Wallington WPA Strike Hurts Relief and Wage Plans
Bruce Catton reports on WPA officials decrying the failed prevailing wage strike as harmful to relief programs. By month end 300 will be furloughed under 30 day payless rules, $50,000 cuts loom in August, and wage differentials may be banned in September. The administration fears more trouble as Congress hardens its stance. In other items, Dudley White participles in a prank about Bruce Townsend and a pension bill, highlighting political maneuvering and pension fund debates.
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Chemene
WPA
Congress
Congres
Yugster
Mr. Catton
Dudley White
Ohio
White
House
Congressman Blank
Bruce Townsend
Ol Dove Townsend
Townsend
Dr.Townsend
Trotsky
Senate Recesses Over Bond Amendments in Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK ArkSenate adjourned without acting on 24 bond amendments to a refunding bill amid lobbying by supporters and opponents alike. Governor Bailey hinted at a possible second special session to secure a river bridge easement, with lawmakers forecasting a tense week of further action on the contentious measures.
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Little. Rock
Senate
Maney
Bailey
Rease
Cotmnissoin
Roe
Arkansas
Jewelers Form State Association In Arkansas Meeting
The Arkansas Retail Jewelers Association formed at the Albert Pike hotel with 24 jewelers attending. D. M. Stewart became secretary treasurer and A. T. Purvis was named vice president, with A. K R. Kennan as president. Four directors joined officers on the new executive board. Events included ethics and better business practices, district planning, and an April 14 15 1914 state convention in Little Rock. WR Shighe of Houston assisted. national ties established.
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Das Rock
Arkansas Retail Jewelers Association
Albert Pike Hotel
D. M. Stewart
Little Rock
A. T. Purvis
Joneshara
Vicw
A. K R. Kennan
Fort Smith
P. G. Keehey
Harry Scher
J. M Stinson
Camden
E.W. Stewart
Hope
WR. Shighe
Houston
Texas
National Retail Jewelers Assocation
Kenna
Thought of Riches and Dreams by Bon Elf
A brief fragment reflecting on worldly riches and pleasures tied to dreams. The speaker notes that no more can be carried into the afterlife than from a dream, evoking a wistful, mournful mood characteristic of antique verse.
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Bonelf
Barksdale Planes Here Wednesday for Anniversary Flight
Shreveport dispatch reports a schedule for an 18 plane Barksdale field squadron to fly Wednesday night for the 80th anniversary of the Air birthday. The route includes lights over Hope at 10 52, Arkadelphia at 11 17, and Hot Springs Vea.
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Shreveport
Ait Barksdale Field
Nsas
Louisiana
Tensissippi
Lights Over Hope
Arkadelphia
Hot Springs
Mind Your Manners in Dining Etiquette Questions
A hostess guide presents dining etiquette: male guest sits on the hostess right. the first to be served is the hostess. if complimented on 1% behavior, she should not protest. no fault in uneven attention during meals. if the hostess cooked, a guest should not overly praise but acknowledge effort. Suggested replies: respond politely and fairly to all guests.
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Tai
Hempstead 4 H Club to Attend State University Camp
Seventeen Hempstead county 4-H boys and girls will attend the state 4-H camp at Fayetteville August 1 to 3, traveling July 3 by bus. Delegates include Mina Hubbard Melba Bennett Frances Huett Mary Dale Hollis Louise Bley Leta Rhodes, among others, with teachers Helen Zumwall and Warren Rides. The camp features contests, drama, music, and demonstrations, concluding with a 4-H operetta and candlelighting ceremony.
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Hempstead County
University of Arkansas College of Agriculture
Fayetteville
M Moiva Bullington
Oliver L. Adams
Hempstead
Joerl
Mina Marie Hubbard
Melba Bennett
Frances Huett
Mary Dale Hollis
aPunos Consolidated School
Louise Bley
Letal Rhodes
Blevins
Louie Boyce
Pauline Glanton
Guernsey
Orine McDowell
Spring Hill Consolidated School
Coy Zumwoalt
Doyle Nalions
Herbert Butler
Ray Glinton
Thurston Hulsey
Washington
Travis Simmons
Patmos
O. B. Thomson
Edward Shepperson
Columbus
Helen Zumwall
Warren Rides
University
University Field
James Mordic
Mottroe County
State 4-H Council
C. Futral
The
Univers
General Assembly
Stone County
A. C. Gist
Univesity
Frrm
Anc
Mins Marie Stubbard
Palmos
Louise Eley
Melba Bennet
Palais
Leta Rhodes
MeQus- Kill
Frances Huet
Mary Dale Hollis Af
Nashville and Hope to Meet Here Sunday
Nashville and Hope to meet at air Park on Sunday as the Robins face a Nashville team in a flope basebal game. Admission price listed at 3 ppm with a simay mission charged.
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Nashville
Hope
Robins
Flope
Air Park
Simay
Cranium Crackers Right or Wrong Quiz Clues
A quiz page asks which statements are true or false. Items include false capitals, language origins, a claimed secession timeline, a designer of a sea chart, and a math cube root claim. It ends with directions to see page two for answers.
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Matingua
Nicaragua
Portugal
Mississippi
Francis Hopkins
United States
Three Named for Leading Citizen in Hope Contest
Remmel Young, manager of the Saenger and Rialto theaters, announced a ballot vote nominating Roy Anderson, Dr. L. M. Life and John P. Cox as Hope's leading citizen. Judges J. P. Duffie, Roy Stephenson, and C. C. Spragins will tally ballots as voting continues until August 1. The winner will receive a free trip to Fort Smith to attend the premiere of Our Leading Citizen hosted by Bob Burns and Irving Cobb. result to be published August 2 in The Hope Star.
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Remmel Young
Saenger
Rialto
Hopes
Roy Anderson
Dr. L. M. Life
John P. Cox
J. P. Duffie
Roy Stephenson
C. C. Spragins
Hope
Fort Smith
Bob Burns
Irving Cobb
Hope Star
Saenger Aul Rialle
Agencies report 6905 jobs filled by state bureau in Arkansas
A summary shows 6905 state offices filled jobs while private employment totals 6505. Patterson notes 72 percent of June hires went to men and 67 percent to whites. Skilled trades led gains as other sectors rise with retail, pricing, and factory placements. 5388 job seekers filed new applications, with 441 renewals, amid low operating costs in the Kansas City region. Shark liver oil rising as a valuable sea product for its vitamin A content.
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Arkansaas State Employment Service Js
DB. Palner Patterson
Ste. Rector
Patterson
Regula
Jane
Cau Sirpation
Inghor Rey
Arkinstis
Dog Days of August 1914 and the Start of World War
Willis Thornton recounts the early August 1914 crisis as Europe teeters on war. He notes the July assassination, rapid mobilizations, Belgian invasion, and global shock, with U.S. stock declines, crowds in New York, and President Wilson urging calm while Britain declares war and Americans scramble home.
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Willis Thornton
NEA
America
Europe
Austria
Serbia
New York
United States
Russia
Prostken
Luxem- Jura
Germany
Belgium
Krone
Belkiant
Verviers
France
Gerei Inany
Berlin
Paris
Bowery
Bowling Green
Kronprinz Wilhetmr
Hoboken
West Indies
Woodrow Wilson
London
Foreign Office
Cabinet
Whitehall
Brittania
Big Ben
Britain
Congress
Times Square
Glenn Curtiss
John C. Porte
Wilson
Senate
Mexico City
Liege
Fan My Brow and Slap My Back in Miami Mosquito Invasion
A Miami report notes residents united against a severe mosquito invasion, aiding neighbors and sharing resources. In Pratt Kansas, State Game Director Guy Josser promotes scientific fish feeding to speed growth, arguing natural food limits hinder fish multiplication and hatcheries aid big fish.
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Kansas
Pratt
Kans
Guy Josser
Senate Cuts Nearly a Billion From Relief Bill
The Senate amended the relief measure delaying automatic WPA furloughs by 18 months to aid 650,000 job seekers. A bipartisan economy bloc trimmed $850 million from the bill, including road funding cutbacks, while opposing railcar leasing plans. President Roosevelt’s highway program and rail equipment buyouts were opposed. Byrd hailed a first victory for the coalition against New Deal priorities.
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Washington
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Senate Economy Bloc
Inner Circle New
Wheeler Dem
Mont
New Deal
Economy
Byrd den
Vad
Tokyo Sets Trade Pact Seon After U.S. Cut
Tokyo announces a new trade treaty with Germany days after Washington condemned Japan’s 2 year old pact. Observers see the move as a counter to U S action and a warning to France and Britain about alignment with Rome Berlin axis. Mussolini turns 56 as Italians honor him with a Varano di Costa homestead tribute. Paris issues decrees to boost birthrates and extends parliament to June 1942.
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Tokyo
Japan
Germany
France
Great Britain
United States
Britain
Mussolini
Riccione
Italy
Benito Mussolini
Fascism
Varano di Costa
Predappio
Fuhrer
Hitler
Tk Duce
Berlin
Cas Co Warns of New Line's Effect in Arkansas
Arkansas Louisiana Gas company warns that state and federal regulations must be recovered from domestic and commercial customers if losses occur. It seeks permission to intervene in a hearing August 7 as Louisiana Nevada Transportation company seeks to parallel its pipe line to serve the Ideal Cement plant. The utilities commission is told the cement plant and 62 Arkansas towns rely on the gas system and that excluding industrial customers would raise costs for households and businesses.
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Little Rock
Arkansas- Louisiana Gas Company
State Utilities Commission
Commission
Louisiana-Nevada Transt
Arkansas-Louisiana
Arkansas
Okay
Howard County
Ideal Cement Company
Webster Parish
Louisiana
Ideal Cement
Use Arkansas+ Louisiana company
Antarctic voyage yields 44,000 in Malayan yield rise
APIA reports from British Samoa and the Malayan Agricultural Journal note whales total 44,000 in the Antarctic in 1937, up 10,000 from the previous season, indicating a significant increase in harvest.
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Apia
British Samoa
Antarctic
Malayan Agricultural Journal
Cotton prices in New Orleans open and close notes
In New Orleans cot ton opened Saturday at 4 dollars and closed near 9.06 bid 9.07 asked. Spot cotton closed quiet and unchanged with middling at 9.35.
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New Orleans
Spot
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Jewelers of State Farm Association
K. TL. Stewart of Hope
Barksdale
City
Hempstead Club
J.C. Futrall
Roy Andeson
Dr. L. M. Lile
Aimerica
Belgrade
Balkan
Portland
Miami
Phoe
Teuither
Byrd
Virginia
U.S
Cas Co
New Line
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