Demo Convention Begins Tuesday in Philadelphia
Philadelphia reporters describe the Democratic National Convention opening with Roosevelt support and internal debates over the two thirds nominating rule. James Farley energizes the crowd as factions from New York and Arkansas weigh strategy and platform aims.
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Philadelphia
Arkansas
Woodrow Wilson
Roosevelt
Wagner
New York
White House
Democratic Party
James Farley
North Carolina
Disseasion
Bro
Claude Fuller
Eureka Springs
Furrell
F. Das
Washington
Ricarisas
J. MM. Futrell
Ackingsons
Harvey G.combs
Futrell
Newspaperhven
Alfred I. Senith
Brown Turner Turns on Liberty Bell Tangle
In Philadelphia a Wyoming delegate declines to view the Liberty Bell amid propagandist talk while political chatter runs about Landon Lemke Coughlin and Preacher Smith. HWAL Smith plans a long walk, potentially stalling if the heat stays high. Governor Talmadge tightens hotel plans, Capone seeks release amid watermelon weather chatter.
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Philadelphia
Wyoming
Denventon
Landon
Lemke
Father Coughlin
Preacher Smith
Hwal Smith
Georgia
AE Capone
Picket Riots at Wheeling Steel Plant Leaves Guards Wounded
In Portsmouth Ohio rifle fire broke out between pickets and guards at the Wheeling Steel plant, part of a May 22 strike. One guard was killed and at least four others were seriously wounded as 50 to 60 shots were exchanged, with ambulances rushing victims to hospitals.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Wheeling Steel Corporation
Training Course Opened At Garrett Memorial Church
The annual Arkansas Stile Course meeting opened at Garrett Memorial Missionary Baptist church at 10 o clock Tuesday led by president Gene Moore. Mayor Albert Graves welcomed visitors for the City of Hope. Officers were elected and committees appointed. Next day features include Nashville quartet singing and a sermon by Rev. D N Jackson at Garrett Memorial church. pageant to be staged at city hall.
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Garrett Memorial Missionary Baptist Church
Gene Moore
L. A
Comanche
Oklo
City of Hope
Albert Graves
Clifton Booth
Caucas
Rey Simms
Pine Bluff
L. D. Forenan
Clyde Gunnels
Virginia Jones
Roy Simms
Hollis Purtle
J. L. Brown
Nashville Quartet
Pall Byers
D. N. Jackson
al Garrett Memorial Church
City Hall
Clargel
Garrett Memorial Church
First Baptist Church
Italian Plans to Seize Sudan Hinted
London reports a House of Commons move to question Foreign Secretary Eden on Italian plans for an attack on Egypt cited from an Italian staff airplane crash in Sudan in August 1935. Geoffrey Mander of the National Liberal party announced the inquiry as Italians on a Eritrea mission were killed in the desert. The incident preceded the war with Ethiopia.
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London
Eng
House of Commons
Eden
Egypt
Sudan
Geoffrey Mander
National Liberal Party
Eritera
Grew
Luigi Razza
Raimondo Franchelli
President Roosevelt Signs Deficiency and Relief Measures
President Roosevelt signed the deficiency relief bill and a $20 million emergency flood control act, plus the $106 million Interior partment appropriation and other major measures. The relief bill funds and directs Works Progress Administration activity for employment of about 2.3 million people, with provisions for resettlement funds and a large Public Works Administration revolving fund. The flood control measure funds reservoir systems and protective works across many rivers, aiding cities like Pittsburgh and Washington while supporting numerous projects nationwide.
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Rosevelt
Interior Department
Congress
Roosevelt
White House
Harry L. Hopkins
Rexford G. Tugwell
Edwin H. Markham
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Works Progress Administration
Public Works Administration
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Iris
Lincoln Memorial
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Potomac River
Missouri-Ohio-Mississippi
Merrimack
Connecticut
Susquehannah
Savannah
Mobile
Yazoo
Ouachita
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Red
Arkansas
Red River
Minnesota
Yellowstong
Columbia
Board of Army Engineers
Copeland
Newport Youth Drowns in Pool
Nine year old Granville Reese, twin son of Mr. and Mrs. U G Reese of Newport, drowned Monday afternoon while swimming in a pool. Life guard Leo Wood recovered the body but resuscitation efforts failed.
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Newport
Ark
Granville Reese
U. G. Reese
Leo Wood
Welfare Workers to Hold District Meet in Texarkana
State Welfare Commissioner Charles H. Andrews announced enrollment of 800 Civilian Conservation Corps recruits from relief rolls. Enrollment runs July 1 to 8. A district meeting for welfare workers from Sevier Howard Pike Miller Lafayette and Lincoln River will be in Texarkana Thursday night.
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Little Rock
Charles H. Andrews
Mulliny
Conservation Corps
Andrews
Welfare Department
Texarkana
Sevier
Howard
Pile
Milter
LaFayette
Litt River
Fire Destroys Lumber Plant at Glenwood Ark Loss $500000
Fire of undetermined origin destroyed more than half of the Caddo River Lumber company plant in Glenwood early Tuesday. Estimated loss $500,000. The blaze destroyed rough and dressed lumber mills planing mill and equipment. main sawmills were saved. Another fire damaged Corning Black Limber yard, estimated several thousand dollars.
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Ark
iPi
Caddo River Lumber Company
Corning
Black Limber Company
Broadway Route Popular Highway
Texarkana report shows over 10 000 automobiles clocked in 12 hours on the Broadway of America. At four Arkansas points M E Median cites a check tallying 10476 cars in one day with about twenty thousand foreign state vehicles. Traffic census released to Tex arlema chamber of commerce and Broadway Association members outlines highway usage and foreign vehicle percentage.
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Texarkana
Broadway of America Association
Arkansas
M. E. Median
Texarlema Chamber of Commerce
Liam
Fleeing Convicts Kidnap Texas Man
Columbus man J W Cas suggested by prison records was kidnapped by Luke Trammell and Forrest Gibson, escaped convicts, released near Lysons in Burleson county. He wired the First State Bank to honor a check drawn through Lyons Bank to return home. Convicts fled northward in his car, with authorities shifting focus after reports of two men forcing locals south toward Rock Island. Trammell Gibson and T B Atkinson escaped from Retrieve prison farm after disarming a guard and killing Felis Smith.
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Texas
J. W. Cassugne
Luke Trammell
Forrest Gibson
Lysons
Burteson
Cassagne
Wainy
First State Bank
Lyons Bank
Amnesia Victim at Ulm Is Identified
Ulm Arkansas January amnesia case ends with identification of an unnamed woman as Maggie Williams daughter of Mrs Livingston of Beaumont Texas. Identification came via a photograph sent by Mayor J C Wilson. Mrs Williams plans to travel from Ulm to Beaumont to reunite with her mother.
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Maggie Williams
Beaumont
Ulm
Ark
Here
T. C. Livingston
Texas
Livingston
J.C. Wilsim
U S Won't Recognize Italian Sovereignty Over Ethiopia
Washington reports indicate the United States will withhold recognition of Italy's sovereignty over Ethiopia. Secretary Hall announced the appointment of Fulvio Suvich as Italian ambassador to Washington, but stated this does not signal Rome’s annexation of Haile Selassie’s empire.
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Washington
United States
Ethiopia
Hall
Rome
Empire of Haile Sehe
Assalor
Fulvio Suvich
Alleged Slayer May Be Freed on Bond
Helena Arkansas report states Judge A G Burke set bail at 5000 on W A Campbell Jr charged with murder in the death of his brother in law J A McGraw and bystander Dave Johnson. The bond was not posted immediately. Campbell allegedly shot McGraw during a family quarrel at his father W A Campbell Sr home. A stray bullet killed Dave Johnson who was in the yard.
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Helena
Ark
A. G. Burke
W. A. Campbell Jr
J. A. McGraw
Dave Johnson
Campbell
McCraw
W. A. Campbell Sr
Johnston
Hope Fire Department Rodeo Set for July 3-4
Plans for the Hope Fire Department third annual rodeo at Fair Park July 3 and 4 include two programs on the 3rd night and July 4 at 2 pm. A July 4 political rally and a downtown parade to Fair Park are planned. Contestants from Texas Oklahoma and Arkansas will compete in steer riding bronco riding calf roping wild cow scramble and more with riders Mate Gill Curtis Sheffield Shibber Hart Willis Greeson Frank Rider and Otis Hogdon named among participants.
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Hope Fire Department
Fair Park
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Mate Gill
Curtis Sheffield
Shibber Hart
Willis Greeson
Frank Rider
Otis Hogdon
Crumpler Leaves for VanderCook Music School
L. E. Crumpler director of the Hope Boys band will depart for Chicago this week to attend a five week VanderCook school of music course returning August 3. Band practice continues daily with an assistant taking charge in his absence and a public concert schedule announced for every two weeks following a Monday night show at Fale Park that drew a large crowd.
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L. E. Crumpler
Hope Boys Band
Chicago
VanderCook School of Music
Hope
Crumpler
Fale Park
Ladies Day Baseball Game at Fair Park
Ladies Day will be observed Wednesday when Williams Lumber hosts Okay at Fair Park. All ladies admitted free for the 4 p.m. game. Hope has two straight wins over the Cementers. Manager Lloyd Coops says Carroll Schooley will pitch.
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Williams Lumber Company
Fair Park
Hope
Cementers
Lloyd Coop
Carroll Schooley
Cotton Rises in New Orleans Market on Monday
Cotton rose from 35 to 50 cents a bale in New Orleans trading as active options dipped about 50 cents from prior close. July rose 10 points to 12.32, October up 7 to 1.60, January up 7 to 11.55 as trading remained steady. Southern markets posted a 9 point gain to 12.37 amid a largely unchanged week end outlook with normal weather and limited rainfall relief in the east.
Tax receipts for June total 208 million in 20 days
Washington reports income tax collections for the first twenty days of June reached 208,503,823 dollars, noting the measure would have shown a 2 percent rise over the prior year. In St Paul Alvin Karpis and no other suspects pleaded innocent at federal court arraignment in the $200,000 Bremer kidnapping case.
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Washington
Morgenthau
ST. Paul
Alvin Karpis
Edward Bremer
No Charges Filed in Fatal Shooting at De Queen Jail
In De Queen Arkansas prosecutor Byron Goodson said no charges would be filed after the fatal shooting of Homer Cox 24 at the Sevier county jail Saturday night Cox died Monday at a local hospital Deputy Sheriff Gaither Flanigan remained in serious condition with a shattered leg and possible amputation Sheriff Jess Pickens said Cox drew a pistol and grappled with officers as they tried to jail him on a check charge Flanigan recalled Coxs gun failing to fire repeatedly Funeral services for Cox son of a local horseman were held Tuesday at Avon Church north of De Queen
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DE Queen
Ark
Byron Goodson
Homer Cox
Sevier County
Cox
Gaither Flanigan
Gus Ferguson
Flanigan
Ferguson
Jess. Pickens
de Queen Hunderman
Avon Church
DeQueen
Red Banners Fly as Sailors Strike in Marseille Harbor
Paris France. Red flags flew over ships in Marseille harbor Monday as sailors walked out for the third day running. Rightists clashed with police while Leftists observed. The walkout affected 50 ships. hundreds of passengers planned to sail but remained ashore as a hotel strike limited lodging to two places.
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Paris
France
Marseille
Monnday
Marsell
Mediterranean
Rainfall in Hope Reported at 0.85 Inch
Rain that fell in Hope late Monday night and across the county was officially recorded Tuesday at 0.85 inch. The event brought much lightning and wind but caused no reported damage locally. In the east of Prescott a heavier rain disrupted Williams Lumber Co trucks hauling lumber.
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Hope
Prescott
Williams Lumber Company
Plan for research cotton foundation in Mid-South area
MEMPHIS Tennessee address reports that cotton growers and shippers plan a Tuesday meeting to discuss organizing a non profit scientific research foundation to promote cotton uses. A subcommittee will present its proposal to offer findings free to American mills and users. Sponsors hope to solve the South’s agricultural problems by broadening uses. A separate note mentions the Mauritius giant tortoise living 160 years on Mauritius before removal to England, with age undetermined and size noted.
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Memphis
TenasPi
Mid-South
Mauritius
England
Muaurilius
Aldabra
Robbery at Courthouse Safe. Cash and Papers Stolen
Sheriff Jim Bearden's courthouse office was entered during a rainstorm and suspected nitroglycerin use. A metal money box containing cash checks and papers was stolen. the box was found on the Washington Colunbus road Tuesday morning with some checks and papers nearby. investigators reported a possible lightning-related blast and a fingerprint from Little Rock. The loss is believed small and the robbers appeared to seek cash only.
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Court House
theington-Columbus Road
Jim Bearden
Hope
Telarkana
Washington
Stuart
Little Rock
Beard
Bizarre Death Case Opens in Rattlesnake Slaying Trial
Los Angeles man Red-haired barber Robert James stands trial for the alleged murder of his seventh wife in a rattlesnake hoax case. Prosecutors label it an insurance murder. defense seeks insanity. Key witness Charles Hope, a guilty former sailor, testified James tortured and drowned his wife, her body found in a backyard fishpond. James faces additional prison time from a separate priors conviction.
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Los Angeles
Robert James
Mary Bush James
James
Sam Silverman
Charles Hope
Hope
Jobs Payrolls Rise in Place of Slump
Washington reports a Labor Department finding that employment rose by 84,000 workers in May and weekly payrolls increased by about 36.7 million dollars over April. Secretary Perkins notes such May gains haven’t occurred since 1922 and 1923, contrasting with usual seasonal declines.
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Labor Department
Perkins
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