Silver hoard shows three prices and big inflation risk
Washington reports Uncle Sam holds about 85,000 tons of silver in vaults and mints. Silver has world market, mint purchase, and legal prices, with potential revaluation to restore the 16-to-1 silver gold ratio, threatening inflation if gold is revalued and full currency value issued.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Uncle San
Senate
House
Joh
West Point
New York
Philadelphia
Denver
San Francisco
Sam
Germany Defiant on Danzig Crisis Amid European Fears
Berlin officials brushed off British and French fears of a Nazi coup in Danzig while stressing Germany's strength and calm. Danzig police were reinforced as precaution. no German troops were admitted. Paris discussed international moves as Dutch cabinet resigned amid defense funding dispute. Reports of reservists and border contraband shipments circulated. Polish envoy discussions focused on automatic mutual aid pledges from Britain and France.
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Berlin
Germmany
Lord Halifax
Great Britain
London
Paris
Danzig
Danzig Free City OF
Sue Rope
Free City
Poland
France
Daladier
East Prussia
Bertin
Warsaw
Georges Bonnet
Julius Lukasiewicz
Britain
Deficit Near 4 Billion in U.S. Fiscal Year Ends
The fiscal year ends at midnight Friday with federal expenditures totaling about $9.25 billion more than the government’s income. The deficit is nearly $1 billion, smaller than expected due to lower outlays and higher receipts than six months ago. President Roosevelt has signed the business tax revision bill abolishing the undistributed profits levy.
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Washington
Treasury
Roosevelt
Short Course in Clothing Offered at Local High School
Miss Ruth Taylor of the home economics department will lead a four lesson series in clothing construction at 2:30 PM Monday at the local home economics college. Open to Hope women. attendees should bring sewing equipment and materials. Projects include simple wash dresses and kitchen curtains. No class Tuesday due to Fourth of July. sessions resume Wednesday and run through Friday.
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Ruth Taylor
Miss Taylor
Taylor
Wisdom Kept By The Wise From Foolish Counsel
A Socrates quote on how a fool speaks freely while a wise person guards counsel. The line emphasizes self control in speech and the value of prudent silence over reckless talk.
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Socrates
Vandenberg Emerges as Potential 1940 Presidential Contender
NEA report highlights Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg of Michigan as a serious 1940 presidential possibility. Known for industrious Senate service, sharp political sense, and a strong public record, he drew attention by pledging a future president to a tough term, while facing questions about radio appeal and past roll calls.
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Bruce Carron
NEA
Washington
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Senate
Vandenberg
Social Security Tiet
Congress
Florida
Michigan
Vatis
Sordich
Excetleny
Michigan Wais
Gasoline Thief Spoils Fire Truck Inaugural
In Mosquero New Mexico volunteers unveiled a new fire truck only to find the gasoline stolen before they could test it. While they took turns cranking the engine, the old Drake farmhouse nearby burnt to ashes in the incident.
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Mosquero
N. M
Mosquera
Drake Farm
Bailey Usurping Power New Charge
Arkansas Governor Bailey faces claims from unnamed prominent Little Rock attorneys that he usurped legislative power with an executive order to issue 140 million dollars in highway debt refunding bonds. The column notes alleged lack of authority to repeal highway maintenance provisions and pledge revenues to debt service.
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Little Rock
The
Arkansas Democrat
Life Rock
Bailey
Carl E. Bailey
Arkansas
Leo T. Crowley
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
C. B. Upham
Federal Reserve Board
Grover Jernigan
Jernigan
Harvey C. Couch
Pine Blue
Arkansas Power and Light Co
Raymond Rebsamen
Cranium Crackers Abbreviations Quiz Preview
A clipped note lists abbreviations practice with elements and states. It asks how many can be abbreviated correctly for Avoirdypols Delaware Oxygen Rubidum Sulphur Virginia and Cash with Order Check with correct answers on Page Two. The teaser claims five out of the page is a good average.
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Avoirdypols
Delaware
Virginia
Retention of Top Soil Discussed by Farm Speaker
Farm audience of 1,600 at the Fruit and Juelle Brarich Experiment Station near Hope heard Charles A. Sheffield of the Extension Service warn that southern fertility has been mined for cash crops and washed away by constant cropping. E. B. Whitaker of the Farm Security Administration urged asset listing and regional cooperation to sell the South as a land of opportunity while highlighting extension program gains among 20,000 FSA families in Arkansas. The event included home demonstration talks by Mrs. R. C. Harville, landscaping progress across 265 communities, and tours by College of Agriculture specialists on pastures soil conservation and timber management followed by entertainment and a rodeo.
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Charles A. Sheffield
Agricultural Extension Service
Washington, D. C
Fruit and Juele Brarich
Sheffield
Mir
Shiffield
Land of Opportunity
E. B. Whitaker
Little Rock
Farm Security Administration
Whitaker
FSA
Arkansas
R. C, Harville
Mabelvale
State Council of Home Demonstration Clubs
Harville
College of Agriculture
College of Agricul
Ture
J. ¥. Rains
Charles §. Simmons
Dale McGregor
Frederick J. Shulley
Earl J. Allen
Firemen's Rodeo Opens at Fair Park With Big Show
Readied Friday for a 3 PM start at Fair Park Firemen's Rodeo promises a two and a half hour program with riders ropers and performers from Texas Oklahoma Arkansas and other areas Melvin Hudson of Clarksville Texas directs the event A parade of animals and the Hope High School band is set for downtown Hope Friday afternoon Meanwhile seven Hope dairies near completion of the health ordinance standard dairy Milks plant Hope Creamery & Dairy Co opened on East Third Street next Wednesday with six to seven employees Testing equipment for milk and meat will be installed at the present fire station Third Street within days with the inspection office at the west side of the building
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Fair Park
Melvin Hudson
Clarksville
Texas
Roper S
Byron Huddleston
Willard Parker
Fort Worth
Neale
Shibber Hart
Lee Knox
Pee-Wee Daniels
Dick Johnson
Willis Greason
Arkansas
Buck Gordon
Otis Higdon
Kid Tenney
Hump Williams
Oklahoma
Hope High School
Hope
Strang
Evan Wray
Seven Hope Dairies
Wray
New Hope Creamery & Dairy Company
W. _M. Ramsey
Hinton Davis
Patten Inducted Rotary President at Friday Luncheon
Rotary year began with A B Patten installed as president at a Friday noon luncheon in Hotel Bartow. Rev Thomas Brewster completed his term. Guests included Dr J B Knight of Shreveport and RB Jackson of Hope.
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Thomas Brewster
Rotary
Rosal Club
Hotel Bartow
A.B. Patten
WPA to Suspend Work for Four Days in Arkansas
WPA Director Floyd Sharp ordered a four day suspension of 41 WPA projects in Arkansas starting Friday and ending Tuesday midnight. About 45,000 workers are affected but may make up time next month if Congress passes the new WPA appropriation bill.
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Litle Rock
Ark
Works Progress Administration
Floyd Sharp
WPA
Arkansas
Washington
Sharp
Congress
Boughton Woman Is Killed by Train
Prescott Ark Mrs John Renfro 48 was instantly killed when struck by a freight train at a Boughton crossing near her home A neighbor said she tried to run across the tracks ahead of the train She is survived by her husband four sons Melton Calvin T W and John Renfro and five daughters Mrs Burrell Whitmarsh of Prescott Mrs Lillie Powers of Winfield Mrs P Q Johnson and the Misses Myrtle and Janet Renfro of Boughton Funeral services will be held at Boughton Friday afternoon.
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Prescott
Ark
John Renfro
Boughton
Begia
Renfro
Melton
Calvin T. W
Burrell Whitmarsh
Prescait
Lillie Powers
Winfield, Lu
P. Q. Johnson
Myrtle
Janet Renfra
Mrs O J Richardson Succumbs at Prescott Arkansas
Mrs. O J Richardson of Prescott dies at home Thursday. Survived by husband O J Richardson four daughters Loyce Staines Bluff City J A Nagle Maurig Richardson Prescott and Clara Johnson Staps three sons Willie Homer Aylis Richardson Texas two brothers H L Moore Shreveport and Edgar Moore Texas and a sister Mrs Allie Hall Louisiana. Funeral at First Methodist church Friday afternoon with burial at Bluff City.
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Prescott
Ark
Nona Richardson
O. J. Richardson
Loyce Staines
Bluff City
J. A. Nagle
Maurig Richardson
Clara Johnson
Staps
Willie
Homer
Aylis Richardson
Texas
H. L. Moore
Shreveport
Edgar Moore
Allie Hall
Louisiana
New York Order Issu Main Construction to Begin Soon
Pondram and Co of Dallas and C F Childs and Co of C Wera win the bid on a 1100000 issue for a courthouse bonds project. Joint bid 10690 for the issue yields 117584.03 total for 1140000. Other bids 10607 and 1080. Work order issued and main construction to start within days. General contract to B W Edwards of Texarkana. Electrical contract to I K Electric of Little Rock. Plumbing and heating to Turker McCroy of Little Rock. Completion set for December 15.
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New York
Issu
Fr R. Stephens & Co
Little
First National Bank of
O. A. Graves
Spencer
R. M. LaGrone, Jr
Frank Rider
Alicer Graves
Yes
Albert Graves
PWA
Matchweig B. W. Edwards
Texarkana
Ae I. K. Electric ‘Company
Little Rock
Turker-McCroy. Com
Dany
Jeil
Postoffice to Close for Fourth of July Holiday
Postmaster Robert Wilson announced the Hope postoffice would close all day Tuesday in observance of the Fourth of July. There will be no rural or city delivery and no window service. Incoming mail will be placed in boxes and outgoing mail dispatched as usual.
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Robert Wilson
Vnday
Hope
Wilson
Hope Negro Held to Federal Grand Jury
Hope Easter, 36, of Hope, was ordered held for the Arkansas federal grand jury in Texarkana on a liquor law violation charge. He remained jailed in lieu of bond after being arrested June 24 by Hope Police Chief Sweeney Copeland and Deputy Sheriff Ton Middlebrooks and turned over to federal officers on untaxed liquor charges.
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Pat Easter
Hope Negro
Arkansas’ Federal Grand Jury
Texarkena
Easter
Hope
Sweeney Copeland
Ton Middlebrooks
Federal Office US
Cotton Prices Edge Lower in New Orleans Market
The New Orleans cotton market showed a dull session with July contracts slipping to around 44 cents and closing weak. Prices edged lower as the market absorbed limited buying and steady supplies, with the day’s activity centered on the nearby futures and price signals for the next period.
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