C I O Drives Plan to Unite with Townsend Old Age Group
Bruce Catton reports a quiet but sweeping effort by the C I O to ally with the Townsend old age pension movement and other progressive groups. The plan envisions universal $80 monthly pensions at 60, with wife allowances, funded by payroll taxes and estate taxes, sparking potential shifts in New Deal policy and political alignments.
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Washington
Tla
Townsend Old-Aete Penslui
Fio
FBI
Rane
T Tere
C. L Ov
Townsend
Ham
Sgay
Olson
Downey
Capitol Hill
Indianapolis
General Welfare
Old Wolks
Old College
Rev Webb resigns as pastor of Gospel Tabernacle Church
Longtime Gospel Tabernacle pastor Rev Bert Webb resigns effective when successor chosen and will lead Central Assembly of God in Springfield Missouri. Official notes Webb moves to larger ministry, church members about 900 with three branches. Webb will have an assistant. Webb built a 13 to over 100 member church and grew Sunday School from about 10 to 40 plus home department. He emphasizes old time gospel and conversion. Mrs Webb led Sunday School and girl scouts. They left for Minnesota for vacation, return to preach July 0.
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Bert Webb
Gospel Tabernacle
Webb
Central Assembly of God Church
Springfield
Central Church
Broter Webb
Tabernacle
Brother Webb
Schildon
Churchu
Minnesota
Disappearance of LSU President Sparks Baton Rouge Investigation
Police hunted for Dr. James Smith, LSU president, amid rumored financial irregularities totalling hundreds of thousands. Governor Lewey ordered him to face a special grand jury, as political observers weighed implications after Huey Long’s 1939 death and continued Attorney General investigations.
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Baton Rouge
James Smith
Louisiana State University
Smith
Richard Lewhe
Huey B. Long
Ellison
Jie
News Quiz Poses Golf Star Question And War News
A newspaper page poses trivia questions about the National Open golf top scorers noting Sam Snead Craig Wood Denny Shute Harry Cooper Marvin Ward. It also mentions Nazi measures in Bohemia Moravia and asks about a Russian held American woman and a UAW faction matter. Answers on page two.
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Homer Martin
United Auto Workers
A. F. of L
WU. S
Highway No 27 paving plan debated at Lewisville meeting
Lewisville hosts a Friday night gathering of del engitions from area towns to discuss paving Highway No 27 from Hope Arkansas to the Louisiana line. The Highway No 22 Improvement Association is formed with directors from Lewisville Bradley Canfield Old Lewisville Patmos Hope Buckner Stamps and more. Out of town attendees include Hope Chamber leaders Senator Pilkinton and others. A decision on next steps will be made at next Friday night’s meeting. The project would connect with Highway 67 at Hope.
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Lewisville
Ari
Hope
Aris
Louisiana State Line
Terrell Cornelius
A. W. Stubbeman
D. L. Kaufman
Hope Chamber of Commerce
J. H. Pilkinton
W. E. Cope Hand
Canfield
G. T Strange
IR. H. Davis
N. EB. Graham
Stamps
W. D. Stewart
Lewisville Chamber of Commerce
Senate rejects plan to fix silver price at $116 an ounce
Washington reports the Senate rejected a proposal to set the treasury price for domestically mined silver at 116 dollars an ounce. The current price paid by the treasury is 64.64 cents per ounce and the proclamation fixing that rate would expire on June 30.
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Washington
Senate
Treasury
Thought on zeal for God and love by R B Thompson
A compact reflection notes zeal for God as a deal also for love and mercy. R B Thompson voices a moral link between devotion and compassion, implying spiritual depth alongside benevolent action.
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R. BE. Thompson
Fort Smith Woman Seriously Hurt In Accident Near Hope
Mrs. 3 M Bailey a 43 year old Fort Smith club woman and Humane Society president remained in critical condition at Josephine hospital after an automobile wreck near Hope on Highway 67 Sunday afternoon. The car driven by her husband flipped several times before landing wheels up injuring Bailey and badly damaging the vehicle. Mr Bailey suffered minor bruises and the couple were en route to Texarkana for a Humane Society dedication when the crash occurred.
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3. M. Bailey
Fort Smith Club
Josephine Hospital
Hope
Highway 67
Melon Growers of County Organize
About 100 watermelon growers met at the city hall and organized the Hope Watermelon Association to trademark No 1 melons. Officers named include Paul Briant as president and R 2 Bowen as secretary. a board was instructed to draft rules for member approval. A meeting for all interested growers was set for 10 o clock Saturday morning, July 1, at city hall.
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Hope
Hope Trade
Paul Briant
R. 2
Bowen
Roy Buller
Spring Hill
J. J. Satquels
DeAnn
Lonnie Henderson
Patmos
Nashville Woman Drowned in River
DE QUEEN Ark Myrs Lucile Elaine Upton 28 of route five Nashville drowned late Saturday when she slipped and fell into the Saline river six miles east of Lockesburg while fishing with husband Merry H Upton. He dived in, tried artificial respiration, and called for help. Sheriff and Dr Graves arrived. no inquest. Mrs Upton born and reared at Lockesburg. Survived by may be listed. Continues on Page Four.
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DE Queen
Ark—Myrs
Lucile Elaine Upton
Route Five
Nashville
Saline
Lockesburg
Merry H. Upton
Queen Ambulance
Upton
Nashville Lockesburg
Jones Floyd
Howard County
J. C. Graves
Lockesbwe
Supreme Court refuses Joel Carson new trial
Joel Carson, 26, appeared before the state supreme court Monday seeking a new trial in Pulaski circuit court for the May 1938 slaying of state hospital guard J. B. Keller. The court refused to permit a new trial, ending his last legal avenue at Tucker prison farm.
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Little Rock i
Joel Careno
State Supreme Court
Deel
Tucker Prison Farm
Carson
Pulaski Circuit Court
State Hospital
J. B. Keller
No State Use Tax Ruling By Arkansas Supreme Court
Arkansas Supreme Court held Monday that no use tax exists. Justice T M McHaffy wrote the opinion noting the two percent sales tax law of 1937 did not clearly establish a use tax as a separate levy, treating the use tax as a property tax with no in effect tax in force.
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Line Rock
Supreme Court
Arkansas
T. M. Mchaffy
New Petition Aims Workmen's Law Initiative
LITTLE ROCK petitions with 14 963 signatures were filed with the secretary of state on Monday to initiate at the 1940 general election a workmen s compensation law identical to the Smith Coleman bill vetoed last March by Governor Bailey.
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Little Rock
Secretary of State
Bailey
Long Court Docket Heard by Lemley
Municipal Court Judge W. K. Lemley Monday heard about 20 cases with varied outcomes. Viola McFadden convicted of possession of unfaxed liquor and fined 50 dollars. appeal noted with bond 150 dollars. Charleen McFadden convicted of drunkenness, fined 10 dollars. appeal noted with bond 150 dollars. Tom Gray and Doris Lee forfeited 10 dollars cash bond for drunkenness. McElaner Cooper and Bob Moore pled guilty to drunkenness, each fined 10 dollars. Luther Davis and Eulis Miller pled guilty to assault and battery, each fined 5 dollars. D. B. Phillips, Ed Trotter, Mrs. Tom Evans, and O. Hindman forfeited 1 dollar cash bond for double parking. Thad Felton speeding forfeited 10 dollars bond. Jess Cornelius and Ernest Barnes grand larceny. examination waived. held for Hempstead circuit court under 300 dollars bond for theft of a yearling, property of Thomas H. Seymour of Fulton. Homar Tyson reckless driving dismissed on motion. no state license. B. D. Head carnal abuse examination waived and held for Hempstead circuit court under 500 dollars bond. Whitten-York Furniture Co. obtained judgement for possession of property in civil suit against Ceelt G. Ross.
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W. K. Lemley
Viola McFadden
Charleen McFadden
Drimbkernness
Tom Gray
Doris Lee
Eles
McElaner Cooper
Bob Moore
Luther Davis
Eulis Miller
D. B. Phillips
Ed Trotter
Tom Evans
O. Hindman
Thad Felton
Jess Cornelius
Ernest Barnes
Washburn Returns From Five Weeks East Visit
A. H. Washburn publisher of The Star returned from a five week trip East visiting his parents in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania and the New York World's Fair. He joined a side trip to Williamsburg Virginia with Dr Clark H Yeager and Dr Willian H Brown. In Williamsburg he saw Ben Haynes and Mrs Haynes who had driven from Washington to visit the Department of Commerce.
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A. H. Washburn
the Star
W. O. Washburn
Wilkes-Barre
Williamsburg
John D. Rockefeler, Jr
Clark H. Yeager
Rilo de Janeiro
Brazil
Willian H. Brown
Johns Hopkins University
Brown
Ben Haynes
Hope
Haynes
Washington, D. C
Ben Ip
Department of Commerce
Test Case Planned in Bailey Bond Refund Action
Gov Carl E Bailey acting with finance board ordered 140000 dollars in bonds October 1 to refund equal highway obligations. The order will be filed with the secretary of state Monday morning and a test case will be brought in Bylaski chancery court to establish validity. Attorney General Jack Holt will represent the state and file a demurrer to the suit. If sustained, an appeal will follow in the supreme court.
Bailey wins Arkansas Supreme Court ruling on highway refund plan
Little Rock reports Governor Carl Bailey prevailed in a legal challenge over his 140 million highway refunding operation. The Arkansas Supreme Court agreed to decide legality before July 1. The case began when the governor floated the debt issue by executive fiat and faced a chancery court suit that led to a timely appeal to the high court.
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Little Rock
Carl Bailey
Arkansas Supreme Court
Ull 1
Chancery Court
Supreme Court
Governor to plead for speedy action on Arkansas refunding plan
Governor Bailey plans to personally appeal to the supreme court for swift action on the 140.6 million refunding issue before the summer recess. If approved, bonds would be sold in August to retire various Highway, Toll Bridge and Road District bonds maturing 1948 to 1977. The plan depends on court approval, with October 1 as the first callable date for the old bonds.
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Bailey
Supreme Court
Holt
New York
Washington
Arkansas
Hood District
DeValls Bluff Bridge
Thomas E. Dewey as G O B ace contender for 140 nomination
NEA Washington correspondent Bruce Cation profiles Thomas E. Dewey as the leading Republican hopeful for the 140 nomination. Dewey, from Owosso Michigan, rose quickly after being named special prosecutor to clean up rackets in New York. He has a strong record against political corruption, sharp legal mind, and solid voter appeal, but faces opposition within the party and scrutiny of his Liberal Conservative balancing act.
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Jom
New York
Shiawassee County
Michigan
Dewey
Hin
New York State
Wis
White House
Increase Penalties Against Espionage
Washington reports show a surge in foreign spy activity as the nation strengthens its defense program. Senate action is planned on a bill to raise espionage penalties from two to ten years, approved by the Senate Naval Affairs Committee and pushed by Chairman Walsh of Massachusetts.
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Washington
Congress
Walsh
Dem
Mass
Senate
Naval Affairs
1000 Arkansas Employers Face Legal Action
Little Rock reports Eli W. Collins confirms more than 1000 Arkansas employers who ignored attempts to collect unemployment contributions will face legal action. He describes the move as a lash resort after patience and pleading yielded no compliance with wage report filing.
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Little Rock
Eli W. Collins
State Labor Department
Arkansas
Collins
County Fair Group Expresses Thanks At Hempstead County
At a Hempstead County Fair Association executive meeting the committee unanimously thanked the mayor and city council for refunding license fees and the electric bill. They pledged to use influence to prevent carnivals showing for 60 days before they loudly fail. The group revised the premiums list adding about 400 dollars to last year's premiums and awarded the catalog printing contract to the Hope Star. The president and secretary were authorized to issue the catalog soon. San Francisco report notes Normagene James, 17, has visited 39 schools nationwide and earned a high school diploma at 17.
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Hempstead County Fair Association
Hope Star
Dr T L McDonald Dies After Automobile Crash
Dr T L McDonald, about 52, of Hope, died in a Stephenville hospital shortly before 6 am Monday from injuries after his car left a Granbury road, struck a concrete bridge, and burst into flames. Passersby pulled him from the wreckage before he burned. Funeral services set for 110 oclock Tuesday in Stephenville with burial in Granbury after services. He had practiced in Waco and then in Stephenville, after study at the University of Tennessee and Tulane. He is survived by his widow. relatives live in Hot Springs and New York.
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T. L.mcdonald
Hope
Stephenville
Monda
Granbury
Texas
Stephenville Aid
Hope Suns
McDonald
Yagi
Stewart
Waco
First National
Pratic
University of Tennessee
Tualah University
New Orleans
Wassician
New Orle
Hot Springs
New York
Japanese Halt 2 British Steamers at Swatow Port
Tokyo dispatch from Domei reports Japanese navy forces prevented two British steamers from unloading passengers at Swatow. The ships later departed after shows. Chamberlain expresses hope discussions in Tokyo may settle the Far Eastern crisis, avoiding statements that could hinder talks with Japan.
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Tokyo
Domei
Swatow
South China
Chamberlain
London
Eng
House of Commons
Britain
China
Japan
Dobson Flees From Hope City Jail in Arkansas
Paul Dobson a Hempstead County man escaped from Hope's City Jail on Saturday. Police report says Dobson was cleaning the jail when he slipped away and vanished by Monday afternoon. Authorities and Marshal Tees Smiddling are on the lookout.
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Arkansas
Paul Dobson
Sweeney Copeland
New Orleans
Dobson
Hempstead
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Mis
Lucile
Elaine Upton
Joel Carson
Long Court
Lemley
Washburn
East
Thomas E. Dewey
San Francisco
Normagene James
United States
T.L. McDonald
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