Roosevelt Emergency Powers Sparks House Clash
Bruce Catton reports Congress faces a fierce fight over President Roosevelt s emergency powers as six would expire next June. Republican leaders study how to curb presidential control amid claims of a managed economy and parallels to totalitarian regimes.
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Bruce Cation
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Roogevell
House
Joe Martin
Missithusetis
Jesse P. Walcott
Michigan
Walcott
Ornata
Stalin
Hitler
Mussolini
Foreign Exchange Stabilization Fund
Federal Reserve Noies
Siva
Import-Export Bank
Electrie Farm and Home Authority
Commmodity Credit Corporation
REC Mortgege Corporation
Rre
Batlle On Curtoyey
Martin
New Pope Begins Reign With Plea for World Peace
Vatican City Rome Italy the new pope began his pontificate with a strong appeal for peace. In a televised message from the Sistine Chapel he urged harmony and prayed for peace as a gift of heaven, stressing charity and justice.
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Vatican City
Rome
Italy
St. Peter
Marcels
Talin
Sistine Chapel
Pius the 12Th
Pius the Ith
Currency Bill Is Flayed by Glass
Washington reports a heated Senate hearing on extending the administration’s power to devalue the dollar, fund stabilizers, and coin silver. Secretary Morgenthau urged renewal to January 15, while Senator Glass condemned the policy as destabilizing and warned against enlarging executive currency authority.
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Washington
Morgenthaw
Glass
Lass
Morgenthau
Rowigy
Utne
Morwenthade
Pye
Congress
Escaped Canary Returns Home After Brief Escape
In Omaha Nebraska Herbert Geisler reports his trained white canary escaped its cage and vanished into the cold. After three hours the bird tapped at a window and vigorously pecked until the family admitted it. The canary showed no ill effects from its outing.
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Omaha
Neb
Herbet Geis~ler
Wesley
Dates and events mixed in a mistranscribed brief
A biased, garbled prompt lists several dated events with mis-spellings and unclear attributions. It asks to match dates to events and includes a riddle about a Christ ancestor whose reversed name matches a famous American inventor, ending with a note that answers appear on page two.
Tennessee Repeal Bill Becomes Law
Tennessee lawmakers overrode Gov. Prentice Cooper's veto to legalize sale regulation by local option. The Senate narrowly approved, followed by a 55 to 38 House vote, with potential tax revenue up to 3 million estimated. Petitions for county referenda began in several counties including Hamilton, Davidson, and Shelby.
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Nashville
Tenn
General Assembly
Prentice Cooper
Shelby County
Memphis
Tennessee
Kansas
Oklahoma
Mississippi
Cooper
Senate
J. D. Mosby
Somerville
House
Chattanooga
Glamilton County
David‘gon County
Gas line talk highlights Hope and Okay project
L C Johnson described a Louisiana Nevada Transit proposal to build a gas pipeline from Cotton Valley, Louisiana to Okay, Arkansas serving the Okay Cement plant and Hope, aided by W A Delaney and other executives. He noted potential municipal fuel savings of about 18 000 dollars annually and outlined Hope gas history and rate battles with Ark-La gas completing a Washington hearing.
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Louisiana- Nevada ‘Transits Company
Cotton Valley
Okay
Arley
Okay Cement Company
Hope
W. A. Delaney
Millenaire Oklahoma Ait Min
Ideal Portland Cement Company
Ada
Okla
Okay, Ark
Hope Rowry Club
Washington, D. C
Delaney
Dower Commission
Louisiana-Nevada Transit Company
Ling
R. 0. Matthews
Cement Company
Jolson
O'Neil
Johnson
National Capital
N. P. Gneal
Hope Brick Works
Washington
Wade
Kitchens
Arkansas
Wright Pullman
Texas
Lyle H. Bowen
Oklahoma
Thomas Fitshugh
Arkansas Department of Public Utilities
Louisiana-Nevada Transit
City of Hope
Wawr de Light
Okay Ando
Hope Gin
Dohyson
Johsson
Prioy
Mec
Proscott
N. P. O'Neal
L. A. Foster
Little Rock
Arkansas Railroad Commission
Arkatusas Louisigna Gas Company
Hope Municipal
Johfson
D.C
Municipal
Okay Cement
Brivl
A. H. Washburn
Oliver Adams
Hempstead Voanty Farm
Voleydweather
Junkman Paid 20 Cents to Relieve Conscience in Nebraska City
Nebraska City reports a 1920s incident where Josus Barron, a junk dealer, bought old rags and papers from two boys. A California-sourced buyer later claimed a boy and another man sold rags and papers to Barron in 1925, totaling about 20 cents. A brick was placed in the sack to weigh it down.
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Nebraska City
Neb
Josus Barron
California
Try This List On Your Spelling Bée
Citawa Kansas man Arza B Fogle of Williamstown lists words meant to defy spellers. He notes many long terms are phonetic, including examples like plebeian and pinochle, while others such as mis o gy nist and phthiriasis test accuracy.
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Citawa
Kans
Arza B. Fogle
Wiliamtontown
Pogle
Hin
Fogle
Pike County Man Beaten by Stepson
MURFREESBORO Ack Sheriff W E Branel reported John Tasley, 65, a daily community farmer, critically injured early Friday when attacked with a stove, poker and axe. The sheriff said he was holding Tasley's stepson, J T Williams, 16, without charge. Branch said Williams confessed striking his stepfather first with a poker and then with an axe following a home altercation.
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Murfreesboro
W. EB. Branel
John Tasley
Tasley
J. T. Williams
Branch
Williams
County Group to Meet at Shover Springs Home Demonstration Tour
The second County Council meeting of Home Demonstration Clubs will meet at Shover Springs on Thursday March 9 at 10 a.m. hosted by Melva Bullington and presided by Mrs. Wilbur D. Jones. Morning program covers council business and performances by Sweet Home and Melrose clubs. BR Bowen and Oliver L. Adams discuss farm markets and Rural Electrification progress. A noon lunch precedes an afternoon Better Homes Tour visiting four residences in Green Laseler, Basic Third Street, Est Thint Street, and Greening Street. The Urban Committee aims for large attendance. more tours will occur in April and May.
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County Council
Ancel
Shover Springs
Melva Bullington
Wilbur D. Jones
Sweet Home
Melrose
BR. P. Bowen
Chamber of Commerce
Oliver L. Adams
Council
M. B. Gentry
Green Laseler l
L .D. Stringer
Third Street
Springer Hove J
Bad O'Neal
George Robinson
Greening Street
Ierest
Robison
Myx
L. D. Springer
Rey Anderson
George Ware
Tt. B. Bowen
Bettter
Aalndlaifpiy
132 Still Aboard Beleaguered Ship
Halifax reports a gale and heavy seas hinder rescue of 132 men aboard the leaking Ranger offshore Newfoundland. Newfoundland and Imogene stood by as waves battered attempts to throw lines to tow the vessel to land.
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Halifax
Nova Scotia
Pressi
Ranger
Newfoundland
Imogene
Unclear text fragment about cotton market and radio ownership
Fragmentary report mentions cotton prices and ownership notes with unclear names and figures. The readable bits place 8.71 and 8.77 per unit and a five point change, but specifics on entities or events remain unreadable.
Hope Bright Star and Magnolia Are 1st Round Victors
In Lewisville Arkansas Taylor defeated North Heights 44 to 18 in the B division opener of the district 10 basketball tournament. Mineral Springs beat Lewisville 39 to 12 in the second game. Friday night and Saturday’s schedule includes Stumps Delight Saratoga Buckner Columbus Central and Walkerville with Bill McClendon officiating all games.
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Divisio
Lewisville
Ark
Taylor
North Heights
Tewisville
Mineral Springs
Stumps
Delight
Saratoga
Buckner
Columbus
Central
Walkerville
Bill McClendon
Hope
Texarkana
Magnolia
Kirby
Bright Star
Walker's Creel
Village
Patmos
Tinals
Hope Charles Tay Bakey
Bobcats
Green
J. D. Jones
Regubitterly
Fough
Nye Warns U S II In Danger of War
Washington reports Senator Nye warns the nation to watch foreign policy lest propaganda push the U S toward war. Representative Collins says Germany’s air power reports indicate military and naval attaches abroad are sleeping on the job and should be removed.
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Washington
Senate
Nye
North Dakota
Collins
Missouri
House
Germany
United States
A Thought One Murder Makes a Villain Hero
A single murder propels a figure into notoriety with dramatic shifts in public opinion. The piece traces how fear, rumor, and swift rumor-mongering solidify a once obscure person into a celebrated or reviled town figure.
What would you do in a crowded movie theater
A fragment from a 1859 NBA Service piece asks how to behave in a theater. It suggests not talking during the card up or ads and considers seat-saving delays and courtesy to others. The tone imitates a social instructions column with multiple scenarios.
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Sony
Sealy
Grivals
NBA Service, Inc
Gandhi Begins a Fast for Liberty in Rajkot
Mohandas K Gandhi began a hunger strike in Rajkot aiming to force administrative reforms. He vowed a fast unto death unless the native ruler granted the people a voice in government.
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Rajkot
India
Mohandas K& Ghandi
Legislature Cannot Repeal Runoff Law
Attorney General says a proposed bill to repeal the double primary section of Constitutional Amendment No. 20 would be unconstitutional. He argues amendments to the constitution can only be changed by a vote of the people, not by act of the General Assembly. The issue arose from House Bill No. 621 inquired by Representative Lester of Rogers. Continued on Page Four.
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Little Rock
Pat Robinson
Lewisville
Voice of the
General Assembly
Voice of the People
Jack Holt
I Lester
Rogers
Oeekly
Holt
Arkansas Legislature Debates Damage Suit and Welfare Repeal
In Little Rock lawmakers debate a repealer on welfare payments and pass a bill affecting damage suits by restricting cross county transfers of personal injury cases. The House approves measures amid partisan maneuvering as the Senate considers compensation and attorney hire changes.
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Senate
Cedure
Sdrainis
Barty
Beard
Rock
Rai Arkansas
Arkansas
Bryson
N Ita
Sa Tackett
Pike
House
Peconsidera
Bailey
Gay S
Devida
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FDR
U. S
Florida
Kellogg-Bristol Tealy
Lindbergh
New York
Arnold Hothstein
MI0
League of Nations
Wsi
Athletiics
Cordiala
L.C. Johnson
Hope Alderman
Junkman
Pike County
Shover
Better Homes
Wee Orlean
Ranyom
Spotecottan
UPI
Ashdown
Blevins
Ay Fari
U.S. II
Rocky
Jonesboro
Thes House
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