I Don’t Know Why World Is Troubled Says Elevator Boy Tale
Walter B. Pitkin cites Columbia professor Alex H. Washburn in a Havana Rotary speech. The piece critiques leadership tests, noting elevators lifters climb yet leaders often stumble. Pitkin mocks society’s obsession with school records for various roles while lacking tests for rulers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter B. Thin
Columbia University
Rotary International
Havana
Hope Club
Lyman Armstrong
Pitkin
Columbia
Rotarians
U.S. Senate
Americans as Spendthrifts Face Reckoning Says Mason
F van Wyck Mason argues in a NEA Service piece that early American spendthrift traits persist amid modern criticism of government spending. He cites historical patterns, noting policymakers’ easy money habits and questioning fiscal prudence as he reflects on his novels and research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEA Service
Deserit
Airiei
Cranium Crackers on American Documents Challenge
A puzzle feature presents four famous American documents or styles. Clues include the Preamble, the Gettysburg Address, a citizen calendar speech, and the Declaration of Independence opening. Answers are on the Comic Page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Iow
Cotton New York Opens as Markets Close Quietly
Cotton futures in New York opened at 10.49 cents per pound and closed at 10.30. Middling spot price settled at 10.82, down 22 points from prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fighting Follows Russian Flights to Scout Rumania
Reports of clashes between Russian and Rumanian troops along the Dniester frontier raised Balkan alarm Tuesday. Over 100 Russian air force planes conducted scouting flights over the Bessarabia border region, part of the postwar dispute between Russia and Romania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Dniester
Balkan
Tuesdoy
Europe
Bessarabia
Russia
Romania
Bavier
Rumania
Hungary
Bucharest
Dniester River
Red Air Force
Bos
East Third Street Open to Traffic
Arkansas Highway officials announced Tuesday that East Third Street, though not complete, is now open to traffic. Completion of the Third Street repair project will require at least one more day of work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas Highway
East Third Street
Highway Department
Lafayette County
Hope
Highway i
University of Arkansas Experiment Station
McReynolds Family Flew Together in Unusual Flight
The McReynolds family spanning ages 8 to 1 across four generations traveled in a single plane. A separate note mentions an Arizona town with over 700 burrows, described as a prattle dog community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
McReynolds
Arizona
Maddin Urges Action on No 29 Highway Paving
E F M Waddin urges Hempstead county to join Lafayette in backing Highway 29 paving from Hope to the Louisiana line. He cites the Lafayette county 500 members versus Hempstead’s under 100 and stresses timely action before the Democratic primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maddin
Star
Hope
Louisiana Line
Hempstead County
Wight Mae
Perans
Beets Way
Lafayette County
Hadh
Arkansas
Iself
E. F. M'Waddin
Holt and Gentry Visit Attorney General Office
Attorney General Jack Holt and assistant attorney general Leffel Gentry spent Tuesday afternoon visiting the office to discuss state legal matters and related procedures with officials and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Holt
Leffel Gentry
Hope
Hospital News From Chester Shows Patient Recoveries
Several patients at the Chester hospital are reported doing nicely after operations. Names include Miss Mary Joe Monroe, Martin Poole Jr, Gloria Woelf, Mrs R E Adams, Mrs Harry Hawthorne, with Frank Robinson to go home Wednesday. Little Nancy Lee Coker is six months old and the negro girl Josephine Ruthie May Cheatham, eight, is improving after a leg fracture. Joseph A Nippon, who lost an arm in a Sunday car crash, has been moved to the Army Navy hospital in Hot Springs and is improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dur
Chester
Mary Joe Monroe
Martin Poole, Jr
Gloria Woelf
R. E. Adams
Harry Hawthorne
Frank Robinson
Nancy Lee Coker
Josephine Ruthie May Cheatham
Joseph A. Nippon
Anpy Navy Hospital
Hot Springs
Visiting Day Speakers At Farm Station Near Hope
Fulbright and Bailey headline the annual visiting day at the University of Arkansas Fruit and Truck Branch Experiment Station near Hope on June 28. George W. Ware organized the program featuring University staff, a noon amphitheater event with local musicians, and afternoon talks by Governor Bailey and President Fulbright. The event draws visitors from several counties. a separate Negro Visiting Day is set for June 29 with remarks by J W Fulbright and M L Harris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fulbright
George Wware
W. Fulbright
University of Arkansas
George, W. Ware
University of Arkansas College of Agriculture
Hope
George W. Ware
University of Arkansas J
Beson
The
Hope High School
Skyliners
Bailey
Carl ”. Bailey
J. W. Fulbright
Walter R. Horlacher
University of ‘Arkansas
Oxford
England
Vienna
Austria
University of Arkanssas
M. L. Harris
Philander Smith College
Little Rock
Arkansas
CCC Program Held at City Hall in Hempstead County
A CCC pre-orientation for Hempstead county prospective enrollees was conducted June 22 at Hope city hall. Camp Alton officers explained CCC life and work expectations to about 100 attendees. County welfare officials invited pays and parents, noting the program’s national growth since March 1939 spearheaded by Mrs. Sally M. Broening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CCC
Hempstead County
Hope City Hall
Camp Alton
Peace talks await German actions on Britain
AP dispatches report that actual peace negotiations between France and Germany cannot begin until Germany disposes of Britain. Dienst Aus Deutschland notes the delay, while British raids on the Ruhr and Holland are described as highly successful by British sources. Roosevelt signs a 4.69 billion tax bill to fund national defense.
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Berlin
France
Germany
Britain
Dienst Aus Deutschland
London
Ruhr
Halland
Washington
Roosevelt
G O P Speaker Attacks Roosevelt on One Man Government
Philadelphia reports Rep. Joseph W. Martin of Massachusetts accusing the Roosevelt administration of a seven year march toward one man government. Martin, named permanent chairman of the Republican National Convention, says American ideals are imperiled by a headed political bureaucracy and urges an end to concentrate power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Joseph W. Martin
Massachusetts
Roosevelt
Fulton Resident Dies Monday Night
W J Anderson 58 a Fulton resident for many years died at home around midnight Monday. Funeral services will be held at Uolon Chuncch in Fulton Wednesday at 3 pm with Rev W H Snead officiating. Burial will be at Fulton. Surviving are husband W J Anderson two daughters Mrs B Bradley of San Antonio Texas Mrs Bep Wilson of Fulton two sons Chester Anderson of Fulton Don Anderson of Port Arthur Texas one brother B M Cooper of Magnolia two sisters Mrs Arthur Langston of New Orleans Mrs John Bolin of Houston Texas and many grandchildren. Pallbearers listed with active and honorary includes numerous local men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Anderson
Fulton
Uolon Chuncch
W. H. Snead
W. J Anderson
B. Bradley
San Antonio
Texas
Bep Wilson
Chester Anderson
Don
Joe Clingen
W. A. Campbell
J. K. Harrell
Bill Abbott
Conway Bullard
George Movyd
Fred Yocum
Dan Harkness
J. C. Pate
H. L. Johnson
J. E. Odom
K. G. Dudney
Jack Brown
Charles Trayer
Dr Cannon
J. L. Walker
T. J. Logan
Texarkana Girl Killed in an Auto Accident
Mare ha Mullin of Texarkana Ark 20 delegates to the national convention of Fi Beta Phi sorority were killed almost instantly and five other young women were hurt slightly when their automobile overturned after entering a highway dip near here Monday. The college group en route to Pasadena Calif was to visit Carlsbad Caverns. Mrs J K Gregory about 40 was driver. The other occupants all about 19 were Caroline Black of Corning Vera Margaret Brown of Brinkley Billie Stalling and Gene Pinkins of Newport.
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Cablebad
N. M
Mareha Mullin
Texarkana
Ark
Fi Beta Phi Sorority
Pasadena
Cal
Carlsbad Caverns
J. K. Gregory
Caroline Black
Corning, Ark
Vera Margaret Brown
Brinkley, Ark
Billie Stalling
Gene Pinkins
Newport, Ark
Psalm 23 Verse Quoted for Comfort
A short biblical quotation from Psalms 23 4 is cited as a source of comfort. The line speaks of walking through danger without fear because of divine presence and guidance.
PROMISES BR ENGLAND FACES NAVAL FLAWS
Fragmentary text mentions refusal, navy, and plans tied to French fleet and a declaration. It references Argentina and celebrations, with unclear references to armistice and control. Names and concrete events are obscured by damaged OCR.
Refugee aid drive near goal in Hempstead county
Hempstead County Red Cross efforts for European refugees fell $40 short of the $1,100 target on Tuesday as donations from Ozan and local residents pushed totals to about $1,060.70. The list names numerous donors including Mesdames and Messrs Irvin Ball Smead Jones Stuart Goodlett Murph Robins Balk Harl King Nelson Robins Baber and Haselman, with Hemp County Farm contributing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hempstead
Red Cross
Hempstead County
Charles M. Irvin
Billy Joe Ball
Autrey Smead
Wilbur Jones
Willis
Baber
C. D. Balk
H. Harl King
H. A. King
J. T. Nelson
and M. Haselman
Karl Robins
Hemp, Co. Farm
Gulf Company to Drift Southwest of Fouke
Texarkana oil operators were told Gulf Oil plans a test two miles southwest of Fouke near the Sturgis No. 1 Paluxy sand discovery well. The drill will be on the Exton tract in the west half of the south half of the northeast quarter of section 14-17-27 W.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texarkana
Gulf Oil Company
Sturgis No. 1
Standard Oil Company
Fouke
Exton
Cemetery Group Seeks Help With Grass Cutting
Owing to heavy spring rains the cemetery caretaker cannot trim weeds and grass. The Cemetery Association asks lot owners who have not tended their plots to cut the overgrowth, especially around curbed plots where mowing is difficult.
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F. van Wyck Mason, Author of ‘Stars On the Sea
F. van Weck Masonn
B, Yan Wyck Mason
Adolf Hitler
Wiesbaden
Rhineland
Heinrich von Stuelpnable
Frinch
Hallan
Rome
Italian High Command
Miles
Cherbourg
Bay of Biscay
Spain
LE Havre
Bordeaux
Aris
Mediterranean
Switzi
Marseic
Mediterranean Sea
NEA
Atlantic
Mary
Switzerland
LaFayette
Hospital News
Bulletins
G.O.P
Wd Navy
Ani
Cancellin ‘Ule Naval
Aires
Gulf Company
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