Crowd gathers for annual Visiting Day at Fruit & Truck Branch
Governor Carl B Bailey addresses about 2 500 attendees under the tent at the Fruit and Truck Branch Experiment Station. The Star captures images of Bailey preparing to dine, Hope girls Mary Louise Keith, Harriet Story, Joy O Neall and Gululu Basye on stage, dignitaries posing after the talk, and a lineup of local figures including C C Randall S F Porter and W S Atkins among others.
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Carl B. Bailey
Fruit & Truck Branch
My. Bailey Peparing
Hope Girls
Mary Louise Keith
Starriet Story
Joy O'Neall
Gululu Basye
Keith
Q'Neal
Banye
Camelmen
Tefth
Bronks Shulls
Fulton
Thnatee
University of Arkansas
C. C. Randall
F. Porter
Tennessee Parry Nureau
C. E. Short
Arkansas Farm Bureau
Dan T. Cray
Deens College of Agriculture
U. of A
Hope Chamber Hearing Set for Monday Evening
Hope Chamber of Commerce schedules a session at 7 30 Monday with Herry O Neal president of Shreveport Chamber to speak on local commerce and upcoming events.
Public meeting to organize Hope Chamber of Commerce
A 7:30 am Monday meeting in Hope High School cafeteria aims to organize a Hope Chamber of Commerce. About 250 business and professional men are expected. Tickets cost 50 cents, sold by the canvassing committee and at Hope Confectionery. Henry O Neal of Shreveport will lead a delegation and speak, with mayoral and other speakers also anticipated. The event includes a dinner served by Mrs. N W Denty and a performance by the Hope Boys band.
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Hope High School
Hope Chamber of Commerce
Hope Confectionery
Henry O'Neal
Shreveport Chamber of Commerce
Louie Throgmerton
Rupert Peyton
Shreveport Journal
C. B. Grayson
O'Neal
Albert Graves
N. W. Denty
B. L. Kaufman
Hope ‘Boys Band
L. BE. Crumpler
Morgan & Lindsey to Open New Arkansas Store Saturday
Morgan & Lindsey, a chain operating 10 cent stores in Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi and Texas, will open its 52nd outlet Saturday at the former Boswell’s grocery and Cratchfield’s liquor site on South Main. R. M. Trout of Greenville Miss. will manage with S. Murrell of Bastrop La. as assistant. The remodeled two-building store fronts 50 feet wide and 84 feet long with storage at the rear, stocking over 5000 items. The opening follows the chain’s fifth anniversary, with two more stores planned soon. Jasper Texas serves as regional headquarters and buying HQ is Houston in the Kirby building.
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Morgan & Lindsey
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Texas
Boswell's
Cratchfield
South Main Street
R. M. Trout
Greenville
Miss
S. Murrell
Bastrop
R. E. Smith
Morehan
Morgan & Lindsey Concern
Near
Futue
Jasper
Kirby Building
Houston
Slayer of Wife and Daughter Found Guilty in Court
In Memphis an accused killer Stanley Puryear was found guilty of murdering his wife and daughter on May 2, 1932. The jury fixed the penalty at a term of years imprisonment.
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Stanley Puryear
Memphis
Mempis
Toon
Motday Comber
First Cotton Ball Reported in Hope 1937 Event
The first 1937 cotton ball reported in Hope arrived with Bess Helton who brought the item to the city from Munday. The report mentions Max Cox and a river route, though details are unclear due to damaged OCR text.
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Hope
Beason Helton
Max Cox
Munday
Bess Helton
Vacation School at Presbyterian
The daily vacation program at Presbyterian continues under the direction of Mrs Turpley. Parents are urged to send their children to participate, with daily sessions held at Mist Presbyterian.
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Finnual
Mra
Turpley
Menrey
Mist Presbyterian
Court Holds Gas Firm Subject to State Law
Arkansas Supreme Court ruled that Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co. is not engaged in interstate commerce selling Louisiana gas to Arkansas pipeline customers and that these sales fall under State Utilities Commission regulation. The decision reversed a Pulaski circuit ruling that the company could not be regulated as interstate commerce was claimed.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company
Louisiana
Arkansas
State Utilities Commission
Pulaski Circuit
Commission
Spanish Coast Is Again Fired Upon
VALENCIA Spain The Spanish government coast between Sagunto and Castellon was heavily shelled Monday from the sea An unconfirmed report said German ships participated Rome Italy Monday Italy and Germany will not accept a complete Franco British international neutrality patrol of Spain An authoritative spokesman said Berlin Germany Adolf Hitler applauded Monday while Nazi Germany through her highest apostles of economics made known to the International Chamber of Commerce her demand for a share of the worlds raw materials and trade Colonel General Hermann Wilhelm Goering and Dr Hjalmar Schacht spoke before delegates from 40 countries seeking a German place in the economic sun and the return of war lost colonies
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Valencia
Spain
Sagunto
Castellon
Rome
Maly
Italy
Germany
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Nazi Germany
International Chamber of Commerce
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Hjalmar Schacht
14 500 Return to Old Jobs in Steel
Youngstown Ohio reports about 14500 workers back at steel plants amid strike siege. CIO leaders dispute employer figures and vow continued fight as similar moves spread along the Ohio Pennsylvania steel front.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Gilson Light
Ohio National Guard
CIO
Sculptor Surrenders in Easter Triple Slaying Case
Robert Irwin 23, a New York divinity student turned sculptor, surrendered in Chicago and was held without bail as the motive for the Easter Sunday killings of Veronica Gedeon, her mother, and a lodger remains unclear. Irwin, flown to New York, faced murder charges with legal counsel Samuel Leibowitz.
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New York
Robert Irwin
de Gime
Monlay
Veroneia Gedeon
Gedeon
Trewin
Sanuel Leibowitz
N. Y
Chicago
Veronica Gedeon
Trwin
Chicago Herald & Examiney
Jobin Tainan
Martin S Owens
Sant Hein
Feilings
Oll Snodel
Mary
Frank Byrnes
American Air
Witherspoon II shot five times in church gathering
A weekend series of shootings and accidents left one man dying at Julia Chester Hospital. Richard Witherspoon, 34, a negro, was shot five times in the head at a Temple church gathering near Ozan. Matt Carrigan, 40, a negro, was arrested for the shooting. Autrey Grisham, 28, of Waldo, lost his left arm in a hit and run near Hope. Dolly Hatfield, 45, of Spring Hill, suffered a severe scalp wound from a wagon fall. Lee Roach, 21, of Hempstead County, injured diving at The Fines pool. A knife fight injured E. Butler. both Butler and Clarence Jones released on bond. A porch sedan stolen from Diamond Cafe premises. Police report a busy weekend with several arrests for drunk and disorderly conduct.
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Josephine
Julia Chester
Richard Witherspoon
Temple, Church
Ozan
Reginald Bearden
William Robins
Matt Carrigan
Carstigan
Washington
Ee Witherspoon
Autrey Grisham
L. R. Mattison
Bodcaw
Mattison
Grisham
Byrd Roofing Company
Waterloo
Dolly Hatfield
W. E
Dolly) Hatfield
Spring Hill
Julia Chester Hospital
Hope
Hatfield
Lee Roath
Hempstead County
Fines
Roach
Roany
Emmet
Rosston
East Third Street
Butler
Clarence Jones
Sutton
Municipal Cout
Columbus
Cotton New Orleans Market Opens Monday at Noon
The New Orleans cotton market opened Monday at 12:25 and closed at 12:22 with prices six points lower, amid a 12.4 percent drop and cautious trading among traders.
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New Orlyans
Cate Lan
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Mem
Ntigiogs Edu
Wss
Pennsylvania
Chil
Irwin
R. Witherspoon II
Waterslo
Lee Roach
Highway 7
Wachivat
Earl Jarvis
Diamond Cafe
Murititchie Grocer Company
Die Slweiff
Dyparimenta
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