First Blood Spilled at Tientsin Crisis Sparks Clash
Two Chinese porters delivering food to British concessions were shot by Japanese guards during a blockade near the United States marina barracks. The incident follows heightened tension as Japan and Britain clash over China policy, with warnings of immediate action and renewed demands amid a widening dispute involving foreign interests and blockades in Tientsin.
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Mentsin
United States
Marina
London
Eng
Beltish
China
Great Britain
Foreign Office
Japan
Tientsin Nentsin
Ito
Britain
Tientsin
Kulangsu
Armoy
New Order
East Asia
Shanghai
Bruner and Robins to Battle Friday in Feature Game
Bruner and Robins clash Friday in a feature softball matchup at Pair Park at 7 45 p m. Len Robins squad faces league leading Bruner Ivory Handle Company with large crowd anticipated as Ersenley left the mound for Robins against Coleman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruner
Robins
Len Robins
Bruner-Ivory Handle Company
Jeague
Roy
Troy Taylor
Hacele Hardage
Coleman
Tle
Geo. W. Robison
Bruner-Ivory
Gunter Brothers Lumber Company
Bill’ Brasher
Lion
Oilers
EY Dorado
Arkangag
Hope
Tyo R
Toy White
Newton Seerest
Bob White
Dew Parsons
Revengity
Mosser
Booth
Patterson
Rogers
Foreign Spies Target U S Drive
Four federal agencies joined to protect a massive arms program from espionage and sabotage. Attorney General Murphy said J Edgar Hoover would direct the Justice Department efforts, coordinating with War and Navy intelligence officers. He estimated about one thousand espionage cases this year involving foreign agents obtaining material in the United States.
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Washington
Murphy
J. Edgar Hoover
Justice Department
War and Navy Departments
Cranium Cracker Quiz by Alicia Hart Series Eleven
NEA Service writers present a quiz on prettiness with questions about makeup, skin tone, diet, manicure prep, perfumes, and page references. The feature cites scoring details and notes true false prompts, inviting readers to seek answers on the indicated page.
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NEA
Alicia Hart
Tropical Hurricane Fails to Hit Coast
A looping tropical disturbance off the Gulf coast moved inland toward Mobile and Pensacola with light winds. Forecasters said the storm weakened after landfall and coastal watches were lifted, though warnings remained from Carrabelle to Bay St. Louis.
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New Orleans
Weather Bureau
Gulf Coast
Mobile-Pensacola
Pensacola
Mobile
Yucatan
Federal Hurricane Service Patrol
R. A. Dyke
United States Weather Bureau
Yoon
Glandard
Ime
Fla
Coast Guard
Carrabelle
Bay St. Louis
Miss
Third Vessel in Recent Weeks Meet Disaster in Dive
Paris reports French submarine Phenix with 64 aboard failed to surface after 80 hours off Saigon, Indo China. Naval officers confirm, Paris ministry denies information as families are advised. The Phenix, launched 1940, had 67 normal crew, 62 aboard. Earlier disasters include US squalls and British Thetis with heavy loss of life.
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Paris
France
Phenix
Saiven
Indo-China
Marseille
Navy
United States
New Hampshire
Thetis
Ford Says People Tired of War Talk at World Fair
Henry Ford told the New York World's Fair crowd that most nations present are sick of war talk and would avoid war if it rested with them. His lengthy address accompanied the welcome of the 27,000,000 Boyd automobile driven from the San Francisco Exposition.
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New York
Henry Ford
A Thought One Man's Word Is No Mum's Word
A Gaethe quote urges listening to both sides with quiet attention, challenging the notion that a single voice holds final say. It frames balanced discourse as essential to understanding.
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Gaethe
Mind Your Manners MRee UG Pat
A humorous Q and A on correct social behavior asks whether men should always shake hands, offer to shake with a woman, rise when introduced, pick up a dropped handkerchief, and elevator etiquette. It presents multiple choice solutions and suggests the best response is to be thought forgetful rather than rude.
Public Invited to U A Station Opening at Hope
The public is invited to attend the formal opening of the rustic recreation area at the Fruit and Truck Station near Hope on Sunday afternoon June 18 at 2 30. A short dedication service at 2 30 will be followed by tours of rustic buildings drives lake and facilities built by the WPA. The area is for public meetings and organized groups only and is mainly for small meetings and farm group events. private use is not allowed.
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Hope
WPA
Finland Pays War Debt In Full as Others Stay Partial
The report notes Finland fully paid $160,693 of its war debt. Hungary paid $1,828 on account, Romania offered a settlement, and eight nations sent regrets or delayed talks. Estonia, Great Britain, Latvia, Lithuania, Yugoslavia, Belgium, Poland, and Italy sent regrets. France delayed. Czechoslovakia no longer exists. Total due June 15 was $2,269,733,861. receipts totaled $110,521.
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Washington
Gayelement
Finland
Hungary
Romania
Esthenia
Great Britain
Latvia
Lithuania
Yugoslavia
Belgium
Poland
Italy
France
Czechoslovakia
County-Wide Demonstration Club Meet Promotes Farm Program
Belton Home Demonstration Club hosted 125 members from eighteen clubs for a county meeting chaired by Mrs. Wilbur D. Jones on June 15. Morning talks focused on the farm situation and women's role in the program by H. H. Huskey of Hempstead County Farm Bureau.
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Belton Home Demonstration Club
Council of Home Demonstration Clubs
Wilbur D. Jones
J. L. Eley
M. M. Adkins
Liberty Hill Club
H. H. Huskey
Hempstead County Farm Bureau
Leo Stuart
St. Paul
McCaskill
Leta Rhodes
Gene Goodlett
Wilbur Jones
Ozan-St. Paul
Riley Lewallen
Clifford Huskey
Sweet Home
L. K. Boyes
Columbus
Lee Hipp
C. R. White
C .A. Hamilton
A. H. Rhodes
C. S. Bitticks
W. F. Spears
Mont Harris
Hal Good
Luck Cowling
F. A. Boyce
Mac Bristow
Doris Squart
Ruby Dangels
Clarice Boyce
Vanney Jo Boyce
Patsy Ruth Daniels
Melya Bullington
Oliver J. Adams
Sweet Home Club
Will Carmpbell
J. E. Ward
Hinton Club
The
Gust
Berlin Jones
Lynn Jones
R. E B. Adams
W. B. Simmons
Berlin Simmons
Josephine Simmons
Lynn Black
Dorothy Elledge
Old Liberty
Experiment Station
Ralph Woodward
Hopewell Club
P. Zimmerly
R. C. White
Early McWilligins
Cotton market closes steady after early Friday swing
In New Orleans, July cotton opened and closed at 9.24 cents. Spot cotton finished quiet and unchanged with middling at 9.45 cents amid the day’s trading.
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New Orleans
Texarkana Becomes Lemley Official Residence
Federal Judge Harry J. Lemley said Texarkana is now his official residence under the federal code’s rule tying a judge’s home city to the nearest courthouse. He noted Texarkana is 93 miles from Hope, but has not sought a formal change with the justice department. He maintains headquarters in Little Rock to ease heavy Eastern Arkansas district dockets, though Texarkana lies in the western district.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Harry J. Lemley
Texarkana
Lemley
Hope
Hempstead
Department of Justice
Little Rock
Arkansas
Attorneys Attack Petition Title in Arkansas Reading Test
Seven of Arkansas Supreme Court Justices heard arguments on whether the 1939 workmen compensation act referendum petitions have a valid ballot title. Lawyers argued the 102 word title is too long for an average voter to read and understand in five minutes.
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Little Rock
Supreme Tour
Arkansas Per Capita Income Ranked Near Bottom in 1938
The Arkansas per capita income in 1938 stood at 213 dollars, near the bottom of U S states. Mississippi is lower at 201 dollars, while Alabama South Carolina North Dakota Tennessee Georgia and Kentucky range from 219 to 279 dollars. The national average is 480 dollars with New York at 748 dollars. The report was issued by the National Industrial Conference Board of New York.
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Arkansas
Union
Naional Industrial Conference Board of
New York
Mississippi
Alabama
South Carolina
North Dakota
Tennessee
Georgia
Kentucky
Atkins Named to Six Year Term on Police Commission
Governor Cartmill Bailey re appointed W S Atkins of Hope as chairman of the state democratic committee to the state police commission for a six year term. Atkins original membership expired Wednesday. Sam P Duren of Yellville was appointed to the state parks commission for a five year term to succeed himself.
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Little Rock
Ark
Cart
Bailey
W.S. Atkins
Hope
State Democratic Committee
State Police Commission
Sam P. Duren
Yellville
State Parks Commission
FD Says Income Tax Be Broadened
Roosevelt said the income tax base could be broadened to cover more taxpayers but unlikely action would occur this session. He dismissed editorials urging lower exemptions and noted the revenue effect would be small. In a separate action, the House appropriations subcommittee moved to modify parts of the 1.716 billion WPA relief bill to head off a floor fight.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Fidiag
Congress
House
Farm Population Near Peak of That of 1910
The Agriculture Department estimated January 1 that the nation's farm population was near the 1910 peak with about 32 000 000 people. lower migration from drought areas and births exceeding deaths helped. A federal jury in Fort Smith discharged after failing to reach a verdict in the case of J A Burns, former vice president cashier of Hartford Citizens State Bank, charged with misapplying funds.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Drouth
Fort Smith
Ark
J. A. Burns
Citizens State Bank of Hartford
Hay Lemley
Burns
Hempstead County courthouse and jail contracts awarded
County Judge Frank Rider announced bids Thursday afternoon for the county courthouse jail project in Hone. General construction awarded to B W Edwards Texarkana for 37970. plumbing and heating to Turner-McCroy Little Rock for 16260. electrical work to I L Electric Co Little Rock for 6763. Projects total about 200000 with a $90000 grant and $110000 federal loan.
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el Plumbing and General
Hempstead
Hone
Frank Rider
Cai Thatsa
Lloyd Sperker
LaGraone
Texarkas
Turner-McClaypany
Little Rock
1. K. Electric Company
Little County
Thurday
B. W. Edwards
Texarkaria
William Peterson
McGregor
Picket
Rock
Four Be Put Death in State June 30th
Arkansas officials set June 30 for a quadruple execution by electrocution. Bubbles Clayton and Jim Caruthers, both Mississippi County Black men, join Joel Carson and Sylvester Williams, convicted of rape and murder, to die on the fatal Friday amid a history of multiple state executions.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Carl EB. Bailey
Bubbles Clayton
Jim X. Caruthers
Mississippi County
Joel Carson
J. B. Keller
State Hospital
T. J. Pahram
Pine Bluff
Sylvester Willian
Altheimer
Jefferson County
Tucker Farm
Bhong Tine
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Hardage
U.S
Benty
Ford
New York Fair
Pat
Barrymore
America
Diana Barrymore
Ogunault
John Barrymore
Michael Strange
U. of A
U. S
San Francisco
Pacific
Belton Club
Huskey
Bureau
Henry Stark
Wilmington
Del
Atkins
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