Midweek Westerns Gain Ground in Hope Theaters
Editorial notes a shift in Hope theater policy to show Westerns midweek after editor Arthur Swanke’s praise. Barber Chester White cites past cinema trends and argues audiences seek action, not high-brow drama, with serials and bold thrillers in demand as studios struggle.
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Okeh
Swanke
White Way
Chester White
F. S. Horton
Grand Theater
Hollywood
New York
Matt Press
Saenger
America
Rudyard Kipling
Pauline White
Antonio Moren
Moreno
Hans
Jack Antonio
Roosevelt Holds 3-2 Lead in Next to Last Literary Digest Count
The Literary Digest poll shows Roosevelt with 61 percent approval as 1,508,861 votes tallied. The New Deal leads 920,257 to 588,504, with Vermont alone among 48 states voting against the program. The article notes shifts since last week, gains and losses by region, and polls among lawyers, clergy, and educators.
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Roosevelt
Literary Digest
Vermont
Asa
District For Columbia
Louisiana
Montana
District of Columbia
South
Lawyers of
Hoover
Secon
No Red Tape for Parole Violators
Chicago report on a new Ashurst law used to transfer parole violators between states. The Central States Fardie Conference approves returning violators without usual red tape by presenting a state warrant. Officials say the law, signed June 7, aims to speed interstate enforcement and curb crime.
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Chicago
Central States
Wilness
Pat Reilly Says Dillinger Is Dead In FBI Testimony
Albert Pat Reilly, arrested on harboring Dillinger and John Hamilton, told federal agents that Dillinger is dead. He described guiding the gang to Dr. N. G. Mortensen in St. Paul, and noted where wounds were treated after Sioux Falls or Mason City bank robberies. Reilly was questioned about Dillinger’s whereabouts and the Mercer hideout plans.
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ST. Paul
Minn
John Dillinger
Albert
Pat) Reilly
Reilly
Dillinger
John Hamilton
Department of Justice
Minneapolis
Federal Department of Justice
Twin Cities
Tiwo
Scottsboro Case Sentence Upheld
Alabama Supreme Court upheld death sentences for Clarence Norris and Heyward Patterson in the Scottsboro case and set their execution date for Friday August 1st. They were two of nine convicted of attacking Victoria Price on a freight train at Paint Rock in 1931.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Supreme Court
Clarence Norris
Heyward Patterson
Scottsboro
Victoria Price
Paint Roel
Interest Ready on Old District Bonds
The State Bond Refunding Board set aside 707131 12 to pay the first six months interest on 174000800 read district refunding Bonds. The bonds will be issued soon bearing the date January 4. The first interest payment July 1 and timely payments are assured as bonds are exchanged for the old. A prior board action insured the first three months interest due April 1 on direct high refunding bonds. A resignation note concerns a board vacancy. the clerk Elan Hackett faces potential political loss.
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Little Rock
Holius
Simikey
Preswit
Elan Hackett
Pulaski County
Harvey Betts Dies Funeral Friday in Hope
Harvey Betts 31 of Hope died at Gowen sanatorium in Shreveport from a lung complication. Funeral at 10 Friday from West Third Street residence. Ministers Rev. Thomas Brewster and Rev. E Clifton Rule officiating. Burial in Rose Hill cemetery. Survived by widow, Mary Kathryn, mother Mrs J H Betts, four sisters Mrs Cantley, Mrs Sawns, Mrs Conway Jr., and Mrs Pilkinton.
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Harvey Betts
Hope
Gowen
Shreveport
West Third Street
Thomas Brewster
First Presbyterian Church
E. Clifton Rule
First Methodist Church
Rose Hill Cemetery
Mr. Betts
Hope High School
Mexico Military Academy
Mexico
American Grocer Company
Texarkana
Betts
Hope Purniture Company Ambilance
Mary Kathryn
J. H. Betts
W. M. Cantley
Paul Sawns
J. S. Conway, Jr
Columbus
7. L. Pilkinton
Washington
CCC Worker Killed in Camp Reform Blast Near Hot Springs
A dynamite explosion at Camp Reform 15 miles northeast of Hot Springs Ark killed CCC worker William Branham of Kansas City and critically injured Tony Moreno, also of Kansas City, as workers were shooting slumps near the camp.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Civilian Conservation Corps
CCC
Camp Reform
William Branham
Kansas City
Tony Moreno
Woman Who Beat Child Arrested in Fayette
Mrs Earl Porter was jailed on assault with intent to murder after beating 12 year old Mary Virginia Johnson in Fayette. The child remained in a local hospital in critical condition as details of the attack emerged.
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Fayette
Ala
Earl Porter
Mary Virginia Johnson
Roosevelt Hotel to Host Saenger Theatre Popularity Contest
The Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood will host the Saenger Theatre Hollywood Tour Popularity Contest. Entries are accepted until Friday, with voting by theater ticket sales only and nominations already received. a winner will stay five days at the hotel.
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Roosevelt Hotel
Hollywood
Saenger
Givil Oy
Hope
Arkansas
Hollywood Boulevard
Saenger Theater
Oid
Svenger Tealer
Swenke
Optimism to Greet Roosevelt on Trip to the Caribbeans
In 1934 Roosevelt planned a Caribbean tour visiting U S possessions en route to Hawaii. The article outlines the Virgin Islands' shift toward subsistence planning under federal aid, revival of the rum industry, and attempts to boost tourism with PWA funding. It notes demographic details, economic shifts from sugar and cotton, and the role of Governor Pearson under Interior Department supervision.
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Roosevelt
U. S
Hawaii
Rodney Dutcher
NEA
Washington
NEA Service, Inc
Virgin Islands
Hoover
Virgins
Denmark
Germany
Ickes
Tugwell
Columbus
St. Thomas
St. Croix
St. John
St. Ursula
Sam
The
PWA
New World
Paul M. Pearson
Interior Department
Dakota’s Convicted Governor Captures Republican Primary
William Langer, North Dakota’s convicted governor, appears set for renomination after returns from 40 precincts show him ahead of his nearest opponent by about 000 votes on Wednesday’s primary results. The Vindr session campaign backed Langer as he leads the Republican field in Fargo and statewide returns.
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Fargo
N. D
William Langer
North Dakota
Futrell and Cochel to Speak At Fruit and Truck Station
Governor J M Futrell and editor W A Cochel of the Weekly Kansas City Star will headline a visiting day program at the Fruit and Truck Branch Experiment Station drawing an expected 2000 visitors. George W Ware oversees a full day of farm tours and speeches with outdoor loudspeakers and event films.
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Fruit & Truck Branch
J. M. Futrell
W. A. Cochel
Kansas City Star
George W. Ware
The
Missionary Society
Boyett
Austrian Railway Bombed Thursday
Aus trian bombing raids spread across the country on Thursday including an attack near Blundenz where a main-line railroad was shattered. Trains faced delays while the Barthou train to Paris was reportedly missed amid wider property damage on the 20th anniversary of the Sarajevo assassination that sparked World War I.
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Vienna
Austria
Louis Barthou
Blundenz
Barthou
Paris
Sarajevo
Archduke Ferdinand
Europe
Riot Strikes Continue as Milwaukee Police Face Pickets
Riot ing continued in Milwaukee amid a street car strike drawing about 30 000 union pickets sympathizers and bystanders against 1000 police. Fifty eight arrests occurred including five women for violence. Twelve officers and twelve others were hospitalized for injuries. officials planned to seek Roosevelt mediation under the law to resolve the dispute.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Signs Housing Bill To Boost Construction
President Roosevelt signed a housing bill to revive industry by enabling several hundred million dollars for new homes and modernization through government insured private loans. He initiated immediate operation setup and ordered a 10 percent cut in lumber and building material prices to support the program.
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Washington
Roosevelt
National Retail Lumber Dealers Association
Home Ice Company Forms Here in Hope
Formal transfer of the Hope Independent Ice Company to the Home Ice Company was announced Thursday in a joint statement by owner A W Stubbeman and manager Walter L Hood. Stubbeman, a Cuero Texas native, and Hood, formerly of Bastrop La, moved their families to Hope. The Home Ice Company took over about two months ago retaining local employees and adding about $8000 in new equipment to create a modern plant. The firm operates three city delivery trucks and two rural delivery trucks.
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Hope Independent Ice Company
Home Ice Company
A. W. Stubbeman
Walter L. Hood
Stubbeman
Cuero
Texas
Mr. Hood
Hope
Bastrop
Markets Hope Cotton Exchange Markets Hope Cotton Exchange
New York cotton sessions show mixed results with July quick gains and October posting gains as markets react. Grain futures drift with July wheat and corn futures fluctuating amid shifting demand signals. Major equities including General Motors U S Steel and standard oil show varied quotes while commodity notes highlight vegetable prices and Irish potatoes edging higher.
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New Orleans
Chicago
Amer Corn
Amer
Tel
Ace Amer Smelter
Anaconda
Chrysler
General Motors
Socony Vacuum
N. J
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