FDR 1936 Vote Record Tied To Ballot Upsets And Speech
The 1936 vote set a record as Edison era precedents broke with FDR winning large margins amid ballot shifts. The piece notes predictions around Al Smith’s speech, FDR’s dramatic memo habits, and January inaugurations, highlighting the first January inauguration and Roosevelt’s weather-obscured parade.
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Morgan M. Beatty
Servier
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Histon
A! Smith
American Liberty League
Roosevelt
Milton
Obr
Elde
Franklin Roosevelt
Tausevelt
Weathey Atch
Pennsylvaniaa Avenue
Shover Springs Candidates to Speak Tonight
Shover Springs hosts a speaking tour for county candidates Fri day night July 26 at 7 45 PM inviting all residents to attend. The article also recalls presidential era highlights and party realignments through 1938, noting cabinet appointments and historic firsts.
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Shover Springs
Shaver Springs
Jie
Frances Perkins
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Washington
Gridiron Club
Wilson
Quasevelt
Hhe
Congress
Liughed
Uno
Earl Long and 4 Others Indicted
NEW ORLEANS La Earl K Long three Dock Board members and former assistant indicted on embezzlement extortion charges tied to payroll deadheads during the 1947 gubernatorial campaign. Grand Jury filed three indictments naming J B Retingson L J Vaccaro Norbert J Schwartz and John M Fush among others in a probe begun after Gov Sam Jones took office May 14. Only 16 individuals were named as deadheads in the indictments.
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New Orleans
Earl K. Long
Dock Board
Parish
Sam Jones
Long
J. B. Retingson
L.J. Vaccaro
Standard Fruit & Stemnship Co
Norbert J. Schwartz
Maison Blanche Company
John M. Fush
Huey Long
Compulsory Pay on Insurance Illegal in Arkansas Lumber
G C Street regional director Wage and Hour Division warns against deducting workmen s collective insurance from wages as forbidden under the Fair Labor Standards Act. He notes the Wilkie Lumber Company case in Arkansas where 50 former employees were repaid 120.35 each. A nationwide lumber inspection by the division extends through Arkansas New Mexico Oklahoma and Texas.
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Dallas
Texas
Arkansas
G. C. Street
Department of Labor
W. J. Wilkie Lumber Company
Chichester
Ark
W. 1. Wilkie
Lunber
Corps
DGP Soft
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Water Creek Church to Clean Cemetery
Water Creek Church plans a graveyard working on Wednesday July 31 at seven miles west of Hope on old Highway 67. All interested persons are invited to come with truncheon and tools. Those unable to attend may mail contributions to 19 Mry. H. H. Walker, Hope Rt 4.
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Water Creek Church
Hope
H. H. Walker
Hope Rt
French Defeat Prompts Probe Into Cause and Exile
Vichy regime orders full inquiry into those linked to France’s entry into the wars and defeat. Ex premiers Daladier and Renaud loyalists confined to Marseille as authorities vow punishment for war-related departures. De Gaulle in London refuses to recognize the Pelain government.
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Vichy
France
Marshal Polain
Charles de Gaulle
London
Germany
Pelain
Milestone 1940 Women Politics at Party Conventions
Sigrid Arne reports on the 1940 party conventions where women gain real influence, with representation on platform committees in Philadelphia and Chicago. Delegates and alternates rise, women manage campaigns, and Gladys Pyle helps place Gov Buellfield. Perkins credits early New Deal organizers.
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Philadelphia
Sigrid Arne
Cornelius to Direct State Race
LITTLE ROCK Terrell Cornelius of Hope will lead M A Emerson's campaign for Secretary of State with headquarters at the Marion Hotel. A longtime local business figure and WWII veteran, Cornelius has held civic posts including Hope Rotary Club president, American Legion commander, and former Southwest Arkansas Fair Association president. He also directs the Broadway of America Highway Association in the state.
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Little Rock
M. A
Dick) Emerson
Terrell | Cornelius
Hope
Emerson
Marion Hotel
Cornelius
Hope Furniture Company
Arkansas
South Arkansas
Hope Rotary Club
Leslie Huddleston
American Legion
Watermelon
Southwest Arkansas Fair Association
Broadway of America Highway Association
Home Garden Vegetables and Diet Health Benefits
Miss Mary E. Loughead of the University of Arkansas notes vegetables supply minerals and vitamins, acting as protective foods in the family diet. The article stresses the garden plot’s role in promoting health for children and adults through greens, beets, parsnips, and other home vegetables.
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Mary E. Loughead
University of Arkansas College of Agriculure
British oil firm Astra-Romane seized in Romania
The British and Dutch owned Astra-Romane Oil company was confiscated by Romanian authorities for failing to provide production information as required by Romanian law. The action followed continued coverage on page one of the British beat.
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Ented
British Oil Company
Romania
Astra-Romane Oil Company
Inw
Women at the political forefront in 1940 campaigns
Roosevelt allied figures and party organizers discuss women’s impact in forthcoming campaigns. Miss Perkins notes New Deal reforms now law as 30 000 Democratic women and 120 000 supporters mobilize for education and policy drives while Republicans expand Federations under Marion Martin. A historic 1892 to 1940 arc highlights women delegates and Mrs Thomas McAllister’s foreign policy speech.
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Roosevelt
Caroline O'Day
New York
Miss Perkins
Marian Dickerman
Federation of
Republican Clubs
Marion Martin
Maine
Thomas McAllister
Michigan
Democrats
Prescott speech praises agencies and highway plan
Governor introduces A. Buchanan of Prescott, state Medical Bee leaders attend a parade as he lauds state agencies, criticizes opposition, and outlines highway and health policy. The address covers agriculture and nutrition, noting plant fibers aid digestion and acid base balance.
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Ted Clés
Barids
Rhode
Edness
Introduci A. & Buchanan
Prescott
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