London Protests Justified in Shipping Attack Debate
Britain and Allied diplomats assess Spain Germany tensions after Almeria bombing and Deutschland incident. Hull hints at peaceful resolution with Spain while Eden urges restraint. Navy patrols and Neutrality Committee actions loom amid threats of open conflict.
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London
Eng
Almeria
Spain
Germany
Neutrality Committee
Ent
Velencia
Italy
Franco
Anthony Eden
Mediterranean
Intervenation
Deutschland
Haly
Count Ding Grandi
Mussolini
Barlettis
Palin
Kitchee
Thiyatsy
Wireles
Burreaas
Merger Forms Rivh Lighten Theaters Corporation
Malco Theaters and Mateo Saenger Theaters and others merge into Rivh Lighten Theaters Corporation with offices in Little Rock and Memphis. BV Richards leads as president with M A Lightnasm as vice president and M McCord as treasurer. No personnel changes expected. Sanger theaters in Pine Bluff Helena Hope Ark Columbus Tupelo West Point Miss join portfolio.
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Mateo-Saenger Theaters
Arkansas
Richards-Lightumin Theaters
Mississippi
Lighten Theaters Corporation
M.S. McCord
Little Rock
Little Roek
Memphis
BV. Richards
New Orleans
M. A. Lightnasm
Carter
New
The
Corporation
Rialto
Turned Brown By Brown-Turner in the Dust Bowl
In Longview Texas a weathered farmer laments repeated rains and drought threaten wheat. He fears mortgage holders and opportunistic buyers will seize his land if crops fail, while grasshoppers and pests bite at the young grain.
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Longview
Texas
Earhart Starts New Globe Flight From Miami
Amelia Earhart begins a second attempt to fly around the world just for fun. She departed Miami for San Juan with Captain Fred Noonan as navigator aboard a twin monoplane. The plan is a red solar route to Natal Brazil then across the South Atlantic, with Oakland as the original starting point readjusted by the shift. Weather is favorable and radio navigation aids supplied by the line.
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Miami
Fla
Amelia Earhart
San Juan
Puerto Rios
Fred Noonan
Natal
Brazil
South Atlantic
Miss Earhart
Oakland
Calif
Tucson
Ari
New
Honolulu
Congress Plans to Override a Veto in 1940s Session
The House voted to override the president's veto on a bill extending war risk insurance benefits for World War II veterans. The Supreme Court adjourned after eight months, agreeing to hear cases on federal power and the constitutionality of loans with grants to aid financing for power plants, with no session until October.
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Washington
House
Levi Insurance Police
Supreme Court
Memphis City Clerk Freed in Fine Remission Case
Memphis court freed former city clerk Warner L. Clark and associates Charles Walsh Sr. and Julian M. Cohen after charges of participating in a city court fine remission racket. Prosecutors claimed the scheme cost the city about 33 thousand dollars as part of a scheme involving lawyers.
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Memphis
Tenn
Phil Wallace
Warner L. Clark
Charles Walsh
Julian M. Cohen
A. F. L. to Invade Ford Plants Opposing C I O
In Detroit and Youngstown the American Federation of Labor moves to challenge the United Auto Workers for Ford and other auto workers. P. J. Dillon says the A F L will issue local charters in the automotive industry to compete with the C I O, viewing Chrysler as a setback for Lewis and Ford as a bigger blow.
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Detroit
Mich
American Federation of Labor
United Automobile Workers
Ford Motor Company
P. J. Dillon
Ford Workers
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Dillon
William Green
A. F. of L
Chrysler
Lewis
Henry Ford
A. F
A. F B. of
A. F. of L. Executive Council
A. F. of Ls
Hennry
Homer Martin
W. A
Rinaldo Cappellini
Rouge
Ford
Dilton
A. W. of L
General Motors
Wednard Thoursday
Hope Graduates to Be Saenger Guests
The 1937 graduating class of Hope High School will be guests Tuesday night of Saenger theater manager Arthur Swanke to see The Prince and the Pauper starring Errol Flynn.
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Hope High School
Arthur Swanke
Saenger Theater
Prince and the Pauper
Mark Twain
Errol Flynn
Poppy Day Sale Totals $42 For Veterans Benefit Work
The American Legion Austlciary raised forty two dollars at its Poppy Day sale in Hope last Saturday. Mrs. Arthur Swanke reports sixty five percent of proceeds stay here for veterans use. The item references Zachary Taylor's early life and presidency in a separate note.
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American Legion
Hope
Arthur Swanke
Roosevelt Calls for Laws to Stop Dodging of Taxes
President Roosevelt urged Congress to pass laws to end tax dodging by a minority of very rich individuals. He said evasion shifts the burden to others and asked for an evasion-proof tax structure with expanded Treasury power to summon witnesses and compel testimony.
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Washington (P
Roosevelt
Congress
Treasury
Magnolia Post Office Dedication Aids By Farley
Postmaster James A. Farley to dedicate Magnolia post office Tuesday. Plumbing and installation of drinking fountains by Harry Shiver of Hope, under Ernest Shiver of Magnolia, met government specs at a contract cost near 6000 dollars. Shiver firm also completed Haynesville La project and will install equipment at Magnolia grammar school. Miss Hampstead County Reba May represented at ceremonies. she was named Miss Hampstead County by Mayor Delany and postmistress Herta. Hope Boys band joined regional bands for the dedication.
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Magnolia
James A. Farley
Harry Shiver
Hope
Ernest Shiver
Shiver
Haynesville
Magnolia Grammar School
Reba May
Frank May
Washington
Hampstead County
Mind Your Manners Knowledge Quiz Card
Answers cover table etiquette for eating artichokes and fried chicken, proper refusals, host and hostess phrases, and serving manners. It judges whether you should mimic others, and how to respond when unsure. Includes advice on butter portions, ear breaks, and polite refusals with No thank you.
State WPA Underpass Opens on Highway 55 at Fulton
An all winter joint project by the WPA, State Highway Department and Missouri Pacific finished Saturday. The new underpass carries Highway 55 beneath the railroad line at Fulton, eliminating a dangerous crossing for northbound traffic from No 67 toward Mc Nab, Saratoga, Okay, Mineral Springs and Nashville. The underpass sits east of the former crossing and connects with No 67 by new paving. Photos show the north and south approaches last Friday before scaffolding removal.
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Fulton
WPA
State Highway Department
Missouri Pacific
McNab
Saratoga
Okay
Mineral Springs
Nashville
Heart of Fulton
Arkansas
No. 67
Mo Pac Bus Rolls Over. One Killed, Seven Hurt
Memphis to Poplar Bluff Missouri Pacific bus driver L. A. Hines died and seven passengers were injured when the bus overturned on Highway 67 near the Arkansas line Tuesday. Rescue units rushed to the scene as authorities investigated the crash and identified the injured passengers from local areas.
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Poplar Bluff, Mo
Poplar Bluff
I—L
Mite Boxes Will Finance Hempstead Hospital
Hempstead county committee for sick and crippled children formed in Hope to raise funds. Twenty three attendees from seven communities heard C Manby of Arkansas Children's Home and Hospital explain the work. The hospital serves sick and crippled children up to years of age and will cooperate with County Nurse Mrs Flava Dutton Slater and County Judge Frank Rider.
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Hempstead
Council
Anc
Couny
Flava Dutton Slater
Frank Rider
Fred R. Harrison
Couty
Melva Bullington
Thomas Brewster
Bert Webb
Gus Parker Buried Here on Monday
Funeral services for Gus Parker, 69, were held at 2 30 p m Monday from the Church of Christ with burial in Rose Hill cemetery. He died Sunday morning at his West Fourth street home after years of ill health. Surviving are his widow and four stepchildren and three children from a prior marriage. He was a Hempstead county native reared south of Hope and connected with the Church of Christ.
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Gus Parker
Church of Christ
Rose Hill
Parker
West Fourth Street
Bert Moody
Lena Henry Ad LeRoy Henry
Hope
Horace Anthony
Murfreesboro
Clinton Parker
Minden
William Perry Parker
Spokane
Washington
R. C. McClain
Tulsa
Oklo
Farmers Like Pay But Not Penalty Plan Discussed
Washington reporter Preston Grover outlines farmer reactions to a proposed crop insurance program linked with crop control and soil conservation. The piece highlights a collector plan dubbed the Joseph Plan, emphasizing the appeal of pay provisions while resisting penalties.
Kiwanis Proposes Softball League in Hope
Hope Kiwanis club votes to sponsor a softball league with an organizational meeting at Fair Park on Thursday at 6 p m Business leaders are invited to join Kiwanis officials to form teams The meeting follows talks by Zeland Hol ly and Nolan Cargile at the club luncheon Also noted are new officers and new members joining the club and remarks on livestock production and butter-fat for the southwest Arkansas region
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Hope Kiwanis Club
Hope
Fair Park
Arkansas
A. W Stubbeman
Joe Ploy
Sid Bundy
Sweeney Copetard
Carl Beoner
Steubheman
Bryan Evans
Frank Hill
McDonald and Ziebert Jury Convictions in Arkansas Case
A circuit court jury convicted Irvin J. Ziebert of false pretense for obtaining funds through janitorial supply sales to the Arkansas state capitol, with a five year penitentiary sentence. Prosecutors said former Secretary of State Ed F. McDonald, indicted with Ziebert, would be retried in September after a mistrial. Defense claimed Ziebert was a pawn in Arkansas politics as the case unfolded with multiple witnesses and warrants dating 1932 to 1935 totaling 3799 dollars.
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Little Rock
I. L. Zelbert
Ziebert
Fred Denham
Ed F. McDonald
McDonald
Tom Morigan
West
Roosevelt Road
Morgen
Virginia
Fred A. Don»ham
Donaham
Fidelity Chemical Company
Ziehart
Cantern
Manners of Men Guide at University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh readers learn from Vincent W. Lanfear dean of men about proper conduct for gentlemen. The guide What Every Man Should Know covers etiquette such as how to seat a man with a woman, not smoking when saluting, and keeping hats, with humor about formal dining and clothing, amid scattered tips on politeness.
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Pittsburgh
Europe
United States
University of Pittsburgh
Vincent W. Lanfear
Lanfear
Teagle Becomes Board Chairman of Standard Oil
NEW YORK. Walter C. Vea gh, longtime president since 1917 of Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, announced at the stockholders meeting that he will immediately assume the chairmanship of the board. The report follows mention of Alexander Calder’s brass sculpture as a new artistic medium.
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Teagle
Standard Oil
New York
Walter C. Veagh
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Alexander Calder
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New Globe Flight
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Lewis Group
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Ohio
Tenstom
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Republic Steel Corporation
Zachary Taylor
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Hope Star
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Ganvass County
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Department of Agriculture
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Milli Wallace
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C. H. Hunter
Alaska
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