Rock Island L and A Merger Debate Divides Arkansas Hearings
Arkansas Corp Commission spent six and a half hours weighing whether the Rock Island Arkansas and Louisiana railroad should merge with the Louisiana and Arkansas railroad as proposed by Harvey Couch and associates or remain under Rock Island Lines. Labor voices urged continued operation by the Rock Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Arkansas Corporation Commission
South Arkansas
Rock Island, Arkansas and Louisiana
Louisiana and Arkansas Railroad
Harvey ©. Couch
L. and A
Z. M. MecGarrell
Corporation Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Thomas 8
Buzbee
The
Rock
Islan
C. Hamilton Moses
Louisiana
Arkansas
Rock Island
R. D. Peoples
Louisiana and Arkansas Railtroad
A. W. Bucford
Texarkana
Jake Wilson
el Dorado
Burford
Wilson
Couch
W. J. Harding
Mind Your Manners on Board Shipboard Etiquette Quiz
A 1937 NEA Service etiquette quiz covers maritime decorum. Questions ask about seating at the captain’s table, daywear, carrying a pressing iron, safeguarding valuables with the purser, daily baths, and money handling for Europe. Answers indicate captain’s table not allowed, casual sportswear is proper, pressing irons impractical, keep valuables with the purser, bathing aboard requires a steward, and for large sums use letters of credit or travelers’ checks.
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Tne
Europe
Battireain
NEA Service
Sailors Rescue British Consul Under Fire At Bilboa
A landing party of British sailors rescued the British Consul R C Stevens on a Tuesday from Bilboa amid a hail of fire.
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Saint Jean DE Luz
France
R. C. Stevinson
Bilboa
3 100 From Clubs Visit Local Farm
The University of Arkansas Fruit and Truck Branch Experiment Station hosted the largest 4-H club gathering in Arkansas history during study days June 9 10 and 11. More than 3100 youths from 32 counties attended with girls about 60 percent. Twelve specialists from the University of Arkansas extension service led a planned program at the station.
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University of Arkansas Fruit & Truck Branch
Arkansas
Chicot
Perry
Johnson
Lincoln
Scott
Yell
View Buren
Hempstead
University of Arkansas Extension Service
Pict
Retired U S Army Major General Cronkhite Dies at 76
In St Petersburg Florida Major General Cronkhite, aged 76, a retired U S Army officer, died Tuesday after a weeklong illness at a local hospital. Also in New Orleans Mrs Champ Clark widow of the late Democratic Speaker died Tuesday after a long illness at her daughter’s home.
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Adelbert Cronkhite
Florida Hospital
Petersburg
Fla
Cronkhite
Champ Clark
New Orleans
House of Representatives
James M. Thompson
Agents May Have Lead In Parsons Ransom Case
Brooklyn report says two garbage collectors told federal agents they were barred from entering Alice McDonnell Parsons home on the day she vanished. They noted such an incident had not occurred in four years, suggesting a potential lead in the case.
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Brooklyn
Alice McDonnell Parsons
Soviary Maron
Parsons Long Tisland
No Highway Joints Will Be Licensed
Arkansas revenue commissioner D L Porc announced that no liquor permits will be issued for stores on highways outside city limits, nor beer stores linked to dance halls, unless local officers guarantee supervision. He said if a dealer is refused a permit the stock must be inventoried by the county agent with one day to dispose of it, potentially affecting about 37 licensed liquor stores and hundreds of beer-store dance halls under state regulations.
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Little Rock
Revenue Cal
Missioner
D. L. Porc
Lie Revenue Department
Radio Artists to Be Presented at Rocky Mound Event
The Sunshine Boys of a Shreveport station will perform in a musical program at Rocky Mound school building near Hope on Wednesday night. A quarter of the proceeds will go to the school fund. The program is sponsored by the Rocky Mound School Improvement Association.
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Rita Rubin
Jean Harlow
Saratoga
Harlow
Miss Johnson
Worchester
Stax
Clerk Gable
Sunshine Boys
Shreveport
Rocky Mound
Hope
Igchoal
Rocky Mound School
Lmprovement Association
Insurgents Report Entry Into Begon Near Bilboa Suburb
An insurgent force announced Tuesday that troops had fought their way into Begon northern suburb of Bilboa, as Franco Spanish frontier tensions escalated near Hendaye. The claim, from insurgent sources, could not be independently verified and details remained uncertain.
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Bilboa
Hendaye
Begon
Padlocked Coney Island Beer Stand Attracts Protest
Leonard Ellis and 13 residents obtain a temporary injunction to close Dickey's Coney Island on Highway 67 near Tox-E-Tex. Prosecuting Attorney Ned Stewart signs the order, restraining Clyde Hollaman Lester Crabbe and P J Drake from operating pending a July Hempstead circuit court hearing. Sheriff Jit Bearden and deputies enforce the padlock after repeated disturbances and late night music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jit Bearden
Sweeny Copeland
Highway 67
Limks
Tox-E-Tex
Hempstead Circuit Court
P. J. Drake
Lcensed Hope Liquor Dealer
Lester Crabbe
Stewart
Jim Bearden
Leonard Ellis
Miller County
Catchy Music Tops Hit List Says Songwriters
In Chicago a trio of songwriters Jimmie Eaton Terry Shand and Larry Shay argue popularity beats sense with The Fly Outflew the Flea as example They say catchy tempo and odd lyrics drive success and publishers back risky bets investing thousands for printing art and orchestration with radio singers and actors as starters and hope for a quick hit
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Chicago
Jimmie Eaton
Terry Shand
Larry Shay
Shay
Jimmie
Terry
Eaton
Addy
Correct Pronunciation of State Given C of C
Oklahoma City chamber of commerce seeks Arkansas pronunciation guidance from Little Rock to avoid treason in speech. First quarter 1939 aircraft sales rise 67.9 percent, dollar volume $20,496,517 versus $12,207,474 in 1936.
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Oklahoma City
Nine teenagers die as boiler blast hits river launch
Bulletin reports a boiler explosion on a launch towing pilgrims on the Si Kiang river near Hongkong killing nine teens and injuring several others. The incident follows reports from Arkansas and France noting trials and worker collapses while Amelia Earhart completes a long world flight leg into Karacihu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hongkong
China
Si Kiang
County Schools Given Allotment
The state board of education allotted school funds on the basis of 51.89 per pupil, totaling 1,827.84 and bringing the fiscal year’s per pupil total to a new high of 6.52. Funds include 97 cents from sales tax and 92 cents from the common school fund per pupil. Bond refunds were approved and Harmony Grove in Ouachita county authorized a 12,000 bond issue redeemable at 3,000 annually through 1920, with apportionments listed for several counties.
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Little Rock
State Board of Education
State Department of Education
General Assembly
Harmony Grove
Ouachita County
Polk
Playground Here Attracting Many
The summer playground at Fair Park draws 20 to 30 children daily. WPA supervisor Mrs. Claude Doyle and seven WPA staffers oversee activities. The popular wading pool entertains children up to 42 years old with games, tennis, basketball, croquet, slides, a merry-go-round, and swings. Hope business men donated new tennis equipment. The park hosts daily open hours except Sundays from 8 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 6:30 p.m.
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Fair Park
Claude Doyle
WPA
Doyle
Hope
Construction of 69 Reservoirs Asked
Representative John E. Miller of Searcy Arkansas urged Congress to authorize immediate construction of 69 reservoirs costing 480,958,000 on the Ohio Missouri Arkansas White rivers and tributaries. The State Department announced government representatives would be sent to the Pacific coast and Alaskan waters to investigate activities of Japanese fishing boats.
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Washington
John E. Miller
Searcy
Arkansas
Congress
Ohio
Missouri
White Rivers
Sate
Pacific Coast
Alaskan
Truck Cases Set for Next Monday by Judge Lemley
Municipal Judge W. K. Lemley set Monday, June 21, as the date for the hearing of charges against eight truck drivers for overloading their vehicles. The hearing at 1 p.m. before a court jury covers J. W. Camp, R. D. Barham, E. Lb. McDoneld, H. D. Mann, J. T. Adama, dr. . A. Murrah, Troy Formby and Roy Work, with charges filed by State Ranger G. E. Atkins.
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W. K. Lemley
J. W. Camp
R. D. Barham
E. Lb. McDoneld
H. D. Mann
J. T. Adama
Dr. ©. A. Murrah
Troy Formby
Roy Work
G. E. Atkins
Walter Sipes
A. B. Durham
Will Garland
Alys Miller
H. J. Fletcher
Billy Monts
Thelma Poindexter
Thelma Jackson
Julius Brown
George
Bob Pickens
Third Producer in Shuler Oil Field Delivers Output Rise
El Dorado Arkansas Alice Sidney Oil company added a third producer at the Shuler field with the D. S. and J. C. Morgan No. 1 yielding an estimated 200 barrels daily. Field observers expect 1500 to 2000 barrels daily, with early hourly rates around 80 to 84. Casing reached 5817 feet and a sixth oil sand appeared in tests. The Lion Oil company plans Morgan B-1 later this week.
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EL Dorado
Ark
Alice Sidney Oil
Shuler Deep Sani
D. S
Lion
Oil Company
Jeast
Vesey Speaks at Kiwanis Meeting in Hope
John Vesey the county representative was principal speaker at the Hope Kiwanis luncheon at New Capital Hotel. He reviewed acts passed in a state session and praised their alignment with Christian teaching, spoke on unemployment compensation Act 155, and a motion to aid a state hospital child was referred to Red Cross chair Wayne England. The club plans plant tours next week.
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Kiwanis Club
New Capital
John Vesey
Vesey
Johnny Wade
Bert Webb
Joe Riddle
Western Auto Associate
State Hospital
Wayne England
Red Cross
Hope Kiwanis
Hope
Train travel features charm and savings in Dallas
Dallas report praises rail journeys noting comfort air conditioning and better meals than many cars. It contrasts trains with trucks and buses, highlighting inexpensive tickets and fewer roadside distractions while offering more stations and convenience. The piece favors rail travel as a curious, economical option.
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Dallas
Texas
May & Easton to Cure Land Titles
Notice in The Star states Meg and Eaton will begin drilling on their R. M. LaGrone No. 1, but the test is currently shut down to cure land titles. When titles are in order, drilling will resume promptly. The oil test sits in the northeast quarter of Section 5, Township 12, Range 26, about two miles south of Columbus.
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Meg & Eaton
May
Columbus
Labor Dictatorship Threat in U.S. Bill
A New Zealand visitor, Mrs. Lelia Blomfield, told a congressional committee that proposed wage and hour laws would push the United States toward a Socialist labor dictatorship. She warned that higher wages and shorter hours would undermine prosperity, citing New Zealand’s social legislation as a cautionary example. Chairman Black challenged her views, labeling her council proponent as a big business group opposed to New Deal measures and noting support for child labor limits.
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Black
Dem. Ala
New York State Economic Council
New Zealand
Dominion
Seven Fishermen Believed Dead After Boat Sinking
BOWERS BEACH Del. seven men aboard the fishing boat Teal are believed dead after a cabin boat sank six miles off Delaware Bay shore Monday. Coast guard and local crews continued search efforts.
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Bowers Beach
Del
Delaware Bay
New Orleans Cotton Market Opens, Closes Quietly
The New Orleans cotton market opened Tuesday at 11.8 percent and closed at 11.98 percent. Spot trading remained quiet while price indicators showed a small uptick. Middling cotton stood at 12.25.
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New Orleans
Steelstrike Turmoil Sparks Violent Picket Clash
In Johnstown and Ambridge Pennsylvania clashes erupted as 500 CIO pickets confronted steel plant guards amid threats of a nationwide coal embargo. Police clashed with demonstrators as injuries and arrests mounted, while CIO leaders warned of widespread strikes and plant shutdowns across multiple states and companies.
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Johnstown
Daniel 4O
CIO
Atege
Lakes Region
Ambridge
of L
Ture
Ohnstown
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Coney Island
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Benton, Ark
Joe
Newt) Sims
Lille
Karacihu
India
Amelia Earhart
Massawa
Eritrea
Hempstead County
Solon
Lemley
Shuler
New el Dorado Well
Kiwanis Meet
Paris
Leon Blum
Brown Turner
May & Easton
Cure Land Titles
U.S
Frank
George Ofsanko
Sarah Dukovich
Paul Gelle
Conemaugh
Ines
John Yurchak
A. Bittner
Chicago C. I. C
Bittner
United Mine Workers of America
Lewis
C. 1
Bethlehem Steel
Republic Steel
Youngstown Sheet and Tuba Company
Commerial
Bethlehem
Republic Stein
Republic and Youngs+town Sheet and Tube
William Hynes
Fayeue County
Pennsylvania
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