General Strike Threat by French Federal Employes
Paris reports unionized government workers threaten a general strike Friday night after Premier Daladier adjourned Parliament and extended decree rule until November. The move aims to quell extremist opposition and Communist pressure as state services including railways post telegraph and telephony would be affected. Police and opposition fear a rift with Britain and Germany, while unions demand higher pay and social reform.
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France
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King George
Queen Elizabeth
Enghand
Sociale Ism
Committee
Chamber of Deputies
Pyrenees
Spain
Couonies
Great Britain
Osoiie
Germany
Daladier
Pilkinton to Speak at Presbyterian Church
James H. Pilkinton, attorney and former Hope High School faculty member, will speak at the First Presbyterian Church during the Sunday morning service. He fills in for the absent pastor the Rev. Koras Brewster, who is in San Francisco attending Rotary convention. There will be no Sunday evening service.
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Sunes I Pilkinton
Hope High School
First Presbyterian Church
Pilkinton
Koras Brewster
San Francisco
Cranium Crackers Mathematical Riddles Prompt
A quirky puzzle item lists five brainteasers from a classifieds page. It asks timing of cycling versus running, the meaning of amendments, Reykjavik with a symbol, Grover Cleveland with a symbol forming a president’s full name, and two authors with stated works hinting at two states. Answers appear on the Classified Page.
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Tunitiiguis
John
Tienry
Henry
Reykavik
Iceland
Grover Cleveland
United States
I. Hubert
Montmorency
Candy Route Scam Snares Borrowed Cash in Losses
Bud, a grocery clerk, answers a help wanted ad for a sales route with car and salary. He deposits $200 for candy stock and signs a contract, only to learn the route is fictitious and salaries hinge on aggressive sales. He must dump stock and seek real employment.
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Stuart Hammock
Bud
Nell
Tn BO
Siang 8
Contempt Charge Is Filed on Hague
Newark mayor Frank Hague faces a contempt charge in a free speech injunction case as U S lawyers accuse him of attacking a witness during a recess. Judge William Clark delayed ruling to allow affidavits and briefs. The hearing involved Hague’s remarks cited as interfering with a New York legislative committee’s investigation.
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N. J
Frank Hague
Jersey City
United States District Court
Morris I Lenst
American Civil Liberties Union
William Clark
Hague
Nuon
Ernst
National Democratic Committee
Urast
New York Legislative Committee
Ax Sounds
United States
Clark
New York
WPA paving program discussed at Hope city hall meeting
About 20 property owners from all sections attended the Hope meeting at city hall on Friday night to discuss paving with WPA providing labor supervision and free supervision. Wayne Fletcher said materials must be provided before work starts and estimated the cost per square foot. Mayor Albert Graves noted the city would pay for paving at street and alley intersections, furnish materials at wholesale cost, and help property owners obtain WPA free labor and supervision. Thirteen attendees pledged to organize a petition among local owners to raise funds for materials, with the Chamber of Commerce supplying petitions and an estimated unit cost from WPA officials.
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Hope
Scuss
WPA
Wayne Fletcher
Albert Graves
Chamber of Commerce
President Attends Son's Wedding in Nahant
President Roosevelt and Mrs Roosevelt attended the noon ceremony of John Roosevelt and Anne Lindsay Clark at a Nahant church. The bride wore organdie embroidered with yards of material, and her uncle Russell Sturgis gave her away. Nearly 1,000 people filled the church as the couple departed for toasts in Nahant.
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Nahant
Mass
John Roosevelt
Anne Lindsay Clark
Roosevelt
Russell Sturgis
Lone Robber Steals $5 in House Theft
A white man entered the Robison duplex Thursday night, surprised by George W. Robison and Mrs. Robison as they drove up, finding a light on. The thief fled after attempting an entry to the water site and punched screen windows, taking only $5. Police have no suspect and no fingerprints.
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George W. Robison
Hong
Nashville to Play Giants Here Sunday
A Nashville negro baseball team will save t the Hope Giants at Yerger Athletic park Sunday afternoon at a select, it was announced Saturday by Joe Jackson, nehager of the Hope team. The Giants have played few names this season, winning four and losing t three, Texarkana won all three of the gay -wen- Stone Mountain, near Avhota, Ga, conty Mare (un $120,000,000 w orth of radium, but the net contains too low grade an ore to be worth work ing.
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Nashville Negro Baseballeam
Hope Giants
Yerger Athletic Park
A Select
Joe Jackson
Nehager
Hope
Giants
Texarkana
Wen — Stone Mountain
Avhota
Conty Mare
A Thought He Who Seeks Repentance for the Past
A terse reflection on seeking repentance by courting virtue as fortune, invoking Bulwer as a literary allusion. The line frames moral reform as an active pursuit guided by inner virtue and fate.
Convention Store Prizes Awarded at Peace Officers Meet
Hope Chamber of Commerce announced two prizes for best show windows at the Peace Officers association meeting last month. Geo. W. Robison & Co won the $12.50 first prize and Hope Hardware Company took $7.50 second prize. Delays occurred as judges failed to report promptly.
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Hope Chamber of Commerce
Geo. W. Robison, & Co
Hope Hardware Company
Chamber of Commerce
Thompson Is Believed to Be Slightly Improved
Thompson O W 23 of Emmet improved slightly after a Monday night automobile truck collision near Hope that killed Carl Hamilton Emmet youth. He remains in danger with periodic unconsciousness but general condition shows some improvement at Julia Chester hospital.
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Thompson
O. W. Thompson
Emmet
Julia Chester Hospital
Hope
Carl Hamilton
Salt Deposit Found Near Thompsons Utah by ECoylogists
Ecologists drilling for the United States Geological Survey report a large salt deposit near Thompsons in eastern Utah. Salt was located at 1,500 feet, and at 6,000 feet the drill had not reached the bed's depth limits.
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Salt Lake
CFUY
Thompsons
Utah
United States Geological Survey
Dream of Roosevelt Dream Bill Ends in House Debacle
Washington correspondent Rodney Dutcher reports the proposed Camp Springs national airport bill, praised by Roosevelt in a dream, collapsed on the House floor amid accusations of land grabs and inflated land values. Congressman Byron Scott led charges, warning of misuse and commissions, and the measure was dropped.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Roosevelt
Cup Springs
Scott
House
Germany resumes baiting of Jews in Berlin drive
Berlin reports state sponsored anti Jewish actions continue as officials describe a campaign to capture antisocial elements. Police say 460 Jews arrested amid demonstrations as crowds taunt and smear Jewish storefronts with anti Semitic graffiti. The drive is ordered by Propaganda Minister Goebbels.
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Berlin
Germany
Paida
Propsianida
Goebbels
Babe Ruth Returns as Dodgers Coach in Stunning Move
New York reports Babe Ruth will join the Brooklyn Dodgers as a coach under GM Larry MacPhail. Ruth will wear a uniform for Sunday’s doubleheader against the Chicago Cubs, with a contract running through the season and a reported $15,000 sum.
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New York
Babe Ruth
Brooklyn Dodgers
Larry
MacPhail
Ruth
Chicago Cubs
Poll Tax List Is Highest Since 1930 in Arkansas
Arkansas comptroller J Goff announced Friday that the poll tax receipts issued in 73 counties before Wednesday’s deadline total 337 848 for the August Democratic primary and November general election. This marks the highest poll tax issuance since 1930 and reflects an anticipated turnout surpassing the 238 000 total from two years prior. Officials credited registration gains, spurred by races for U S Senate, governor, three constitutional offices, and pension proposals, though gains were uneven across counties.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
J. ©. Goff
United States Senate
Atse Howare
LaFayette
Paad Little River
Miller
Vanes
Nevada An
Ouachita
Phillips
Fike
Polk
BASS
Pope
Bshl and Govier
Cry for Bread Protests Erupt in Cleveland District Office
Renewed unrest among hungry clients and a demonstration by unpaid workers highlight Cleveland's relief crisis. Extra police were deployed as about 200 relief clients shouted for food at a district office before being quieted. Sixty eight union relief employees marched past city hall during lunch, protesting a month of payless paydays under Welfare Director Frea W Ramsey.
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Cleveland
City Hall
Frea W. Ramsey
Copeland Death Triggers Two New York Senate Seats
New York faces a dual Senate contest after the death of Senator Royal Copeland at 69. Copeland’s passing opens two seats this fall as Democrats, Republicans, and others prepare for a high-stakes fight amid Roosevelt era politics.
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Copeland
Senate
New York
New York State
Royal
Roosevelt
Robert FL Wagner
Sen. Copeland
Washington
Royal & Copeland
McKellar
Congress
Allard H. Gasque
St. Lawrence
Canada
Supreme Court
America
Vo Ba
White House
Hecane
Cotton Prices Report From New Orleans Market
Cotton trade in New Orleans opened Saturday with slow activity at the 343 and 547 price marks. Prices for new cotton showed little change, trading around 38 dollars per bale as buyers remained cautious amid quiet demand.
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New Orleans
Tim July Cotter
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