Highway accidents demand swift action by authorities
The Star urges state and county officials to treat deadly highway crashes as serious offenses, not mere “accidents.” It calls for immediate action on reckless driving, license revocations, and inquiries into fault, urging witnesses be marshaled and responsible parties held to account. The piece emphasizes public safety and accountability over political correctness.
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Star
Pennsylvania
All America
Pennsylvania Tourista
State Highway Department
Fair Catalog Ads Being Compiled by Band Auxiliary
Advertising for Hempstead County Fair catalog seeks local merchants via Band Mothers. Ads support the High School Band and the Hempstead County Fair with over $1,000 in premiums for exhibitors. Catalog ready by July 7 with material assembled by early July. Committee members listed include Lee Garlant and Clifford Smith among others.
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Band
Jeanpstedd
Hope
Ihe
Hempstead County
Hempstead
Lee Garlant
Clifford Smith
Melvyn Burlington
Wilbur Joes
D. B. Thompson
RAR
P. Bowen
John Waele
Beryl Henry
A. W. Wetherington
John Welthorn
Arkansas schools receive record four million education fund
Arkansas boards allocate a record four point seven million dollars from the Westinghouse common school fund to aid G21468 area pupils. The three months payment totals one point four million, with per capita distribution for the year at sixty four dollars. The special appropriation and court ruling affect nonresident high school matriculation and tax burden sharing among districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Litt Rock
Ark
Ndueahon Mendy
FC. Ceaff
Mt Pasis
Gaff
Supreme Court
Ehinay
Ty Vines
Ian Attache
Stella Prigticn
Incomplete Math and Geography Puzzle
A fragmented query mixes arithmetic with geography and literature. It asks how many buildings Mary has in the Woolworth Building context, distances between Mexico and Texas, a Shakespeare play title linked to an algebra problem, and the middle name of Ulysses S. Grant, all unreadable due to garbled OCR.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan
Ulysses S. Grant
Lost TVA Liner Reached By Crew After Snowbound Trek
A salvage team toiled through heavy snow on Buena Vista peak to reach the wreckage of a Transcontinental and Western airliner that vanished March 1. Nine people died. eight bodies found, with six passengers and three crew aboard. Collier led ground teams up the 9777 foot Sierra Nevada peak. parts and bodies scattered along the slope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yosemite
Calif
Buena Vista Peak
H. O. Collier
Sierra Nevada
Collier
Moe
Forest Rangers
Transcontinental and Western Airway
Department of Commerce
San Francisco
Winshaw
Ariz
J. Hrack Dirldin
Mary Lou
Mansfield
Ohio
Meo
A Thought He who goes no further evout bare justice
Blair quotes a maxim on virtue and justice, noting that stopping at bare justice marks the start of true virtue. The remark hints at moral limits and the pursuit of higher ethical ends beyond strict law.
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Blair
Pay Differential in the South Depends on Administrator
In Washington the likelihood of wage and hour differential gains hinges on President Roosevelt's program choice. Senator Eilender of Louisiana argues the administrator could nullify sectional factors, while Senator Walsh of Massachusetts cites industry classification boards as key. Congressmen offer little information on a potential appointee as the House rules committee delays a labor sponsored bill targeting government contractors for NLRA decisions.
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Wasitngton
Roosevelt
Eilender
Louisiana
Une
Yne
Walsh
Massachusetts
Blender
Mary T. Nerman
New Jersey
House Labor Committee
House
National Labor Relations Board
Cis
Opera Star Mary McCormic Sings in Arkadelphia Plea
Mary McCormic brings a concert to Royal Theater Arkadelphia under Lille Theater of Ouachita college. Proceeds fund seats for a new auditorium as the college rebuilds after a fire. Admission is 1 dollar plus tax with 50 cent reservations. tickets by Carey B. Gardiner.
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Arkadelphia
Ark
Mary McComic
Paris
Vienna
Chicago
New York
United States
Royal Theater
Lille Theater
Ouachita College
Spccer
Regis
The
College
Quachita
First Baptist Church
Lilly
Oquavhitn
Carey B. Gardiner
Ouachita
Denmark and Sweden weigh fortifying strait defenses
Copenhagen reports Denmark and Sweden may vote large sums to bolster coast defenses as they consider fortifying both sides of the Geresund strait amid ongoing trade with Russia and China. The piece notes a shift away from pacifist stance toward increased defense spending.
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Copenhagen
Denmare
Denmark
Sweden
Geresund
McCall Pleads Guilty to Kidnaping Charge in Cash Case
Miami. Franklin Pierce McCall, 21, pleaded guilty at arraignment to kidnapping James Bailey Cash Jr for ransom, a capital offense, and pleaded innocent to killing the Princeton lad. A special grand jury returned a true bill against the truck driver. Judge Tl. F. Atkinson said he would appoint counsel and plan trial for Wednesday if a defense attorney is assigned.
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Miami
Franklin Pierce McCall
James Bailey Cash, Jr
Princeton
Jess
George A. Worley
Tl. F. Atkinson
Poll Tax Receipts Spike Ahead of November Vote in Arkansas
The State Auditor reports total poll tax blanks issued to 75 counties rising to 374 400 with eight counties adding 7 200 forms. Original 360 000 increase due to 6 000 Friday and 1 200 Saturday. Campaigns urge citizens to obtain receipts to vote on constitutional amendments and initiated acts. Deadline to pay is midnight Wednesday. late payers receive pink receipts.
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Little Rock
J. Oscar Humphrey
Roy Prewitt
Yoters’ Campaign Committee
A. L. Rotenberry
Attorney's Hobby Guides U S Train Schedules Across Railroads
Evanston based Northwestern University attorney Ralph Ball has long studied train timing. His hobby maps routes, run times, and connections on 434 U S shortline railroads and 139 classes of railroads, tracing passenger and mail links from Indian Pond to Oakland and Del Rio.
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Evanston
Indian Pond
Oakland
Calif
del Rio
Texas
Ralph Ball
Northwestern University
United States
Europe
Omaha
Neb
Wife Follows Husband to Sea as Crew Member
An Aberdeen story recounts Mrs. M. W. Gifford joining her husband at sea during Alaska fishing season. He chose Alaska fishing over mill work, and she traveled aboard, becoming a full crew member amid the dangers of a 12‑foot rolling sea off the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
Pacific Coast
Seenlty
M. W. Gifford
Hope Store Staff Rephotographed Anniversary Portrait
A retrospective of Sidney B. Wood’s Hope general store staff from fifty years ago features back row Carey Yates Sidney B. Wood Oscar Phillips Jim Ferguson. middle row John Phillips Wil Yates R. M. Briant Thomas Boyett Sr.. front row David Holt Verdy Ward John H. Haynes. Only three of twelve survive, with notes on their later lives in California and Texas. The image honors Wood’s silk toppers gift, though the original photographer reversed the negative, causing backward numerals in the first print, later corrected by Star with new negatives.
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Star
Gus Haynes
Carey Yates
Sidney B. Wood
Alfred Patterson
Haynes Oscar Phillips
Jim Ferguson
John Phillips
Wil, Yates
R. M. Briant
Thomas Boyett, Sr
David Holt
Verdy Ward
John H. Haynes
General
Hope
Hope ‘Hardware Company
Second
Elm Streets
Anly
BR. M. Briant
Los Angeles
Calif
Wood
Safety Zones in Spain and British plans amid Mediterranean attacks
Premier Chamberlain told the House of Commons Britain would not retaliate but seeks safety zones to curb Mediterranean attacks. Two proposals may curb hostilities: zones at certain harbors and a port outside military operations for British ships as urged by the Spanish government. Also, Japanese authorities in Shanghai said 150000 Chinese civilians drowned as Yellow River floods spread in northern Henan.
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London
Eng
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Great Britain
Mediterranean
Tai
China
11th Hour Rush on Railroad Aid Bill
The senate banking committee agreed to report favorably legislation liberalizing government loans to railroads. Leaders expect passage in the Senate Tuesday with President Roosevelt reportedly having no objections to the measure.
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Washington
Senate, Banking and Currency Committee
Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
White House
Roosevelt
Puzzling Turn in Bank Robbing Case
Sheriff Noel Griffin of Lewisville Arkansas discussed a telegram from Texarkana that implicated Charles Chapman Floyd Hamilton and Fol Walters as in custody, while authorities questioned three suspects linked to the Bradley Bank and the Minden Bank robberies. The case remains unsettled as investigations continue.
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Ibxarkana
Noel Griffin
Lewisville
Ark
New York
Charles Chapman
Floyd Hamilton
Fol Walters
Ned Stewart
Griffin
Texarkana
Dr William Campbell Dies World Famous Astronomer
SAN FRANCISCO Calif 14 Dr William Wallace Campbell 75 a noted astronomer killed himself Tuesday coroner T B W Leland reported leaping from the window of his apartment in a final act of despair authorities said.
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San Francisco
Calif
William Wallace Campbell
T. B. W. Leland
Mind Your Manners What Would You Do in Social Rooms
A 1938 guide asks five etiquette questions. It says: if two people in a room and one lies ill, the other may leave if possible. greet the hostess's maid if you know her. it is not thoughtful to smoke in a sick room. a woman should not remove gloves to shake hands. personal letters can be typed but avoid social notes like invitations or sympathy. When a member answers the phone, continue conversation quietly and ignore the call if needed.
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NEA
Communists Put Out of C10 Union
President Homer Martin suspended five International Board members of the United Automobile Workers amid a split over harmony policy. Six others walked out in protest as the board prepared for trial next week. Martin labeled the move a bid to combat communist influence and pledged no more wildcat sitdowns in the industry.
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Washington
International Board of the
United Automobile Workers
Homer Martin
Martin
Thy
CSO
Richard T. Prankensteen
Wyndham Bortimer
Ed Hall
Walter N. Adduss
Marlin
Delmont Garst
Ellsworth Cramer
Tracy M. Doll
Paul Miley
Richard Reisinger
Lea Lamalie
Walter Reuther
Emmet Youth Dies In Highway 67 Crash Near Hope
Carl Hamilton eighteen son of Mr and Mrs A W Hamilton of Emmet died after a collision of two autos and a truck on highway 67 two miles northeast of Hope. Thompson twenty three of Emmet was in critical condition with a brain injury and broken leg. Buck Dixon twenty of Emmet escaped with minor injuries. Several others including Mrs. Tom Evans and J A Doggett were treated for shock or minor wounds. Officers noted possible factors of speed and unlit trailer. witnesses reported no lights on the trailer or rear of the trucks. Investigations continued with no charges filed at press time.
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Carl Hamilton
A. W. Hamilton
Emmet
Highway 67
Hope
Hamilton
Julia Chester Hospital
We Thompson
Thompson
Buck Dixon
Tom Evans
J. W. Doggett
Joplin
Edgar Doggett
Hugh Bearden
John Turner
Reginald Bearden
Ihapas Highway Department
Bearden
Arkansas Highway Department
Highway Department
Johny Turner
Jimmy Cook
Son Jones
Leo Ray
John Yarner
Newt Bundy
Joe Morton
Deniel Bearden
CG. O. Thoms
Thomas
Dwige
Cotton market report from New Orleans on July opening
The New Orleans cotton market opened Tuesday at 87 and closed at 8.31. Spot cotton closed dull with gains of a few points as middling cotton settled around 8.56.
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New Orleans
Corti
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Mary McCormic
Votes Defense Fund
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Raya
U. S
Hope Store
Spain
Chapman Aid
William Campbell
Auto Workers
O. W. Thompson
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