Special Delivery Messengers Seek Civil Service Status
Bruce Catton reports Washington on the case of 3500 postal service special delivery messengers who, paid fee-based wages and driving their own cars, seek civil service status and retirement benefits. They were reclassified as contractors after a 1932 ruling and faced pay cuts, with Congress urged by Rep. John Ringell to restore employment status and refund lost funds.
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NEA
Washington Correspondent
Washington
Postoffee
Postoffice
Congress
George W. Warfel
A.P.S
Warfel
Post Office
Waefel
Department
Roosevelt
Cummings
Attorney
Murphy
Dea
Civil Service
John Ringell
Michigan
Post Office Department
Bross
NBA Service, Inc
Private Yards Get 4 New Cruisers to Cost 48 Millions
Roosevelt authorized four 000 ton cruisers to be built, two in private yards under Vinson Trammell act. Rest of four total about 48 million dollars. Edison said private yards offer cheaper, quicker, better quality production. Senate supports Army Air Corps to 6,000 planes. Guam naval air base proposal advances in Senate.
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Washington, — C
Roosevelt
Navy
Charles Edison
Hope High Player Appears as Extra in Jesse James Film
Thomas Quimby, a Hope High School football player, appears as an extra in the Jesse James film shot in Pineville Missouri several months ago and now showing at the Saenger theater. He is seen as a spectator at the outlaw's funeral and later stands at the tombstone during the final rites led by The Major.
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Thomas Quimby
Hope
Jesse James
Pineville
Quimby
Missouri
MBay Family Reunion Held at Battle Field
The Mrr and Mrs W J McBay of Brille Field hosted a reunion Sunday March 5 celebrating their 47th wedding anniversary and the 57th wedding anniversary of Rey and Mrs C R McBay of Fulton. Attendees included numerous McBay relatives from Texarkana Fulton Nashville and Battle Field with seven children 28 grandchildren and two great grandchildren present.
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Rt 1
J. Bagley
Nashville
Ark
Wiley Green
Texarkana
L. J. McBay
B. B. McBay
G, McBay
V_ Till
Battle Field Community
Mineographs Lis Letters from San Marino Kin Network
Allan B. Maxwell mimeographs a small family newspaper to share news with more than fifty relatives in San Marino California. The self produced sheet compiles scattered family notices and updates, reflecting a personal effort to keep kin informed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Marino
Calif
Allan B. Maxwell
Cranium Crackers and Oddities in a Wordplay Page
A playful puzzle page lists Cranium Cracker teams and a theme of mixed phrases. It asks readers to supply halves of paired names and includes a Leoten Question about a biblical city connected to early Christianity among Ital iats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leoten
Gillett Removed as Forestry Chief
Charles A. Gillett, longtime head of Arkansas Forestry Department since its creation in May 1993, was dismissed by unanimous vote of the Arkansas Forestry Commission at a governor Bailey meeting. Fred H. Lang named to replace him effective immediately amid budget control disputes and policy tensions surrounding House Bill 40 and departmental focus.
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Little Rock
Charles A. Gillett
State Forestry Department
Arkansas Forestry Commission
Bailey
Fred H. Lang
Gillett
State Forestry Commission
Mr. Gillett
State Department
Tve
J. O. Goff
Forestry Department
Thought Persecution Is Wrong, Not Cruelty in Itself
Whately notes that persecution framed as thought punishment is not justified by cruelty but by the moral badness of suppressing belief. The quote emphasizes that wrongness, not cruelty, defines such actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whately
Miaja Crushes Communist Revolt In Madrid Fight
Madrid reports say General Miaja’s republican defense government used warplanes to suppress a revolt by troops inspired by Communists. He and defense minister Casado touted control as gunfire echoed around Madrid. Nationalists shelled the capital while Miaja tightened grip across republican Spain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Spain
Jose Miaja
Republican
Mipja
Casago
Minja
Gon Miaja
Paris
France
National Defense Counsell
Miaja
Franco
Negrin
Council
Cartagena
Mediterranean
Miaji
Wardons
Casado
Defense Council
Mlaja
Prineigal
Fraven
Wyatt to Attend Brother's Funeral in Pueblo Colorado
O L Wyatt travels to Pueblo Colorado to attend the funeral of his brother Lawrence Wyatt 43 who died Sunday night. Lawrence a native of Philadelphia moved to Colorado 13 years ago. Funeral arrangements set for Wednesday in Pueblo.
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O. L. Wyatt
Brother
Pueblo, Colo
O. L. Wyatt Jett
Pueblo
Colo
Lawrence Wyatt
Colorado City
Arkadelphia
Colorado
Lasting Recovery Morgenthau Plea
Secretary Morgenthau told Congress that lasting recovery is the most important goal for the country amid the world situation. He urged bipartisan unity with Representative Andersom, stating Republicans and Democrats must work together one hundred percent to achieve recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Morgenthau
Treasury Department
Congress
Andersim
Minnesota
Mrs J D Purtle is Buried Sunday in Hempstead County
Mrs J D Purtle 83 a Hempstead county native spent last five years with a daughter in Success Arkansas is buried at Beards chapel with services by Rev O Steen and Rev James H Bennett Surviving include sister Mrs W J Cannon Arkadelphia three sons C C Purtie Glenwood Lawrence Jim Purtie three daughters Mrs Lizzie Wills Mrs Mary Motser Mrs Cartie Hubbard thirty one grandchildren and eight great grandchildren
Federal Judgship Is Due This Week
Senator Miller says Roosevelt likely to nominate a Little Rock district attorney, a Little Rock federal marshal, and a district judge for the new Arkansas roving assignment this week. He cautions the timing may be wishful thinking but expects nominations soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Miller
Dem. Ark
Roosevelt
Little Rock
Arkansas
Linlithgow Leads Nepal Hunt for Big Game Rout
In Nepal a hunting expedition led by Viceroy Linlithgow ended with a bag of 14 tigers, three rhinoceroses, and one bear. The event underscores colonial era big game hunting in South Asia.
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Nepal
New Delht
Linlithgow
Star to Publish 23 Basketball Team Photos Friday
Hope Star will publish 23 rural Hempstead and Nevada county basketball team pictures on Friday March 10, showcasing Hempstead champions Saratoga teams Spring Hill Columbus Fulton Patmos Guernsey Bleyins Hope Bobcats and Nevada Willisville Willisville Emmet Laneburg Hosston Rosston Bodcaw teams. The edition marks a collective photo feature with offices preparing for Bodean boys and girls squads and aligns with District and county titles.
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Hope Star
Hempstead
Nevada
Bodean
Hempstead County
Saratoga
Spring Hill
Columbus
Fulton
Washington
Patmos
Guernsey
Bleyins
Hope Bobcats
Nevada County
Willisville
Emmet
Laneburg
Hosston
Rosston
Bodsaw
Bodcawins
Bobcats Assured of Going to State Cage Tournament
Coach Fay Hammons and his district 10 champion Bobcats will travel to Fayetteville for the state tournament after Hope fans raised 100 dollars and five cents to cover travel and lodging. Hammons announced the team would leave Thursday morning to face Harrison in the first round, easing worries from depleted athletic funds caused by poor gate receipts. E. L. Kauffman and J. K. Sale assisted in addressing the need.
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Fay Hammons
Fayetteville
Hope Athletic
Bobcats
Southwest Arkansas
Hammons
E. L. Kauffman
J. K. Sale
Compromise On Rate Question Faces Western Southern Split
Southern and Western congressmen moved to avert a rift over railroad freight rate plans. Ramspeck and Hill pursued a moderate bill, aiming to curb rate discrimination while preserving possible destination rate concepts. Western officials warned against reducing access to Eastern markets by replacing existing commodity freight rates with a broad class rate.
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Washington
Dem
West House
Senator Hill
Ala
Idaho
North Dakota
Ramspeck
Rainspeck
Hill
Spring Hill High to stage annual play Thursday night
Spring Hill High School presents its annual play on Thursday night March 9 in the school auditorium. Curtain rises at 8 o clock. Miss Nathaniel Hudson directs with actors Septimus Green Herbert Butler Ocey Gumnp Orville Kinsey George Chiggersour Harold Austin Mrs. Chiggerson Boggs Lorane Flowers Juliet Bean Helen Tuniege Chainman Carter Ola Mae Boyex Judy Sinyard in key roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Hill High School
Nathaniel Hudson
Septimus Green
Herbert Butler
Ocey Gumnp
Orville Kinsey
George Chiggersour
Harold Austin
Chiggerson Boggs
Lorane Flowers
Zi Helen
Juliet Bean
Helen Tuniege
Chainman Carter
Ola Mae Boyex
Judy
Jey Sinyard
Gandhi ends fast and claims victory in reform dispute
Rajkot India Mohandas K Gandhi ended a 98 hour 25 minute fast with a glass of orange juice. The viceroy of India intervened in Gandhi's dispute with the Rajkot ruler. Gandhi had sought broader democratic reforms and a settlement seen as a major triumph for the leader of millions of Indians.
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Rajkot
India
Mohandas K. Gandhi
U H
Marquess of Linlithgow
Gandhi
Minstrel to Be Given at Bodeaw Friday Night
A minstrel sponsored by the PTA will be presented at Bodeaw High School auditorium Friday night March 10 at 8 o clock. The program is hosted to support school activities. Nearby notes mention the origin of horsehair used in upholstery.
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Bodeaw
Bodeaw High School
South America
Mind Your Manners Quiz Answers Practice Guide
A fragmented social etiquette quiz lists questions about punctuation spelling letter endings and appropriate letter content. It provides suggested answers indicating when to look up words and how to address hosts, noting guidance from NEA Service circa 1920s with an example about a guest writing to a host mother after a weekend.
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Allmayors
NEA Service, Inc
Death of Amarillo man ends long illness
John Dudney, 34, former Hempstead county man, died Saturday night at his home in Amarillo Texas after several weeks illness. For 15 years he worked with the Amarillo Dental Laboratory. Funeral services were held Monday in Amarillo with burial there. Surviving are his widow, his mother Mrs W G Dudney of Hope, two sisters Mrs C C Jarvis and Mrs J L Anderson both of Hope, four brothers Jesse Barr Amarillo Fred Barr Atwater III K G Dudney Fulton and Sanford Dudney Hope.
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John Dudney
Hempstead
Amarillo
Texas
Hope
Jesse Barr
Fred Barr
Atwater, III
K. G. Dudney
Fulton
Sanford Dudney
Patmos Students Tour Arkansas Legislature
Patmos High School junior and senior classes visited the Arkansas Legislature in Little Rock on Tuesday February 21 guided by Miss Kilpatrick. They met Senator Jamies Pilkinton and Representative Royce Weisenberger, toured the Senate and House, viewed bills and departments, and saw the state Supreme Court and Secretary of State offices. The trip included a stop at an old water mill built in 188% north of Little Rock before returning home.
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Patmos High School
Little Rock
Senate
Pilkinton
House of Representatives
Royce ‘Weisenberger
Jonesboro A
M. College
Smith
Supreme Court
State Capitol
Wey
Lite Rock
555
Arkansas Senate Passes Workmen's Compensation Bills
The Arkansas Senate and House move to pass all workmen's compensation measures, sending them to the governor. A separate welfare reform plan under Act 10 faces federal scrutiny as the Social Security Board requires a detailed plan of work procedures.
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Little Rock
Social Security Board
State Welfare Department
Abi Houston-Higginbotham
Ji Thompson
Board of Public Welfare
Monlay
Thompson
Abington
Houston
Higginbotham
Frierson
Bailey
Cotton Prices in New Orleans Market Tangle
Cotton market in New Orleans opened Tuesday at 8.89 and closed near 8.86. Spot cotton remained quiet with little change. Middling futures quoted around 3.82.
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Orle
Leas
Yuna
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Battle Field
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