Impressive Rites Held Sunday for Senator Robinson
In Little Rock Arkansas Joseph Taylor Robbain was honored with a grand funeral as torrential rain and lightning attended the ceremony. Thousands from across the nation gathered to pay tribute to the late senator noted for militancy and steadfast conviction. The service at First Methodist Church contrasted with a solemn graveside procession, and clergy praised his courage and public service.
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Little Rock
Ark
Joseph Taylor Robbain
Arkansas
H. Bascon
Watts
Methodist
Episcopal
Tag Lope
Paul
Corinthians
Webster
Clay
Calhoun
Senata Robison
Robinson
Wong
Mind Your Manners Answers and Party Etiquette
Answers cover testing coffee temperature with a spoon, touching host and guest rules, napkin placement, leaving table permissions, and expressing thanks. The Q A reflects etiquette guidance from NEA Service 1997 about handling interruptions, conversation, and social propriety among company.
Shover Man to Be Buried Tuesday
Funeral services for J. B. Beckworth aged 60 died in Chicago after a two year illness will be held at 12 30 p m Tuesday at Shover Springs cemetery. The Rev Hollis Purtte and Rev W R Hamilton will officiate with Masonic rites at the grave. Active pallbearers include L F Higgason R M Rogers W B Ruggles W S Atkins J P Duffie and C F Rugesles. Honorary pallbearers listed. Born August 2 1875 in Talbert county Georgia he moved to Henderson county Texas in 1894 serving in the Spanish American War at Fort Morain Ala. He married Willie Smith April 27 1899 and had no surviving children. Surviving are his widow five brothers and nine children with families in Texas Arkansas Oklahoma and California.
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J. B. Beckworth
Chicago
Shover Springs
Hollis Purtte
W. R. Hamilton
First Baptist Church
Hove
L. F. Higgason
R. M. Rogers
W. B. Ruggles
W. S. Atkins
J. P. Duffie
C. F. Rugesles
Jw.bugland
Rei
Earl Ross
Arthur Moss
R. P. Fuller
J. M. Farley
Hugh Lassiter
John Lassiter
H. M. Ross
Dubney
C. A. Robertson
L. K. Bugles
Talbert
Shaver Springs
Baptist Church of
Shaver
H.T. Beckworth
Linton
Texas
R. J. Te Beckworth
Dallas
R. A. Beckworth
Mahunk
Stephensville
O. J. Beck Worth
Austin
Ark
Arthur N. Tekus
Don Burley Beckworth
Haynesville
Oscar C. Beckworth
San Antonio
Farmers Income Tops Since 1929 Amid 1937 Cash Outlook
Washington reports that 1937 cash income for farmers is projected near nine and a half billion dollars, the highest since 1929. The estimate, from Department of Agriculture economists, shows gains over 1936 and well above 1932 levels, with government payments included. In the first five months, cash income plus government payments reached about 3.2 billion, up roughly 25 percent from the previous year.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture Economits
Bureau of Agricultural Eco
Fighting Renewed by China Japan Near Peiping
Dispatch from Tientsin reports renewed fighting west of Peiping between Chinese and Japanese troops despite a 1935 agreement. Chinese forces reportedly built a concrete pillbox near Luhouchiao on the Lungting river and fired on Japanese units. Tokyo says Chinese troops massed near Peiping violate the Ho Ying-Chin Umezu accord and constitute aggression. Japanese war officials note fortifications strengthening at Peiping as civilians flee toward the ancient capital. The incident follows clashes that began July 7 near a bridge guard.
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Tokyo
Japan
Tientsin
Pieping
Luhouchiano
Lungting
Tokio
Monelay
Hopeh
Ho Ying-Chin
Wer
North China
Yoshijin Umezu
Nanking
War Office
Hempstead Circuit Court Convenes at Washington Mon
The July session of Hempstead circuit court convened in Washington with the morning focused on setting trial dockets. Marion Edwards pleaded guilty in the cross Lamb murder case. jurors to be empaneled Thursday for sentencing. Several civil and criminal hearings were scheduled for Thursday and next week.
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Hempstead
Washington
Marion
Sandy) Edwards
Cross Lamb
Dexter Bush
Bush
Steve Carrigan
Albert Graves
Pat Casey
Martin Guthrie
Hope
Nec Stewart
Bailey Jones
Phillips
Iset
Evans Barnes
Issigh Holmes
Leo Anderson
Walter Henderson
Curly Moore
Louis Stamps
Negea
Richard Johnson
Mark Reed
Sharper Witherspoon
Leonard Elis
Dickey
Coney Island
G. D. Clift
Union Sawmill Company
A. J. Smith
May & Eaglen
Clarence Cavanah
George Morris, Inc
Kenneth Lunk
N. W. Page
Arkansas Democrat
C. C. Westerman
James H. Pilkinton
Altourney
Chancery Court
Miners Carry Victims From Indiana Mine After Fatal Blast
Right-Fellow miners in gas masks rode muledrawn carts to Room 16 East at Glendora Coal Company's Baker mine near Sullivan, Indiana. Two explosions killed 20 workers and injured three. miners believe accumulated dust caused the blast, the city’s third major tragedy.
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Glendora Coal Company
Baker Mine
Sullivan
Ind
Bree
Baker
Waters of Willisville Dies at 80
PRESCOT I Thomas P Waters 80 farmer of Willisville died Saturday. Survived by widow four sons C W of Idabel Okla W T G and H L Waters of Willisville and a daughter Mrs C E Thompson of Willisville. First oil well in Nevada county was brought in 1921 on Mr Waters tand at Waterloo. At birth a baby elephant weighs between 160 and 200 pounds.
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Prescotit
Thomas P. Waters
Willisville
C. W
Idabel
Okla
H. L. Waters
C. KE. Thompson
Nevada County
Great and Small Join in Sending Flowers to Senator Robinson
In TATTLE ROCK Ark a large floral tribute marked the nation’s mourning for Senator Joseph T. Robinson. A presidential wreath and gifts from diverse groups lined the Capitol rotunda while crowds gathered in rain to view the bier and later the graveside procession at Roselawn cemetery. The display included flowers from the Philippines’ Manuel Quezon and a wreath from the Democratic Committee with James A. Farley’s name.
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Joe T. Robinson
Tattle Rock
Ark
Joseph ‘J. Robinson
Kansas
Capitol
First Methodist Church
Roselawn
Garner
Washington Party
Senate
Joe Robinson
National Democratic Committee
James A. Farley
Robinson
Manuel Que 1200
Philippines
Lonoke
Piccard's Flight Ends in Tree Top
Dr Jean Piccard's first flight in the novel craft The Pleiades ended in a hazardous tree top landing in a northeastern Iowa valley. The balloon lifter burned after detonation of TNT used to cut away balloons. he escaped uninjured after six hours aloft, reaching about 11000 feet. He called the experiment beautiful and aimed to test many balloons for a potential stratosphere ascent.
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Lansing
Iowa
Jean Piccard
Pleiades
Alfot
Piccard
Iran
Rochester
Minn
New Orleans Cotton Market Opens and Closes Quietly
The New Orleans cotton market opened Monday at noon and closed at the same figure, with Spot market quiet and no points recorded. Shing reported at 12.35 as the notable level in trading.
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New
Navy quits hunt for Miss Earhart
Honolulu dispatch says the United States Navy ended the South Seas search for Amelia Earhart and Frederick Noonan at sunset Sunday. The aircraft carrier Lexington will return to San Diego, while three destroyers head back via Pearl Harbor to refuel. Earhart and Noonan disappeared during a 2.57 mile flight from Lae to Howland Island two weeks earlier.
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Honolulu
VPI
United States Navy
Amelia Earhart
South Seas
Lexington
San Diego
Frederick J. Noonan
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Noonan
Lae
New Guinea
Equatorial
Howland Island
102 Die in Week End Crashes Across Nation
Michigan leads with 19 deaths as 102 motorists and pedestrians die nationwide over the weekend. States reported tolls from Arkansas to Virginia, with Colorado and Utah each at one and Michigan highest at nineteen. The report notes transportation shifts and rural mail delivery experiments by Canada.
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Michigan
Associated Press
Arkansas
Anzona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Inois
Indiana
Kansas
Maine
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Missouri
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North
Carolin
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Ipes
Opposition to Cout Vote Sought After Robinson Death
Political maneuvering unfolds as Democrats push to set a vote on Cout while a five month judiciary reform battle ends with emphasis on appointive plans. Governor Lehman appeals to Senator Wagner to oppose a Roosevelt supreme court reorganization.
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Senate
Kraska
Committee For Furth
Jo Robinson
Burke
Herbert Lehman
Robert Wagner
New York
Roose
Supreme Court
Cousins Reunite Here After 31 Years apart
Newton R. Patton of St Louis and Claude Collins of Hope met Sunday in Hope for the first time in 31 years. Patton, visiting with his cousin and aunt Mrs. J C Cummings, was joined by his wife and son. The Pattons once lived in Pine Bluff before moving to St Louis.
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Newton R. Patton
St Louis
Claude Collins
Hope
Mr. Patton
Mr. Collins
J. C. Cummings
Patton
Pattons
Pine Bluff
St. Louis
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