Platform proposals for Hempstead county and state programs
The plan calls for using municipal power plant revenues for city needs and pavement, improved alleys, and sanitary conditions. It backs the Chamber of Commerce and a county highway program to build an all weather road yearly. It supports agricultural programs, farmer organizations, and cooperative effort. It also urges state highway progress, tax reform, and a budget system for efficient government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Hempstead
Pretender to Portuguese throne prefers chicken farming to kingship
A Portland editorial riffs on a would-be claimant to Portugal’s throne living in Austria. It argues modern democracy erodes royal power, likening throne life to an empty honor and predicting dictatorships will eventually give way to popular rule, with chicken farms as a practical alternative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portugal
Austria
Manuel II
Europe
Parents' Liability Idea from Kings County Grand Jurors
Grand jurors of Kings County New York urged Judge Alonzo G to revise juvenile delinquency laws and enact compulsory morality for homes. They proposed making parents or guardians legally liable for a child's misbehavior in both the children's and the magistrate courts to deter neglect and promote responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kings County
New York
Alonzo Gin
United States Olympic Team Size Compared to Europe
The article notes the U S squad may total under 340 athletes, below 1928’s 400 plus. It contrasts with Europe where Germany sends 77 and Sweden plus Finland total 91. It questions why the U S needs such a large team and whether pruning would improve sportsmanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Germany
Sweden
Finland
They Say I am a Follower of Lenin and Lenin's Ocean
Stalin calls Lenin an ocean while dismissing Peter the Great as a drop in the sea. He contrasts Lenin with the Republican platform saying it is badly written and opportunistic yet devoted to private property. Norman Thomas is quoted as a Socialist nominee.
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Lenin
Peter the Great
Joseph Stalin
Norman Thomas
Jets Around Shover Springs Services Stand In For Burgess
The Rev Burgess did not preach at Shover Springs Saturday due to other engagements but services Sunday at 11 and in the evening were well attended. Will Rogers of El Dorado visits with sons and old neighbors while Harold Sanford attended church and dined with the Colliers. Mrs Sadie Rogers has been sick but improving. Tomato crop noted as a possible winter soup staple. Baby girls of Thad Vines sick with a break out. Bearden family visited H B Sanford. Dale Jones and wife called.
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Burgess
Shover Springs
Local Notables and Social Roundup in Hope
Thirty years ago Chas. McKee of Fordyce arrives in Hope on business as president of the Hope Telephone company and future president of Cit izens Bank. A picnic at Collier's Lake drew a jolly group chaperoned by Mrs Arch Hale and the Coles Stuarts. Visitors include Mrs Eley Moore nee Etta Little of Shreveport.
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Chas. McKee
Fordyce
Hope Telephone Company
New Citizens Bank
Hope
Eley Moore
Etta Little
Shreveport
Byrum Drake
Falcon
Collier's Lake
Arch Hale
Ashdown
Cole Stuart
Maxine Kelly
Clyde Carson
Snow McLarty
I. T. Bell
Wybil Wimberly
Evan Wray
Mary Margaret Anders
David Finley
Linda Lambeth
al Jordan
Eizabeth Stuart
Dick Hill
Sibyl Watson
Glen Hart
Local Socials Highlight Weekend Visits in Hinton Area
Friday voters in the vicinity are noted. Fred Camp of Hinton spent Saturday night with sister Adel Sanford and family. Milton and Mrs. Rogers hosted visitors Saturday night and Sunday at the Thad Vines home. Ella Hodnett visited relatives near Patmos last week. Leo Farmer was a Sunday dinner guest of Milton Orwell. P P Orwell and sons Milton and Newton called on A A Rogers and family Sunday. Harold Sanford and A A Rogers welcomed Johnny Camp of Hinton Saturday night. Kermitt Mitchells welcomed a baby boy born Monday night. Joe and Otis Rogers of Hinton called on Arthur Rogers and family Sunday.
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Fred Camp
Hinton
Adel Sanford
Milton Rogers
Thad Vines
Ella Hodnett
Patmos
Leo Farmer
Milton Orwell
P. P. Orwell and Sons
Milton and
Newton
A. A. Rogers
Steve Saccarelli Returns and Upends Mona Moran
Mona Moran a Wall Street office worker plans to marry for status while her former sweetheart Steve Saccarelli returns after years away. He exudes new wealth and worldly polish, reviving gossip and stirring Mona as she weighs the pull of security against her dream of advancement.
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Mona Moran
Kitty
Bud
Wall Street
Mona
Lottie Carr
Pilgrim's Exclusive
Pilgrim's
Third Avenue
Steve Saccarelli
Ona
Morans
Steve
Coney
Atlantic Highlands
Roseland
Minnie
Steve Returns to Min After Illusions of Crime
Steve visits Mona after claiming to have gone straight. He dodges questions about his past and explains he fooled a gang, not the cops, while Mona frets over her hospitalized father. He proposes a dinner and plans to pick her up at five, showing cautious hope for their future.
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Steve
Mona
Third Avenue
Min
Jere
Third and
the Bowery
Dad
Spring Brook community logs a busy weekend social notes
Spring Brook Farmers laid by crops and hosted visitors from Liberty and Ponca City Oklahoma. Elmer Calhoun and family joined E C Calhoun and Spring Brook neighbors for Sunday. Rosa Lee Rogers stayed with Mrs Allie Malone Saturday night. Gladys Wilson attended Hopewell church. The MecKamie and McKamie families visited J Terry and Mrs Rosen dale Monday.
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Periment Station
Elmer Calhoun
Liberty
E. C. Calhoun
Spring Brook
Bradford
Joe Ross
Ben Wilson
Gladys
Earl Wilson
Miss Earlene
Minto Ross
Roy Buck
Ponca City
Okla
Herman Cumick
Grant Baker
Rosa Lee Rogers
Allie Malone
Gladys Wilson
Hopewell
Bill MecKamie
McKamie
Gage
Walker McNat
Evening
Social Evening and Visits Across Melrose and Bright Star
A series of social visits and dances linked Melrose residents and Bright Star guests. Jack Conway and Winfred Wise dined with Ludie Mouser, while V C Rothwell, Hanson Rothwell, Albert Neal, Edith Neal and Thelma Galloway attended a Friday dance at Arline Patrick’s. Virginia Galloway visited Winnie Mae Rothwell and Nettie Rothwell stayed with her mother. Edith Neal and Hanson Rothwell joined Bright Star’s Sunday singing. Louise Andrews shopped in Hope.
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Jack Conway
Winfred Wise
Ludie Mouser
V. C
Hanson Rothwell
Albert
Edith Neal
Thelma Galloway
Bright Star
Arline Patrick's
Virginia Galloway
Winnie Mae Rothwell
Nettie Rothwell
Chism
Margaret Neal
Sid Collier
Louise Andrews
Hope
Such Markmanship at Andre and Co General Store
In Tacoma Washington a would be burglar and watchman Williard Andre exchanged gunfire inside the Andre and Co store. Tomato juice and ketchup spilled as bullets punched through canned goods while both men fired repeatedly.
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Tacoma
Andre and Co
Williard Andre
Andre
Robbery Suspect Flees After Firefight in Bodcan Township
In Bodcan Township Monroe County D. M. Middlebrooks reports an armed robbery where eighteen shots rang out. Neither Andre nor the robber hit. when the thief found his gun he fled, leaving behind his cracking outfit and sacks.
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Andre
Landlady and boarder clash over soup idea
A humorous exchange shows a landlady apologizing over chicken soup while confessing the cook missed the idea. The boarder quips that perhaps the issue is the chicken itself not catching on the recipe.
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Boarder
Dad and Seven Father Joke About a Bi Stone
The Humorist quips that a father of seven is unsure of his bi stone and suspects it is a grindstone. The light wordplay hinges on a pun between bi stone and grindstone.
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Dad
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Miller
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Will Rogers
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Shower
Howard Collier
Sadie Rogers
Ben
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Henry G. Bearden
Gledon
H. B. Sanford
S. Dale Jones
Bill O’brien
Tom McLary
St. Louis
Johnny Camp of
Joe Rogers
Otis Rogers
Arthur Rogers
Tony
Obody
Pat
H.W. Corley
Melrose
Arkansas
LTA
U. S
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O. L. Bodenhamer
H. M. Stephens
County Treasust
Frank Ward C. F. Routon
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Lillie Middlebrooks
Emory A. Thompson
Bodcan Township
D. M
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Kent D. D. Middlebrooks
DeRoan Township
C. A
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Shipp
Newport
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L. C. Burr & Co
West Second Street Hope
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