative objectives.
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Washington
Roosevelt
87 Year Old Lawyer Admitted to District Court
AUGUSTA Me. an 87 year old Camden Me attorney, John Montgomery, was admitted to practice in the U S District Court of Portland by Judge John A Peters after a 12 year application. He is described as a politician, poet and philosopher who claims to have discovered Edna St Vincent Millay. She wrote her first poem on his desk at age 13 and dedicated it to him.
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Augusta
John
Montgomery
Camden
Pactice
U.S. District Court of
Portland
John A. Peters
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Professor Uncovers Colony of Rare Beetles in Corpus Christi Bay
Professor Joe C Brown of Texas A A M College reports a breakthrough after years of searching. He found a large colony of black sparkling beetles under driftwood on an island in Corpus Christi Bay, doubling previous best finds. The life history remains unknown amid entomology’s uncertainties. The U S Bureau of Entomology once offered a prize for complete information on the beetle, but the reward was not claimed.
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Kingsville
Texas
ePi
Joe C Brown
Texas A. Ind I. College
Corpus Christi Bay
Entomnwlogy
U, & Bureau of Eutsmotogy
Chilean district tops world altitude at 18480 feet
A district in Chile ranks as the highest inhabited area globally at about 18480 feet above sea level, marking a record in elevation for a populated place. The designation highlights extreme living conditions and impacts on infrastructure and daily life.
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Chile
Bomb Slayer Goes to Electric Chair
BELLEFONTE Pa a 64 year old Michael Fugman died Monday in the electric chair for the Good Friday bomb murders of three persons in 1948. He was convicted of sending six bombs in cigar boxes as Easter gifts to Luzerne county officials mine union readers and a neighbor. One bomb killed Thomas Maloney union leader and his son Bobby. another killed Michael Gallagher sexton of St Marys Cemetery near his home.
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Bellefonte
Michael Fugman
Fugman
Luzerne County
Wilkes-Barre
Thomas Maloney
Maloney
Bobby
Michael Gallagher
St. Mary's Cemetery
Blevins Included on Speaking Tour
Blevins is included on the speaking tour of Hempstead county candidates opening next week. The Star published dates and places Saturday omitting Blevins. The corrected schedule lists Patmos July 25 through August 9 with venues Patmos Spring Hill Guernsey Fultton Saratoga Columbus Hope Dvan Bingen McCaskill DeAnn Piney Grove Washington and Hope again.
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Blevins
Hempstead
Martha Barkley Ryan Granted Alimony in Separation
In New York on Monday Mrs Martha Barkley Ryan was awarded separation and 834.33 monthly alimony from Basil Allen, linked to Pat Ryan a wealthy Wall Street heir. The case centers on the divorce proceeding and support during the separation period.
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New York
Martha
Barkley Ryan
Basil Allen
Pat Ryan
Wall Street
First Session of Hempstead Circuit Court Held Here
The Hempstead circuit court held its first session in Hope Monday with Judge Dexter Bush setting August 22 for the hearing of the county seat removal contest. The adjourned term will hear criminal and duty cases. civil matters are not on the docket. Witnesses and defendants from Hope and nearby areas appeared, with several defendants sent to the October docket. Municipal court resumed next week after a brief pause.
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Hempstead
Hope
Hope City Hall
Dexter Bush
Bush
Washington
Hig
Lynn Simpson
Bennie Dixon
Sam Cross
James Logan
Missouri Pacific
Bob Spence
Fred Jackson
Sid Houston
Ned Stewart
A. M. Brooks
Near Emmet
Blackwood
George Briggs
Earl Conway
Dierks Holt
Hattie Hill
W. K. Lemley
Dale Phipps
Dolph Carrigan
Tricky Winds Force Canadians to Buy Bees in California
Great Falls Montana via P California honey bees are moved to Canada each spring and killed after a summer of honey production. Chinook winds spur false spring in southern provinces, bees venture out, tire, and perish before returning to winter. The queen is mailed to California to restart a new colony.
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California
Great Falls
Mont
Canada
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